Neil Grubb

@oncopharmacist @ShivaniM_KC Sorry but you're an air breather. An oxygen breather is a subspecialist practitioner.

@ShivaniM_KC It’s so not right. Hold on…. Simon Shepherd Consultant Oxygen Breather Can I have that?

@AnnaKateBarton @EACVIPresident @escardio @Bgheyath @kaveh_med @NatanzonSharon @AnastasiaSMihai @DrMarthaGulati Congratulations ! 🍾

Motivational Monday! Delighted to see this drop into my inbox this afternoon 🤩 🩻

I was set upon by a group of immigrants in Dublin yesterday. They gave me a triple heart bypass and saved my life 🫀😊

@drjohnm AI doesn't need to be all that smart to destroy the human race. Just look at the intelligence of some World leaders, yet they are easily capable of the same

There’s a lot of talk about AI getting smart enough to destroy the human race. I’ll start worrying when it can not be so terrible at reading a simple ECG Gosh

@martinkstiles @DrMarkMills He also offered Debbie, one of our Physiologists, a ride in his car when he was banned from driving 🤣

@DrMarkMills Had a case when in Edinburgh, performed in Newcastle. Put in a BiV ICD with LV lead screwed in to RV free wall to synchronise RV contraction with rest of heart. Otherwise RV just blows out, beating at 30bpm. Had to do pacing check with echo to check RV capture #EPeeps @NeilGrubb

A colleague recently brought up “right ventricular disarticulation” as a potential treatment for refractory right ventricular tachycardia. A new concept to me! In the era of modern electrophysiology, is there still a role for this? #EPeeps #CardioEd

@martinkstiles @DrMarkMills Remember the patient well. He was quite a character ! When RV free wall pacing off, a tiny dissociated RV QRS complex was evident. He did well for years, eventually succumbed to RV failure (and thrombus).

@Bruce_Kerr_22 @birdinglothian Lovely photo Bruce

@nedboulting Ig

@munro_nell @Lego_Yoda @champion_slayer @nohashtagilike @RomyCerratti He's not flying from UK to Chile though. He is on holiday in Peru (presumably paying himself) and going to the Chile conference afterwards (Lima to Santiago is quite cheap). You know zero about the conference itself but are happy to label it a waste of money.

@Lego_Yoda @champion_slayer @nohashtagilike @RomyCerratti @NeilGrubb I think the original point stands. Flying to Chile for a conference all expenses paid is a waste of money.

To those who think all problems in NHS are due to lack of money I wonder if you think it’s a good use of their money to pay for my consultant brother in law to fly to a conference in Chile? All expenses paid, including a luxury hotel for 5 days. This happens a lot and I find it baffling. His last conference abroad was in the US! #NHS #DoctorsStrike @drdavidbull @DrHoenderkamp

@nportocarero @RomyCerratti I work with pacemakers / arrhythmias. The pacemaker / drug companies cannot pay for me to attend national / international conferences. Some have funding streams that can be applied for, but if awarded it has to be transferred as an unconditional educational or research grant.

@NeilGrubb @RomyCerratti Thanks for clarification. Who, for example would provide the funding? Are you saying Pfizer etc forbidden to fund for these educational grants? Or that person visiting conference on such a grant forbidden from attending lecture promoting mRNA R&D. "Link" is a broad term

@RomyCerratti Some realism as to what consultant study leave is. Max 10 days, at discretion of employer. Mandatory 50 hours to maintain skills / knowledge. For me, much of it delivering teaching. Went to London once in 2022-3. So no, not 10 days of 'all expenses paid' luxury.

As I understand it’s from a special fund within the NHS. It’s a colossal waste of time and money whichever way one looks at it though. Especially as the NHS is currently in a complete meltdown with 7.6 million waiting list and striking doctors! I don’t blame bro in law for taking up the opportunity. He’s taking my big sis along and they’re doing a 2 week tour of Peru before flying to the conference in Chile. Clearly a sign he’s underpaid 🙄 Not! Couldn’t many of these conferences be done on zoom these days anyway? Especially in times of crisis!

@Colibri89347577 @RomyCerratti Err drug companies aren't actually allowed to do that, so your corruption argument is on pretty shaky ground.

@NeilGrubb @RomyCerratti Of course the NHS is paying, but like most scams the money gets paid through buffers. The NHS pays DrugCompany-X, which then pays the money for “conferences”, all expenses paid. Pure corruption, wrapped up in a pretty bow.

@Levi31670942 @RomyCerratti However the rules for educational grants are strict and specific. It isn't always bad or inappropriate to work with industry - so for example in my line of work I get top class training organised by industry (often by companies whose products we seldom use).

@NeilGrubb @RomyCerratti I’m intrigued, these endowment funds and commercial educational grants, where do they come from? Who supplies them?

@Levi31670942 @RomyCerratti Endowment funds consist of money donated to departments, usually for specific purposes. For example, research, equipment, or staff development. Educational grants come from commercial partners, e.g. medical device, pharma or equipment suppliers.

@nportocarero @RomyCerratti That's not the case. It is forbidden to link the educational grant with anyone involved in tendering.

@NeilGrubb @RomyCerratti «  Commercial educational grants » sounds like a sweetener to me?

@andyjbrum69 @RomyCerratti Of course that isn't how it works. That would violate the very clear and tight rules of commercial conduct.

@NeilGrubb @RomyCerratti still money that could be used as part of NHS, its like DR agrees to prescribe drug x, gets all expenses trip to Barbados? thats money that could go on care, the press should be asking who's cake is it?

@Antonio_Caramia Are these admissions with COVID-19 illness as a main diagnosis, or patients who have tested positive for COVID-19 on admission ?

Weekly hospital admissions in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 per age group (till 8 September) 👉0-5 years old 🚨This is shocking 🚨173 new admission ‼️ 🚨+47% than the previous week 🚨the 6th worst figure of last 12 months ‼️ 2/

Weekly hospital admissions in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 per age group (till 8 September) 🚨Last week: 3,287 🚨+30% than the previous week 🚨the worst figure since April 1/

@AndrewRTDavies It is inaccurate of you to persistently refer to 'blanket' 20 mph speed limits. Many people have corrected you now. It makes me wonder what motivates you to persistently say this.

A vote for Labour is a vote for blanket 20mph speed limits!

@ShivaniM_KC I have the same problem with "Hi Jack"

Was just responding to an email from someone called Kitty and almost wrote “Hello Kitty” be accident ofc before deleting it