ICU consultant in Gloucestershire. Views are my own. I aim to ensure any medical links and references are from a credible source

Joined January 2017
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A good update on current variants Good that vaccine still protects against severe illness What to Know About JN.1, the Latest SARS-CoV-2 “Variant of Interest” jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…

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Fun guys may be coming to party…Read this @Doctors_net_uk news story: Brain-altering fungi could lead the next frontier in mental health care news.doctors.net.uk/opinion/…

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The NHS has been absent from this leadership campaign, yet after energy bills the biggest issue facing the new Prime Minister will be a looming winter crisis. Judging by the state of ambulance and A&E services over Summer, this Winter will be the toughest ever. A thread…
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Interesting. The actual paper is underpowered Good explanation in the editorial. Not a difficult change to implement journal.chestnet.org/action/…

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Our Patient-centred Care Award is off to a great home again this year with the team at @gloshospitals. Congratulations to the team for a very well-deserved win! #ICSAwards21
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17 Jan 2021
Words can't describe how proud we are of our teams right now👊🦠 This is a "fight song" for ALL NHS workers Please RT and show your support youtu.be/jsvofgQgnXU @gloshospitals @RealHughJackman @BBCNews @Knibbsey @sbattrawden @ICS_updates @GaryLineker @SkyNews @NHSMillion @ITV
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Covid-19: New coronavirus variant is identified in UK | The BMJ Vaccine should still work I’ve had mine! Make sure you get yours. ⁦@drfrocesterbmj.com/content/371/bmj.m485…

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Warren Doherty retweeted
17 May 2020
With the recent approval of an antigen test, there are now 3 categories of #SARCoV2 testing. This is a very good infographic in today's @sdut by @JonathanWosen @ms_gilchrist
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School Closure During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: An Effective Intervention at the... ja.ma/3fX1gAk Have we made a mistake thinking Covid will behave like influenza. What will be the actual benefit or harm in the long term?

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This is a fabulous explanation of how Covid 19 has evolved @DrAdamUsher @simonwebster74 @drfrocester @Deborah62655228
While not technically alive, there's an evil genius to viruses that never ceases to amaze me. It's one reason I became a virologist. A recent Nature paper reveal a remarkable trick SARS-Cov-2 learned that makes it nastier than the first SARS. Both viruses…
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This may be a valuable resource for those who find themselves suddenly working in critical care . Pandemic education for non-intensive care clinicians to work in ICU- quickicutraining.com Please review, use and snowball so more can benefit @drfrocester @simonwebster74

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We have produced a 2-page guide to key non-technical behaviours to improve safety for clinicians and patients. Developed by clinicians, academics and experts in non-technical skills/human factors, please share. drive.google.com/open?id=1hp…
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Soap is a great way to wash away any virus
Cool animation by @kevpluck shows how plain old soap destroys viruses.
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Healthcare could pay attention to this! #HF2020 @HFandSTS
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There’s no upper or lower age limit to start your workout!!!
If you’ve had a rough day watch this... x.com/po__kaki__to/status/11…
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Could this be a solution to all our excess plastic