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3 years

Dr Nasir Afridi RIP, sadly another medical colleague taken by Covid He qualified from Army Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan and worked at Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, West Midlands To God we belong and to Him we return

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@UN_News_Centre Dame Barbara Woodward - the face of shame

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2 years

Fish finger sandwiches - is this an acceptable meal for adults??

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A group of #Muslim veterans visiting a War Memorial in Nelson, Lancashire in the 1980s. Many of these men migrated from Pakistan & India during the 50s & 60s.They dressed up, with their medals proudly on display. #LestWeForget #RemembranceDay #RememberTogether

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4 years

Very sorry to hear that another colleague Dr Poornima Nair, GP at Station View Medical Centre in Bishop Auckland has died of Coronavirus. Thoughts & prayers with her family. RIP

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@dr_irfan_malik

2 years

Another colleague lost to Covid, Consultant Surgeon Mr Irfan Halim Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un To God we belong and to Him we shall return Leaves behind a wife & 4 children

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1 year

Oh dear! This is dangerous from @Keir_Starmer ➡️ self referral to physio for back pain already exists ➡️ if you have INTERNAL BLEEDING you can’t just go straight for a ‘test’ without being assessed by a doctor

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2 years

The main reason why the public can’t get timely appointments with GPs is because there are not enough GPs There is no other way of fixing the problem without recruiting more GPs & stopping GPs leaving It’s simple maths #GPCrisis

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3 years

President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Dr Katherine Henderson clarifies that it is the sickest, most vulnerable, ambulance bound patients requiring admissions that have the most impact on A&Es rather than those unable to get face to face appointments with their GP

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7 months

When I started as a GP Partner (long-time ago) my Senior Partner always used to say ‘3 strikes and you are in’ - meaning if you have 3 contacts with the Practice in a short time & not improving - then consider admission This is always at the back of my mind & the advice has…

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@4myJessBrady

7 months

#Jess ’sLaw After the third contact with a GP surgery about a condition/symptom, a case should be elevated for review. It should be red-flagged & set procedures & guidelines should be followed, including a referral to a specialist. Please RT @earlydiagnosis @nevertooyoung @cancer

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2 years

#Nottingham CCG have asked me to stop tweeting about the GP referrals vetting introduced by #Neurology - The public has the right to know why they are not being seen - Referrals are rejected with a few lines of advice - If GPs wanted advice we would use ‘advice & guidance’

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5 years

Post match celebrations #EngvPak #CWC19 Trent Bridge #Nottingham - after #Pakistan finally win a match!

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1 year

I have been training GP Registrars (aka trainees, ST1,2,3s) for 20 years - but the obsession with high quality ‘reflective learning logs’ & Eportfolio means I will throw in the towel soon!

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3 months

Sadly, the pharmacists have had little or no training So it’s actually increasing GP workload

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3 months

For over two weeks, patients have been able to get treated for seven common conditions like sinusitis or earache directly from their local pharmacy. This is freeing up millions of GP appointments and giving patients easier access to the care they need, when they need it.

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4 months

@HughCasswell The audience looks a little depressed

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4 years

Wonderful to see 95 year old #WW2 veteran Sgt (Rtd) Mohammed Hussain being honoured at the #FestivalofRemembrance #London - He served in Italy with the British Indian Army in #WW2 & after partition joined the #Pakistan Army 🇵🇰 #RemembranceSunday #RememberTogether #LestWeForget

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3 years

Eid photos for the family

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2 years

I kid you not a Consultant Gynaecologist recently slagged off GPs for referring too many patients on the 2ww cancer pathway! However the pick up rate was 8% - which means GPs are actually under referring

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4 years

These marble stone plaques are scattered around the #Indian Subcontinent remembering the #WW1 contribution of prominent villages

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3 years

My father, Mumtaz Ahmad Malik aged 87 years peacefully passed away at home on evening of Wednesday 28th July. Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un To God we belong and to Him we shall return

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3 years

I have a very rare photo collection of about 160 First World War memorial stones (plaques) scattered throughout the Indian Subcontinent. These were awarded to villages making significant contributions in WW1.

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@dr_irfan_malik

7 months

Getting an urgent spinal team opinion on a patient with possible cauda equina syndrome is one of the hardest referrals to do

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@bbcemt

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Leicester Hospitals: Man suffered severe spine damage after care delay

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3 years

For all the anti vaxxers out there!

