Simon Stoneham
@infectiontheory
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Infection enthusiast, aspiring scientist.
Joined March 2020
An important reminder of a very difficult time. So many more deaths than we were used to. Families unable to visit and staff becoming a conduit for a lot of the grief that people couldn’t express directly to each other because they couldn’t be together.
And here he breaks down while explaining the absolute trauma experienced by smaller hospitals in particular - the "healthier" ICU patients were transferred out, leaving them coping with so much death. They felt so alone.
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RT @ClinOncDoc: An anecdote of an interaction with a patient that has stayed with me for 15 years. When I was a fresh-faced 2nd year docto….
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RT @IDiots_pod: Just reading the @BradSpellberg back catalogue (on chronic OM, and came across this absolute belte….
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RT @drphilhammond: It's puzzling that people blame "the NHS" for the state it's in. It's not a religion, simply a mechanism for paying for….
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RT @SophyRidgeSky: I haven’t been able to stop thinking about Colin John Smith. He weighed just 13 pounds when he died aged 7, infected du….
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RT @kallmemeg: Please read this heartfelt testimony from the mum of Riley 👼 who passed away from whooping cough (pertussis) - a vaccine pre….
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Excellent Q&A from Brigitte Lamy at #escmid2024. Get more blood in your blood cultures, take all sets at once!.
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RT @doctor_oxford: The Health & Care Bill is back in the Commons tmrw. It divides the NHS into 42 areas led by Integrated Care Boards whic….
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RT @dr_michaelmarks: #ECCMID2024 A reminder of the very impressive POET study ( results which pretty clearly show o….
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Headline: ‘Government prioritises childish prejudices of the wealthy rather than major social issues of the day.’
bbc.co.uk
The PM wants to strip GPs of power to issue sick notes but Labour says he has run out of ideas.
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RT @doctor_oxford: Dear @DHSCgovuk & @NHSEngland,. Please find attached a letter for @VictoriaAtkins & @amandapritchard signed by over 15,0….
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RT @DrSteveTaylor: NHS work done by Private Sector . On the face of it a ‘good idea’ but wait…. The money spent is not then invested in th….
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RT @luke_allsopp: #Postdoc on #combating #AMR and #Pseudomonas with Prof. Jane Davies and me. Closing the 3rd of April @janedaviescf @Imper….
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RT @goldstone_tony: THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The resolve of @BMA_JuniorDocs is going nowhere:. Feb '23: 98.01% vote to strike.Aug '23 : 98.37%….
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RT @DrNeilStone: Those of us who work in Infectious Diseases are passionate about it. I have yet to meet one ID doc who does not absolutel….
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