Jim Wood
@jimwood1.bsky.social
GP, GP trainer, GPER dermatology/carpal tunnel/vasectomy surgery. Father of child with T1D. South West England.
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Make it SNAPpy! Paracetamol overdoses in teenagers
Paracetamol poisoning is an uncommon, but not rare, event in children. The treatment of choice is NAC. Should we be giving them the SNAP protocol?
Paracetamol poisoning is an uncommon, but not rare, event in children. The treatment of choice is NAC. Should we be giving them the SNAP protocol?
Make it SNAPpy! Paracetamol overdoses in teenagers
Paracetamol poisoning is an uncommon, but not rare, event in children. The treatment of choice is NAC. Should we be giving them the SNAP protocol?
www.stemlynsblog.org
November 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Make it SNAPpy! Paracetamol overdoses in teenagers
Paracetamol poisoning is an uncommon, but not rare, event in children. The treatment of choice is NAC. Should we be giving them the SNAP protocol?
Paracetamol poisoning is an uncommon, but not rare, event in children. The treatment of choice is NAC. Should we be giving them the SNAP protocol?
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Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
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GPs up & down the country warned Wes Streeting, Department of Health and Social Care 6w ago that forcing the implementation of online forms without safeguards was a fools errand & raise false expectations
Have now decided not to talk to @BMA_GP @doctor_katie @DavidGWrigley
So here we are 🤷🏻♂️
Have now decided not to talk to @BMA_GP @doctor_katie @DavidGWrigley
So here we are 🤷🏻♂️
November 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
GPs up & down the country warned Wes Streeting, Department of Health and Social Care 6w ago that forcing the implementation of online forms without safeguards was a fools errand & raise false expectations
Have now decided not to talk to @BMA_GP @doctor_katie @DavidGWrigley
So here we are 🤷🏻♂️
Have now decided not to talk to @BMA_GP @doctor_katie @DavidGWrigley
So here we are 🤷🏻♂️
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In 30years I have never been this upset with the words coming out of Government
This includes a plethora of Tory Health Secretaries
I am not part of BMA leadership
I am just a GP who gives up his time freely to advocate for patients, the NHS & make sure the facts are correct
This includes a plethora of Tory Health Secretaries
I am not part of BMA leadership
I am just a GP who gives up his time freely to advocate for patients, the NHS & make sure the facts are correct
November 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
In 30years I have never been this upset with the words coming out of Government
This includes a plethora of Tory Health Secretaries
I am not part of BMA leadership
I am just a GP who gives up his time freely to advocate for patients, the NHS & make sure the facts are correct
This includes a plethora of Tory Health Secretaries
I am not part of BMA leadership
I am just a GP who gives up his time freely to advocate for patients, the NHS & make sure the facts are correct
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Vaccines save lives. Keep repeating the message. It’s the truth.
Vaccines against COVID-19 saved over 20 million lives in the first year alone, according to a study in Lancet Infectious Diseases. Anti vaxxers conveniently ignore such stats.
November 23, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Vaccines save lives. Keep repeating the message. It’s the truth.
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GPs PART-TIME WORKING or ARE THEY?
The data used by NHS Digital underestimates the hours GPs work is being used in error to estimate GP workload
It is based on ‘Contracted hours’
9 x 4hr 10min sessions (half days) making 37.5hrs Full Time
But that is likely to be 50-60hrs🧵
#TeamGP #MedSky #RCGP
The data used by NHS Digital underestimates the hours GPs work is being used in error to estimate GP workload
It is based on ‘Contracted hours’
9 x 4hr 10min sessions (half days) making 37.5hrs Full Time
But that is likely to be 50-60hrs🧵
#TeamGP #MedSky #RCGP
November 22, 2024 at 8:54 AM
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I'm looking for three doctors to write on the question of what to do if you’re expected to undertake a task that doesn’t fit into your role. If interested please email arimmer@bmj.com and I can share more info. Thank you!
November 20, 2024 at 5:15 PM
I'm looking for three doctors to write on the question of what to do if you’re expected to undertake a task that doesn’t fit into your role. If interested please email arimmer@bmj.com and I can share more info. Thank you!
@drjonwilliams.bsky.social ha! I was going to ask you tomorrow if you were going to move to Bluesky!
November 18, 2024 at 9:35 PM
@drjonwilliams.bsky.social ha! I was going to ask you tomorrow if you were going to move to Bluesky!
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These are hard numbers to see but they are absolutely representative of how difficult things are in Emergency Departments right now, let alone what they'll be like as Winter really sets in.
We will always do our best, but our best won't be enough, not for everyone.
That is the tragedy we face.
We will always do our best, but our best won't be enough, not for everyone.
That is the tragedy we face.
(1st Bluesky post)
Our members are seriously worried about being able to keep patients safe this winter.
RCEM President: “We speak of percentages and numbers but let’s remember we are talking about people, and a workforce running on fumes trying to do their best..."
tinyurl.com/bssSnapSurvey
Our members are seriously worried about being able to keep patients safe this winter.
