A thread 1/n
There are many triggers for anger; such as feeling a loss of control, being made to wait too long or forgotten, feeling as if your voice or opinions are not being heard, having your goalposts moved for you - or being unable to keep up with rapidly changing events.
There are many triggers for anger; such as feeling a loss of control, being made to wait too long or forgotten, feeling as if your voice or opinions are not being heard, having your goalposts moved for you - or being unable to keep up with rapidly changing events.
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The Covid Pandemic has forced sweeping & rapid changes to all our lives – probably no more so than within healthcare & the NHS
The ‘honeymoon’ period of sympathy for overstretched NHS staff with clapping on the doorsteps, free gifts and food has all but disappeared
The Covid Pandemic has forced sweeping & rapid changes to all our lives – probably no more so than within healthcare & the NHS
The ‘honeymoon’ period of sympathy for overstretched NHS staff with clapping on the doorsteps, free gifts and food has all but disappeared
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In its wake, NHS staff are now experiencing unprecedented level of abuse on a daily basis including bomb threats, hate mail, graffiti, verbal and physical attacks
blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/09/07…
In its wake, NHS staff are now experiencing unprecedented level of abuse on a daily basis including bomb threats, hate mail, graffiti, verbal and physical attacks
blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/09/07…
4 Recent data of 2400 doctors from a BMA survey in July 2021 showed that over a third (37%) of all doctors had experienced abuse in the preceding 3 months. Sadly 96% of these attacks are directed towards reception staff
This is escalating now & needs help
bma.org.uk/bma-media-cent…
This is escalating now & needs help
bma.org.uk/bma-media-cent…
5 Oddly, while patients seem to largely accept cancelled hospital clinics & remote reviews, there has been a lot of public frustration + anger lodged towards GP teams. This perception of “GP being closed” is fuelled by false rhetoric from some media outlets & many social media 
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Please don't take your frustrations out on overstretched NHS staff who seem to be taking the brunt of political failings
#SupportYourSurgery
#StregthenPrimaryCare
Please don't take your frustrations out on overstretched NHS staff who seem to be taking the brunt of political failings
#SupportYourSurgery
#StregthenPrimaryCare
https://twitter.com/NeylonKerri/status/1437869662528811012?s=19
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The right wing media have a lot to answer for. They are fuelling discontent
The right wing media have a lot to answer for. They are fuelling discontent
https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1438922407109173253?s=19
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Abusing staff is totally unacceptable and will only hasten the demise of the NHS as we know it
Abusing staff is totally unacceptable and will only hasten the demise of the NHS as we know it
https://twitter.com/ShaunLintern/status/1413055709319729155?s=19
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1) pls treat NHS staff with the same degree of courtesy & respect with which you would like to be treated
2) if your access to NHS is not what you would like: please raise issues with your MP
Please do not take your frustrations out on staff 🙏🏻
1) pls treat NHS staff with the same degree of courtesy & respect with which you would like to be treated
2) if your access to NHS is not what you would like: please raise issues with your MP
Please do not take your frustrations out on staff 🙏🏻
https://twitter.com/DrSimonHodes/status/1438760536003551234?s=19
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If you like facts and data - great thread here from @TheBMA which explains the pressures the NHS is facing from years of underinvestment - now exposed by a pandemic
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If you like facts and data - great thread here from @TheBMA which explains the pressures the NHS is facing from years of underinvestment - now exposed by a pandemic
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https://twitter.com/Dr_Kasaraneni/status/1438095442257063939?s=19
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