EM Consultant, father of two, husband of one. EM by choice all else is providence! NCD Urgent & Emergency Care NHS England and National Co-Lead GIRFT (EM)
The consultation proposals for improving our understanding of the challenges faced in each system wrt much (but not all) acute care has been published today
england.nhs.uk/?s=Transforma…
Happy 72nd birthday to the NHS. A remarkable public service. 2020 has shown how much we may all need it. 😊🙏. Has been a privilege to work with all the doctors/ nurses/ACPs/ cleaners/porters and receptionists et al 👏👏
VE Day at MPH - realised I was (almost) the oldest member of ED staff today. Born just 17 after WWII! One of my younger colleagues almost believed me when I told them I had a pet stegosaurus as a child 😂
Keeping our curve stable with our ambulatory pathway for COVID-19 . There are few conditions not suitable for SDEC @NHSEngland @DrCJM @NhsVokes . With thanks to @RoyalFreeNHS @Kyle_NHS @EDRoyalFree
So attendances on the increase. Now we’ve got to start talking about how we never return to crowding: it would be indefensible on so many levels ... not least so we can keep reassuring our patients that hospitals will keep them safe @RCEMpresident@DrCJM@RCEMPolicyVP
Remembering the untimely deaths of all CoViD 19 patients today but especially this morning those of all key workers from the NHS - this photo of my colleague Manjeet - an EM consultant in Derby - always first to greet me at RCEM events
This is a long thread from @mancunianmedic but worth reading properly by anyone worried, or wanting to understand more about how treatment and care decisions are made.
Coronavirus: 'I never thought I'd be so proud to sell bread and butter' Great piece recognising the massive contribution of another key group of people. I always say thank you to the staff as I enter and leave a store now 👍 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-e…
A British Society of Thoracic Imaging statement: considerations in des... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…. A most excellent article explaining the value of CT in CoViD19 and demonstrating how and when it adds value