Cumbria GP and generally grumpy bugger. Oh and I climb the odd mountain too!
Carlisle, England
Joined December 2019
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"When Matt Hancock insists there was never a national PPE shortage and that he tried to throw a protective ring around care homes, has he actually convinced himself these lies are true?" writes @doctor_oxford in this week's NS diary. newstatesman.com/politics/he…
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UK may have lost out on almost £1.5 billion in research funding from Europe's Horizon 2020 programme in the years after Brexit vote, @Scientists4EU estimates timeshighereducation.com/new…
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Twenty-five jobs created at Sellafield partner's new Hensingham office cumbriacrack.com/2021/06/24/…
Just tried to access an @NHSX @NHSuk webinar but it failed due to technical issues - you could make it up 😂 #fail @tara_donnelly1 @MattHancock @DavidGWrigley
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Boris says “they will do whatever it takes” apparently starting with a 1% pay “rise”, You reap what you sow. My sympathy with every patient waiting 🙏 COVID-19 having 'catastrophic' impact on NHS as 4.7 million wait to start hospital treatment
news.sky.com/story/boris-joh…
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Earlier I spoke to BBC News over the shocking news that 4.7 million people are on waiting lists. Nearly 400,00 waiting over a year. In pain. Worried. Anxious. Not working. We are
- 10,000 drs short
- 40,000 nurses short
- 3,000 beds short
We have seen huge cuts in last 10 yrs
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It is the NHS, its staff and local volunteers who are to thank for the success of the vaccine campaign - thoughts from @TheBMA deputy chair huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/c…
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This is just awful. We live in a country where the govt allows employers to sack you and then rehire you on dreadful terms and conditions in a new contract.
It should be illegal but I somehow think this govt won’t be doing anything about that. theguardian.com/business/202…
Another crazy day this morning 😔 a lot of pent up mental health problems in the population is a huge worry for us all
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Musing, Advice and guidance systems are increasingly popular. Does anyone have any data on their impact on GP ? There is lots of referrals saved data etc but does it increase primary care load ? @NHSEngland
Deeply distressing watching footage from Brazil and what is happening with COVID-19 there. My sympathy goes out to all healthcare staff there who have been utterly failed by their government
Anyone else in England watching the news of all the shops reopening with long queues plus people already at pubs? If so you do have a deep sense of foreboding?
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Important. DO NOT stop combined contraception around time of vaccine.
Yesterday @MHRAgovuk issued new advice on the #AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots.
In response, we have issued guidance for healthcare professionals to provide safe and effective contraceptive care for users of the combined pill, patch and vaginal ring.
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I’m convinced conspiracy theory style that the profit motive may be causing them to hide stuff and point fingers at AZ? Is it possible? Any announcement of a new vaccine with the Dow Jones scrolling behind him makes me scared of Pfizer’s machine
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This would appear to link Pfizer and Moderna jabs to blood clots? Any experts out there want to take a view? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
I’ve spent a significant amount of time calling those that are “wanting to wait” or wish to “discuss with a GP first”- and I think I’ve managed to only convince a handful of people!
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This. Very small thing. Not many people will realise the importance of it. But heralding the future of digital health. Amazon will eventually build/buy a clinical data model and plug this on top. Game over for current EPRs. Said it before, still saying it. techradar.com/uk/news/amazon…
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The fascinating thing I took from this is that the COVID pandemic has actually saved lives in Australia overall. Crazy. More Australians are alive today than would normally have been because of the measures they put in place.
NEW: just updated our excess deaths figures, including data into April
It’s abundantly clear that Latin America is the hardest-hit region in the world, with the five highest excess death rates globally. The UK is 21st out of 48 countries, and the US 24th
ft.com/coronavirus-latest
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I downloaded this app some weeks ago to allow access to my own NHS GP practice-appts/medical history/meds ordering. I’ve just gone on to the app now & it’s offering me a private GP appointment tonight at 1045pm for minimum £49 with slots free tomorrow
I’m going to look into this