Wow. Everyone needs to read this. All Labour MPs and party members need to understand this. Especially @jamesmurray_ldn The Lords will stop this, & we will support them. So let’s work together to make it right. medconfidential.org/2026/wes… @BMA_GP

The UK @ternfellow EDcorridor study is out! Key points 1. 1in5 are treated in ED escalation areas (eg corridors) 2. 10-25% of EDs have no available resus cubicle 3. The problem/solution is flow. More patients waiting for beds in ED than in corridors. doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2025…

"The most important part of this is showcasing all the work that you and everyone else is doing across the emergency medicine spectrum" - @AlexTNovak Submit your abstract at #RCEMAnnualConference before 28 October. We’re celebrating your research with a range of exciting prizes: 🖼️ Poster prize winners Receive a £40 voucher free access to a virtual RCEM study day or on-demand event. 🎤 Best oral abstract presentation Wins a free ticket to the RCEM Annual Conference 2027! Submit now: rcem.ac.uk/flagship/abstract…

Just had my first piece for @bmj_latest Opinion published. Thanks to @dr_mattmorgan for the encouragement. Hopefully it’ll resonate with EM colleagues. bmj.com/content/390/bmj.r205…

If @wesstreeting thinks GPs are stuck in 20thC, visit a hospital We are the science museum! ➡️Electronic records since 1991 ➡️Online triage ➡️Ambient scribes ➡️SMS ➡️Online bookings ➡️Electronic prescribing ➡️Online referrals ➡️Video consults DAYS after 1st lockdown…. 1/x

Our latest JC review on an RCT of salbutamol as adjuvant therapy for renal colic. JC: Salbutamol for Analgesia in Renal Colic – Worth a Puff or a Painful Disappointment? stemlynsblog.org/jc-salbutam…

It’s #Red4Research day! We’re wearing red to celebrate all the people making research happen. From healthcare staff to researchers, participants to community advocates. RDN teams up and down the country are sporting red today ❤️

#OriginalResearch “You said it! Now look what’s happened!” We’ve all been blamed for saying it. The shift was calm — then someone muttered the “Q word,” and chaos reigned. But is it actually true? Does saying “quiet” doom us to a flood of patients? 🧠 A new narrative systematic review in EMJ says... probably not. By @AndrewTabner @gdj043 Researchers analysed 8 RCTs across EDs, surgical specialties, microbiology labs, and even OMFS on-call shifts. The verdict? ❌ No solid evidence that uttering the word “quiet” increases admissions, bleeps, referrals, or calls. 💡 What it might do? Influence our perception of being busy — particularly for those who already believe in the superstition. It’s a classic case of confirmation bias and regression to the mean: if things are unusually calm, they’re bound to pick up again, whether we say “quiet” or not. 👏 Let’s give credit to the researchers — many of whom studied this in their own time, with no funding — for taking on one of medicine’s most persistent myths. So, go ahead. Say it. “It’s a quiet shift today.” And if it gets busy later... well, it was going to anyway. 😉 🔗 emj.bmj.com/content/early/20… #MythBusting #EmergencyMedicine #QuietShift #MedicalSuperstition #WorkplaceCulture #HealthCareHumour #EvidenceBasedMedicine @RCollEM

Calling all clinical and allied health professionals and non-clinical researchers working in emergency care research. Come and join us at the @RCollEM Clinical Trials Group meeting on 9/10 September 2025 to help shape the @RCollEM Clinical Trials Network

We are advertising an Online Workshop in Conversation Analysis and Healthcare Interactions (Loughborough University). Details: darg.lboro.ac.uk/news/new-wo…

#OriginalResearch “You said it! Now look what’s happened!” We’ve all been blamed for saying it. The shift was calm — then someone muttered the “Q word,” and chaos reigned. But is it actually true? Does saying “quiet” doom us to a flood of patients? 🧠 A new narrative systematic review in EMJ says... probably not. By @AndrewTabner @gdj043 Researchers analysed 8 RCTs across EDs, surgical specialties, microbiology labs, and even OMFS on-call shifts. The verdict? ❌ No solid evidence that uttering the word “quiet” increases admissions, bleeps, referrals, or calls. 💡 What it might do? Influence our perception of being busy — particularly for those who already believe in the superstition. It’s a classic case of confirmation bias and regression to the mean: if things are unusually calm, they’re bound to pick up again, whether we say “quiet” or not. 👏 Let’s give credit to the researchers — many of whom studied this in their own time, with no funding — for taking on one of medicine’s most persistent myths. So, go ahead. Say it. “It’s a quiet shift today.” And if it gets busy later... well, it was going to anyway. 😉 🔗 emj.bmj.com/content/early/20… #MythBusting #EmergencyMedicine #QuietShift #MedicalSuperstition #WorkplaceCulture #HealthCareHumour #EvidenceBasedMedicine @RCollEM

The CCD Study looked at diagnostic journey of 1957 CYP across UK. 🔹 Time to diagnosis does not differ by sex, ethnicity, or deprivation 🔹 Longer for teenagers & bone tumours 🔹 74% had 1–3 visits before diagnosis Follow-up data collection to start Sept2025. #earlydiagnosis

Calling all post-PhD Emergency Medicine trainees wanting to continue their clinical academic training within a world class research environment that is committed to growing studies in emergency care. Clinical Lectureship at @UniofOxford shorturl.at/g8FjL

Last year strike action delivered a reformed DDRB and pay rises between 6 and 19.6% but it’s only the beginning of the 3 year journey. Background on linked tweet 1/2

EMPAN are looking for our first regional project! Its time to send in your research, audit or QIP ideas!!! @EastTrainees

Kristen Pecanac and I are organising a panel submission for the International Conference on Conversation Analysis (ICCA2026), title "Social interactions where death is relevant: Across settings and around the world" If you would like to make a contribution: m.pino@lboro.ac.uk

With universities unable to afford them, clinical academics across the country are being offered redundancy. These are the people who teach our doctors and conduct ground breaking research. More must be done to support them.

A @mgsesrcdtp funded collaborative PhD studentship to work with me, @ProfPeel and @SharanComms on "Identity work in palliative care" - a postgraduate research project using conversation analysis. Full details on how to apply here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/…