NHS respiratory consultant & associate medical director, Northampton. Tweeting in personal capacity. #HelloMyNameIs, always. Dysgwr Sylfaen: meddyg anadlol.https://bsky.app/profile/respirologist.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/respirologist.bsky.social/post/3lmuplbclik2nReflecting on the @rcphysicians.bsky.social Council results, I’m grateful for the confidence that over 600 Fellows had in me I wish Dr Mumtaz Patel(PRCP), Dr Hilary Williams(Clinical VP), & @copddoc.bsky.social, Drs Sarah Logan,Dilesh Lakhani & Rasha Mukhtar(Council) very well over the next 3 yrs15 Apr 2025 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:xyki44m6a5vbwn4p3odepque/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmuplbclik2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/respirologist.bsky.social/post/3lmsdhp7ae226Dr Mumtaz Patel PRCP is, I think, the fifth woman and also the first South Asian and first Muslim elected President of @rcphysicians.bsky.social Commiserations to the other candidates: I understand this election has had the largest turnout in years [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2025 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:xyki44m6a5vbwn4p3odepque/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmsdhp7ae226https://bsky.app/profile/respirologist.bsky.social/post/3lmrp6lbicc24Voting has closed. In less than four hours (1830hrs BST), @rcphysicians.bsky.social will have a new President #RCPTimeForChange14 Apr 2025 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:xyki44m6a5vbwn4p3odepque/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmrp6lbicc24https://bsky.app/profile/respirologist.bsky.social/post/3lmougufens2gRequest from @rcphysicians.bsky.social to all resident doctors: The RCP & its RDC are running a Next Generation campaign: www.rcp.ac.uk/nextgen They want to hear from *all* resident Drs (not limited to MRCPs or future physicians): https://www.rcpworkforce.com/se/253122AC0FA0C7EC #NextGenPhysicians13 Apr 2025 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:xyki44m6a5vbwn4p3odepque/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmougufens2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/respirologist.bsky.social/post/3lmmro7j7kk24Very good news from @nlca-natcan.bsky.social this week: lung cancer median survival was 180 days c.2005; & now it’s 358 days (2023). Better treatment & the introduction of lung cancer screening are making a difference https://www.hqip.org.uk/resource/nlca-2023/ cc @rcphysicians.bsky.social @btog.bsky.social12 Apr 2025 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:xyki44m6a5vbwn4p3odepque/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmmro7j7kk24https://bsky.app/profile/respirologist.bsky.social/post/3lm7by3k5rs2eIn one week, we’ll have a new @rcphysicians.bsky.social President & other elections will close. Please vote for: PRCP: @drasifqasim.bsky.social Clinical VP: @drlkvaughan.bsky.social Council: @copddoc.bsky.social, @respirologist.bsky.social (me!), Dr Barry Monk, Dr Dilesh Lakhani #RCPTimeForChange07 Apr 2025 06:02 +0000at://did:plc:xyki44m6a5vbwn4p3odepque/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm7by3k5rs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/respirologist.bsky.social/post/3lkxgrekc4k2yI missed this yesterday, but it’s significant: @RCPhysicians Council has called for PAs to be renamed physician assistants, not associates. I think this will require an amendment to the AA & PA Order 2024; what other changes are required? #RCPTimeForChange22 Mar 2025 09:41 +0000at://did:plc:xyki44m6a5vbwn4p3odepque/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkxgrekc4k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/respirologist.bsky.social/post/3lkvpzrswu22wOne of the (very many) ways in which the tobacco industry has sought to mislead (and also to market their products) Flavours; filters; celebrity & academic endorsement; ignoring / suppressing the science What else…? @btsrespiratory.bsky.social @ashorg.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Mar 2025 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:xyki44m6a5vbwn4p3odepque/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvpzrswu22whttps://bsky.app/profile/respirologist.bsky.social/post/3lkig6lo3vc2lThanks for your support, David; and yes, I agree @drasifqasim.bsky.social for PRCP @drlkvaughan.bsky.social for Clinical VP @copddoc.bsky.social, @drbarrymonk1.bsky.social & @respirologist.bsky.social (me!) for Council #RCPTimeForChange [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Mar 2025 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:xyki44m6a5vbwn4p3odepque/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkig6lo3vc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/respirologist.bsky.social/post/3lke7xq2dms24Fellows of @rcphysicians.bsky.social will receive voting instructions next week. I believe we need a change in direction to restore the integrity & reputation for excellence lost in the events of the last 18 months For that reason, I will be voting for @drasifqasim.bsky.social for President 1/414 Mar 2025 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:xyki44m6a5vbwn4p3odepque/app.bsky.feed.post/3lke7xq2dms24https://bsky.app/profile/respirologist.bsky.social/post/3ljworuvsmc22“Our focus is on ensuring that patient safety and high-quality medical training are prioritised...” Ye-es, but that’s only because of the #RCPEGM, opposed by the @rcphysicians.bsky.social senior leaders. We can do better. #RCPTimeForChange09 Mar 2025 09:07 +0000at://did:plc:xyki44m6a5vbwn4p3odepque/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljworuvsmc22https://bsky.app/profile/respirologist.bsky.social/post/3ljwnslucds22For those wanting an evidence-based review of physician associates, this one by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social & @martinmckee.bsky.social is a good, measured paper TL:DR? No evidence that the PA role is safe in practice, & more work needs to be done https://www.bmj.com/content/388/bmj-2025-084613 #RCPTimeForChange https://bmj.com/content/388/bm…09 Mar 2025 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:xyki44m6a5vbwn4p3odepque/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljwnslucds22https://bsky.app/profile/respirologist.bsky.social/post/3ljcqsiak522gDydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant Hapus! | Happy St David’s