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Paul McCoubrie

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A radiologist who thinks too much, talks too much and does too little Order my new book here: https://amzn.eu/d/6U2J1z0 https://link.springer.com/book/9783031640933

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Paul McCoubrie @pmccoubrie.bsky.social · Nov 18

If you haven’t bought yourself a copy, my books are Rules for Life (with a medical/radiology slant) that I think you will enjoy

Full of thought-provoking messages of hope with a very practical slant

DM me for a signed copy (UK only due to P&P)

PS Support your local bookshop
ISBN-13 978-3031640933

Three copies of my lovely second book “More Rules of Radiology” fanned out on a rather floral tablecloth background

Three copies of my first book “The Rules of Radiology” fanned out

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Paul McCoubrie @pmccoubrie.bsky.social · 1d

View from holiday cottage

Paul McCoubrie @pmccoubrie.bsky.social · 5d

Utter incompetence is another explanation

Paul McCoubrie @pmccoubrie.bsky.social · 5d

Some sympathy for the teleradiology company. General Medical Council again not fit for purpose. How hard is it to check that an individual is trained and licensed?

AuntMinnieEurope @auntminnieeurope.bsky.social · 5d

A #radiologist was able to work for a leading UK #teleradiology company, despite having had his licences revoked in Sweden and Norway. The firm has now issued a detailed statement on the scandal. Read our report: buff.ly/XXZwCHf #radiology

buff.ly

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Paul McCoubrie @pmccoubrie.bsky.social · 7d

Planning our walking holiday to the Lake District next week. Guess which hill we are going up first?

A picture from Wainwright’s North Western Fells of a small hill near Bassenthwaite Lake called ‘Barf’

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Paul McCoubrie @pmccoubrie.bsky.social · 7d

Storm Amy had an upside this weekend just gone. It was a wet walk in Ingleton but the rivers were very full. Made for some glorious snaps

River Doe in the Yorkshire Dales in full flow, long-exposure effect on iPhone Live Photo

Paul McCoubrie @pmccoubrie.bsky.social · 12d

Coffee and a mushy pea fritter. Delicious

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Paul McCoubrie @pmccoubrie.bsky.social · 13d

I used to work at Atkinson Morley’s Hospital where they had several original CT images framed on the wall, from Hounsfield’s original prototype

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BJS Academy @bjsacademy.bsky.social · 13d

🏆ARTICLE OF THE MONTH: Decision paralysis
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🏅In this month's most popular read by @pmccoubrie.bsky.social

#Radiology #Surgery #medsky #surgsky @bjsurgery.bsky.social @bjsopen.bsky.social #decisions

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AuntMinnieEurope @auntminnieeurope.bsky.social · 14d

A #ClinicalExam or #physicalassessment lacks sensitivity, but to omit it entirely is short-sighted, writes @pmccoubrie.bsky.social in a new series of articles about interactions between #radiology and #surgery. buff.ly/IG5RAJl

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Paul McCoubrie @pmccoubrie.bsky.social · 22d

"The sausages" in Norwegian is pølsene which is pronounced 'Paul Sinha'

Paul McCoubrie @pmccoubrie.bsky.social · 26d

“If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur”

Red Adair

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Paul McCoubrie @pmccoubrie.bsky.social · 26d

If it were easy, it wouldn’t need such expertise and experience

Which is a feature of using less expert staff. They don’t make decisions; they kick the can down the road, they hedge, they do more tests, they keep the patient in hospital

It’s a false economy too. Costs more. And patients hate it

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Paul McCoubrie @pmccoubrie.bsky.social · 28d

Mother? Why do you have pictures of my mother? And in such a compromising position too.

Paul McCoubrie @pmccoubrie.bsky.social · 29d

“Thanks for the lovely mushrooms you dropped in. Made a delicious omelette.

Unfortunately I’m now in liver ITU but thanks for your kindness

Yours sincer… [aaaaaarrrggh]”

Paul McCoubrie @pmccoubrie.bsky.social · Sep 9

I'm fascinated by decision-making and it's central role in clinical practice. But also it is hard these days and I explore why in my latest column

BJS Academy @bjsacademy.bsky.social · Sep 9

🧠Surgery isn’t about dexterity—it’s about judgement.
➡️ buff.ly/NNRATp4

In his latest blog, Paul reflects on clinical decision-making, its pitfalls, and the modern epidemic of decision paralysis in hospitals.

@pmccoubrie.bsky.social #medsky #surgsky #surgeon

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Paul McCoubrie @pmccoubrie.bsky.social · Sep 8

It’s like people don’t chew or something. Oh, wait. They don’t

Paul McCoubrie @pmccoubrie.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Paul McCoubrie @pmccoubrie.bsky.social · Sep 3

[clears throat modestly, raises eyebrows expectantly]

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BJS Academy @bjsacademy.bsky.social · Sep 1

🏆ARTICLE OF THE MONTH: I’m exhausted
➡️https://buff.ly/Jbcg4Bt
“These were the words of one of my surgical colleagues as they slumped into a chair next to me one morning. I felt a pang of guilt: they were everything I was not. ”

🏅In this month's most popular read!

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Paul McCoubrie @pmccoubrie.bsky.social · Sep 2

I loved this piece by Giles. Glorious. A paradoxical anti-law. Worth 5 mins of your time

AuntMinnieEurope @auntminnieeurope.bsky.social · Sep 2

Every #radiologist probably has a secret ambition to have something named after them, Dr Giles Maskell says. In a new column, he introduces Maskell's Law of #Cancer. buff.ly/KQEu1Ax #radiology

Paul McCoubrie @pmccoubrie.bsky.social · Sep 2

I went once. Not a single lizard. They should rename it. Tsk!

Paul McCoubrie @pmccoubrie.bsky.social · Aug 28

A rather fishy radiology request

A radiology request misspelling the word “hearing” as “herring”

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Paul McCoubrie @pmccoubrie.bsky.social · Aug 25

This is high order art

[polite applause]

Paul McCoubrie @pmccoubrie.bsky.social · Aug 21

Had to have a cold shower this morning - boiler on the Fritz temporarily. Not my usual thing TBH

You know how it’s supposed to make you all energised and refreshed?

I felt cold. Cold and miserable. And a bit angry

0/10. Would not recommend

Paul McCoubrie @pmccoubrie.bsky.social · Aug 18

Archetypal NHS presenteeism. I get that.

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