Don't be a bystander to injustice #DesmondTutu "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality."

One year ago today, mum died of COVID. Love this picture of her reading the joke book we gave her a few Christmases ago. I’ll forever miss her firmly-delivered religious slogans. “Some people are so heavenly minded they’re no earthly good”. Tru dat.

Good to know this isn't just an Asian parent thing

*small rant* from a pall care physician: I did not ‘make someone end of life (EoL)’ or put them on an EoL pathway- I recognised they were dying. Time to change the language.

The East Midlands First5 Conference 2022 is underway!! Tweet using hashtag #F5EM22 RCGP Leicester RCGP Vale of Trent Lincolnshire Training Hub Nottinghamshire Alliance Training Hub @hed_hub

'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

Running as 🪑 for the vibrant First5s with Ebrahim Mulla -between us, we have the lived experience & enthusiasm to 🎤 the First5’s opinions! Voting starts from tomorrow, please have a read of the manifestos, there are some great candidates. 🗳️for us would be appreciated😊 Go team GP!

Excited to see the breadth of candidates for #First5 Co-Chair/Chair RCGP, pivotal to connecting with our diverse newly qualified GPs #TeamGP I’ve voted! 🗳️ Delighted that outgoing Chair, Emma W’s undoubted impact will continue as a nationally elected member #RCGPCouncil 👏🏼

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 RCGP 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

What does it mean to say physician associates are trained 'in the medixal model'? bmj.com/content/383/bm…

GPs in England: we have launched a survey to give YOU a say. Tell us your views on your current contract and what you want to see from it in the future. Your input will play an important role in shaping the future of general practice. Take our survey: brnw.ch/21wEUqU

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

I “clerk in” patients … but it’s precisely because of my ‘overqualification’ it is quicker, costs less, and the diagnosis is far less likely to be wrong. I got here by doing simple then complex stuff over many years. Now I can recognise when ‘simple’ is actually complex too.👇