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For this reason, and for so many other reasons, I am running the
@LondonMarathon
2020 for
@DOTW_UK
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"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..."
#RefugeeCrisis
#Calais
#jungle
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🚨 I have - understandably - had a number of messages about the
#shielding
announcements made last night and expected today.
As soon as I know more, I will post on this thread. In the meantime, please continue to follow the guidance set out:
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✨ Grateful to spend
#thelastdayof2020
in a care home, giving
#CovidVaccine
.
Giving hope to those who haven’t seen family for the longest time.
Giving opportunity to those who just weren’t sure what the future held.
In the hardest of times, I can see a glimmer of light.
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Second dose clinics ROCK - very gratifying to complete the course for so many people 👏🏽
#COVIDVaccine
@NHSEngland
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👋🏽 Am tentatively stepping back in to twitter...
I welcome critical challenge and discourse but I will not tolerate racist or abusive behaviour and I will now lower my threshold to block or report people who do not act respectfully online.
#BeKind
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To my NHS friends and colleagues.
You are appreciated, and loved, and valued.
No one knows what you - we - have been through. The damage we’ve done to ourselves while caring for others.
But that’s what we do. And we won’t forget.
We’ve
#gotyourbackNHS
. Always 🙏🏽.
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#astrazenecavaccine
is safe and effective - please take your vaccine when you are offered it 👍🏽
#CovidVaccine
@NHSEngland
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I needed to take some time yesterday following some personal attacks but wanted to be clear:
I am SO proud of the way
#GeneralPractice
responded to the pandemic, safely assessing, speaking to and seeing patients as clinically needed.
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#YourNHSNeedsYou
We are facing an unprecedented challenge - for the
#NHS
, and for society.
If you’ve recently left
#primarycare
, please consider coming back now to help support our colleagues:
Thank you 🙏🏽
#coronavirus
@NHSEngland
@PrimaryCareNHS
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#Generalpractice
is open and has been throughout the pandemic.
Whilst consultations may have been offered remotely or virtually to keep patients and staff safe, our practices have been open and offering care.
Messages like this are unhelpful and unnecessary
@allisonpearson
.
I heard a rumour that GP surgeries not reopening till March!
Anyone else?
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📈
#GeneralPractice
appointment data for September is out:
- 20% increase in appointments compared to August
- 26.6 million appointments in September
- 56.6% of appointments were face to face
We
@NHSEngland
@PrimaryCareNHS
want to say THANK YOU 🙏🏽
#primarycare
#thankyou
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On
#InternationalWomensDay
- and EVERY DAY - thanks to the amazing women in my world 💪🏽
#EverydayCourage
#IWD2021
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GPs haven’t stopped being GPs - and
#generalpractice
teams have done an incredible job delivering the vaccination programme, Covid care, urgent and routine care. My thanks to all those working in front and behind the scenes to make this possible 🙏🏽
Calls for GPs to ‘get back to being GPs’ as other vaccine centres ‘empty’
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I feel so sad and so angry when I hear about Sarah Everard. My thoughts are with her friends and family.
As I reflect on the reality of walking home in the dark, past 9pm many evening at the moment, I know the feeling of terror every time...
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#BlackLivesMatter
My story, my thread /n
To the background of my favourite
@NinaSimoneMusic
playing loudly, and because it is the time to share, please let me share with you my experiences growing up as a member of the BAME community:
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#LockdownEve
... I’m definitely finding it harder - generally more tired, lower resilience. I thought this might be helpful for some:
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Because life isn’t complicated enough... meet the newest additions to our family:
Duke Hamilton T’Challa Nutella III (known as Hamilton) and
Lady Buttercup Shuri Marmalade IV (known as Shuri) - we cant tell the difference yet but we love them so very much 💕
#Caturday
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"One of the things we know is masks works... I will (wear one) and I'll be encouraging others to do so as well."
Dr Nikki Kanani, medical director of Primary Care for NHS England, says it is still a good practice to wear masks to protect us.