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2 years

Doesn’t look like Sue Gray will #BackBoris or be on #TeamBoris

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@dr_irfan_malik

2 years

Pain clinic Consultant orders MRI neck - abnormality found - their secretary emails us with actions! Wrote back to Consultant to sort out their investigation result ***GPs are not house officers to hospital Consultants***

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@dr_irfan_malik

2 years

Acute psychiatry team rejected my referral of a vulnerable patient with worsening psychosis I replied they will have to accept the medicolegal consequences if any harm is caused by their decision They are now reconsidering their decision #NHSCrisis

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@dr_irfan_malik

4 years

Dr Nasir Khan, Consultant Physician Royal Bolton Hospital - another colleague sadly departed #RIP #Coronavirus

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1 year

Just thought I would revisit my deep traumas from the 90s #CardiacArrest

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4 years

You know you are fully integrated into British society when your clan have a road named after them! #MALIK WAY #Heanor #Derbyshire

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@dr_irfan_malik

2 years

Chemists have started taking everybody’s blood pressure - triggering a whole new wave of urgent afternoon/evening GP consults

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@dr_irfan_malik

4 years

Many thanks to Nathan Rose, Head of Props Workshop & @stephsirr @NottmPlayhouse for designing & making these brilliant face shields #PPE for Elmswood Surgery staff #Nottingham - much appreciated!

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@dr_irfan_malik

8 months

When going to see your GP - you don’t need to touch them to show where the pain is Pointing to the area on yourself would suffice

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9 months

#LucyLetby Not read a great deal about the role of the Coroner?? Did they not notice the significant rise in suspicious baby deaths on their patch??

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@dr_irfan_malik

1 year

Radiology request rejected: ‘MRI knee should be at request of MSK service rather than primary care’ Dear Radiology, What kind of rubbish is this??

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@dr_irfan_malik

3 months

Why does a GP have an actual xray image on the computer screen?? We just get an very long paragraph report - in which only 1 line is useful

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@BMA_GP

3 months

"We've got to recognise that England is a global exporter of GPs." @doctor_katie speaks to @ITVAnglia about the urgent need for action to address the growing GP shortage. Watch from 11 minutes in 👇

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@dr_irfan_malik

2 years

Dr Gail Milligan - GP Camberley Health Centre, Surrey RIP another GP gone to soon, due to the immense pressures of the job

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@dr_irfan_malik

1 year

The only benefit a cloud based telephone system has for patients in General Practice is that they know what number in the queue they are The queue still exists There will be the same number of over stretched receptionists answering the calls #GPCrisis

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@dr_irfan_malik

2 years

Really impressed how hospital specialists are able to diagnose Functional Neurological disorder (FND) simply by reading our GP referral letters!

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@dr_irfan_malik

1 year

Funeral prayers & burial for the #Clifton #Nottingham fire victims took place today Many thanks to all the guests who came to pay respects RIP Fatoumatta Hydara (28yrs) Fatima Drammeh (3yrs) Naeemah Drammeh (1yr) To God we belong and to Him we shall return

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@dr_irfan_malik

2 years

Spinal surgeon writes to me to refer to neurology - I pass on the referral - which is then rejected! This is our local neurology rejection pathway

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@dr_irfan_malik

5 months

GP Partner forced off twitter X by NHSE/ICB #Kent A terrible restriction of freedom of speech A medical journalist should pick up on this abuse of powers

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@dr_irfan_malik

10 months

@SkyNews RIP George Alagiah

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3 years

An evening with Matt Hancock? I can’t imagine anything worse!

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4 months

How can the UK afford to fund multiple military conflicts - but not adequately resource our NHS??

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@dr_irfan_malik

2 years

Dear @NHSuk @NHSEngland Please delete this inaccurate facebook post ‘Talk to your GP about your travel plans’ Really??

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2 years

Senior Partner after GP reg has been using their room

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1 year

Shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic #GPCrisis You can’t improve GP access without more GPs

Good Morning Britain

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1 year

The government has announced plans to make it easier for patients to contact their GP and end the 8am rush. They plan to train more receptionists to access patients' needs and speed up the booking process.

