Tom Maccabe

Over 4 hour wait @HeathrowAirport T4 waiting for bags from @AirMalta . And now forced to leave without bags because the terminal is closing. No communication. No information on collecting them. Truly shocking state of affairs all round.

Happy Anal Cancer Awareness Day from IANS!

A Brilliant video from the @SunflowerStudy and @CSR_Bris. A great reminder with recruitment restarting across centres.

Interesting paper from SW trainees @NorthBristolNHS - when should the open abdomen be closed? An open and closed case: timing of closure following laparostomy. publishing.rcseng.ac.uk/doi/abs/10.130… @APullyblank @WEAHSN @SoSJournalClub @SevSoSurgery @SevernDeanery

Last year, Above & Beyond funded specialist post-surgery bras for patients at Bristol Heart Institute. The bras reduce rates of wound infection after heart surgery. Following the successful trial, the bras will now be funded by @uhbwNHS. Read more: aboveandbeyond.org.uk/specialist-bra…

Great Surgical Teaching @uhbwNHS most trainees attending via Zoom to enable #SocialDistancing #endoscopy #colorectalcancer #polyps #EMR/ESD @Dukes_Club @ACPGBI @ASiTofficial

If you are a senior trainee looking to get some experience at post CCT level or a CT2 who wants to get experience at Registrar level before applying for ST3 places, look out for exciting opportunities at UHBW on nhs jobs next week.

Guidance on Management of Patients with #IBD requiring Surgical Intervention during #COVID-19 bit.ly/ACPGBI-IBD-Gui… Patients with ulcerative colitis & Crohn’s disease may be more susceptible to infection @CrohnsColitisUK @BritSocGastro @ACPGBI_PLG

Omg I suggested something to help visitors understand ICU care and it happened! Amazing.

Surgical trainees! We have a great research opportunity... Come & join our team working on improving the evaluation of #surgical #innovation - we're striving to ensure it's as safe and efficient as possible bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/deta…

Another top webinar by @rcsed on chronic pancreatitis. Highly recommend to fellow surgical trainees.

Helping out the Bristol Surgical Careers Society at the National Conference for Aspiring Surgeons this weekend. Great to see enthusiastic medical students from across the UK, and on a Sunday too. Wish I’d had this back when I was in medical school. #BSCS

Not a fan of the new Harry Potter book

@BluesUniCup is one week today! Support @CardiffMedsRFC cardiffmedsand collect your ticket from the Heath Hub

BMA joins fight to help save Cardiff Medicals RFC being excluded from university competition bit.ly/16p6egi

If you haven't signed this petition to support @CardiffMedsRFC in remaining a standalone club please do so... ipetitions.com/petition/savem…

Roberts joins fight to save Cardiff Meds espnscrum.com/blogs/rugby/st… via @espnscrum

@sd_leonard shouldn't be too difficult looking at previous form #lash #BNOCs @LordChantington @jackcmanley @lukegallers @EdGallers

Uni sport rule change could be the end for @CardiffMedsRFC- despite long record of star players walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-new… (cc @Jamiehuwroberts)

@jerseyrfc please RT and sign this petition to stop medics being removed from university sports! #savemedicssports ipetitions.com/petition/savem… …