Mai Elftise
@maielftise.bsky.social
GP, Health equity, migrant health, Medical education, Respiratory health sustainability #FTSU #EDI
#Medsky #MedEd
was @MaiMansur on Twitter
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Mai Elftise
@maielftise.bsky.social
· Aug 2
I’m standing for the RCGP President election and I would be grateful for your vote.
I’m committed to being my authentic self, representing everyday GPs, supporting colleagues from all backgrounds as a Training Programme Director, and speaking truth to power through my Freedom to Speak Up role.
I’m committed to being my authentic self, representing everyday GPs, supporting colleagues from all backgrounds as a Training Programme Director, and speaking truth to power through my Freedom to Speak Up role.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Congrats to my brilliant student Kelsey Gonzalez on this new research paper👏https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0033350625004329
Structural barriers to prenatal care for migrant women at the United States–Mexico border: a qualitative study
Recent United States (US) immigration policies have left thousands of asylum seekers stranded in Mexican border cities with limited access to healthca…
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November 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Congrats to my brilliant student Kelsey Gonzalez on this new research paper👏https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0033350625004329
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Train worker hero credited with saving lives in the Huntingdon knife attack named as Samir Zitouni.
November 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Train worker hero credited with saving lives in the Huntingdon knife attack named as Samir Zitouni.
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spread Samir Zitouni’s name far and wide
November 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
spread Samir Zitouni’s name far and wide
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📢 Deadline Extended! 🗓️
We know many colleagues have recently been away on annual leave, so we’ve extended the deadline⏳
📝 Abstract submissions for South West SAPC are extended until 9am on Monday 17th November!
🔗 Submit yours here: tinyurl.com/SWSAPC26
#sapcsw2026
We know many colleagues have recently been away on annual leave, so we’ve extended the deadline⏳
📝 Abstract submissions for South West SAPC are extended until 9am on Monday 17th November!
🔗 Submit yours here: tinyurl.com/SWSAPC26
#sapcsw2026
November 3, 2025 at 11:49 AM
📢 Deadline Extended! 🗓️
We know many colleagues have recently been away on annual leave, so we’ve extended the deadline⏳
📝 Abstract submissions for South West SAPC are extended until 9am on Monday 17th November!
🔗 Submit yours here: tinyurl.com/SWSAPC26
#sapcsw2026
We know many colleagues have recently been away on annual leave, so we’ve extended the deadline⏳
📝 Abstract submissions for South West SAPC are extended until 9am on Monday 17th November!
🔗 Submit yours here: tinyurl.com/SWSAPC26
#sapcsw2026
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Lady in glasses, "People need to think also about the fact that we've got a dropping birthrate in this country and we need people to come"
"And actually we should be welcoming some of these people" #BBCQT
"And actually we should be welcoming some of these people" #BBCQT
October 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Lady in glasses, "People need to think also about the fact that we've got a dropping birthrate in this country and we need people to come"
"And actually we should be welcoming some of these people" #BBCQT
"And actually we should be welcoming some of these people" #BBCQT
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📢 Don’t miss our next Guest Lecture, 'Tobacco deaths: the past 75 years and the next 75' with Professor Sir Richard Peto, @oxpop.bsky.social.
Hear too the latest smoking, vaping & health inequalities research from our Oxford Tobacco Addiction Group.
🗓️ 12 Nov, 12–13:30 (Microsoft Teams)
Sign up 👇
Hear too the latest smoking, vaping & health inequalities research from our Oxford Tobacco Addiction Group.
🗓️ 12 Nov, 12–13:30 (Microsoft Teams)
Sign up 👇
NDPCHS Guest Lecture Series: Professor Sir Richard Peto
www.phc.ox.ac.uk
October 24, 2025 at 10:04 AM
📢 Don’t miss our next Guest Lecture, 'Tobacco deaths: the past 75 years and the next 75' with Professor Sir Richard Peto, @oxpop.bsky.social.
Hear too the latest smoking, vaping & health inequalities research from our Oxford Tobacco Addiction Group.
