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Cath Livingstone @tivadiva.bsky.social · Apr 4

2/ ED staff get so much criticism, so rarely get thanks - a little effort and a few quid made them feel appreciated ☺️🙏🏻.

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Cath Livingstone @tivadiva.bsky.social · Apr 4

1/ Today I took some thank-you cards and chocs for the staff at the hospital where my aunt was admitted for emergency surgery last week. I took some into the ED, one of the nurses did a little happy dance ❤️ and said I’d made her day - well, she made mine.

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Cath Livingstone @tivadiva.bsky.social · Feb 13

When your surgeon buys you coffee ❤️☺️
#feelingappreciated #greatteams

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Cath Livingstone @tivadiva.bsky.social · Jan 29

It’s not just the USA that can change names….😄

Cath Livingstone @tivadiva.bsky.social · Jan 27

Hope you feel better soon. Where in Scotland are you?

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steve the skeptic @policyskeptic.bsky.social · Jan 27

Long waits in A&E kill patients. Maybe a thousand every month. The recent ONS analysis has issues but makes the problem look worse than previous analyses:
www.hsj.co.uk/daily-insigh...

The mythbuster: Do not ignore this second warning of the deadly impact of long A&E waits

Steve Black examines the ONS' new analysis linking long A&E waits to rising patient mortality, highlighting the urgent need for NHS action to tackle the crisis of excessive delays and their fatal ...

www.hsj.co.uk

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Cath Livingstone @tivadiva.bsky.social · Jan 23

Brought a friend back from the Falkland Islands to cheer up my colleagues - seems to be working ❤️🐧🇫🇰

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · Jan 21

Vaccines work.
Masks work.
Lockdowns are sometimes necessary.
Access to affordable healthcare/medicines is a human right.
Immigrants are generally an asset.
Equality/Diversity/Inclusion policies are a good idea.
Abortion is sometimes needed to save life.
Keep saying these things. Truth is important.

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Rhea Liang @liangrhea.bsky.social · Jan 15

'the selection process for medical school can be seen as akin to selecting rugby players for a team. We have selected the best individual players, but they all happen to be outside backs and loose forwards.'

👏 👏👏 Wise words from surgeons Ros Pochin and John Mutu-Grigg
#Equity #SystemicBias

Reimagining Medical School Admissions: Shaping the Future of Healthcare in Aotearoa New Zealand

www.surgeons.org

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Andrew J @em-dr-jacklin.bsky.social · Jan 14

If I post this here, no one will ever notice I posted it on Twitter first, right?

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Dr Farbod @emergencybod.medsky.social · Jan 10

"Be Kind" is an affirmation to tell one's self.

It should not be used to shield the powerful from the righteous anger of those of us affected by their terrible leadership and awful policies.

Stop telling people to #BeKind.

I'll "Be Kind" when they stop "Being Incompetent".

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Cath Livingstone @tivadiva.bsky.social · Jan 9

I’m not convinced it will make any difference with public understanding - most don’t know the difference between a radiologist and a radiographer. There’s no reason why we couldn’t campaign for both anaesthetist and anaesthesiologist to be protected in law.

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Cath Livingstone @tivadiva.bsky.social · Jan 9

I love seeing working dogs doing their thing - they always look so pleased to be working 😄

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Cath Livingstone @tivadiva.bsky.social · Jan 9

In case your day needs some happy dogs!

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The Shovel @theshovel.bsky.social · Jan 7

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg – who died of a drug overdose in his Californian home today – says it is not Facebook’s role to be the arbiter of truth for everything people post online.

Mark Zuckerberg – Dead At 36 – Says Social Media Sites Should Not Fact Check Posts — The Shovel

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg – who died of a drug overdose in his Californian home today – says it is not Facebook’s role to be the arbiter of truth for everything people post online.

theshovel.com.au

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Cath Livingstone @tivadiva.bsky.social · Jan 5

Yes - dry gin, dry white wine, dry cider etc. all apply 😉

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Cath Livingstone @tivadiva.bsky.social · Jan 5

Caption competition!

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Dr Linda Dykes @drlindadykes.bsky.social · Dec 15

A nice thread to circulate to non-medical
followers ⬇️ to which I’d add:
1) yes you can take analgesics before coming to ED, and
2) if you’ve injured an upper limb (especially below the elbow) take rings off asap!
3) take a mobile phone power bank to ED
4) wear a facemask!

Dr Tanya @drtanya.bsky.social · Dec 15

Day 15 NHS advent calendar. Please share if you find it useful.

TIME IS OFTEN A HEALER!

Try to avoid the ‘Amazon culture’ of everything needing to be sorted now.

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Cath Livingstone @tivadiva.bsky.social · Jan 5

Cracking start to 2025 ❤️
Happy New Year, try not to lose sight of beauty in all the anger and despair that can sometimes feel like it is overwhelming, especially on SoMe

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Cath Livingstone @tivadiva.bsky.social · Nov 29

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Richard Van Noorden @richvn.bsky.social · Nov 29

A growing problem --- fake papers polluting systematic reviews. And interesting point that the gold-standard protocols that Cochrane is developing to weed out untrustworthy studies, are too much of an effort for systematic-review authors looking at 100s of papers. www.science.org/content/arti...