Helen Salisbury
@helensalisbury.bsky.social
GP, medical educator, writer (BMJ columnist, Dr Helen in 'Take a Break') Independent SAGE, BMA Council.
I was given a tiny seedling in June. It has grown to a mighty 5 foot plant. And eventually produced its first flowers in November.
November 8, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I was given a tiny seedling in June. It has grown to a mighty 5 foot plant. And eventually produced its first flowers in November.
My thoughts on job advisers in GP surgeries. As you might guess, I'm not a fan.
Will make anxious patients worse. How about incentivising employers instead of telling patients to try harder.
Will make anxious patients worse. How about incentivising employers instead of telling patients to try harder.
October 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
My thoughts on job advisers in GP surgeries. As you might guess, I'm not a fan.
Will make anxious patients worse. How about incentivising employers instead of telling patients to try harder.
Will make anxious patients worse. How about incentivising employers instead of telling patients to try harder.
Rather proud of my latest knit (for a newly arrived great niece)
October 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Rather proud of my latest knit (for a newly arrived great niece)
Bonus late dahlia on our patio.
September 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Bonus late dahlia on our patio.
St Giles' Fair
There are terrifying rides that swing you (definitely not me) 30 metres up and inches from historic buildings.
I prefer the 'up and down horses' but mostly I love people watching and seeing the city transformed
There are terrifying rides that swing you (definitely not me) 30 metres up and inches from historic buildings.
I prefer the 'up and down horses' but mostly I love people watching and seeing the city transformed
September 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
St Giles' Fair
There are terrifying rides that swing you (definitely not me) 30 metres up and inches from historic buildings.
I prefer the 'up and down horses' but mostly I love people watching and seeing the city transformed
There are terrifying rides that swing you (definitely not me) 30 metres up and inches from historic buildings.
I prefer the 'up and down horses' but mostly I love people watching and seeing the city transformed
Fiona Godlee (previous editor of the BMJ) being arrested yesterday for her support for Palestine.
She is a good and brave woman with a record of being on the right side of history.
She is a good and brave woman with a record of being on the right side of history.
September 7, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Fiona Godlee (previous editor of the BMJ) being arrested yesterday for her support for Palestine.
She is a good and brave woman with a record of being on the right side of history.
She is a good and brave woman with a record of being on the right side of history.
Banging pots and pans at Carfax. We can go home and fill them - Gazan pans are empty and our govt is complicit
July 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Banging pots and pans at Carfax. We can go home and fill them - Gazan pans are empty and our govt is complicit
Noisy protest in Oxford now. End the genocide
July 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Noisy protest in Oxford now. End the genocide
What three words for the Royal College of Physicians in a meeting of their fellows.
Suggests they gave some way to go to rescue a tarnished reputation
Suggests they gave some way to go to rescue a tarnished reputation
July 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
What three words for the Royal College of Physicians in a meeting of their fellows.
Suggests they gave some way to go to rescue a tarnished reputation
Suggests they gave some way to go to rescue a tarnished reputation
Just had the best night out: Cardiff Gay Men's Chorus 'Your Disco Needs You' at the Tramshed
June 27, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Just had the best night out: Cardiff Gay Men's Chorus 'Your Disco Needs You' at the Tramshed
Just been to a banger of a concert in B'ham
June 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Just been to a banger of a concert in B'ham
Sleepsuit and hat knitted for a newborn friend.
June 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Sleepsuit and hat knitted for a newborn friend.
Have a fantastic day - we walked there and fell in love with it.
June 7, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Have a fantastic day - we walked there and fell in love with it.
At the lovely Larry Sanders' 90th today - what a life well lived and still more to come. Bernie Sanders' big brother's birthday bash.
May 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
At the lovely Larry Sanders' 90th today - what a life well lived and still more to come. Bernie Sanders' big brother's birthday bash.
Having a break in West Wales. Bliss.
May 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Having a break in West Wales. Bliss.
NHS spreading confusion here. How is the general public supposed to know whether they have seen a doctor? And the call for a defined scope of practice has been resisted by the GMC.
March 20, 2025 at 9:48 AM
NHS spreading confusion here. How is the general public supposed to know whether they have seen a doctor? And the call for a defined scope of practice has been resisted by the GMC.
Good news - commitment to a substantive new GP contract in this parliament and to continue the partnership model of GP practice
March 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Good news - commitment to a substantive new GP contract in this parliament and to continue the partnership model of GP practice
There are so many more important things I should be doing - but is time spent knitting a frog for a small friend ever wasted?
March 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
There are so many more important things I should be doing - but is time spent knitting a frog for a small friend ever wasted?
You have to zoom in
March 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
You have to zoom in
There isn't here either
March 6, 2025 at 11:42 AM
There isn't here either
If you need a dose of escapism, try this slow and joyful tale of coming-of-age and the coming of electricity to a village in the far West of Ireland in the 1950s.
February 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
If you need a dose of escapism, try this slow and joyful tale of coming-of-age and the coming of electricity to a village in the far West of Ireland in the 1950s.
And possibly the first
February 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
And possibly the first
And here's one you made earlier
February 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
And here's one you made earlier
My latest knit - a Kate Davies pattern that was a lot of work but the recipient is definitely worth it
January 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
My latest knit - a Kate Davies pattern that was a lot of work but the recipient is definitely worth it