Dr Jo Maher NHS GP

The ‘murky’ world of GP finance

This is an example of a 10,000 Patient practice

Average patient will have 7 GP practice appts/year, 1 A&E attendance every 3 years, 2 hospital appts/year

£169/patient/year goes GP
£3079 goes to hospitals

£40pa would solve GP crisis
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Grey to Green – Sheffield Grey to Green is an award-winning scheme bringing colour and sustainability to inner-city Sheffield. It helps with flood prevention and has created a green public space that encourages cycling and wal...

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How to help women feel safe cycling | Streets Ahead Laura goes out and about in London

NEW POD EPISODE! 🚨Women protesting for safer cycle routes - Laura joins a protest and the opening of a new cycle lane, and meets some people along the way shows.acast.com/streets-ahea...

Wonderful to pop along to see these amazing women recognised for their work empowering other women to cycle. From Cycle Sisters' Samra Said, to the amazing Emily Chappell, to campaigner Jean Dollimore, these names on Santander Cycles are a recognition of people transforming lives through cycling 💪

Here we are on Pont Neuf in the sunshine! @cwjoneschris.bsky.social

A fabulous couple of days walking around Paris with @cwjoneschris.bsky.social I loved all the chairs in public parks, creating social spaces to chat & catch up. Fabulous public art & street scape of course, all best seen on foot! @livingstreets.bsky.social

Child obesity: McDonald’s drive-through plan rejected by Sheffield Council on health grounds Public health officials in Sheffield have successfully blocked plans for a new McDonald’s drive-through restaurant after arguing that it would undermine efforts to tackle child obesity. Sheffield Cou...

Thanks to @felly500.bsky.social for chatting to me about how Sheffield's public health team successfully challenged proposals for a new McDonald's drive through in an area with multiple schools, sports facilities, playgrounds and other places children hang out. www.bmj.com/content/392/...

‘Encouragingly, our survey found a quarter of respondents (25%)
were supporters, while only 15% were entrenched opponents.
Meanwhile, close to 2 in 3 people (60%) were persuadable on
the topic and toggle between support for and opposition to
measures.’ This is heartening and useful!

Air pollution kills thousands a year in the UK and abroad – why isn’t there a bigger uproar? | Devi Sridhar Initiatives such as London’s ULEZ can be a model for other cities. But even more could be done to save lives and protect us from deadly toxins in the air, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global publi...

ICYMI my latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This.
A 13min mobility and strength improvement routine to learn, and use 3x weekly.
No kit.
No complicated instructions.
You can do this in your pyjamas.
You work at your own level - and watch yourself progress.
Thanks @profdevisridhar.bsky.social

Hope Beats Hate: Green Party Defeats Reform and Labour in Huge Gorton and Denton By-Election Victory A concerted political and media campaign to scare voters about a “Green Menace” winning this by-election failed, reports Adam Bienkov

In a battle between hope and hate, hope won out.

Why voters rejected the hateful politics of Reform and instead embraced the "Green Menace" in Gorton and Denton

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A timeline on a bright green background, detailing milestones related to pedestrian advocacy and safety. Timeline says: 1929: The Pedestrians' Association is formed by Viscount Cecil of Chetwood (President) and Tom Foley (Secretary). 1934: Transport Minister Leslie Hore-Belisha MP introduces 30mph speed limits in built-up areas and pedestrian crossings marked by beacons. 1951: The first black and white zebra crossings painted. 1997: Walk to School Week launches nationally. 2001: The Pedestrians' Association becomes Living Streets! 2008: Living Streets Scotland is officially established. The timeline is marked by dashed lines with icons, including road signs and walking figures.

A timeline on a bright green background, detailing milestones related to pedestrian advocacy and safety. Timeline says: 2015: Living Streets Cymru is formed. The first Wales Active Travel Act requires local authorities to improve facilities for walking. 2017: Living Streets is central to new requirement for UK Govt to review walking and cycling investment, with a new target set for number of primary school children walking to school. 2018: Scottish Government publishes Bill to ban pavement parking in Scotland. 2022: Changes to the Highway Code put pedestrians at the top of the road user hierarchy. 2023: Wales adopts a default 20mph speed limit in residential areas. Centenary: What will you do? The timeline is marked by dashed lines with icons, including road signs and walking figures.

