Category Archives: human-condition

These souls are often the best of us

It's a professional privilege to find & help restore those who've been broken by their mistakes.These souls are often the best of us.If you feel broken today please accept help.We all fail.Grace means we can all rise.@johnwalsh88 @nishmanek @mellojonny @doctor_oxford@GM_HSC pic.twitter.com/mtbMz5mKBH — drjohnpatterson (@drcotovelo) April 27, 2018

A prescription for trouble : physician heal thyself

I wrote a piece on why senior doctors need more help now than ever.A big thanks to all the drs who spoke to me @crazysocks4Docs @DrMukeshH @drHelenschultz @DrAndrewDavies @ama_media @beyondblue @RACSurgeons @VicGovDHHS @womeninsurgery #MH4Docs https://t.co/OYbhBQNpxM — Krati Garg (@KratiGarg07) April 14, 2018

Just being under investigation is a hazard to your health

Clear suicide risk exists for doctors under investigation … @gdtoogood writes in #MJAInSight … "The reported incidence of [] depression in those who were [being] investigated was 16.9% compared with 9.5% of those with no complaints against them … https://t.co/6UCuLG5ubo pic.twitter.com/CHRB9mHbuA — MJA (@theMJA) April 13, 2018

PHARM Podcast 190 Never Alone – a tribute to nurses in prehospital

Never alone: Gayle Woodford’s legacy to remote area nurses https://t.co/VHLcnuQTqL — RN – Radio National (@RadioNational) March 5, 2018

The GMC are seeking to automatically strike UK doctors off without even a fair hearing!

@mcsassymd The GMC are seeking to automatically strike UK doctors off without even a fair hearing. Please will you help publicise what going on in the UK and consider signing and sharing our letter?https://t.co/vqFCyFJx9J — Dr Sammy (@sbattrawden) February 24, 2018

Checklists #ugh

We recommend reading Atul Gawande’s book ‘The Checklist Manifesto’. It’s a well written, fascinating story about the introduction of the WHO Safer Surgery checklist and the impact it had. This link will take you straight to Amazon if you want to buy a copy (other internet retailers exist!!) To understand the how human factors failed […]Continue reading “Checklists #ugh”

Human factors in preventing complications in anaesthesia: a systematic review 2018

Our latest article on human factors published today @AintreeHospital @ClinicalHF Human factors in preventing complications in anaesthesia: a systematic review https://t.co/dmBFxOOHhP — Simon Mercer (@simonjudemercer) January 3, 2018

Forget Critical Care and Look after a Colleague in 2018!

Here’s a New Years resolution for you! A colleague struggling? Dont walk away! A Colleague clearly not coping? Dont look the other way this time! #MH4Docs   It hurts. It hurts to hear doctor suicides occurring at such an alarming regularity. My deepest sympathies. https://t.co/bM7C9CDDyM — Dr Eric Levi FRACS (@DrEricLevi) December 31, 2017 YouContinue reading “Forget Critical Care and Look after a Colleague in 2018!”

Operating theatre nativity scene!

Operating theatre nativity scene by one of my truly brilliant ODPs who's not on here, so I can't tag him. Credit to Stu Gosling #theNHSrocks #teamanaesthesia #ChristmasEve pic.twitter.com/QqXM1gZJAI — KateP (@doctorwibble) December 24, 2017 ( Scene Done by Stuart Gosling. ODP at King’s College Hospital.)