@maherjane
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@maherjane
@maherjane.bsky.social
Retired Oncologist, previously NHS leadership stuff, CMO Macmillan cancer support, NED at NHS Hospital . Holding on to hope for NHS (by a thread) #notmycat #lateonsetrockchick #cancerSurvivorship
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Please know that NHS doctors & nurses like me would never urge you to do something that could endanger your child.

Really reliable NHS info on vaccines can be found here.

Please read, it’s excellent. (2/3)

nhs.uk/vaccinations/
nhs.uk
July 13, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I learned American history through Batman and superman comics
June 12, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Don’t forget radiation induced brachialplexopathy
May 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Went there a few weeks ago - wonderful
May 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Several Popes have been very supportive of the concept of palliative care but perhaps less so the personal application during their own illnesses . Recognising when palliative care can help (eg sick enough to die ) even though active treatment continuing #palliative
February 25, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Yes, I was asking this question a few days ago, hoping that he’s getting relevant support from a geriatrician or similar physician, not just people tasked with keeping him alive at all costs.

(Good palliative care can as we know actually prolong life rather than shorten it…)
February 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
But I wonder if he would see it’s value for himself ?
February 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Great piece in The BMJ @bmj.com about our OpenSAFELY platform granting unprecedented secure, transparent, efficient access to whole population GP data for analysts in collaboration with NHS England @england.nhs.uk
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
February 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
But previous popes have been quite resistant to palliative care which I always found curious
February 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM