
Dr Ben๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐บ
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Consultant Paediatric ๐ถ๐ป and Adult Anaesthetist | Board Member @Assoc_Anaes | #GATFam for Life @Anaes_Trainees | Views my own | #LGBT | he/him/his
West Midlands/London, England
Joined October 2015
Representation mattersโฆ When I started my Speciality Training the @Assoc_Anaes had just elected their first #LGBT President @startle65 Today the @Anaes_Trainees committee will have 4 #LGBT representatives Seeing yourself represented makes such a difference
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Interesting that the only people to exit the hotel during a fire alarm this morning with all their belongings, fully dressed, coiffed and made up were the @AmericanAir cabin crewโฆ Twenty five minutes after the rest of the hotel had evacuatedโฆ Doesnโt fill you with confidence!
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Prize winner for the Best Education Project @APAGBI Congratulations Great to see the work of @SAFE_courses being adapted from LMIC back to education in the UK
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Dr Samantha Lyons presenting on the development and roll out of @SAFE_courses #SAFEPaediatricsUK to @APAGBI @PediAnesthesia Amazing work to adapt a course to a variety of local settings across the UK and other national settings @Assoc_Anaes
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Representing @Assoc_Anaes with colleagues from @ImperialNHS and #SAFEPaeds @SAFE_courses at the @APAGBI @PediAnesthesia ASM in Edinburgh
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Off to Edinburgh for @APAGBI ASM But first the experience of the @CalSleeper combined with @Eurovision @bbceurovision SemiFinal 1 combined with some real Girdrs #Eurovision2025 #ESC2025 #UnitedByMusic
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Getting up for this mornings commute was particularly rough Remember clinicians are humans too You never know what they have just dealt with and seen The day it doesnโt affect me is the day I quit I have some amazing colleagues and teamwork makes all the difference
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Our official journal @Anaes_journal is looking for two part-time editors to join the team. Find out more ๐ https://t.co/Rgn8DxZhG2
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Anaesthesia is looking for two Editors to join the team part time. The successful applicants must be able to work well in a team, be able to keep to strict deadlines, have a history of publication and must have excellent English writing skills. https://t.co/Rgn8DxZhG2
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I wonder how much GBNews are paying to get their โcorrespondentsโ force follows on this platform
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As we called for at our meeting with Professor Leng, the Review has agreed to host a webinar to provide anaesthetists a space to share thoughts, views and questions about the physician associate and anaesthesia associate professions. ๐
on 14 April, 19:00-20:00 ๐ More info
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Celebrate excellence in anaesthesia: Nominate a star today! We are thrilled to announce a revitalised awards programme designed to celebrate the diverse contributions of the entire anaesthesia community. More about our Honours & Awards ๐ https://t.co/BHgQ6pYvLN
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Medicine can be hard, have a listen to my chat with Toni Brunning, where we discuss some everyday strategies to improve your wellbeing. https://t.co/An6dshZyT2
coffeeandagas.podbean.com
Welcome to Coffee and a Gas, a podcast series created by the Association of Anaesthetists Resident Doctors Committee, for all anaesthetists. Covering topics from wellbeing and advocacy to the hottest...
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The weather was glorious and seeing nature reclaiming green spaces made things bearable But it is three months of pain that will never be forgotten #coviddayofreflection
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Three months of being told it was fake Lockdown was brutal to everyone in so many ways But without lockdown the hope that healthcare professionals rely on to do their jobs would have disappeared
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Three months of telling people they were dying Three months of telling people their relatives were dying despite everything we could do Three months of hopelessness Three months of despair Three months of fear Three months of being told we were lying
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Three months of work being filled with death Three months making decisions about the lives of people isolated from their families Three months watching people teeter on the edge of death Three months of phone calls to distraught relatives
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