Nick Scriven
@nickscr1.bsky.social
Acute Medicine consultant, NHS regional advisor (SDEC), Norwich City fan (exiled in Yorkshire)
Let's see how quickly this goes tomorrow at work (Mary Berry recipe)
October 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Let's see how quickly this goes tomorrow at work (Mary Berry recipe)
@acutemedicine.bsky.social #SAMManchester worrying stat , 71% of AIM registrars say they feel their specialty not valued above GIM by others, how do we change this?
September 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
@acutemedicine.bsky.social #SAMManchester worrying stat , 71% of AIM registrars say they feel their specialty not valued above GIM by others, how do we change this?
Great gig last night at Halifax Piece Hall, Texas as great as ever
July 26, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Great gig last night at Halifax Piece Hall, Texas as great as ever
Long weekend in Prague in getting v v wet at @brucespringsteen.net concert!!!
June 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Long weekend in Prague in getting v v wet at @brucespringsteen.net concert!!!
#samonthecam Cardiology Pearl - DON'T give adenosine to tachycardia "to see if helps" (aka diagnostic test) - you will almost certainly end up "doing bad stuff"
May 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
#samonthecam Cardiology Pearl - DON'T give adenosine to tachycardia "to see if helps" (aka diagnostic test) - you will almost certainly end up "doing bad stuff"
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I read this curled into a ball of horror, but it's WELL worth reading.
www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...
www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...
Seven things A&E doctors wish you’d avoid doing at home
Don’t slice an avocado in a hurry or mow the lawn in your flip-flops - doctors reveal the worst accidents they’ve seen working in emergency
www.telegraph.co.uk
April 18, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I read this curled into a ball of horror, but it's WELL worth reading.
www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...
www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...
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BIG Whoop.
Pertussis cases are up 1500% since 2021 due to declining vaccinations & there were at least a dozen deaths in the US last year.
Over 700 cases & multiple measles deaths already this year.
These are preventable diseases that no one should get let alone die from.
Over 700 cases & multiple measles deaths already this year.
These are preventable diseases that no one should get let alone die from.
April 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
BIG Whoop.
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“Sure, it will be compatible with any modern IT kit” falls down fast when it meets NHS infrastructure.
For those not fully aware of NHS finances, you will have seen the austerity of the last 14 years. Where do you think they start first each year? Tech and support spending.
For those not fully aware of NHS finances, you will have seen the austerity of the last 14 years. Where do you think they start first each year? Tech and support spending.
Ah hello Overblown AI Promises, please meet Reality 🤝
I'm sure you'll get along famously
I'm sure you'll get along famously
Government AI roll-outs threatened by outdated IT systems
Public accounts committee also flags ‘persistent digital skills shortages’ and uncompetitive civil service pay rates
www.theguardian.com
March 26, 2025 at 8:36 AM
“Sure, it will be compatible with any modern IT kit” falls down fast when it meets NHS infrastructure.
For those not fully aware of NHS finances, you will have seen the austerity of the last 14 years. Where do you think they start first each year? Tech and support spending.
For those not fully aware of NHS finances, you will have seen the austerity of the last 14 years. Where do you think they start first each year? Tech and support spending.
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Serious question: Can somebody explain to me why the Signal boys loathe Europe so much? Exasperation with longstanding European refusal to spend more on defence really is not enough to explain this degree of hostility. What’s so bad about Europe? Too snobby? An obstacle to their libertarian dreams?
March 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Serious question: Can somebody explain to me why the Signal boys loathe Europe so much? Exasperation with longstanding European refusal to spend more on defence really is not enough to explain this degree of hostility. What’s so bad about Europe? Too snobby? An obstacle to their libertarian dreams?
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"Success will depend on how this massive change is managed and on creating a workable future relationship between ministers and NHS organisations."
Nigel Crisp discusses the risks and opportunities of abolishing NHS England
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Nigel Crisp discusses the risks and opportunities of abolishing NHS England
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
March 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"Success will depend on how this massive change is managed and on creating a workable future relationship between ministers and NHS organisations."
Nigel Crisp discusses the risks and opportunities of abolishing NHS England
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Nigel Crisp discusses the risks and opportunities of abolishing NHS England
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
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Here we go again...
“The end of NHS England [...] 'reform' is one of the trickiest words in the political lexicon..." Read more 👇
@imcdermott.bsky.social @drdon.bsky.social @kathcheckland.bsky.social @benwealthy.bsky.social @richardbody.bsky.social @surin75.bsky.social @cath-lewis.bsky.social
“The end of NHS England [...] 'reform' is one of the trickiest words in the political lexicon..." Read more 👇
@imcdermott.bsky.social @drdon.bsky.social @kathcheckland.bsky.social @benwealthy.bsky.social @richardbody.bsky.social @surin75.bsky.social @cath-lewis.bsky.social
The government's promised to reform the NHS, but “reform” is one of the trickiest words in the political lexicon.
It "usually just means cuts, and when done in a hurry there’s a risk of unintended consequences."
@helensalisbury.bsky.social on the end of NHS England
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
It "usually just means cuts, and when done in a hurry there’s a risk of unintended consequences."
@helensalisbury.bsky.social on the end of NHS England
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
March 17, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Here we go again...
