I'm very pleased & proud to that I'm now an Honorary Associate Professor at
@UCLIoN
For an NHS employed AHP, this is a significant milestone in my clinical academic career. Thank you to the colleagues who gave me the confidence to apply & supported my application ๐๐ฝ
@UCL_QS_CNMD
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The Culture of the Physiotherapy profession is shamed by persistent nepotism. A BAME physio who has been a band 6 for 13 years (denied leadership training by their managers) applied (again) for a band 7 post and has just lost out to a band 5 with 2 years experience
@thecsp
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โIโm tired Lorraine of having to justify my existence by the worth I bring to this countryโ
@DrAmirKhanGP
responds to the immigration and NHS claims made by Nigel Farage in last nightโs episode of
@imacelebrity
#Lorraine
#ImACeleb
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
I've just seen the amazing
#ImmodestWomen
hashtag, so what the heck: I'VE JUST BEEN MADE A VISITING PROFESSOR AT KINGSTON UNIVERSITY AND I'M CHUFFED TO BITS!! WOOHOO!!!!!!
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
What a disingenuous headline,
@BBCNews
! These highly skilled health professionals are not "GP substitutes". They are the correct professionals for many circumstances. With 1 in 5 GP appointments 4 musculoskeletal problems, physios r better placed to help
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
This is my lovely uncle, a pioneer in my family. He came to the UK from Mauritius in 1966 to train as a nurse and he served the NHS for over 40 years. His grandfather travelled from India to Mauritius during the influx of indentured labour to the colonies in the 1800s 1/2
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
I have been thinking a lot over the last year about the culture of the Physiotherapy profession in the UK. I've finally committed some of those thoughts to words in my embarrassingly sparse blog. I'm interested in any thoughts, comments and challenges...
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
The paramedics who attended to my poor mum this evening were just amazing: compassionate and so thorough with their evaluation & decision making. Proud, relieved & grateful that
#WeAHPs
are excellent in the face of such huge pressures ๐๐ฝ 1/2
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
Three women of colour, not from the establishment, holding the establishment to account. Told to mind their tone, told to leave. These women: always viewed as outsiders by those they are now fearlessly shaking up. Absolute inspirations
@DawnButlerBrent
@DrRosena
@zarahsultana
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
My beautiful mum has left this world & is now on her celestial journey. She was so very loved by many, many friends & family. She took in those who needed love & support. She always stood up for the little guy. She spoke her mind & was fearless.
Rest in peace, mum โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
I still can't quite believe this happened today! ๐ซข
Thank you so so much to
@acpin_uk
for awarding me this fellowship ๐๐ฝ
And well done
@abbap
for keeping it a surprise! I was genuinely shocked! Hence, my fumbled acceptance speech ๐คฆ๐ฝโโ๏ธ
An absolute honour ๐
@cnmdrehab
@UCL_QS_CNMD
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
What's this I see on the Queen's honours list? Amazing news! You total legend
@AHPLeader
Delighted, proud & everything else. Your boundless energy in the Covid response, educating our professions, pushing for diversity & championing new voices via your platform...just brilliant!
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
Just one story like this is bad enough, but I'm hearing this same tale repeatedly from physios in the UK. It's shameful bias I'm angered at what this does to the confidence of the people this happens to. If our faces don't fit at higher bands, what does that tell us? 2/2
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
Racism in the NHS: ANOTHER case of a band 5 overseas AHP being taken through capability. The reason? Applying for band 6 positions within the same team (unsuccessful 3 times). Options: risk registration/visa & fight it, or leave quickly leading to financial stress.
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
So I couldn't do my usual Christmas Curry for the
@UCL_QS_CNMD
&
@cnmdrehab
AHP team so here's the next best thing: teach them how to cook their own! Over Zoom! Tonight it was all about garam masala from scratch & 3 dishes using it. Loads of spicy fun ๐๐ ๐
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
My career as a Clinical Academic AHP has not been at all linear. My thoughts & reflections on dealing with failure: making sense of the feeling of rejection, motivations to keep going, and how others may react to me as I try to succeed in that space.
Now this REALLY is a fantastic opportunity for any AHP & nurse/midwife clinical academics. There are 2 band 8c Senior Clinical Lecturer posts going live at
@uclh
This is a trust that is truly committed to building research in our professions. APPLY!!
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
Just heard my beautiful cousin has passed away last night. A bright young man in his 20s and not long graduated with his Master's in Psychology. I don't know the details but devastated for my aunt. Tell your family you love them whenever you can. Utterly gutted.
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
I'm very excited to announce that in the early summer I will be taking on a brand new role as Consultant Allied Health Professional in Neuromuscular Diseases at the Queen Square Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases
@MRC_CNMD
@MDUK_News
@WeAHPs
#ahpsintoaction
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
SO looking forward to working with the APPN as Honorary President!
