Me trying to leave the reporting room after an all day session in the low light.

Clinical radiology and oncology are vital to the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, with significant staff shortages in both deeply concerning. We support the findings of this report, calling for significant investment in both so that patient outcomes don't continue to suffer.

NHS Confederation has called for immediate implementation of Plan B measures in England - including widespread mask wearing and more working from home: “to keep people well and avoid the NHS from becoming overwhelmed this winter.”

Once again Clinical Radiology has the highest competition ratio of the 10 biggest specialities with >100 posts available. We need funding from HEE to maintain training expansion again for 2022! No shortage of great candidates! The Royal College of Radiologists #workforce

When the MDT gets heated

The B.1.1.529 SARS-CoV-2 variant was first reported on 24th November 2021, and 2 days later World Health Organization (WHO) designated it #Omicron. Since then we (me Nick Davies @cap1024 Mark Jit and John Edmunds) have worked to understand potential consequences for England. 🧵 [cmmid.github.io/topics/covid19…]

If you’ve run out of Christmas leftovers, can’t be bothered to cook and fancy getting a pizza takeaway, just remember that one 18” pizza is larger than two 12” ones.

SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!!! If you doubt me ask ⁦Sally Nugent⁩ … she was a witness 😂 Wordle 221 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wordle 234 2/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 As if! The day can only go downhill from here.

Exciting BSPR news 🤩📖🥸📚🙇🏾‍♀️! Free virtual monthly teaching on paeds radiology aimed @ ST1-3 covering RCR core curriculum. First Thursday of the month 6-7pm. Open to all trainees regardless of training stage or BSPR membership. The Society of Radiologists in Training The Royal College of Radiologists BSPR European Society of Paediatric Radiology - jESPeR

*** Journal Club*** BSPR have arranged a monthly paeds radiology virtual journal club, starting Thurs 24th Feb 8-9am.  Chaired by the ex-editor in chief of Pediatric Radiology journal. To join this or future sessions, email us: [email protected] 📖📚🧑🏽‍🏫👨‍🏫

A reminder that UK is only country in the world with regular, reliable data on total infection numbers (not just cases), thanks to Office for National Statistics (ONS) random sample representative survey. It’s vital that the survey’s funding is extended. Without it, we’re flying blind ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

Clean bollards are a thing of immense beauty. #WorldBollardAssociation

Me looking for the transition point in bowel obstruction.

All the chest radiologists loving today's Wordle

The difference between Sarina Wiegman and Phil Neville is pretty stark

When you're getting a bit bored at work

I'm weirdly in love with this photo I took in #York Macdonalds at 01.44 this morning 😂

#York #YO ⚠️ A power outage in York this evening has caused no water due to an issue with a pumping station. We are en route to look into this and aim to have water restored ASAP. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. ~ Libby

1/Do radiologists sound like they are speaking a different language when they talk about MRI? T1 shortening what? T2 prolongation who? Here’s a translation w/a #tweetorial introduction to MRI. #medtwitter #FOAMed #FOAMrad #medstudent #neurorad #radres #ASNR23 #neurosurgery