'Imagine the outrage if Ryanair tried to fix a pilot shortage by providing some condensed training to flight attendants to become co-pilots of large jets, rather than supporting them through proper flight school,' says Dr Ebrahim Mulla #physicianassociates bit.ly/3Zus55N

Three things. 1. Hope everyone is OK. Immense pressure on staff and patients here and in primary care to support. I can imagine the comms 2. Great ending by Nottingham University Hospitals comms team. 'own air mask in first' in a pressured situation 🙂 3. It not even the start of winter...

Great event today at the Belgrave Neighbourhood Centre talking about south Asian diet and reducing the risk of disease through improving diet. Thanks to University of Leicester Centre for Ethnic Health Research for organising. Great to see fellow comrades @CRPhDStudent & Holly Drover again!

PAs are substitutions. The GMC (2015) explains why it needs to regulate them here 👇 gmc-uk.org/-/media/docume…

As #IslamophobiaAwarenessMonth draws to a close read this Royal College of General Practitioners blog by Shehla Imtiaz-Umer on how this widespread discrimination affects patients and staff. Catch Dr Shehla talking about how to help with FREE @britishima bystander training, 8pm tonight: bit.ly/3T3l0bg

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We have arrived at our pre agreed deadline Despite intense negotiations, the Government have not been able to put forward a credible offer Our committee has voted unanimously to call for further strike action

The UK has the best hyperkalaemia guidelines in the world, and they’ve just been updated. No one can cover all 171 pages, but here are 3 quick important bits in a thread👇 ukkidney.org/sites/renal.or…

Disheartening to see snippets of Royal College of Physicians EGM Seems their senior leader motives aren’t in the general interest of their members, other doctors, even public safety. It’s dangerous when anyone, let alone those in power, refuse to genuinely reassess when concerns are raised

“To be a good leader? You need a wish bone, a funny bone and a backbone” A reminder to many in Colleges & NHS to try and develop that third one There is no point in “being in the tent” when the whole tent is on fire Thanks for listening to my TED talk #WednesdayWisdom

‘If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, just wait until you hire an amateur.’ Dr Ebrahim Mulla argues that the delay of a review into PAs has shown the true colours of key decision makers’ attitudes towards GPs buff.ly/4eKvZgW

As a senior clinician I 💯 approve of Wes Streeting announcement of a review into associates But I am concerned it will be written around a predetermined outcome like so much of this debate has been Below is material is hope Prof Leng sees and takes into account 🧵 The Royal Society of Medicine

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced a review of the role of PAs. Physician Assistants - Yes Physician Associates - No Assistants support doctors rather than working in parallel with them or replacing them. And they should have their own regulator; not the GMC.

'I keep hearing the taunts of ‘just wait until you hire an amateur’ ringing in my ears.' Ebrahim Mulla argues that the delay of an independent review into PAs has shown the true colours of key decision makers’ attitudes towards GPs buff.ly/3ZmPJmE

This is such an honour, and I look forward to continuing to support the fantastic work of the pharmacy profession Royal Pharmaceutical Society David Webb NIHR Greater Manchester PSRC PRISM - University of Nottingham Clare Howard Graham Stretch stevethechemist 💙 PrescQIPP CIC Uni of Nottingham Press Office Uni of Nottingham School of Medicine #WeAreUoN Royal College of General Practitioners

One of the fundamental problems in the #NHS? The approach to anyone speaking up- about unfairness, duplicity, chicanery- and the rest Beyind that...the reasons why many...don't "If you won’t speak up, how will the world know you exist?" Via The BMJ

Diagnostic error is the most common, most costly, and most dangerous of medical mistakes. So why take the risk of being diagnosed by a PA? AU and the parents of Emily Chesterton will be in court next Tuesday. #AUvsGMC

Seeing undifferentiated illness IS SO HARD. And I have been doing this for 25 years. God my brain is exhausted and it’s not even 093! Especially since covid, nothing is as straightforward and seeing things that are hen’s teeth presentations.

I was chatting to a friend and we were discussing the strange way in which some politicians, presenters, journalists and commentators appear to have had a sudden epiphany about the slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza. She then reminded me of this book…

Louella Vaughan I think what non medics fail to understand is that history taking is THE skill. It s not simply asking questions but it’s interrogating hypotheses based on background knowledge of possibilities