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@Whitehouse_ICU

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Family, Choral Singing, ICU, Critical Illness, Sepsis, STRESS-L but not necessarily in that order... Intensivist Hon Prof University of Birmingham Views own

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@Whitehouse_ICU
Tony Whitehouse
3 months
I don't get a locker. No travel or accommodation expenses (my contract says I have to live close so that I can attend hospital promptly). No funding for assistance. Expensive parking. Buy my own coffee. Shared canteen with patients and relatives so have to queue for ages. 🤔
@HouseofCommons
UK House of Commons
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Setting up all 650 Members in their offices takes time.
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@Whitehouse_ICU
Tony Whitehouse
2 years
I have watched in dismay the managed deterioration of the #NHS and public services. The consequences for the UK aren't, in my view, about private healthcare or not, they are about whether there will be any healthcare at all for all but the rich. Here's why... 🧵 1/n
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Tony Whitehouse
4 years
As an ICU doctor, I am insulted by this @BBCNews story: THERE IS NO TIME LIMIT ON ICU CARE! To say that we would have "flicked the switch after 30 days" is utter nonsense. Please do not believe that we do this.
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
I've been working in the NHS for >30 years - there hasn't been a year where we haven't been asked to make "efficiencies" Please don't use the excuse that everything will be so much better if there wasn't so much waste. There are no more efficiencies. 3/n
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
They make the UK a nicer, less nasty place, a healthier and happier place. Support public services; support the #nhs ENDS
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
Yes, a lot of money goes to the NHS but since 2012 the % spend on healthcare as a proportion of GDP has fallen. This is managed deterioration. Salaries have fallen by >15% in real terms, waiting times for operations and ambulances have increased. Life expectancy is falling 2/n
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Tony Whitehouse
4 years
Thank you to @unibirmingham and @unibirm_MDS for promoting me to Hon Prof. I've been overwhelmed by messages of congratulations (had to break my "no Twitter before bed"!) Thanks everyone. Sorry if I can't get round to responding to all.
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
So there you have it. I believe that the UK then is on a trajectory that will leave the health of the nation in tatters. 17/n
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Tony Whitehouse
3 years
It is estimated that a doctor dies every three to four weeks in the UK from suicide. @youokaydoc I know at least 5 doctors who have taken or attempted to take their own lives - this is real
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
I believe that the agenda is to make working conditions intolerable for consultants so they leave. Complaints are increasing as patient frustration is taken out on them. Consultants are retiring early because tax means that they would otherwise pay to come to work. 11/n
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
The private sector is no more efficient than the public sector even though it thinks it is. 5/n
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
It is so boring to hear of our public services; those that protect us, clean our streets, house us, support us when we hit hard times and so much more, are regarded as a drain on the country’s resources. 18/n
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
And please don't be condescending and think that outsiders can come in, see through the problems and fix them better than has already been tried. Believe it or not healthcare workers see the fallibilities but don't always get given the tools or resources to fix them. 4/n
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Tony Whitehouse
4 years
Just had a blood test and received blinded dose of #vaccine as part of #COV002 vaccine trial for #COVID19 . They need more people to volunteer. Good luck to @OxfordVacGroup and @UHBResearch @uhbtrust
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Tony Whitehouse
4 years
I don't want to dampen the spirit but there's still nearly 15000 patients in hospital with #COVID19 . That's 15000 spaces for post-op patients or rehab or investigations or any of the myriad of treatments the #NHS has available We are still a long way from "Normal"
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
The pension debacle and relative fall in pay has meant that the NHS has been haemorrhaging staff in recent years. Please don't use the lazy trope of "greedy consultants" 🥱 - that's just playing into the hands of the underfunders. 6/n
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
...of market forces simply don’t get the point that a nurse can work in Lidl but a Lidl worker doesn’t have the immediate skills to work on the ward. The idea that there is a job market that can drive down salaries and make it all “efficient” is wrong. 10/n
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@Whitehouse_ICU
Tony Whitehouse
2 years
It’s now financially more attractive for a nurse to work in Lidl than to take an extra shift where they could be shouted at, spat at or receive complaints despite doing their best in an overstretched ward. 8/n
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
And this is the problem. There are neither hospitals NOR staff to deliver the healthcare privately. Consultants want to help, they want to work, they want to deliver healthcare but to do it, you need pharmacists, therapists, nurses, cleaners, secretaries and many more. 14/n
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Tony Whitehouse
3 years
Given that we work with our fabulous trainees every day, I suppose we have to ask: If 72% have failed, are we training them well (in my view, we are), are they good enough (in my view, the majority are) or is there a problem with the exam? I'll leave you to decide
@FICMNews
FICMNews
3 years
Joint statement from the Faculty and @RCoANews following the release of the FFICM OSCE/SOE examination results yesterday. Once again, our sincere apologies to all concerned for the delay and confusion caused.
