NHS ICM consultant. Manchester. Choral singer. Board member
@FICMnews
. Views my own. Love kindness, gratitude and fellow humans. An ally. Views my own.
My ICU is full of covid. Again. This time it’s different though. Full of unvaccinated people. I cannot say this strongly enough. PLEASE get vaccinated.
I am an ICU and Anaesthetic consultant. I am fully jabbed and boosted. You only have to look at the vaccination status of patients with covid in ICU to appreciate its benefits. So please, protect yourselves and your loved ones. Get vaccinated
My ICU is covid free! We still have over 100% capacity with icu patients on our HDU but this has made me really happy! Well done everyone.
@StockportICU
@StockportNHS
@annalapwood
Anna - I was thinking about messaging you to say how inspirational and lovely you are, and this thread has really shown this. You are a wonderful human being. The world needs more folk like you.
Were you a girl guide? Do you have a camp blanket? Did you work in covid? I have a limited number of these very unofficial badges. Will post as a RAOK if anyone likes. Don’t have many badges though.
I’m going out. Dress code is cocktail dress… is this a cocktail dress?!?! Hope so as I’m on the train (have added a denim jacket for decency on public transport).
Girls! You can achieve anything you dream! Today I was appointed joint Medical Lead for the Greater Manchester Critical Care Network. I’m as happy as when I flew through the air on half term!! Dream it! Believe it! Do it!
@pjsouthall
I think this is a very male thing to say. As a female doctor I am constantly mistaken for a nurse or my reg is presumed to be the consultant. Even from fellow doctors.
Working on our ICU - proudly showing our deputy chief nurse the covid unit and all the amazing things we do in difficult circumstances.
@StockportICU
@StockportNHS
Super excited to be using our new Faraday Cage to make an ICU MRI scan easier. Love physics in action. Love enhancing patient care.
@CSScritcare
@MFT_CSS
Caught the kerb. Tyre split. Stumbled upon the nicest man in the world who took me off the road onto his drive then produced tools and changed the tyre for me! I am very lucky! He is an angel!
Arrived at work for the night. These were waiting for me from a patient’s family. Really touched they have thought of us in their grief. This job is tough but an honour.
@StockportICU
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@lizgoingon
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@monibeatty
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Wearing my party shoes for
#teamnightshift
. Although, no one has commented. Which makes me think I look eccentric regularly… although my son did ask if I was off to a secret rave as I left the house!
I’ve just had a lovely time hanging out with Ivy the therapy dog! She’s made a huge difference to our ICU patients since she’s started visiting.
@StockportICU
@StockportNHS
I’m being trained today to be an examiner for the Final FRCA - proud to be a part of it and really appreciate the work put in to run the exams.
@RCoANews
Someone I examined last week for
@RCoANews
Final SOE exams has messaged me here saying she thought I was an excellent examiner. It’s made my day! I’m privileged to be an examiner and love meeting the candidates.
The NHS is the best. I had strange feeling breast tissue. Thought it was ok but it was different so saw GP. 2WW referral. Clinic today. Consultation, mammogram, USS. All normal. Yay! So grateful for our health service.
Proud mummy! Tonight my two children (aged 6 and 9) took part in their first
@StEndellionFest
concert. Singing the ripenero line in Bach’s St Matthew Passion. So proud!
I’m very lucky - at the moment I’m working in ICU in Zambia. Volunteering with the wonderful
@gadpartnerships
charity. Yesterday we did plasma exchange on our ICU! Amazing patient care! And
@CSScritcare
have supported me going. I’m so lucky to experience this and help.
@aroradrn
Well done for talking about this and being so open and honest. You are a wonderful human being and people are cruel. Whether they mean it or not. We should all celebrate each other however life has turned out.
I’m not sure I’ve announced to Twitter but I’m changing the place I do my clinical work. Early next month I’ll be part of the team at
@MFTnhs
working in
@MFT_CSS
@CSScritcare
- I can’t wait for the new challenge!
One holiday. 12 goes in the sea. 5 nights. 2 castles. One small train and a Victorian water chute that looked like a skip. Multiple portions of chips too. Great fun.
Never nice to be a patient but I’ve had the best service from
@StockportNHS
over the last 24 hours. And I’ve met some amazing nurses from
@SalfordUni
too. Thank you night shift
@ED_SteppingHill
and day team
@AMUSHH2
and SDEC.
Another day examining at
@RCoANews
. Dropping my case off I said “good luck” to a candidate. They wished me luck too! Made my day that I look young enough to be a candidate!
August changeover this year will be particularly sad. Our ICM trainees have been amazing during covid. Having had them stay for 6/12 has been fab too! Hurrah for junior doctors!
I’ve gained about 300 new followers in the last 24 hours…. Welcome. I hope my varied tweets about crumpets, cats, singing and intensive care keep you entertained - although you may be disappointed!
I’ve just done my 6th 5.5km run in 12 days. And I think I enjoyed it!! What has happened to me?!?!? When do I call myself a runner?!? (I’m pretty slow and there’s walking, especially up the hilly bits).
I’ve been so inspired by this working party - senior leaders from
@gmcuk
, Colleges and Faculties talking about Well-being. And we all assembled together to record the event. Thanks
@rcpsych
and
@DoctorsDistress
for hosting and
@FICMNews
for allowing me to represent ICM.
Fantastic MDT care for our patient! Physio supporting the patient sitting up. Long stay person who loves golf…
@MFT_CSS
I didn’t get any in the hole! More practice needed
I’m on the train to
@RCoANews
for a couple of days examine for Final FRCA. I’m a LTFT examiner due to family commitments. My daughter brought me this rose as I was leaving home. I’ll miss her too!
On the train to London for a week to examine for
@RCoANews
. Good luck to all the doctors taking the vivas this week. Thankfully passengers are quiet today - think we were all partying last night! I was at the school ball!
I was lucky enough to get vaccinated on day 1 of licensing in the UK. I’ve had two further vaccines. I am a trained ITU consultant and every properly trained intensivist I know has decided to
#GetVaccinatedNow
at their first opportunity.
Hearing that we should get the vaccine very soon at my workplace.
@StockportNHS
. I can’t wait to be vaccinated!! Well done to everyone who has worked to make this happen.
#Iwillgetvaccinated
We’ve just had the best service from
@ED_SteppingHill
- thank you! My daughter sustained an injury and needed seeing. Everyone was so friendly and kind. Thank you!