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Is it time to revisit the 1:1 nursing ratio on ITU? Rather than one nurse doing EVERYTHING (ventilation, drugs, vasopressors, filters, safety checks, drugs), why not have a team of

Having had to break the worst news imaginable to families over the phone or via Skype. Having to limit visitors for end of life care to one chosen family member.

I don’t usually post specific medical advice on Twitter, but I have to say that injecting yourself with disinfectant is a very, VERY bad idea and is a direct cause

The good thing about a common name is that I get emails meant for other people. Often I’ll ignore them, but sometimes - if I’m bored - I’ll play along.

This is an incredible set of allegations being made against @DHSCgovuk here. Very questionable practices being levelled against their Comms team @MattHancock @Jeremy_Hunt @JonAshworth.https://twitter.com/jdpoc/status/1252266724449230848 If anybody on

The decision to escalate to critical care (or not) will be made by consultants. We will not be putting juniors in the invidious position of making such decisions. We never

Who’da thought that D-Dimer would be the new Lactate? “Gosh. That’s a high number.”“I know, what shall we do about it?”“I dunno. Check the Ferritin?”“Sure, why not?”“Gosh. That’s a high

It’s right and proper that Boris Johnson is on ITU even if he doesn’t need, and never needs, ITU therapies. The logistics of managing a VIP on a general ward

Agreed. Although being “rational” is not the same as “rationing”. To be honest, if I get so ill with COVID that I need ITU, I honestly don’t think I want