Dr Shahid Merali
@shahidmerali.bsky.social
GP Partner. Clinical Associate Professor (Aston Medical School). Quality Management and Training Standards Clinical Lead (Royal College of General Practitioners). Curriculum Editor (Royal College of General Practitioners). https://drmerali.net/
Such talented students, such a valuable humanitarian project. These students will make significant impact to the health of the population in Gaza.
Thank you for all the amazing support from colleagues at Aston University, our GP surgeries and hospital placements.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Thank you for all the amazing support from colleagues at Aston University, our GP surgeries and hospital placements.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Gazan medical student continuing training at Aston University
Shahd Alhajjar, 22, says it is her goal to return to Gaza once her training is complete.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Such talented students, such a valuable humanitarian project. These students will make significant impact to the health of the population in Gaza.
Thank you for all the amazing support from colleagues at Aston University, our GP surgeries and hospital placements.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Thank you for all the amazing support from colleagues at Aston University, our GP surgeries and hospital placements.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I wanted to share that at Aston Medical School, we have welcomed our first medical student from Gaza
www.aston.ac.uk/latest-news/...
www.aston.ac.uk/latest-news/...
Aston Medical School welcomes first medical student from Gaza to support her interrupted learning
Aston Medical School has welcomed its first student from Gaza as part of a pilot programme which will bring medical students from regions of conflict and natural disaster to Birmingham to aid their st...
www.aston.ac.uk
October 25, 2025 at 8:37 AM
I wanted to share that at Aston Medical School, we have welcomed our first medical student from Gaza
www.aston.ac.uk/latest-news/...
www.aston.ac.uk/latest-news/...
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We need massive amounts of humanitarian aid flowing into Gaza. In Cairo supporting UN teams to make it happen. All hands on deck.
October 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
We need massive amounts of humanitarian aid flowing into Gaza. In Cairo supporting UN teams to make it happen. All hands on deck.
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People in #Gaza have returned home, only to find ruins.
"We're going back but to nothing."
The ceasefire brings long-overdue hope, but the needs are massive.
Now is the time to deliver aid at scale and help Gazans rebuild their lives.
You can help: https://bit.ly/47n7Onp
"We're going back but to nothing."
The ceasefire brings long-overdue hope, but the needs are massive.
Now is the time to deliver aid at scale and help Gazans rebuild their lives.
You can help: https://bit.ly/47n7Onp
October 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
People in #Gaza have returned home, only to find ruins.
"We're going back but to nothing."
The ceasefire brings long-overdue hope, but the needs are massive.
Now is the time to deliver aid at scale and help Gazans rebuild their lives.
You can help: https://bit.ly/47n7Onp
"We're going back but to nothing."
The ceasefire brings long-overdue hope, but the needs are massive.
Now is the time to deliver aid at scale and help Gazans rebuild their lives.
You can help: https://bit.ly/47n7Onp
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We plan to scale up production quickly across all of our field kitchens, working towards our goal of 1 million meals per day in Gaza. The meals from Hayat Kitchen will help meet some of the growing need in Khan Younis, where thousands of displaced families are sheltering. #ChefsForGaza (2/2)
October 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
We plan to scale up production quickly across all of our field kitchens, working towards our goal of 1 million meals per day in Gaza. The meals from Hayat Kitchen will help meet some of the growing need in Khan Younis, where thousands of displaced families are sheltering. #ChefsForGaza (2/2)
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We welcome the ceasefire in Gaza.
It must be accompanied by an immediate, massive, and sustained scale-up of aid into and across the Strip:
It must be accompanied by an immediate, massive, and sustained scale-up of aid into and across the Strip:
Ceasefire in Gaza: Humanitarian aid must flow immediately | MSF
The ceasefire in Gaza must be accompanied by an immediate scale-up of aid into and across the Strip.
www.msf.org
October 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
We welcome the ceasefire in Gaza.
It must be accompanied by an immediate, massive, and sustained scale-up of aid into and across the Strip:
It must be accompanied by an immediate, massive, and sustained scale-up of aid into and across the Strip:
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After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.
TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...
TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...
England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet
The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter
christinapagel.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.
TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...
TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...
Aston Medical School is advertising NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow posts: www.nihr.ac.uk/career-devel...
Specialties include: General Practice, Endocrinology & Diabetes, Neurology, Paediatrics, Clinical Genetics, T&O, O&G, and Psychiatry
Specialties include: General Practice, Endocrinology & Diabetes, Neurology, Paediatrics, Clinical Genetics, T&O, O&G, and Psychiatry
October 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Aston Medical School is advertising NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow posts: www.nihr.ac.uk/career-devel...
Specialties include: General Practice, Endocrinology & Diabetes, Neurology, Paediatrics, Clinical Genetics, T&O, O&G, and Psychiatry
Specialties include: General Practice, Endocrinology & Diabetes, Neurology, Paediatrics, Clinical Genetics, T&O, O&G, and Psychiatry
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Israel is deliberately depriving people of water in #Gaza.
