Prof Raymond Agius
@profraymondagius.bsky.social
Professor Emeritus: Occ. & Env. Medicine (Univ. of Manchester). Doctor ex 40 yrs NHS. British Medical Association Council Member. #COVIDisAirborne. #ProEU 🇪🇺 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇮🇹🇲🇹🇪🇦 polyglot. Xited (was @ProfEmer on X)
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A better approach to mitigate the risk of airborne infections in workplaces
Although the worst of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic appears to be over, the burden of airborne infection in workplaces remains unacceptably high, l
doi.org
Bluesky is now my preferred platform for posts. My latest Editorial: “A better approach to mitigate the risk of airborne infections in workplaces“
doi.org/10.1093/occm...
TL;DR A ‘let them rip’ attitude towards the mitigation of the risk of common airborne infections in the workplace is unacceptable
doi.org/10.1093/occm...
TL;DR A ‘let them rip’ attitude towards the mitigation of the risk of common airborne infections in the workplace is unacceptable
UK Govt has been sitting on the recommendations, from the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council about Covid in Health Care Workers, for more than 3 years !
Health and care workers worked tirelessly throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to care for their patients, yet many were not adequately protected.
Together with the @rcn.org.uk we are calling on the UK Government to take a first step in recognising Long COVID as an occupational disease.
Together with the @rcn.org.uk we are calling on the UK Government to take a first step in recognising Long COVID as an occupational disease.
November 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
UK Govt has been sitting on the recommendations, from the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council about Covid in Health Care Workers, for more than 3 years !
Good qualitative study on long covid in health care workers to complement the quantitative studies.
Al-Oraibi, Tarrant, Woolfet al. The impact of #LongCovid on #UK #healthcare #workers and their workplace: a qualitative study of healthcare workers with LC, their families, colleagues & managers. bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
The impact of long COVID on UK healthcare workers and their workplace: a qualitative study of healthcare workers with long COVID, their families, colleagues and managers - BMC Health Services Research
Background Healthcare workers (HCWs) have been particularly impacted by long COVID, with negative effects on their work patterns and wellbeing. The aim of this study was to explore the intersection be...
bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com
April 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Good qualitative study on long covid in health care workers to complement the quantitative studies.
" A better approach to mitigate the risk of airborne infections in workplaces " - This Editorial I wrote and posted about last year has now appeared in the printed version of the journal. doi.org/10.1093/occm...
A better approach to mitigate the risk of airborne infections in workplaces
Although the worst of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic appears to be over, the burden of airborne infection in workplaces remains unacceptably high, l
doi.org
April 8, 2025 at 7:56 AM
" A better approach to mitigate the risk of airborne infections in workplaces " - This Editorial I wrote and posted about last year has now appeared in the printed version of the journal. doi.org/10.1093/occm...
This is catastrophic. I (successfully) sat the MRCP(UK) exams in 1979 & would have been devastated had I been told "sorry - we made a mistake & gave you the wrong result". Physicians & the public await a more detailed account of the reasons for this "error" & what the Federation is doing about it
An error made by the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK has left 222 doctors with incorrect MRCP(UK) exam results.
BMA chair, Dr Phil Banfield calls this catastrophic, demanding an urgent investigation & support for affected doctors.
bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
BMA chair, Dr Phil Banfield calls this catastrophic, demanding an urgent investigation & support for affected doctors.
bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
February 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This is catastrophic. I (successfully) sat the MRCP(UK) exams in 1979 & would have been devastated had I been told "sorry - we made a mistake & gave you the wrong result". Physicians & the public await a more detailed account of the reasons for this "error" & what the Federation is doing about it
With better prevention especially control measures in workplaces (eg ventilation & respiratory protection), so many sequelae of Covid could have been prevented. www.context.news/socioeconomi...
February 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
With better prevention especially control measures in workplaces (eg ventilation & respiratory protection), so many sequelae of Covid could have been prevented. www.context.news/socioeconomi...
"Healthcare workers should get covid-19 vaccinations": my @bmj.com letter prompted by the Joint Committee on Vaccination & Immunisation Statement on covid-19 which made no recommendation on vaccination for healthcare workers
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
January 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"Healthcare workers should get covid-19 vaccinations": my @bmj.com letter prompted by the Joint Committee on Vaccination & Immunisation Statement on covid-19 which made no recommendation on vaccination for healthcare workers
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Will the UK emergency pandemic exercise involve running & testing ventilation / filtration, & deployment of respirators for health & social care workers & susceptible people? www.bbc.com/news/article...
