Consultant Emergency Physician UK. Rugby Union fan. Scot residing in the south. @majorbaps.bsky.social 🦋
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Julie Gibbs retweeted
22 Dec 2025
Time to be Scrooge. Now the strikes are behind us that-which-shall-not-be-named is about to start … although I don’t hear the same level of concern being expressed …
22 Dec 2025
“The recent industrial action has distracted from the fact that large parts of the NHS and social care system more or less shut down for several days over Christmas – and this just stores up trouble for the weeks ahead."
RCEM President Dr Ian Higginson speaks ahead of the annual shutdown of parts of the health service due to Christmas.
Read more here:
rcem.ac.uk/press-release/rce…
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Julie Gibbs retweeted
10 Dec 2025
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…
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Julie Gibbs retweeted
11 Nov 2025
11/n The report makes some good recommentations, but essentially start at the back door of the hospital and work from there to improve flow. Stop wasting time and effort on demand management, GP bashing or unproven and unevaluated initiatives. Fin
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Julie Gibbs retweeted
11 Nov 2025
10/n Patients with a mental health presentation also get a raw deal
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Julie Gibbs retweeted
11 Nov 2025
9/n and the vulnerable. A 12 hour stay for an older person can really harm them.
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11 Nov 2025
8/n And this is affecting people in deprived areas more
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7/n Staff can see the harm that this causes to patients
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11 Nov 2025
6/n High hospital occupancy has knock on effects for the smooth running of the hospital beyond urgent care.
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11 Nov 2025
5/n Hospital occupancy rates and four hour trolley waits are very closely linked. Reduce occupancy, and ED flow improves
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Julie Gibbs retweeted
11 Nov 2025
4/n This is a lot of people who are being exposed to avoidable harm. The association between long stays and increased mortality is pretty well accepted. ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationa…
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Julie Gibbs retweeted
11 Nov 2025
3/n This is not just a winter problem, though seasonal viruses don't help.
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Julie Gibbs retweeted
11 Nov 2025
2/n The problem of long stays in EDs (and by implication) corridor care has got MUCH worse since the pandemic.
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Julie Gibbs retweeted
11 Nov 2025
rcem.ac.uk/wp-content/upload… This report by the All Party Parlimentary Group on Emergency Care went under the radar yesterday (the media was distracted) but contains some really important information. A rambling thread 1/n
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Julie Gibbs retweeted
8 Oct 2025
Here's our President, Dr Ian Higginson @RCEMpresident, with a message to our incredible SAS doctors @EMSAS_RCEM this #SASWeek25
Thank you for your continuous hard work, commitment and dedication to the specialty.
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Julie Gibbs retweeted
8 Jun 2025
What a fabulous weekend - stunning sunshine, heavy rain, hills, mud, teams, solos and lots and lots of fun. #Endure24 had it all! See you again next year 🏃🏻♀️🏃💜
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8 Jun 2025
Officially an ultra marathon runner 😃 30 miles in filthy weather 🌧️ - absolute mudfest! What a weekend! #Endure24 @CoveJoggers @theEndurancePT
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4 Jun 2025
Loved the new route #Yateley10k this evening. The race that has everything - sun ☀️ rain 🌧️ long straights 🏃🏻♀️ gentle incline 🥵 and even a short technical section 🤣 Shout out to the marshals and organisers who were fantastic as ever! @SandhurstJogger @CoveJoggers
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Julie Gibbs retweeted
3 Jun 2025
@RCollEM have been saying this for years. Meanwhile in England @NHSE/@DHSCgovuk touting all sorts of demand management ideas as the cure for crowding (won’t work), whilst avoiding critical investment in hospital capacity, and social care. Sticking plasters don’t heal deep wounds
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We tend to assume that the reason why it takes so long to treat patients in A&E is to do with the number of A&E attendances.
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4 May 2025
Fabulous morning taking part in #RunFrimley2025 10km road race followed by a cheeky fun run. Fastest 10km for quite some time despite the hills 🥵
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30 Mar 2025
Club trip to Devizes for parkrun this week. A “Q” towards a second alphabet and a pseudo Groundhog Day (same time as last week but at a different location). Back home at Frimley Lodge next week 😁 @CoveJoggers @flparkrun
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