Attending the IOACON 2019 Congress in Kolkata. Have delivered my talks and am enjoying the final days lectures before returning home. A special thank you to Rajesh Malhotra, IOACON President, the IOACON organising committee and the West Bengal Orthopaedic Association.

Seems to be the way of being BOA President. Back from India. Now enjoying BOTA in Edinburgh. Past BOTA President Emily Baird giving excellent talk on DDH. More to follow.

Great first day at BOTA. Not too many of these in Edinburgh but you never know.

On my way to the SCOT meeting. Unfortunately it does not appear that the weather has changed much since I was last here. Meeting looks excellent.

In these difficult times a Happy Easter to all.

I have to say that it brought a tear to my eye watching BBC breakfast news with Captain (now Colonel) Tom Moore this morning. What an inspiration and what humility with an amazing recovery after his hip fracture🙌🙌🙌🙌

Happy International Nurses Day. Thank you for being the rock that the NHS and all other health systems stand on. Without you there would be no structured health care for our patients. None more so at this difficult time across the globe.

Couldn’t agree with you more Deborah. The BOA has a bright future in excellent hands.

We are pleased to announce that Prof Deborah Eastwood has been elected as Vice President-elect and will take on the BOA Presidency in 2022-2023.

Don McBride has passed on the baton of the BOA Presidency. I shall use this account to say sensible BOA related things and Bob Handley for the rest. This is me, Bob Handley

New BOA statement* BOA welcomes extra £1bn for England elective care backlog, but concerned this will not go far enough to deal with enormity of waiting list. #Orthopaedics has biggest wait list and situation is intolerable for many patients.

Chris Moran OBE. It has certainly been earned. Thank you for the efforts on all our behalves.

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I would like to thank the European Society for Foot and Ankle for this amazing opportunity. Out of all the papers that have been submitted only 80 speakers were chosen from 25 different nationalities and to be among them makes me speechless. European Foot & Ankle Society

Injuries from #Fireworks can be especially devastating to children, even more so while the NHS is under extra strain. If you plan on using fireworks, ensure you do it safely! 🎆🎇 ➡️bit.ly/3bG8lnD #staysafe #BeBurnsAware #FireworkSafety British Burn Assoc. British Society for Surgery of the Hand

#AOAASM21 keynote speaker and former VicEO+HumanRights Commissioner Kristen Hilton speaks on diversity in law and barriers in achieving equal opportunity

Thanks to all keynote speakers for sharing their insights and experiences at the #AOAASM21 diversity plenary. Thanks to #AOAOWL Chair Juliette Gentle, Champions of Change Chair Andrew Wines and AOA 2nd VP and Cultural Inclusion Chair Chris Morrey for moderating the discussion.

BOA President Prof John Skinner speaking at Future Surgery Conference. Describes T&O waiting list as ‘probably biggest single challenge the NHS has faced since it’s inception’. Important to be part of discussion on solutions. #fs21

The challenge of 2020: how did your hip fracture service respond to COVID-19 pressures? Check your unit’s performance against the national average in the #NHFD annual report published today! ow.ly/sIFk50GLctT

Congratulations Dr Annette Holian Annette Holian !!