ID physician & CCIO, passionate about reducing antibiotic (ab)use and using technology to make healthcare better. Views expressed are mine, retweets are not.

Joined September 2019
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Nikhil Premchand retweeted
28 Apr 2024
Inaugural BAJIS conference <β€” UKPJI Early Bird rate ends 1st May ! Get registered for this fantastic event organised by @timpetheram and @mikereednhs @baskonline @OTrauma @BAJIR_UK @limbreconuk @BritOrthopaedic @LimbRecon @NottsHipKnee @BritishHip clockworkmedical.com/bajis/
28 Apr 2024
Quiet rainy Sunday? Get registered for #BAJIS24! Early bird rate ends 1st May @BritishHip @baskonline @OTSORTH @BritOrthopaedic Don’t forget to bring the whole MDT!
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Nikhil Premchand retweeted
17 Apr 2024
Join us for FREE BAJIS Webinar Series! bajis.org/index.php/events/ 🦴 Session 2: Fracture Related Infections (FRI) πŸ—“οΈ 23rd April | πŸ•• 6 PM GMT | 🌐 Zoom Webinar
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Nikhil Premchand retweeted
14 Apr 2024
Sign up for this webinar with an excellent faculty it’s one not to miss! #FRI #OrthopaedicInfection @bota_uk @BritOrthopaedic
14 Apr 2024
Join us for FREE BAJIS Webinar Series! 🦴 Session 2: Fracture Related Infections (FRI) πŸ—“οΈ 23rd April | πŸ•• 6 PM GMT | 🌐 Zoom Webinar Hear from experts: πŸ” Ms Deepa Bose πŸ’Š Dr Neil Ritchie πŸ”ͺ Prof Hamish Simpson Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Nikhil Premchand retweeted
25 Jun 2019
1/16 How does diabetes mellitus (DM) lead to an increased risk of infection? I'll often hear this referenced on rounds or in morning report, but I don't recall having heard the mechanism. As you might guess, there are many potential explanations; let's look at one of them...
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Nikhil Premchand retweeted
Following appalling racist and misogynist comments from #FrankHester, please add your signature to the open letter below and make a positive commitment to act against bigotry. Talk is cheap, time for action. Will you sign? Please RT widely
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Nikhil Premchand retweeted
2 Mar 2024
Join us in Newcastle on Thursday 13th and Friday 14th June for THE one-stop-shop for multidisciplinary teams treating musculoskeletal infections.
Join us at the BAJIS 2024 Meeting! Formerly known as UKPJI, the Bone and Joint Infection Society (BAJIS) is coming to Newcastle on 13-14 June and is THE go-to event for treating #musculoskeletalinfections. Secure your spot now: clockworkmedical.com/bajis/ #orthotwitter #BAJIS2024
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Nikhil Premchand retweeted
22 Feb 2024
Whether you’re in arthroplasty, trauma, infectious diseases, microbiology, nursing, or pharmacy ! #BAJIS2024 in Newcastle, June 13-14, is the conference for you. Join a diverse community of experts and advance the field together. Book now! 🌐 bajis.org/index.php/events/
Join us at the BAJIS 2024 Meeting! Formerly known as UKPJI, the Bone and Joint Infection Society (BAJIS) is coming to Newcastle on 13-14 June and is THE go-to event for treating #musculoskeletalinfections. Secure your spot now: clockworkmedical.com/bajis/ #orthotwitter #BAJIS2024
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Nikhil Premchand retweeted
Amazing that after years of searching and collating, people (usually @absteward!) still find Shorter Is Better studies we didn't know about! 2 more Lyme disease studies added to table thanks to Dr. Ghanem. One from 1983! Who knew!? References at bradspellberg.com/shorter-is…
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Nikhil Premchand retweeted
18 Jan 2024
🚨 Only 1 week left to join the BAJIS Webinar on Prosthetic Joint Infections! Register now: bajis.org/index.php/even… Don’t miss this chance !!! πŸ”Ή Mr Jason Webb πŸ”Ή Dr Elizabeth Darley πŸ”Ή Prof Lee Jeys πŸ”Ή Dr Christof Berberich πŸ“… 24 Jan | ⏰ 6 PM GMT | πŸ’» Zoom #orthotwitter
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Nikhil Premchand retweeted
BREAKING NEWS: @BMA_Consultants get offer from government to go to members πŸ‘‡ Only YOU can decide if its enough πŸ‘‡ Some details below, more in link bma.org.uk/our-campaigns/con…
A new pay offer is now on the table for consultants in England. Find out more about the offer and what comes next: bma.org.uk/our-campaigns/con…
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#idboardreview 50 M from πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ recent mountain biking trip to πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ presents w/ fever, sore throat, cervical lymphadenopathy, myalgia, plt100, AST300, ALT200, prickly rash face then arms, now on trunk. Spares palms/soles. Diagnosis? #medEd #idmedEd #idtwitter
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Nikhil Premchand retweeted
1/ NEW & IMPORTANT: OK on the eve of junior/consultant strikes, we need to talk about these charts (NEW data just in!) πŸ‘‡ We need to look at them to fix waiting lists & its increasingly clear next GE will be won or lost on the NHS Please read the whole 🧡 & share widely / RT
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Nikhil Premchand retweeted
Just in case you thought that it was industrial action by nurses & doctors that created waiting lists for hospital treatments, here's something from @FinancialTimes
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Nikhil Premchand retweeted
30 Jun 2023
EVERY SINGLE DOCTOR on my timeline is shouting out one word in response to the NHS workforce plan: 🚩 RETENTION 🚩 RETENTION 🚩 RETENTION For goodness sake @RishiSunak, stop burying your head in the sand & LISTEN TO US!!
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Nikhil Premchand retweeted
Great start to the #NEdigitalhealthsymposium23 with @dmelliott20 sharing his own journey in digital innovation! @docpremchand @DrJustinGreen1 @RoryHouston34 @namita_1
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Nikhil Premchand retweeted
29 Jun 2023
Let’s talk about INFECTION 🦠🦴 Great talk from @rhidianmj about Chemical Debridement in Treatment and Prevention of #PJI #FRI
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Nikhil Premchand retweeted
Only 7 days left to apply for our NHSE Education funded Leadership, Digital Health & Medical Education qualifications! For further information and guidance on how to apply, please follow the link. Closing 21/06/23 Tinyurl.com/yu2ksbkf @alywilliamson67 @namita_1 @docpremchand

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Nikhil Premchand retweeted
FPT in CI is now expanded to all in HST in the North East. Happy to discuss my experience via DMs. Lots of pros! Give it serious consideration. See link below for more info.
Applications are now open for our brilliant range of NHSE Education funded Leadership, Digital Health & Medical/Dental Education qualifications! For further information and guidance on how to apply, please follow this link: Tinyurl.com/yu2ksbkf @alywilliamson67 @namita_1
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Nikhil Premchand retweeted
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: With well over 120 THOUSAND vacancies in the NHS, waiting lists just hit its HIGHEST ever level at >7.33 MILLION Current (& future potential) government need to FIX PAY to fix recruitment & #RETENTION RT if you want Rishi to fix this mess #payrestoration
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