Dr Asif Qasim MA PhD FRCP
@DrAsifQasim
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The ongoing transformation of Bradford city centre has been remarkable. Congratulations to everyone involved, and thank you for your hard work and dedication to creating an exciting and welcoming place for residents and visitors alike.🙌 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
The Government tried to BLOCK a study which revealed the true scale of care home deaths during the pandemic. Shocking evidence from Alasdair Donaldson at the @covidinquiryuk today.
They simply cannot be trusted with the responsibility of determining who meets the criteria for the senior most doctors in the UK - thus must remain under the purview of the Royal Colleges, under active Medical Practitioners and the most prominent and experienced doctors.
GMC’s ambitions need to be re-examined in the context of their severe and dangerous failures over the PA project. As the Leng Report shows, GMC pushed for non-medically qualified people without core skills to be able to work as senior doctors, despite warnings from doctors & RCs
It's worse. For example, the GMC is proposing to remove its legal duty to award CCTs and give itself power to decide what evidence is needed for CCT. This move lets them write their rules arbitrarily, and removes legal protection from trainees. This needs scrutiny.
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Toxic? Nope Measured analysis of the serial failures of the GMC to ensure safe care for the public Interesting to review the MOU between the DHSC and GMC to register PAs in light of this
We should talk about the the inevitable q of how this mess happened. Prof Leng stated her review wouldn’t dwell on it. This is within her gift - the review is hard enough to land despite sticking to its precise question. But the question of how this happened cannot be ignored 1/
Honoured to be named an ambassador for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. ✨ To help build excitement for a home Games in Glasgow feels full circle. I can’t wait to see the city come alive with sport, community & that unbeatable Scottish spirit. Let the countdown begin!💙🏴
GMC thinks public safety isn’t a legal obligation, ignored multiple safety concerns, obstructed medical experts, blurred role distinctions, and can’t define med practice. They enabled PAs to work dangerously & didn’t assess skills/courses. Are they fit for purpose? 18/
Leng advises the GMC to act as per the image below, though GMC has already failed on the first point. It had been multiply warned on the second point. It was in court over the third. Given its history of obstructing RCs, how can we trust the GMC to suddenly show compliance? 15/
We should talk about the the inevitable q of how this mess happened. Prof Leng stated her review wouldn’t dwell on it. This is within her gift - the review is hard enough to land despite sticking to its precise question. But the question of how this happened cannot be ignored 1/
An interesting thread And we owe a lot to the anons - many of whom have done painstaking research and FOIs which undoubtedly made a difference But I want to acknowledge those brave enough to show up and speak out without being anon - for many that has cost them a lot
1/n I want to say something about PAs. I don’t know yet if this will be long or short cause I am not psychic. What I do know is this: the situation has become a mess. Not just administratively. Not just professionally. But emotionally. And it’s going to leave scars.
Unravelling the contributions of ischaemia and scar in arrhythmogenesis - these two papers give us the answers!⚡️🫀 Ischaemia paper 🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39661477/ @divaka_perera @achir76 @sohaibnazir @webmd11 @drjohnm @LambiasePier @SVRaoMD @aayshacader @DrMarthaGulati @TCTMD_Yael
🚨@REVIVED_BCIS2 scar analysis🫀 ➡️Scar volume & pattern highly associated with death and arrhythmia ➡️Scar assessment should be routine, particularly in those at borderline risk Out now @JACCJournals CVI🔗 jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… 📺Watch our summary👇 youtu.be/-eMrPRPToM0
𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐒𝐡𝐫: 58F presents w/ a painless buttock lesion that’s grown slowly for 10 yrs—now ulcerated & indurated. What would you do next? Sign in w/ your NHS/academic email to weigh in. hubs.la/Q03x-T_C0 #medtwitter #foamed #dermatology @DermMarianne
𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲: 67-y/o male with LAD infarct and microvascular obstruction on CMR. What’s your diagnosis? 🩺 Sign in with your NHS/academic email to view & discuss the case! hubs.la/Q03x-TDh0 #medtwitter #MedX #foamed #cardiology @DrAsifQasim @Hragy @walinjom
Just had a conversation with a doctor. A London A&E is already gaming the system They require PAs to discuss the patient with a Reg or Con before being seen The patient is now considered differentiated And they can see the patient as before Including majors and…
Budget cuts close UK body tackling antimicrobial resistance @medshronline @LSHTM @TrinityChall @TrinCollCam @IneosOxford observer.co.uk/news/science-t…
𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲: 83M with sudden, intense chest pain. CT points towards aortic dissection—what's your diagnosis? Sign in with your NHS/academic email to view & join the discussion. hubs.la/Q03xYTv20 #medtwitter #MedX #foamed #radiology #cardiology @DrAsifQasim
40F presents with progressive wrist pain. X-ray reveals an eccentric lytic lesion in the distal radius. What’s your differential? Sign in with your NHS/academic email to view & discuss the case! hubs.ly/Q03xG9fw0 #medtwitter #MedX #foamed #radiology #orthopaedics @ytkhoja