Orthopaedic Surgeon. Interested in Pt safety, Med Ed, Management, IT, Tissue Banking. Interests: running, cycling, sailing, skiing, a good book, trivia
Joined November 2012
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Gavan McAlinden retweeted
4 Dec 2025
GP independent contractors are best placed to run practices in NI if adequately resourced. Flexible, cost effective and never in deficit. The contract hand backs are a symptom of crisis. Treat the problem not the symptom GP investment is key. pulsetoday.co.uk/news/northe…
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26 Nov 2025
Atmosphere electric as Bob Dylan launched into this.
26 Nov 2025
Bob Dylan and his band with A Rainy Night In Soho as the final song tonight in Dublin.
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Wonderful scenes at the end—Bob stood up playing the piano towards the end of the song and the whole audience stood with him. Thank you Bob @bobdylan.
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Gavan McAlinden retweeted
30 Sep 2025
The govt should find 100 small things that piss people off & fix em, such as…
Ta to @politico for the vid, at its Labour fringe event, I explained that as big changes take time, govts should also have a team focused on small winnable change.
What little fixes'd you want?
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How did The Open move 250K people?
By @CyclingUK_NI
“there will be no public car parking available at Royal Portrush or the immediate surrounding area” “consider using public transport” “those staying in the local area should consider active travel”.
sluggerotoole.com/2025/08/02…
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Gavan McAlinden retweeted
9 Jul 2025
I am I GP in a village practice - today I went to the regular community lunch. We work together with the schools, churches, parish council etc to look after our patients- that’s community health, that’s a neighbourhood @wesstreeting @doctor_katie @annalouisedixon @_RobbieMoore
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Gavan McAlinden retweeted
10 Jul 2025
This is disingenuous and misleading.
This is the scenario:
- You have £100
- I take £40 from you
- Now you have £60
- I give you £20 back
- You now have £80
Is it really unreasonable for you to demand the remaining £20 back over the next few years?!
No, it’s not.
9 Jul 2025
BMA strikes are unnecessary and unreasonable.
There isn’t a precedent in British trade union history for calling a strike after a 28.9% pay rise - let alone a five day strike.
The NHS is hanging by a thread they’re threatening to pull.
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Gavan McAlinden retweeted
9 Jul 2025
Without a properly resourced and politically supported GP service, reset is a pipedream.
GPs are the beating heart of community healthcare, trusted advisors, educators, tireless advocates for patients
England-GPs-9.5% of health budget
NI-5.4% of health budget
See the problem?
9 Jul 2025
The health minister Mike Nesbitt has said he plans to bring more services closer to communities as part of a reset plan for health and social care in Northern Ireland.
bbc.in/44ocSaE
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Gavan McAlinden retweeted
8 Jul 2025
Time to connect Greater Belfast to Cave Hill & Belfast Castle with a Circle Line stop at Loughside Park.
Just a 1-mile walk to one of our top natural landmarks - no car required.
BUILD the Circle Line already!
#BelfastCircleLine #BelfastCastle #CaveHill #VisitBelfast
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Gavan McAlinden retweeted
30 May 2025
BREAKING NEWS: Ireland’s first ever robotic Aquablation Therapy for prostate treatment has landed at the Ulster Hospital! 🏥
This cutting-edge, heat-free tech uses high-velocity water jets to precisely remove excess tissue, minimising side effects & transforming lives.
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Gavan McAlinden retweeted
25 May 2025
To celebrate the Bank Holiday, but really, to celebrate Liverpool winning their 20th league title, I'm giving 20% off online until midnight tomorrow night! Use CHAMPS at the checkout. All reposts appreciated - sales even more so!
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Gavan McAlinden retweeted
22 May 2025
Arriving @belfastairport should look like this.
Change my mind.
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Gavan McAlinden retweeted
3 Apr 2023
The Belfast "Circle Line": The Proposal - reconnecting Belfast City Centre with @belfastairport, @BELFASTCITY_AIR, rural villages and commuter towns, with services every 15mins, 6am - Midnight, and later at weekends. BUILD the Circle Line already!
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Gavan McAlinden retweeted
22 May 2025
What would you prefer? Bus or Train @BelfastAirport?
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Gavan McAlinden retweeted
23 May 2025
It should be this easy.
Park and Ride.
22 Oct 2024
BUILD the Circle Line already!
Ballymartin PnR(Templepatrick) is adjacent to the train line yet public transport passengers have to roll the dice with road traffic.
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As per the DoH GPs in NI deliver200,000 consultations a week
1 million consultations per month
Population ofNI is 1.9million
If GP in NI is allowed to collapse due to underfunding those patients will have to seek care in an already swamped secondary care system
#SupportyourGP
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Gavan McAlinden retweeted
2 May 2025
BOA response to The Times (1st May, 2025) article suggesting orthopaedic surgery is primarily suited to men due to the physical nature of the work: “outdated and derogatory.”
BOA President Mark Bowditch: “Skill, judgement and teamwork—not gender—define a good surgeon.”
Read it here: bit.ly/4cYpibT
#WomenInSurgery #OrthoEquality
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22 Mar 2025
'Beaming with confidence': Skiers dominate Special Olympics bbc.com/news/articles/c5y4zv…
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6 Mar 2025
After “Renaissance: The blood and the beauty” Charles Dance will always be my image of #Michaelangelo
Today, 550 years ago, greatest artist known to mankind was born — Michelangelo Bonarroti.
Let's discover some of his most iconic masterpieces.
A thread🧵
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Gavan McAlinden retweeted
26 Feb 2025
There are many cancer research trials which show exercise is safe & beneficial cancer patients.
Lots of clinical staff, cancer researchers, HSC and cancer charity leads are putting that research into action, supporting @5kYWBelfast #100YourWay. Thank you ALL🙏.
Doctors should prescribe Parkrun on the NHS, the charity behind the scheme says
Read more⬇️
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Gavan McAlinden retweeted
22 Feb 2025
A panel of international experts give a strong recommendation that spine injections should not be given to adults with chronic back pain because they provide little or no pain relief compared with sham injections
bmj.com/content/388/bmj-2024…
Includes a #BMJInfographic
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