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Are you interested in representing the patient voice on the CPOC Board and leading a team of patient reps? We are now recruiting for our next CPOC Patient Lead to ensure the patient voice is at the centre of our work. Closing: 09 May 2025 Info: cpoc.org.uk/get-involved...

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Tomorrow is #InternationalWomensDay and we're highlighting some of the inspirational women in our College 🧵 Dr Sarah Thornton represents us on the Working Party on Sexual Misconduct in Surgery Read her recent blog 📖 ow.ly/6s6550UVtET #IWD2025 #AccelerateAction @drmumsjt.bsky.social

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For the first time in the UK, women doctors outnumber men. The General Medical Council’s register of doctors with a licence to practise has now reached over 50% women. This is a huge milestone. medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/news/women-d...

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"Many of the UK's 160,000 women doctors have untapped expert potential to improve health, prevent unwarranted interventions and lead teams". Unleashing the talent of women doctors can improve everyone's health. My article in @bmj.com. www.bmj.com/content/388/... @medicalwomenuk.bsky.social

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📢CPOC is developing seven pages dedicated to preoperative optimisation proven to reduce complications by up to 50% for patients. The pages provide resources for clinicians to support patients to improve their outcomes. ➡️View the first 5 pages here: cpoc.org.uk/guidelines-a...

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Separated bike lanes especially benefit women: "The findings revealed a notable increase in the utilisation of segregated lanes, with a more significant impact observed among women than among men." doi.org/10.1016/j.re...

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Most doctors have private thoughts during difficult consultations that are less polite than what they ever say aloud. What if we taught students that this is fine, so long as you learn how to process the thoughts professionally? My latest "Talking Point" @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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Hello. Please come to this Webinar Thurs 13th March 2-4pm. About how to help people to be more active. Event is FREE for Sussex care home staff and others. Please book at: www.eventbrite.com/e/sussex-car... I'm speaking. Organised by Sussex NHS ICB, with Active Sussex.

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BSG SWiG are on the panel at the Medical Women’s Federation conference in Cambridge 15th-17th May 2025. Please book to attend at: medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/news-events/... @medicalwomenuk @medicalwomenuk.bsky.social @bsgswig.bsky.social

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If road deaths were a virus, we’d call it a pandemic.

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Interested in joining the CPOC Team? Our recruitment window for CPOC Fellow for 2025-26 is still open and closes on the 06 April 2025. ➡️0.5FTE paid role ➡️Interview date 30 April ➡️Post commences in August Find out more: cpoc.org.uk/get-involved...

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✨Speaker Spotlight✨ Professor Scarlett McNally will be joining us at #AAA2025 Talk entitled: "How EVERYONE can optimise (with free help at www.cpoc.org.uk)" @scarlettmcnally.bsky.social @cpoc.bsky.social Register here! emdevents.eventsair.com/aaa-2025/regpg #AAACONF

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“Health is Wealth” writes @scarlettmcnally.bsky.social in this month’s @bmj.com. Some tips here from Prof McNally on how improving health for individuals can also ultimately benefit the national economy. Sounds like a win, win, win to me? #PublicHealth #MedSky Link: www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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Please forward this to any colleagues who might apply - this is how change happens...

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Please re-post! Some of our roles are up for renewal. Social media? campaigns? We want new talent! You have to be a woman doctor or medical student and join MWF (but we've dropped prices). Support given. Please encourage others to apply by 23Feb www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/about/vacanc...

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Would a 28% reduction in road casualties in your community make your place a better place to live, walk, cycle, learn, work and drive? Then come to our free 26th Feb webinar when we detail data from Wales and discuss how same could be achieved across UK. bit.ly/3EFgESp

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👏 “After one year of the zone, nitrogen dioxide from traffic was lower, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by 25% and those for heart problems decreased by 24%”

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ICYMI, this article from @cpoc.bsky.social Deputy Director Scarlett McNally discusses the issues around expanding surgical hubs, including the current shortage of 1,900 anaesthetists.

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I think @ippr.bsky.social did a little bit of work on this! www.ippr.org/research-and...

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Spot on. “… [the NHS] should normalise active travel for staff, patients, and visitors-linking safe routes for cycling, walking, and wheeling into communities. This would transform NHS sites into health promoting places…” Better public transport connections important part of enabling this too.

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My new @bmj.com article. How the #NHS could/should fix the UK economy. Or alternative (pessimistic) future options. Using Public health principles and Perioperative Care. My new article in @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/388/... @cpoc.bsky.social

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Let's turn waiting lists into preparation lists! Fitter patients who are able to improve their health and activity levels recover from surgery more quickly and with fewer complications. Share our Fitter Better Sooner resources. 👇 ow.ly/xzWh50UTgEb @CPOC_News

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Today we celebrate our 108th birthday! We're ready for the future with LOTS going on... www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk

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The first newsletter of 2025 has now been published! 📰 Follow this link to read more on CPOC's response to the Elective Reform Plan, our 2025/2026 Fellowship programme and much more 👉https://cpoc.org.uk/news/cpoc-newsletter

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Wales’ 20mph speed limit is delivering incredible results: ✅ 100 fewer deaths/serious injuries on 20 & 30mph roads ✅ 35% drop in road casualties (Jul–Sep 2024 vs. same period in 2023) ✅ Lowest casualty rate for this period since 1979 The data is clear: slower speeds save lives. 🔗 bbc.in/4aGd72h

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Should we worry about the stomach being full? CPOC has launched a 'Sip Til Send' webpage Read our patient info, blog and protocols, plus great examples from colleagues 👇 cpoc.org.uk/guidelines-a... Share how your hospital implements Sip To Send by sending your SOP/guidelines to [email protected]

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This is a student-led event for medical students and others. Sat 8th Feb. Leicester. Only £0-20. About how to reduce racism and encourage the best talent. In-person or on-line: shop.le.ac.uk/conferences-... More info at linktr.ee/uol_medrace. @medicalwomenuk.bsky.social

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Read CPOC's workforce position paper describing 10 themes: Efficiency Working together Patient-centred care Activities to assist team-working Culture and behaviours Staff groups Education Commitment to holistic health I.T. systems Leadership and workforce planning www.cpoc.org.uk/news/launchi...

