William Niven

Curious and opinionated.

[William Niven @willyniv]

@timricketts_ Anyway that’s exceeded my quota for tweets for the next 2 years. Be well and don’t stress to stress to much about doctor jobs. You were smart enough to get to where you are and more than able to make it in this brave new world…

[William Niven @willyniv]

@timricketts_ Everything is in flux - radiology didn’t exist 120 years ago then it did and now it’s massively under threat from AI. Im pretty bullish that radiologists will find a way to adapt and change. Have faith Tim

[William Niven @willyniv]

@gilliar_do @adamcifu What wonderful advice. Thank you!

[William Niven @willyniv]

@AcmeDR 😂😂😂

[William Niven @willyniv]

@DrChloeBeale Well done Chloe!!!!!👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

[Ian Higginson @RCEMpresident]

Yes, this is a relatively small patient cohort, but our systems are not well designed to care for them. The end result is long stays in an environment that makes people worse. We can do better

[William Niven @willyniv]

@drkeithsiau @NEJM Pellagra

[William Niven @willyniv]

@GPDrYvetteDoc It’s very frustrating isn’t it. We do reiterate this with our ED doctors, but the root cause is a lack of pathways for semi-urgent work that does not fall within the aegis of the two week rule. For eg ?MS, ?abnormal lesion found on trauma scan etc.

[William Niven @willyniv]

@DocsDoItBetter @GPDrYvetteDoc I think it extends to most doctors that have not worked in primary care. Unfortunately there is a lot of variation between trusts that muddies the waters somewhat. For eg - Hackney had much better access to scans than say Guildford where I work now.

[William Niven @willyniv]

@jprgooch CESR = self directed learning, flexible training and greater autonomy. Ironically not unlike the SpR set ups of yesteryear. Show me the evidence that the current training set up delivers better consultants…

[William Niven @willyniv]

Dr Claire B on point as ever!

[William Niven @willyniv]

Pet hate: emails that start with ‘This is a gentle reminder…’ Perfectly happy with just the reminder! 😉😂

[William Niven @willyniv]

@padsbigsis Well done Becky. Very challenging times for all of us!

[William Niven @willyniv]

Ditto👇🏻

[Rob Galloway @DrRobgalloway]

Dear Jr Drs that I manage.

If u booked leave, & we agreed it - go on holiday and forget about work (& don’t use ur phone driving)

If another dr didn’t turn up for the shift -it’s my problem and not yours!

It’s worrying @NHS_HealthEdEng. think this is correct guidance

[William Niven @willyniv]

@DogICUma @DrSimonCraig @NEJM @NEJMEvidence @JAMANetwork we as a discipline need to take a long hard look at ourselves and leverage the collective hive mind towards these other pressing issues AND give those that are trying to address them the support and platform they require.

[William Niven @willyniv]

@DogICUma @DrSimonCraig @NEJM @NEJMEvidence @JAMANetwork research circles and academic conferences. So, to be clear, these studies you have been involved in have (no doubt) moved the dial of our understanding in certain areas. We shouldn’t chuck the RCT because it doesn’t answer all big questions but…