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
Serial Secretaries for Health, dead behind the eyes and driven by ideology believe in breaking the NHS and allowing market forces to sort it out. These “captains of industry” who are blinded by one simple but deeply problematic idea.... 9/n
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
So they are leaving. The Govt will use the “lazy, money-grabbing consultant” phrase 🥱and roll out the >70 year old “filled the consultant’s teeth with gold” crap (most of us can’t find a dentist in any case since the #tories cut those too) 12/n
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Tony Whitehouse
7 months
@ShaunLintern @ShaunLintern I expect better. Below is the new scale - there isn't a 20% rise anywhere. Because of the rejigging of pay progression there are years where the uplift in pay combines with a step up (e.g. between 13 and 14 years' service). The rest is around 5%.
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
Yes, you'll be able to find cases of rich NHS workers but in the vast majority of cases it's about being able to do one’s job with adequate resource 7/n
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Tony Whitehouse
4 years
1) Vaccines do not alter your DNA 2) If you can take the vaccine, you really, really should 3) Vaccines do not contain tissue from aborted foetuses 4) Vaccines do not cause autism 5) Yes, the vaccine has been developed quickly but that doesn’t mean it’s not safe
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
This is NOT greed, or a fit of pique, or stamping off in a huff because they don’t get their way. It’s because there physically isn’t the capacity for modern healthcare in the private sector. 16/n
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@Whitehouse_ICU
Tony Whitehouse
4 years
Many congratulations to @veenith_tonny for election to a Macintosh Professorship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists! Well deserved, Tonny!
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@Whitehouse_ICU
Tony Whitehouse
4 years
...and why do we want to go back to "Normal"? Normal is trying to squeeze in elective surgery in #ICU ; normal is having a member of the ICU staff treating patients in ED waiting for an ICU bed to become available. There needs to be a new Normal
@Whitehouse_ICU
Tony Whitehouse
4 years
I don't want to dampen the spirit but there's still nearly 15000 patients in hospital with #COVID19 . That's 15000 spaces for post-op patients or rehab or investigations or any of the myriad of treatments the #NHS has available We are still a long way from "Normal"
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
When a consultant leaves, they will go abroad or work in pharma because there isn’t anywhere else for them to go. 15/n
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
in the hope that the consultants with time on the hands (and not on the golf course⛳️🙄 ) and the need to work, will work in private hospitals. 13/n
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Tony Whitehouse
4 years
So @MattHancock wants all Zoom appointments. It's pretty difficult to examine a patient online. Tell me, will the NHS accept a misdiagnosis through not examining? Will the GMC hold off sanctioning that doctor? There's a reason for face2face medicine.
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
Have you ever noticed that if there's a waiting list problem, ambulance queue, A&E long wait, it's the fault of the NHS not the policymakers?
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Tony Whitehouse
3 years
I try not to get political here but to hear our PM saying that wage growth matters more than the health and wellbeing of people is sickening.
@IanLaveryMP
Ian Lavery
3 years
Boris Johnson tonight on the BBC "I've given you the most important metric which is, never mind life expectancy, never mind cancer outcomes, look at wage growth." I beg to differ! Ghastly appalling disregard for our people.