🗓️ 12 Nov, 12–13:30 (Microsoft Teams)
Sign up 👇
Hear too the latest smoking, vaping & health inequalities research from our Oxford Tobacco Addiction Group.
🗓️ 12 Nov, 12–13:30 (Microsoft Teams)
Sign up 👇
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No GP wants this, name another NHS service providing 20% more with 20% less funding, that gets as much flack & as little support
This is the problem
1/9 people waiting for hospital treatment
500k more people long term sick
2300 patients per GP - 500 more than 2016
20% less £
This is the problem
1/9 people waiting for hospital treatment
500k more people long term sick
2300 patients per GP - 500 more than 2016
20% less £
June 4, 2025 at 7:58 AM
No GP wants this, name another NHS service providing 20% more with 20% less funding, that gets as much flack & as little support
This is the problem
1/9 people waiting for hospital treatment
500k more people long term sick
2300 patients per GP - 500 more than 2016
20% less £
This is the problem
1/9 people waiting for hospital treatment
500k more people long term sick
2300 patients per GP - 500 more than 2016
20% less £
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GP practice here for 100years
Area Health Authorities, Governments, NHS 5 year, 10 year plans, PCTs, CCGs, ICBs all have come & gone or are going
GPs have always been there despite expensive reorganisations, Govt plans
GPs will be there unless Wes Streeting ends them for all
Area Health Authorities, Governments, NHS 5 year, 10 year plans, PCTs, CCGs, ICBs all have come & gone or are going
GPs have always been there despite expensive reorganisations, Govt plans
GPs will be there unless Wes Streeting ends them for all
October 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
GP practice here for 100years
Area Health Authorities, Governments, NHS 5 year, 10 year plans, PCTs, CCGs, ICBs all have come & gone or are going
GPs have always been there despite expensive reorganisations, Govt plans
GPs will be there unless Wes Streeting ends them for all
Area Health Authorities, Governments, NHS 5 year, 10 year plans, PCTs, CCGs, ICBs all have come & gone or are going
GPs have always been there despite expensive reorganisations, Govt plans
GPs will be there unless Wes Streeting ends them for all
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2025 Romanes Lecture: 'Empire, Identity and the Search'
Award-winning journalist Mishal Husain will look at narratives of identity, both historical and contemporary, and portrayals of communities and conflicts, drawing on historical research and her experience of 30 years in the media.
Award-winning journalist Mishal Husain will look at narratives of identity, both historical and contemporary, and portrayals of communities and conflicts, drawing on historical research and her experience of 30 years in the media.
September 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
2025 Romanes Lecture: 'Empire, Identity and the Search'
Award-winning journalist Mishal Husain will look at narratives of identity, both historical and contemporary, and portrayals of communities and conflicts, drawing on historical research and her experience of 30 years in the media.
Award-winning journalist Mishal Husain will look at narratives of identity, both historical and contemporary, and portrayals of communities and conflicts, drawing on historical research and her experience of 30 years in the media.
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October 14, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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'It’s not just us who struggle in the heat.'
@oxmartinschool.bsky.social's Prof Paul Behrens explains how climate change is driving up the cost of food.
#OxfordClimate
@oxmartinschool.bsky.social's Prof Paul Behrens explains how climate change is driving up the cost of food.
#OxfordClimate
October 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
'It’s not just us who struggle in the heat.'
@oxmartinschool.bsky.social's Prof Paul Behrens explains how climate change is driving up the cost of food.
#OxfordClimate
@oxmartinschool.bsky.social's Prof Paul Behrens explains how climate change is driving up the cost of food.
#OxfordClimate
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The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2025 is now live.
The report finds that of 6.3 billion people, 1.1 billion are multidimensionally poor. Poverty is our greatest global challenge - and one compounded by the climate crisis.
Read the full report, published with UNDP: bit.ly/globalMPI2025
The report finds that of 6.3 billion people, 1.1 billion are multidimensionally poor. Poverty is our greatest global challenge - and one compounded by the climate crisis.
