Doctor (Acute Med), writer, trail runner. Stories and wandering. Cycled for 6 years over 6 continents. Author 'Signs of Life' @profilebooks https://xitter.cf/t.co/XDqBPWyo3I
London, England
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Stephen Fabes retweeted
For those who don't fully understand what is up with the NHS, here is a thread for you that might help.
I'm a consultant physician working as a doctor in the NHS in Yorkshire and Wales for 32 years now. I have experienced the NHS at its best (2008) and its worst (2022).
I sense often, through day shifts and night, how the practice of medicine offers a window into the human condition. And so it's a pleasure to guest on a podcast which examines just that. My ramblings, on The Doctor's Art... thedoctorsart.com/episodes/e…
The financial costs junior doctors face during training are whopping, unjustified and underated. They're also a key motivation to strike. I explain why in today's Telegraph. Here's the more colourful, uncut version stephenfabes.medium.com/bled…
Tonight it's the Armagh 5k, one of the fastest road races in the world. I raced it 3 yrs ago... utter mayhem: pile ups, desperate lunges for the line. I've not run sub 16 mins since. For Throwback Thursday... my piece for Tracksmith tracksmith.com/gb/journal/ar…
I swear, getting study leave approved gets harder every year. This year though, my trust have really upped their game...
Woke up with terrible pain in my quads, a mouth like sandpaper and bits of flapjack in my beard. Realised that this what a midlife hangover looks like. 2 hours and 38 minutes of brutality and joy. Thank you London
Adventure-stuffed tales! Banging films! @kendalmountain To watch me attempt 'incredible', as billed 😬, I'll be at my local haunt, The Rio in Dalston, on March 3rd. Tickets: riocinema.org.uk/RioCinema.d…
Thank you @DhruvKhullar for an eloquent, delicate dissection of the deeper issue here: the tension between patient advocacy and scientific rigor. Research is vital, but let's not forget... those with the greatest stake are the casualties themselves newyorker.com/magazine/2021/…
Stephen Fabes retweeted
Recent right wing media attacks clearly aim to destroy the NHS by discrediting its staff.
By blaming us for a decade of underfunding.
By turning you against us.
If, like @mark_haddon, you think the NHS is worth fighting for, please RT his wise & beautiful words 🙏
#NHS 💙
Well chuffed!
We're delighted to announce the shortlisted books for the 2021 Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature, proudly supported by @MTNEQUIPMENT
Congratulations to the authors and publishers!
Find out more here: bit.ly/3D4Q2F9
Torn. Enjoying the blue skies over London today, but have to admit, I've enjoyed watching the anti-vaxers camped on Hackney Downs getting lashed by wind and rain. @hackneycouncil Why are they still there?
A luxury ultra marathon, naturally. Regurgitate the Michelin-starred cuisine please bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-5…
Great to be in the mix! Thank you @sportsbookaward
We're pushing on through the categories and are thrilled to share the shortlist for @VaaruCycles Cycling Book of the Year - amateurs and athletes welcome! Congratulations! #SBA21 #ReadingForSport @mrendell @DeadMeatAthlete @DrStephenFabes @GeraintThomas86
Back to track. First race here for two years, time enough to forget how utterly horrible it feels, clinging to the pack, and how wonderful, if you've got a little left for the home straight
It’s been a year since my book launch & now it relaunches, in paperback. It’s not just floppier. The blue is bluer, the cover quotes suitably hyperbolic. It's cheaper on Bookshop.org too. The £s circle back to Indie shops & authors (which we splurge on quills and gin)
Looking forward to this online natter with Tim Frenneaux of @AdventurousInk (a top book club for outdoor folk). Join the fun this Friday, and for nowt... eventbrite.co.uk/e/live-in-c…
Stephen Fabes retweeted
"People often say that if exercise was a pill it would be the greatest drug ever invented. For the past 17 years parkrun has acted as a free dispensary." My column on the potential farce of parkrun not coming back this summer - and its myriad benefits theguardian.com/sport/2021/m…