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Tony Whitehouse
1 year
STRESS-L trial results published today in @JAMA_current and also presented at @ESICM #LIVES2023 funded by @NIHRresearch . Thank you to all who contributed to the project: our patients, our families, our sites, @WarwickCTU , collaborators, DMC and TSC.
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Tony Whitehouse
3 months
@stephen_t_webb This seems to have taken a life of its own!! I do not begrudge the MPs working conditions. I wanted to highlight that good working conditions not only enhance the workplace but also make it more efficient. The #NHS has been cut to the bone and is now deeply inefficient.
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Tony Whitehouse
4 years
This is an exciting Phase II trial starting at @qehbham with CI @veenith_tonny . I love the collaboration with @CRCTU and look forward to the work with @OxfordBRC and @UCLHresearch . We've had the green light. I have trained our investigators. We are awaiting our 1st patient
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UHB Research
4 years
The CATALYST trial, starting recruitment this week at @uhbtrust , could lead to major advances in the fight against #coronavirus . @unibirmingham @CRCTU @veenith_tonny @OxfordBRC @UCLHresearch
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
Antibiotics that aren't treating disease or the risk of disease should not be happening.
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Tony Whitehouse
1 year
@WelshGasDoc Dave, with respect, this tweet plays into the "anyone can do what a doctor does" narrative. A cardiac arrest is literally the time when a life or death decision is made and there is NO other profession willing or trained to make that decision.
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Tony Whitehouse
3 years
Got a call today from #NHS Test and Trace. The post-foreign travel swab from 7 days ago was +ve for daughter. In the last 7 days, we mixed freely, she went to the @moseleyfolk and seen her friends. It took 7 days for the test result to come back. How did my £69 reduce #COVID ?
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Tony Whitehouse
10 months
Our #ICU team were awarded Kind Connected Bold today Very moving letter from a relative about a patient's care It's what our team does every day but nice that it has been recognised 😊 Thank you to our patient. Thank you @UHBCharity and @uhbtrust
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Tony Whitehouse
4 years
To paraphrase de Maistre "Every nation gets the COVID pandemic it deserves". Lockdown just isn't happening in Birmingham and I'm worried that the ICUs are going to being overwhelmed.
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Tony Whitehouse
3 years
Anyone else listening to the news and thinking that we are about to be told to go to work even if we have #COVID ? #NHS #vaccine #booster
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Tony Whitehouse
3 years
The patient voice has been lost here. I don't mean the tin-hat "patient researchers" who seek conspiracies on here and FB but the sensible patient groups who advocate for those who are vulnerable. Why is the #NHS being held to ransom by a few vocal staff who just don't get it?
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
Looking forward to arranging a F2F meeting with @uhbtrust and perhaps @dameyveb to discuss how we can bring the largest ICU in the UK up to these standards.
@ICS_updates
Intensive Care Society 💙
2 years
1/4 Our latest position statement on Intensive Care Staffing Standards & the NHS Workforce Crisis ⤵️ . We stand firm on the need for GPICS staffing standards to be adhered to at all times. Units should not have to struggle with inadequate staffing levels.
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Tony Whitehouse
3 years
Congratulations to TCB on being awarded his MBE. Well deserved indeed!
@BHPComms
Birmingham Health Partners
3 years
Congratulations to Professor Tom Clutton-Brock MBE of @unibirmingham & @uhbtrust ! Tom has been recognised in the Queen's Birthday honours list for services to the NHS during #COVID19 , where he led an intense ventilator testing drive at @MDTECcentre >
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Tony Whitehouse
5 years
Blown away by the kindness of groups and local companies who are bringing food to our #ICU during #COVID19 . Especially kind when cash flow is tight for them. #Lockdown brings out the best in some even if the shops are empty by the time we leave work. #nomnomnom
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Tony Whitehouse
4 years
Just spotted our fabulous Speech Therapy Consultant Colleague @camillacdawson on the @BBCNews website: Deserved recognition for great work!
