🧵 1/11 📚 Our new rapid systematic review, led by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social in @bmj.com examines the role of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthetic associates (AAs) in the UK. This is a crucially important question in light of the Leng Review

In all seriousness: the last 2 weeks of TikTok posturing and Zuck grovelling, combined with the X insanity of the last year, should show you that an app with a feed that you don’t control serves *other people’s interests* - not yours.

Mental health misinformation is rampant on social media.

In our new study, 33% of popular mental health videos on TikTok that offered advice and information were misleading.

These videos were watched over 1 billion times.

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Research reveals power imbalance in youth mental health services may deter help-seeking behavior among young people. Evidence points to need for restructuring professional-patient dynamics. Important implications for service delivery and accessibility acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

These stats are frankly bonkers. If anybody is complaining about why they are waiting to see a GP. They need to ask why successive governments have not supported the same growth in GP numbers as it has hospital medic numbers.

Agree @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social or just going to sit & watch the end

Doctors leaving

NHS Workforce Plan is based on importing more Drs than UK trained Drs leaving

This means a loss of experience, UK training, understanding of the NHS, knowledge

There is nothing wrong with IMGs & without them the NHS would collapse, but the loss of talent is failing us all

#Medsky

Today's #StateOfMed report shows a medical training system under severe strain.

There aren't enough training jobs available for resident doctors. This means unprecedented competition for posts, with both UK and IMG medics left to wonder if their vocation is still worth it.

Full press response 👇

🧵 Well. Here is the GMC on X, responding to revelations (via FOI requests) that they're been secretly employing social media specialists to monitor doctors' criticisms of their actions regarding physician associates & shape their tactics accordingly.

I'm one of those being monitored. 1/n

I heard that Andrew Tate tried to come stretch his awkward wings here and got banned in just one day.

Sorry, hate has no home here. Stay in the bad place, thanks.

Hello all!

I am a resident doc interested in young people’s mental health research, particularly around social media and ACEs.

Excited to connect and collaborate with people!

#medsky #psychsky