Judith Cave
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Judith Cave
@cave_judith
Oncologist and #meded enthusiast. Using twitter as a way to record stuff I have learnt from or been inspired by. Views my own.






Hey @NHSEngland, @NHSScotland, and UK #Medtwitter Those UK doctors who moved to my Aussie ED realised we never had an Exit Interview. We never got to share some of the examples of NHS culture that drove us away. Perhaps we can inform you a little with some anecdotes? 🧵

At #INSAR2023 ? Check out our @DoctorsAutistic posters -Autistic Doctors -Autistic Psychiatrists -Autistic Medical Students -Triple Empathy Problem and adverse healthcare outcomes (qualitative phase of our Barriers to Healthcare project)


In 1922, a group of scientists went to the Toronto General Hospital where diabetic children were kept in wards. Most of them were comatose & dying from diabetic keto-acidosis. Others were being placed on extremely strict diets, which inevitably led to starvation.















“You, Sir, have been a wonderful import to this island” Said to me by someone with #T1Diabetes From an older generation Took me some time to get my head around it Said from affection? Different generation? Laced with racism? A sense of “allowance and permission”? #gbdoc








