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Jan 4 5 tweets 2 min read
There’s been some trolling since my thread yest; people who think they’ve had their “gotcha” moment, telling me it’s already all over the media .

That argument doesn’t wash. Especially when you still have rhetoric like this

You really think you’re always getting the bigger pic? A screenshot of an article online. The article is from Tuesd
The government will get stuff out in the media to try and divert attention; like this for example.

It’s incredibly out of touch!
So I’ll continue to collate articles/tweets about the #NHSCrisis.

Yes, some of those articles may come from the media - I’m glad those items are out there, but there needs to be more.

To think otherwise, has such a gaslight-y vibe.
First hand accounts are also vital - there’s a lot less of those in the media. So yes, I’ll continue, thanks.

It also strikes me that a lot of those who have had issue with this thread, are not NHS workers. Despite that, they of course know everything already.

My bad 🙄
And one last thing: lest not forget the headlines today of the Conservative’s plans for everyone to study Maths up until the age of 18.

Totally relevant and important headlines. Totally.

I’m glad we’re giving space to that instead of more time on the #NHSCrisis 🙄

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More from @MsBethanJ

Jan 2
Many are not aware of the state of the NHS at the mo.

It's not their fault; there's little in the media.

If you know where to look/have witnessed this, then you'll know. But that's not enough.

So; a 🧵 of tweets showcasing reality.

Please share/RT to those who may not know.
One can't turn a blind eye (as the government is trying their damned hardest to do).

It's not safe.
We need uproar.
We need revolution.

We do not wish for it to be this way but people need to know.

(🧵 will be continuously updated inc articles + voices from HCPs themselves)
1. Up to 500 people a week are dying each week because of delays in urgent and emergency care, says RCEM President Dr Adrian Boyle.

thetimes.co.uk/article/f99945…
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Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) should definitely be on your differentials list with this presentation!

It’s a (often) subtly progressive neurological degenerative condition that I feel can be easily missed…

Hence: tweetorial! Thread 🧵 1/
I heard of a case diagnosed as bilateral carpal tunnel, awaiting ortho clinic appt.

Ended up under geris due to new falls/suddenly not managing at home (v. independent prior).

MRI C-spine confirmed diagnosis & patient transferred for specialist Ax/surgery. So… 2/
DCM = cord compression in the neck; commonest form of spinal cord dysfunction in adults

Recent prevalence estimates ~1.6/100,000; actual prevalence likely MUCH higher as many patients go undiagnosed.

Due to its mobility, the C-spine is prone to degenerative changes 3/
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As the pandemic and then 1st lockdown started I should’ve been starting my PhD - I was so excited.

But of course, that was then not to be. NHSE requested us to return to clinical practice for obvious reasons and so I did. Gladly.

I couldn’t sit by and watch this…
I was redeployed to paediatric neurosurgery; the last clinical post I had just left as a registrar.

We were a small team, and if any of us got covid, it had the potential to wipe the entirety of the team out - a team responsible for providing a tertiary service to a large part
of the North West of England and North Wales.

I started working shifts 24 hours on/24 hours off. Some of those 24 hour shifts were ok. Many were not.

We of course weren’t caring for adult Covid patients like many of our colleagues in the region were, but the traumas,
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