Have a husband, 2 cats and 3 outrageous kids. I spend my life running kids around. I am a clinical professional and I worked hard for a PhD. Views are mine.
@EmmaKennedy
I'm ecstatic. Not only is justice done, but in some way, my uncle has retribution. Robert maxwell nicked his whole pension. No recompense, no nothing. Just lost his money. I remember the picket lines as kids. Justice, in some way.
@AvaSantina
We are landlords renting our property at least £350pcm below market rates. We've never put our rent up in 14 years. We feel we need to increase it now, but we are going to ask for a £50 per month increase so we can keep our tenants as we appreciate them.
@AndyWoodturner
I stayed a hotel overnight the other week, checkout was 12pm. Had a dream that I woke up at 1pm but it was so real that I genuinely thought it was, took me 10 mins to realise it was only 9.30am and my alarm was set anyway. Never moved so fast! Horrible feeling!
@9Nylon
I published a paper during my PhD which went in a quite high impact factor journal. All the work had been done by a team in Nottingham and Cambridge, but my "supervisor" wanted his name on it. I said he could be an author if he could tell me what my PhD was on. He couldn't.
@OhNoSheTwitnt
I have a degree. A postgrad masters, a PhD & a great career. Not all men r unsupportive either in work or at home. I'm all for equality but not at the expense of manbashing cos you feel you can/should. There r men supportive & plenty that also have worked hard 4 their quals
@thegphc
none of the trainee pharmacists that sat the exam should be required to appeal, request annulment or anything else. You should be taking the action and making the decisions, not them. They've paid for a service, and not got one up to standard.
@AvaSantina
We would have no problem renting this house out at a higher price but we don't believe in this. We try to be good landlords but we can't afford that house to be empty. We don't own hundreds of houses, that was our home and we want people to enjoy living there
So to be clear
@thegphc
you are asking candidates to make a decision by 6th July to annul their exam sitting, when none if it was their fault? This is unfair to put that pressure on them: it's for you to sort the fallout, not them. I'm ashamed.
@DrEilidhMaria
That makes me as that profession swell with pride! Thank-you so much. We are so often "pharmacy's fault" and to hear that us honestly so meaningful. Thanks.
This is the first time in 26 years I won't be a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. I'll come back when you convince me to. I'll have to drop my FFPS post nominals that have done zero other than deplete my bank balance. Bye for now x
@TheRyanHamilton
I think your pain is entirely justified. In the UK, we are allowed "abortion". If the baby is dead it isn't abortion really is it? It's entirely different. I went through the same at 22 weeks and thankfully Rose was delivered with dignity and we had her blessed.
@mark_toshner
@DrNeenaJha
This is a fabulous thread, but its a one sentencer. Get your vaccine. If you catch COVID and go to hospital then you are more likely to suffer a PE or DVT. Particularly if on respiratory support. Do you want to risk this by not being vaccinated?
@JoySarahh
@Cambridge_Uni
SO many people think you have to do things in a certain timeline, or in a certain way. Sometimes, life isn't like that and I know this with hindsight. People find their way. Congratulations.
@helloimnicholas
This was me:
Me: Emma my computer is making a rattling noise, can you come and look at it for me please?
We walk to my computer
Emma: Try taking the paper clips off the computer base
Me: oh.....cue much mirth for decades
@daraobriain
I think we all just feel exhausted. I think the public believe between summer and now has been easy. It hasn't. Sorting waiting lists, when does non urgent become urgent? And now usual winter surge but with added venom on a workforce a year in 😪😪😪
@shadylady222
What a lovely thing to do. I've never been homeless but I have been seen crying in public, and invariably people walk by. In my case, there was nothing they cld do to change anything, but those that asked just gave me that little bit of comfort. It doesn't take much 🥰
@clairestrickett
Lost our Boris to a car.Prior to him,we had a rescued lad who had a chewed up ear and a leg stump.He wasn't fazed by this "disability",he fought like a crazy lad.Always down at the vet with a cat bite. He couldn't walk both ways over a windowsill,but he was 19+ when he died.🥰
@jackhawkski
@Sajhawkins1
I'm jumping out of a plane this Friday to raise money for a special baby loss suite at our hospital where parents can feel safe and say hello and goodbye to their baby. I too know the silence 💔💔
@SoVeryBritish
Needed to rehang some curtains but coz I'm short I stood on a turned up laundry basket. My leg went through it and of course I couldn't bring it out because the plastic bits then dug into my leg. Had to get some secateurs to snip the plastic off (interesting getting downstairs..)
