
Simon Fleming ๐
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http://www.simonfleming.co.uk 26-11-2013 10:35:58
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Itโs that time of year #RACS25 in sydney First we coffee. Then we listen & learn. RACSurgeons



Simon Fleming ๐ The Times and The Sunday Times have outdone themselves. Imagine speaking about Miss Muirhead-Allwood like that. Complete lack of respect. Shame on them. I'm not even going to mention the disgusting misogyny. She should sue. At the very least I would expect a published apology.

Simon Fleming ๐ Well said, Simon! ๐

Simon Fleming ๐ Wise and exact words,Simon


Simon Fleming ๐ The same orthopods who told me I was too small and weak to be a surgeon back in the day are now the same who ask me sorry how much can you squat? Thatโs how much I weigh ๐คฃ

ERMAGERD I get to do this twice in one lifetime #RACS25 RACSurgeons Dr. Glaucomflecken

Simon Fleming ๐ RACSurgeons Dr. Glaucomflecken The legends' convention ๐คฉ

I heard about The Times and The Sunday Times article from UK colleagues- but I was not prepared for this. A sexist dig at women, a stereotyping of orthopaedic surgeons as 'carpenters' and cardiothoracic surgeons as 'plumbers', and a final snark about transgender. Appalling. #ILookLikeASurgeon ๐

Simon Fleming ๐ I always said that the biggest bar to me doing Ortho was not that I didnโt play golf, but that I wasnโt interested. Which was a good job as us two female SHOs didnโt get invited anyway. In the end, my skills seemed to lie elsewhere.




Simon Fleming ๐ pleasure hearing from you at RANZCP Congress. Such important messages you shared touching on firstly assessment as powerโฆ.so use widely and secondly assessment design must be informed by authenticity and equity. Safe travels back to the world of orthopaedics ๐จ๐๐ป

However you put it? There is absolutely no doubt that senior leadership across health organisations have failed our Resident Doctors- over the last decade -if not longer The change starts with acknowledgement of that from NHS England NHS England Workforce, Training and Education GMC Royal College of Physicians Royal College of General Practitioners and


First casualty of moving, any chance of a repair consult? Simon Fleming ๐ ๐ I swear the neighbours heard me curse at 3am when this broke!
