@drsmagnet.bsky.social
Here to read some medsky 🤓
Brand new UK based Acute Med Cons 🤗
Interested in Medical Education, Patient Safety and Doctor wellbeing
Brand new UK based Acute Med Cons 🤗
Interested in Medical Education, Patient Safety and Doctor wellbeing
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I find it really really hard to keep up with more than one social media site... I have a full time job, a family, and, you know, a life, so I don't post here much... but I'm going to try to share a bit more.
Also posting here too:
youtu.be/8cJggmt_CB4
Also posting here too:
youtu.be/8cJggmt_CB4
Sickness Absence Rates in *Young* Doctors
YouTube video by tern
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January 15, 2026 at 6:50 PM
I find it really really hard to keep up with more than one social media site... I have a full time job, a family, and, you know, a life, so I don't post here much... but I'm going to try to share a bit more.
Also posting here too:
youtu.be/8cJggmt_CB4
Also posting here too:
youtu.be/8cJggmt_CB4
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We are using the wrong metric to understand long waits in A&E:
January 15, 2026 at 7:38 PM
We are using the wrong metric to understand long waits in A&E:
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#BMJExclusive A £40.5m programme to train doctors from overseas at a Midlands NHS trust has been discontinued after an independent review raised a host of red flags.
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
January 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM
#BMJExclusive A £40.5m programme to train doctors from overseas at a Midlands NHS trust has been discontinued after an independent review raised a host of red flags.
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
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Today the Health Services Safety Investigations Body has published a new report looking at patient safety risks associated with the use of temporary care environments. Below we set out our reflections on its findings. www.pslhub.org/learn/invest... #patientsafety
Corridor care: Patient Safety Learning’s response to the latest HSSIB report (8 January 2026)
HSSIB investigates patient safety concerns across the NHS in England and in independent healthcare settings where safety learning could help to improve NHS care. Their latest report, Patient care in t...
www.pslhub.org
January 8, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Today the Health Services Safety Investigations Body has published a new report looking at patient safety risks associated with the use of temporary care environments. Below we set out our reflections on its findings. www.pslhub.org/learn/invest... #patientsafety
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Wes Streeting has proposed repurposing 1000 locally employed doctor (LED) posts into training numbers for resident doctors.
Converting these roles would almost certainly involve terminating existing LED contracts, writes @parthaskar.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Converting these roles would almost certainly involve terminating existing LED contracts, writes @parthaskar.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
December 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Wes Streeting has proposed repurposing 1000 locally employed doctor (LED) posts into training numbers for resident doctors.
Converting these roles would almost certainly involve terminating existing LED contracts, writes @parthaskar.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Converting these roles would almost certainly involve terminating existing LED contracts, writes @parthaskar.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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‘The NHS is already deep into a bleak midwinter. This situation must be close to what NHS leaders had on their ‘worst case scenarios’ list when they made their plans for winter.'
@swoolnough responds to the latest NHS weekly sit rep data.
https://bit.ly/4j7PEeH
@swoolnough responds to the latest NHS weekly sit rep data.
https://bit.ly/4j7PEeH
NHS Deep Into Bleak Midwinter | The King's Fund | 2025
Sarah Woolnough, Chief Executive at The King's Fund, comments on the latest NHS weekly sit rep data. The NHS is deep into a bleak midwinter.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
‘The NHS is already deep into a bleak midwinter. This situation must be close to what NHS leaders had on their ‘worst case scenarios’ list when they made their plans for winter.'
@swoolnough responds to the latest NHS weekly sit rep data.
https://bit.ly/4j7PEeH
@swoolnough responds to the latest NHS weekly sit rep data.
https://bit.ly/4j7PEeH
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In a new blog on corridor care, Claire Cox argues that to have a significant impact, guidance needs to move beyond what 'should' happen.
▶️ www.pslhub.org/learn/improv... #patientsafety
▶️ www.pslhub.org/learn/improv... #patientsafety
December 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
In a new blog on corridor care, Claire Cox argues that to have a significant impact, guidance needs to move beyond what 'should' happen.
