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Tom Abbott retweeted
Great to see validation studies for machine learning algorithms @TheodoraWingert @BJAJournals Https://www.bjanaesthesia.or…
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What are the priority clinical areas for AI to address?
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Tom Abbott retweeted
Whilst I am resharing this thread I wrote in 2024, please do also read the recent reports led by Patrick Chinnery (medics) and Jessica Corner (NMAHPs) highlighting some of the actions that need to be taken to improve the situation.
Both can be found at ukri.org/publications/clinic…
There is a crisis in clinical academia in the UK. We talk of the need to expand medical schools, embed research into the NHS to improve care, & the importance of a vibrant life sciences sector for the economy of the UK, & yet we seem unable to tackle the underlying issues 1/9
ALT Quote from the Academy of Medical Sciences "Transforming health through innovation: Integrating the NHS and academia" report from January 2020.
ALT Quote from the Academy of Medical Sciences "Transforming health through innovation: Integrating the NHS and academia" report from January 2020.
Tom Abbott retweeted
Government uplift on DDRB imminent. Here is a cut out and keep table for how long it will take for your pay to catch up with the inflation adjusted 2008 level based on pay award (your pay has been behind already for 17 years, average worker caught up last year). 1/2
Tom Abbott retweeted
🔥Have been incensed about something all day….
Women are the majority of medical students in the UK, yet there are still pockets of the medical profession where dinosaurs are alive, well & roam the earth.
Turns out my own clinical specialty (ICM) is sadly one such place….
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Tom Abbott retweeted
Im sorry this whole national recruitment mess is a complete disaster. Why do we keep on seeing these monumentally damaging errors? I feel so bad for those caught up in this mess with lives on hold @RCRadiologists
The whole thing needs a rethink in all specialities IMHO.
Tom Abbott retweeted
Catching up with @BJAJournals reviewer Dr Lisa Lee and editorial board members Prof Jenny Weller and Dr Kelly Michaelsen @iars360 @IARS_Journals meeting in Hawai’i @_tomabbott @HughHemmings
Tom Abbott retweeted
Thames Water wants to be let off £billions in costs and fines, so it can attract new investors. The simpler solution is just to nationalise it. theguardian.com/business/202…
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We are delighted to host an online research afternoon for anaesthetic trainees!
When: Tuesday 15th April, 2-5pm
Cost: Free
Where: MS Teams
Topics: getting into research as a trainee, tips from a BJA editor, maximising QIP/Audit impact
✍️ Sign up here: forms.gle/jsYDQEPe5ZSrQgmN7
Tom Abbott retweeted
Incase you haven't been following this, Thames Water claims it needs £3bn in the next few weeks otherwise it's going bankrupt.
Reality is the proposed loan is an initial payment of £1.6bn of which £800m is going to be charged in fees and interest. Yep, if this is allowed TW's customers are going to get screwed.
cityam.com/thames-water-emer…
Tom Abbott retweeted
We are recruiting a new editor with expertise in anaesthesia and/or critical care.
Join our expert & collaborative international team, committed to advancing academic anaesthesia & related disciplines.
bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/br…
LAST CHANCE: DEADLINE 31 DEC
Tom Abbott retweeted
This is the only thing you need to understand about inheritance tax on farmland ft.com/content/ab358521-8d7e…
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Are you an anaesthetist in the UK who provides anaesthesia for patients having elective surgery via a midline laparotomy approach?
If so, please consider completing and sharing the below 2-minute survey. Thank you!
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Tom Abbott retweeted
The key lesson of the Trump victory for us is that Labour has to deliver the significant improvement in quality of life that people can feel or we face the rise of right wing populism that has swept America. Half measures won’t be enough.
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Failed intubation: anaesthesia's Achilles' heel - British Journal of Anaesthesia bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0…
Tom Abbott retweeted
🙋🏻♂️A reminder of the excellent @BJAJournals #regionalanaesthesia collection
🆓All articles > 1 yr old free access
🤩Lots of fantastic authors
➡️bjaed.org/regional-anaesthes…
@jeffgadsden @uclhregional @KiJinnChin @theAliceRoberts @amit_pawa @ArcBroom @ashwani_doc @numboblivion
Tom Abbott retweeted
Danny Sriskandaraja, "Steve Reed talked about he ideology and the question is why are we paying for the ineptitude of the water companies" #BBCQT
"We're not.. We paying for the ideology of the 1980s moment of deciding to privatise somethings human's can't do without, water"
"Worse still its based on awful economics.. Why would you privatise a service which is effectively a monopoly?"
"This is the biggest heist in plain site.. £85 billion has been paid to the shareholders of water companies.. While we have been treated like cash-cows.. How can that be right"
Tom Abbott retweeted
Today @RachelReevesMP has swept away one of the biggest weaknesses in the UK’s macroeconomic framework: the bias against public investment. It’s a very big deal.
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Some lovely words on humanism by @theAliceRoberts
ALT Throughout history there have been non-religious people who have believed that this life is the only life we have, that the universe is a natural phenomenon with no supernatural side - using reason and humanity to guide us. Today' peoplewho hold these beliefs and values are called humanists. Alice Roberts. Scientist and humanist.