Advanced practice in a diversity of specialities, roles & colleagues brings real excellence & quality to our health service users.
@APPN_physio
has fantastic ideas & initiatives to grow & support 4 the future ๐
Itโs official
@gitaramdharry
is the new honorary president of the APPN !!! As a committee we luck forward to the wealth of experience she brings the exec team and members !! As a respected clinical academic and advocate of advanced practice we are very excited !!!
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@PaperWhispers
My take on this as a SA person with a parent from Mauritius, is that when indentured people were brought from India by the British they were indoctrinated into the hierarchical, white supremacist system perpetuated by the Empire. Awful anti-Black attitudes exist... 1/2
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
The world feels so difficult right now, so I'm looking forward to spending time with my family today, celebrating light over darkness, goodness over evil, bravery & humanity.
(plus lots of yummy food ๐)
Happy Diwali to my followers who are celebrating today ๐ช
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
In tears listening to Kamala Harris speak. To those of us from immigrant backgrounds, she is us. For women of colour, she is us. For our daughters, nieces & sisters she shows what they can be. I only hope this triumph can spread from the USA & the dominos now fall the right way.
'Stop questioning if you're good enough & take those opportunities.' Thank you to
@AnjuJaggi
for writing this piece. She was the first person we thought of when seeking a leader. Charismatic, energetic & innovative. Not just good enough. Inspirational!
Lack of diversity in our professions perpetuates poor care to some of our most targeted and vulnerable people in society: people with mental health impairment, transgender people, ethnic minorities esp. with English as a second language
#Physiotalk
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
Apparently putting PhD in my Twitter handle (for an account relating to my professional work, not my personal life) is arrogant & implies that I'm better that others. I did it in response to a call some months ago to women in academia being proud of their achievements. Feedback?
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
@thecsp
Where is self-management? Where is health promotion? Where is scientific enquiry and research? I thought we were better than just manual technicians.
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
I will continue to wear a mask. I wish to protect my family, friends and community from the inevitable new variants that will occur.
A piece of cloth on my face is a small price to pay. I don't want to see again what I witnessed this winter.
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
Heads held high. Italy were always going to be very tough to beat. England is a young team who showed great skill & courage. There are plenty in the team who have the character to grow from this and storm the World Cup.
I just hope the press show some mercy to the penalty takers
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
I thought long and hard about this piece. Not quite fitting, part of me invisible and publicly out as my bi/pan self. Great to see it is landing with some ๐
#bivisibility
#biracial
#happyasamisfit
@Dominatez
@thetimes
@Sathnam
Does abseiling down a tower to raise money for a teen suicide charity (as evidenced by profile pic) count as not assimilating? I need to know before I kick myself in the ass for not integrating.
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
@SpillerOfTea
Translation: born here but not properly British.
Makes me shudder and it's what makes many of us even more nervous when terrible incidents like this occur.
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
Fully loaded and still standing!
Get jabbed if you're offered, folks. Protect your colleagues, patients, family and community ๐๐ผ
@uclh
@NHNN_therapies
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
Enjoying some celebratory bubbles while waiting for my flight to Dubai for the World Physiotherapy meeting. Today, I submitted a beast of a Fellowship application despite battling a nasty bout of shingles for 3 weeks ๐ฃ. Looking forward to catching up with global physio pals ๐
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
โNo two days are the same. The people make the NHS special.'
Gita is a Consultant Allied Health Professional, and research group leader at
@uclh
who was inspired to join the NHS by her father who worked for the NHS for over 40 years.
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
In all of the political shenanigans, it seems to have totally escaped us that today is 7/7. Seeing this plaque at Russell Square tube took me back to that day, at that station, stopping me in my tracks. A day forever etched in my memory and thoughts to the victims that day ๐
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
Sunday physio confession:
I consider myself as a researcher hoping to influence EBP. When writing papers, 90% of it is meant for the academic reviewer who will determine if it is published and I get more research funding.
The pipeline to practice needs to be a higher priority.
Racial gaslighting is when someone uses a BAME platform on MSM to speak of their experiences, without identifying institutions or individuals, but is then confronted by their managers to remove their important truth from social media 1/n
"No evidence that it was a hate crime"....really? A bit like the group attack on the young, black girl outside her school wasn't racist?
If you stoke anti-trans hatred, anti-blackness, anti-refugee scaremongering people get hurt. The most vulnerable ๐ฅ
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
Happy Golden Wedding Anniversary to my lovely mum and dad. Many were against their marriage on this day in 1971 but they have love, bravery, tenacity and teamwork on their side ๐๐พ๐๐ป
I'm so proud of the family they built and the lessons they taught
@Dhanraz
and I
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
We did it!
