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We have published a new statement, which updates our position on medical associate professions and the expansion of the physician associate workforce:
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We published a position statement, earlier today, about physician associates in the UK.
Please visit our website to read the full statement:
#PhysicianAssociates
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We’re delighted to announce the late Dr Kate Granger has topped our list of nominated
#inspiringphysicians
for helping Doctors with conversations about things that matter most to patients
#mynameis
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The UK Parliament will host a debate today on
#Physician
Associates. Ahead of the debate, we wrote to all MPs highlighting our position statement on PA’s - Position Statement on Physician Associates in the UK | Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh ()
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Today we have issued a joint statement with
@acutemedicine
on the current situation in acute medical care across the UK
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Today marks Professor Andrew Elder’s first official day as President. Prof Elder is the first geriatrician to be elected in this role, and will continue to lead our Fellows and Members across the globe to promote & improve the quality of health & patient care worldwide.
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We have just launched our report on drug-related deaths in Scotland. It recognises that Scotland’s drug deaths crisis is complex, but says that much more can be done to tackle the problem. To read the report's recommendations, please visit our website:
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A statement from our CEO on the cancellation of PACES exams this weekend
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Our President Prof.
@AndrewElder
was delighted to present the Chiron Medal today at the
#rcpeStAs22
to
@nadiastock
for recognition excellence in teaching and training
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Hear Prof Sir
@MichaelMarmot
, Director UCL Institute of Health Equity, discuss social justice, health equity and COVID-19 at our event on Thursday with
@EdinburghUni
and
@RCGPScotland
More info:
#rcpeCOVID19
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Black Lives Matter. We are proud to represent a truly diverse community of Members and Fellows across 100 nations. We recognise we must do more to build an inclusive community, & effect change with dignity & respect for our BAME communities. We understand we must listen & learn.
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Everyone has been affected by the pandemic and the public's efforts to stick with the guidance this year has been fantastic. Dr Alison Falconer is asking for you to
#stickwithit
during the holiday season 👇
#staysafe
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Many congratulations to our
@PresidentRCPE
and our Director of Heritage, Dr Angela Thomas, for receiving OBEs in the
#NewYearsHonours
list. We're thrilled they've been recognised for their ongoing commitment to improving healthcare
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Prof James Chalmers FRCP Edin, Professor of Respiratory Medicine, asks you to look after your loved ones and the vulnerable, by playing your part in stopping the spread of
#COVID19
@ProfJDChalmers
#staysafe
#stickwithit
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The College has joined with the Scottish Academy,
@MarieCurieSCO
and
@scottishcare
to publish new principles on end of life care during
#COVID19
:
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We are pleased to announce that our President, Professor Andrew Elder, has become the first doctor practising in Scotland, and only the second in the UK, to be awarded a Mastership of the American College of Physicians. Please visit our website for more:
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Here is Dr Susan Pound, our first female Vice-President, striking her
#BalanceforBetter
pose! We’re proudly supporting
#IWD2019
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Congratulations to Dr Paddy Gibson, who was awarded the RCPE Chiron Medal at our Medical Trainee Conference! The Chiron Medal recognises a physician’s contribution to teaching and training.
#rcpeTrainees21
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We're pleased to announce that Prof Angela Thomas OBE has been appointed Acting President of the College. Prof Thomas has been involved with the College for over 20 years and we welcome her to her new role. Read more about her appointment here:
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The Chiron Medal for excellence in teaching and training has been awarded to Dr Nicola Zammitt.
Dr Zammitt demonstrates exceptional commitment and contribution to a mixture of undergraduate, postgraduate and specialty training. Congratulations!
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We’d like to congratulate Professor Andy Elder as the next President of the College, after being officially announced today at our St Andrew’s Day Festival Symposium.
You can read more here:
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We're honoured to have HRH The Princess Royal officially open The Physicians International Conference Centre today - it's an exciting step in our future as a College
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On
#Internationalwomensday
we appreciate all our amazing physicians to who juggle the work life balance to support others
#IWD18
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Thanks to the support of our PACES examiners, we are pleased to confirm that we have offered candidates affected by last week’s unavoidable cancellation of PACES at Southampton the opportunity to undertake PACES there early next month. We have also offered refunds for expenses.
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Professor Derek Bell presents Dr Helen Mackie
@damson29
with the Sir Stanley Davidson keynote Lecture medal at
#rcpeCoE18
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.
