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Doctor | Author CRITICAL & ONE MEDICINE | Advisor to NYE | Ambassador @2Wishcharity | Columnist @BMJ_latest | Prof @CardiffUni & @CurtinUni | Rep @ce_seymour

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7 months
New paperback cover for ONE MEDICINE. If you like animals/stories/humans, then I think you will enjoy listening or reading.
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3 years
Just when my faith in humanity was being restored, I received this email from a celebrity life style business asking about special medical treatment for their clients . . .
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The most important thing in ICU is not the ventilator or the drugs. It is the care of a skilled and dedicated nurse. They are what makes the biggest difference. #NursesStrike
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1 year
After a year of working in Australia 🇦🇺, here are my top 5 things the NHS 🇬🇧could replicate to help prevent a fatal haemorrhage of staff alongside pay restoration 🧵 #medtwitter #NHS
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4 years
Follow the advice now so that when we meet again, no one will be missing.
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2 years
Wave 1 - not enough PPE. Wave 2 - not enough evidence-based treatments. Wave 3 - not enough vaccination. Wave 4 - not enough staff. #Covid_19
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4 years
After only 1 minute of wearing a mask, look what happened to the clock on my cooker! #masksAreSafe
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4 years
It is #RoaldDahlDay . He did as much for medicine as he did for literature. Have a read below about how he influenced brain surgery, vaccination policy and stroke care. 1/6
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1 year
- Long service leave Staff are given an extra 13 weeks leave every 7 years. Mini-retirements, extended breaks or using small amounts regularly helps reduce burnout, sickness rates and rewards commitment with more than a fake gold clock. It also helps retention in the sector. 5/5
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3 years
The time to do something in a pandemic is generally before it seems the right time to do something.
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1 year
Looking forward to phone calls from unconscious patients wanting to come directly to intensive care.
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1 year
Labour will reform the NHS: Self referrals for patients. Double the number of graduating doctors and district nurses. Increase training places for nurses and midwives. Free up GPs to focus on patients. With Labour, patients will get the service they need.
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2 years
After 25 years of training & working in the NHS, @Qantas is taking us Down Under for the next adventure. Have shedded some tears, now time for a 16hr flight - I'm thinking of it like my last night shift.
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3 years
On holiday in Cornwall, wearing a mask inside shops for 2 selfish reasons. 1 - don’t want catching COVID to ruin our holiday. 2 - don’t want transmitting COVID to ruin my return from holiday. I don’t want to return to a full ICU again. #MinorTroubleMajorGood
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3 years
Massive thanks to the mystery buyer of a kind gift for staff at @UHWCriticalCare - a perfect treat during a tough week. 🍊
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Dr Matt Morgan
11 months
When I run the bath, the first thing I do is to put in the plug. Otherwise you just waste a lot of water. #MedTwitter @SteveBarclay
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BBC News (World)
11 months
'Historic' 15-year plan to boost NHS workforce
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3 years
Huge thanks for the amazing response for volunteers. I’ve removed the tweet for now as tricky to deal with the amazing response. Thank you all! 🙏
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3 years
It is the start of a new - new normal today. Heading to get the #CovidVaccine today with pride and hope and thanks. The most dangerous bit will be the car journey there.
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4 years
It’s often not what you say that is important in difficult communication situations. It’s how you leave people feeling. I feel confused.
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2 years
Thanks for the comments about my letter on @BBCr4today this morning. "You may be cracked, but not broken." Thanks @DrJulie_H & @catrinjourno for your edtis and suggestions.
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2 years
Just putting this out there again . . .
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3 years
The time to do something in a pandemic is generally before it seems the right time to do something.
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4 years
@MichaelRosenYes @eliistender10 Be kind, ask questions.
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3 years
Winter will end, Spring will come, daffodils 🌼 will grow, COVID will recede. But you don’t throw away your coat on the first sunny day in January. Vaccines are being given but now is the time to keep up your guard more than ever.
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4 years
Thanks to @BBCWalesNews for featuring this story and everyone for so much support. Where I work is called the Intensive Care Unit for this very reason. Even when treatments don’t work, care does.