Read the full report, published with UNDP: bit.ly/globalMPI2025
October 17, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2025 is now live.
The report finds that of 6.3 billion people, 1.1 billion are multidimensionally poor. Poverty is our greatest global challenge - and one compounded by the climate crisis.
Read the full report, published with UNDP: bit.ly/globalMPI2025
The report finds that of 6.3 billion people, 1.1 billion are multidimensionally poor. Poverty is our greatest global challenge - and one compounded by the climate crisis.
Read the full report, published with UNDP: bit.ly/globalMPI2025
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Beyond the Lungs is a multi-media tool that illustrates the impact of respiratory disease on other body systems.
This interactive resource aims to facilitate holistic care, covering multi-morbidities such as mental health, CKD, and cardiovascular disease.
🫁 Explore buff.ly/v4eyu86
This interactive resource aims to facilitate holistic care, covering multi-morbidities such as mental health, CKD, and cardiovascular disease.
🫁 Explore buff.ly/v4eyu86
October 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Beyond the Lungs is a multi-media tool that illustrates the impact of respiratory disease on other body systems.
This interactive resource aims to facilitate holistic care, covering multi-morbidities such as mental health, CKD, and cardiovascular disease.
🫁 Explore buff.ly/v4eyu86
This interactive resource aims to facilitate holistic care, covering multi-morbidities such as mental health, CKD, and cardiovascular disease.
🫁 Explore buff.ly/v4eyu86
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The annual flu letter published at the start of the year was amended in the summer, with changes relating to community pharmacy delivery of 2-3-year-old flu vaccinations 📄 buff.ly/5fSDG7S
1/2
#Flu #Vaccination
1/2
#Flu #Vaccination
October 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The annual flu letter published at the start of the year was amended in the summer, with changes relating to community pharmacy delivery of 2-3-year-old flu vaccinations 📄 buff.ly/5fSDG7S
1/2
#Flu #Vaccination
1/2
#Flu #Vaccination
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NEW: GP retention depends on how services are organised, not just individual resilience.
A new review from @sophiepark.bsky.social points to strong relationships, meaningful work, and learning opportunities as the key to keeping GPs in their roles 🩺
#GeneralPractice #NHS #Healthcare
A new review from @sophiepark.bsky.social points to strong relationships, meaningful work, and learning opportunities as the key to keeping GPs in their roles 🩺
#GeneralPractice #NHS #Healthcare
How can we keep GPs in the job? New review points to relationships, meaning, and learning
New research shows GP retention depends on how services are organised, not just individual resilience. Meaningful work, strong relationships, and learning cultures help GPs stay in post and deliver be...
www.phc.ox.ac.uk
September 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
NEW: GP retention depends on how services are organised, not just individual resilience.
A new review from @sophiepark.bsky.social points to strong relationships, meaningful work, and learning opportunities as the key to keeping GPs in their roles 🩺
#GeneralPractice #NHS #Healthcare
A new review from @sophiepark.bsky.social points to strong relationships, meaningful work, and learning opportunities as the key to keeping GPs in their roles 🩺
#GeneralPractice #NHS #Healthcare
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She’s worth a follow! New (ish) professor in our department, does cool research into general practice @sophiepark.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
She’s worth a follow! New (ish) professor in our department, does cool research into general practice @sophiepark.bsky.social
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The ruling itself is remarkable, but it closes with something I've never seen: a 12-page assessment of Trump himself as an ignorant bully, braggart and threat to free speech and the republic writ-large. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The ruling itself is remarkable, but it closes with something I've never seen: a 12-page assessment of Trump himself as an ignorant bully, braggart and threat to free speech and the republic writ-large. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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BREAKING: Judge William Young, a Reagan appointee, delivers the most scathing legal rebuke of the Trump era, ruling that Trump and his cabinet illegally targeted pro-Palestinian students for deportation to "strike fear" into First Amendment protesters. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
BREAKING: Judge William Young, a Reagan appointee, delivers the most scathing legal rebuke of the Trump era, ruling that Trump and his cabinet illegally targeted pro-Palestinian students for deportation to "strike fear" into First Amendment protesters. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
⭐️Gentle reminder that if you haven’t voted in the RCGP Presidential election yet, please check your email and make your voice heard today! ⭐️
This is your chance to make a difference and vote for representation that reflects you.
