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Senior โ€œJuniorโ€ Doctor ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฝโ€โš• | ST something AIM | Filmmaker ๐ŸŽฅ | Improviser ๐ŸŽญ | Extroverted #INTP | Irrumabo Tories | Views my own, obvs ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ

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Joined March 2012
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8 months
i remember vividly being posted in ED resus during wave 2, in one of the worst hit hospitals, hearing fireworks at midnight ๐ŸŽ† every patient in the bay was on high flow o2, & they smiled โ€œa happy new yearโ€ at each other. by 8am handover, they had all passed. ๐Ÿ˜• #BREATHTAKING
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1 year
@SPuro88 sounds nephrotoxic
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3 years
Not me sitting on a beach finding out i got my TOP CHOICE for ST4 Acute Medicine ranking SECOND in the country!! Just took six failed PACES attempts, a MH crisis, and a five year career break to get here ๐Ÿ˜… Thanks to mentors past/present. SOUF LONDON Iโ€™M COMIN FOR YA ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐Ÿฅณ ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฝโ€โš•๏ธ
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
2 years
great clerking ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ
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7 years
@JaymetheRN @zachbraff watch. scrubs. every episode. twice. then once more. immediately.
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6 years
@gaywonk @kumailn Thereโ€™s a much more critical & infectious disease at risk here...
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2 years
Public are with us ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿฝ #JuniorDoctorsStrike
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8 years
The atmosphere here is amazing! #OurNHS #NHSMarch
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2 years
get an abg first then refer vibes
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1 year
โ€œWhat kind of Doctor are you?โ€ โ€œAcute medicโ€ โ€œSo youโ€™re a GP?โ€ โ€œNah, hospital based, a generalist. Iโ€™ll treat you if you get admittedโ€ โ€œSo you work in A&E?โ€ โ€œNot really. Sometimes we see patients there. Think of us as the GPs of the whole hospitalโ€ โ€œSo youโ€™re a GP?โ€
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5 years
Two years ago i was a suicidal #juniordoctor in the #NHS Today my multi-award winning #shortfilm NORA about #NHS70 has been released on @PrimeVideo ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ๐ŸŽฅ Hereโ€™s my story about how #filmmaking saved my life (thread โฌ‡๏ธ):
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
1 year
literally no #juniordoctor operates a dialysis machine or gives chemotherapy
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Steve Barclay
1 year
My top priority throughout ongoing strikes is patient safety. That's why we're now seeking views on expanding minimum service levels to hospital-based health services to ensure that vital care can continue through days of strike action. Explained ๐Ÿ‘‡
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
8 years
No ifs, no buts, no healthcare cuts! #OurNHS #NHSMarch
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2 years
Genuine feedback from my ST4 interview, so now my only question is WHEREโ€™S MY CCT? @acutemedicine
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
4 months
ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED i passed my AIM SCE exam today!! After a horrific few years of MRCP exams leading to a MH crisis & time away from the NHS, i can happily say that i will NEVER EVER do a medical exam again ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ ๐Ÿฅณ ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ @acutemedicine bw, Prof Addy
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1 year
The perfect #MedTwitter screenplay.
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
2 years
@NoContextBrits How Londoners view the UK.
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
7 months
LOL #Euston , one of the busiest stations in the UK decided to use their main board for advertising rather than info updates, is currently promoting an energy company @OVOEnergy , whilst chaos ensues due to a power failure. Parody is no longer relevant in this country ๐Ÿ˜…
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
4 years
@DShadowgazer Is this a rhetorical question?