RCEM President: “We speak of percentages and numbers but let’s remember we are talking about people, and a workforce running on fumes trying to do their best..."
tinyurl.com/bssSnapSurvey
November 18, 2024 at 4:44 PM
These are hard numbers to see but they are absolutely representative of how difficult things are in Emergency Departments right now, let alone what they'll be like as Winter really sets in.
We will always do our best, but our best won't be enough, not for everyone.
That is the tragedy we face.
We will always do our best, but our best won't be enough, not for everyone.
That is the tragedy we face.
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“Overtreatment of men with limited longevity for intermediate- and high-risk tumors has not only failed to improve but has actually worsened over the last 20 years,” rbnc.cc/over @mgtmccartney.bsky.social
Prostate Cancer Overtreatment Persists
Overscreening and overtreatment of men with prostate cancer and limited life expectancy continue to be an ongoing issue in the era of active surveillance.
rbnc.cc
November 18, 2024 at 1:15 PM
“Overtreatment of men with limited longevity for intermediate- and high-risk tumors has not only failed to improve but has actually worsened over the last 20 years,” rbnc.cc/over @mgtmccartney.bsky.social
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GPs work for the NHS, provide services for the NHS, are paid by the NHS for 90% of income
This is a key & important difference with private healthcare providers
They are not shareholders taking the profit, they are the workers providing the patient care
#MedSky #RCGP
lowdownnhs.info/explainers/a...
This is a key & important difference with private healthcare providers
They are not shareholders taking the profit, they are the workers providing the patient care
#MedSky #RCGP
lowdownnhs.info/explainers/a...
Are GPs already privatised or still part of the NHS? - The Lowdown
Most GPs think of themselves as being part of the NHS, but officially they are classed as independent contractors. It is a status that dates back to the beginning of the NHS, and at the time suited bo...
lowdownnhs.info
November 18, 2024 at 7:35 AM
GPs work for the NHS, provide services for the NHS, are paid by the NHS for 90% of income
This is a key & important difference with private healthcare providers
They are not shareholders taking the profit, they are the workers providing the patient care
#MedSky #RCGP
lowdownnhs.info/explainers/a...
This is a key & important difference with private healthcare providers
They are not shareholders taking the profit, they are the workers providing the patient care
#MedSky #RCGP
lowdownnhs.info/explainers/a...
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Thread for those new to BlueSky. First of all, welcome. It feels like a safer space, doesn’t it? But also perhaps a bit disorienting initially? Here’s some tips for getting your bearings.
November 13, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Thread for those new to BlueSky. First of all, welcome. It feels like a safer space, doesn’t it? But also perhaps a bit disorienting initially? Here’s some tips for getting your bearings.
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The Budget, NI rises and GPs
Drs are divided as to whether this blow is deliberate harm or just incompetence. It's possible that the govt will find a way to compensate, but it is unlikely that this will make good the damage to trust & goodwill inflicted by this budget.
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
Drs are divided as to whether this blow is deliberate harm or just incompetence. It's possible that the govt will find a way to compensate, but it is unlikely that this will make good the damage to trust & goodwill inflicted by this budget.
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
Helen Salisbury: A budget to end GPs’ trust and goodwill
Last week Rachel Reeves, the chancellor of the exchequer, presented a budget designed to help the NHS, providing £22.6bn of extra funding over the next two years.1 Unfortunately, the main way of payin...
doi.org
November 4, 2024 at 7:22 PM
The Budget, NI rises and GPs
Drs are divided as to whether this blow is deliberate harm or just incompetence. It's possible that the govt will find a way to compensate, but it is unlikely that this will make good the damage to trust & goodwill inflicted by this budget.
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
Drs are divided as to whether this blow is deliberate harm or just incompetence. It's possible that the govt will find a way to compensate, but it is unlikely that this will make good the damage to trust & goodwill inflicted by this budget.
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
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Looking at 2022/23 GP pay data
GP partner earnings fell back to 2018/19 levels following a couple of elevated years mostly due to Covid vaccine income
Salaried GPs are flat compared to 2019/20
Partners are -19.3% and salaried GPs -17.9% in real terms compared to 2006/07
Yet 20% more appts done
GP partner earnings fell back to 2018/19 levels following a couple of elevated years mostly due to Covid vaccine income
Salaried GPs are flat compared to 2019/20
Partners are -19.3% and salaried GPs -17.9% in real terms compared to 2006/07
Yet 20% more appts done
November 16, 2024 at 11:31 AM
Looking at 2022/23 GP pay data
GP partner earnings fell back to 2018/19 levels following a couple of elevated years mostly due to Covid vaccine income
Salaried GPs are flat compared to 2019/20
Partners are -19.3% and salaried GPs -17.9% in real terms compared to 2006/07
Yet 20% more appts done
GP partner earnings fell back to 2018/19 levels following a couple of elevated years mostly due to Covid vaccine income
Salaried GPs are flat compared to 2019/20
Partners are -19.3% and salaried GPs -17.9% in real terms compared to 2006/07
Yet 20% more appts done