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Tony Whitehouse
1 year
Pleased and honoured to be one of the speakers at the opening session at the 19th ACCS, Manchester #accs2023 . Amazing talk by Prof Sheila Nainan Myatra on the COVID response in India. Looking forward to today. Chairing with @jaldmn in the afternoon session. #BACR
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Tony Whitehouse
5 years
If you could double like, I would have for this from @iamyourgasman . Thanks Tamas, well said. There are many attempts at "throwing the kitchen sink" to try to help patients. #COVID19 needs a systematic response, otherwise we will be back to the age of leeches and blood-letting!
@iamyourgasman
Tamas Szakmany MBE
5 years
6. There is NO proven treatment. Please enroll all patients in a #COVID19 RCT such as #RECOVERY #REMAPCAP we need to find out what works and what doesn’t and we can only do it if we study the potential effects systematically. Once we have good data, we will start THAT treatment!
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Tony Whitehouse
3 years
I am worried about the term "pingdemic". It's being used to distract from the fact that #COVID19 is rearing its head again. Staff are going off work with #COVID19 and not just because they have been "pinged". They are getting unwell too.
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Tony Whitehouse
4 years
You can not underestimate the boost that the donation of hot food gave us. The generosity of Restaurants, Fast Food Outlets and other groups when the economy is tight was overwhelming. Thank you.
@uhbtrust
University Hospitals Birmingham
4 years
Thank you so much to anyone who has donated hot food for staff at all of our sites since March. However, we no longer be accepting hot food donations, with a few exceptions. But if organisations would still like to help, please visit our Charity website.
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Tony Whitehouse
3 years
Do you know that bit in Harry Potter, where the Dementors are circling...? Feels a bit like that ATM #nhs #covid #getajab #Booster
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Tony Whitehouse
1 year
Did you know that New Onset Atrial Fibrillation (NOAF) in #ICU is associated with with worse outcomes for at least 6 months after? What's more, we don't really know whether to use Amiodarone or Beta Blocker.
@AbbruptTrial
ABBRUPT Trial
1 year
We are looking for recruiting sites! Please complete the feasibility form available on our website. @Whitehouse_ICU @IngeborgWelters
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Tony Whitehouse
3 years
#MedTwitter in the #UK Calling all #ICU doctors! The @NIHRresearch are asking to compare treatments for New Onset Atrial Fibrillation #noaf Are you in equipoise? What are you hoping for your patients? Thanks in advance
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
I too believe that the language of the UK government is similar to that of 1930s Germany This is the narrative - don't let them spin any other way Nation shall speak peace unto Nation WE are the Nation RT if you agree #GaryGate #GarylinekerSpeaksForMe
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Tony Whitehouse
4 years
After a #COVID19 delay, the protocol paper for @StressLTrial is published in @BMJ_Open . Thank you to all involved.
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Tony Whitehouse
11 months
***Calling all UK Intensivists and Microbiologists who work in ICU*** We are trying to understand differences in empiric antibiotics for patients with(out) Penicillin Allergy Please distribute widely! We are grateful for your time @UKCCRGroup
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Tony Whitehouse
4 years
Very moved by @MichaelRosenYes on @BBCRadio4 @BBCFrontRow . Mr Rosen is so eloquent in describing how much ICU Nurses care. Thank you for uncovering some of the mysteries of #ICU .
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Tony Whitehouse
4 years
Absolutely @aelsharkawy75 . As cases regress in the community everyone forgets that the #ICU pressure remains high. If a patient is going to survive #COVID19 they stay in ICU for about 3 weeks. This isn't over for us yet by a long way.
