Nick Hopkinson
@COPDdoc
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Professor of Respiratory Medicine FRCP #COPD Tobacco control, social justice, lung health š« š #NHS #Blacklivesmatter He/him Born at 323ppm.
London
Joined August 2011
Lung Disease and Social Justice: COPD as a Manifestation of Structural Violence @atscommunity @asthmalunguk @ATSBlueEditor /n
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RT @antonioguterres: I am appalled that @UN premises have been struck in Gaza ā among them @UNOPS & @WHO facilities. These premises are inā¦.
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Ozzy Osbourne, who had very severe COPD has died. Glad he got one last triumphant performance #emphysema .
theguardian.com
The singer, who later became famous on reality TV show The Osbournes, dies less than three weeks after retirement concert
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RT @dralexispaton: Your regular reminder that #inequality hurts our most vulnerable. An unequal society is an unhealthy society. https://t.ā¦.
theguardian.com
Unicef UK found they were over twice as far from the target of 75% of pre-schoolers reaching āgood level of developmentā
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RT @Anisocyte: I want to talk about the themes of leadership explored in the Leng Report. Prof Leng herself is well used to leadership roleā¦.
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RT @Parody_RCGP: 1/n.I want to say something about PAs. I donāt know yet if this will be long or short cause I am not psychic. What I do kā¦.
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RT @RCRadiologists: The introduction of Physician Associates in the NHS has raised serious concerns among some of our members. We supportā¦.
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RT @Azeem_Majeed: Now that physician associates will be renamed as physician assistants and their scope of practice will become more limiteā¦.
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Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah CBE joins Imperial College Londonās Environmental Research Group as an Honorary Practice Fellow.
imperial.ac.uk
HONORARY PRACTICE FELLOW - Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah CBE joins Imperial College Londonās Environmental Research Group as an Honorary Practice Fellow.
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RT @djnicholl: š§µon governanceā¦.I have previously been an elected Council member of @RCPhysicians & member of Board of Trusteesā¦.I am now anā¦.
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Trans health webinar from @Medact this evening.
medact.org
Trans healthcare in the UK is under increasing attack. Join us to hear from activists on building resistance grounded in solidarity and justice.
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Calling time on the last government's failed physician associate experiment.
Physician associates who assist doctors in GP surgeries and hospitals will now be known as assistants. Health Secretary Wes Streeting says this "better describes the role that they do". Read more ā”ļø
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RT @parthaskar: I cannot begin to tell you the absolute burst of emotions that comes when you hear this from @wesstreeting . 2 years of myā¦.
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This is extremely troubling.
And STILL @OGMustafa @Mumtaz_Patel_1 havenāt approached me personally to confirm who leaked the video to me . If they had asked? I wouldāve sent them the name of the person . They have not investigated the leak at all but have accused @parthaskar with NO EVIDENCE.
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RT @parthaskar: I have seen the views from some quarters re @lengreview . Personally?. A change in name; defining uniform; no undifferentiaā¦.
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RT @djnicholl: Minor ailments in adultsā¦like ācalf painā for example š
bbc.co.uk
Brendan and Marion Chesterton's daughter Emily died after a misdiagnosis by a physician associate.
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