Dr Shenanigans
@dr-shenanigans.bsky.social
(real name Dr Jamie Sherrington)
Dabbler in video games, comics #DnD. Less of a gym monkey more of a Gym Nerd. When I'm not doing geek stuff I do doctor stuff
#TeamGP #paedsRocks Children's Palliative Care
Dabbler in video games, comics #DnD. Less of a gym monkey more of a Gym Nerd. When I'm not doing geek stuff I do doctor stuff
#TeamGP #paedsRocks Children's Palliative Care
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It occurred to me that the reason short form media like tiktok is so addictive is because it's basically gambling.
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So this is really interesting,
Yes I think people misdiagnose acute stress reactions as depression.... But who is doing the diagnosing?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Yes I think people misdiagnose acute stress reactions as depression.... But who is doing the diagnosing?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Life being stressful is not an illness' - GPs on mental health over-diagnosis
Hundreds of GPs in England tell the BBC they are also worried about a lack of help for patients.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
So this is really interesting,
Yes I think people misdiagnose acute stress reactions as depression.... But who is doing the diagnosing?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Yes I think people misdiagnose acute stress reactions as depression.... But who is doing the diagnosing?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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And I pity the poor staff
I am so furious at decades of underinvestment & letting it die a death from politicians
Private Eye
I am so furious at decades of underinvestment & letting it die a death from politicians
Private Eye
December 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
And I pity the poor staff
I am so furious at decades of underinvestment & letting it die a death from politicians
Private Eye
I am so furious at decades of underinvestment & letting it die a death from politicians
Private Eye
Reaches out 💀💀
December 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Reaches out 💀💀
December 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Britain now offers overseas healthcare workers *neither* the high wages & minimal taxes of "guest worker" countries like the Gulf States or a welcoming environment and a fair path to settlement like Aus, NZ, Canada etc
The results have been entirely predictable
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
The results have been entirely predictable
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK
Number of overseas nurses and midwives registered between April and September was half that of a year ago
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Britain now offers overseas healthcare workers *neither* the high wages & minimal taxes of "guest worker" countries like the Gulf States or a welcoming environment and a fair path to settlement like Aus, NZ, Canada etc
The results have been entirely predictable
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
The results have been entirely predictable
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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NHS heroes: you deserve better than this.
You keep us safe, you save lives, and you belong here.
You will *always* be loved, respected and appreciated in London.
You keep us safe, you save lives, and you belong here.
You will *always* be loved, respected and appreciated in London.
Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK
Number of overseas nurses and midwives registered between April and September was half that of a year ago
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:35 AM
NHS heroes: you deserve better than this.
You keep us safe, you save lives, and you belong here.
You will *always* be loved, respected and appreciated in London.
You keep us safe, you save lives, and you belong here.
You will *always* be loved, respected and appreciated in London.
This is how an Evri package arrived today.
It was against the door and appeared normal, but someone has cut the side off and had a look inside.
I suspect it was left like that so the photo confirmation looked ok.
It was against the door and appeared normal, but someone has cut the side off and had a look inside.
I suspect it was left like that so the photo confirmation looked ok.
December 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This is how an Evri package arrived today.
It was against the door and appeared normal, but someone has cut the side off and had a look inside.
I suspect it was left like that so the photo confirmation looked ok.
It was against the door and appeared normal, but someone has cut the side off and had a look inside.
I suspect it was left like that so the photo confirmation looked ok.
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Trade-offs are pretty much ubiquitous in healthcare, even more so the more it deals with populations. But for all screening there are harms from false positives and harms from false negatives that need to be balanced quantitatively. >
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Most men should not be screened for prostate cancer, says UK expert body
It recommends that only men with a confirmed genetic risk of prostate cancer should be screened for the disease.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Trade-offs are pretty much ubiquitous in healthcare, even more so the more it deals with populations. But for all screening there are harms from false positives and harms from false negatives that need to be balanced quantitatively. >
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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While not a medical doctor, Dr Pepper does hold a PhD in neoclassical literary theory and thus deserves our respect
November 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
While not a medical doctor, Dr Pepper does hold a PhD in neoclassical literary theory and thus deserves our respect
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Everyone in Greater Manchester lives within 15mins of a local hospital
But better 5mins of a local GP practice
Wes is opening some Neighbourhood Centres to bring hospital closer to home🤔
Want some services outside hospital?
Why not just invest in GP practices?
But better 5mins of a local GP practice
Wes is opening some Neighbourhood Centres to bring hospital closer to home🤔
Want some services outside hospital?
Why not just invest in GP practices?
November 29, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Everyone in Greater Manchester lives within 15mins of a local hospital
But better 5mins of a local GP practice
Wes is opening some Neighbourhood Centres to bring hospital closer to home🤔
Want some services outside hospital?
Why not just invest in GP practices?
But better 5mins of a local GP practice
Wes is opening some Neighbourhood Centres to bring hospital closer to home🤔
Want some services outside hospital?
Why not just invest in GP practices?
I'm at a Chinese takeaway and they are so rude.
You just know the food is going to be amazing.
