"This is sometimes said by people who have no understanding of health at all... and when they say it, it's usually because they want to make a political point." Prof. Chris Whitty responds to concerns that the NHS is prioritising Covid other serious health issues such as cancer.

We are all so very proud of Jo Wray promoted to Professor of Child Health Psychology -Cardiology, Critical Care and Transplantation in UCL. Fantastic! @debbie_sell @DrKateOulton @katekhair @PollyLivermore @ProfFaithG @GreatOrmondSt @AlexStewart_SLT @Pippa_FS

As an IMG & overseas dr. in the NHS who couldn't use my annual leave to go and visit my mum and family back in the redlisted Egypt for more than a year, I just wanted to ask: is anyone aware of the toll it's taking on our wellbeing? Proper annual leave is not a luxury for IMGs

Last Thursday a guardian angel saved my husband - Mathew O'Toole’s - life. Matt collapsed on Thursday morning last week outside a coffee shop in London. He started vomiting. Many people passed by. Many probably assumed that he was drunk or hungover. One lady stopped (cont’d)..

What has #ICU really been like for the teams during #Covid19? Here it is in words & pictures. Crafted for @ICS_updates by the brilliant @GilliCosm & @Zudin_P. #NHS

STOLEN BIKE FROM NHS WORKER NHS night shift worker on COVID Ward at University College Hospital London had his Genesis Croix de Fer10 Bike stolen from outside the Hospital early this morn - dark reddish metallic finish; from no:14450099 please help find. Please RETWEET Massively!

🗣️ “Anyone listening to this who doesn’t wear their mask – they have blood on their hands”. Strong words from intensive care professor @hugh_montgomery, who tells @RachelBurden what’s happening in his unit right now. 🎧 Listen @BBCSounds

THREAD: The latest @PHE_uk weekly surveillance report makes for sobering reading - here are some key things that have not yet been widely reported - inc care homes & inequality. Please read and share! (whole report: https://t.co/ZQrDKWbeWR) 1/9

https://t.co/MS6ulfgU00 This is just awful. So sorry.

Incoming transmission. #MessageFromTheDoctor #DoctorWho

One of our ICU fellows had their mobile phone snatched from them on Southampton Row on way home from work last night...1/3

The British Congenital Cardiac Association (BCCA) has today published updated guidance for vulnerable groups with congenital heart disease, regarding #coronavirus. Please see the full resource on our website, plus an updated FAQ:

"Our message to countries continues to be: you must take a comprehensive approach. Not testing alone. Not contact tracing alone. Not quarantine alone. Not social distancing alone. Do it all"-@DrTedros #COVID19 #coronavirus

"This is the most frightening disease I've ever encountered in my career." Richard Hatchett, the doctor leading efforts to find a vaccine for coronavirus, says it is much more lethal than normal flu.

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Lots of people asking about the #COVID19 #Simulations we have been doing. Here’s a thread of thoughts and advice 1. We already have an established process for low acuity patients. We’ve not done simulation with walk ins.

This is such a key point. Social distancing measures do work - but they are most effective when implemented *before* things get bad. My personal opinion would be that we should start them now in London - not wait 2 weeks until epidemic approaching peak. Whole thread is good.

From a well respected friend and intensivist/A&E consultant who is currently in northern Italy: 1/ ‘I feel the pressure to give you a quick personal update about what is happening in Italy, and also give some quick direct advice about what you should do.

⭐️Learning points from the @ESICM second webinar on #COVID19 and intensive care, today⭐️ Thanks to Prof Yaseen Arabi for presenting the information and Dr Lennie Derde for leading. It's a long one! (thread)