Peter Monk

England university tuition fees could rise 13.5% to £10,500. Student debt £240bn. Interest rate 7.3%, would double debt every 10 years. Young people financially disabled. Most European Countries do not charge Uni fees. Abolish Uni fees, write-off debt. independent.co.uk/news/education…

Anyone who loves learning about integrating hip/pelvic imaging into your MSK practice and enjoys a beer I found this below 🤣join us virtually December 7th or F2F St Georges March 8th 2025 macpweb.org to book.

@neiljlangridge Congratulations on your new role there Neil. 👏🏻

New sign for our Rehab unit as the University moves into a new phase of growth !

Graham Thorpe, England cricketer, with beautiful daughters, loving wife, family and friends. Took his own life. Too many men in particular, at a time when information is plentiful, charities on standby, text, phone and email services ready, are deciding to end their lives. Many reading this, like me will have hit very close to where Graham got but stopped short, just. It's a desperate, confusing and frightening experience mixed with a matter of factness that at the time feels sobering, you feel you're thinking and acting clearly but you're not. Graham's wife took the decision to tell the world of how Graham both lived and sadly died, in the hope that if you or someone you know are struggling you'll grab one of the branches set out below and contact someone who can and will help. When someone takes their life, there's a trail of pain, questions and few answers, but many of us know that anxiety and depression gets so bad that life simply doesn't feel worth living. In my case I was lucky, very lucky. I ran, and ran some more until clouds lifted, the anxiety moved away and I could think straight. Looking back I've been seconds away from death several times, so reading about Graham is incredibly confronting, upsetting and sobering as I'm sure it is for many. I didn't know Graham but his story is all too familiar. Anxiety and depression for men, particularly men, hides invisible as the forced machismo creates a mask, a shield. You laugh, you crack a joke, you "look" ok and you carry on. But then one day as if you were preparing a meal, you take stock, prepare your deed and, You take your life. Leaving others with a lifetime of pain. You don't mean to, it's the last thing you want, but it's the unintended consequences of a decision made, nonetheless. If you're reading this, and can relate to any of the above, firstly have 5 minutes to think of Graham, his children and his wife, they need all the love and support that can be sent their way. Then, if you're anxious, depressed, really struggling, ease know that my email is open to sound off, that charities such as the Samaritans are there 24/7, SANE charity phone line is open from 4pm to 10pm daily, MIND have drop in centres nationally and emergence services will always help on 999 or NHS 111. To Graham and his family, you're on my mind and the mind of many, and to those struggling, you're a second away from help even in your darkest hour. Protect life. Yours. Stand up. Speak out.

Nigel farage wants you to think that Britain has an immigration problem. It doesn't. Britain had a problem with millionaires hoarding wealth, egged on by politicians and the press. Britain has a problem with racism. Britain has a @Nigel_Farage problem. RT if you agree.

Massive congratulations to @LaurafinucaneB for the outstanding work shes achieved as president of @ifompt. Laura’s infallible leadership skills have led IFOMPT &MSK through change much needed, leaving IFOMPT in a position of strength we are proud to be the MO for the UK.🇬🇧

Andrea Jenkyns had a message for voters after losing her seat. #GeneralElection2024

@RheumNow @Janetbirdope @mark_mayburyESP

Might Synovial Biopsy Predict Rheumatoid Treatment Responses? Multi-modal analysis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) synovitis pathotypes enables more accurate choices of first line cDMARDs treatment, suggesting a predictive value to synovial biopsy. buff.ly/45yBhZV

What’s it like having #hydrodistension as a treatment for #frozenshoulder? Find out why people choose to have hydrodistension, what’s it like undergoing treatment, and how people recover afterwards in our new paper published #openaccess here ⬇️ journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

Every single time the Conservatives come to power they increase the size of NHS waiting lists Please don't let them blame it on Covid or anything else; they were doing exactly the same thing in the 90s Please RT if you think everyone should be clear on this

@jeehanlynch Amazing. Well done

How did this happen! 25 yrs service in the NHS - I wouldn’t have lasted this long without the amazing people I’ve had the honour of working with on this crazy journey! Thank you Solent for my award.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently funded a massive 10-year study (2010-2019) spanning 204 countries. I'll spare you the "extra" and get to the conclusion: A whopping 44% of ALL cancer deaths could be avoided if people lost weight, stopped smoking, reduced alcohol, and consumed less sugar. The implication is clear: You can save yourself a world of pain. But only if you make changes NOW. Consider this is your call to action. The phone is ringing. . . Will you pick up?

The Conservatives are rushing through the process of finding Michelle Mone innocent, so she cannot be found Guilty by the next Government. RT if she and all the other PPE Lane fraud must go on trial.

In Norway people who hold Public Office have to show their financial records every year. We need the same in the U.K. Kick corruption out.

For the last 14 years as an NHS doctor, I have watched this party, these governments, savage the NHS into a crumbling shell of a once great institution. Deliberate, calculated, shameless destruction. Only one thing to say. Please, if you still want an NHS, do not vote Tory.

Today's Times. The govt's new visa changes have caused an 83% fall in visas granted to health & care workers. We have: 152k social care vacancies 121k NHS vacancies. This is catastrophic for our NHS & care sectors. The govt is putting anti-immigrant populism above care.

Nurses up and down the country are going home in tears feeling like they are failing patients. They are not. They are being failed by this government. Enough is enough. #FairPayForNursing #SOSNHS

Angela Rayner & I both grew up in poverty on council estates. We both left school without any qualifications. We both worked hard against almost insurmountable odds to get where we are today & we both now hold a truth twisting, law breaking government to account. No wonder they hate social mobility so much. I’ll proudly stand shoulder to shoulder with Angela any day of the week

They’ve broken the NHS, and they’re now attempting to manufacture consent from the public to replace it with an insurance-based system. We must resist this- there is absolutely no evidence that privatisation helps the NHS, and mounting evidence that it causes harm 🚨