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Ahmed Elsharkawy
4 years
@ganeshran Still a huge number of patients in #ITU beds. This is what is placing a huge strain on #NHS and limiting services. Need to see significant falls before easing restrictions IMHO. @CholestasisDoc @Whitehouse_ICU @drdhruvparekh @cesl1975 @JVLazarus @jfergus75 @GregDore2
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Tony Whitehouse
3 years
COVID is not over. Please RT to remind everyone
@ICS_updates
Intensive Care Society 💙
3 years
With COVID cases on the rise, we believe it’s time for decisive action. 2 years on from the beginning of the pandemic, it’s still vital we protect the NHS from becoming overwhelmed. Read our latest statement on the pressures on ICU here 👉
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Tony Whitehouse
5 years
#COVID19 will eventually end. @StressLTrial will see you again when things settle. Thanks for all of the supportive messages. Be careful everyone and keep well. #WashYourHands #NHSstaff #NHSThankYou #stressl #icuresearch
@StressLTrial
STRESS-L Trial
5 years
In response to #COVID19 the decision has been made today to temporarily halt screening and recruitment to the @StressLTrial trial until further notice. Thank you to all of our sites for all your hard work to date. Stay well and best wishes to all #stressl #icuresearch
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Tony Whitehouse
4 years
Can we just agree on one thing? We provide CARE not just THERAPY. It's ICU #ICU
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Tony Whitehouse
9 months
Ooh! Look!
@ICS_updates
Intensive Care Society 💙
9 months
“Metabolic liver disease is growing in this country, and these patients are going to be presenting to your ICU right now, and we need to understand how to manage them better”. Join our Liver & Nutrition study day with @Whitehouse_ICU to do just that.
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
Looking forward to performing in this. Great orchestra, great soloists and, though I say it myself, quite a good choir 😉
@TheCBSO
CBSO
2 years
Come and see the CBSO Chorus sing Handel's Messiah for the first time! ✨ Handel's Messiah 📅 Wednesday 8 June, 7pm 🎟️ 🤩 Featuring John Butt, @MaryCBevan , Reginald Mobley ( @doctorfate77 ), @JamesTenorGilch , Christopher Purves and the @CBSOChorus
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Tony Whitehouse
1 year
I'm pleased to say that there will be some news on @StressLTrial soon Delayed announcement here - live announcement on Watch those spaces! #icu #septicshock #betablocker
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Tony Whitehouse
4 years
Too right, @drjen_w ! The sight of senior surgical consultants supporting our Critical Care nurses in an open and friendly way is very touching.
@drjen_w
Jen Warren
4 years
Hugely humbled to be working with colleagues across all specialties & professions to deliver intensive care for so many. Professional stereotypes put to one side enabling the creation of an absolutely awesome team. Thank you @uhbtrust @NHSuk Teamwork at its finest.
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Tony Whitehouse
4 years
I know that the BBC was only reporting what Patient 91 said but it saddens me that people believe that we would stop providing organ support after a fixed time. It may be true in countries with private insurance but NOT in the UK
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Tony Whitehouse
4 years
As an ICU doctor, I am insulted by this @BBCNews story: THERE IS NO TIME LIMIT ON ICU CARE! To say that we would have "flicked the switch after 30 days" is utter nonsense. Please do not believe that we do this.
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
Congratulations to #UoB Medical Student Elise Davis on her poster presentation #esicm2022 today. Photo posted with permission
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Tony Whitehouse
4 years
Still an exciting place to work! #QEHBturns10 @qehbham @UHBCEO
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
Amazing! I got to sing in a World Premiere! 'In This Brief Moment' by @brettdeanmusic Brilliantly conducted by @nicholascollon Soloists @Jenni_France @patrickEterry speechlessly great! @TheCBSO - just fantastic @CBSOChorus and @hallechoir Wow!
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Tony Whitehouse
4 years
If you've been part of the Research Response to #COVID19 , this article from the @ObserverUK won't say anything new. If you missed it, the UK's research response has been world leading. Not world leading in the politician sense, truly world leading.
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
I definitely had something in my eye during the Hallelujah Chorus...
@TheCBSO
CBSO
2 years
👏Congratulations to the @CBSOChorus for their first Messiah last night at Symphony Hall with @MaryCBevan , Reginald Mobley ( @doctorfate77 ), @JamesTenorGilch and Christopher Purves! Special thanks to John Butt for conducting at short notice. @simonhalsey @JulianWilkins
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Tony Whitehouse
4 years
As the restart from #COVID continues please remember septic shock has a higher mortality rate than many other diseases even cancer. Continued research is urgently needed to discover treatments and improve survival for our #ICU patients.