Chief Pharmacist Post for Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals on NHS jobs, closes 19th Nov. Band 9, due to postholder retiring. These jobs don't come up often. Very well respected dept,progressive & forward thinking.4 consultant pharmacists and tech practitioners! Plus much more!
@sarajcox
Oh, are these twins? Yes, I reply. Oh, what do you have? A boy and a girl. Are they identical? Errrm no. How do you tell the difference? When you take the nappy off??, I was asked this everywhere!!! Even at the bloody vets!
@AvaSantina
All landlords get is bad press. Some are shocking, I agree. We are not. We respond within 24 hours of a request, we rent way below what we could and we cover our mortgage on a house we couldn't sell. It's not always a landlords choice to rent. We were forced at the time
This doesn't affect me directly, aside from we are expecting some new pharmacists to join us (like, 6?) but it's important that senior pharmacists call people to account because nobody else will. Who defends those who suffer most?
@jabberwock951
There are some things that are more than adequately managed by people other than Dr's. They often seek advice too, so you don't see that interaction. Let's not jump on the PA bandwagon as there are plenty of very competent staff that aren't doctors around.
@DrGoblin3
My first tear jerker was a man and his 30ish Yr old son. Son diagnosed with lung cancer on the Monday, in the hospice on the Fri. Dad was crying saying it wasn't meant to be this way. They lived together and doted on each other. So sad to see a stoical man crying so bitterly.
@DrBenLovell
I'm a bit disappointed your lid gently closes, unlike mine. My video would be much more brutal (and entertaining, no doubt!). That's black NHS humour for you eh?
Ps hope you are feeling better
@Depheruk
I've got a sofa bed that we don't need. It's been jumped on in one place and I'll try and clean the fabric up but it's got life left in it for definite. I don't have anything to transport it in though, but someone can have it. It is a John lewis one. Doncaster.
In any service where a contract is made ie a payment is exchanged, there is in expectation that the service will be delivered. It doesn't appear this has happened.
1/2 I made a mistake today. I was asked to verify a discharge prescription. It was for aspirin 150mg EC daily for 3 weeks then stop. We all know EC is ineffective and, indeed, crap so I changed it to dispersible on the script. 1/2
@TheLastLeg
#VaccineCertificateNo
coz this is a coronavirus and will mutate. Yellow fever vaccines are not comparable because its one disease with little change. This will change, just like the flu so maybe next year it won't be worth the paper it's written on. I'm a pharmacist & pro vac
@sarajcox
Our cat Scrabbie died at 19+ yrs, he had 1 ear and 3 legs n was deaf as he got older. When I went to pick his ashes up, I looked at the brass plaque and it said Scrabble on it! I said, you'll have to send him back, the vet was mortified. I was crying but laughing too, that cat!!!
@JohnBishop100
@GaryLineker
As as NHS worker we are told we are not allowed to express political opinions in and around an election. I'm not sure why that is, because, as its been said, we are taxpayers and allowed to contribute to general conversation?
@danielgoyal
It looks horrible. I really think this is an atrocious way to treat people, and advertising it like its luxury accommodation is so far from the mark...if it wasn't so grim, its laughable. Nobody is laughing though. How could you be proud of that?
@Proudcumbrian
@changed_gear
And it's the tories in power, so it lies at their door. If labour were in, it would also lie at their door too, so I'm not even saying it's party specific.
@DrBenLovell
Oral bioavailability is 50%. IV is technically higher but extensive 1st pass metabolism to the active metabolite is reduced via IV route, so it's more complicated than saying the routes are equivalent. I'm not saying I like IV better, it's more complex kinetics than that! 🤩
@LynnMurrie
Its the same in hospital sector, a dearth of band 7 pharmacists as they go to GP practices, why wouldn't you? No lates or weekends (mainly) and no on call commitments, bit more family friendly. I totally understand why, but leaves us with skill mix deficiencies.