▶️ www.pslhub.org/learn/improv... #patientsafety
▶️ www.pslhub.org/learn/improv... #patientsafety
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News article on the hub - Corridor care ‘endemic’ in UK, doctors say as study reveals scale of problem. www.pslhub.org/blogs/entry/... (via @theguardian.com)
Corridor care ‘endemic’ in UK, doctors say as study reveals scale of problem
Corridor care is “endemic” in the UK, doctors have said, as a major study found one in five patients were treated in hallways, offices and cupboards. Millions of patients are enduring undignified and ...
www.pslhub.org
December 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
News article on the hub - Corridor care ‘endemic’ in UK, doctors say as study reveals scale of problem. www.pslhub.org/blogs/entry/... (via @theguardian.com)
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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In light of the new HIV Action Plan announced today, Richard Angell, CEO of Terrence Higgins Trust, considers the success of opt-out HIV testing in A&E – how it's developed and what it could mean more broadly for improving the nation’s health. https://bit.ly/4ivcVXr
Treatment To Prevention: How HIV Is Leading The Way On Early Diagnosis | The King's Fund
Richard Angell, CEO of the Terrence Higgins Trust, considers the success of opt-out HIV testing in A&E – and what it could mean more broadly for improving the nation's health.
www.kingsfund.org.uk
December 1, 2025 at 9:41 AM
In light of the new HIV Action Plan announced today, Richard Angell, CEO of Terrence Higgins Trust, considers the success of opt-out HIV testing in A&E – how it's developed and what it could mean more broadly for improving the nation’s health. https://bit.ly/4ivcVXr
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Only 4% of hospital sites met the four-hour A&E waiting time target in October 2025. This data is now available for the first time: https://bit.ly/43DXEO4
November 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Only 4% of hospital sites met the four-hour A&E waiting time target in October 2025. This data is now available for the first time: https://bit.ly/43DXEO4
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The pandemic was a catastrophe but one that had been happening in the decade before 2020
Cuts in pandemic preparedness, lack of funding & resilience
The UK saw an additional 250,000 deaths, a fall in life expectancy
Lest we forget the pandemic merely exposed the failures of Government
Cuts in pandemic preparedness, lack of funding & resilience
The UK saw an additional 250,000 deaths, a fall in life expectancy
Lest we forget the pandemic merely exposed the failures of Government
November 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The pandemic was a catastrophe but one that had been happening in the decade before 2020
Cuts in pandemic preparedness, lack of funding & resilience
The UK saw an additional 250,000 deaths, a fall in life expectancy
Lest we forget the pandemic merely exposed the failures of Government
Cuts in pandemic preparedness, lack of funding & resilience
The UK saw an additional 250,000 deaths, a fall in life expectancy
Lest we forget the pandemic merely exposed the failures of Government
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Shocking reality: 1 in 4 older hospital patients develop #delirium, yet most families have never heard the word.
We need to do much better in improving public awareness of delirium.
We need to do much better in improving public awareness of delirium.
November 18, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Shocking reality: 1 in 4 older hospital patients develop #delirium, yet most families have never heard the word.
We need to do much better in improving public awareness of delirium.
We need to do much better in improving public awareness of delirium.
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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This is a great summary of what's going on in particular sections of the news media. It's obvious that the only real issue that the tabloid media has with Zack Polanski's mouth is that he uses it to say that we should lift up people who are struggling instead of the rich.
Every personal attack.
Every attempt to distract or to divide.
It energises, strengthens and empowers our movement.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires. Join us.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Every attempt to distract or to divide.
It energises, strengthens and empowers our movement.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires. Join us.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The right can mock my teeth all it wants – it shows the Greens have struck a nerve | Zack Polanski
As a politician, I expect opposition and debate. But when it centres on personal insults, not policies, something else is going on, says the leader of the Green party, Zack Polanski
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
This is a great summary of what's going on in particular sections of the news media. It's obvious that the only real issue that the tabloid media has with Zack Polanski's mouth is that he uses it to say that we should lift up people who are struggling instead of the rich.
