Dr Lisa Griffiths
@neurogriffin.bsky.social
Academic foundation doctor | PhD in neuroscience | Interested in pain medicine, anaesthetics, neurophysiology, MedEd | Humanist | She/her
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The results are in: we have a clear mandate to strike.
More than 90% of you who voted in our ballot, voted YES.
You’ve made it clear: enough is enough.
Our fight for full #PayRestoration for resident doctors in England continues.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign...
More than 90% of you who voted in our ballot, voted YES.
You’ve made it clear: enough is enough.
Our fight for full #PayRestoration for resident doctors in England continues.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign...
July 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
The results are in: we have a clear mandate to strike.
More than 90% of you who voted in our ballot, voted YES.
You’ve made it clear: enough is enough.
Our fight for full #PayRestoration for resident doctors in England continues.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign...
More than 90% of you who voted in our ballot, voted YES.
You’ve made it clear: enough is enough.
Our fight for full #PayRestoration for resident doctors in England continues.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign...
Had such a difficult week - had to have my boy cat put to sleep due to a very aggressive facial tumour. He had a great 15 years though 💔
December 13, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Had such a difficult week - had to have my boy cat put to sleep due to a very aggressive facial tumour. He had a great 15 years though 💔
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“Gask exemplifies the ethic of dissident participation—being part of something you criticise but also want to improve.”
An honour to review @suzypuss.bsky.social’s excellent book Out of Her Mind for @thelancet.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
An honour to review @suzypuss.bsky.social’s excellent book Out of Her Mind for @thelancet.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
A feminist psychiatry
During the 1980s in some health-care settings in the UK an acronym started appearing in medical notes, or rather, in women's medical notes: TATT CC AAO. Many doctors were trying to get the “tired all the time, can’t cope, aching all over” patients out of their consulting rooms as quickly as possible. This shorthand betrayed the medical system's bias and a hubristic resistance to engage with these patients’ symptoms. The overlap of exhaustion, pain, and distress still leaves women vulnerable to different, and inadequate, care.
www.thelancet.com
December 13, 2024 at 6:42 AM
“Gask exemplifies the ethic of dissident participation—being part of something you criticise but also want to improve.”
An honour to review @suzypuss.bsky.social’s excellent book Out of Her Mind for @thelancet.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
An honour to review @suzypuss.bsky.social’s excellent book Out of Her Mind for @thelancet.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Also, your "agitated" patient.
Are they delirious due to infection, or are they in pain and unable to communicate it clearly?
Give simple analgesia if they haven't had any before running to sedatives.
Analgesia FIRST. Always.
#MedSky
Are they delirious due to infection, or are they in pain and unable to communicate it clearly?
Give simple analgesia if they haven't had any before running to sedatives.
Analgesia FIRST. Always.
#MedSky
I feel like I shouldn't have to keep saying this, but it astonishes me that it keeps happening:
If your patient has a very obvious, painful, traumatic injury, give them analgesia. Give them proper doses & give it early.
Yes, even if they aren't screaming.
Don't let people suffer quietly.
#MedSky
If your patient has a very obvious, painful, traumatic injury, give them analgesia. Give them proper doses & give it early.
Yes, even if they aren't screaming.
Don't let people suffer quietly.
#MedSky
November 30, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Also, your "agitated" patient.
Are they delirious due to infection, or are they in pain and unable to communicate it clearly?
Give simple analgesia if they haven't had any before running to sedatives.
Analgesia FIRST. Always.
#MedSky
Are they delirious due to infection, or are they in pain and unable to communicate it clearly?
Give simple analgesia if they haven't had any before running to sedatives.
Analgesia FIRST. Always.
#MedSky
Finally got around to catching up on this webinar about the MESSAGE framework….
Absolutely vital for anyone interested/involved in medical research to engage with this and what a great way to start with this fantastic webinar!
Absolutely vital for anyone interested/involved in medical research to engage with this and what a great way to start with this fantastic webinar!
Join us on 12th Nov for the launch of the MESSAGE policy framework!
Our speakers will explain why better consideration of sex and gender is needed in UK research & how researchers can do this in practice
Register here ➡️ bit.ly/406qhm2
Our speakers will explain why better consideration of sex and gender is needed in UK research & how researchers can do this in practice
Register here ➡️ bit.ly/406qhm2
November 29, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Finally got around to catching up on this webinar about the MESSAGE framework….
Absolutely vital for anyone interested/involved in medical research to engage with this and what a great way to start with this fantastic webinar!