Government to lead UK emergency pandemic exercise in autumn
The stress test will involve thousands of people to help the UK prepare for potential future threats.
www.bbc.com
January 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Will the UK emergency pandemic exercise involve running & testing ventilation / filtration, & deployment of respirators for health & social care workers & susceptible people? www.bbc.com/news/article...
5 years after covid-19 hit us,& after spending £billions on personal protective equipment, health care workers are still not given respirators as protection against aerosols of influenza or other viruses. Instead surgical masks are worn as fig leaves. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hospitals in the west reintroduce masks after rise in flu cases
Health chiefs have urged people with colds or coughs not to visit loved ones in the hospital.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
5 years after covid-19 hit us,& after spending £billions on personal protective equipment, health care workers are still not given respirators as protection against aerosols of influenza or other viruses. Instead surgical masks are worn as fig leaves. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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COVID lead with the BMA, @profraymondagius.bsky.social, said the delays were inexcusable.
"The government had a moral duty to look after people who put their lives at risk for us all, and I think time may prove it had a legal duty as well."
"The government had a moral duty to look after people who put their lives at risk for us all, and I think time may prove it had a legal duty as well."
December 10, 2024 at 5:02 PM
COVID lead with the BMA, @profraymondagius.bsky.social, said the delays were inexcusable.
"The government had a moral duty to look after people who put their lives at risk for us all, and I think time may prove it had a legal duty as well."
"The government had a moral duty to look after people who put their lives at risk for us all, and I think time may prove it had a legal duty as well."
"UK doctors and nurses with long COVID to sue for compensation" just published in "Context" (part of @reuters.com ).
Quotes from @the-bma.bsky.social
www.context.news/socioeconomi...
Quotes from @the-bma.bsky.social
www.context.news/socioeconomi...
UK doctors and nurses with long COVID to sue for compensation | Context
Health workers who fell ill on COVID pandemic frontline sue employers as they battle life-changing disabilities
www.context.news
December 10, 2024 at 3:54 PM
"UK doctors and nurses with long COVID to sue for compensation" just published in "Context" (part of @reuters.com ).
Quotes from @the-bma.bsky.social
www.context.news/socioeconomi...
Quotes from @the-bma.bsky.social
www.context.news/socioeconomi...
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December 10, 2024 at 8:25 AM
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December 8, 2024 at 9:08 AM
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Since @altmetric.com is tracking Bluesky posts, I'm reposting about this article of mine on "Prevention of COVID-19 in workers: preparation, precaution, and protection"
"Prevention of COVID-19 in workers: preparation, precaution, and protection"
This article is based on a couple of the lectures I gave during the pandemic. Link is hereunder. TL;DR or if you can't access, I shall *try* to write a thread of some of the salient points...
doi.org/10.1093/annw...
This article is based on a couple of the lectures I gave during the pandemic. Link is hereunder. TL;DR or if you can't access, I shall *try* to write a thread of some of the salient points...
doi.org/10.1093/annw...
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December 6, 2024 at 11:04 PM
Since @altmetric.com is tracking Bluesky posts, I'm reposting about this article of mine on "Prevention of COVID-19 in workers: preparation, precaution, and protection"
Reposted by Prof Raymond Agius
Thanks to Baroness Bennett for yesterday’s useful debate on the review into PAs and AAs.
As highlighted here the BMA’s scope of practice should be implemented to protect patient safety in the interim.
As highlighted here the BMA’s scope of practice should be implemented to protect patient safety in the interim.
December 6, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Thanks to Baroness Bennett for yesterday’s useful debate on the review into PAs and AAs.
As highlighted here the BMA’s scope of practice should be implemented to protect patient safety in the interim.
As highlighted here the BMA’s scope of practice should be implemented to protect patient safety in the interim.
November 28, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Vaccination against covid-19 helps fulfil the legal duty to "ensure .. health and safety" of health care workers. The latest advice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation ignores this. My rapid response to the British Medical Journal: www.bmj.com/content/387/...
November 22, 2024 at 8:13 AM
Vaccination against covid-19 helps fulfil the legal duty to "ensure .. health and safety" of health care workers. The latest advice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation ignores this. My rapid response to the British Medical Journal: www.bmj.com/content/387/...
The British Medical Association is also now on Bluesky. See statement below arising from Wednesday's Council meeting.
BMA Council have released a statement on the adverse effects on UK general practice of the Autumn Statement of 30 October 2024 👇
www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
November 16, 2024 at 7:09 PM
The British Medical Association is also now on Bluesky. See statement below arising from Wednesday's Council meeting.
"First - do not harm the patient"
(attributed to Hippocrates)
It is just as unacceptable for a patient to contract an airborne viral infection from a physician during a ward round or consultation as it is to contract a blood borne viral infection during surgery.
