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Julie Gibbs

@majorbaps.bsky.social

UK NHS Emergency Physician and Clinical Leader. Scot residing in the South East. Retired Army doc. Mum of boys. Home Ed but not by choice. Run for fun. Scotland Rugby. England Cricket.

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Start line photo from the last cross country of the season. Mud, hills and sunshine πŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸ˜Ž

02.03.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Type 2 fun this morning running the Farnborough Winter Half Marathon. Good to see so many familiar faces on the course, running and supporting. πŸ’œ

09.02.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pirates challenge completed (7Cs and an R for those unfamiliar) Aaaaaaaaarrrr πŸ˜‚ I can recommend Cranleigh parkrun to those who enjoy mud and hills πŸ₯΅

01.02.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mudfest at LWC today for my first cross country of the season. Loved it! #SCCL

15.12.2024 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Had a conversation today about the difference between "kindness" & "niceness" in leadership so decided to post about it. The article & graphic explain why, as leaders, we should choose kindness over niceness:
lnkd.in/e6FfD8eQ. By Emmanuel Barrera.
Graphic: @justin-mecham.bsky.social via Dan Grimes

09.12.2024 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 131    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 8

Hi, I’m Julie. I may be very bright but it doesn’t mean I have common sense!

21.11.2024 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My favourite day of the year - Evil Villain Day. When my walk to work is timed perfectly and the street lamps turn off as I walk past. Feeling powerful πŸ’ͺ Love it! 😈

21.11.2024 09:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good turn out at the #FemInEM dining club this evening πŸ˜‹

20.11.2024 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Almost 300 deaths a week in 2023 associated with long A&E waits despite UEC Recovery Plan New analysis by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine reveals that there were almost 300 deaths a week associated with long A&E waits in 2023

12 hour waits for a bed in the ED used to be a red line, never to be crossed.

Now it is a just a part of life in ED.

For every 72 patients waiting 8-12 hours in ED there will be one excess death.

This is still unnacceptable.
@rcem.bsky.social
#resuscitateemergencycare
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19.11.2024 09:54 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3

Genuine worry that if flow is ever fixed I won't remember how to practise what Emergency Medicine is meant to be, as I've spent quite a long time trying to get good at practising what it currently is.

19.11.2024 08:56 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Annual visit from the Local Authority today to make sure that we are providing suitable #HomeEducation for the teen. Again apologetic that no support / help available for him and that we have to do it all ourselves. #notfineinschool #ASD

19.11.2024 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cove Joggers outing to Winchester parkrun, their 500th event! Sam’s wedding day and 100th parkrun πŸ’œ

16.11.2024 08:55 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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15.11.2024 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 7969    πŸ” 1724    πŸ’¬ 129    πŸ“Œ 134

Could I be added please. UK Emergency Physician πŸ™πŸ»

15.11.2024 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We were lucky enough to have the shop floor covered by the consultants from our sister site for the day. Hugely appreciative. ☺️

15.11.2024 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Work from home this morning with the sound of Home Education in the background - bagpipes and a history lesson in case you were wondering. Off to work now to give my ears a break πŸ™‰ #ASD #HomeEd #notfineinschool

15.11.2024 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love an emoji at the end of a message. It reminds my kids that I’m middle aged 🀣

15.11.2024 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What?????? Mind blown 🀯

15.11.2024 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I carry mine in my wallet. ❀️ #FOAMEd #MedTwitter

15.11.2024 10:56 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As well as the move from X to Bluesky I’ve made the move from Crunchy Nut Cornflakes to Overnight Oats for breakfast. This is adulting, right?!

15.11.2024 10:54 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Received another rude work email which has taken my mood down a notch for the day and stolen some energy. Will have to take some time to recharge before my next human encounter. 😒 We’re all doing our best here πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈ #CivilitySavesLives #BeKind

15.11.2024 10:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Taking an hour to myself this morning to catch up with some long overdue life admin. I am now the proud owner of a dental appointment 😁

15.11.2024 09:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well this is refreshing - no porn, violence or snuff movies cluttering up my feed. Just like the old Twitter. Looking forward to reconnecting. ☺️

15.11.2024 09:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Think of something you admire about each of your colleagues. Write it down. Give it to them.

Received a folder of positivity at the end of the Away Day yesterday. Feel very appreciated ☺️

#Appreciation #ValueYourColleagues

15.11.2024 08:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is good to provide alternatives for patients in the community. But A&E remains a very strong, trusted brand with patients.

The effort to divert low acuity patients away, is effort probably best applied elsewhere.

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14.11.2024 06:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The bottom line is that if you wish to improve A&E performance, the effort spent diverting low acuity patients away from A&E will probably not contribute very much.
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14.11.2024 06:46 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Answer:
There is no correlation between A&Es with a high % of low acuity patients - those patients with less urgent needs that can be seen elsewhere - and A&Es with worse waiting time performance, or vice versa.

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14.11.2024 06:46 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Revealed: 50 A&Es where most patients β€˜could be seen elsewhere’ The emergency departments where more than half of patients "could have been seen elsewhere" are revealed by new figures uncovered by HSJ.

Mythbuster: does diverting low acuity patients from A&E improve A&E performance?
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14.11.2024 06:45 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 5
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Fresh air at lunchtime on our consultant away day. Much needed headspace away from the Emergency Department.

14.11.2024 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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FemInEM weekend away started with a team parkrun ☺️

09.11.2024 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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