Medical director, intensivist, QI fellow. Views are my own. Retweeting does not imply agreement.
London, UK
Joined April 2012
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Made this to bust some stubborn myths about the #NHS. Worth a listen as we plough into #NHSWeek #NHSWhoCares bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001nvq…
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🚨 It's crazy that the NHS has told 350 doctors training in anaesthesia that the NHS has no job for them after 3 years training.
At the same time we have massive shortages of, you guessed it, anaesthetists. These self-defeating bottlenecks defy logic. Statement from @RCoANews
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always find it fascinating how many Thatcherites have flirted with or embraced climate denial, in contrast to the former prime minister herself
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This, as always, from @mancunianmedic is spot on. The #NHS is in trouble. Optimism bias isn’t the solution.
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"It is very easy for rich people to preach the virtues of self-reliance to the poor. It is also very foolish".
"You do not make a man self-reliant by crushing him under a steamroller".
Winston Churchill urges state action to close "the unnatural gap between rich and poor", 1909
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A nurse is taxed at a 33% marginal rate. A banker at 47%. So why do we tax an investor’s capital gain from selling shares at only 20%?
Reforming capital gains tax could raise £8bn. Here’s how we can do it taxpolicy.org.uk/2022/10/14/…
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'What the political right gets wrong about NHS reform'
My guest editorial for @HPIAndyCowper
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Graham Macrae Burnet tells the story so convincingly, including post mortem reports, doctors’ reports, and witness statements, that you can’t believe it wasn’t all true. Indeed, even as I write this now I’m not sure that it wasn’t.
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Back after a two year hiatus come and join is in Edinburgh for an action packed, fun filled two days learning about all things research! edin.ac/3Q2Xebt Expert faculty @Ed_TimWalsh @abdocherty79 @Griffith_DM @PamRamsay1 @gillies_mike @msh_manu @kennethbaillie @mattreed73
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#HumanFactors science has so much to offer to #PatientSafety - if you see the misunderstanding that #HumanFactors is the cause of safety issues or only about teamwork, please point your colleagues to @StevenShorrock humanisticsystems.com/2019/1… and ergonomics.org.uk/resource/h… @CIEHF
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We should not ask any doctor to interpret a nasogastric tube x-ray without competency based training in the ‘four criteria’ - tip checks alone are unsafe. If this is not standard for your undergraduate training or hospital policy, please escalate concerns. england.nhs.uk/2016/07/nasog…
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No PCR walk-in appointments for essential workers. Gov site says home delivery available
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There is a huge zombie idea in much thinking about the NHS that makes improving current performance a great deal harder...
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Days after JFK died, the hospital to which he and his killer had been taken sent this memo to their staff.
Transcript and more info: news.lettersofnote.com/p/we-…
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I've written a short piece about the precautionary principle and the AstraZeneca Vaccine issues theconversation.com/blood-cl…
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my latest rant in support of stats. theguardian.com/commentisfre… NB as usual, I don’t write the headline (also, spot the Blackadder rip-off)
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The first live "marathon" on COVID19 7 hours with experts free for everyone. We are organising it to share knowledge and experience with everyone everywhere in the World. Please join and share @ESICM
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Summary icons that you can learn about here (in the sequel published on Monday) improvement.nhs.uk/resources… provide a more informed view of performance & replace the misleading but all too common RAG ratings. We will run a webex on how to create icons locally very soon #plotthedots – at Wandsworth, London
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In the short time I have had in my new role I am clear looking at financial and quality challenges together will require a mindset shift. Short term fixes on finance creates long term problems with quality. Quality drives sustainable improvement#qualityfirst
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“The importance of context for improvement needs to be more fully recognised… The success of improvement depends not just on the interventions, but also crucially on environment.” #Harveian18