Lynn Miller
39.6K posts
@LynnGreigMiller
Consultant cardiologist (ACHD, obstetric cardiology). Medicine, politics, med politics, Labour. She/her. My own views not those of my employer.
- 9yo boy referred to A&E by GP with suspected appendicitis - Never seen by a doctor. The hospital says it ‘couldn’t identify who saw the patient’ - Discharged - Getting worse, his father calls 111 (non-emergency line) - No answer for 2h, is triaged to get a call back from a clinician - Gets even worse. Parents take him back to A&E. - Diagnosed with a ruptured appendix and dies of septic shock. leighday.co.uk/news/press-rel…
The latest #MBRRACE report shows 50% of maternal deaths are indirect, with cardiac disease still a leading cause 💔. Join us at the #UKMCS conference in Birmingham (26-27/11/25) to explore key topics + new #ESC guidelines. 🔗 Resources & registration: ukmcs.co.uk
@BMAResidents co-chairs @Melissa_S_Ryan and @RossNieuwoudt say: ‘These ratios are depressing but they come as absolutely no surprise’. They are urging FY1 doctors, who could be heavily impacted by high competition ratios, to vote in the ongoing ballot to bring the lack of specialty training places crisis into the existing pay dispute with the Government. [6/] x.com/BMAResidents/s…
Specialty training competition ratios for 2025 released. An awful day to be a doctor out of training or a medical student. Frozen progression is a further nail in the coffin of a career in medicine in the UK. medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-traini…
Competition for Core Psychiatry training is at an all time high (nearly 22 applicants per post). Still, unlike other specialties, recruitment into psychiatry training relies entirely on a multiple choice test to score candidates. Is it time to review the application & recruitment process?