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As our days get colder, its crucial to recognise that more older people are at risk of health issues from cold homes. 60% of excessively cold homes are occupied by at least one person over the age of 55.16. This is unacceptable.
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
As our days get colder, its crucial to recognise that more older people are at risk of health issues from cold homes. 60% of excessively cold homes are occupied by at least one person over the age of 55.16. This is unacceptable.
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Our President, Dr Ian Higginson, responds to the findings of the corridor care report published by the APPG on Emergency Care, complied by RCEM.
Read his full response here: rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...
Read his full response here: rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...
November 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Our President, Dr Ian Higginson, responds to the findings of the corridor care report published by the APPG on Emergency Care, complied by RCEM.
Read his full response here: rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...
Read his full response here: rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...
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It's happening
November 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It's happening
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Removing barriers to vital thyroid hormone (L-T3) could improve outcomes - a blog by Mary Saunders, a patient with hypothyroidism, on the hub. www.pslhub.org/learn/commis... #MedSafetyWeek
Removing barriers to vital thyroid hormone (L-T3) could improve outcomes
Mary Saunders is a patient with hypothyroidism. In this blog she outlines her patient safety concerns relating to the restricted access of a synthetic hormone called L-T3. Mary calls for clarification...
www.pslhub.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Removing barriers to vital thyroid hormone (L-T3) could improve outcomes - a blog by Mary Saunders, a patient with hypothyroidism, on the hub. www.pslhub.org/learn/commis... #MedSafetyWeek
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
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“My brain was the enemy; it told me the nurses were killers.”
— Delirium survivor
Psychological care of delirium starts with reality anchoring: “You’re safe, you’re in hospital, I’m your nurse.”
— Delirium survivor
Psychological care of delirium starts with reality anchoring: “You’re safe, you’re in hospital, I’m your nurse.”
October 24, 2025 at 6:53 AM
“My brain was the enemy; it told me the nurses were killers.”
— Delirium survivor
Psychological care of delirium starts with reality anchoring: “You’re safe, you’re in hospital, I’m your nurse.”
— Delirium survivor
Psychological care of delirium starts with reality anchoring: “You’re safe, you’re in hospital, I’m your nurse.”
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RCP welcomes NHS England’s medical training review diagnostic report.
Urgent reform is needed: more flexibility, fewer bottlenecks, and better support for doctors.
Earlier this month, we shared our Next Gen Top 10 priorities for reform, shaped by resident doctors.
https://ow.ly/P4xW50XhwC4
Urgent reform is needed: more flexibility, fewer bottlenecks, and better support for doctors.
Earlier this month, we shared our Next Gen Top 10 priorities for reform, shaped by resident doctors.
https://ow.ly/P4xW50XhwC4
October 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
RCP welcomes NHS England’s medical training review diagnostic report.
Urgent reform is needed: more flexibility, fewer bottlenecks, and better support for doctors.
Earlier this month, we shared our Next Gen Top 10 priorities for reform, shaped by resident doctors.
https://ow.ly/P4xW50XhwC4
Urgent reform is needed: more flexibility, fewer bottlenecks, and better support for doctors.
Earlier this month, we shared our Next Gen Top 10 priorities for reform, shaped by resident doctors.
https://ow.ly/P4xW50XhwC4
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Social care, delayed discharge, death. What a sad coroner's case that sum up the systemic failure taking place across the NHS:
July 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Social care, delayed discharge, death. What a sad coroner's case that sum up the systemic failure taking place across the NHS:
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I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
- Albert Einstein
- Albert Einstein
June 13, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
- Albert Einstein
- Albert Einstein
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2025 breaking news: women’s pain should be treated
A major medical group now recommends pain-blocking treatments for IUD insertion and other procedures amid a growing recognition that women's pain should be treated.
Doctors urged to treat pain for IUD insertion and other procedures
A major medical group now recommends pain-blocking treatments for IUD insertion and other procedures amid a growing recognition that women's pain should be treated.
www.npr.org
May 21, 2025 at 1:36 AM
2025 breaking news: women’s pain should be treated