@PresidentRCPE
presents
@adamgordon1978
with the Dr Archibald Pitcairne medal for his keynote talk on
#rehabilitation
at
#rcpeCoE17
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"Our plea to the public is simple, please do not let your guard down now. You must continue to play your part to protect the NHS and save lives." We have signed this joint statement along with other members of
@scotacademy
Read it in full here:
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Happy New Year and happy new decade (!) from everyone at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. We wish you all the best for 2020 🎉
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We’d like to congratulate Dr Conor Maguire on becoming our first International Vice-President, after being officially announced at our St Andrew’s Day Festival Symposium.
You can read more here:
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MRCP(UK) PACES Exams are being held at Raigmore Hospital tomorrow and Friday – good luck to our candidates! 🤞
@NHSHighland
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We would like to thank and congratulate Dr Fiona Chapman who delivered the 50th Sir John Halliday Croom Lecture at our Medical Trainee Conference in Newcastle today
#rcpeTrainees24
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We’re excited to announce a free online resource on
#COVID
-19 Critical Care with
@EdinburghUni
@uoe_online
Learn about critical care for patients during the
#coronavirus
pandemic,
#patientsafety
& wellbeing. Find out more & join:
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We are pleased that Hadiza Bawa-Garba has won her Court of Appeal challenge. Visit our website for more and for a comment by
@PresidentRCPE
-
#BawaGarba
Doctor struck off over death of six-year-old Jack Adcock will be allowed to practise medicine again, UK court rules
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After
@RCollEM
Scotland revealed the extent of the increase in excessive A&E delays, our President
@AndrewElder
has again emphasised the need to do more to tackle discharge delays and improve patient flow.
Read the full statement:
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Congratulations to our Sir John Halliday Croom medalist Dr Andrew Chapman for his work on high sensitivity troponin I in myocardial injury.
#rcpeTrainees19
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Happy Pride Month! The rainbows are flying high on Queen Street as we proudly support and celebrate those around the world who identify as LGBT+ 🏳️🌈
#PrideMonth
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The RCPE wishes Muslims all over the world a very blessed and happy Eid. May this auspicious occasion be a time full of festivities and happiness for you and your families. Eid Mubarak!
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Today’s
@gmcuk
report on why UK doctors are considering moving abroad to practice is important. Far more must be done to ensure the retention of doctors in our health service.
Read the full statement from our President:
@AndrewElder
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We’re extremely grateful to newly graduated medical students who are joining the NHS as FY1 doctors at this time of great uncertainty and pressure. We would like to give you our thanks and wish you all the best of luck.
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We're hosting an online evening update on Covid-19 to support frontline physicians. The event will cover:
➡️Covid-19: a national perspective
➡️Covid-19: a local ‘on the ground’ response and future plans:
Submit questions on Slido using
#rcpeCovid
ー19
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Join us and
@GrahamNimmo
,
@dorothy_DAprof
and
@ProfJDChalmers
on Thursday 16 April for our fifth
#rcpeCOVID19
event which will cover COVID-19 conundrums, self-care, staff wellbeing. Find out more here:
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Welcome to all our Diplomates and guests attending this evening’s MRCP(UK) Diploma Ceremony! Congratulations on your success.
Watch Dr Matt Thomas, Dean of Examinations share his thoughts ahead of the ceremony-
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We were delighted to have
@CyclingSurgeon
Prof Chris Oliver give our keynote talk on health & fitness - what a great entrance!
#rcpeNeuro16
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Prof John Starr sadly passed away on 8 Dec 2018, aged just 58. He was an inspiration to many and his unique style truly impacted everyone who had the pleasure of working with him. We're pleased to recognise him as one of our 2019 Inspiring Physicians:
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This report is useful and a timely reminder of the extent of understaffing in older people’s healthcare which must be addressed. We will continue to push for additional action to tackle vacancies and invest in the dedicated workforce that cares for the health of our older people.
Today the BGS has published a new report which finds that short-staffing negatively affects healthcare professionals’ mental health. 80% of survey respondents reported that their service is short-staffed at least weekly. Find out more here
#BGSworkforce
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Meet our youngest delegate of
#rcpeStAs18
! Murdo is five months old and has come along with mum, Dr Judy Taylor 😁 We've heard he's in his element, enjoying lots of attention from our attendees!
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Congratulations to all our Diplomates! We hope you enjoyed tonight's ceremony.
