Nick Scriven
@nickscr1.bsky.social
Acute Medicine consultant, NHS regional advisor (SDEC), Norwich City fan (exiled in Yorkshire)
Who says the NHS can't respond to heatwaves!!!!
July 13, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Who says the NHS can't respond to heatwaves!!!!
Fabulous night @royalalberthall.bsky.social with #lesmiserables
June 18, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Fabulous night @royalalberthall.bsky.social with #lesmiserables
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This Month's CPD WYW is for our Acute Medicine Nurses to celebrate International Nurses Day on the 12th May
May 18, 2026 at 6:30 AM
This Month's CPD WYW is for our Acute Medicine Nurses to celebrate International Nurses Day on the 12th May
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‘Patient safety and public trust are paramount.’
Our new guidance aims to give doctors and medical students clarity on their rights and responsibilities around freedom of expression in the workplace. www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
Our new guidance aims to give doctors and medical students clarity on their rights and responsibilities around freedom of expression in the workplace. www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
BMA releases guidance on how to balance freedom of expression with professional standards
We are offering guidance to medical students and doctors on how to express their views safely and with respect in the workplace and in public
www.bma.org.uk
May 18, 2026 at 10:38 AM
‘Patient safety and public trust are paramount.’
Our new guidance aims to give doctors and medical students clarity on their rights and responsibilities around freedom of expression in the workplace. www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
Our new guidance aims to give doctors and medical students clarity on their rights and responsibilities around freedom of expression in the workplace. www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
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For once a good drug company ad
The powerful medicine that's free
The powerful medicine that's free
May 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM
For once a good drug company ad
The powerful medicine that's free
The powerful medicine that's free
Quick trip further north to speak a @rcphysicians.bsky.social update on my "second" speciality
April 28, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Quick trip further north to speak a @rcphysicians.bsky.social update on my "second" speciality
@calderdale.bsky.social Just seen on Halifax Courier that south route into Halifax basically closing next week with everyone funneled North. Any chance you could delay so that rpadwon north are actually finished rather than gridlocked???
January 31, 2026 at 9:40 AM
@calderdale.bsky.social Just seen on Halifax Courier that south route into Halifax basically closing next week with everyone funneled North. Any chance you could delay so that rpadwon north are actually finished rather than gridlocked???
Four generations (and 1 dog) for Christmas Dinner
December 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Four generations (and 1 dog) for Christmas Dinner
Merry Christmas from team acute in Halifax
December 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Merry Christmas from team acute in Halifax
Let's see how quickly this goes tomorrow at work (Mary Berry recipe)
October 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Let's see how quickly this goes tomorrow at work (Mary Berry recipe)
@acutemedicine.bsky.social #SAMManchester worrying stat , 71% of AIM registrars say they feel their specialty not valued above GIM by others, how do we change this?
September 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
@acutemedicine.bsky.social #SAMManchester worrying stat , 71% of AIM registrars say they feel their specialty not valued above GIM by others, how do we change this?
Great gig last night at Halifax Piece Hall, Texas as great as ever
July 26, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Great gig last night at Halifax Piece Hall, Texas as great as ever
Long weekend in Prague in getting v v wet at @brucespringsteen.net concert!!!
June 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Long weekend in Prague in getting v v wet at @brucespringsteen.net concert!!!
#samonthecam Cardiology Pearl - DON'T give adenosine to tachycardia "to see if helps" (aka diagnostic test) - you will almost certainly end up "doing bad stuff"
May 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
#samonthecam Cardiology Pearl - DON'T give adenosine to tachycardia "to see if helps" (aka diagnostic test) - you will almost certainly end up "doing bad stuff"
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I read this curled into a ball of horror, but it's WELL worth reading.
www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...
www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...
Seven things A&E doctors wish you’d avoid doing at home
Don’t slice an avocado in a hurry or mow the lawn in your flip-flops - doctors reveal the worst accidents they’ve seen working in emergency
www.telegraph.co.uk
April 18, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I read this curled into a ball of horror, but it's WELL worth reading.
www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...
www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...
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BIG Whoop.
Pertussis cases are up 1500% since 2021 due to declining vaccinations & there were at least a dozen deaths in the US last year.
Over 700 cases & multiple measles deaths already this year.
These are preventable diseases that no one should get let alone die from.
Over 700 cases & multiple measles deaths already this year.
These are preventable diseases that no one should get let alone die from.
April 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
BIG Whoop.
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“Sure, it will be compatible with any modern IT kit” falls down fast when it meets NHS infrastructure.
For those not fully aware of NHS finances, you will have seen the austerity of the last 14 years. Where do you think they start first each year? Tech and support spending.