@AasmahMir
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@StigAbell
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@NikkiKF
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#CovidVaccine
#COVID19
Genuinely overwhelmed to see this moment - a step towards the light - it will take time but when you are called to have your vaccine, please come forward!
In the meantime?
#HandsFaceSpace
✅
@NHSEngland
@PrimaryCareNHS
#primarycare
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The
#tier4
news feels hard.
But I feel unbelievably grateful and overwhelmed.
We have a vaccine.
My dad, who has been shielding, has multiple conditions, and an at high risk
#pharmacist
healthcare worker got his vaccine today.
That’s HOPE 💕
#COVID19
#CovidVaccine
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This was me and my daughter 8 years ago today - and this is my son’s birthday card to his little sister this morning.
If you can read his writing (do try) it’ll top up your faith in all of us 💕
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Unwell 11yo 👦🏾, so mummy is super tired this morning - hair back in a very messy bun.
8yo 👧🏽: Do you know what would look good with that mum?
Me: No? (Sleep?)
8yo 👧🏽: A crown... or tiara!
Agreed, darling, agreed.
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👋🏽 Some news:
After an unbelievable 6 years, I will be leaving
@NHSEngland
in December.
It’s been a privilege working with so many dedicated colleagues - our work is hugely important, putting patients at the heart of everything we do.
I’ll miss colleagues dearly!
#nextsteps
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Done ✅
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Discussing
#NHS70
with my older kiddy age 10;
Me - What shall we do at school to celebrate this amazing day?
A - ask everyone to give £100 to the
#NHS
bank account. And tell them not to smoke.
👏🏽 Not bad my son, not bad!
@AntonyTiernan
@NHSEngland
@OakfieldSchHead
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🇮🇳 As we hear the devastating stories from our home country
#India
, we send the support we can from friends, family and work.
Let's
#ACTogether
for
#VaccinEquity
.
If you can offer help, or are in India and have a specific ask, please add to this thread and I will amplify 🙏🏽:
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@dominicfairgri1
@Jill_Bloggs
@pulsetoday
@NHSEngland
I’m sure there is plenty to criticise me about - but whether I care about the well being of my profession? I don’t think I’ve ever slept so little over the past few months and cared or worried more. I’ll keep doing my best.
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💕 These little ones have given me so much joy recently I wanted to share - ignore my new ‘kitten voice’ though please!
#CatsOfTwitter
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💉 636,219 doses in England...
YESTERday!
🤩 Blown away by the
#NHS
... EVERYday!
#NHSCovidVaccine
#ThankYouNHS
@NHSEngland
Our hardworking NHS colleagues administered a record 636,219 doses of the
#NHSCOVIDVaccine
in England yesterday. 💙💉
This rounds off a bumper week, with almost 2.8 million doses delivered — the highest since the vaccination programme began.
#ThankYouNHS
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👏🏽 Our amazing teams delivered 96,834 jabs between 11am and 12pm yesterday, an average of 1,614 a minute or around 27 jabs a second! 💉
#ThankYouNHS
#NHSCovidVaccine
@NHSEngland
‘It is utterly brilliant. I am so thankful to all of you.’
After delivering almost 100,000 COVID jabs in a single hour yesterday, Dr
@NikkiKF
praises
#OurNHSPeople
in taking the
#NHSCOVIDVaccine
programme to new heights.
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HUGE thanks to family, friends and colleagues across the
#NHS
and outside for your help, support and well wishes. I will reply individually over the course of the evening, but I am honestly blown away - and I promise to keep dreaming and thinking 🙌🏽
@NHSEngland
@NHSImprovement
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🙏🏽 THANK YOU to our friends and colleagues across the
#NHS
for all the work you been doing to look after our population over the past few weeks. I am very proud of our great service 🙏🏽
#coronavirus
#COVID
ー19
#primarycare
#ourNHSpeople
@NHSEngland
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🎉 SO proud and in awe of all the teams in front of and behind the scenes who have delivered more than 5,000,000 first doses of life-saving COVID-19 vaccine.
#COVID19
#CovidVaccine
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And here we are, stuck between
#InternationalWomensDay
and
#MothersDay
... are we valued at all?