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2 years
Not the worst way to head into work #NursesStrike
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1 year
@DrEilidhMaria โ€œiโ€™m literally writing the discharge letterโ€
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
11 months
i wasnโ€™t โ€œallowedโ€ to be a reg for five years post CMT as i hadnโ€™t passed PACES. thatโ€™s almost a decade after med school & ยฃ1000s in post grad exams. shoulda gone to PA school ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ
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James Steen
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โ€œA PA would not typically go on the tier two rota for about three years.โ€ ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ They should never be on the tier two rota whatsoever. Who carries the risk when a Dr calls this team for advice, the PA issues it and the proverbial hits the fan I wonder?!๐Ÿค”
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
1 year
NHS irony 101 9am: publicly told off for wearing a watch 8pm - 9am: spent entire night shift roaming the ward with dirty hands looking for a sink, as no handwash in toilets ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
3 years
Looking forward to joining team @uclh in a few weeks and finally being called a โ€˜trainingโ€™ medical registrar at the ripe old age of 34. Letโ€™s hope my recent career detours havenโ€™t made me too rusty๐Ÿคž๐Ÿฝ
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
2 years
@Gastronaut89 well if they stop reaching out to gas agencies they might find someone ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
3 years
@RadhikaThakrar but have you done your elearning module on printer handling & conflict resolution?
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
8 years
Central #London is on fire ๐Ÿ”ฅ #NHSMarch #OurNHS
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
2 years
What Iโ€™m good at: - hyponatremia after endo rv - pneumonia when not intubated - sepsis of known source - heart failure What my family asks me about: - when are you getting married? - when are you getting married? - when are you getting married? - when are you getting married?
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Clement Lee, MD, MSc
2 years
What Iโ€™m good at: - hyponatremia - pneumonia - sepsis - heart failure What my family asks me about: - ear itch - boob pain - random rashes - โ€œam I farting too much?โ€
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
2 years
@Doctors_Vote hospital: โ€œhey can you cover the night shโ€ฆ?โ€ me:
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2 years
@NHS_HealthEdEng so many to chose from! how about when i wasnโ€™t able to progress into SpR training cos i failed an exam (twice) by ONE mark, leading to MH breakdown screwing up my life, w/ memories of being grilled by โ€œseniorโ€ clinicians on whether i was competent to treat โ€˜coughโ€™ & โ€˜weight lossโ€™
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
2 years
@Dr_BellaR most of my ST4 points came from time out of training / locuming / earnings from private sector. the irony of me scoring 2nd highest in the country becos i basically quit front line NHS for a while is not lost on me ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
3 years
@aroradrn iโ€™ve been reheating rice for years and nothing cereus has happened so far ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
10 months
@drphiliplee1 iโ€™m actually a Fully Qualified Trainee Of Resuscitation In Extreme Specialties ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
2 years
@DrBenLovell a case of angina induced by anger towards anime. interesting ๐Ÿค”
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3 years
@andrewpunton ARCP panel: โ€œBut you didnโ€™t complete a full audit cycleโ€
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2 years
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3 years
Have had the most pleasant two days being on call for medicine and am convinced @uclh is not a real hospital and iโ€™m currently in a dream ๐Ÿฉบ
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3 years
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7 years
@JaymetheRN @zachbraff yes...and can you believe it was shown to be the most medically accurate programme? ๐Ÿค“
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2 years
ward: โ€œbed 5 needs bloods. the phleb declined cos the patient was delerious & shoutingโ€ me: โ€œhave you tried bleeping the robot?โ€
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
6 years
Proud to announce my first film is out! A different take on the NHS turning 70 #NHS70 โ  โ  Premier @TEDxNHS @BFI Director @dcmfilmmaker Further details Please share/retweet!!
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
4 years
@EdHutchison Sepsis 6 arrest bundle: O2: on site anaesthetics Fluid: tertiary renal spr via phone Abx: micro spr in bed looking up same guidelines you have access to Catheter: urology fy1 who just rotated out of medicine Cultures: day team 24 hrs later Lactate: CCOT nurse once SHO fails
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
5 years
@ItsAndyRyan Producer: So Bruce, have you learned your lesson? Bruce: Yes. We can call it Lucky Number Slevin, scrap the seven Producer: Good boy Bruce. [Half an hour later] Bruce: Did you know there are ELEVEN yards on my street? Producer: BRUUUCE!!