@StressLTrial
STRESS-L Trial
4 years
STRESS-L reaches 114 patients recruited. Thank you to our sites, patients and families for your ongoing support of this vitally important trial. STRESS-L is aiming to recruit 340 patients and looking for sites. Help us today to improve patient care & save lives #septicshock
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Tony Whitehouse
1 year
Really interesting and balanced editorial from JAMA about @StressLTrial (Although Para 4; sentence 2 "Whitehead" should read Whitehouse 😭)
@JAMA_current
JAMA
1 year
From the editorial by Steven M. Hollenberg on The STRESS-L RCT “β-Blockade may have beneficial effects in some areas, such as inflammation and metabolism, but potentially deleterious effects in others.” Published w/ #LIVES2023
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Tony Whitehouse
1 year
Congratulations @AndersPerner We with @NIHRresearch will start the #ABBRUPT study into New Onset Atrial Fibrillation #noaf in #icu - a prospect study of just amiodarone vs beta blocker with the Outcome of 90-day mortality @IngeborgWelters @DarkNatter @dfmcauley
@AndersPerner
Anders Perner
1 year
AFIB cohort study from 44 ICUs in 12 countries published AFIB occurred in 16% of acutely admitted ICU pts Associated with worse outcomes Diagnostic and therapeutic strategies varied considerably calling for clinical trials
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Tony Whitehouse
3 years
Just been to the pantomime at @brumhippodrome @JDonOfficial is a great sport; he and the rest of the crew camp it up magnificently. There's a circus and giant puppets. Motorbikes! Real motorbikes on stage. Great evening!
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
OK #UKMedTwitter , we are applying to @NIHRResearch to study short-course antibiotics for Hospitalised CAP. Would you be interested in your site taking part? Details later but we think it's an innovative design. RT pse Please fill in our survey at:
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Tony Whitehouse
9 months
Pleased to be able to answer questions about the forthcoming ABBRUPT trial. Opens in April We are comparing #BetaBlockers with Amiodarone for New Onset Atrial Fibrillation I'm the critically I'll.
@UKCCRGroup
UKCCRG
9 months
Thursday evening Louise Thwaites ⁦ @TomHellyer ⁩ ⁦ @KeithCouper ⁩ ⁦ @agordonICU ⁩ ⁦⁦ @bronwenconnolly ⁩ ⁦ @Whitehouse_ICU ⁩ and More #UKCCRF24 #bepartofresearch @iceman_ex
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
If there's one thing I've learned over the years is that if you're the only one in the room who thinks you are right, it doesn't matter whether you are.
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@Whitehouse_ICU
Tony Whitehouse
1 year
@DocEd We have a version in our hospital. Please feel free to come and see it in action. Every hospital I've worked in has their own version of the ICU chart and so you have to get used to the new layout every time you move jobs.
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Tony Whitehouse
3 years
Thank you @joshweilerstein @simonhalsey @TheCBSO and @CBSOChorus for a momentous evening. Imaginative programming from @stephenm68 and the team demonstrating the full dynamic and emotional range of the CBSO.