#rcpeDiploma2023
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On Thursday we’re hosting our third online COVID-19 meeting for healthcare professionals, which will cover anticipatory care planning and difficult conversations:
#rcpeCOVID19
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Merry Christmas to all of our Fellows, Members and partner organisations in the UK and internationally! A huge thank you to those working in healthcare for your hard work caring for patients this year, and across the festive period 😀
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Are you interested in becoming a member of RCPE?
We offer exclusive benefits, such as:
➡️World-class CPD
➡️Discounted symposia and & livestreamed events
➡️Regular training & updates
➡️Progression to Fellowship
More info on how to become a member:
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The RCPE wishes Muslims all over the world a very blessed and happy Eid. May this auspicious occasion be a time full of festivities and happiness for you and your families. Eid Mubarak!
#eidmubarak
#happyeid
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We’re delighted to present Professor Brian Kennon with a medal after delivering the keynote ‘Dr Andrew Duncan Lecture’ today at our Symposium: Joint Renal and Diabetes/ Endocrinology
#rcpeJointSpecialty24
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Listen to
@ProfJDChalmers
discuss:
➡️ Diagnosing COVID19
➡️ Limitations of the diagnostic tests
➡️ Clinical phenotypes and trajectories
➡️ Secondary infections
at our latest
#rcpeCOVID19
event. Available on our Education Portal:
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Congratulations to our Fantastic Education Co-ordinator Margaret Farquhar who celebrated 40 years of service working at the College yesterday co-ordinating our medical events. Margaret is pictured here receiving a medal for her service from RCPE President Andrew Elder.
#rcpedin
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The Women in Leadership conference was an incredible event packed with inspiring speakers, workshops and networking opportunities. We would like to thank everyone involved in making the two days such a success.
If you attended the event, share your favourite part below👇
#WiL2023
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The
@RCPEdinTrainees
have released a new podcast episode about microaggressions. Listen to Dr Rosie Baruah
@rosieICM
discuss how to recognise them and actions you can take. Available now on Spotify:
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The pen and paper task examples presented by Dr Alty shows the difference in characteristics of Parkinson's, Essential and Dystonic tremors
#rcpeNeuro18
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It is with great sadness that we share the news of the sudden passing of Professor John Cash CBE, past President of the College (1994-1997). We are grateful to Professor Cash for the significant energy and enthusiasm he committed to our organisation:
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The College has released a statement on the
#NHSWorkforcePlan
. We are clear that doctors are not made in lecture theatres: medical students need access to supported training placements and trainers with time to train. Please read our full statement:
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The College is extremely sad to learn of the passing of Prof Donal O’Donoghue, Registrar at
@RCPLondon
. Our Vice President
@sunilb1996
pays tribute to him. Messages for a tribute to Donal can be submitted here shortly:
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As a way of saying a huge thank you to all 11,800+ doctors returning to the
#NHS
to help fight
#COVID19UK
, we’re providing free access to all our online resources for three months. Find out more here:
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We're looking forward to our official launch of the Physicians International Conference Centre tomorrow! Here's a sneak peak before everyone arrives at the Futuristic Medicine symposium
#rcpeFuture19
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The College warmly welcomes
@GeriSoc
new report: . We will continue to work with colleagues to push policy makers to invest in the geriatrician workforce which is essential to support our ageing population.
#MoreGeriatricians
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We're delighted to have placed 21 overseas doctors from 12 countries into
@NHSScotland
. We welcome and value you
#ScotlandWelcomestheWorld
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There has been a tremendous effort from the public in adhering to COVID-19 guidance this year. As we edge closer to the holiday season, we’re asking for a big push from the public to stick with guidance. Read our statement here:
#stickwithit
#HelpUsHelpYou
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Are you interested in becoming a member of RCPE?