The amount of water available for Palestinians is incredibly insufficient.
This is unacceptable: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-is...
The amount of water available for Palestinians is incredibly insufficient.
This is unacceptable: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-is...
August 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Israel is deliberately depriving people of water in #Gaza.
The amount of water available for Palestinians is incredibly insufficient.
This is unacceptable: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-is...
The amount of water available for Palestinians is incredibly insufficient.
This is unacceptable: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-is...
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🚨REACTION: "There are few crueller ways of killing people than by starvation."
Oxfam GB CEO @halimabegum.bsky.social says the confirmation of famine in Gaza city by the UN-backed food monitor is an "indictment of all humanity."
Read the full statement below.👇
Oxfam GB CEO @halimabegum.bsky.social says the confirmation of famine in Gaza city by the UN-backed food monitor is an "indictment of all humanity."
Read the full statement below.👇
August 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🚨REACTION: "There are few crueller ways of killing people than by starvation."
Oxfam GB CEO @halimabegum.bsky.social says the confirmation of famine in Gaza city by the UN-backed food monitor is an "indictment of all humanity."
Read the full statement below.👇
Oxfam GB CEO @halimabegum.bsky.social says the confirmation of famine in Gaza city by the UN-backed food monitor is an "indictment of all humanity."
Read the full statement below.👇
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My full statement on the Gaza Famine :
August 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
My full statement on the Gaza Famine :
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🚨REACTION: The confirmation of famine in Gaza is not caused by drought or crop failure, but by deliberate political choices.
The UK Government must take action and pressure Israel to allow unconditional, safe humanitarian access.
Read our full reaction 👉 oxf.am/4p3lPyD
The UK Government must take action and pressure Israel to allow unconditional, safe humanitarian access.
Read our full reaction 👉 oxf.am/4p3lPyD
🚨REACTION: Famine is confirmed in Gaza Governorate and projected to spread to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of September, @theipcinfo.bsky.social warns.
Read our Oxfam reaction 👉oxf.am/4p3lPyD
Read our Oxfam reaction 👉oxf.am/4p3lPyD
August 22, 2025 at 9:18 AM
🚨REACTION: The confirmation of famine in Gaza is not caused by drought or crop failure, but by deliberate political choices.
The UK Government must take action and pressure Israel to allow unconditional, safe humanitarian access.
Read our full reaction 👉 oxf.am/4p3lPyD
The UK Government must take action and pressure Israel to allow unconditional, safe humanitarian access.
Read our full reaction 👉 oxf.am/4p3lPyD
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Famine has been confirmed in Gaza, with over half a million facing starvation, destitution and death.
We have been warning about this impending tragedy for months. The UK can't say they didn't know this would happen.
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We have been warning about this impending tragedy for months. The UK can't say they didn't know this would happen.
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August 22, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Famine has been confirmed in Gaza, with over half a million facing starvation, destitution and death.
We have been warning about this impending tragedy for months. The UK can't say they didn't know this would happen.
1/3
We have been warning about this impending tragedy for months. The UK can't say they didn't know this would happen.
1/3
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Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza
FAO, UNICEF, WFP & WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire & unhindered humanitarian access to curb deaths from hunger & malnutrition.
FAO, UNICEF, WFP & WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire & unhindered humanitarian access to curb deaths from hunger & malnutrition.
August 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza
FAO, UNICEF, WFP & WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire & unhindered humanitarian access to curb deaths from hunger & malnutrition.
FAO, UNICEF, WFP & WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire & unhindered humanitarian access to curb deaths from hunger & malnutrition.
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Water and other necessities of life must not be used as weapons of war.
Right now, though, Israel is deliberately depriving people of water in Gaza, as part of its genocidal campaign:
Right now, though, Israel is deliberately depriving people of water in Gaza, as part of its genocidal campaign:
Israeli authorities are starving Palestinians of water | MSF
Organisations like MSF would be able to increase the amount of safe water in Gaza, however, Israel is blocking imports of critical water treatment items.
www.msf.org
August 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Water and other necessities of life must not be used as weapons of war.
Right now, though, Israel is deliberately depriving people of water in Gaza, as part of its genocidal campaign:
Right now, though, Israel is deliberately depriving people of water in Gaza, as part of its genocidal campaign:
"This study has suggested ways to improve WPBA specifically for trainees receiving an Outcome 2 or 3 at ARCP..."
Experiences of UK general practice trainees undertaking workplace-based assessment who received a developmental outcome at their annual review of competency progression: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Experiences of UK general practice trainees undertaking workplace-based assessment who received a developmental outcome at their annual review of competency progression
Workplace-Based Assessment (WPBA) forms part of the integrated assessment system for UK General Practice (GP) licencing. An Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP) panel evaluates either sat...
www.tandfonline.com
August 22, 2025 at 8:25 AM
"This study has suggested ways to improve WPBA specifically for trainees receiving an Outcome 2 or 3 at ARCP..."