@CarlBovisNature
@RobertLindsay
Even if you are a "pro" training for the Olympics, abuse isn't acceptable. Look at the issues in swimming, gymnastics, dressage to name but a few, think cycling have been implicated too. It's not acceptable. Esp if youngsters involved.
@Bobbert_The
@sarahkbingler
Well, Bruce. My brother studied geography and he owns (and lives) in properties in Oxford, Brisbane and Amsterdam. Not that shit of a degree is it???
@policecommander
@SiobhanAbrahams
What a courageous and selfless young man. May his friends and family take some comfort from the knowledge that he paid the ultimate price to save anothers. RIP you lovely, handsome and brave man.
@TheGPhC
The onus should not be on the candidate to nullify their exam by 6th July. It's down to you to sort out the issues. Those that nullify might pass! If they choose to nullify and pass they should pass. You cannot put these decisions on the candidates!
@Liz_ORiordan
@IsobelBall5
Mothering Sunday is more than being a biological mother. It's about nurturing others, caring and loving others, taking others under your wing. That's Mothering too, and I'm pretty sure you do plenty of this! It's a hug from me!
@average_mammal
We rescued a street cat with one ear chewed off and one leg missing. We called him Scrabbie. He was the most beautiful mangled cat and we had him for 19.5 years of Scrabbie-ness. Loved him dearly.
I think that's basic consumer law. Whether it applies to professional exams or not I don't know, but all of this is just wrong and unfair. For all trainees this year.
@DrProudman
Your take is wrong. Amber Heard's privacy was not invaded. It was filmed and he was found not guilty. If you are championing women's rights, I would suggest you pick the better subjects to demonstrate your point.
@DrDavidWarriner
Slightly off piste, but in Oakham there are a husband and wife who are both dentists. Their practice is called Dentith & Dentith 🤣 no word of a lie!
@pharmacopallia
I had a pt this wk on celecoxib who became v hyperkalaemic without renal impt. Its a thing with COX2 as it inhibits secretion of k+ from the distal tubule. We are trying a standard NSAID instead. Thought you'd be interested in that! Who knew? Learning day 4 me!
@Ward89T
I got asked so many times how I told the difference between them. Erm, ones a boy and ones a girl. Are they identical? I'm sure you can have identical twins that are boy and girl 😁😁
@DamnFoolEeejit
@brianmoore666
Also, will prob save injury. If you don't feel right in this sort of sport you can seriously damage yourself physically. I had the privilege of seeing her at the world's in Glasgow, she's amazing and we don't want injuries either to her body or her mental health.
@TheGPhC
Will those candidates get a portion of their exam fee back? It's not like it's the first time, and surely if errors are made and candidates disadvantaged (anxiety) they should be recompensed.
@LauraNi98087214
@CHIMPSINSOCKS
Me either. All my male colleagues have worked and achieved as much as i could have on a basic level. It's the best person for the job, for me, irrespective of gender, religion, sexual orientation or anything else.
@FranQuinnWriter
It is very painful, an emotional pain that physically hurts you too. Our experience is shared, and there are plenty of people who can help when you need it. What did you name her? Our baby is Rose. Sending a virtual hug to you x
@TheGPhC
Candidates should not have to make ANY decisions: that is what they've paid you to do. That's why you are the professional body: they aren't even registered. Take a look at yourselves and quickly.
@FlemingGm
@TheGPhC
There is a very easy solution. Ask the tutors/employers how they've been getting on and put them on the register. And refund fees. Other professions have done exactly this without significant fallout as a result.
@TheGPhC
That statement says the word sorry, but it doesn't feel like a genuine apology, more like he has had so much criticism he feels he ought to. Nowt worse than something insincere and, I'd say, cold.
@clare_eliza
And a significant portion of equally brilliant kids got onto other amazing courses, medicine isn't the be all and end all. What about pharmacy? Classics? Natural sciences (arguably harder)?
