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Finding out that a surgeon you have real respect for already is a quiet trans ally making the world better one gender affirming surgery at a time is such a genuinely lovely thing 🏳️‍⚧️ #transrightsarehumanrights

Image of a woman with long blonde hair smiling. Text says: Welcome to #TeamAnaesthesia

Starting CT1 this week? Welcome to #TeamAnaesthesia

We’re here to support you throughout your training and beyond.

Here are some useful resources to help you in the first few months🧵

Skegness, one of your absolute finest people right here. Buy her a drink whenever you see her.

Smiling man in running shorts and vest - the vest is blue and covered with cartoon dinosaurs

My new running vest is boss 🦕🦖

Pablo Escobar (portrayed by actor Wagner Moura in the Netflix show Narcos) stands in an empty swimming pool, hands behind his back and looking dejected. Text at the top of the image reads waiting for any patient on the emergency list to arrive

A week of long days covering the CEPOD list is wearing thin...

Selfie: Me in an orange running vest looking directly at the camera with a relatively neutral expression while soaked to the skin

Getting out in the fresh air at the moment is very much like playing with fire - will I come back sunburned or soaked to the skin? Only the weather gods really know

Was your route intentionally made to look like a brachiosaurus reaching for a high branch? 🦕 I love it!

Snap! The 5 minutes of hail was a particular highlight... 🙃

Sitting on the step in the back garden in grey shorts and running trainers - only my legs are visible in the image with the garden in the background

I think I'm going to lose a toenail or two... Does that mean I'm finally a runner?

Good luck - this particular tome is _bleak_

Group of smiling people at the end of a long day of volunteering - two men in red hi-vis vests flanking a woman in a green vest

Another year at The Defender Bramham International Horse Trials done - had a genuinely lovely day with my emergency team in sector 5 watching some incredibly skilled riding in changeable conditions #phem #britisheventing

Standard anaesthesia uniform when I teach - chinos and a polo!

Is there anything more exciting than receiving a late night WhatsApp from a parent asking a complex medical question without any context?

Are they dying? Have they read the Telegraph this morning? Are they watching 24 hours in A&E?

The possibilities are endless!

Trans flag lapel

How sad it is that so many with news media , entertainment and political platforms have cruelly or cynically chosen the route of the transphobe - I keep hearing of a rise in mental health crises in the trans community - know there are many that support you

Smiling doctor in glasses and green/black St John Ambulance uniform on the platform of Baker Street tube station

Heading home after a weekend in London supporting the finish line medical offering at the marathon - worked alongside some incredible St John Ambulance volunteers in challenging conditions but very proud of everything we achieved

This.

Emergency vehicle lighting control panel with 6 square switches and 1 rectangular switch - all lit in different colours

Busy few days of volunteer response work with EMICS, working on behalf of EMAS - delivering enhanced skills and decision making at the scene #volunteer #phem

2/ It's all too easy to believe that primary care isn't working & to focus on the cases where things don't go well but it's my feeling that, most of the time, the care delivered is outstanding. We only die once & these guys are out there day & night helping to ensure that it's as peaceful as can be

1/ As a Medical Examiner, I review a lot of deaths & I'm always humbled to see just how good my primary care colleagues are at recognising the coming end of life & putting in place the support needed to ensure that it's as calm & peaceful as possible.

Having to take PEP following an unfortunate incident at work and, while I'd heard that the side effects can be challenging, I had not anticipated just how comprehensively they were going to kick my arse 😖

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This is going to make it infinitely more difficult to sign fentanyl out from the CD cupboard

Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space.

Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK

Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.

Lego Concorde model wall mounted in a sage green room with framed schematic posters of LEGO skylines

Finally got this little guy mounted in the LEGO room and pretty pleased with the results - crucially, it frees up more shelf space to build... #AFOL #Concorde #LEGOConcorde #LEGO

Mindray D3 manual defibrillator/monitor and clear plastic bag-valve-mask atop a red cardiac arrest trolley with a white surface.

Course Medical Director for another ALS course - always nice to see the candidates grow in their confidence and skill over the two days

Pass it on.
#StandWithUkraine

Be a Zelensky in a world of Trumps.

Image of the outline of FL in teal & purple hues WTF Welcome to Florida

🛑 DON’T COME HERE 🛑 Just a gentle reminder to be cognizant of where you’re spending your tourism dollars this winter. Boycott all the red states, including FL. Thanks so much 〰️AdminJenn of Tampa (H/T to Ruby for the reminder)

EMICS fast response vehicle in front of the Humber Bridge

EMICS fast response vehicle in front of Thornton Abbey Gatehouse

EMICS fast response vehicle in front of Skegness Clock Tower

Putting in the miles today on a volunteer critical care shift for EMICS - from the Humber Bridge to Skegness seafront... a veritable "Tour de Lincolnshire"!

Yellow air ambulance helicopter on a lot hospital helipad on a dark evening

There's a real pleasure in working alongside experts in their field - watching and listening to our pilots do their job with understated elegance reminds of working with senior surgeons: no movement is wasted, everything done with purpose. It's a huge privilege to experience #phemsky #phem #hems