Alexander Ford
@alex_ford12399
Exiled Mancunian. New Order, Joy Division, Smiths, Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, & Stanley Chow fanatic.
Delighted to announce that the @AtlantisTrial of low-dose titrated amitriptyline as a second-line treatment for #IBS in primary care is now published online in @TheLancet authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S01… I will be presenting the results today at 1430hrs at #UEGWeek2023
Steve Rotheram, Labour mayor of Liverpool city region, tells me he is deeply critical of Keir Starmer’s decision to appoint the former editor of the Sun newspaper to a new Whitehall perm sec position in charge of all 7,000 civil servants engaged in communications and PR. He says…
When world-leading economists argue that the UK needs a wealth tax our Govt should listen. History tells us ambition is possible and preferable; that the UK can be world leading. @Keir_Starmer be ambitious for our country - tax us, the super rich theguardian.com/business/2025/…
Schrodinger’s Doctor … simultaneously too important to be able to strike but not important enough to be paid more than their assistants.
Doctors hold lives in their hands. No one should lose critical healthcare because of strikes but that’s what’s happening now. That’s why a Conservative government led by me would ban doctors’ strikes, just like we do the army and police.
NHS management just dislikes doctors- but can't run the health service without them. What a wonderful quirk of irony.
Read 'open access' via bit.ly/4m8wnda "Refining Prognosis in Cirrhosis Patients With Ascites: Impact of Acute vs. Non-Acute Decompensation" #livertwitter #cirrhosis #ascites
"Network Meta-Analysis: Comparative Efficacy of Biologics and Small Molecules in the Induction and Maintenance of Remission in Crohn's Disease" available to read via bit.ly/4faBNC8 #GItwitter #IBD #metaanalysis #Crohnsdisease
There are people on this train who have paid nearly £200 to stand in the aisle for 5 hours and they’ll still get in over 2 hours late. Last year the train companies paid out £246million to shareholders. Great system, seems fine.
I actually think it’s great that John Major’s conservative government privatised the rail system in the 90s in such a way that companies operated the services and made all the money but the state still owns the network and is responsible for all the problems. Works really well 👍🏻
Kemi Badenoch earns £96,000 a year as an MP. She lives with her multimillionaire banker husband in Wimbledon. Kemi claims £36,400 a year for rent & council tax for a second home in Essex. Kemi doesn’t believe that junior doctors are worth £22 an hour. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
New Editorial - World Hepatitis Day 2025: elimination at a critical juncture thelancet.com/journals/langa… #WorldHepatitisDay #LiverTwitter #IDTwitter #MedTwitter
Apply for the new Editor in chief of "Gut Science" before the 4th August 2025 Link for further information here: bit.ly/44LfHCV #GUTScience @Gut_BMJ @FrontGastro_BMJ @BMJOpen_Gastro @BritSocGastro @emadelomar @PhilSmithIsBack @ChristianSelin3
#GUTImage from the paper by Su et al entitled "Dietary whey protein protects against Crohn’s disease by orchestrating cross-kingdom interaction between the gut phageome and bacteriome" via bit.ly/4ltv0G6 @Tao_Zuo_ #IBD #CrohnsDisease #WheyProtein
Happy to see our work published @APandT ‼️ ✅Isolated #PSC - even without #IBD - is an independent risk factor for #CRC! Hope it sparks further research and screening guidelines 🙏🏻 📖: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ap… Grateful to continue working with the genius team @AasmaShaukatMD…
Struggling with IBS patients who fail to respond to first-line therapies? Don't forget the evidence for low-dose amitriptyline. The ATLANTIS trial (n=463) provides compelling RCT evidence for this effective, safe, and inexpensive second-line option. Read the paper:…
IBS symptoms can change daily. The ATLANTIS trial showed patients could gradually adjust their own amitriptyline dose, giving them more control. Flexible treatment that adapts to you. Visit ctru.leeds.ac.uk/atlantis/atlan… for more info.
Tried everything for your IBS? The ATLANTIS trial found low-dose amitriptyline could help when other treatments don't. A new, evidence-based option for persistent symptoms. Ask your GP or visit the trial's website: ctru.leeds.ac.uk/atlantis/atlan…
Looking to improve outcomes for refractory IBS without increasing consultation time? The ATLANTIS trial protocol empowers patients with self-titration of low-dose amitriptyline, a NICE-recommended therapy. See ctru.leeds.ac.uk/atlantis/atlan… for details
Amazes me that people can have millions of pounds, cushy job for life, Lordship, literally wildest dreams stuff. And they get angry and bitter about a prole having a glass of booze that probably cost <£10. It's really not enough to succeed for them, others have to suffer.
That's very inspiring, Chris. What sort of champagne is your favourite? Are all doctors entitled to champagne? Are taxpayers's entitled to champagne, or is it just for doctors?
Hereditary Peer trolling a A&E Consultant who is working on the frontline because he happened to have a profile picture with a champagne flute Same @JimBethell who was profiteering from PPE deals during height of COVID & now trying to profiteer from AI supposedly replacing Drs
That's very inspiring, Chris. What sort of champagne is your favourite? Are all doctors entitled to champagne? Are taxpayers's entitled to champagne, or is it just for doctors?
Fun fact: £1bn would cover the cost of full pay restoration
That's very inspiring, Chris. What sort of champagne is your favourite? Are all doctors entitled to champagne? Are taxpayers's entitled to champagne, or is it just for doctors?
Fun facts…£1billion buys a lot of champagne (with enough left over for a new phone)