John Alcolado
@john-alcolado.bsky.social
Consultant Physician, medical education, interested in people and what they have to say
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The UK is facing a critical failure in medical workforce planning.
Thousands of doctors are trapped in a bottleneck, blocked from progressing due to a shortage of training posts.
This has been a crisis that was foreseeable and entirely preventable. www.ft.com/content/ddb5...
Thousands of doctors are trapped in a bottleneck, blocked from progressing due to a shortage of training posts.
This has been a crisis that was foreseeable and entirely preventable. www.ft.com/content/ddb5...
February 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The UK is facing a critical failure in medical workforce planning.
Thousands of doctors are trapped in a bottleneck, blocked from progressing due to a shortage of training posts.
This has been a crisis that was foreseeable and entirely preventable. www.ft.com/content/ddb5...
Thousands of doctors are trapped in a bottleneck, blocked from progressing due to a shortage of training posts.
This has been a crisis that was foreseeable and entirely preventable. www.ft.com/content/ddb5...
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Abstract Vs. Results
December 7, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Abstract Vs. Results
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Remember with increasing sample size, your averages become more reliable
The Ns justify the means
The Ns justify the means
December 7, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Remember with increasing sample size, your averages become more reliable
The Ns justify the means
The Ns justify the means
I remember discovering these when idly swapping between the 3 TV channels we had back in the day (by standing up and walking to the telly)…was immediately captivated…which shows I was probably a geek then, or that there was no internet….great to see them still going strong
Set your reminders for the 2024 Christmas Lectures, supported by CGI!
🗓️ 29, 30 and 31 December
📺 BBC Four and iPlayer
⏰9pm
In the series, Chris van Tulleken will explore the surprising science of food – from production to digestion.
More info: rigb.org/christmas-lectures/2024-christmas-lectures
🗓️ 29, 30 and 31 December
📺 BBC Four and iPlayer
⏰9pm
In the series, Chris van Tulleken will explore the surprising science of food – from production to digestion.
More info: rigb.org/christmas-lectures/2024-christmas-lectures
December 8, 2024 at 4:46 PM
I remember discovering these when idly swapping between the 3 TV channels we had back in the day (by standing up and walking to the telly)…was immediately captivated…which shows I was probably a geek then, or that there was no internet….great to see them still going strong
Perfect opportunity for some ex-medical students to have a go at injecting some milk of amnesia to members of the public….
Oh yeah. Forgot to mention it. I’ve got some ICU-Anaesthetic consultant posts out at the moment. Look it up on NHS Jobs.
Feel free to apply if you are eligible; or if you’re not, just have a punt anyway.
Feel free to apply if you are eligible; or if you’re not, just have a punt anyway.
November 29, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Perfect opportunity for some ex-medical students to have a go at injecting some milk of amnesia to members of the public….
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Many teams are using the excellent “Clinical Frailty Scale” developed by the wonderful @krockdoc.bsky.social.
(Often referred to as “the one with the pictures”!)
BUT it needs to be used properly, so I was pleased to see this infographic with some top tips on how to do that.
#MedSky
#GeriSky
#EOLC
(Often referred to as “the one with the pictures”!)
BUT it needs to be used properly, so I was pleased to see this infographic with some top tips on how to do that.
#MedSky
#GeriSky
#EOLC
November 28, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Many teams are using the excellent “Clinical Frailty Scale” developed by the wonderful @krockdoc.bsky.social.
(Often referred to as “the one with the pictures”!)
BUT it needs to be used properly, so I was pleased to see this infographic with some top tips on how to do that.
#MedSky
#GeriSky
#EOLC
(Often referred to as “the one with the pictures”!)
BUT it needs to be used properly, so I was pleased to see this infographic with some top tips on how to do that.
#MedSky
#GeriSky
#EOLC
I’m reminded of a post from elsewhere (anonymised below)…over 2 years old now and things are getting worse rather than better. The new Lost Tribe is becoming an abandoned army and we can’t afford for them to march away from the NHS and UK
November 28, 2024 at 12:40 PM
I’m reminded of a post from elsewhere (anonymised below)…over 2 years old now and things are getting worse rather than better. The new Lost Tribe is becoming an abandoned army and we can’t afford for them to march away from the NHS and UK
In 2010 the GMC took over PMETB, the body that oversaw Postgrad med training. PMETB itself had taken over responsibility from Royal Colleges (Specialist Training Authority). How have things gone since? Should Royal Colleges make bid to seize back control of training regulation? Opinions?
November 25, 2024 at 8:48 PM
In 2010 the GMC took over PMETB, the body that oversaw Postgrad med training. PMETB itself had taken over responsibility from Royal Colleges (Specialist Training Authority). How have things gone since? Should Royal Colleges make bid to seize back control of training regulation? Opinions?
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And that's a wrap on @adamgordon1978.bsky.social's presidency at @gerisoc.bsky.social as he hands the chain of office to @jkdhesi.bsky.social. #BGSconf
November 22, 2024 at 1:42 PM
And that's a wrap on @adamgordon1978.bsky.social's presidency at @gerisoc.bsky.social as he hands the chain of office to @jkdhesi.bsky.social. #BGSconf
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Bluesky is relatively tiny vs other platforms, surpassing 20M users yesterday, but it looks like the healthcare community is hitting critical mass and starting to boom
Looks like the 'Sky' hashtags are catching on #MedSky #NephSky #EMSky #PharmSky #IDSky #PedsSky #OncSky
www.npr.org/2024/11/19/g...
Looks like the 'Sky' hashtags are catching on #MedSky #NephSky #EMSky #PharmSky #IDSky #PedsSky #OncSky
www.npr.org/2024/11/19/g...
