Twitter feed of the Pathology Lab at Mid-Yorkshire NHS Trust for Pinderfields, Pontefract and Dewsbury Hospitals and for GPs in the Wakefield and Dewsbury areas
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Midyorks Pathology ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ retweeted
4 Aug 2019
This poem is a reminder that every request number in the lab represents a patient waiting for a result that can have a significant impact on their life
2 Aug 2019
Delighted to have a poem published in the summer edition of #Converse magazine. Many thanks to @Hmabarry and @ACSLM1 for including it.
The Life Behind is a reminder to #medicalscientists of the importance of our often difficult working life to patients and their families.
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Midyorks Pathology ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ retweeted
27 Jul 2019
On call today. Not 100% sure my attire is geeky enough ๐
ALT Selfie - blue dress with science symbols, deathly hallows necklace and ravenclaw lanyard
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Proof that Elvis would have been great in the Path Lab
Blue footwear = Less noticeable with Wright's stain on them.
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Healthcare scientists at Barnsley coming together. We have a similar group at Mid-Yorks. Hear us roar!
15 Jul 2019
Great first meeting of the Barnsley Healthcare Science Forum. Good to start the conversation. @barnshospital @BarnsHospCEO @WeHCScientists @Cat_lady_ACBK
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Midyorks Pathology ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ retweeted
Revised guidance published by The Joint Committee on Genomics in Medicine @RCPLondon @RCPath @BritSocGenMed 'Consent and confidentiality in genomic medicine: guidance on the use of #genetic and #genomic information in the clinic bit.ly/2Jdkrra
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Midyorks Pathology ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ retweeted
8 Jul 2019
It's only gone and turned into July! That means we've got your monthly dose of hilarity tomorrow night, Come on down to @JollyTap on Northgate. Stuff kicks off at 9
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How good are hospitals at treating 'hidden killer'? (aka sepsis) bbc.co.uk/news/health-487499โฆ
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Midyorks Pathology ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ retweeted
4 Jul 2019
Sepsis: How good are hospitals at treating 'hidden killer'? Lots of coverage today about Sepsis. Please take an interest in todayโs articles and interviews- it could literally save you life โฆ@UKSepsisTrustโฉ bbc.co.uk/news/health-487499โฆ
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Midyorks Pathology ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ retweeted
3 Jul 2019
To me, Working as a biomedical scientist is not just going to work for the sake of the money but it rather for the sake of someone's life #IBMSChat
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Midyorks Pathology ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ retweeted
10 Jun 2019
Red blood cells have a shelf life of 35 days, which is why @GiveBloodNHS are always looking for new donors.
Sign up here: blood.co.uk #NationalBloodWeek
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Midyorks Pathology ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ retweeted
30 Jun 2019
Iโll say it again.
My wife is a pediatrician.
Iโm an oncologist.
For multiple reasons, we will ensure our children are vaccinated against HPV when they are of age.
It might not be a perfect panacea but this is our best chance to render cervical cancer vanishingly rare.
30 Jun 2019
HPV vaccines are so effective that cervical cancer could ultimately be eliminated, a new study finds. nyti.ms/2J08vcd
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Well done both, but especially Paul who runs our phlebotomy department. Another award for Pathology!
28 Jun 2019
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Our Safeguarding team announced the winners of their Striving for Excellence in Safeguarding Awards on Monday!
Tim Avison, Ward 6 Manager at Dewsbury was awarded Mental Capacity Act (MCA) Champion of the Year whilst Paul Argyle won Learning Disability Champion of the Year...
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Midyorks Pathology ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ retweeted
20 Jun 2019
In celebration of #BiomedicalScienceDay2019 here's @HayleyPincott explaining the crucial role of pathologists in hospitals "Pathologists like me save lives daily. Yet so few people know what we do" theguardian.com/healthcare-nโฆ #AtTheHeartOfHealthcare
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All this week we're hosting some work experience students from @GreenheadCol. Hopefully they'll go away knowing a lot more about what we do behind the curtain and maybe want to work in Pathology!
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Midyorks Pathology ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ retweeted
14 Jun 2019
Blood Is a Window into Health and Disease [Perspectives] buff.ly/2IGc5Xs
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There's a lot of trending topics relating to GCSE and A-level exams today. Good luck to all sitting papers today. Hope you get the results you need
See, if QI are saying it, it must be a good thing!
10 Jun 2019
Red blood cells have a shelf life of 35 days, which is why @GiveBloodNHS are always looking for new donors.
Sign up here: blood.co.uk #NationalBloodWeek
Midyorks Pathology ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ retweeted
High blood glucose level can cause interference on RBC indices on some of the automatic CBC analyzers, giving falsely increased MCV, falsely low MCHC, while MCH stays normal. Here is an article โก๏ธncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/72โฆ
What's your labs protocol of solving this? #blooducation
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Midyorks Pathology ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ retweeted
5 Jun 2019
We've a new article on our front page about a pilot screening programme for group B streptococcus (GBS) in pregnant women. The study could help prevent the 1 in 2000 newborns that become infected with GBS transmitted from their mothers at birth
labtestsonline.org.uk/news/mโฆ
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