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Water and other necessities of life must not be used as weapons of war.
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/israel-intentionally-depriving-palestinians-water
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/israel-intentionally-depriving-palestinians-water
August 21, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Water and other necessities of life must not be used as weapons of war.
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/israel-intentionally-depriving-palestinians-water
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/israel-intentionally-depriving-palestinians-water
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Israel is threatening to ban major aid organisations as starvation deepens.
We joined 100+ aid and rights groups to call for an end to Israel's weaponisation of aid.
Read our statement here: bit.ly/3UZaRvX
We joined 100+ aid and rights groups to call for an end to Israel's weaponisation of aid.
Read our statement here: bit.ly/3UZaRvX
August 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Israel is threatening to ban major aid organisations as starvation deepens.
We joined 100+ aid and rights groups to call for an end to Israel's weaponisation of aid.
Read our statement here: bit.ly/3UZaRvX
We joined 100+ aid and rights groups to call for an end to Israel's weaponisation of aid.
Read our statement here: bit.ly/3UZaRvX
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This is truly heartbreaking news and consistent with what we have been denouncing:
There is a genocide happening in Gaza and everyone and everything that is meant to support Palestinian life -- that includes those who are witnesses like journalists -- is at risk or targeted.
There is a genocide happening in Gaza and everyone and everything that is meant to support Palestinian life -- that includes those who are witnesses like journalists -- is at risk or targeted.
#Israel’s unabashed killing of an entire @aljazeera.com team in #Gaza is an assault on truth. Its continued targeting of aid workers is an attack on humanity.
📣 Murdering the messenger doesn't erase the truth.
📣 Killing aid workers won’t make the medical emergency go away.
📣 Murdering the messenger doesn't erase the truth.
📣 Killing aid workers won’t make the medical emergency go away.
August 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This is truly heartbreaking news and consistent with what we have been denouncing:
There is a genocide happening in Gaza and everyone and everything that is meant to support Palestinian life -- that includes those who are witnesses like journalists -- is at risk or targeted.
There is a genocide happening in Gaza and everyone and everything that is meant to support Palestinian life -- that includes those who are witnesses like journalists -- is at risk or targeted.
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July 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Gaza faces the severe risk of famine as food consumption and nutrition indicators have reached their worst levels since the conflict began.
Read more: unicef.link/3HaUx85
Read more: unicef.link/3HaUx85
July 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Gaza faces the severe risk of famine as food consumption and nutrition indicators have reached their worst levels since the conflict began.
Read more: unicef.link/3HaUx85
Read more: unicef.link/3HaUx85
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Israel's siege is starving the people of Gaza.
The IPC has said “the worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip.”
88 children have reportedly died due to malnutrition and starvation since October 2023.
The IPC has said “the worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip.”
88 children have reportedly died due to malnutrition and starvation since October 2023.
July 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Israel's siege is starving the people of Gaza.
The IPC has said “the worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip.”
88 children have reportedly died due to malnutrition and starvation since October 2023.
The IPC has said “the worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip.”
88 children have reportedly died due to malnutrition and starvation since October 2023.
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Malnutrition is on a dangerous trajectory in the #Gaza Strip, marked by a spike in deaths in July.
The crisis remains entirely preventable. Deliberate blocking and delay of large-scale food, health, and humanitarian aid has cost many lives.
Statement from WHO.
www.who.int/news/item/27...
The crisis remains entirely preventable. Deliberate blocking and delay of large-scale food, health, and humanitarian aid has cost many lives.
Statement from WHO.
www.who.int/news/item/27...
Malnutrition rates reach alarming levels in Gaza, WHO warns
Malnutrition is on a dangerous trajectory in the Gaza Strip, marked by a spike in deaths in July. Of 74 malnutrition-related deaths in 2025, 63 occurred in July – including 24 children under five, a c...
www.who.int
July 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Malnutrition is on a dangerous trajectory in the #Gaza Strip, marked by a spike in deaths in July.
The crisis remains entirely preventable. Deliberate blocking and delay of large-scale food, health, and humanitarian aid has cost many lives.
Statement from WHO.
www.who.int/news/item/27...
The crisis remains entirely preventable. Deliberate blocking and delay of large-scale food, health, and humanitarian aid has cost many lives.
Statement from WHO.
www.who.int/news/item/27...
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As the Israeli government’s siege starves the people of Gaza amidst its ongoing genocide, aid workers are now joining the same food lines, risking being shot just to feed themselves and their families.
Read on: amn.st/63322fK1Ze
Read on: amn.st/63322fK1Ze
July 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
As the Israeli government’s siege starves the people of Gaza amidst its ongoing genocide, aid workers are now joining the same food lines, risking being shot just to feed themselves and their families.
Read on: amn.st/63322fK1Ze
Read on: amn.st/63322fK1Ze