
Dr Ajay Pankhania
@drpankhania
Interventional radiologist, consultant phlebologist, patient advocate. Passionate about providing excellent patient care.
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08-03-2019 21:05:28
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OK, Steve Barclay “NHS Week” is over, but how about achieving something? There is no excuse for not bringing in professional regulation for NHS managers. How about it? Please retweet if you support professional accountability for NHS managers. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-661209…





Merseyside consultants out in force despite horrendous weather to once again say we will NOT accept further pay erosion. Rishi Sunak you can stop these strikes. We are waiting to talk! #consultantstrike #ConsultantsStrike




Do you measure ABPI after angioplasty for CLTI? Another go if <0.9? What is the evidence to support it? Surprise: First paper to show prognostic value of post-procedural estimated ABPI. authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S25… European Society of Vascular Medicine eClinicalMedicine – The Lancet Discovery Science Simon Skene University of Surrey Dr Ajay Pankhania SASH NHS Trust




FINALLY the Royal College of General Practitioners has called for a halt on any further recruitment of PAs as doctor substitutes in general practice. Heartfelt thanks to all frontline & senior staff who’ve fought for standards in medicine & patient safety. Shame on the leaders who haven’t.


"This project is one of the most singularly dishonest, duplicitous & downright reckless political responses to the NHS workforce crisis." Me for Guardian Opinion on Department of Health and Social Care's scandalous plan to replace doctors with cut-price, fake doctor substitutes👇 theguardian.com/commentisfree/…







New GMC guidance is unhelpful, when what doctors and patients need is clarity on what PAs are allowed to do and what they're not. We're calling for a clear and nationally enforced safe scope of practice for PAs & AAs. Full response from Philip Banfield 💙: bma.org.uk/bma-media-cent…