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1 year

‘The only good Tory is a suppository’ Gotta love #Nottingham nurses #FairPayforNursing

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2 months

I do like this GP social media account

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4 years

Imams from the Ahmadiyya Muslim community at London Bridge to offer condolences #LondonBridgeAttack

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@dr_irfan_malik

3 months

Pharmacies have signed up to & started ‘Pharmacy First’ Slight problem is many haven’t had clinical training to assess - sinusitis, sore throats, ear infections, infected insect bites, shingles, impetigo, UTIs 🤷🏽‍♂️

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@dr_irfan_malik

2 years

Renal Consultant sees patient in outpatients clinic - 1 week later letter to patient (GP copied in): ‘on receipt of this letter please ask GP to repeat u&es (blood test) and send me the results’ Don’t dump your work on the patient & GP - deal with your own smoke!

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1 year

Mystery over mass exodus of doctors as five GPs leave #Derby surgery on same day This happens to avoid ‘last man standing’ situation #GPCrisis

Mystery over exodus of doctors as five GPs leave surgery

There are now only two GPs remaining at Osmaston Surgery

www.derbytelegraph.co.uk

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1 year

Was today National See Your GP day??

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@dr_irfan_malik

5 years

@PoppyLegion @mightymikeno1 The #Ahmadiyya Muslim Elders Association will be selling Poppies for RBL up & down the country

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2 months

Seeing same GP each visit ‘cuts workloads and improves health’ Yep - that’s why we kept our model of 6 GP Partners for 9000 patients (with ‘usual GP’ lists)

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2 years

Over 30 years given too much of myself to our #NHS I am planning to just chill now….. Life’s too short

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@dr_irfan_malik

2 years

GP Referrals Looks like the triage of GP referrals by hospital specialists is on the horizon. Effectively creating a default ‘advice & guidance’ service - with fewer patients actually being seen. Poorer outcomes for the patient & higher clinical risks by carried by GPs

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1 year

The whole point of ‘remote GP consulting’ is you can work from anywhere Not sure why everyone has gone crazy about it now - when the Govt has been pushing Babylon GP at Hand?? Solidarity with Dr Justine Hall who has been victimised today in the media

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@dr_irfan_malik

2 years

‘I am 95% sure this is functional rather than MS’ A Consultant Neurologist response upon reading a GP referral letter

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@dr_irfan_malik

2 years

The problem with 4 day Bank Holidays is the carnage that you have to face on the 1st day back in GP land!

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@dr_irfan_malik

2 months

‘People are trying to get into their GPs & unable to see their GPs, so increase in pressure in A&E is getting greater’ Helen Sharp, Deputy Sister, Colchester Hospital ➡️ Well if hospitals weren’t rejecting so many GP referrals & didn’t have very very long waiting lists - may…

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@dr_irfan_malik

3 years

Yep - Covid related delays has caused worsening of cancer outcomes

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@dr_irfan_malik

2 years

Daily Mail headline tomorrow: ‘GPs blamed for collapse of #Tory Government’

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2 months

Bad news for GP Locums!

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@dr_irfan_malik

2 years

My cousin passed away suddenly yesterday - she had worked in the pharmacy dept at QMC @nottmhospitals #Nottingham for many years Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un Indeed we belong to God, and indeed to Him we will return

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@dr_irfan_malik

3 years

Doctor from our local A&E did a 2 week wait referral! Great work, thank you!

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4 years

Prof Van Tam thank you for calling out the hypocrisy of our Govt #DailyBriefing

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1 year

Time to dig the trenches #JuniorDoctorsStike

We will defeat strikers even if it means short-term pain, vows Hunt

Government prepares to face down pay demands to combat inflation

www.telegraph.co.uk

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3 years

So I recently tested positive for Covid (delta variant) Fortunately as I was fully vaccinated (Pfizer) I only had fairly mild symptoms Stay safe, get your Covid vaccinations done

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@dr_irfan_malik

2 years

A total of 1019 flu jabs 💉💉💉 done today at Elmswood Surgery #Sherwood #Nottingham #SuperSaturday A great team effort by GPs, GP registrars, receptionists, managers, nurses, Patient Participation Group members & volunteers

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2 years

We have been warning of the #GPCrisis for many years - nobody listened! The working environment is so toxic many GPs are burning out, retiring early, young Drs are not joining The solutions will take years & years 12 yrs of a Tory Govt has decimated our NHS

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4 years

#Indian troops leaving New Milton train station #Hampshire UK during #WW1

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@dr_irfan_malik

9 months

As GP Partners I feel we carry alot of clout compared with hospital Consultants If I need a patient safety issue raising I won’t be intimidated by anybody

Shaun Lintern

@ShaunLintern

9 months

A lot of people asking why the drs never went outside the trust. Not to the police, media, other agencies. It is a legitimate question....but our report shows the culture of the org didn't really encourage this. How true is this of other NHS trusts? #lucyletby

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I have loved being a GP for the last 28 years But this Govt has p*ssed me right off!

