Tim Rogerson
@drtmr.bsky.social
EM & PRU Consultant AneurinBevan UHB & PHEM doc with EMRTS / Wales Air Ambulance - Dad to 3, believer, coffee drinker #MedSky #EMSky
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Hear more about today’s huge GreenED accreditation announcement from Dr Sandy Robertson, our ESIG Chair and Co-Clinical Lead of the @rcemgreened.bsky.social Programme 🏅🎉
June 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Hear more about today’s huge GreenED accreditation announcement from Dr Sandy Robertson, our ESIG Chair and Co-Clinical Lead of the @rcemgreened.bsky.social Programme 🏅🎉
Amazing achievement! Well done team ED Wales!!
We are thrilled to announce the EDs that have been awarded an accreditation through RCEM’s GreenED programme 🎉
Across England and Wales, 10 EDs have been recognised for their environmentally sustainable practices.
Congratulations!🏅
Read more here: tinyurl.com/t8wx7jcu
@rcemgreened.bsky.social
Across England and Wales, 10 EDs have been recognised for their environmentally sustainable practices.
Congratulations!🏅
Read more here: tinyurl.com/t8wx7jcu
@rcemgreened.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Amazing achievement! Well done team ED Wales!!
For some this may not appear of any significance… but for anyone from ED it’s a game changer… brand new pillows delivered to ED - is it a sign we are turning the corner for Emergency care in the UK? Or just luck?
June 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM
For some this may not appear of any significance… but for anyone from ED it’s a game changer… brand new pillows delivered to ED - is it a sign we are turning the corner for Emergency care in the UK? Or just luck?
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Study on London 20 mph limits shows:
- collisions ⬇️ 35%
- casualties ⬇️ 36%
- fatal/serious injuries ⬇️ 34%
- child casualties ⬇️ 46%
- child deaths ⬇️ 75%
- walkers, cyclists, motorcyclists killed/seriously injured ⬇️ 28%
etsc.eu/20mph-limits...
- collisions ⬇️ 35%
- casualties ⬇️ 36%
- fatal/serious injuries ⬇️ 34%
- child casualties ⬇️ 46%
- child deaths ⬇️ 75%
- walkers, cyclists, motorcyclists killed/seriously injured ⬇️ 28%
etsc.eu/20mph-limits...
20mph limits in London linked to sharp fall in road injuries and deaths, new report finds
A new study published by Transport for London (TfL) has shown that the introduction of 20mph speed limits and zones on local authority-managed roads in London between 1989 and 2013 led to significant…
etsc.eu
June 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Study on London 20 mph limits shows:
- collisions ⬇️ 35%
- casualties ⬇️ 36%
- fatal/serious injuries ⬇️ 34%
- child casualties ⬇️ 46%
- child deaths ⬇️ 75%
- walkers, cyclists, motorcyclists killed/seriously injured ⬇️ 28%
etsc.eu/20mph-limits...
- collisions ⬇️ 35%
- casualties ⬇️ 36%
- fatal/serious injuries ⬇️ 34%
- child casualties ⬇️ 46%
- child deaths ⬇️ 75%
- walkers, cyclists, motorcyclists killed/seriously injured ⬇️ 28%
etsc.eu/20mph-limits...
This is what a government can actually do… make difficult decisions that are at most an ‘inconvenience’ for some but actually reduce casualties on the roads.
But sadly it’s hard to own the success while SM and some gutter politics use the inconvenience for political gain 🤦🏻♂️
But sadly it’s hard to own the success while SM and some gutter politics use the inconvenience for political gain 🤦🏻♂️
May 29, 2025 at 7:09 AM
This is what a government can actually do… make difficult decisions that are at most an ‘inconvenience’ for some but actually reduce casualties on the roads.
But sadly it’s hard to own the success while SM and some gutter politics use the inconvenience for political gain 🤦🏻♂️
But sadly it’s hard to own the success while SM and some gutter politics use the inconvenience for political gain 🤦🏻♂️
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If the Emergency Department is the safety net for all healthcare, Community Emergency Medicine is when we go fishing with that net to ensure everyone who needs our expertise has a fair chance of receiving it.
#NationalCEMConference2025
#NationalCEMConference2025
May 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
If the Emergency Department is the safety net for all healthcare, Community Emergency Medicine is when we go fishing with that net to ensure everyone who needs our expertise has a fair chance of receiving it.
#NationalCEMConference2025
#NationalCEMConference2025
Sunshine means busy days on the Wales @air-ambulance.bsky.social - at one point all 4 helicopters were in the air across Wales yesterday!
Quite the mix of rural / urban environments we can cover in one day!