Day! @londonwelsh.bsky.social @dysgucymraeg.bsky.social #DyddGwylDewi #DysguCymraeg01 Mar 2025 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:xyki44m6a5vbwn4p3odepque/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljcqsiak522ghttps://bsky.app/profile/respirologist.bsky.social/post/3li7gd3ynpc2gThese are the summary candidate statements for @rcphysicians.bsky.social elections: 1. President: https://www.rcp.ac.uk/membership/elections/rcp-elections-president/ 2. Clinical Vice-President: https://www.rcp.ac.uk/membership/elections/rcp-elections-clinical-vice-president/ 3. Council: https://www.rcp.ac.uk/membership/elections/rcp-elections-members-of-council/ (No BlueSky links for equity: not all on here) #RCPTimeForChange15 Feb 2025 09:39 +0000at://did:plc:xyki44m6a5vbwn4p3odepque/app.bsky.feed.post/3li7gd3ynpc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/respirologist.bsky.social/post/3lhrf2z7ses2gTwo more roles at @rcphysicians.bsky.social for FRCPs interested in #QI & #PatientSafety: * Clinical Dir for Pt Safety & Clinical Standards: https://www.rcp.ac.uk/membership/college-roles/clinical-director-for-patient-safety-and-clinical-standards/ * Clinical Dir for Improvement Programmes: https://www.rcp.ac.uk/membership/college-roles/clinical-director-for-improvement-programmes/ https://rcp.ac.uk/membership/col…09 Feb 2025 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:xyki44m6a5vbwn4p3odepque/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhrf2z7ses2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/respirologist.bsky.social/post/3lhreyfrbds2gGood candidates needed for these three @rcphysicians.bsky.social roles to deepen the College’s international reach & reputation: * Global VP * Assoc Global Dir, the Americas * AGD, Middle East & N Africa https://www.rcp.ac.uk/membership/college-roles/vacancy-global-vice-president/ https://www.rcp.ac.uk/membership/college-roles/vacancies-associate-global-directors-for-the-americas-and-middle-east-and-north-africa/09 Feb 2025 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:xyki44m6a5vbwn4p3odepque/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhreyfrbds2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/respirologist.bsky.social/post/3lhqhqonkek2zThere have been a number of papers on #PhysicianAssociates over the last few years, many of poor quality. I think the best three are: 1. McKee M (@martinmckee.bsky.social): The Sovietisation of British Medicine JRSM 2024 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… 1/3 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…09 Feb 2025 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:xyki44m6a5vbwn4p3odepque/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhqhqonkek2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/respirologist.bsky.social/post/3lhnshx55pc2pI’ve worked with @copddoc.bsky.social and @drbarrymonk1.bsky.social over the last year, before & since the #RCPEGM; the three of us believe it’s #TimeForChange in @RCPhysicians after the issues we’ve seen play out since March 2024. #RCPTimeForChange08 Feb 2025 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:xyki44m6a5vbwn4p3odepque/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhnshx55pc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/respirologist.bsky.social/post/3lhnsghoc6s2pWith Prof @parthaskar.bsky.social having withdrawn honourably, there are two candidates for Clinical VP: both can be assets in @rcphysicians.bsky.social , so I recommend voting for @drlkvaughan.bsky.social #TimeForChange #RCPTimeForChange08 Feb 2025 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:xyki44m6a5vbwn4p3odepque/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhnsghoc6s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/respirologist.bsky.social/post/3lhnsdgbwkk2pI’ve had the pleasure of working with @drasifqasim.bsky.social over the last year: he has struck me consistently as a compassionate communicator, with the honesty & integrity required to be a breath of air in @rcphysicians.bsky.social #TimeForChange #RCPTimeForChange08 Feb 2025 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:xyki44m6a5vbwn4p3odepque/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhnsdgbwkk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/respirologist.bsky.social/post/3lhnrfgb45k2pA little late, but one for #DyddMiwsigCymru: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7AEJL4FhgHAJCRJkqrmSzu?si=ApFSSujVQh20u0qSLdPRrQ&pi=X1wQtjV4TsKkn My eclectic selection including Dafydd Iwan’s “Yma O Hyd”; the macaronic raps of Sage Todz; and some of the best modern Welsh music from Adwaith, HMS Morris, Pedair, Yws Gwynedd & others 🎵🎶08 Feb 2025 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:xyki44m6a5vbwn4p3odepque/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhnrfgb45k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/respirologist.bsky.social/post/3lhexeqbiv227Arguably, one of the most important papers on the evidence around physician associates, hot off the press from the irrepressible @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5120160 This ought to be a cornerstone of the #LengReview report04 Feb 2025 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:xyki44m6a5vbwn4p3odepque/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhexeqbiv227https://bsky.app/profile/respirologist.bsky.social/post/3lh7ktvawjc26In case you've missed it, there are some excellent candidates for @rcphysicians.bsky.social president, clinical vice-president and council: https://rcp.ac.uk/news-and-media/news-and-opinion/candidates-announced-for-rcp-president-clinical-vice-president-and-councillor-elections/ For FRCPs: please consider who has the best analysis or current problems, and plans for the future #TimeForChange02 Feb 2025 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:xyki44m6a5vbwn4p3odepque/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh7ktvawjc26https://bsky.app/profile/respirologist.bsky.social/post/3lh7gichw5c2yHello, BlueSky: I'm a NHS respiratory consultant & patient safety associate medical director at Northampton General Hospital, learning Cymraeg|Welsh and supporting London Welsh RFC and singing in their choir to relax. Priorities: integrity in the NHS and RCP London; lung cancer care02 Feb 2025 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:xyki44m6a5vbwn4p3odepque/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh7gichw5c2y