(attributed to Hippocrates)
It is just as unacceptable for a patient to contract an airborne viral infection from a physician during a ward round or consultation as it is to contract a blood borne viral infection during surgery.
November 16, 2024 at 12:55 PM
"First - do not harm the patient"
(attributed to Hippocrates)
It is just as unacceptable for a patient to contract an airborne viral infection from a physician during a ward round or consultation as it is to contract a blood borne viral infection during surgery.
(attributed to Hippocrates)
It is just as unacceptable for a patient to contract an airborne viral infection from a physician during a ward round or consultation as it is to contract a blood borne viral infection during surgery.
Reposted by Prof Raymond Agius
Patients should know who is and is not a doctor.
If you are not yet familiar with the Physician Associates scandal watch this update
youtu.be/zgBrrMmx4yg?...
If you are not yet familiar with the Physician Associates scandal watch this update
youtu.be/zgBrrMmx4yg?...
🚨Important update on the physician associates scandal
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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November 15, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Patients should know who is and is not a doctor.
If you are not yet familiar with the Physician Associates scandal watch this update
youtu.be/zgBrrMmx4yg?...
If you are not yet familiar with the Physician Associates scandal watch this update
youtu.be/zgBrrMmx4yg?...
"The Occupational Impact of COVID-19 in the Transport and Education Sectors" just published by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) as a "Command Paper" by the Secretary of State for Work & Pensions.
A brief summary & some comments follow...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
A brief summary & some comments follow...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Occupational Impact of COVID-19 in the Transport and Education Sectors
The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council concludes its report into links between COVID-19 and occupational sectors.
www.gov.uk
November 15, 2024 at 9:51 AM
"The Occupational Impact of COVID-19 in the Transport and Education Sectors" just published by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) as a "Command Paper" by the Secretary of State for Work & Pensions.
A brief summary & some comments follow...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
A brief summary & some comments follow...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Bluesky is now my preferred platform for posts. My latest Editorial: “A better approach to mitigate the risk of airborne infections in workplaces“
doi.org/10.1093/occm...
TL;DR A ‘let them rip’ attitude towards the mitigation of the risk of common airborne infections in the workplace is unacceptable
doi.org/10.1093/occm...
TL;DR A ‘let them rip’ attitude towards the mitigation of the risk of common airborne infections in the workplace is unacceptable
A better approach to mitigate the risk of airborne infections in workplaces
Although the worst of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic appears to be over, the burden of airborne infection in workplaces remains unacceptably high, l
doi.org
November 12, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Bluesky is now my preferred platform for posts. My latest Editorial: “A better approach to mitigate the risk of airborne infections in workplaces“
doi.org/10.1093/occm...
TL;DR A ‘let them rip’ attitude towards the mitigation of the risk of common airborne infections in the workplace is unacceptable
doi.org/10.1093/occm...
TL;DR A ‘let them rip’ attitude towards the mitigation of the risk of common airborne infections in the workplace is unacceptable
UK workers during the pandemic: inadequate protection and, consequently, increased risk. Just out in the British Medical Journal: my short letter, but many references if you follow the links. doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
March 1, 2024 at 11:23 AM
UK workers during the pandemic: inadequate protection and, consequently, increased risk. Just out in the British Medical Journal: my short letter, but many references if you follow the links. doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
Exceptional CO2 agreement between the 2 devices. But this is probably just where the lines intersect. (The Aranet4 is my favourite.)
February 10, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Exceptional CO2 agreement between the 2 devices. But this is probably just where the lines intersect. (The Aranet4 is my favourite.)
Just published: The results of a survey of post-acute Covid-19 publications in UK doctors. doi.org/10.1093/occm...
December 12, 2023 at 11:20 AM
Just published: The results of a survey of post-acute Covid-19 publications in UK doctors. doi.org/10.1093/occm...
My latest article, entitled "COVID-19 in Workplace Settings: Lessons Learned for Occupational Medicine in the UK." is now available online:
doi.org/10.23749/mdl...
TL;DR: here is a thread of a few of paraphrased salient points, including some of the other works to which reference was made...
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doi.org/10.23749/mdl...
TL;DR: here is a thread of a few of paraphrased salient points, including some of the other works to which reference was made...
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December 7, 2023 at 8:40 PM
My latest article, entitled "COVID-19 in Workplace Settings: Lessons Learned for Occupational Medicine in the UK." is now available online:
doi.org/10.23749/mdl...
TL;DR: here is a thread of a few of paraphrased salient points, including some of the other works to which reference was made...
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doi.org/10.23749/mdl...
TL;DR: here is a thread of a few of paraphrased salient points, including some of the other works to which reference was made...
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