Cath Livingstone
@tivadiva.bsky.social
Itinerant Consultant Anaesthetist/Intensivist, Army Reserve Officer, photographer. Likes Remote & Rural, TIVA, blocks. All views my own. She/her
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.
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 ...
hsj.co.uk
Brought a friend back from the Falkland Islands to cheer up my colleagues - seems to be working ❤️🐧🇫🇰
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.
'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
surgeons.org
If I post this here, no one will ever notice I posted it on Twitter first, right?
"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".
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
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 · 2y agoDay 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. 1/7
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
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...
‘Systematic reviews’ that aim to extract broad conclusions from many studies are in peril
Fake papers are “poisoning the well” for these gold-standard syntheses, researchers say
science.org
I love this time of year in the Falklands, with all the young birds and animals. If young snipe aren’t called snippets, they should be!
Busy few days here in the #Falklandislands - when you’re the sole anaesthetist/intensivist, it doesn’t take much extra OOH work to add up! Satisfying, though, and pleased with the initial response for our recent assurance visit
Sterile gowns for spinal anaesthesia – environmental cost without clinical gain: a reply A local survey of 202 anaesthetists found that 88% would consider omitting a sterile gown. There was 95% face mask compliance (elective). #AnSky #MedSky https://buff.ly/4fBaPU0 https://buff.ly/3Ze85F9
As I’ve become older I’ve realised more how experience can be different as a female in any “career track” particularly when it comes to family planning, and would have such different advice for young women wanting families and a career now!
Rosie Baruah@rosieicm.bsky.social · 2y agoThis 2021 paper "The female medicla workforce" covers the basics of gender bias, and discusses isses relevent to anaesthetists such as menstruation, fertility, pregnancy and menopause associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Can those of us working in resuscitation take a pause to say “thank you” to Cliff Reid - his post today on the other platform re challenging behaviours in resus is a kind & polite masterclass in this often neglected aspect of emergency care Kudos mate! threadreaderapp.com/thread/18581...
Bullying & harassment costs NHS £2 billion annually. Shocking but sadly unsurprising. The hesitation to call out racism, compared to sexism, shows the urgent need for antiracism & compassionate leadership as it saves costs & lives #NHS #AntiRacism #CompassionateLeadership #Bullying #Harassment
Sterile gowns for spinal anaesthesia – environmental cost without clinical gain? doi.org/10.1111/anae... And reply doi.org/10.1111/anae... Summary: Keep the mask, no evidence to suggest gowns add value. Ansky
Sterile gowns for spinal anaesthesia – environmental cost without clinical gain: a reply
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Great 🧵on why iodine is used as a contrast medium in radiology 👇
Tony Breu@tonybreu.bsky.social · 2y ago1/14 🤔 Why do we use iodine as an intravenous contrast agent? The answer requires a review of the composition of the human body and a brief tour of one of my favorites, the Periodic Table of Elements.
Hey #Medsky, is there a Remote&Ruralsky starter pack? @drpolarbird.bsky.social @oohgpwales.bsky.social ?
Whoever really believes that shaming is a motivational tool to improve performance, come and see me
Dave hits the nail on the head again 👇
Dave Jones@welshgasdoc.bsky.social · 2y agoMaking the move here has demonstrated that the real treasure was the friends we made along the way… it was the network that was important, not the website hosting it. It’s been a case of quality over quantity of followers, and I’m glad to see more and more quality people now making the move too.