It only takes 2 minutes - every vote counts #RCGP #teamGP
This is your chance to make a difference and vote for representation that reflects you.
It only takes 2 minutes - every vote counts #RCGP #teamGP
August 15, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Got a view on global health and health systems? Fill out this consultation survey from the WHO's Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research. #healthpolicy #episky
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Health Systems 2050 – Online consultation on trend impacts on health and health systems
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Online consultation on the impact of global trends on health and health systems
You can complete this survey in any of the following languages:
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August 14, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Got a view on global health and health systems? Fill out this consultation survey from the WHO's Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research. #healthpolicy #episky
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This was a fantastic year group who have achieved academic results of
which to be proud whilst also immersing themselves fully into the life of the School. We send our warmest congratulations to each and every one of our Leavers and wish them well for the future.
which to be proud whilst also immersing themselves fully into the life of the School. We send our warmest congratulations to each and every one of our Leavers and wish them well for the future.
August 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This was a fantastic year group who have achieved academic results of
which to be proud whilst also immersing themselves fully into the life of the School. We send our warmest congratulations to each and every one of our Leavers and wish them well for the future.
which to be proud whilst also immersing themselves fully into the life of the School. We send our warmest congratulations to each and every one of our Leavers and wish them well for the future.
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Congratulations to our students and staff who are celebrating another year of
excellent A Level results, with 86% of papers graded A*/B. Eighty-two students
obtained three A grades or better, including seventeen who obtained the grades to
take their places at Oxbridge colleges.
excellent A Level results, with 86% of papers graded A*/B. Eighty-two students
obtained three A grades or better, including seventeen who obtained the grades to
take their places at Oxbridge colleges.
August 14, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Congratulations to our students and staff who are celebrating another year of
excellent A Level results, with 86% of papers graded A*/B. Eighty-two students
obtained three A grades or better, including seventeen who obtained the grades to
take their places at Oxbridge colleges.
excellent A Level results, with 86% of papers graded A*/B. Eighty-two students
obtained three A grades or better, including seventeen who obtained the grades to
take their places at Oxbridge colleges.
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Lovely new @donmoyn.bsky.social piece on mentorship. Of course it made me think about those whose guidance & support helped me get where I am (Sean Farhang, @ericpatashnik.bsky.social Tom Rice @jacobhacker.bsky.social). I strive every day to pay it forward. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-it-me...
What it means to be a mentor
Who was the person that changed your life?
donmoynihan.substack.com
August 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Lovely new @donmoyn.bsky.social piece on mentorship. Of course it made me think about those whose guidance & support helped me get where I am (Sean Farhang, @ericpatashnik.bsky.social Tom Rice @jacobhacker.bsky.social). I strive every day to pay it forward. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-it-me...
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Today, we've written to @skinnock.bsky.social
Too many patients are unable to access the care they need - yet the new cohort of GPs are facing unemployment.
We are asking Government to urgently consider additional ring-fenced funding to address this crisis as soon as possible.
#endGPunemployment
Too many patients are unable to access the care they need - yet the new cohort of GPs are facing unemployment.
We are asking Government to urgently consider additional ring-fenced funding to address this crisis as soon as possible.
#endGPunemployment
August 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Today, we've written to @skinnock.bsky.social
Too many patients are unable to access the care they need - yet the new cohort of GPs are facing unemployment.
We are asking Government to urgently consider additional ring-fenced funding to address this crisis as soon as possible.
#endGPunemployment
Too many patients are unable to access the care they need - yet the new cohort of GPs are facing unemployment.
We are asking Government to urgently consider additional ring-fenced funding to address this crisis as soon as possible.
#endGPunemployment