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Home Mechanical Ventilation physician|Intensivist|Clinical lead of the North East Assisted Ventilation Service

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£99,987 and counting: graduates trapped by ballooning student loans As their debts rise, graduates reveal how loans are reshaping careers, finances and faith in the system

£99987 and counting: graduates trapped by student loans.

Govt froze repayment threshold. By 2030, be at minimum wage.

At the margin grads pay 20% inc tax + 8%NIC +9% repayment. Insane.

Loan increases, if not repaid.

Grads can't buy home, start family/business.

Abolish Uni fees. Write-off debt.

07.02.2026 09:38 👍 348 🔁 152 💬 17 📌 10

Please tell me that Jak z is polish for Jacksie.

16.06.2025 19:33 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Great work Elli. We are already using experiences of patients and families from your research to inform discussions about withdrawal during the NIV journey.

14.05.2025 07:39 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Dr Eleanor Wilson | The Evolving Nature of End-of-Life Planning for Motor Neurone Disease Patients and their Families When Ventilation is Required - SciTube This video summarizes research exploring how patients with motor neurone disease and their loved ones navigate end-of-life decisions when mechanical ventilation is in place. We will highlight some of ...

Excited to be able to share our short animation on navigating end of life care decisions when ventilation is involved in MND #VentMND @silvah-uk.bsky.social @drbenmesser.bsky.social @uonresearch.bsky.social @mndassoc.bsky.social

scitube.io/dr-eleanor-w...

14.05.2025 07:03 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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Delighted to share a study from the North East Assisted Ventilation Service.
Critical care outcomes in people with LD are good. Retrospective data do not support withholding critical care in this patient group (as observed in previous literature). Challenge therapeutic nihilism!
tinyurl.com/3dxsan8m

01.03.2025 09:08 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Boris Johnson, "The question we need to ask, what extent did NPIs (social distancing, lockdowns, masks), bend the curve of the disease"

"Was it worth it?"

Thousands died because of Boris Johnson's actions and inactions during the early part of covid, shame on him, what a disgusting person he is 😡

02.12.2024 18:51 👍 309 🔁 48 💬 23 📌 6
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a black and white photo of a pile of hay on a field . ALT: a black and white photo of a pile of hay on a field .

From following you on the other place, I thought I’d play it with a straight bat:
1. Jaffa cakes
2. Jaffa Jonuts
3. Jaffa cake Mis-shapes

19.11.2024 12:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0