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PEM Consultant, trauma junkie, favourite auntie and skilled child entertainer....like to be paid in good food and wine

Birmingham, England
Joined June 2011
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Junior doctors are not worth 25% less today than they were in 2010, @SteveBarclay. Please RT if you agree. #NHS
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Wellbeing at work is about getting the basic right not just yoga sessions. Thanks to @twisteddoodles for this great illustration. #HappierNHS
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Kate Mackay retweeted
Birmingham Children’s Hospital: Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric EM - 80/20 split • Medical Education • Research/Academic • Trauma More & how to apply inside ➡️emta-jobs.glideapp.io Deadline: 15th April 🚨 @adamsonjon @BWC_NHS List your ED's opportunities for free
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Kate Mackay retweeted
The next free CATS webinar is on burns and trauma, with @EmmaBorrows and @kackmac. 23/02/22 10:00 - 12:00. All welcome. Register here: gosh.zoom.us/webinar/registe…
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These are the new QR boards we produced for the amazing ED team @BWC_NHS The @BWC_CPADS design team are proud to see so many departments interested in them. Saving costs, reducing waste and using translation and browsealoud software, they are proving to be very successful #CPADS
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At @BWC_NHS children’s ED today being Mum instead of working. Guess which child broke her finger, whilst jumping on an icy trampoline? 🤷🏼‍♀️🙄Wonderful treatment from all (especially a very funny consultant) & in Belles words “the best trip to A&E out of all of them so far” 🤦🏼‍♀️ – at Birmingham, England
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Our teams remain here for you. Should your child become extremely unwell then our compassionate and expert emergency department team are here for you. Our Emergency Department still remains open during these uncertain times.
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Short videos and written advice on common illnesses in children and young people, including how to access healthcare during the pandemic bwc.nhs.uk/ed-top-tips
Our kids ED top tips! A series of short videos with advice on common newborn and childhood illnesses, how to access help with mental health and practical advice on common injuries from @BWC_NHS Emergency Department. bwc.nhs.uk/ed-top-tips
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We need your help! We are looking for parent/carer volunteers to help us design a study to find out the best length of antibiotic treatment for children with urine infections Further details in the attached flyer @PERUKItweep @RCPCH_and_Us @BhamCTU @BAPNnephrology @ResearchBWC
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LOCUM PEM CONSULTANT job @Bham_Childrens 9-12 month maternity cover post in a paediatric MTC and tertiary centre for all paeds subspecialties in a diverse city. We will consider applicants with Paediatrics CCT (without PEM) if sufficient PEM experience. jobs.nhs.uk/xi/vacancy/91617…
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#Simplemessages are the best! Updated infographic #COVID19 and #PIMSTS / #MISC in children, infants and pregnancy. Great resource by @lesadmick @kyliebelchamber @e_sapey @PICSociety @BHPComms
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Kate Mackay retweeted
Thinking about work today and all we do, don’t do, and equally what we would love to do more of! #mentalhealth #MentalHealthMatters #sundaymusings
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Summary of our last @DFTBubbles Webinar on #COVID19 by @gracie_leo Consistency of information is a constant challenge as is the uncertainty, now about when will this end rather than what is going to happen…
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Some highs and lows during the shift today with a mixture of major trauma, cardiac arrest and #COVID19 cases. We’ve also seen a rise in paediatric trauma cases over the last few days - please keep an extra close eye on your little ones whilst you #StaySafeAtHome
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Kate Mackay retweeted
AT LAST Despite no age stratified data from @PHE_uk we have UK data on COVID-19 in kids (*non-mandatory* reporting so underestimate) from @RCPCHtweets As of April 6th 26 hosp admissions 17 (65%) febrile on presentation 22 (80%) no resp support 3 deaths rcpch.ac.uk/resources/covid-…
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Please RT & shout it out loud: If you are worried your baby or child is sick then the #nhs is here to help you now: to diagnose and give appropriate treatment. This may just be reasurance BUT it may also be life saving care. A pandemic doesn’t stop every other disease #pedsicu
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First consultant meeting via zoom today a success, great that time limit lifted. Best behaved consultant meeting ever, we should maybe never all sit in the same room again 😂 @stuarthartshorn @kjam210379 @bennyhana22 @kackmac @EdgworthKate @AnandKanani @tinanewton @chrisbird_poa
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