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
2 years
@hannahmillana gosh that sounds awful and reminds me of many similar scenarios. the things we do in this job. if only all junior doctors were looked after as well as echo machines ๐Ÿ˜ณ
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3 years
What a nice six months of Acute Med @uclh with @DrBenLovell & co. Great team, fabulous rota, and super well supported throughout. ST4 AIM iโ€™m coming for ya ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿฝ
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
6 months
@dob86 A - airway B - breathing C - change your damn clothes elsewhere #BeKind ๐Ÿฅฒ
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
8 years
In case this doesn't make it to your cabinet briefing @Jeremy_Hunt #OurNHS #NHSMarch
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4 years
@geordie_medic I have to cancel 10 pop up alerts before i can electronically prescribe life saving treatment in an emergency ๐Ÿ’‰
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1 year
@DrIpFeed4 tonightโ€™s on call SHO warming up their food:
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
2 years
@LewyHughey yep i got slapped with a ยฃ800+ portfolio bill last month (ST4 AIM) which i had to chuck on my credit card & is currently generating interest - great news as iโ€™m about to begin a mortgage. we shouldnโ€™t have to pay for mandatory (substandard) job related costs, full stop ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ
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8 months
@Frontline_19 yes seeing it in their eyes was traumatising. thanks ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ
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2 years
Iโ€™m so glad iโ€™m heading into a medical specialty where people are justโ€ฆnice ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ @acutemedicine
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4 years
@DShadowgazer pre game pep talk to appendix
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2 years
THATโ€™S A WRAP ON MY FIRST FEATURE FILM!! Five years since i was just a disillusioned #juniordoctor hanging around film sets & now iโ€™ve finally hit a major milestone in #filmmaking ๐ŸŽ‰ Hereโ€™s to shaking up the industry with true grassroots projects we need more of โœŒ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ˜Ž
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6 years
@relatableafmd @dr_ashwitt Surgeons when the CRP is rising...
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3 years
@mevparekh droponin +ve
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4 years
@Millennial__MD shall we plan for discharge?
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1 year
@MedCrisis @RammyaMathew โ€œGP to attend ward rounds and carry the arrest bleepโ€ฆโ€
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1 year
Producerโ€ฆmeet Cannes. Cannesโ€ฆmeet Producer. #Cannes2023
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4 years
RIP mum. Couldโ€™ve used you around this last year ๐Ÿ˜• 1.4.52 - 20.02.07
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2 years
After 15 yrs of renting / flat sharing / couch surfing / student halls (in my 30s) / terrible landlords / awful neighbours - iโ€™ve finally slept in MY OWN PLACE. The -ve impact on my biopsychosocial health has been immense. Time now to heal & dance around naked ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿฝ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ”‘
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1 year
@gettinglostdoc TV will rarely beat the last five episodes of season 3
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
5 years
Great few days filming at @uclh with @RCPLondon Chief Registrars on educational video for #juniordoctors about patient flow. Watch this space! #MedEd #healthcarefilm #filmmaker
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2 years
Team #acutemed on the picket line! #JuniorDoctorsStrike
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7 years
@zachbraff @GeraldoRivera so thatโ€™s where you keep the script for season 9 of #Scrubs ?