“I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks."
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Overwhelmed to receive an honorary doctorate
@UOSMedicine
@sunderlanduni
yesterday, and begin my Prof relationship with this incredible place today.
My parents met at the Polytechnic over 40 years ago, so this connection is very special indeed ❤️!
#WeAreSun
#SunderlandStaff
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🎉 6,353,321 people have now received their first dose of a
#CovidVaccine
:
#TeamLVS
you have been a HUGE part of this endeavour, whether you’ve delivered vaccine or kept general practice going (or both).
I am truly blown away.
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More
#vaccinations
delivered 💉
What joy... what hope!
#CovidVaccines
#COVID19
@PrimaryCareNHS
@NHSEngland
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🚨 The most common symptoms of
#coronavirus
are:
New cough
OR
High temperature (37.8 degrees or higher)
If you have either of these, you need to:
➡️ stay at home
➡️ not leave your house for 7 days
Please check for more information
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GP and community
#pharmacy
teams have been busy delivering
#flu
vaccinations to the priority groups in a phased and safe way.
50-64year olds (who aren’t in an at risk group) will be offered the vaccine later in the year,
#generalpractice
has not delayed flu vaccinations.
Now GPs delay flu jabs for Brits aged 50 to 64 amid shortage of 30million vaccines needed for winter
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Dinner with dad, a
#CommunityPharmacist
for 40 years:
If you are hungry, darling, you can’t feed others...
... see, if doctors and pharmacists aren’t able to look after themselves, aren’t felt looked after, how will they be able to look after their patients?
💕
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I’m so very sad to hear this
@DrAseemMalhotra
.
@KailashChandOBE
you were a friend, supported me privately and your daily lessons for life were sustaining.
I will miss you.
🙏🏽
This will be the longest train journey of my life. On route to Manchester to say goodbye to the most wonderful, kind loving father in the world. I’m in total shock.
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And he’s 12 👦🏾...
No more creative cakes, he just wanted my chocolate mud pie.
TOO growed up.
#lockdownbirthday
#SocialDistancing
#COVID19
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I would like to welcome the election of
@DrFJameel
as the new Chair
@BMA_GP
, and the first female chair.
I look forward to working with her to address the challenges facing general practice, both this winter and beyond, to provide the best possible care for our patients.
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When your hairdresser messages you two months in advance to make sure you are booked in if restrictions lift... guess she’s seen me on screen 😆
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✨ Today the
#COVID
#COVID19Vaccine
programme rolls out in
#primarycare
.
This means that the vaccine can now reach diverse communities across the country - and it is incredible diversity of our teams that has made this happen.
Thank you.
@PrimaryCareNHS
@NHSEngland
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My account will be deactivated Friday 4pm (after it is archived). If we are Twitter friends and need to connect another way, please DM me before then so we can share details.
I’ll keep listening and learning from the 40 + WhatsApp groups I run, through weekly visits and more 👍🏽
#Twitter
has many benefits but sometimes it’s impossible to really set out the challenges of a situation or a role. 140ch or a thread won’t ever show what is happening.
I’m taking some time off Twitter because it is toxic and demoralising no matter how hard you work.
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🙏🏽 Much like many of you, I’ve got a hundred things still to do, but this really resonated and I hope it does for you too:
#WednesdayWisdom
#April2020
#coronavirus
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8 year old 👧🏽 : mum you know how sometimes you say you don’t want to go to work or are worried about it? ...
Well, why don’t you pretend with your work friends that you are having a party? Then you’ll have fun every day! ✨
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✈️ As promised, guidance on demonstrating
#CovidVaccine
status when travelling:
Also as promised:
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THIS is
#communitypharmacy
at its very best.
From being a baby in the wire basket next to the till, to saying goodbye today, the relationships my parents have built over nearly 45 years are unparalleled.
Thank you for caring for your community so deeply x
@PrimaryCareNHS
👋🏽 And that’s farewell from us…
Almost 45 years serving our local community, being part of the brilliant and vibrant
#Norbury
family.
