dad/husband, kidney doctor, international health, safety, systems, teams | ex-Harkness Fellow @HarvardChanSPH | @brightonnerd founder | my views only
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Partha Das retweeted
4 Jan 2022
Did you know?
BME doctors were TWICE as likely to receive a complaint or be referred to the GMC compared to their white colleagues.
That difference more pronounced when from EMPLOYER aka NHS- than the public.
Let's be clear how biased that data looks
And not make excuses
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Partha Das retweeted
3 Jan 2022
An important reminder to all in the @NHSuk when under pressure to do extra, that your family, friends and self are first priority in your life. Your clinical role is replaceable. #retention #recruitment @BMA_Consultants
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Reconsidering the role of alcohol in the scientific workplace nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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Partha Das retweeted
"living with" these levels of infections - even for only a few weeks - is incredibly disruptive for all industries and downright dangerous in ones like healthcare.
You cannot legislate for people to not feel ill and nor can you legislate away how long they are infectious for.
2 Jan 2022
BREAKING: A very serious situation at hospitals across Lincolnshire tonight as @ULHT_News declares a 'critical incident' over "extreme and unprecedented" staff shortages. It says it is "unable to maintain safe staffing levels" leading to "compromised care" across its sites:
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Partha Das retweeted
1 Jan 2022
Illustrating a story about terrifyingly hot weather with happy people swimming is so 2021.
theguardian.com/uk-news/2022…
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31 Dec 2021
“myths that legitimize inequity include the concept of a meritocracy — the idea that success is based primarily on a person’s abilities, which ignores the effects of structural racism on opportunities”
I frequently go round in circles when talking about this
@AfzaliBehdad
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Partha Das retweeted
30 Dec 2021
THANK YOU mystery book-giver for this gem! This one is interesting because in it's attempt to convice the reader, it highlights the logical fallacies (1955) that are STILL the bedrock of UFO/UAP advocates. Here's a few (thread):
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Partha Das retweeted
30 Dec 2021
Last night I watched #DontLookUp. It was like seeing my adult life flash past me.
Even down to the morning TV show where I totally lost it while trying, for the 1000th time, to explain what climate breakdown would do.
All the anger, the frustration, the desperation: I feel it.
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27 Dec 2021
Inspirational from @JohnJCrace
A stark reminder that the struggle doesn’t end for those who are clean. Thank you for writing this.
“I was a heroin addict and had given up on myself. Then suddenly, briefly, I felt a desire to live” theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…
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25 Dec 2021
7 year old daughter drew this picture of “Santa” yesterday.
Seriously hoping this freak didn’t emerge from anyone’s fireplace this Christmas morning to… you know… feast on people.
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Partha Das retweeted
15 Dec 2021
We are recruiting! 3-year bioinformatician post to find out what large-scale WGS and other data can reveal about kidney disease. Looking for someone to join our very diverse and cohesive team at University College London. Closes 4th Jan. nature.com/naturecareers/job… Please retweet!
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Partha Das retweeted
22 Dec 2021
Thread summarising all of today’s Omicron severity data:
Story from me, @mroliverbarnes and @rmilneNordic, running through new data from South Africa, Denmark, England & Scotland ft.com/content/19065fba-025c…
Top-line: share of Omicron cases requiring hospital is lower than for Delta
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Partha Das retweeted
21 Dec 2021
There is no battle.
Just politicians ignoring scientists’ advice.
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Partha Das retweeted
21 Dec 2021
Any writer who claims 'UK models always overestimate COVID numbers' is either lazy or trying to mislead their readers. A few illustrations... 1/
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Partha Das retweeted
20 Dec 2021
Got the classic "rare disease" line of questioning at my gyno today. Please for the love of God stop asking chronically ill patients who coordinates our care. No one does. No one. They just splice up our bodies piecemeal and send us to the next specialist. 1/4
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Partha Das retweeted
20 Dec 2021
Our Handbook of Refugee Health has been delivered to Tower Hamlets GP’s for xmas - a thoughtful gift to all local practices @ehoque007
With almost 1 in 2 borough residents born outside the UK ( proportion forced migrants), hope it’s a useful resource for maximising care
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Partha Das retweeted
20 Dec 2021
On Friday 15th May 2020 at 1 pm we held a minute’s silence on our ward (and throughout our hospital) in memory of those who died from Covid - little did we know that the PM & friends were enjoying a garden party that same afternoon.
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Partha Das retweeted
A friend was at a small party last weekend (11 people). Everyone had neg LFDs first, all vaxxed inc 3 boosted. All windows open. 1 person tested ve 2 days later. Now another 7/11 have tested ve (inc my boosted friend) & 2 out of remaining 3 have symptoms & waiting for PCR. 1/2
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Partha Das retweeted
16 Dec 2021
"This is sometimes said by people who have no understanding of health at all... and when they say it, it's usually because they want to make a political point."
Prof. Chris Whitty responds to concerns that the NHS is prioritising Covid other serious health issues such as cancer.
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Partha Das retweeted
12 Dec 2021
Big shout out to @KingsCollegeNHS for my walk-in Covid booster jab today. Still hadn’t been invited by NHS so just turned up. Even got Quality Street after #getjabbed
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