Tess Harris ((in need of another kidney sadly))

@DrRobgalloway Spent 14 hours in A&E 2 weeks today after being told to come asap to treat a severe infection before getting a bed. Am still here. Wld like a fry up just now!

I have just finished another set of incredibly difficult weekend nights as the A&E consultant incharge. Some thoughts: The NHS no longer provides unscheduled care - we provide treatment. Care is with dignity - that's impossible for our patients in corridors. The model of acute care is not working or sustainable. We need a completely different approach - with long term investment in prevention and community care 111 need to change risk thresholds as far too many come to a&e when they don't need to. There needs to be alternative pathways to get care overnight for those who don't have accidents or emergencies. A&E shouldn't be anything and everything Staff are broke - supporting staff is just as vital as looking after patients This government have totally decimated our the NHS. They are the ones who should be apologising to our patients not our staff. Hundreds are dying each week because of lack of hospital capacity and corridor care in a&e, yet it's not on the news and no public uproar. As staff and patients we have accepted the unacceptable. Everyone needs to know the reality of what is happening - so that politicians offer a different solution and patients get the care they deserve. Sadly most of the public have no idea of what is genuinely going on. And finally, a post night fry up is the best antidote for the stresses of the weekend. Goodnight!

@ANZSN 👏👏👏

The ANZSN takes sincere delight in congratulating Carmel Hawley on being awarded Australia Day Honours for significant service to kidney medicine as a researcher, clinician and mentor. #nephrology #kidneycare #awards

Ernst & Young were external auditors of the Post Office from 1986 to 2018, the entire period of the Horizon IT scandal. Post office accounts always received a clean bill of health. In parliament I have asked the Govt to investigate the role of auditors. youtube.com/watch?v=JfpixE…

They are obsessed by selling whitening. Expect to be asked at every appointment.

Watching @wesstreeting on @SkyNews this morning; Labour’s plan to cut waiting lists is based on staff working over time. What power does @NHSEngland have to oblige staff to work overtime and what measures will he take to prevent reluctant staff being bullied into ‘volunteering’?

📣 Equity for those with rare diseases! 🌍 This 29 Feb, let's call for equity for 300M+ people with rare diseases. Beyond healthcare, it's about fair social, educational, & work opportunities, plus access to care & treatment. 🔗 Learn more & join us: rarediseaseday.org/downloads/more…

Patients with ADPKD benefit from specialized care over their lifetimes. This Review focuses on updates in pain/depression screening, cardiac manifestations, liver & pancreatic cysts, kidney stone management, & genetic counseling bit.ly/KID0296 @ndahl48 @MayoClinicNeph

Ever wondered how the firm that made the faulty Horizon system for the Post Office gets so much government business? You pay for a civil servant to help it bit.ly/41YsO0E

Thank you so much for explaining this My brother is about to donate his stem cells for me. Thank you for your wonderful support @AnthonyNolan It really is a very simple process ❤️

@jamiekwillows Great to share. Thank you Hopefully these are standard across all the NHS Often each trust as their own guidelines about things. It wasteS effort, causes confusion by having different protocols across NHS and stops good practice being better shared

The UK has the best hyperkalaemia guidelines in the world, and they’ve just been updated. No one can cover all 171 pages, but here are 3 quick important bits in a thread👇 ukkidney.org/sites/renal.or…

2024 is a big year for ISPD. Happy new year! @PD_Perls @vjha126 @rajmehrotra1122

@louise_oni @AlderHey Brilliant!

An incredible opportunity today to directly discuss with Sir Kier Starmer & Wes Streeting about our plans to transform children’s health research across the UK starting with team kidney @AlderHey

@mancunianmedic @Elektra @danielgoyal as here x.com/WarrenWhyteUK/…

@DevanSinha @petesivey @Elektra @danielgoyal

@DevanSinha @petesivey @Elektra @danielgoyal

@Elektra @danielgoyal UK GP Salaries consistently come out high in international rankings . If they choose to work elsewhere that is their business, but GPs and consultants do pretty well in the UK In terms of earnings.

@DevanSinha @mancunianmedic @Elektra @danielgoyal Check the holiday/leave conditions. One of the only downsides of Aussie academia for me was less holiday time (approx 4 weeks in aus vs 6 weeks in uk academia). Either don’t see your family or spend all of your holidays seeing your family (hence no time for aus holidays)