Absolutely vital for anyone interested/involved in medical research to engage with this and what a great way to start with this fantastic webinar!
Reposted by Dr Lisa Griffiths
GMC Workforce Report
Some of the most challenging aspects of this report are the low numbers of Doctors completing Foundation Year 2 who enter directly into training programs, now representing just 1 in 4 (25%) down from 2 in 3 (67%) in 2012.
www.gmc-uk.org/news/news-ar...
Some of the most challenging aspects of this report are the low numbers of Doctors completing Foundation Year 2 who enter directly into training programs, now representing just 1 in 4 (25%) down from 2 in 3 (67%) in 2012.
www.gmc-uk.org/news/news-ar...
UK risks ‘sleepwalking’ into a waste of doctors’ skills, GMC Chief Executive warns
A GMC Website page that might be of interest to you.
www.gmc-uk.org
November 28, 2024 at 7:04 AM
GMC Workforce Report
Some of the most challenging aspects of this report are the low numbers of Doctors completing Foundation Year 2 who enter directly into training programs, now representing just 1 in 4 (25%) down from 2 in 3 (67%) in 2012.
www.gmc-uk.org/news/news-ar...
Some of the most challenging aspects of this report are the low numbers of Doctors completing Foundation Year 2 who enter directly into training programs, now representing just 1 in 4 (25%) down from 2 in 3 (67%) in 2012.
www.gmc-uk.org/news/news-ar...
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A new study in PNAS (N>20k) confirms women’s pain is taken less seriously than that of men, with women being less likely to receive pain meds and waiting 30 minutes longer to be seen in the ED.
Sadly, the same reasons we treat women poorly in our society translate to how we treat women patients.
Sadly, the same reasons we treat women poorly in our society translate to how we treat women patients.
November 26, 2024 at 2:05 AM
A new study in PNAS (N>20k) confirms women’s pain is taken less seriously than that of men, with women being less likely to receive pain meds and waiting 30 minutes longer to be seen in the ED.
Sadly, the same reasons we treat women poorly in our society translate to how we treat women patients.
Sadly, the same reasons we treat women poorly in our society translate to how we treat women patients.
Reposted by Dr Lisa Griffiths
🗞️🗞️NEW PAPER🗞️🗞️
"medical education will fundamentally fail in its mission to support neurodivergent learners unless we undergo a significant transformation"
Read free: asmepublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#MedEd
@autisticdoctor.bsky.social @asmeofficial.bsky.social
"medical education will fundamentally fail in its mission to support neurodivergent learners unless we undergo a significant transformation"
Read free: asmepublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#MedEd
@autisticdoctor.bsky.social @asmeofficial.bsky.social
November 20, 2024 at 8:23 AM
🗞️🗞️NEW PAPER🗞️🗞️
"medical education will fundamentally fail in its mission to support neurodivergent learners unless we undergo a significant transformation"
Read free: asmepublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#MedEd
@autisticdoctor.bsky.social @asmeofficial.bsky.social
"medical education will fundamentally fail in its mission to support neurodivergent learners unless we undergo a significant transformation"
Read free: asmepublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#MedEd
@autisticdoctor.bsky.social @asmeofficial.bsky.social
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Belonging. Inclusion. What does that mean in practice? It’s including people of different background in your conversations. It’s not judging on skin colour, hair, ability, accent & assuming this person is ‘less than’ your expectation. It’s a welcome, a smile, a how are you? Not who or what are you.
November 21, 2024 at 5:55 AM
Belonging. Inclusion. What does that mean in practice? It’s including people of different background in your conversations. It’s not judging on skin colour, hair, ability, accent & assuming this person is ‘less than’ your expectation. It’s a welcome, a smile, a how are you? Not who or what are you.
This is completely astonishing and will hopefully generate many potential targets for new therapies….
Atlas of cells transforms understanding of human body www.bbc.com/news/article...
Atlas of cells transforms understanding of human body www.bbc.com/news/article...
Human Cell Atlas project transforms understanding of human body
Scientists are mapping out the 37 trillion cells of the human body and changing what we thought we knew
www.bbc.com
November 20, 2024 at 5:15 PM
This is completely astonishing and will hopefully generate many potential targets for new therapies….
Atlas of cells transforms understanding of human body www.bbc.com/news/article...
Atlas of cells transforms understanding of human body www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Almost all mental health problems and mental illnesses are more common in autistic people than in the general population. This new publication by R . C . Psychiatry is an excellent resource for information and practical matters surrounding autism and mental health www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-healt...
