Nicky Lau
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Nicky Lau
@nickylau.bsky.social
Doctor, Anaesthetist
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🌙 #EidMubarak!

Wishing everyone celebrating a joyful and blessed Eid as-Fitr.

#TeamKings #EidalFitr
March 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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🏳️‍🌈 Angela Helleur, Site Chief Executive for PRUH and South Sites at King’s, features in the #MyRainbowBadgePledge for #LGBTHM.

💬 "I will also use my voice at the King’s Trust Board as a Champion for the LGBTQ+ community and use every opportunity to improve services for LGBTQ+ people."

#TeamKings
February 17, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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#ICYMI - This month, we opened a new #sensoryroom for young patients at our Dental Institute.

Thanks to King's College Hospital Charity's funding, this calm space will transform the experience for young patients who may find #dental visits overwhelming.

#SouthwarkNews ➡️ tinyurl.com/dpnn7z35
New sensory room opens at King’s College Hospital Dental Institute
A new sensory room with bubble mirrors and interactive lights has opened in the dental institute at King’s College Hospital,
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February 18, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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#Newsnight - England’s Health Secretary Wes Streeting live in the studio 1030pm

We report from King’s College Hospital where mental health patients waited over 70 hours for a bed, & nurses told us abt being assaulted

We also saw how AI is helping spot cancers

BBCiPlayer BBC 2
February 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Luke attended one of our summer schools in 2008, went on to get his degree in medicine, and is now close to finishing his training as an anaesthetist 💉

Read about his journey from a state-school student in South Wales to becoming a qualified doctor ⤵️
Luke Edwards - The Sutton Trust
Luke took part in our Summer School programme back in 2008, focusing on Medicine as a subject. Luke graduated from university as...
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January 31, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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I've been trying to support some folks who have been "clinical fellows" for years, onto the appropriate SAS contract.

Honestly, at what stage did we decide to accept that the nationally negotiated contract for the work done should be optional?

This is exploitative as hell.
February 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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🏳️‍🌈 This #LGBTHistoryMonth, we are celebrating diversity and inclusion through our staff #RainbowBadge Pledges.

Our first pledge features John Hodson, Junior Charge Nurse at King's, who is committed to creating a safe hospital space for everyone.

More ➡️ tinyurl.com/mwub5fhx

#MyRainbowBadgePledge
February 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Doctors in this country are in crisis.

Many are leaving the profession, retiring too soon or emigrating.

In the interest of our NHS and patient safety, we must look after the welfare of doctors.
January 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Keyoumars Ashkan MBE, Prof of #Neurosurgery at King’s, spoke to BBC Radio London about neurosurgery, including #KeyholeSurgery, #RadiationTherapy, #BrainSurgery, #AI and more.

🔊 Listen on #BBC Sounds from 1.42.27 ➡️ tinyurl.com/zhhm2duy

#TeamKings
January 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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This week, Sarah Woolnough appeared on the @nhsconfed.bsky.social podcast to talk about the NHS's ten-year health plan. She spoke about shifting the narrative on prevention and moving care close to home. Listen to the episode in full wherever you get your podcasts!
January 16, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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The UK's first legal drug consumption room opens in Glasgow today - "a significant, if contested, moment for British drugs policy".
The UK's first legal drug consumption room
'Potentially transformative moment in UK drugs policy' as The Thistle opens in Glasgow
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January 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Anaesthetic management of pregnancy in patients living with cancer

@bsharif @Melanie_Nana1 @rjharrison79 @queenielokwan @YavorRM

#AnSky #MedSky #OncSky #ObSky

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January 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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The Association of Anaesthetists have published new guidelines on blood components & their alternatives!

Tranexamic acid has been proven to ⬇️ bleeding in most surgical settings.

But what dose of TXA should you use in different clinical contexts?

#AnSky #MedSky #HaemSky

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January 13, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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🤿 A big thank you to keynote speaker Chris Lemons for kicking off WSM 2025 with his fascinating story of survival at the bottom of the North Sea

#WSM2025
January 9, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Beautiful day for #wsm2025
January 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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“In London, everyone is different. But that means anyone can fit in.”

Beautifully put. Thank you, Paddington. ❤️
January 1, 2025 at 2:33 AM