Kate Simpson
@DrKateSimpson_
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IMT trainee, aspiring gastroenterologist, beginner gardener. RT ≠ endorsement. She/her. #MadeByDyslexia
England, United Kingdom
Joined June 2015
Our beautiful son was born last week and we are so besotted 💙
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RT @LittlePersonDoc: @lengreview @RCoANews Why waste money when these training pathways already exist? .A medical degree is essential to pr….
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RT @LittlePersonDoc: @wesstreeting We were right. PAs have been used to replace Drs and harm has resulted. The GMC was created to stop non….
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I wasn’t eligible to vote in the last BMA industrial action ballot due to maternity leave but now seeing the #LengReview it further reinforces why resident doctors need to strike again.
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RT @Kashus27: Why does a FY1 doctor get paid less than a year one Physician associate?. Strike hard.
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RT @drmattuk: 12/ I want to share a tangible concern: what's to stop a PA in gastro from doing scopes? Nothing. Now add credentialled presc….
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RT @drmattuk: 9/ The prescribing and IRMER recommendations are especially reckless. You can’t shortcut pharmacology, radiology and pathophy….
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RT @drmattuk: 8/ The financial logic here is absurd. Two-year supervised training, enhanced oversight, + higher pay bands - all while refus….
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RT @DrVoles: I'm not a Resident Doctor. I am privileged enough to pay for a cleaner. I pay my cleaner £25 per hour. Resident Doctors are….
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#LengReview ."consider whether there should be a dedicated, fast-track training route for the current cohort of PAs and AAs who may wish to retrain as doctors, with the aim of retaining this group of motivated staff within the NHS wherever possible". What??!.
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Slowly working through the #LengReview :."While doctors have lengthy training, antisocial hours and numerous exams and assessments, PAs and AAs have stability, much shorter training and an ability to become a known, supported member of the team.". THIS.
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RT @RoshanaMN: The job we do as Resident Doctors is just incomprehensible by most non medical people. This era humble stoicism by doctors….
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Medicine is amazing. A close friend experienced anaphylaxis yesterday to a wasp sting and her Epipen undoubtedly saved her life.
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RT @DrLukeCraddock: Apparently this is the state of the doctors mess at Solihull hospital, a part of @uhbtrust. Is there a reason you are….
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RT @parthaskar: Thank you to all concerned for the flag . Dear Senior colleagues in @UHP_NHS . Feel free to do this rota yourselves if you….
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RT @parthaskar: I would strongly encourage @RCPhysicians to step in . This is the role of the College - to help our Gen Next; uphold standa….
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RT @Rick_Pescatore: Thread: Medical advice I wish someone had given me at 30 years old:. At 30, I thought I was building a career. I was ac….
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RT @UKGastroDr: Clare Gerada et al didn’t pay tuition fees to attend medical school, didn’t have >£50k student debt, nor ever faced the pro….
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RT @drkeithsiau: A reminder that all patients with cirrhosis should have a late evening snack - this simple intervention reduces sarcopenia….
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RT @VirtueOfNothing: Time and time, this theme recurs on SoMe, and I find myself wondering how the 'solution' is anything but: There is an….
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