Thank you for allowing us to be part of your families for so long.
Jag and Keerti x
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‘They’ are people. Part of a family. Someone’s relative. A human looking for safety 😔
"They're using a plastic container to try to bail out the boat"
Live on
#BBCBreakfast
@SimonJonesNews
found another migrant boat attempting to cross the Channel. The group say they're from Syria.
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#Twitter
has many benefits but sometimes it’s impossible to really set out the challenges of a situation or a role. 140ch or a thread won’t ever show what is happening.
I’m taking some time off Twitter because it is toxic and demoralising no matter how hard you work.
@kaz_emalone
@NHSEngland
Always here. Always listening - and always asking for the real narrative to be shared.
We also have materials to support practices to communicate with patients on how best to access general practices services including a comms toolkit .
@PrimaryCareNHS
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The number of times I have been pulled up for my pronunciation or turn of phrase… 🙄
I’m proud that I only spoke
#Gujarati
until I was 5 - it was a very special time with my amazing mum.
I’m proud of what I say and how I say it. It makes me who I am 🙌🏽
I’m from a working class family in East London, Poplar, Tower Hamlets & I am PROUD 🙌🏾
Proud of the young girl who overcame obstacles, and proud of my accent!
It’s me, it’s my journey, my grit.
(1/3) 👇🏾
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9yr 👧🏽: mummy, I don’t want to question your parenting, but....
What a way to start the day!
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🚨
#StayHomeSaveLives
It’s a beautiful day. We miss friends and family. We want to be together.
Now is NOT the time. Please please maintain
#lockdown
, to keep us all safe:
🥘 Go out for essentials only
🏃🏾♀️ Exercise once a day
🚫 ‘socially distanced’ parties 🚫
#COVID
ー19
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12/n
And I will commit to using my voice purposefully, mindfully and meaningfully. If I don’t, you can tell me. Remind me. Make sure I truly represent our brilliantly diverse world in all that I do.
Will you join me?
#BlackLivesMatter
#PickASide
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This was so moving - please encourage your families, friends and communities to say YES when it’s their turn 💕:
#CovidVaccine
#primarycare
@NHSEngland
@PrimaryCareNHS
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Friends and colleagues,
Regarding :
I hope you can see that we have truly listened, worked with our
@BMA_GP
colleagues and ensured general practice, networks and our patients are at the heart of what we do.
#primarycarenetworks
@NHSEngland
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For those who have been asking if I will be working Christmas if needed (I will), I’m sure you’ll be pleased to know I will also be working on
#Diwali
...
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My baby sister! 👏🏽
The winner of the Education and Outreach Individual Space Achievement Award 2021 is Dr. Sheila Kanani 🎉
#SirArthurClarkeAwards2021
#ReinventingSpace2021
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Please do use the communications toolkit shared if you find it helpful.
The pandemic continues to be very difficult for both our patients and practices and I’m grateful for the incredible work done by
#PrimaryCare
throughout 🙏🏽.
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👏🏽 That was unbelievably emotional -
#ThankYouNHS
and our
#care
services for all you are doing.
#clapforourcarers
#clapforNHS
@NHSEngland
#coronavirus
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Be gentle with me... after 94 days at home together, it’s time for a new half day school bubble for the 8yo 👧🏽 💕
I’m slightly heartbroken! I’ve loved having her next to me while speaking to many of you, with trumpets, drums and baking as an accompaniment to many a Teams call.
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THANK YOU to everyone working in
#PrimaryCare
🎄
During this challenging year, you have shown tireless commitment and extraordinary team work. You are our
#PrimaryCareHeroes
💙 👏 👏
THANK YOU to everyone working in
#PrimaryCare
🎄
During this challenging year, you have shown tireless commitment and extraordinary team work. You are our
#PrimaryCareHeroes
💙 👏 👏
#GeneralPractice
#Pharmacy
#Dentistry
#Optometry
#GPNs
#SocialPrescribers
#PracticeManagers
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⚽️ 🦠
Whilst I am really enjoying
#ENGvDEN
, I can’t help but see the crowds and feel disappointed that as my daughter has been sent home (positive contact), we all miss our first family holiday and my first break for longer than 24h in over 8m.