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Dr Matt Morgan
1 year
- 2 week pay cycles With frequent movement of NHS staff in training, pay errors are common and distressing. Having a shorter pay cycle allows these to be quickly captured and corrected. It may also allow easier financial planning for those on low incomes. 1/5
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1 year
- Up-front study leave Rather than using slow, bureaucratic claim processes that reimburse in retrospect, Australia pays a study budget in your regular pay. This encourages professional development and staff can afford to pay for courses prospectively. 2/5
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5 years
I really think “I don’t know” are the most underused words in medicine. Yet they never feature as the correct answer in a multiple choice exam! #BMJDebate
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Dr Matt Morgan
2 years
Time for N95 masks for all healthcare workers? #OmicronVarient
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1 year
- Tax breaks Rather than punitive pension tax driving staff to retire/reduce, Australian healthcare staff have tax breaks. You "salary package" many aspects of life that support service from rent to groceries. This makes public service competitive against private industry. 4/5
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1 year
- Link work to pay The NHS uses complex formulae for out-of-hours payments. Australia links shifts to pay - work a Bank holiday one week, get paid more the next. This encourages flexibility, swaps, fairness and feelings of worth as work is linked to an outcome. 3/5
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Dr Matt Morgan
1 year
Hope this was interesting - check out more free writing by following me and look here
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Dr Matt Morgan
3 years
For those thinking there is some grand plan or control behind #COVID , remember that the world can’t even decide on one type of plug socket.
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Dr Matt Morgan
3 years
Sad, relieved and hopeful all in one. Empty chairs around the table this year will hopefully mean people you love are safe, not being cared for by people like me in hospital. 2021 will bring Spring and vaccine hope meaning life can slowly return to something more normal.
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Dr Matt Morgan
4 years
The best way to survive ICU, is not to come to ICU.
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Maurizio Cecconi
4 years
As an ICU doctor I would love to say that the biggest difference in this pandemic was made by ICU's but this is not true. The real difference is made daily by you, individual citizens adhering to simple effective measures: mask wearing, hand washing, social distancing: Thank you!
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3 years
I try to focus on the wonderful “thank yous” we have been sent but the “f*$k yous” always stick in your mind. #WordsBruise
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Channel 4 News
3 years
“Instead of... being clapped we are now being told that we are killers, liars, frauds.” NHS workers reveal the online abuse, attacks and even death threats they've received during the pandemic.
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3 years
We knew it would be a marathon not a sprint - but we didn’t know it would be an ultramarathon where the finish line moves.
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BBC Wales News
3 years
January could be 'hardest' month of pandemic... 'but there is hope', an intensive care consultant says
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4 years
I wore a green uniform rather than my usual blue one a few weeks ago - here’s what happens. It surprised me a lot. @bmj_latest
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Dr Matt Morgan
3 years
Most excited I have been in a long time - vaccine booked for next week 👍. Hope springs up as winter arrives ⛅️ ⛄️.
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Dr Matt Morgan
4 years
Working in the NHS can be tough but I know I’ll be paid. Not so for many. I’m trying to keep paying for all the things I normally do - gym membership, haircuts, dog waking. We can all support others without giving more than we normally do every week. #virtualGivingIsRealGiving
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Dr Matt Morgan
3 years
Really struggled to get out of the car this morning. My body felt so heavy. I was worried. Then realised I still had my seatbelt on. #morningFail
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Dr Matt Morgan
4 years
20 mins before live on #C4lockdowndebate - dog in a different room ✅, no food in my teeth ✅, children asked not to use the internet (oh dear) ✅ & so just the thought of going live to the UK left to worry about . . . 😰
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4 years
Wow - what a cover of @TheEconomist . Zoom in and look at the profile of the ripped flag ...
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Dr Matt Morgan
4 years
Here's the view staff and patients leaving the ICU are greeted with. When the PPE comes off, seeing these vivid colours helps us remember the support outside of the hospital walls. Thank you all.
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Dear 2021, You’ve been like the worst dinner party guest ever. Annoying when you arrived, bored us to tears in the middle, then got really drunk and acted like a twat at the end. Looking forward to putting you in the back of a taxi and cleaning up the kitchen. TTYN
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2 years
The standard you walk past is the standard you accept.
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Dr Matt Morgan
3 years
@AndrewYang There is a welcome in our green hillside for you to come and visit Wales with the UBI pilot announced today
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Dr Matt Morgan
4 years
I hope this year's birthday honours will be filled with porters 🛏 and cleaners 🧹and cooks 🥣and care staff 🏩 as well as the key workers who are more visible. Support them all here
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Dr Matt Morgan
4 years
Massive congratulations to lead research nurse at @UHWCriticalCare Jade Cole for recognition in the Birthday Honours list. She made a huge meaningful impact in the care of patients with #COVID19 through research. We are one proud team. @UHWResearch @ResearchWales @CV_UHB
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3 years
Finally, hope on a sunny, cold day. No safety shortcuts, no drop in standards. The amazingly short development time was thanks to focused attention, massive investment & global cooperation. Let’s hope the new new normal will be where #COVID19 ’s impact is read in history books.