Quite the mix of rural / urban environments we can cover in one day!
April 30, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Sunshine means busy days on the Wales @air-ambulance.bsky.social - at one point all 4 helicopters were in the air across Wales yesterday!
Quite the mix of rural / urban environments we can cover in one day!
Quite the mix of rural / urban environments we can cover in one day!
Happy 10th Birthday to EMRTS Wales 🎂 🚁 ! An amazing partnership between the NHS and the Wales @air-ambulance.bsky.social
An amazing team, service and views over Wales too!
An amazing team, service and views over Wales too!
April 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Happy 10th Birthday to EMRTS Wales 🎂 🚁 ! An amazing partnership between the NHS and the Wales @air-ambulance.bsky.social
An amazing team, service and views over Wales too!
An amazing team, service and views over Wales too!
Surprise! This may have passed me by in the deluge of nhs memos.
Summary seems to be make it notifiable then when we have a vaccine programme we can see the effectiveness - good news overall but obvs an admin burden in the meantime 🧐
Summary seems to be make it notifiable then when we have a vaccine programme we can see the effectiveness - good news overall but obvs an admin burden in the meantime 🧐
Chickenpox is now a notifiable disease. Treatment and management protocols remain unchanged: ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/03/11/c...
April 22, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Surprise! This may have passed me by in the deluge of nhs memos.
Summary seems to be make it notifiable then when we have a vaccine programme we can see the effectiveness - good news overall but obvs an admin burden in the meantime 🧐
Summary seems to be make it notifiable then when we have a vaccine programme we can see the effectiveness - good news overall but obvs an admin burden in the meantime 🧐
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Shut down the youth clubs.
Sell off the playing fields.
Put up "no ball games" signs.
Make public places hostile to teenagers.
Then:
"Young people, eh? Always indoors looking at their phones."
Sell off the playing fields.
Put up "no ball games" signs.
Make public places hostile to teenagers.
Then:
"Young people, eh? Always indoors looking at their phones."
April 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Shut down the youth clubs.
Sell off the playing fields.
Put up "no ball games" signs.
Make public places hostile to teenagers.
Then:
"Young people, eh? Always indoors looking at their phones."
Sell off the playing fields.
Put up "no ball games" signs.
Make public places hostile to teenagers.
Then:
"Young people, eh? Always indoors looking at their phones."
I feel seen!
(Just need to add the glasses and grey hair for full bore EM cons transformation!)
(Just need to add the glasses and grey hair for full bore EM cons transformation!)
April 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I feel seen!
(Just need to add the glasses and grey hair for full bore EM cons transformation!)
(Just need to add the glasses and grey hair for full bore EM cons transformation!)
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The #BritishSocialAttitudes survey asks the public for their opinion on different aspects of #NHS care. 📊
The 2024 findings on A&E are stark - just 12% said they were satisfied with the length of time it takes to be seen in A&E.
Read more: buff.ly/I5vYtWs
The 2024 findings on A&E are stark - just 12% said they were satisfied with the length of time it takes to be seen in A&E.
Read more: buff.ly/I5vYtWs
April 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The #BritishSocialAttitudes survey asks the public for their opinion on different aspects of #NHS care. 📊
The 2024 findings on A&E are stark - just 12% said they were satisfied with the length of time it takes to be seen in A&E.
Read more: buff.ly/I5vYtWs
The 2024 findings on A&E are stark - just 12% said they were satisfied with the length of time it takes to be seen in A&E.
Read more: buff.ly/I5vYtWs
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🎉Exciting Announcement!🎉
🌟We're pleased to introduce Dr. Ami Jones as the new FPHC Accreditation Lead!🌟
A huge thank you to outgoing lead Dr. Richard Lyon for all their contributions in this role which have been invaluable🙏
Read more here bit.ly/4l90jq4
#FPHC
🌟We're pleased to introduce Dr. Ami Jones as the new FPHC Accreditation Lead!🌟
A huge thank you to outgoing lead Dr. Richard Lyon for all their contributions in this role which have been invaluable🙏
Read more here bit.ly/4l90jq4
#FPHC
March 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
🎉Exciting Announcement!🎉
🌟We're pleased to introduce Dr. Ami Jones as the new FPHC Accreditation Lead!🌟
A huge thank you to outgoing lead Dr. Richard Lyon for all their contributions in this role which have been invaluable🙏
Read more here bit.ly/4l90jq4
#FPHC
🌟We're pleased to introduce Dr. Ami Jones as the new FPHC Accreditation Lead!🌟
A huge thank you to outgoing lead Dr. Richard Lyon for all their contributions in this role which have been invaluable🙏
Read more here bit.ly/4l90jq4
#FPHC
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Well. Here we are: The Atlantic has done something an awful lot like I thought they should.
