#Triage

I went wild swimming in Devon last week on my birthday. Afterwards, my ear was a bit clogged with water. Next day felt v sick, which I put down to
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This makes me furious, because it is so well done. It is an argument that our current and past administrations’ abject failure to follow the plan for “surge capacity” leading
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A new national lockdown would have devastating effects on the economy, businesses, jobs, isolation, loneliness, mental health.Even if infections were increasing rapidly, it would not be a proportionate response. But
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For those you you trying to predict where we are headed in education - please pause a little longer. If you are currently asking, How do we catch up in
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This can't be stressed enough. The reason there is debate about whether it is safe to reopen our schools at this stage is that the pandemic has been so appallingly
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A&E clinical staffing is one of those areas where less is certainly not more.Proving this point to execs and managers can be very challenging . This is because A&Es are
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I have (oh so politely "Um... excuse me... my wife's finding it difficult to breath, do you mind if we push in here? Thank you so much") jumped triage queues
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Disabled ppl are getting letters from their GPs asking them to sign DNRs so health services can be saved for the “young & fit who have a greater chance” with
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There is literally too much happening in the wake of the #Beirut_Explosion to keep up with it all.But there are at least four big, ongoing stories... (THREAD) 1. Triage: Getting
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I read this blog yesterday. Also yesterday, I received some of the most positive patient feedback of my career. Lady in her 80s, consulted me 4 times over a couple
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I’m having very mixed feelings now (and both fans and people from the show have said it) about “but it’s ok because you can reclaim the story in fanworks.” It’s
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People are going to smack me for this thread, but here goes... This photo is a portion of the line for a food bank in South Florida.As unemployment hits, churches
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TO ALL #Covid19 DOCTORS:I know you're going to be asked to make some terrible decisions in coming months.But PLEASE. Please. Don't assume disabled people do not have rich, full lives
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Over the past few months general practice has changed radically to work safely for staff and patients. We have today agreed our revised plan for dealing with non residents and
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1 OF 17KU KLUX KORONARiddle me this: If u ran a hospital & u only had 50 ventilators for 500 patients, people dying all around you, which ones would u
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Saw a tweet yday that said "mental health isn't an excuse to travel" and while I really do get it, I'd also got to the point of s*lf h*rming daily
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