Speed limits. Zebra crossings. Driving tests. Living Streets members have helped deliver some huge achievements in the past 97 years.

But there’s so much we still need to tackle together. Will you join the movement for a more walkable Britain? Find out more: livingstreets.org.uk/become-a-member

NHS trust confirms removal of plaque at Chase Farm Hospital The disgraced former prince Andrew, currently under arrest, officially opened the new hospital building at Chase Farm seven years ago

Many congratulations to the @enfielddispatch.bsky.social for finding the London local news angle on the Prince Andrew arrest. enfielddispatch.co.uk/nhs-trust-co...

‘Bring back the Family Doctor’

NHS England’s CEO Sir Jim’s answer to reduced GP access 🤯

Waffle, Neighbourhoods, waffle, maybe money …

Let’s be 100% clear Neighbourhoods WILL NOT IMPROVE GP ACCESS

FUND GP PRACTICES

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Cheers James, Message me if you want an opinionated north Sheffield GP who has a role as a physical activity advocate for comment!

If you want a very health literate journalist has to be @debscohen.bsky.social who has a new book out about what we are facing in healthcare right now 👌🏽

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The Long Table The Long Table is working to change the world through food. We provide frozen ready meals to people who need them – and so much more.

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The Food Programme - Eating Together - BBC Sounds What happens when we bring back the simple act of eating together?

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Interesting listen amazing projects across the country Nourish. Scotland and The Long Table I love the idea of a parkrun approach to communal eating

Morning Live - Series 7: 06/02/2026 Join Gethin Jones, Helen Skelton, Michelle Ackerley and the team for conversation, advice and tips to make your day that little bit easier.

Huge thanks to BBC Morning Live for an informative and insightful piece about pavement parking featuring @livingstreets.bsky.social trustee Dr Amit Patel.

You can watch the feature here (from 11.37 minutes onwards):

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#BanPavementParking

3/ people who had bariatric surgery years ago, mainly revert to BmI 35+ social factors, access to healthy nutritious food & more. Commercial determinants of health .

2/ but things have to change- bang on it’s about relationship with food and ingrained and habits. Evidence does show being physically active helps maintain a healthy weight, it has to be a part of long term management

Well done on your fantastic success, just reading your Observer article. We are bathed in GLP1 in practice at present & have people who had bariatric surgery 20-30 years ago. Also from friends who have been successful coming off it can be done without rebound weight gain. 1/

The flaws are not with clinicians and people but with systems & divisions. Especially between community and hospital processes. Negative impact on decision making & patient care every clinic, everyday. Great article @kamranabbasi.bsky.social @bmj.com

Reminds me of an old story from pre NHS era of GP calling through a patient with a broken leg to the hospital, knowing there were no broken limbs, he had a pneumonia- but fundamentally needed a hospital bed and would be declined if the admitting GP had been honest.

3/ if we’d had access to a scan in 2 weeks, there would have been no need for a scare. Current system doesn’t work for patients & frustrates clinical decision making.

2/ she came back with her husband this week for the result, she has always come alone before. It showed bronchiectasis, not a cancer which fitted with the clinical picture. She told me how scared she was when I’d told her we were getting the urgent scan.

1/Reflecting on a lady I’ve been seeing with a cough, added sounds on chest, I wasn’t worried about cancer from our conversations since Xmas, but to get a CT, <1 week on 2ww pathway, > 18 weeks on routine path- this isn’t good enough.

How can I prepare for fasting while working as a doctor?

From prioritising sleep and hydration to rota planning, Muslim doctors share advice as they get ready for Ramadan
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If Palantir is so great for the NHS, how come there are still waiting lists? A&E units still overcome? Is it not possible that those hundreds of millions of pounds Starmer’s government gives to this revolting blood-stained American spyware outfit would be better spent on nurses and doctors?