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3 years
Operation “Get my daughter off her phone and onto a bike to go for a 6 mile ride in the cold.” Codename GOODLUCK 🚲
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Dr Matt Morgan
6 years
Intensive care is not always about fancy machines. It is not always about the big save. It is always about people. Nothing says this better than the amazing pictures from @UHWCriticalCare today. @marksmith1985 @ubergasmonkey @ICS_updates
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3 years
I’ve had lots of questions about safety after this tweet - the most dangerous bit of this vaccine will be the car journey to get there. Everything in life has risks but we do them due to the benefits. 1/3
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3 years
Most excited I have been in a long time - vaccine booked for next week 👍. Hope springs up as winter arrives ⛅️ ⛄️.
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3 years
Delighted that lead research nurse at @UHWCriticalCare Jade Cole was the local PI for the biggest oxygen trial ever done in ICU just published, the HOT-ICU trial. A role model for nurse led and delivered research. @UHWCriticalCare @CV_UHB @ResearchWales
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Dr Matt Morgan
4 years
Given the world cannot even agree on a single type of electrical plug ⚡️, the mere suggestion this pandemic is a coordinated hoax blows my mind. 🤷 #C4LockdownDebate #COVID19
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4 years
I wonder whether the numbers of people who have survived COVID and been discharged from ICU should be included in daily briefings along with those that have sadly died? @CMO_England @CMOWales
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4 years
COVID-19: A letter from the ICU
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3 years
Sitting outside the #COVID19Vaccine centre ...
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Dr Matt Morgan
3 years
Heading off to a remote Scottish island to get some writing done. I may have packed some whiskey as well. See you in a week hopefully with book 2. 📚
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4 years
I want to properly represent the ICU community in the #C4lockdowndebate tonight at 6pm. What do you want the public to know?
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Dr Matt Morgan
3 years
It’s strange how much difference a few hours can make. A year will pass from one minute to the next. And in those last few minutes, I’ll be holding on the the hope that next year will be brighter, lighter and better than last.
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Dr Matt Morgan
2 years
So I managed to buy a bed. Looking forward to starting a new job on Mon working in intensive care in Western Australia.
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Dr Matt Morgan
4 years
A daily checklist for critically ill #covid19 patients. Concentrates on reducing harm, big wins and efficiency. Comments, suggestions, thoughts, shares very welcome. @iceman_ex @Wilkinsonjonny @FICMNews
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4 years
First email I have ever written entirely in capital letters.
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4 years
Dear @realDonaldTrump , please read this short letter I have written to you inspired by the founder of the British National Health System. Thank you for your time.
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Dr Matt Morgan
3 years
Very happy looking after critically ill people but can’t deal with the stress of driving an electric car to Cornwall and back. 5% charge on arrival at a broken charger 🔌 😧
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Dr Matt Morgan
4 years
On #InternationalNursesDay , I want to emphasise that the most important thing in an ICU is not the ventilator or the drugs. It is the care of a skilled and dedicated nurse. They are what makes the biggest difference.
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4 years
📚 When Mrs Jenkins, my primary school teacher, shouted at me for misspelling my own name, I never thought I would have a book review in @thetimes . 📚 Thank you all for reading these stories from the brink of life - paperback now on discount🙏
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3 years
Official Guinea pig tea scale being put to good use this working weekend. #beLikeBlodwen #tea
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3 years
Proud to be wearing my @2wishupon hoodie on the way to another night shift in critical care. So many families have benefited from their support at the toughest times during shifts like this. Thank you 🙏.
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3 years
The only reason I have an aching arm today is thanks to the gym. 48 hrs post #COVID19Vaccine and I have no side effects at all. #DocsforVax
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Dr Matt Morgan
4 years
The opening chapter of my book describes how intensive care started with the story of a 12-year-old girl called Vivi. It was 1952, it was the Copenhagen polio epidemic. Intensive care now stands at the foot of another epidemic ready to do what it was designed to 68 years ago.
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3 years
Sitting alone in the garden with a fire, music on aloud and with a Leffe. Thank you life.
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3 years
People who say “There’s no such such as bad weather, only bad clothes” haven’t walked a dog through a field in March, in Wales, today.