@WhistleblowingT
I'd pick the most disadvantaged and give them something amazing to remember. I expect this view to be seen as patronising rather than kind and exciting....that's not my intention but give the kids with less opportunity a time to stand out
@arsifoto
@TheGPhC
It isn't down to the candidate to nullify the result. It's down to the gphc. The candidate has done nothing wrong other than pay their fee and turn up.
@philipnolan1
The subject of termination is always going to be emotive. It is only for the woman (+partner) concerned to decide morally, ethically and personally what is right for them. This is always in conjunction with a medical team and is always a difficult decision, esp late on.
@elizabday
The NHS has just been allowed to work without loads of unnecessary red tape to deliver fast, efficient care when it's needed. I think things might change for the better as people realise the NHS has been stifled for all these years, but given the right support can work well
@Allegra_Chapman
As I've said elsewhere, I have 3 kids & no help from relatives. We manage if we & kids ill, we have asked for help but they've come to us not the other way round. They've broken the rules, end of and it smacks of he can't look after his own kid when "the wife" is ill. Spineless
@Prisca1964
@DrNeenaJha
The pharmacy are not allowed to say that, and I'm shocked to hear this. What about 1 for work and one for home? That is just wrong. (Aside from blue inhalers on their own is also sub-optimal management for asthma, but that's another debate😬)
@BradfemlyWalsh
I posted this pic, and some random said I looked disgusting coz my roots needed doing.god, I'll take that,I made my friend shut his eyes while I got in and out the hot tub. He can't unsee that!
@DrEilidhMaria
I'd like to just clarify one bit in your shout out. Do we not claim to be equivalent to a doctor? I'd never say I have the same skills! I have Dr's to do that bit. I'll do the rest. Better than a Dr. Diagnosis = Dr. Therapeutics = pharmacists
@admired_art
It's a green electric Porsche with our son in a green Hoodie! Different, I know! It was a treat from 17 kind people who brought their sports cars to our road as a surprise last weekend.Alex has a period of surgical procedures and illness so it was to reward him for his bravery 🥰
@ThatEricAlper
If I help a patient and their family in the last years/days/hours of life to be more comfortable then there is no better feeling. It's so rewarding and floods me with pride and admiration (for them being so amazing despite horrible symptoms)
@GaryLineker
Absolutely brilliant! It seems so harsh that one of them has to lose, they epitomise sportsmanship, talent and competitive spirit. What's not to like?
@chrispaget1
@DrNeenaJha
As a pharmacy undergrad, we were considered failed medics. No, not. I didn't want to be a Dr, I wanted to be a pharmacist. Got same A level grades, did far harder chemistry at UG (haha nearly swapped it was so hard). Not everyone wants to be a Dr. Love Dr H 🤣
Our son has had rough trot over the last few months, so our neighbour arranged for 17 sports cars to come to our road for him to look at and rev....he was made up, his face was a complete picture. Kindness of strangers eh?
1/2 Saw pt last wk: seizures, low k, confusion, dizziness. Recent dx of lung ca. Thought brain Mets, nothing on CT. plan for MRI and started on levetiracetam. On theoph 400 bd. Asked to check level, 26.7 despite missing 2 doses. Theoph added to prev sample 36.7.
@TheGPhC
I don't believe that it is fair to apply these conditions only to those who haven't failed before. Where is the logic to that? Anyone can have a bad day in an exam, but it appears pretty much everyone that sat this one had a bad day through no fault of their own!!!
@Missymusician81
Our son was kept in for 10mins on Fri after school for something he didn't do. He was in tears and furious. It's not the school who has to deal with the fallout and the feeling of injustice he felt. It makes me mad.
@nathanand
Its so horrid. You'll see our photo. I don't think I need to say very much. Please please DM me if you need anything. You will need some support. I'm a stranger but here to help.
@KimberleySonnex
If cheating did occur, then this is also unprofessional, but that's for the GPhC to investigate. Seems somewhat futile given the whole cohort have been affected in some way or another, whether it be calculators, computers, delays, problems booking a slot....