For those not fully aware of NHS finances, you will have seen the austerity of the last 14 years. Where do you think they start first each year? Tech and support spending.
Ah hello Overblown AI Promises, please meet Reality 🤝
I'm sure you'll get along famously
I'm sure you'll get along famously
Government AI roll-outs threatened by outdated IT systems
Public accounts committee also flags ‘persistent digital skills shortages’ and uncompetitive civil service pay rates
www.theguardian.com
March 26, 2025 at 8:36 AM
“Sure, it will be compatible with any modern IT kit” falls down fast when it meets NHS infrastructure.
For those not fully aware of NHS finances, you will have seen the austerity of the last 14 years. Where do you think they start first each year? Tech and support spending.
For those not fully aware of NHS finances, you will have seen the austerity of the last 14 years. Where do you think they start first each year? Tech and support spending.
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Serious question: Can somebody explain to me why the Signal boys loathe Europe so much? Exasperation with longstanding European refusal to spend more on defence really is not enough to explain this degree of hostility. What’s so bad about Europe? Too snobby? An obstacle to their libertarian dreams?
March 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Serious question: Can somebody explain to me why the Signal boys loathe Europe so much? Exasperation with longstanding European refusal to spend more on defence really is not enough to explain this degree of hostility. What’s so bad about Europe? Too snobby? An obstacle to their libertarian dreams?
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"Success will depend on how this massive change is managed and on creating a workable future relationship between ministers and NHS organisations."
Nigel Crisp discusses the risks and opportunities of abolishing NHS England
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Nigel Crisp discusses the risks and opportunities of abolishing NHS England
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
March 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"Success will depend on how this massive change is managed and on creating a workable future relationship between ministers and NHS organisations."
Nigel Crisp discusses the risks and opportunities of abolishing NHS England
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Nigel Crisp discusses the risks and opportunities of abolishing NHS England
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
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Here we go again...
“The end of NHS England [...] 'reform' is one of the trickiest words in the political lexicon..." Read more 👇
@imcdermott.bsky.social @drdon.bsky.social @kathcheckland.bsky.social @benwealthy.bsky.social @richardbody.bsky.social @surin75.bsky.social @cath-lewis.bsky.social
“The end of NHS England [...] 'reform' is one of the trickiest words in the political lexicon..." Read more 👇
@imcdermott.bsky.social @drdon.bsky.social @kathcheckland.bsky.social @benwealthy.bsky.social @richardbody.bsky.social @surin75.bsky.social @cath-lewis.bsky.social
The government's promised to reform the NHS, but “reform” is one of the trickiest words in the political lexicon.
It "usually just means cuts, and when done in a hurry there’s a risk of unintended consequences."
@helensalisbury.bsky.social on the end of NHS England
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
It "usually just means cuts, and when done in a hurry there’s a risk of unintended consequences."
@helensalisbury.bsky.social on the end of NHS England
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
March 17, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Here we go again...
“The end of NHS England [...] 'reform' is one of the trickiest words in the political lexicon..." Read more 👇
@imcdermott.bsky.social @drdon.bsky.social @kathcheckland.bsky.social @benwealthy.bsky.social @richardbody.bsky.social @surin75.bsky.social @cath-lewis.bsky.social
“The end of NHS England [...] 'reform' is one of the trickiest words in the political lexicon..." Read more 👇
@imcdermott.bsky.social @drdon.bsky.social @kathcheckland.bsky.social @benwealthy.bsky.social @richardbody.bsky.social @surin75.bsky.social @cath-lewis.bsky.social
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The government's promised to reform the NHS, but “reform” is one of the trickiest words in the political lexicon.
It "usually just means cuts, and when done in a hurry there’s a risk of unintended consequences."
@helensalisbury.bsky.social on the end of NHS England
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
It "usually just means cuts, and when done in a hurry there’s a risk of unintended consequences."
@helensalisbury.bsky.social on the end of NHS England
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
March 17, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The government's promised to reform the NHS, but “reform” is one of the trickiest words in the political lexicon.
It "usually just means cuts, and when done in a hurry there’s a risk of unintended consequences."
@helensalisbury.bsky.social on the end of NHS England
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
It "usually just means cuts, and when done in a hurry there’s a risk of unintended consequences."
@helensalisbury.bsky.social on the end of NHS England
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
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This is really important in the context of NHS budgets being cut across the hospital sector...many hospitals are short of the nurses needed to provide safe care: www.channel4.com/news/factche...
FactCheck reveals: England’s missing nurses
These are the secret NHS files you weren’t supposed to see.
www.channel4.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:40 AM
This is really important in the context of NHS budgets being cut across the hospital sector...many hospitals are short of the nurses needed to provide safe care: www.channel4.com/news/factche...