John Platt
@johnsplatt.bsky.social
NHS doctor 1979-2024, physician, geriatrician and stroke physician with an interest in teaching. Now retired. Lancastrian but long in London. Art and the natural world. Reader. Tries to keep drawing.
A blaze of form and colour from the hallucinatory imagination of Mr Blake, born 28 November 1757
November 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
A blaze of form and colour from the hallucinatory imagination of Mr Blake, born 28 November 1757
‘42 % of the medical workforce qualified overseas’
They are crucial to the NHS which could not function without them. Any significant loss threatens the Service.
They are crucial to the NHS which could not function without them. Any significant loss threatens the Service.
Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers.
Direct result of racism and insecurity unleashed by major political parties.
Not enough home trained doctors. Takes years and high debt to become a doctor.
A healthcare crisis in the making.
Direct result of racism and insecurity unleashed by major political parties.
Not enough home trained doctors. Takes years and high debt to become a doctor.
A healthcare crisis in the making.
Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers
Medical bodies warn that hostility towards migrants is behind a 26% rise in departures last year that imperils NHS
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
‘42 % of the medical workforce qualified overseas’
They are crucial to the NHS which could not function without them. Any significant loss threatens the Service.
They are crucial to the NHS which could not function without them. Any significant loss threatens the Service.
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Here’s Irish artist James Arthur O’Connor (1792-1841) The Poachers. He was an important Romantic painter who is relatively unknown outside of the island.
November 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Here’s Irish artist James Arthur O’Connor (1792-1841) The Poachers. He was an important Romantic painter who is relatively unknown outside of the island.
A geriatrician ponders these hotel stairs, darkly…
November 20, 2025 at 11:27 AM
A geriatrician ponders these hotel stairs, darkly…
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Parking lot at the National Opera of Estonia.
November 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Parking lot at the National Opera of Estonia.
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Wow, I missed that our book 'One Day' has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration because of Benjamin Phillips's wonderful artwork.
@CarnegieMedals
@benjamindraws
@CarnegieMedals
@benjamindraws
November 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Wow, I missed that our book 'One Day' has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration because of Benjamin Phillips's wonderful artwork.
@CarnegieMedals
@benjamindraws
@CarnegieMedals
@benjamindraws
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"Former West Virginia coal miners with black lung drove to protest on the steps of the Labor Department...They held up photographs of dead friends and loved ones...On the opposite side of the building, an enormous banner with Trump’s face read 'American Workers First.'”
apnews.com/article/blac...
apnews.com/article/blac...
Deep in Trump country, coal miners with black lung say government is suffocating the 'working man'
Lisa Emery, a respiratory therapist, is deeply concerned about West Virginia coal miners suffering from black lung disease.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"Former West Virginia coal miners with black lung drove to protest on the steps of the Labor Department...They held up photographs of dead friends and loved ones...On the opposite side of the building, an enormous banner with Trump’s face read 'American Workers First.'”
apnews.com/article/blac...
apnews.com/article/blac...
From the hand of Mr Kandinsky, 1940
November 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
From the hand of Mr Kandinsky, 1940
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See the film and my update on the ongoing, pointless, man-made loss of life here: bsky.app/profile/agaw...
Today @TheNewYorker released our short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” online.
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
See the film and my update on the ongoing, pointless, man-made loss of life here: bsky.app/profile/agaw...
A view into the deep past
Where the veil between seasons and legends is thin. Wayland's Smithy is cradled by a blazing ring of fall foliage. The very definition of a timeless landscape. 🍁 #History #Mythology
October 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
A view into the deep past
Rainbow, Hever Castle gardens, Kent
October 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Rainbow, Hever Castle gardens, Kent
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On the brink...
October 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
On the brink...
Ageing in a decent fashion
October 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Ageing in a decent fashion
A geriatrician’s nightmare
Ok. I think I figured out the main problem for the murder stairs.
October 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
A geriatrician’s nightmare
A very bad king…
King John died #OnThisDay 1216. ‘He was a very bad man’, said one contemporary, ‘more cruel than all others. He lusted after beautiful women and because of this he shamed the high men of the land, for which reason he was greatly hated. Whenever he could he told lies rather than the truth.'
October 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
A very bad king…
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When a White House press secretary uses dehumanizing language like this - labeling millions of Americans as “terrorists” or “criminals” - it crosses a line that should matter to everyone, regardless of party.
