Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh
@doctorcaldwell.bsky.social
Retired Consultant Physician living in Ballachulish
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Healthcare needs a matrix of Quality Indicators not simplistic Targets.
These are my Quality Indicators for Clinical Consultations, which are the fundamental process in illnesscare.
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These are my Quality Indicators for Clinical Consultations, which are the fundamental process in illnesscare.
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wibiy...
@nialldowney.bsky.social www.amazon.co.uk/Battle-Georg... Fasinating history of the strike for 48hr week in Glasgow 1919, which demonstrates the fallibility of memory and the ease of creating falsely based myths.
Nothing directly to do with Incident Investigation but same truths apply.
Nothing directly to do with Incident Investigation but same truths apply.
The Battle for George Square 1919: Myth, Memory and the Military in Red Clydeside: Amazon.co.uk: Gordon Barclay, Louise Heren: 9780859767415: Books
Buy The Battle for George Square 1919: Myth, Memory and the Military in Red Clydeside by Gordon Barclay, Louise Heren (ISBN: 9780859767415) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free deliv...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
@nialldowney.bsky.social www.amazon.co.uk/Battle-Georg... Fasinating history of the strike for 48hr week in Glasgow 1919, which demonstrates the fallibility of memory and the ease of creating falsely based myths.
Nothing directly to do with Incident Investigation but same truths apply.
Nothing directly to do with Incident Investigation but same truths apply.
@carolynfahm.bsky.social Cotoneaster in late afternoon sunshine
November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
@carolynfahm.bsky.social Cotoneaster in late afternoon sunshine
@trishaelliott.bsky.social www.amazon.co.uk/Battle-Georg... Interesting book for how critical events are misremembered and myths created - nothing directly to do with patient safety but important messages.
The Battle for George Square 1919: Myth, Memory and the Military in Red Clydeside: Amazon.co.uk: Gordon Barclay, Louise Heren: 9780859767415: Books
Buy The Battle for George Square 1919: Myth, Memory and the Military in Red Clydeside by Gordon Barclay, Louise Heren (ISBN: 9780859767415) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free deliv...
www.amazon.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
@trishaelliott.bsky.social www.amazon.co.uk/Battle-Georg... Interesting book for how critical events are misremembered and myths created - nothing directly to do with patient safety but important messages.
On the West Highland Way today @carolynfahm.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
On the West Highland Way today @carolynfahm.bsky.social
Just now in Ballachulish
November 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Just now in Ballachulish
Breakfast Al Fresco
November 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Breakfast Al Fresco
Through the window
November 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Through the window
River Findhorn
November 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
River Findhorn
Clava Cairns near Culloden, stonework dating back 4000 years. @carolynfahm.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Clava Cairns near Culloden, stonework dating back 4000 years. @carolynfahm.bsky.social
Dancing moonlight
November 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Dancing moonlight
The Birds, Ballachulisj
November 2, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The Birds, Ballachulisj
Autumn by the Glencoe River
October 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Autumn by the Glencoe River
Remembering the most likely mediator of reduced mortality in the original EGDT therapy was the presence of the CI in the intervention arm, the regular attendance of an interested and informed clinician (and skilled ICU nurse) likely has a bigger impact than any single drug or intervention.
"One intangible advantage of capillary refill time is that performing it brings the clinician back to the bedside to reassess the patient. This act may be itself the holy grail of early sepsis management."
great piece on #sepsis
great piece on #sepsis
October 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
"One intangible advantage of capillary refill time is that performing it brings the clinician back to the bedside to reassess the patient. This act may be itself the holy grail of early sepsis management."
great piece on #sepsis
great piece on #sepsis
💬 Editorial: While capillary refill time shows promise for early #SepticShock management, integrating it into broader, multimodal resuscitation strategies remains key to improving outcomes.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
October 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Surely the agreement with Ethiopia should have been for him to serve his sentence in Ethiopian prison? But he was set free. This is not Justice as I understand it.
Hadush Kebatu: Migrant sex offender given £500 after threat to disrupt deportation
Hadush Kebatu was flown to Ethiopia after being recaptured in London following a two-day manhunt.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Surely the agreement with Ethiopia should have been for him to serve his sentence in Ethiopian prison? But he was set free. This is not Justice as I understand it.
Wispy cloud at Glencoe village @janerushtonart.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Wispy cloud at Glencoe village @janerushtonart.bsky.social
Photo of mine in the Press and Journal. Cloud inversion in Glencoe.
October 25, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Photo of mine in the Press and Journal. Cloud inversion in Glencoe.
We are so fortunate to live in Ballachulish
October 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We are so fortunate to live in Ballachulish
Autumn morning @janerushtonart.bsky.social @carolynfahm.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Autumn morning @janerushtonart.bsky.social @carolynfahm.bsky.social
Autumn in Glencoe @carolynfahm.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Autumn in Glencoe @carolynfahm.bsky.social
Cloud inversion at Glencoe Mluntain Resort today @carolynfahm.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Cloud inversion at Glencoe Mluntain Resort today @carolynfahm.bsky.social
Deer and Cuillin Ridge from Ardnamurchan today @janerushtonart.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Deer and Cuillin Ridge from Ardnamurchan today @janerushtonart.bsky.social
Cormorants at the old West Ballachulish pier
September 30, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Cormorants at the old West Ballachulish pier
Good morning!
September 29, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Good morning!