#ifyouknowyouknow
You just know the food is going to be amazing.
#ifyouknowyouknow
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I'm at a Chinese takeaway and they are so rude.
You just know the food is going to be amazing.
#ifyouknowyouknow
You just know the food is going to be amazing.
#ifyouknowyouknow
Now everybody from the 313
Put your muthafuckin hands and follow me
Everybody from the 313
Put your muthefuckin hands up
Now while he stands tough
Notice that this man did not put his hands up
This free world got you gased up
Now who's afraid of the big bad wolf
Put your muthafuckin hands and follow me
Everybody from the 313
Put your muthefuckin hands up
Now while he stands tough
Notice that this man did not put his hands up
This free world got you gased up
Now who's afraid of the big bad wolf
November 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Now everybody from the 313
Put your muthafuckin hands and follow me
Everybody from the 313
Put your muthefuckin hands up
Now while he stands tough
Notice that this man did not put his hands up
This free world got you gased up
Now who's afraid of the big bad wolf
Put your muthafuckin hands and follow me
Everybody from the 313
Put your muthefuckin hands up
Now while he stands tough
Notice that this man did not put his hands up
This free world got you gased up
Now who's afraid of the big bad wolf
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
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If I did not want the public to submit "Boaty McBoatface" as a name for my project, I would simply not interview with the national broadcaster and publicise to everyone that the project exists and you definitely don't want people voting for/suggesting Boaty McBoatface
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sutton Hoo ship name contest urges no 'Boaty McBoatface' suggestions
Sutton Hoo Ship's Company wants help naming their replica, but urges people not to make joke suggestions.
www.bbc.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
If I did not want the public to submit "Boaty McBoatface" as a name for my project, I would simply not interview with the national broadcaster and publicise to everyone that the project exists and you definitely don't want people voting for/suggesting Boaty McBoatface
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
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Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers
Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers
Medical bodies warn that hostility towards migrants is behind a 26% rise in departures that imperils NHS
Record numbers of overseas-trained doctors are quitting the UK, leaving the NHS at risk of huge gaps in its workforce, with hostility towards migrants blamed for the exodus.
In all, 4,880 doctors who qualified in another country left the UK during 2024 – a rise of 26% on the 3,869 who did so the year before – figures from the General Medical Council reveal. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers
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"Record numbers of overseas-trained doctors are quitting the UK, leaving the NHS at risk of huge gaps in its workforce, with hostility towards migrants blamed for the exodus"
Slow clap to the anti-immigrant rhetoric
Slow clap to the anti-immigrant rhetoric
Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers
Medical bodies warn that hostility towards migrants is behind a 26% rise in departures last year that imperils NHS
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:31 AM
"Record numbers of overseas-trained doctors are quitting the UK, leaving the NHS at risk of huge gaps in its workforce, with hostility towards migrants blamed for the exodus"
Slow clap to the anti-immigrant rhetoric
Slow clap to the anti-immigrant rhetoric
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Investing in #ClimateAction is not just about the planet. It is about people.
US$ 11 billion a year could build climate-resilient health systems, costing less than US$ 2 per person worldwide.
Let's call on your leaders to put health at the heart of every climate plan! 👉bit.ly/HealthCOP30 #COP30
US$ 11 billion a year could build climate-resilient health systems, costing less than US$ 2 per person worldwide.
Let's call on your leaders to put health at the heart of every climate plan! 👉bit.ly/HealthCOP30 #COP30
November 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Investing in #ClimateAction is not just about the planet. It is about people.
US$ 11 billion a year could build climate-resilient health systems, costing less than US$ 2 per person worldwide.
Let's call on your leaders to put health at the heart of every climate plan! 👉bit.ly/HealthCOP30 #COP30
US$ 11 billion a year could build climate-resilient health systems, costing less than US$ 2 per person worldwide.
Let's call on your leaders to put health at the heart of every climate plan! 👉bit.ly/HealthCOP30 #COP30
Knob jaundice 💀
I was a little concerned I might have knob jaundice as my todger had turned a worrying shade of yellow. Turns out that my wife's moisturiser, that I'd been using as lube when knocking one out, was self-tanning cream and my liver function was just fine.
November 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Knob jaundice 💀
How long do we give it till some Americans try and inject baby formula into their faces for cheap botulinum toxin?
November 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
How long do we give it till some Americans try and inject baby formula into their faces for cheap botulinum toxin?
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So many adverts for smart tech are just profoundly depressing.
November 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
So many adverts for smart tech are just profoundly depressing.
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Of all the canoes out there...
Volcanoes are the most dangerous.
Volcanoes are the most dangerous.
November 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Of all the canoes out there...
Volcanoes are the most dangerous.
Volcanoes are the most dangerous.
I thought of another
Lazlo and Nadja
Lazlo and Nadja
November 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I thought of another
Lazlo and Nadja
Lazlo and Nadja
Microscopice view of the Golgi (dead) body
slightly obsessed about the end of this lady's effigy tomb with the voluminous folds of her dress and petite heeled shoes
November 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Microscopice view of the Golgi (dead) body