And it’s lead to them publishing the details they initially redacted: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
And it’s lead to them publishing the details they initially redacted: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
March 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Well. Here we are: The Atlantic has done something an awful lot like I thought they should.
And it’s lead to them publishing the details they initially redacted: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
And it’s lead to them publishing the details they initially redacted: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Urgent action needed to harness tidal power in Severn estuary, say experts
Urgent action needed to harness tidal power in Severn estuary, say experts
Commission launched in 2022 says lagoon project, not full barrage, should be backed by UK and Welsh governments
Urgent action is needed to harness the UK’s potential for tidal range energy in the Severn estuary but smaller lagoon models should be pursued…
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Urgent action needed to harness tidal power in Severn estuary, say experts
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Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
March 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
This is as bad as you might expect or possibly worse - X isn’t just an echo chamber for the far right crazy, it’s actively silencing the sensible 🤦🏻♂️
Last month I did a little experiment.
I wanted to see how the exact same post would perform on both X (Twitter) and Bluesky.
The results were...interesting...
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I wanted to see how the exact same post would perform on both X (Twitter) and Bluesky.
The results were...interesting...
[Thread]
March 16, 2025 at 9:16 PM
This is as bad as you might expect or possibly worse - X isn’t just an echo chamber for the far right crazy, it’s actively silencing the sensible 🤦🏻♂️
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CO-SIGNED
Isn’t it about time for all Journals to add a link for Bluesky @bsky.app instead of Toxic X? Please Wake Up & Act! E.g @peerj.bsky.social 🙏
March 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
CO-SIGNED
Rapid arrival of Helimed 57 at the Morriston pad to be reunited with the clinical team of 🏴 @air-ambulance.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Rapid arrival of Helimed 57 at the Morriston pad to be reunited with the clinical team of 🏴 @air-ambulance.bsky.social
As the conditions and responses become ever more complex and nuanced it seems a sensible option to offer a suite of measures for the ambulance response.
Hopefully we can do the same for the ED ‘targets’ and have less blunt measures!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Hopefully we can do the same for the ED ‘targets’ and have less blunt measures!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ambulances: Welsh government to overhaul response time targets
Targets will focus more on survival rates, over time taken, and prioritising the most urgent calls.
www.bbc.com
March 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
As the conditions and responses become ever more complex and nuanced it seems a sensible option to offer a suite of measures for the ambulance response.
Hopefully we can do the same for the ED ‘targets’ and have less blunt measures!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Hopefully we can do the same for the ED ‘targets’ and have less blunt measures!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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With this check, the United States purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2m in 1866
What happens if they want it back & invade Alaska?
Would the US be happy to exchange land for the prospect of peace?
Or just like Ukraine would they fight to keep their land?
www.archives.gov/milestone-do...
What happens if they want it back & invade Alaska?
Would the US be happy to exchange land for the prospect of peace?
Or just like Ukraine would they fight to keep their land?
www.archives.gov/milestone-do...
March 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
With this check, the United States purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2m in 1866
What happens if they want it back & invade Alaska?
Would the US be happy to exchange land for the prospect of peace?
Or just like Ukraine would they fight to keep their land?
www.archives.gov/milestone-do...
What happens if they want it back & invade Alaska?
Would the US be happy to exchange land for the prospect of peace?
Or just like Ukraine would they fight to keep their land?
www.archives.gov/milestone-do...
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Thank you @london.gov.uk
It may be unrelated, but my daughter's asthma has also improved massively in the last year.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
It may be unrelated, but my daughter's asthma has also improved massively in the last year.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Dramatic fall in London’s levels of deadly pollutants after Ulez expansion
People in capital breathing much cleaner air, with significant improvements in capital’s most deprived areas
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Thank you @london.gov.uk
It may be unrelated, but my daughter's asthma has also improved massively in the last year.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
It may be unrelated, but my daughter's asthma has also improved massively in the last year.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Spring is officially here - a sunny start to a HEMS shift at last! 🏴 @air-ambulance.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Spring is officially here - a sunny start to a HEMS shift at last! 🏴 @air-ambulance.bsky.social
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Paddleboard instructor admits manslaughter of four people she took out in floods
Paddleboard instructor admits manslaughter of four people she took out in floods
Nerys Lloyd, 39, pleads guilty to gross negligence manslaughter after deaths in Pembrokeshire in 2021
A company owner and instructor has pleaded guilty to the gross negligence manslaughter of four paddleboarders who died when she took them out during…
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Paddleboard instructor admits manslaughter of four people she took out in floods