@NeurobalanceP
Sherryl smashed it at 1 hour 30 and I limped in at 1 hour 45. Beautiful, sunny day in Portsmouth and running for a great cause
@MDUK_News
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
Just had a great video clinic with an 87 year old gentleman. Much older than my usual patients. So what of this? 1) He was wonderful 2) We shouldn't make assumptions about older people and technology. He was set up way more efficiently than any of my other patients this week!!
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
I can't put in to words how excited I am about this tomorrow. It has been an enriching & powerful process being mobilised by
@sanixto
& putting together the Founder's Lecture with dear friends & colleagues
@IntegraTherapy
@johnishappier
@sudhir_daya
#Physio21
Allyship in action!
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
I'm reviewing grants where non-English speaking participants are excluded. This is making me angry. It excludes a whole swathe of people who already experience health inequalities and are not represented in research. This has to change
@OfficialCAHPR
@cspbame
@WeAHPs
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
First day of my new job as a Consultant AHP in Neuromuscular Diseases. Excited, nervous, getting ready for a solid day of trust induction :-)
@MRC_CNMD
@WeAHPs
@uclh
#AHPsintoaction
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
It's my lovely mum's birthday today. She's never one for holding back an opinion & has always taken in people having a tough time, standing up for people who couldn't do it themselves. A real role model as I was growing up. Happy birthday, mum ๐ฅณ๐๐
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
So pleased to finally see this paper out, led by Dr Matilde Laura at
@UCL_QS_CNMD
and Mr Dishan Singh, Foot & Ankle specialist at
@RNOHnhs
. 5 years of data collection went into this cohort study of foot surgery outcomes in Charcot Marie Tooth disease
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
that I've been nominated for a UCL Student Choice award for outstanding research supervision. I'm so pleased that the amazing group of PhD students I have the joy to work with think I'm worth this. Thank you from the bottom of my heart
@LouieLeePhysio
@AAlangary
@Aleks_pietrusz
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
Today is AHP day, but I do not feel I can celebrate with what the world is witnessing right now. We cannot be numb to tragic loss of both Israeli & Palestinian lives. We also cannot be silent as a whole population is attacked & displaced. Fellow AHPs have died on both sides 1/2
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
An absolute honour to speak at
@WorldMuscleSoc
this week on a topic dear to my heart, touching on the missions of
@ICGNMD
& Inherited Neuropathy Consortium on inclusion/diversity, but centering my tiny but mighty PPI/co-design project with people with NMD
@cnmdrehab
@UCL_QS_CNMD
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
My brother
@Dhanraz
is a fantastic portrait artist and here he is doing a commissioned portrait of Bob Marley for a festival, but I'm not sure who is the master here. Is he getting avian tuition? ๐
#CocoTheParrot
#PortraitParrot
#PortraitArtist
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
When not working,
@kenny_jackson10
and I have gradually renovated this old lady. A mid-cockpit river cruiser; she was in dire need of TLC. 4 years, many hours, quite a few ยฃยฃ, and we're so pleased with how she's looking. Now we're renovating inside. Quite the project ๐
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
Our very own
@NeurobalanceP
and colleagues have put together a series of Pilates video for rare NMDs, but can be applied more widely. Thank you to the kind donors and to
@uclh
for hosting 1/2
@ACPIN_UK
@MDUK_News
2020! What a weird, exhausting year and not one to be forgotten quickly. On the upside, it was the year of allies and new connections. It'll be a bumpy start to 2021, but here's to more excellent work and collaborations to make things better ๐๐พ
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
Today we launched INCERN (Inherited Neuropathy Clinical Evaluation & Rehabilitation Network) at the Peripheral Nerve Society. Watch this space for education & collaboration opportunities with this multidisciplinary network
#pns2022
@cnmdrehab
@UCL_QS_CNMD
@SydneyUni_Media
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
In reflective mood thinking about my immigrant parents and their contribution to the NHS & social care. My mixed heritage has shaped me but so has seeing & hearing their challenges & experiences. A willingness to hear multiple perspectives is ingrained in me and vital for all๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
I have had a family member in real crisis this week with their mental health. I cannot thank the local mental health teams enough. They've been responsive, caring and worked out solutions with the family. We may just get through this. Our superb NHS. Thank you ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ๐
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Dr Gita Ramdharry (PhD) ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ๐
It's always nice to see your articles in (virtual) print. Here Prof Monica Busse and I comment on the problem of reduced physical activity in people with neurological diseases
@PARC_Community
No one does identity politics like black and brown conservatives. I donโt want to hear about Tumblr.
Brown Tories will straight up deport you and privatise your internal organs all while telling how their parents sailed here from the motherland in a shoe.