This should never be acceptable from the people who speak for the President of the USA.👇
This should never be acceptable from the people who speak for the President of the USA.👇
October 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
When a White House press secretary uses dehumanizing language like this - labeling millions of Americans as “terrorists” or “criminals” - it crosses a line that should matter to everyone, regardless of party.
This should never be acceptable from the people who speak for the President of the USA.👇
This should never be acceptable from the people who speak for the President of the USA.👇
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A feeling of loneliness or isolation is commonly reported in people experiencing #delirium.
Don't leave them feeling like this. Speak kindly, explain what is happening, involve family.
Don't leave them feeling like this. Speak kindly, explain what is happening, involve family.
October 17, 2025 at 6:53 AM
A feeling of loneliness or isolation is commonly reported in people experiencing #delirium.
Don't leave them feeling like this. Speak kindly, explain what is happening, involve family.
Don't leave them feeling like this. Speak kindly, explain what is happening, involve family.
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'Early morning on the Thames' 1935, by Bill Brandt.
"Fog everywhere...fog down the river, where it rolls defiled among the tiers of shipping and the waterside pollutions of a great (and dirty) city..."
"Fog everywhere...fog down the river, where it rolls defiled among the tiers of shipping and the waterside pollutions of a great (and dirty) city..."
October 17, 2025 at 6:55 AM
'Early morning on the Thames' 1935, by Bill Brandt.
"Fog everywhere...fog down the river, where it rolls defiled among the tiers of shipping and the waterside pollutions of a great (and dirty) city..."
"Fog everywhere...fog down the river, where it rolls defiled among the tiers of shipping and the waterside pollutions of a great (and dirty) city..."
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After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.
TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...
TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...
England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet
The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter
christinapagel.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.
TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...
TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...
If all those leaving their lives could be given the same degree of care and attention that we give those starting their lives…
Happy #WorldHospiceAndPalliativeCareDay.
What if we in High Income Countries reclaimed dying?
Even more important, what if #PalliativeCare was available to more than 4% of people in low & middle income countries?
#Justice
#UniversalHealthcare
#WHPCDay25
What if we in High Income Countries reclaimed dying?
Even more important, what if #PalliativeCare was available to more than 4% of people in low & middle income countries?
#Justice
#UniversalHealthcare
#WHPCDay25
Today is #WHPCDay25! In this video, #palliativecare leader, Dr. Kathryn Mannix calls for dying to be reclaimed as an important and intimate part of every human being’s life. To shift from a medicalized approach to a holistic one. #WHPCD
October 11, 2025 at 10:43 PM
If all those leaving their lives could be given the same degree of care and attention that we give those starting their lives…
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This is a lie.
There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.
But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.
But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
October 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
This is a lie.
There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.
But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.
But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
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"The MAGA methodologists are unchecked: their hubris extends to believing that they know best about science and medicine."
The cult of MAGA methodology is out of control, and it’s causing harm, writes @kamranabbasi.bsky.social in this Editor's Choice
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
The cult of MAGA methodology is out of control, and it’s causing harm, writes @kamranabbasi.bsky.social in this Editor's Choice
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
October 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"The MAGA methodologists are unchecked: their hubris extends to believing that they know best about science and medicine."
The cult of MAGA methodology is out of control, and it’s causing harm, writes @kamranabbasi.bsky.social in this Editor's Choice
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
The cult of MAGA methodology is out of control, and it’s causing harm, writes @kamranabbasi.bsky.social in this Editor's Choice
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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This is utterly mad, given British movements against anti-semitism have refused to have anything to do with TR for good reason
This Israeli government decision to host Tommy Robinson will widen the growing gulf between the Netanyahu government and the British public, including the broad majority of Jews in Britain (3/4 of whom dsapproved of Netanyahu, before this new link to this anti-Muslim racist UK far right convict).
October 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This is utterly mad, given British movements against anti-semitism have refused to have anything to do with TR for good reason
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"We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place."
Dr. Jane Goodall
Thank you, Jane.
#JaneGoodall
janegoodall.org
Dr. Jane Goodall
Thank you, Jane.
#JaneGoodall
janegoodall.org
October 2, 2025 at 5:09 AM
"We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place."
Dr. Jane Goodall
Thank you, Jane.
#JaneGoodall
janegoodall.org
Dr. Jane Goodall
Thank you, Jane.
#JaneGoodall
janegoodall.org