But we will follow the rules.
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🌟 Reflecting on 6 years with NHS England 🌟
Friends and colleagues,
After an incredible chapter at NHS England, the moment has come for me to switch my ‘out of office on’ and embark on a new adventure, in a new arena.
ctd/
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Shubh Dhanteras!
#Diwali
will be very different this year - but an up side is that my Social Media family can join in!
May this Dhanteras light up new dreams, fresh hopes, good health, undiscovered avenues, and fill your days with pleasant moments 🙏🏽
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Sometimes your morning run feels like your day!
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Dad sent me this caricature from when I was eight 😬
I’m worried that my mood then is pretty much my mood now...
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THIS 👇🏽
We’ve wanted this for a very long time.
#PrimaryCare
is where you start - and end - your life. It’s the bit in the middle too.
It is the bedrock of the
#NHS
and we value the chance to really be part of the wider system now.
@NHSEngland
#NHSLongTermPlan
"For the first time in the history of the NHS, we're saying we need community services and GP services to grow faster".
NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens talks to
@rachelburden
about the NHS 10-year plan.
#5LiveBreakfast
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‘We need diversity of thought. And diversity of colour. Of gender. We need 500 more women on boards to make them more representative. Diversity of leadership is a diversity of perspective.’
@MattHancock
@rogerkline
@WRES_team
@LeadersHealth
#LeadersHealth18
@FMLM_UK
@NHSEngland
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On this
#NationalDayofReflection
I’ll be taking time to think about the hardest two years we’ve ever faced - as a family, as a profession, as a country, as society.
Remembering what we have lost.
Trying to remember what we have gained.
I will not say: do not weep - JRT
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Check your privilege.
Be considerate.
Understand how your actions can be interpreted by others.
Keep our people and our communities safe.
#EverydayCourage
#InternationalWomensDay
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Wow 🤩 , what an incredible set up and morning....
And I got to meet George,
@croydonhealth
’s first person to receive
#CovidVaccine
#COVID19
!
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Any conclusions drawn by the media about my colleagues are not mine, and I apologise for any hurt caused.
As you know the changes in our ways of working have made it even more important that we are clear with patients about how best to use our services, and that WE ARE OPEN.
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🚨
#GeneralPractice
is still open!
This week I spoke to someone worried about a suspicious mole. I was able to refer her for assessment without bringing her in.
Please continue to contact your practice if you are concerned during
#COVID19
🙏🏽 .
@NHSEngland
@PrimaryCareNHS
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If you are a doctor in need of support, please ask. You won’t be judged - I will always help 🙏🏽
Sick doctors, ask for help. I’ve been there. I know how hard it is.
Most of us have been there, and many of the rest have come close. They won’t judge you - but they will mobilise for you.
Just drop someone a text ‘I need help’. If you’re even contemplating this, do it.
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😭 🙌🏽
Today is a good day.
It’s easier to be a parent this morning.
Character MATTERS.
Being a good person MATTERS.
This is a big deal.
It’s easy to do it the cheap way and get away with stuff — but it comes back around.
Today is a good day.
#PresidentBiden
#VotersDecided
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🌍 Today we may all be feeling weary - the hours and days and weeks are long.
Somewhere, at the edges of our mind, we know that everything has shifted.
Keep going. One step at a time. Together. We will work it through together.
#coronavirus
#COVID19UK
#primarycare
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I learn from
@trishgreenhalgh
every day - she’s a constant source of information and inspiration to me. She’s had to deal with countless trolls, but keeps going. If you troll her, I’ll block you.
If you’ve been blocked accidentally by her, let me know and I’ll re connect you 👍🏽
If someone you know has been blocked by me, it's because I had to block thousands of people using a mass-blocking tool. Please get in touch and I will unblock them. The problem is that some academics have followers who have been sending me vile abuse.
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Mummy I don’t understand why when covid is getting better because of the vaccine, you are even busier! 😿
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