Autism and mental health
This resource looks at autism and mental health. It explains what autism is, how it’s diagnosed and what support is available for autistic people.
www.rcpsych.ac.uk
November 14, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Almost all mental health problems and mental illnesses are more common in autistic people than in the general population. This new publication by R . C . Psychiatry is an excellent resource for information and practical matters surrounding autism and mental health www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-healt...
Reposted by Dr Lisa Griffiths
Always 💖
Don't make me tap the sign
Don't make me tap the sign
November 6, 2024 at 5:42 AM
Always 💖
Don't make me tap the sign
Don't make me tap the sign
My next rotation is GP… what are your thoughts on an FY2 having 15min appointments and solo home visits?
October 30, 2024 at 9:54 AM
My next rotation is GP… what are your thoughts on an FY2 having 15min appointments and solo home visits?
Finally saw the comet last night. Not a great picture but I couldn’t see the comet was there until I took it the photo and then the clouds came over shortly after and it was out of sight again!
I was expecting something much bigger and brighter…. still super excited though
I was expecting something much bigger and brighter…. still super excited though
October 18, 2024 at 5:25 AM
Finally saw the comet last night. Not a great picture but I couldn’t see the comet was there until I took it the photo and then the clouds came over shortly after and it was out of sight again!
I was expecting something much bigger and brighter…. still super excited though
I was expecting something much bigger and brighter…. still super excited though
Experienced #MedEd peeps… how common is it to make mistakes when teaching? I’ve made a couple, frustratingly getting confused with things I know. As an anxious, perfectionist type I’m feeling quite worried about it. Any advice?
October 15, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Experienced #MedEd peeps… how common is it to make mistakes when teaching? I’ve made a couple, frustratingly getting confused with things I know. As an anxious, perfectionist type I’m feeling quite worried about it. Any advice?
OSCE examiner training today… looking forward to being on the other side 😂
October 3, 2024 at 7:41 AM
OSCE examiner training today… looking forward to being on the other side 😂
My dad had an appointment with a neurosurgeon today…. Bit of a last minute appointment and they forgot to tell him where to go. Sounds like he used his initiative, followed signs for neurosurgery and ended up in the theatre corridor 😮🫣
September 27, 2024 at 5:22 PM
My dad had an appointment with a neurosurgeon today…. Bit of a last minute appointment and they forgot to tell him where to go. Sounds like he used his initiative, followed signs for neurosurgery and ended up in the theatre corridor 😮🫣
Sourdough recipe @andie27.bsky.social
September 25, 2024 at 6:33 AM
Sourdough recipe @andie27.bsky.social
Good riddance to the term ‘junior doctor’!
I wouldn’t mind some recognition that not all resident doctors are “young” though - *some* of us are older than the *some* of the consultants 😂 - maybe focus on experience as a doctor rather than age…
thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/com...
I wouldn’t mind some recognition that not all resident doctors are “young” though - *some* of us are older than the *some* of the consultants 😂 - maybe focus on experience as a doctor rather than age…
thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/com...
Goodbye juniors, hello resident doctors
Today marks the day younger doctors in the NHS are given the nomenclature they deserve
thedoctor.bma.org.uk
September 19, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Good riddance to the term ‘junior doctor’!
I wouldn’t mind some recognition that not all resident doctors are “young” though - *some* of us are older than the *some* of the consultants 😂 - maybe focus on experience as a doctor rather than age…
thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/com...
I wouldn’t mind some recognition that not all resident doctors are “young” though - *some* of us are older than the *some* of the consultants 😂 - maybe focus on experience as a doctor rather than age…
thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/com...
This really must stop happening! Analgesia MUST be available for painful procedures and patients not be made to feel pressured to go ahead without it!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Like ripping my insides - fears hysteroscopy guidelines not enough
Women who experienced traumatic pain from hysteroscopies reveal fears new clinical guidelines may not help.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 19, 2024 at 1:08 PM
This really must stop happening! Analgesia MUST be available for painful procedures and patients not be made to feel pressured to go ahead without it!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Clearly the government need to look carefully at their calculations for the winter fuel allowance - some pensioners, like my dad, gave it to charity as they didn’t need it, but I’ve met others who are worried they won’t cope without it.
September 14, 2024 at 8:18 AM
Clearly the government need to look carefully at their calculations for the winter fuel allowance - some pensioners, like my dad, gave it to charity as they didn’t need it, but I’ve met others who are worried they won’t cope without it.