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Surgeon at NHS hospital promoted despite allegedly assaulting staff ‘The consultant surgeon was alleged to have slapped one of the registrars across her face with the back of a hand. The other registrar claimed she was slapped on the hand and had surgical instruments snatched…

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@dr_irfan_malik

3 years

Let’s send all of our Primary Care prescriptions to other pharmacies

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@dr_irfan_malik

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Referred a patient to gastroenterology in November 2023 - this week they get back to us to say ‘referral rejected’ Asked for A&G from gynaecology 6/52 ago still no answer - despite regular chase ups Absolute shambles! Feel sorry for patients Broken NHS

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@dr_irfan_malik

2 years

How many clinical hours have been wasted with GPs sitting in PCN meetings across the nation?? Would have been better off seeing pts, improving access at a critical time

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Not on my watch I will never fine patients for ‘missed appointments’

£10 fine for an NHS no-show, says Rishi Sunak

Tory leadership hopeful vows to act after 15m GP appointments go to waste

www.telegraph.co.uk

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@dr_irfan_malik

2 years

After 25 years I have now stopped doing joint & soft tissue injections. Too many hoops to jump through to stay on the approved minor ops list. I will be referring these patients onto secondary care.

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@AllisonPearson Looks like the police support Imran Khan PTI 🇵🇰 😉

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#Dulmial #Punjab present day #Pakistan ‘From this village 460 men went to the Great War 1914-1919 of these 9 gave up their lives’ #WW1 #RememberTogether #PoppyAppeal

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Gutter journalism by Stephen Matthews, Health Editor & Emily Stearn, Health Reporter - Daily Mail @stematthews94 @emilynstearn

Medical student missed junior doctor strike to get liposuction

EXCLUSIVE: Eilidh Garrett, who lives in Manchester, has spent months cheering on junior doctors through her social media presence, attacking the Government for its refusal to budge on pay.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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With my sister, around 1973 - #Meadows #Nottingham

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Molesey and Thames Ditton GP redundancies due to 'new ways of working' ➡️ 11 Salaried GPs received letters of voluntary redundancy ➡️ The New Primary Care Model - Cheap & Cheerful ➡️ This is a side effect of Primary Care Networks (PCNs) Mr Todd said he appreciated any…

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Windmill Practice, Sneinton #Nottingham an excellent, inner city training practice covering nearly 11000 patients - now handing back their contract The destruction of General Practice is well & truly underway This particular practice is where legendary GP Dr Michael Varnam…

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2 years

This headline will trigger more hate against GPs

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The problem with working in the NHS at the mo is that everything is abit rubbish - but we have accepted this as ‘normal’ #NHSCrisis

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@darrengrimes_ Yes - of Rwanda

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Paratha, achar & lassi - no words!

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@LeeAndersonMP_ Is that one of your 30p meals??

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There’s a very good reason people can’t book GP appointments Demand is very high & there simply aren’t enough appointments #GPCrisis

GPs told to make it easier to book appointments

GPs will be told to make it simpler for patients to compare waiting times as part of a drive to make it easier to get a doctor’s appointment.Rishi Sunak is expected to publish a GP rescue plan in the...

www.thetimes.co.uk

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2 years

PK is ok, just taking a break @pkonline84

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1996 - 2021 Marks 25 years as a GP in #Nottingham for me Have always loved the job & hence why I keep going!

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@sajidjavid If you have covid symptoms then do are PCR test. Lateral flow tests only for when there are NO symptoms

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Shaheen Express coach 1971 from #Bradford to #Pakistan (via Belgium, W Germany, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Turkey & Afghanistan) - the journey took 12 days.

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@MattHancock Too little, too late

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Noor Dahri, a strong ally of the Jewish community attacked today - please remember him in your prayers @BoardofDeputies @FaithMattersUK

Noor Dahri - نور ڈاہری ‎ 🇬🇧

@dahrinoor2

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My dad (Noor Dahri) is physically assaulted by two people. He has been beaten with sticks and put chemical in his eyes. He is an A&E chemical department. Please pray for his life and eyes. 😢 Thank you

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