November 20, 2024 at 3:08 PM
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Hi PsychSky! 👋
What better way to kick off than to tell you all about my first first-author paper, just published in Molecular Psychiatry.
Read the full text: rdcu.be/d0BMX
Here, we set out to resolve a surprisingly fundamental debate: do our brains continue to make new neurons throughout life? 🧵
What better way to kick off than to tell you all about my first first-author paper, just published in Molecular Psychiatry.
Read the full text: rdcu.be/d0BMX
Here, we set out to resolve a surprisingly fundamental debate: do our brains continue to make new neurons throughout life? 🧵
Hippocampal neurogenesis in adult primates: a systematic review
Molecular Psychiatry - Hippocampal neurogenesis in adult primates: a systematic review
rdcu.be
November 19, 2024 at 8:06 AM
Hi PsychSky! 👋
What better way to kick off than to tell you all about my first first-author paper, just published in Molecular Psychiatry.
Read the full text: rdcu.be/d0BMX
Here, we set out to resolve a surprisingly fundamental debate: do our brains continue to make new neurons throughout life? 🧵
What better way to kick off than to tell you all about my first first-author paper, just published in Molecular Psychiatry.
Read the full text: rdcu.be/d0BMX
Here, we set out to resolve a surprisingly fundamental debate: do our brains continue to make new neurons throughout life? 🧵
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Dear followers,
If you can help... LIKE and REPOST.
Many thanks!
#PalliativeCare #HAPM #HPM #HAPC #Hospice
If you can help... LIKE and REPOST.
Many thanks!
#PalliativeCare #HAPM #HPM #HAPC #Hospice
November 17, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Dear followers,
If you can help... LIKE and REPOST.
Many thanks!
#PalliativeCare #HAPM #HPM #HAPC #Hospice
If you can help... LIKE and REPOST.
Many thanks!
#PalliativeCare #HAPM #HPM #HAPC #Hospice
It’s time. Please consider standing #rcp_freshstart #time4change
November 11, 2024 at 6:38 AM
It’s time. Please consider standing #rcp_freshstart #time4change
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BREAKING
Our new paper: Independent Inquiry finds serious governance failures at RCP London. Read this and weep.
www.bmj.com/content/386/...
Our new paper: Independent Inquiry finds serious governance failures at RCP London. Read this and weep.
www.bmj.com/content/386/...
Independent inquiry finds serious governance failures at the Royal College of Physicians of London
> “… a range of collective failures in leadership” (page 3)
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> “… a clear lack of accountability and due process.” (page 4)
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> “[T]here is a pervasive lack of trust and confidence in the College’s...
www.bmj.com
September 10, 2024 at 2:14 PM
BREAKING
Our new paper: Independent Inquiry finds serious governance failures at RCP London. Read this and weep.
www.bmj.com/content/386/...
Our new paper: Independent Inquiry finds serious governance failures at RCP London. Read this and weep.
www.bmj.com/content/386/...
A huge loss for Derby and Nottingham but great appointment for North East London and QMUL. I’m sure @adamgordon1978.bsky.social won’t become a stranger to his friends and colleagues in the Midlands
Really excited to be able to share the news that @adamgordon1978.bsky.social Liz Salpson and Hamish Simpson will be joining us at Whipps Cross Hospital in the Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing
acha.qmul.ac.uk/news/three-r...
acha.qmul.ac.uk/news/three-r...
Three Renowned Professors Appointed to Lead ACHA - Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing
Professors Adam Gordon MBE, Liz Sampson, and Hamish Simpson have been appointed as Professorial Chairs for the Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing (ACHA).
acha.qmul.ac.uk
August 30, 2024 at 4:17 PM
A huge loss for Derby and Nottingham but great appointment for North East London and QMUL. I’m sure @adamgordon1978.bsky.social won’t become a stranger to his friends and colleagues in the Midlands
Whilst the country debates assisted dying again, our hospices face a funding crisis. Evidence is that fears about lack of good palliative care are driver for considering euthanasia or assisted dying. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hospices hit by funding crisis
Five hospices caring for terminally ill people say they must cut staff because of financial pressures.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 30, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Whilst the country debates assisted dying again, our hospices face a funding crisis. Evidence is that fears about lack of good palliative care are driver for considering euthanasia or assisted dying. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why do some places charge more for a large tea than a small or regular tea when it is literally the same tea bag but with just a bit more hot water?
August 27, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Why do some places charge more for a large tea than a small or regular tea when it is literally the same tea bag but with just a bit more hot water?
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Really interesting how cancer has replaced cardiovascular diseases as the leading cause of death in several rich countries. Decline in smoking, use of statins and better diagnosis all probably play their part
ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
August 23, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Really interesting how cancer has replaced cardiovascular diseases as the leading cause of death in several rich countries. Decline in smoking, use of statins and better diagnosis all probably play their part
ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
Our “new” FY1s at the Royal Derby Hospital aren’t that “new” anymore and have settled in just great…grateful for all their input during their first NHS bank holiday weekend as doctors…It was a lot busier than my first one 38 years ago!
August 27, 2024 at 6:31 AM
Our “new” FY1s at the Royal Derby Hospital aren’t that “new” anymore and have settled in just great…grateful for all their input during their first NHS bank holiday weekend as doctors…It was a lot busier than my first one 38 years ago!
What is the maximum number of programmed activities (PAs) that people on here think are reasonable for a hospital doctor to have in their job plans or their total number of jobs combined?….when do you worry they can’t be being delivered efficiently and/or healthily for the doctor ?
August 27, 2024 at 6:21 AM
What is the maximum number of programmed activities (PAs) that people on here think are reasonable for a hospital doctor to have in their job plans or their total number of jobs combined?….when do you worry they can’t be being delivered efficiently and/or healthily for the doctor ?