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From 2012-22, the prevalence of smoking amongst elective CABG patients was surprisingly low (9% vs. 13% in the UK population). Why are we seeing this difference? Are patients successfully quitting before surgery? tinyurl.com/ywcmds7e #Ansky #Medsky @ronellemouton.bsky.social @alexisted.bsky.social

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Interesting read. Have heard suggestions that surgical hubs could be a route to moving ‘more care to the community’. @scarlettmcnally.bsky.social says this would be a bad move. @sjanereed.bsky.social @theasrstein.bsky.social

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Periop people - a colleague from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social is developing a consensus on the impact of prehabilitation on postoperative cognition among patients >65. Here’s an online thingy… forms.office.com/e/QW7JKaBhfz #AnSky #GeriSky #SurgSky @adamgordon1978.bsky.social @cpoc.bsky.social

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Join us on Tuesday 11th February, 6.30pm - 8pm for the next 'In Conversation with MWF' webinar with @survivinginscrubs.bsky.social founders, Dr Becky Cox and Dr Chelcie Jewitt. The webinar is free for members or £10 for non-members. Sign up here: www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/news-events/...

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My latest @bmj.com piece. About how to improve elective surgical waiting lists AND improve acute #NHS hospitals' efficiency/bed-use AND improve care for patients having emergency surgery and patients who are less fit or have co-morbidities. www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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Join our monthly webinars on Prehabilitation & Rehabilitation Next one 28 January at 1-2pm on the 'We are Undefeatable Campaign' To register click here 👇 cpoc.org.uk/events/perio... Also check out CPOC's resources for staying active & preparation for surgery cpoc.org.uk/guidelines-a...

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Congratulations to the winners! @docsunil.bsky.social donated 100 copies of the book he wrote with @drtonibrunning.bsky.social: “The Power of Preparation for surgery”. @cpoc.bsky.social advertised & sent 10 lucky winners 10 books each for their staff/patient benefit. Sorry to 41 unlucky applicants..

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Please book national MWF conference "Improving health- with women doctors" - Cambridge Fri 16 May hybrid - Abstracts (podium/poster) 250 words by 2Feb - 15May dinner @doctoroxford.bsky.social speaker after medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/news-events/... Tell students/residents/GPs/SAS. Allies welcome

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20mph speed limits in London has cut fatal & serious collisions by 25%. 🚲👨‍🦽‍➡️🚶❤️ And now car insurance companies are saying that it’s helping reduce the cost premiums because of fewer claims. 💷💷💷

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We partnered with Joe Wicks to create fitness videos for people to get active before surgery to help reduce complications cpoc.org.uk/news/joe-wic... 💪 @thebodycoach.bsky.social @jkdhesi.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social and @gstt-nhs.bsky.social

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Read our NEW blog/micro-education! HOW to treat tobacco dependency in acute hospitals. By Matthew Evison, @arranwoodhouse.bsky.social & me. On @cpoc.bsky.social blog/smoking pages. Info about new prescribable tablets, real #NHS experience @btsrespiratory.bsky.social + www.cpoc.org.uk/blog/diagnos...

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"The culture in healthcare that expects doctors to be heroic and resilient to a superhuman degree, with an intense workload, is toxic and increases their suicide risk." We can do more to prevent healthcare worker suicides, writes @scarlettmcnally.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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Brilliant blog for all doctors not just junior doctors. 🩺

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Something that's lived rent free in my head for most of this year is that a person diagnosed with a fractured neck of femur has a shorter life expectancy than someone diagnosed with with lung cancer on the same day 😢 Huge HT @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social for this profound observation

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Thanks @trishaelliott.bsky.social !! @muirgray.bsky.social and I wrote a 2017 paper about enabling older/middle-aged people to be more active to reduce the need for social care. (I quoted it in my article.) And it seems @bmj.com has kindly made our paper free to read at: www.bmj.com/content/359/...

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Quite rightly, @scarlettmcnally.bsky.social notes the circular nature of the relationship between health care and social care, in the @bmj.com this month. Link here, and I’ll also share some highlights in a 🧵… #MedSky #PublicHealth #EndPJParalysis www.bmj.com/content/387/...

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Can anyone explain how a GP can take on this “over and above” work for just over a fiver?

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🗳️ Did you know we have a suffragette connection? In 1907, Rose Lamartine Yates became our first female council member, balancing cycling with campaigning for women’s rights—even facing arrest. Her courage sparked change on and off the bike. 🔗 cyclinguk.org/rose-lamartine-yates

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17-year-long Scottish study of 82,000+ adults finds commuting by bike reduces your risk of: • early death • hospitalisation for any reason • cardiovascular disease • cancer mortality • treatment for mental health problems. Yeah, but those LTNs and bike lanes are really annoying.

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I'm honoured to be one of #100WomenInCycling 2024! Sharing the energy with: @bespokeeb.bsky.social @fsem-uk.bsky.social @bmj.com @eshtnhs.bsky.social @cpoc.bsky.social @cyclinguk.bsky.social Also please can we get more cycle parking at #NHS sites? And cyclelanes #Eastbourne @eastsussexcc.bsky.social

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