Catherine Wicks

Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial/ Head & Neck Surgeon. All opinions are my own

[Stig Abell @StigAbell]

“I was brought down by the left-wing economic establishment”

[Richard Murphy @RichardJMurphy]

The time’s come to admit the NHS in England has ceased to function as a proper emergency service. That’s not because of strikes: it’s why there are strikes. It’s failed because of deliberate neglect by a government that has always wanted to privatise it to end free care for all.

[Shaun Lintern @ShaunLintern]

For every 25 patients, substituting 1 nurse with a non-nurse increases mortality by 21% on an average ward #NursesStrike

[Dr Tony Goldstone @goldstone_tony]

1/ Slightly muddled article in @Telegraph @nickgutteridge on pensions taxation, citing the NHS

https://t.co/af24BCNfvL

Whilst the (now rapidly falling in real terms) lifetime allowance is certainly a driver towards the issues regarding early retirement....

[Jo Grady @DrJoGrady]

Zahawi thinks unions are ruining Christmas.

RT if you are sick of the Tories ruining every day of the year.

Millions using foodbanks, in poverty, huge debt, unable to pay bills and a cruel mental health crisis.

We don’t need the army. We need an election.

#EnoughIsEnough

[Dr Dom Pimenta MD @DrDomPimenta]

GOVT: Go get antibiotics and just give them out at dinner parties yourself

REALITY: Antibiotic resistance is already considered an 'apocalypse' level threat to the modern way of life, killing a million+ people annually;

https://t.co/kut2hcp1VD

[Richard Murphy @RichardJMurphy]

There is much talk happening on how to solve the so-called cost-of-living crisis. Most of it fails to recognise that the problem is much bigger than that: the whole economy is in meltdown. None seems to address the cost of energy itself. A thread on the last, vital, point….

[The Royal College of Surgeons of England @RCSnews]

Together with @ASiTofficial we've launched the Future of Surgery: Technology Enhanced Surgical Training report. Special thanks goes to @_JoshBurke_ , the Commission & all the contributors. Read the report & 7 recommendations: https://t.co/UcSlrmj3Gg
#FOSTEST2022 #FutureOfSurgery

[The Royal College of Surgeons of England @RCSnews]

📢COMING ON 8 AUGUST: The Future of Surgery Technology Enhanced Surgical Training Report

Don't miss it.

#FOSTEST2022 #FutureofSurgery

@ASiTofficial @_JoshBurke_ @RCSEd @NHS_HealthEdEng @JCST_Surgery @AdvSurgTech @NIHRcommunity

[Catherine Wicks @wicks_catherine]

Really looking forward to someone doing my job if I strike in the future…

[Catherine Wicks @wicks_catherine]

@edcmpbl @PoliticsJOE_UK @philipwicks Any thoughts from you?!

[Dr Tony Goldstone @goldstone_tony]

Please RT if you want leadership contenders tagged/below to attend 👇debate nxt wk - needs urgent action RIGHT NOW to prevent mass dr exodus in 22/23

This *really* can't wait till you are in office.

Will you attend @RishiSunak @SuellaBraverman

Pls read brief in quoted tweet

[nazir afzal @nazirafzal]

If US Supreme Court overturning #RoeVWade was about babies, there would be:
Universal healthcare
Free birth control
Free education
Free daycare
Child support
Criminalisation of all rape & child marriage

As with all abuse of women, this is purely about male power and control

[Amanda @Pandamoanimum]

Characters from various kids TV shows dancing to Firestarter by The Prodigy.

[MrBounceBack.com @Bounce_BackLoan]

Uhoh @Siobhain_Mc has just handed @RishiSunak his arse on a plate....

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

NEW: for the last few weeks I’ve been digging into how the huge pressures on the NHS — both immediate and longer-term — are increasingly forcing Britons to go private.

The result is this, the first edition of what will be my weekly data-driven @FT column: https://t.co/4onf90Tvkn

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

"Follow the rules"

[jannekeparrish.bsky.social @JannekeParrish]

Three weeks ago, I had a miscarriage. I was six weeks pregnant. I live in Texas, a state that has effectively banned abortions.

A thread about what it is to cease to be pregnant in a state where abortions are banned:

[Street Medic @RndmStreetMedic]

Last night, a younger patient arrived with abdominal pain, chest pain, and shortness of breath. While assessing, the patient began to appear more and more pale with each moment. "I tested + with two at home tested, but I have an IUD." VS=HR 150 BP 80/40

I sounded an alarm.

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