“The end of NHS England [...] 'reform' is one of the trickiest words in the political lexicon..." Read more 👇
@imcdermott.bsky.social @drdon.bsky.social @kathcheckland.bsky.social @benwealthy.bsky.social @richardbody.bsky.social @surin75.bsky.social @cath-lewis.bsky.social
“The end of NHS England [...] 'reform' is one of the trickiest words in the political lexicon..." Read more 👇
@imcdermott.bsky.social @drdon.bsky.social @kathcheckland.bsky.social @benwealthy.bsky.social @richardbody.bsky.social @surin75.bsky.social @cath-lewis.bsky.social
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The government's promised to reform the NHS, but “reform” is one of the trickiest words in the political lexicon.
It "usually just means cuts, and when done in a hurry there’s a risk of unintended consequences."
@helensalisbury.bsky.social on the end of NHS England
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
It "usually just means cuts, and when done in a hurry there’s a risk of unintended consequences."
@helensalisbury.bsky.social on the end of NHS England
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
March 17, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The government's promised to reform the NHS, but “reform” is one of the trickiest words in the political lexicon.
It "usually just means cuts, and when done in a hurry there’s a risk of unintended consequences."
@helensalisbury.bsky.social on the end of NHS England
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
It "usually just means cuts, and when done in a hurry there’s a risk of unintended consequences."
@helensalisbury.bsky.social on the end of NHS England
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
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This is really important in the context of NHS budgets being cut across the hospital sector...many hospitals are short of the nurses needed to provide safe care: www.channel4.com/news/factche...
FactCheck reveals: England’s missing nurses
These are the secret NHS files you weren’t supposed to see.
www.channel4.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:40 AM
This is really important in the context of NHS budgets being cut across the hospital sector...many hospitals are short of the nurses needed to provide safe care: www.channel4.com/news/factche...
Very good read!!
The reshaping of NHS national bodies has only just started. How will it finish?
Following the announcement that NHS England is to be abolished, Siva Anandaciva considers the implications and why at the moment there are more questions than answers.
www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
Following the announcement that NHS England is to be abolished, Siva Anandaciva considers the implications and why at the moment there are more questions than answers.
www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
The Reshaping Of NHS National Bodies Has Only Just Started. How Will It Finish? | The King's Fund
Following the announcement that NHS England is to be abolished, Siva Anandaciva considers the implications and why at the moment there are more questions than answers.
www.kingsfund.org.uk
March 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Very good read!!
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"Let everyone get measles so they will get immunity" (if they survive) is the same logic as "invade Canada to increase their security against invasion".
March 14, 2025 at 11:17 AM
"Let everyone get measles so they will get immunity" (if they survive) is the same logic as "invade Canada to increase their security against invasion".
Please spend a second thinking of the thousands who work for nhse about to be unemployed. They don't deserve to be vilified @wesstreeting. The state of the NHS is not their fault. Please don't use them as a political punchbag. #nhse
March 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Please spend a second thinking of the thousands who work for nhse about to be unemployed. They don't deserve to be vilified @wesstreeting. The state of the NHS is not their fault. Please don't use them as a political punchbag. #nhse
March 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Please spend a second thinking of the thousands who work for nhse about to be unemployed. They don't deserve to be vilified @wesstreeting. The state of the NHS is not their fault. Please don't use them as a political punchbag. #nhse
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At Heathrow, back in UK for a few days. It feels like a homecoming. I feel physically and mentally lighter, at a distance from the toxic environment in Washington. I didn’t realize how much it was affecting me. O/c, the issues haven’t gone away, but it honestly feels different here. Let me explain 🧵
March 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
At Heathrow, back in UK for a few days. It feels like a homecoming. I feel physically and mentally lighter, at a distance from the toxic environment in Washington. I didn’t realize how much it was affecting me. O/c, the issues haven’t gone away, but it honestly feels different here. Let me explain 🧵
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With the NHS under pressure, there is a focus on tech to potentially free up time.
Our new analysis explores when health technologies have had no or negative impact on staff time and looks at why ⬇️
buff.ly/4kivGOy
Our new analysis explores when health technologies have had no or negative impact on staff time and looks at why ⬇️
buff.ly/4kivGOy
Tech to save time: how the NHS can realise the benefits
This analysis investigates the challenges of using tech to free up time and provides recommendations to better realise the benefits of health care technologies.
buff.ly
March 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
With the NHS under pressure, there is a focus on tech to potentially free up time.
Our new analysis explores when health technologies have had no or negative impact on staff time and looks at why ⬇️
buff.ly/4kivGOy
Our new analysis explores when health technologies have had no or negative impact on staff time and looks at why ⬇️
buff.ly/4kivGOy
Rhetorical question I presume. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Keir Starmer faces decision about who he can trust after White House horror show, writes Laura Kuenssberg
Starmer is confronting difficult dilemmas after Zelensky and Trump's showdown, writes Laura Kuenssberg.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Rhetorical question I presume. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
No second state visit for Trump
This is UNBELIEVABLE. Keir Starmer has just handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and I was so outraged when I he...
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
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Beyond belief. Is this really the man we’re going to fawn over with a State Visit? It’s time for our PM to pick a side
Jesus, Trump and JD Vance playing bad cop-bad cop with Zelensky is stomach churning here.
February 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Beyond belief. Is this really the man we’re going to fawn over with a State Visit? It’s time for our PM to pick a side