Acute Medical Consultant, Portsmouth. FAMUS lead for Wessex. TPD for AIM in Wessex. Views are my own.
Portsmouth, England
Joined November 2017
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Please spread the word about Dr Cockrell’s excellent MRCP revision course, which is being held at the Education Centre at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital on the 12th and 13th of September 2026. (1/3)
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Delighted to have been invited by @rcpsglasgow to chair the Rheumatology session at #Medicine24.
Thank you to the College, speakers and everyone who contributed to an excellent session.
#RCPSG #MedicalEducation #Rheumatology
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Medicine 24 underway @rcpsglasgow . A great turn out and a great programme to look forward to. Over 160 abstracts from budding young physicians!
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The antibiotic of choice for tetanus is:
A. Penicillin G
B. Metronidazole
C. All of the above
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252 women died in the UK during pregnancy or up to six weeks after the end of pregnancy in 2022-2024 from causes related to or exacerbated by pregnancy among 1,969,321 women giving birth, a maternal mortality rate of 12.80 per 100,000 buff.ly/0AwK13f
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Nature review: Molecular mechanisms and pathogenesis of MASH
go.nature.com/4i5T1V3
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The 1954 medicine laureates discovered how to grow the poliovirus in human tissue cultures – the breakthrough that made the polio vaccine possible. Their work set in motion the near-eradication of the virus, one of the greatest public health victories of the 20th century.
Learn more: bit.ly/3sX03Ph
ALT Two children watch closely as an adult's hands use a dropper to dispense a polio vaccine onto a sugar cube.
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"Portsmouth is buzzing... The island city, port and naval base is simply bursting with energy." 😎
Great British Life has details on why Portsmouth should be on your radar - especially during this huge year of celebrations.
greatbritishlife.co.uk/magaz…
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Please spread the word about Dr Cockrell’s excellent MRCP revision course, which is being held at the Education Centre at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital on the 12th and 13th of September 2026. (1/3)
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Sleep is not just rest. It is a foundation for brain health.
A new review highlights how sleep supports:
• Memory and learning
• Synaptic plasticity
• Clearance of metabolic waste
• Circadian regulation
• Neuroprotection
Chronic sleep disruption may impair cognition and increase neurodegenerative risk.
Healthy sleep is brain health.
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Linus Pauling is the only person to have received two unshared Nobel Prizes – in chemistry and peace.
He used quantum mechanics to understand and describe chemical bonding. Later he campaigned vehemently against nuclear weapons and spearheaded a petition to ban nuclear testing.
ALT Linus Pauling standing next to a scientific model.
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Depression affects approximately a quarter of a billion people globally, of all ages and from all walks of life.
A Seminar provides a comprehensive overview of the epidemiology, diagnosis, & management of depression in adults: spkl.io/601073you
ALT Figure summarising lifestyle modifications used in the treatment of depression.\n(A) Exercise (B) Diet (C) Sleep. Copyright: 2026 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. CC BY 4.0.
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"We have an urgent, existential crisis in the medical workforce."
@mancunianmedic on why keeping the promise of 4500 additional specialty training places for the NHS is so crucial
bmj.com/content/394/bmj-2026…
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Older patients represent the fastest growing patient group in clinical care.
A Review discusses the critical need to improve clinical trial relevance for older patients: spkl.io/60137M1MN
ALT Validity framework for research in older adults. Green represents a low risk of bias (internal validity) or high generalisability. Yellow represents some concerns with internal validity (mainly confounding bias) or generalisability. Red represents a high risk of bias (mainly confounding bias) or low generalisability. RCT=randomised controlled trial. CDR=clinical data repository. Copyright: 2026 Elsevier Ltd. All rights are reserved
Further information on this intensive two days revision course and the booking form can be found at:
concisemrcp.co.uk/
Feedback can be reviewed at:
uk.trustpilot.com/review/con…
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Remember to practice 10 questions at a time before looking at whether you got the answers right.
You need to learn to maintain your confidence going forward, one question at a time, despite not knowing how you are performing.