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4 years
Researching before writing can be a lot of fun. Today I learnt that assholes are the first thing to develop in the womb. Basically you were once just an asshole. Some people never change.
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4 years
An open letter to the elderly, the frail and the vulnerable at this time. ✉️ #COVID19 @bmj_latest @BMJPatientEd
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3 years
Parent lesson number 68: if you think you are going to leave on time, you are wrong. Putting on shoes can take an hour.
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Dr Matt Morgan
3 years
Many asking why masks in crowded indoor places are needed given vaccines. Even with a seatbelt on, you don’t drive at 100mph. You can still get hurt and hurt others.
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Room temperature. My wife Me
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You are right - I do get a gift each time I have a vaccine. Normally a lovely, bright yellow “you have been brave sticker”.
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Dr Matt Morgan
4 years
A massive four nation approach for the RECOVERY trial led by @PeterHorby , @MartinLandray & @UniofOxford . Lovely for the people of @CV_UHB to have a mention by @BorisJohnson for their participation in the trial. #ResearchMatters @ResearchWales @CAV_LenRichards @Dr_J_Underwood
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4 years
Another sunny weekend in work for me and colleagues in ICU. Although COVID numbers are down a lot, we are still working a lot more antisocial hours due to the logics of care and PPE. 1 in 2 weekends for 21 weeks nearly at an end . . .
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Dr Matt Morgan
4 years
What is it like working in ICU during this time? A bit like this. Thanks to @bmj_latest and the public for their massive outpouring of support. It means a lot.
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2 years
Last village walk with our Chester for a few months 😔. He’ll be staying with family before joining us in 🇦🇺. The village was perfect this morning with friends waving from bikes and cars. Like a wholesome episode of Postman Pat.
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Recharging . . . 20% full 🔋
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In the midst of the tough times and the uncertainty of now, a fantastic reminder of why we do the job. Thank you.
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Jenny Cartledge
4 years
4 months ago our precious Mum, Marion Lupton, was admitted to ICU with Covid. 2 months ago, she was discharged from hospital and here she is now-so happy and grateful to everyone @UHWCriticalCare and UHW, as am I and the rest of our family. We can never thank you enough 🌈
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Dr Matt Morgan
3 years
Today, each resident in the NHS received a free cup of coffee made from powder that is hard to distinguish from gravy with milk that was probably ok. One of the many perks of training. Now time to get better at drinking it very quickly!
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Juan G. Ripoll, MD
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Today, each resident @MayoAnesRes received a @ButterflyNetInc Butterfly IQ+ . One of the many perks of training @MayoAnesthesia . Now, it is time to get better at #POCUS ! @MayoClinic
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4 years
The two questions on everyone’s mind - when can we see loved ones and when can I have a haircut?
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3 years
Started a bit of Christmas shopping for the family . . .
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4 years
As in medicine in life - just as important to breathe out as well as in. First proper trip out on my bike since the accident. Still nervous but getting better. 🚲
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Dr Matt Morgan
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This 👇 is why looking only at deaths from #Covid_19 missed the full story. Surviving & recovering from critical illness is a long book with some chapters that are hard to read. Thank you @MichaelRosenYes for your honesty.
@BBCr4today
BBC Radio 4 Today
3 years
"Every day, there's a mental struggle." Author @MichaelRosenYes on how becoming seriously ill with Covid has changed him #R4Today
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260 miles is a long way to go without stopping for food, drink, petrol or a toilet break ... 🚗
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I’m honoured to be asked by an organisation that has impacted the lives of so many families that I’ve cared for. Thank you @2wishupon and @rhian_burke 🙏
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2wish Cymru
3 years
We are absolutely thrilled to announce that @dr_mattmorgan has agreed to become an ambassador for 2 Wish. To have somebody, who works on the frontline and supports bereaved people throughout his job, agree to become an ambassador for 2 Wish means so much. Welcome to the team. x
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Not sure there are many feelings as good as crawling into bed 🛌 after a long night shift 🏥 . Feel like a sloth inside a marshmallow 💤.
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There are 3 things on my Christmas list - rapid COVID testing, a safe vaccine & a cwtch (hug) from my family. Hopefully one step closer today. However, like all Christmas wishes, the gifts have to get there safely, work after being unwrapped and come with batteries. 🤞 #COVID19
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Cocktail party for one after party cancellations, COVID +ve friends and the house to myself. First up, espresso martini. 🍸
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My daughter learnt about mean, median and mode when she was 12. She is very happy to do some home tutoring of the prime minister on the issue of average age of COVID deaths and life expectancy.
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