"I don’t want to keep repeating my story & I don’t want to be the ‘pass the parcel’.
"I want my #MDT to be ‘under one roof’, share my story and work together.
"Like a chamber music group playing beautiful music, not a group of musicians playing different tunes.
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Today one of our amazing FCPs Carrieann is presenting her poster “Collaborative working to reduce opioid & gabapentinoid prescribing” at the @AHSN_NENC Feeling the Pain: Reducing Harm Caused by Opioids for Non-Cancer Pain event in Durham
#integratedcare#MSK#FCP#collaboration
MP pay 2010 £65k
MP pay 2022 £84.1k
28% rise & real terms rise of over £4k
same period nurses pay down 8% against inflation with real terms pay cut of £3k
RT if you think MPs telling nurses they don’t deserve a rise are taking the piss
#EnoughIsEnough
It is obvious why more women than men are prescribed anti-anxiety medication. Oestradiol is a neurotransmitter and low levels that occur during the menopause can adversely affect mood. @Independent independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho…
New Clinical care standard for LBP launched today - Watch this and share it widely.
It provides a clear roadmap for providing the best care for patients with LBP and some great free resources.
lnkd.in/g3JkMEg2@ACSQHC
This is fascinating - statins may be inducing a menopause in women by switching off female sex hormones. This would then increase CVD risk. Surely research needs to be done in this area? @DrAseemMalhotra@TheBHF@PHCukorg
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Focal upper gluteal pain in L SIJ region - supine & night 8/10 - nil on weight bearing activity
ive quadrant, pain on PA glide upper SIJ
'Normal' MRI reported
CT (excellent bony / small jt resolution) ➡️ pseudo-articulation L side sacrum (Bertolotti's syndrome)
A big thank you to @DrMarwanAl_D for delivering our in-service training this month
We are proud to offer our #FCP team with 4 hours protected CPD time every week including 1 hour with a HEE Roadmap supervisor, & a monthly IST programme which maps against the Roadmap to Practice
Want to improve your understanding of lumbar spine imaging: requesting and interpretation?
Integrating Imaging into Msk practice: Lumbar spine course is back!!
28.09.22 Online.
With excellent tutor @Mercephysio
Book now to avoid disappointment 👇🏽
macpweb.org/Courses