
Simon Hodes, General Practitioner
@DrSimonHodes
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#Chronoptimist • NHS Dr 1996 • FY30 / GPST28 • Generalist • GP Partner 2001-2022 • Appraiser • Old Manc • OWN VIEWS • GMC 4278674 🏊🏃🚴♀️
Pinner & Central London
Joined July 2014
Trying to help aspiring medical students. Please share 1 book that would inspire, expand the mind (& be useful to discuss at a Medical School interview). I would recommend:.@Atul_Gawande #MedTwitter .Please add a suggestion below
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📢 Starting uni? .Check your vaccines 💉.✅ MMR (2 doses).✅ HPV (free to age 25).✅ MenACWY (free to age 25).💉 MenB not on NHS for adults—consider private (e.g. #Bexsero) if born before 2015 @sepsi.🔗
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📢 Starting University? 🤔 Are your vaccinations up to date❓ 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯?...
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RT @ncukcharity: Educational materials for GP's. Neuroendocrine cancer overviews - joining gastroenterologists, oncologists, surgeons & en….
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OGD 🇬🇧 (EGD 🇺🇲)= upper GI scope. 1) is there acronym for Colonoscopy/ Lower GI scope?.🤔 LoGIS (Lower GI scope).LoGE (Lower GastoEndoscopy). 2) Is there better term/acronym for Top & Tail (TAT ?).Or.Bideredtional Endoscopy aka 'having a #BiDEn ' ?? ✨. #MedTwitter @drmarkporter
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Thanks Shan and @DAUK_GP . As often quoted - General Practice is the Bedrock of the NHS . Thanks for raising awareness @darzi_fellow @DSimmonds_RNP @jim_reed .#GeneralPractice.
12 facts about General Practice to present to Lord Darzi ahead of his investigation into the performance of the NHS. You can sign the open letter here:. (1/9).
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RT @DrShanHussain: 12 facts about General Practice to present to Lord Darzi ahead of his investigation into the performance of the NHS. Yo….
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Dear Lord Darzi We understand that you have been appointed to lead an investigation into the performance of the NHS. As an independent group of grassroots GPs, we would like to bring a number of...
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RT @DavidPNoble63: I'll be returning to the science soon,which is why I rejoined twitter back in 2020. Whilst covid and covid vaccines are….
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RT @Azeem_Majeed: London has the highest number of measles cases in England with low MMR vaccine uptake making the city particularly vulner….
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Latest figures show London has the most cases in England, the UK Health Security Agency says.
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RT @AlysColeKing: Safety Plans can equip people to deal with distress more safely.No one is immune from suicidal thoughts Early interventio….
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RT @TheDA_UK: If you're struggling with your mental health it's important to remember that you're not alone and that support is there for y….
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RT @DrShanHussain: Next month @DoctorsDistress will be running a 10-week peer support programme for GPs in training in partnership with The….
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After clean water, vaccination is the most effective public health intervention in the world for saving lives and promoting good health. #Vaccination.#VaccinationsSaveLives
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RT @SHINEUKCharity: ⭐A big THANK YOU and congratulations to all our fabulous #LondonMarathon runners, and thank you to all their supporters….
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RT @DrRobgalloway: As a doctor, the most important skill to have is that of being a “riskatician”. It’s not a word in any dictionary and….
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RT @ajpigott_anna: So the true legend of @StaffsChildrens CAU @mykidsdoc1 hangs up her acute paeds stethoscope for the final time. You….
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RT @Azeem_Majeed: There was an excellent turnout for my lecture this morning where I spoke on the topic of "The public health significance….
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Breaking (🐣) 🚨. IPSS to be renamed. "PISS". (don't worry, false news, I'm just taking. ). #MedTwitter #TeamGP #AprilFoolsDay #AprilFoolsDay2024 .@BURSTurology @UrologyPartners .
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RT @epilepsysociety: Today is #PurpleDay, the International Day of Epilepsy. Did you know that 1 in 100 people in the UK have epilepsy? Sh….
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