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
4 years
Haematemesis: ferribad
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Jacob de Wolff ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿšฒโ˜•๏ธ
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@dr_shai IV Ferinject: ferritin Venesection: ferritout
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
6 years
Yaaas! Iโ€™m now officially an award winning film producer! So chuffed that NORA won BEST SHORT @ILoveWebSeries - Major thanks to the brilliant collaborater @dcmfilmmaker & our wonderfully talented cast & crew. Shout out to @DrTonyYoung @321tapas for the mentorship #Nora70 #NHS70
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6 years
@DShadowgazer multiple calcified nodules of unknown significance. advise repeat scan in 6 months
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7 years
My niece won this award at her school today for best costume #WorldBookDay @davidwalliams I can only hope itโ€™s not true in her case ๐Ÿค“
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8 months
@Jayana1993 i remember a lot of faces ๐Ÿ˜”
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3 years
@realnorireed out of office message: โ€œcurrently boarding the final human spaceship to Marsโ€
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
6 months
@mjv__1 itโ€™s so different to even just 5 yrs ago! if u have any interest in gen med would highly advocate IMT->AIM route as post CCT options are fab. i did various fellowships pre SpR - teaching/leadership ones are usually good. private sector has options too. best of luck with it all ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿฝ
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7 months
bloody immigrants coming to #Euston and cancelling all the trains ๐ŸšŠ long live the Tories who continue to drive underfunding of public sector services driving this country to the ground ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿฝ
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2 years
@jabberwock951 thereโ€™s probs a multi-faceted, culturally open, innovative solution required here but i secretly woulda dialled 2222 with โ€œperi arrest in the break roomโ€
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1 year
@fatima_medic i tell all my F1s to introduce themselves as the โ€œregโ€ on the phone ๐Ÿฅฒ
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8 months
@doctor_oxford i will watch the showโ€ฆone day ๐Ÿ˜Ÿ
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2 years
Great to see @ThreeDayFilm tonight - hilarious, emotive, & filled with a wonderful cast ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿฝ Kudos to @GilesAlderson @JackSpringFilm a feast of British indie #filmmaking ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ Cheers for reminding me of fond memories living in #Grimsby ๐Ÿ˜Œ Go watch it!!
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4 years
@voteforhani what an interesting concept for a movie! ๐Ÿง”๐Ÿง”๐Ÿฝ
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3 years
@heather_dinsey shouldโ€™ve had an escalation plan in place ๐Ÿ˜Œ
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5 years
@DrRayBakes oh i really wish some consultants would just grow up personally i think we need to treat these incidents like sepsis - look for the early signs and treat aggressively before things get worse. #humanfactors ๐Ÿ˜
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3 years
@mevparekh Dr. No iโ€™m not accepting that patient Die Another Day (for resus) Live and Let Die (DNAR)
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
11 months
POPULAR OPINION: if you apply for IMT or AIM ST4 in the current #NHS climate, you automatically get a job and a lifetimeโ€™s supply of tea & biscuits ๐Ÿซ–
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1 year
Even the Moon came to join ๐ŸŒš #SAMCopenhagen . See yโ€™all tmoz โœŒ๐Ÿฝ @acutemedicine
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10 months
โ€œand despite the necrotic foot with a crp of 300, this could all be due to their diabetes and should come under medicsโ€ฆโ€
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2 years
Weโ€™re here Steve. Come say hi ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿฝ #JuniorDoctorsStrike
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
5 years
Fabulous news about my #shortfilm NORA!! Our #filmfestival run is now officially over - 18 awards in total ๐Ÿ† We will be releasing the film to public in the very near future ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ #NHS #NHS70 #filmmaking
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
6 years
Fantastic news to hear my film #Nora70 has just been nominated for best #shortfilm and @dcmfilmmaker for best #director ๐Ÿ˜Ž Thanks @ILoveWebSeries for the recognition and look forward to the awards show! @BigtowerPicture @bulgari_london
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5 years
itโ€™s been such a difficult, crazy, wonderful, and eye-opening experience and iโ€™m excited for whatโ€™s ahead. but iโ€™m also grateful for each day that iโ€™m alive, doing my best to be present in the moment. now is the time to talk #MentalHealthAwarenessDay #WorldMentalHealthDay2019
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
3 years
@DrBenLovell @DrMiriDZ testament to your leadership Ben. never seen a work whatsapp group so active for something positive. hope u enjoy! ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿฝ
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1 year
@matthwilliams @DrKishanRees โ€œright so the key to their diagnosis isโ€”-โ€œ (please insert 50p to continue the call) ๐Ÿ“ž
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
3 years
@issypips the best trainees are terrible at ticking boxes โœ…
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2 years
โ€œhello iโ€™d like one internal bleeding test, two back pain tests, and if youโ€™ve got any left a confusion test to goโ€
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Dr Addy (blue tick)
2 years
@DrJSherrington @Cooper00Nicola โ€œhi itโ€™s the night Knight, can i add on a d-dimer please?โ€
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3 years
Hanging out with the old boss & new โœŒ๐Ÿฝ #SAMLondon
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