I am humbled and honoured to have been granted an MBE for services to General Practice in Hyde and Haughton Green, Metropolitan Borough of Tameside. thegazette.co.uk/notice/3703919 Thankyou to my wife, family, partners, staff, patients, @htmcppg colleagues @NHSValuesGroup@WHIS2020 et al
Congratulations to all colleagues from all walks of life who have also been honoured for services delivered thegazette.co.uk/awards-and-acc… Many unsung heroes recognised for a lifetime’s work for services
I will be on @BBCRadioManc at 8:20am tomorrow (Thursday) morning talking about the honour and why it matters. How exciting and thrilling to share an honour with the nation. Please join me so that we can enjoy this together. Thankyou to all our wellwishers
Learn how Haughton Thornley Medical Centres is engaging patients and staff through the use of technology tinyurl.com/HTMCEngagingPa… with thanks to @ingridbrindle@htmcppg and all the staff @htmc0 past and present including Wendy Povey
“Patients, carers and information are the most under-utilised resources the NHS has”. Let's activate patients, carers & staff. Learn about #empowerlution@htmc0 & the surrounding neighbourhood with empowered patients & Wendy Povey , our ex-Practice Manager htmc.co.uk/pages/pv.asp?p…
My story started in 2000 when I took over Shipman's old practice as a bright young GP. 2 days later news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/95… "It is going to be a good practice, a smoothly-run practice and we are going to regain the trust and confidence of the patients, as far as anyone can."
For those interested, the BBC did a radio programme entitled #AftermathShipman going back into the community in Hyde that had seen so much sadness. Listen to the chairs of @htmcppg tell their story how we regained trust and changed people's lives 4 better tinyurl.com/HTMCAftermathS…
We've just reached a huge milestone @htmc0 with over 10,000 patients (out of 13150) who can C what their doctor or nurse has written about them twitter.com/i/events/13425… This makes a real difference 4 people and can save lives working with General Practice and transform healthcare
It's not just about viewing your GP electronic health records, it is also about signposting trused information fro your GP practice to support your care needs too. Click here to learn about #COVID19tinyurl.com/HTMCCoronaVirus and how you can protect yourself and your loved ones
with thanks to @threemeem for inviting me to talk about "what everyone needs to know about General Practice" in March 2020 tinyurl.com/HTMCCoronaVirus Please share with all and raise health literacy for all!
Want to know more details about the #covid19vaccine and debunk the myths as well as understand the GP perspective? Here is a great panel discussion with many answers too
Many doctors, nurses and other health professionals are working very hard day and night to fight the covid19 pandemic and save lives. Many students will be inspired by what they see, Want to know how to get into medicine? tinyurl.com/HTMCChoosingCa… Listen to my talks 4 all and share
Read what a college student had to say after she did work experience with me and spent a day with a GP. Our future is in safe hands if people like her join this noble profession. Glad to have shared a few hours to inspire her and others
Here is a tribute to the late Mrs #MargaretRickson who may have passed away but has left behind a legacy for us all to learn and share - she was voted one of the top 50 innovators in the NHS by @HSJnewstinyurl.com/HTMCMargaretRi… Forever in our hearts and a true champion!
So what does all this mean for us, Of course we want our health records to be accessible by those who need to see them. This must be done in a responsible manner and remember most care is delivered at home & by your family too tinyurl.com/HTMCResponsibl…#ResponsibleSharing! Let's go
Newborn babies to our oldest patient aged 104 years old have #RecordsAccessAndUnderstanding See the latest data here on how many can read what their doctor / nurse has written about them including free text tinyurl.com/HTMCPatientsWh…
I will be on @BBCRadioManc at 8:20am thanking all, reminding we are in a pandemic crisis with many people who have died or suffering with the effects of #covid19 and 3/4 of the population in the UK in lockdown. A tinge of sadness but massive hope for the future! Please tune in
we are #TeamNHS here for you and each other! Let's celebrate and support each other - we all need it whereever we may be in whataver part of the world. We are here to be there for you. Thankyou!
I spoke to a very upset elderly patient (more than 80 years old yesterday) who has hardly had any sleep the night before due to back pain and wanted to speak to a doctor. She was not online. I listened to her, suggested some painkillers and promised I would call her back today.
I asked her as I finished if she was online at all. She replied she wasn’t but she knew her son was. So I asked her if she would like to ask her son if he might get #recordsAccessAndUnderstanding for her. She said she would ask him and then inform me today #DigitalDivide
Today I called her back as promised and she immediately gave me her son’s telephone number eager for him to access her records. I just wanted to know how her back was and if meds I had given her had helped. (She has been waiting 6 months for epidural for lumbar stenosis)