Shortarse, loudmouth, paediatrician, feminist, gf baker, reader, passionate (park)runner, wife, mother. Words my own. Trying to be a good human. She/her.

Change will come
Joined August 2015
Written after hearing the amazing ⁦@MargaretAtwood⁩ interviewed by ⁦@mrjamesob⁩. The phrase about cheese struck me.
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I reckon @JamesBlunt would be the best ever ED reg. Sack off the singing and come hang out with us!
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Vicky Thomas retweeted
Children with chronic constipation often cycle through ED with invasive treatment that doesn't fix the problem. A rapid-access nurse-led pathway cut admissions from 19% to 10% and invasive procedures by 59% — saving £106k too. Read more: bit.ly/4xsDfaD
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Fully revised second edition. Holistic Sleep Coaching: Science and Compassion in Childrens' Sleep by Lyndsey Hookway. Available on Amazon: ow.ly/tlKK50Ztxgz
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Was listening to @TheTrawlPodcast while out for a run today and thought, blimey, the ladies sound a bit slurry, don’t blame them for hitting the booze though, given the content. Then I realised the bouncing in my pocket had changed the speed to 0.7x. As you were. (Great show.)
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Looking forward to seeing this long awaited report.
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Hey @MarinaPurkiss @TheTrawlPodcast, have you heard of @gabriel_zucman ? Think he’d have you rubbing your knees! Love the show.
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I love politics. It’s not a game, it’s the food we eat and the air we breathe. The world is on fire, people are dying unnecessarily, in the UK, and across the world. In this context, a bunch of white men having a competition for Most Important White Man in Britain is a bit silly.
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I still think the best idea I’ve ever had is a form of national service that means young people aged 18 can’t apply for a paid job or higher education without having done a year in care work/agriculture/teaching paid at minimum living wage.
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Replying to @CrossCountryUK
@CrossCountryUK I’ve just been notified by @thetrainline that the train I’m due to travel on tomorrow with my daughter has been cancelled. Obviously I’m grateful that we can travel on an alternative bur I had deliberately booked in advance to secure seats. Now
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Worried we will have a 3.5 hour journey with no seats. Any suggestions on how we address this? There appear to be seats in first class but upgrades are more than the original cost of the tickets! I am a bit sick of how unpleasant and expensive train travel continues to be in UK
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Our national study found that for every one hour with patients, UK resident doctors spend four hours on admin. In @bmj_latest today, we break down why this isn’t just an inconvenience, it’s a safety risk.  1) Fragmented EHRs → endless copy-paste + re-entering data 2) Trainees turned into scribes 3) Less training, less confidence, less preparedness We suggest: • Reassign admin to allied staff • Joined-up IT that fits clinical workflows • Minimum patient-facing time requirement in training • Clinicians co-designing digital tools If you work in healthcare: what’s one admin task you’d automate or reassign tomorrow? 👇 Your answers might shape the fix-list. Thank you to my co-authors @KaranChhatwal_ @HamaadAKhan and Professor Stuart D. Rosen, and BMJ editors @Juliet_hd and @jolie__neill. You can find the link to the full BMJ piece in the comments. With thanks to @imperialcollege and @bmj_latest
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Hi @CrossCountryUK - our train to Newcastle terminated at Darlington, really disappointed in the lack of support and interaction from staff both on the train and at Darlington station. No effort to update passengers and a general air of disinterest.
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Appreciate it’s busy, but repeatedly had to seek out staff for updates. 5 members of staff at Darlington - could have been deployed updating passengers and checking welfare instead of looking as if they were just talking among themselves.
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⚖️ Breastfeeding and the law - What should doctors know?
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Hi @NewcastleCC hi @wylambrewery - can I ask at what point the selfish and dangerous driving through Exhibition Park will be addressed? This greeted me today on my cycle commute completely blocking the thoroughfare. Cars don’t belong in parks.
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Vicky Thomas retweeted
The Black Maternity Experience Survey is now LIVE! We are calling on Black women and Black mixed-heritage women/ birthing people in the UK to share their maternity experiences in the Black Maternity Experience Survey 2025! qnbgyctb5ay.typeform.com/bla…
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