2 yrs ago today,
my daughter had open heart surgery.
She was 5.
As a paediatrician, I felt helpless
As a mum, I was terrified.
One thing happened that day, one thing the anaesthetic team did that I will never forget... 👇🧵
"You’re going to die one day, and none of this is going to matter. So enjoy yourself. Do something positive. Project some love. Make someone happy. Laugh a little bit. Appreciate the moment. And do your work."
@naval
Fantastic progress on 24/7 staff access to food in NHS Trusts with the publication of these national standards, making it a legal requirement, including hot food 🙌
Also great to see @BMA_JuniorDocs Fatigue & Facilities Charter linked as a useful baseline.
england.nhs.uk/long-read/nat…
ALT National standards for healthcare food and drink, November 2022
Front page of report.
ALT As an indication of how seriously we take nutrition and healthcare food, these standards will form part of the legally binding standards in the NHS Standard Contract as well as already being part of the NHS Long Term Plan . The Food Standards and Strategy Group will continue to monitor the implementation and impact of these standards with a view to supporting organisations to meet and exceed them and will continue to maintain a strong link with the NHS Food Review Expert Group
BIASP acknowledges the great value of SAS Drs in Stroke across 5 nations & are committed to supporting these roles: highlighting the importance of career development & promotion of leadership, education & research roles #SASweek22#SASbyChoice@SomaBanerjee73@MeadGillian
SAS Week 2022
Reality is we still need to promote and highlight the value of SAS colleagues - despite their demonstrable excellence in clinical practice, leadership, quality improvement, education and training . #SASByChoice@AiredaleNHSFTnhsemployers.org/articles/sa… via @nhsconfed
#SASweek2022
Dr Zhenya Yankova has been a SAS doctor in Oral and Maxilofacial Surgery for 10 years.
She is an LNC SAS representative and co-SAS Tutor. Her interests include Human behaviour, Psychology and Leadership.
Outside of work, she has a passion for dancing💃💃💃
#SASWeek22
Dr. Avijeet Ghosh has been a SAS doctor in Trauma & Orthopaedics for 18 years!
His other roles include:
SAS LNC rep
Co SAS Tutor
Trust Appraiser
Clinical & Educational Supervisor
Deputy Director of Medical Education
He has a passion for music, cricket and movies🎵🏏🎬
Female IMGs are 3 times more likely to be SAS/LED than consultants, whilst white British males are 2.5 times more likely to be consultants than SAS/LEDs.
This data should trouble us more than it does.
Our final #SASWeek22 post spotlights Council Member @Doc_Kumar who is leading our campaign to raise the profile of SAS doctors #SASDoctorHeroes
Associate Specialist @UHMBT, Lead Tutor for the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine & a fan of the outdoors: bit.ly/3CxG9Rc
We hope you have enjoyed reading the contributions from our #SASdoctorheroes this #SASWeek.
As @RCoAPresident Dr Fiona Donald says, we want to shine a spotlight on SAS doctors, who are "essential to the success of our specialty".
Thank you to all who contributed.
Our theatre team today- Team SAS! Our Surgeons, Guru is one new Specialist in the trust and along with Dorothy a speciality doctor Dorothy. Anaesthetist Specialty Doctor (me) and all our fab theatre team! 🌈👏🏻#SASweek22@NorthumbriaNHS
Celebrating our #SASDoctors this week 😊Dr. Nilofer Ahmed started her SAS journey in March 2021 after completing core anaesthetic training. She is an LNC SAS rep, @Anaes_SAS member, Acute Pain Team Lead @Airedale. Interested in Leadership and workforce diversity
@niloferdarr
Specialty and associate specialist (SAS) doctors are a growing and vital part of our medical workforce. We support the #SASWeek22 campaign to increase awareness of how their expertise benefits patients and the UK’s healthcare systems.
Welcome to #SASWeek22
Today our resources focus on how employers can support the development of #SASDoctors using the SAS charter, details on the role they play, and a great piece from @TheBMA that includes SAS doctors talking about their careers.
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ALT Image Today's theme for #SASWeek22: SAS charter and SAS as a career choice
👏 Join #SASWeek22 next week to celebrate and support #SASdoctors 👏
SAS committee chair, Dr Mohite explains what to expect.
🧡 Save this page 👇 for all the week's activity
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