@drsitso
GP Partner, Husband and Father of 3|Voted Remain, Lib Dem and Yes to Collective Action|Part time cyclist|Full time procrastinator|Tech lover|Defender of the NHS|views are completely my own, and reposts do not mean endorsement
Gareth Southgate, "Young men are suffering"
"They're feeling isolated"
"They're grappling with their masculinity and with their broader place in society"
"The culture we create today will shape the kind of men that we inherit tomorrow"
Whenever you welcome guests, treat them with kindness, grace and respect. Simple as that.
BBC news report on the state of the NHS. I do wish people would stop referring to a “winter crisis”. This is a perennial crisis - the sooner we accept this, the sooner we can start coming up with long term strategies rather than sticking plaster approaches to “survive the winter”
Looks like it’s the right time for me to switch to octopus Go - but will be interested to see what happens with prices over next few weeks if (as being predicted) weather stays windy and a bit milder…
The salute 😮
I’m getting solar panels and battery installed in 4 weeks time - given that we don’t need to charge our EV car this week (wife uses for work but is overseas), assume it’s worth just riding it out for next few days (as opposed to switching to Go)?
These stats are frankly bonkers. If anybody is complaining about why they are waiting to see a GP. They need to ask why successive governments have not supported the same growth in GP numbers as it has hospital medic numbers.
Agree @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social or just going to sit & watch the end
PM of Qatar, "When we talk about peace in general, peace won't happen unless there is a Palestinian state"
"To address the root cause of the issue and not just the symptoms of the issue"
"By the way, the framework we signed two days ago, is the same framework we agreed on in December 2023"
With every passing day the NHS comes closer to resembling my student placement in Ghana, 20 years ago:
- patients dying in corridors waiting to be seen
- dangerous staff:patient ratios
- huge waiting lists
- poor staff pay and morale
The normalisation of failure is so sad to see 🙁
Also doesn’t mention what happens during the 6-8 months whilst she is waiting for her CT scan…but maybe the errand she had to run in the shopping centre could also wait for that long 🙃
As with all recent reforms - unless the funding and resources are to follow, these plans are simply tinkering at the edges, and will only serve to increase Primary Care’s workloads - the recent funding announcement barely covers the NI contribution increases. Happy New Year indeed!! #MedSky #NHS
How are they going to screen these referrals?
Who will be responsible for actioning the results?
If a scan is clear do a patients symptoms go away?
What do we do when waiting times for scans are 6+ months - oh yes, back to advice and guidance
Quote from the article: “Diagnostic tests could be booked at specialist centres with the results coming through more quickly.”
This should be the STANDARD, not a new concept!! Leading me on to the final main reform - increasing direct access to diagnostic tests for Primary Care…
2. Increasing use of the Advice and Guidance - meaning increased specialty ping-pong. Recent example - asked dietitians for advice on possible food intolerance. Told to contact immunology as it could be allergy. Who said contact derm. Who said contact gastro. And they want to expand this service?!
1. Allowing patients to view/book hospital appointments via the NHS app. You could argue this is similar to the Right to Choose system which many patients are using for ADHD referrals. And who do they contact to complain when they find out the waiting times at ALL providers are at least 6 months?
My thoughts on how the proposed NHS reforms, to be announced by @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social will affect those of us working in Primary Care
TLDR: our workload is about to get even larger - hooray 🤦🏾♂️
My wife’s on call today too - 17 out of 20 seen so far admitted due to flu 😷
Happy New Year! Looking to start 2025 in the same manner as I ended 2024 - getting fitter (physically and mentally), and integrating health tech into my day to day practice…kicking off the year with (at least) 30 minutes of cardio exercise over the next 30 days. I wanna get back to 7-a-side!!