@TheCBSO
CBSO
3 years
It might have taken the best part of 100 years to have its UK Premiere, but some things are worth the wait. Thanks to everyone who joined us for Dett’s The Ordering of Moses tonight & of course our fabulous soloists, conductor @joshweilerstein & the @CBSOChorus
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Tony Whitehouse
3 years
Once you've taken up an position so vocally, it's difficult to do an about-turn. But that's OK #itsoktochangeyourmind #getavaccine #vaccine #booster
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
Congratulations @drdhruvparekh
@InflamAge_UoB
Inflammation and Ageing
2 years
🎉Congratulations to @drdhruvparekh on being selected for @acmedsci FLIER programme! 👏 Dhruv is 1 of 19 participants joining #FLIER3 to develop future leadership skills for collaborating across academia, industry, the NHS & government 🙌 🔗Press article:
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
There are so many times when patients have benefitted from an ODP; handing the right airway equipment at the right time, sorting blood and blood products; getting the right drugs at the right time and so much more. Under-celebrated. #ODPday #odpday2022
@uhbtrust
University Hospitals Birmingham
2 years
Today is National ODP Day! Operating Department Practitioners (ODP) provide skilled care for patients at all stages of their operation – from when they arrive in the theatre department, to discharge from the recovery room. Thanks to all our ODPs and theatre teams. #ODPDay
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Tony Whitehouse
5 years
Sandra gets it. Do you? Although the scrubbing brush is a bit too Lady Macbeth for my liking #COVID19 #WashYourHands
@RexChapman
Rex Chapman🏇🏼
5 years
Sandra the orangutang started washing her hands because she saw all the zookeepers doing it repeatedly during the COVID-19 crisis. Wash your hands. Be more like Sandra.🌎❤️🧼🌎
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Tony Whitehouse
4 years
Thank you to all our sites @StressLTrial @WarwickCTU . We are keen to finish our recruitment and understand Beta Blockade in Septic Shock #sepsis #septicshock #WorldSepsisDay
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Tony Whitehouse
4 years
Oh my! It looks like if you have a job where you can't work from home or can't isolate adequately, you are at a higher risk of death. Yes, there will be other risk factors too - poverty, over-crowding, nutrition etc - doesn't make it any better though, does it?
@ONS
Office for National Statistics (ONS)
4 years
When looking at broad groups of occupations, the highest rates of death in men were in: ▪️ elementary occupations, with 66.3 deaths per 100,000 males ▪️ caring, leisure and other service occupations, with 64.1 deaths per 100,000 males ➡️
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Tony Whitehouse
3 years
Looking forward to joining @ICS_updates virtually for the #soa21
@NandyGautam
Nandan Gautam
3 years
@Whitehouse_ICU @perkins_gd @hugh_montgomery @dfmcauley will debate rise of platform studies. Is this really the future of all ICM research ? #soa21 6-8th December
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Tony Whitehouse
4 years
@drandrewmackay Na! The 5 words that induce rage are "I'm not having a vaccine" #doctorsforvaccine #GetVaccinated
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Tony Whitehouse
3 years
Number 67!
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
Sunak AND Javid! Not long now. #notlongnow
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
If someone isn't very good at arranging things, shouldn't we now say "Couldn't organise a p*** up at No 10"?
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Tony Whitehouse
1 year
It's been a busy few days at #soa23 so this is a bit late! Thanks to @TasPirani @ICUbreeno @bangash_mansoor & Bryan O'Farrell for a lively & fascinating session on #ACLF Hope we can begin to discuss moral and ethics around the transplant soon Thanks @ICS_updates - great meeting!
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Tony Whitehouse
3 months
@stephen_t_webb Queuing for 20min (or missing lunch altogether) is the norm. Cross-site working is impossible when parking is a 20min walk away. The loss of secretarial assistance makes no financial sense when the time taken for typing our own letters or organising diaries is cost
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Tony Whitehouse
4 years
Fabulous 2min read from @hugh_montgomery . Also highlighting a fabulous charity @ICS_updates that has helped support and inform staff, patients and relatives through #COVID19
@ObserverUK
The Observer
4 years
Guilt, flashbacks, anxiety: intensive care work is brutal, but you can help
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
Very happy to announce that @AdaptSepsis is now open at @uhbtrust Queen Elizabeth Site (having already been open at our sister Heartlands site). Screening from today!
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Tony Whitehouse
2 years
#MedTwitter No-one should be looking at their mobile phone during handover unless there is a family emergency or you're looking something up relevant to patient care. Am I wrong?
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Tony Whitehouse
4 years
Deeply, deeply touched by this. Our patients are so brave and still remain so thoughtful. Thank you ☺️.
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