Simon Fleming 🛠
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There are some gut or bowel-related symptoms that you really should not ignore. They can be a sign of something sinister developing so it could be life-saving if caught early. Onion AI Chief Medical Officer and Consultant Gastroenterologist Dr Gareth Corbett explains what…
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Due to the dangerous lack of planning and action taken by Obstetrics at QMC and The City Hospital in Nottingham, we are forced to accept the derogations: 1x resident (Sat 26 July) and 3x resident doctors tomorrow (Sun 27 July). 1/2 Protecting patient safety during strikes has…
🧠 Extra tiredness, unusual tingling, fatigue you can’t explain? It could be more than just a busy week….. you might be low in Vitamin B12. (A thread 1/3) B12 plays a critical role in: ✅ Nerve and brain function ✅ Red blood cell production ✅ DNA creation and metabolism…
Please share this from @CPOC_News: cpoc.org.uk/improving-beha…. WHY and HOW about improving behaviours across perioperative care (and the #NHS). Thanks to the working group! Lots of resources/quotes @SaferSurgeryUK @RCSEd @RCSnews @LiangRhea @OrthopodReg @theRCN @RCPCHtweets
Dr Ruth Mitchell is a neurosurgeon. She says she resents having to deal with sexism in her field. Watch God Complex on ABC iview. #4Corners #Investigations
I'm not a Resident Doctor. I am privileged enough to pay for a cleaner. I pay my cleaner £25 per hour. Resident Doctors are asking for less than that. My cleaner makes my house smell nice. A Resident Doctor will save your life. #Strikehard
Physician associates should be banned from diagnosing and seeing untriaged patients, a govt review has found: thetimes.com/article/19cf84…
Have you signed up to the IODA Mentorship Program? We're excited to see members from around the world have already hosting hours of insightful mentorship sessions, and we're just getting started! Mentee: mentoring.qooper.io/join/82497d Mentor: mentoring.qooper.io/join/648d2e #Mentorship #Ortho
When people ask my why I do what I do Why I challenge, advocate, amplify and speak out I point them to data like this year’s @gmcuk Survey *50, 637 responses* 🇬🇧 still has a problem with sexual assault, sexual harassment, discrimination, bullying and burnout We also know…



The Leng Review of the PA and AA roles lays bare catastrophic failures in NHS leadership that have put patients at serious risk of harm. But unfortunately its recommendations do not adequately protect patients. 🔗 Full response: bma.org.uk/bma-media-cent…
I have seen the views from some quarters re @lengreview Personally? A change in name; defining uniform; no undifferentiated patients; senior named clinician as Supervisor ; GMC having to make distinctive differentiation etc are steps forward for patient safety Yes, there are…
IBS is one of the most common things Onion AI Ambassador Dr Gareth Corbett sees in his clinics Here's what he tells his patients to do! Follow for more health information Onion AI health understanding for everyone 🧡 #onionai #medX #ibs #ibsawareness #ibsdiet #ibstips…
IODA is proud to share that Miss Samantha Tross, esteemed IODA Secretary, has officially been inducted into the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons of England for the 2025 term. 👏 Please join us in congratulating Miss Tross on this achievement! #IODA #WomenInSurgery #ortho
Hope is what the NHS gives at its best. These quotes are taken from NHS Voices: 77 Voices for 77 Years. Thank you to every contributor. 💙 (3/3) #NHS #Hope #NHS_Voices #77Voices77Years #77Voicesfor77Years
A survey by the Unite union has found that almost a fifth of female healthcare workers have experienced work related sexual assault bmj.com/content/390/bm…
Dr Hussain sees it often. Patients arrive anxious and overwhelmed after searching their symptoms online. The information is vague, misleading, and sometimes leads them to spend money on private treatments they don’t need. He knows the power of asking the right questions it’s how…