Abi Rimmer

Missing teen surfer ‘miraculously’ found alive on remote Australian island Teenager rescue from a remote island about 12km off the coast

No sub editors were involved in the making of this story 😆 www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Just waiting for my scan now. Reminding myself that even though it will really feel like I've wet myself, I haven't wet myself. (Although I have just had a baby so maybe I have...😆)

Feeling slightly nauseating deja vu 🤢 waiting for a CT scan while my baby and husband wait in the car park, in the hospital where I used to get my picc line cleaned during my chemo (and my first baby waited in the car park)

I have had long discussions with my previous specialist nurse about it but nothing has changed sadly

Computed Tomography (CT) Scans - The Breastfeeding Network

Breastfeeding can continue as normal after a CT with contrast. For more information visit www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/factsheet/ct/

Letter about an upcoming CT scan. Would be great if it could include a line about breastfeeding too

The nurse who took my blood told me I couldn't drink for two hours afterwards or the liquid would squirt out through the hole in my arm. I believed her! This is how tired is am 😆

My toddler has an Usbourne first experiences book called 'Going to the Doctor' with illustrations by the wonderful Stephen Cartwright. I literally embodied this new mum in the GP waiting room this morning

Round two maternity leave and I'm reminded of all the things that annoyed me last time (!) like the lack of space for prams on public transport. We don't want to take up space designated for wheelchairs but often there are no other options.

After my #rectalcancer diagnosis I wasn't sure what the future of our family would be. Very happy to say there is (new) life after cancer. Baby girl born last week 💕 #bowelcancer #cancer

Very excited to be starting as Careers Editor @bmj.com today - holding the fort for the wonderful @abirimmer.bsky.social while she's away.

Please get in touch with workforce issues we should be covering, if you have a fun hobby that improves your wellbeing, or a role model nomination

'People have been eating chocolate digestives wrong for 100 years' The digestive biscuits were originally intended to be eaten with the chocolate side facing down.

I'm sorry but who in their right mind would eat a digestive chocolate side up?! www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Are you a keen runner? Do you want to challenge yourself while also raising money for MWF? We have one charity place available for the London Marathon 2026. Help us support women in medicine and apply for the place here. Deadline: 1st June 2025.
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Gestational diabetes

Tackling oversubscription of the foundation programme The foundation programme has been oversubscribed for the past five years. Abi Rimmer explores how the number of places is calculated and what is being done to resolve this issue

In 2015 I wrote that the foundation programme had been oversubscribed for the past five years and that Health Education England (as was) said it planned to work with stakeholders to find a “long term solution” to the problem of oversubscription 🤔 #medsky www.bmj.com/content/350/...

My patient wants to record our appointment, what should I do? A patient’s request to record a consultation might leave you feeling uneasy but a recording can be a useful tool to empower patients, Abi Rimmer finds Kiersty Griffiths, standards policy manager for ...

“The information in the consultation is the patient’s and—providing no other patient is involved—it’s perfectly legal for them to record it for their own use."
From 2019 - My patient wants to record our appointment, what should I do?
www.bmj.com/content/364/...

Oh gosh hope you don't have any scanxiety! (You sound very calm!) I'll be thinking of you

Hi Phil, I'm good thank you! 😀 (Just a bit tired to having to remind clinicians at every appointment that I'm a bit different to the patient they are expecting to see because of my cancer treatement) How are you?

Why is the NHS struggling with me having two conditions at once in the same way that my university ex boyfriend* struggled with having two emotions at once?! *Very loose use of the word

Doctors walking around a brain

"Try asking everyone how they prefer to work or communicate—normalise the differences between people and try to work with people’s strengths."

There are ways to make workplaces feel more inclusive for neurodivergent colleagues, @abirimmer.bsky.social hears
www.bmj.com/content/388/...

"I am being undermined by a colleague - what should I do?" - I'm looking for three people to answer this question. Interested? Please get in touch with arimmer@bmj.com. Thank you! #medsky

A medical student at their laptop

A growing number of medical graduates are allocated placeholder training posts, leaving them unable to plan the next steps of their careers and personal lives.

Alastair Paterson explores why this represents an escalating workforce problem
www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Last week was week 2 of the Module 5 UK Covid Inquiry hearings, which examined the procurement of PPE, ventilators, oxygen supply and testing.

Here's what we learnt. 🧵(1/8)

Editorial Registrar, The BMJ | 31 March, 2025 | Jobs and careers with BMJ Group Jobs and careers with BMJ Group -

Fancy spending a year commissioning, editing, and writing content for The BMJ? Applications are now open for next year's Editorial Registrar @bmj.com. Feel free to get in touch with me if you have questions about the role -- I've loved every minute of it.

Antiracism in medicine: what is it? Aisha Majid reports on the efforts being made to go beyond EDI initiatives and confront racism head on “I don’t think he realised how offensive it was,” says Desire Onwochei, recounting an exchange w...

Antiracism in medicine - Aisha Majid reports on the efforts being made to go beyond EDI initiatives and confront racism head on www.bmj.com/content/388/...

The crumbling state of NHS buildings The Darzi review revealed billions of pounds worth of unmet maintenance needs and the shocking state of NHS buildings. Kathy Oxtoby speaks to doctors from the four UK nations about their experiences ...

The Darzi review revealed billions of pounds worth of unmet maintenance needs and the shocking state of NHS buildings. Kathy Oxtoby speaks to doctors from the four UK nations about their experiences www.bmj.com/content/388/...

There is an amazing historical article in the BMJ seriously discussing the problem of what 'lady doctors' should be called (the answer obviously couldn't just be 'doctors'). Will try and find it

Re: How can I be antiracist?

Interesting response to our recent piece on how to be anti-racist - "I urge the BMJ and its readers to broaden this lens to include subtler biases—such as those based on nationality, accent, or perceived cultural identity—that also shape our profession and patient care." www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Anaesthetists fasting during Ramadan Dr Imran Ahmad and Dr Sally El-Ghazali share their experiences of working through Ramadan, the challenges and the joys.

Fasting at work during #Ramadan can be challenging but can also bring strength and resilience.

Dr Imran Ahmad and @sallyelghazali.bsky.social‬
share their experiences as anaesthetists fasting during Ramadan in their blog from 2023.

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