We offer exclusive benefits, such as:
➡️World-class CPD
➡️Discounted symposia and & livestreamed events
➡️Regular training & updates
➡️Progression to Fellowship
More info on how to become a member:
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Welcome to everyone attending our online Renal Medicine symposium! We hope you enjoy the fantastic line-up of speakers, including
@arvnagra
,
@AdnanSharif1979
,
@KateIsabelle24
,
@DrRonWald
,
@willkidney
&
@BekkerHilary
, and don’t forgot to use
#rcpeRenal21
to follow the conversation
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Hear Dr Kenneth Baillie discuss the COVID-19 outbreak from the perspective of therapeutic development at our free evening event on Tuesday 20 April. Find out more about Dr Baillie’s work and how to book your place here:
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Prof Cathy Nelson-Piercy
@nelson_piercy
will discuss the lessons learned about caring for pregnant women during a pandemic at our Maternal Medicine conference. More info on our exciting online programme here:
#rcpeMaternal21
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What does Fellowship mean to you? Dr Gourab Choudhury believes “it’s that hallmark of clinical excellence, good clinical practice”:
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Prof Sunil Bhandari, our Vice President (England & Wales) today joined other health leaders from
@UKHACC
for a London
#RideForTheirLives
@_RFTL
to raise awareness of climate change and air pollution. Full details:
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In this week's episode 'When the kidneys stop working' Dr Jonathan Bardgett interviews Dr Damian Fogarty on why Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease is important & how to manage patients:
iTunes:
Spotify:
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The College welcomes the BGS’ important new report on prevention and management of frailty in healthcare. The report can be accessed at
#BGSBlueprint
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By lighting our buildings in the colours of the Ukrainian flag, we stand in solidarity with Ukraine. We hope for a swift end to the war by mediation and dialogue, and the avoidance of all bloodshed. Please read our statement of support:
#StandWithUkraine
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We are pleased to see the
@scottishgreens
adopt our policies on learning the lessons from the pandemic, on developing robust PPE procurement processes, on drug deaths and more. Our Scottish Parliament election manifesto can be read here:
Join co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater as we launch our manifesto for the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.
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Tremendous thanks to our keynote speaker Dr Matt Graham-Brown on the remarkable potential of social media in medical collaboration and patient support
#rcpeTrainees19
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Our President
@AndrewElder
and
@gerisoc
’s
@adamgordon1978
have written in the
@bmj_latest
about their real concerns over cuts to investment in the social care workforce. Investing in social care is vital for NHS recovery. Read their article:
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The EDI committee champions inclusion for LGBTQ+ physicians. Member, Dr Conor Maguire says:
“I have had a keen interest in promoting EDI in the healthcare workforce through my entire career having witnessed, and experienced, discriminatory behaviour.”
#UnderTheScope
#LGBTplusHM
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Welcome to our New Fellows today, who join us for a ceremony this afternoon and a celebratory dinner this evening. Children joining can hunt for our special Royal College of Physicians teddy bears hidden in the historic rooms!
#newfellows
#edinburgh
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Our next evening meeting on COVID-19 will discuss Anticipatory Care Planning and difficult conversations. You can submit questions on Slido using
#rcpeCOVID19
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Infographics are nothing new..! Check out our medical history exhibition in the upper foyer during this week's
#rcpeOlder17
course.
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2020 has been a challenging and unprecedented year for the healthcare sector. Through it all, we've been proud to support our Fellows & Members, healthcare workers, the NHS & all those working on behalf of the College - thank you. We look forward to welcoming 2021 with you.
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Thank you to Scotland's Chief Medical Officer,
@DrGregorSmith
, for lending his support for our joint plan with
@ScotAcademy
@scottishcare
and
@MarieCurieSCO
to ensure that dying patients in Scotland are treated humanely, compassionately and with dignity.
Thanks to everyone across Scottish Academy
@scottishcare
@MarieCurieSCO
for producing this - reinforces importance of compasssionate care and national guidance on end of life visiting.
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Lots of good conversations at
#SCC17
yesterday and today - and plenty of interest in
@RCPEHeritage
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In the latest
@RCPEdinTrainees
podcast Dr Ingrid Hoeritzauer discusses functional neurological disorders, how to diagnose them and discuss the positive features necessary to make a diagnosis with patients and their families. Listen on iTunes here:
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We would like to congratulate Professor Tim Stockwell who received a medal after delivering the Sir John Crofton Lecture today at our Alcohol and Substance Use symposium.
#rcpeSubstanceUse24
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Great to have you all here!
#WiL2023
@AoMRC
Women in Leadership conf. Keywords of today; Diversity, compassion, inclusivity, allyship & authenticity.
Surgical reg, Clinical lead for Surgery, Deputy Medical Director, Vice Pres
@RCSEd
, Deputy chair for
@WomenICM
, all
@HarrogateNHSFT
. You CAN be it if you can see it.
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Our building will be blue all week, to celebrate the NHS' 70th birthday on Thursday!
#NHS70
#NHSScot70
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Our President
@AndrewElder
has joined
@GeriSoc
Scotland Chair
@rowan_wallace
in responding to the Scottish Government’s announcement on extra interim care home places. Read their full statement here:
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