Emergency Medicine Consultant, trying to make the system better, part time manager, full time husband and dad. occasional guitarist - these views are my own
Joined August 2016
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Ben Owens retweeted
POLL 2/2: Please answer IF you are in England & Wales, not retired, AND you had paid AA charges in 2015-22 (cash or scheme pays)
Have YOU received your 23/24 Pension Savings Statement (PSS)?
8%YES I have received it
79%NO I haven't received it
13%Show me the answers
369 votes • Final results Ben Owens retweeted
POLL 1/2: Please answer IF you are in England & Wales, not retired, AND you had paid AA charges in 2015-22 (cash or scheme pays)
Have YOU received your Remedial Pension Savings Statement (RPSS)?
Please answer both questions (1+2) and share/RT
35%YES I have it
41%NO I havent received it
24%Show me the answers
621 votes • Final results Ben Owens retweeted
In 2020 we set up a support group for people working or who have worked in the #NHS while living with #Parkinsons
This week we welcomed our 53rd member from around the UK 🇬🇧
Retweet to help us find more 🙏🏼
Ben Owens retweeted
It's official - my brown envelope (RPSS) has finally arrived today! BUT I'm not going to open it until Sunday 13th @ 6pm so I can do a "live opening", and talk you through it & answer these 5 questions 👇
Please spread the word/RT
More info here & TBC
bit.ly/MazarsGoldstonePenFin…
Ben Owens retweeted
1/ 🚨IMPORTANT: We need to meet again @jamesmurray_ldn @wesstreeting to talk about pension tax. Houston, we have a big problem #PayingToWork #TaperTaxHell
James & Wes would like to talk you through this REAL case study (shared with permission) 👇[& others]
Please share/RT
Ben Owens retweeted
New #EndPJparalysis film!🎦💙
Deconditioning can affect people of all ages and in this clever short film from Firewoodpictures.co.uk and Exec Producer @LyndamHolt, we see that movement matters for all... every single step
HT @agilecsp @GeriSoc @nhsswft
youtube.com/watch?v=9W2kg7ag… – at Wheatley, England
Ben Owens retweeted
1/ Breaking: Labour have abandoned plans to bring back the LTA
SCOOP: Labour has abandoned plans to bring back the #pensions lifetime allowance ft.com/content/1555f473-0b8a… via @ft @GeorgeWParker #GeneralElection2024 #LTA
Ben Owens retweeted
I do hope Labour set out what they'll do on pension taxation before the election on July 4th
Drs have already been in touch to work out what their pension would be if they retired in July/August for fear of a return to punitive pension tax
Ben Owens retweeted
Love this guidance on preferred language from @GeriSoc 👏👏👏
bgs.org.uk/resources/preferr…
Ben Owens retweeted
Please share🙏
Deconditioning is the burglar of life's quality and the thief of time, leaving peoples' lives smaller than before
'Deconditioned' shows us its impact lingers but it isn't inevitable
#EndPJparalysis #Last1000days
HT @lyndamholt @RCSI_Nursing
youtube.com/watch?v=xeXoLQ7U…
Ben Owens retweeted
Is there are link between the 2023 NHS staff satisfaction survey and emergency department performance? I thought I'd take a look and write a short blog about it (6 min read).
pragmaticimprovement.co.uk/p…
Ben Owens retweeted
This, on some levels, is why I have a difficulty with age based discrimination in services for older people.
Not everyone who's 'old' is frail and not everybody who's frail is 'old'.
HT @EmergMedCons @PeteGordon68 @EM_Dr_Jacklin – at Wheatley, England
Ben Owens retweeted
These graphs are *terrifying*👇
It all feels a bit like the MMC/MTAS debacle all over again
So important that we open up sufficient training numbers to fill workforce shortfalls *and* ensure those not in formal training get mirrored T&Cs
Ben Owens retweeted
Hey #emergencymedicine #medtwitter ! We need a few more ED Doctors for this study on Moral Injury.
Let's keep the good work going...
Would you consider talking about moral experiences in the ED as part of an interview study?
Find out more here:
uniofbath.questionpro.eu/t/A…
Ben Owens retweeted
BREAKING NEWS: @BMA_Consultants get offer from government to go to members 👇
Only YOU can decide if its enough 👇
Some details below, more in link
bma.org.uk/our-campaigns/con…
A new pay offer is now on the table for consultants in England.
Find out more about the offer and what comes next: bma.org.uk/our-campaigns/con…
Ben Owens retweeted
1.The patient getting to a comfortable environment to go home
2.The patient getting from an AssessmentUnit to a specialist ward
3.The patient getting from ED to an AssessmentUnit
4.The patient getting from the ambulance into ED
5.The ambulance released to get to the next 999 call
Ben Owens retweeted
Ambulance services and integrated care systems: lessons for effective collaboration.
Four enablers of effective collaboration between integrated care systems and ambulance services from @NHSConfed
nhsconfed.org/publications/a…
Ben Owens retweeted
Now that the #Lionesses are in the finals, think how we can use this opportunity to encourage people do some bed/chair based/outdoor exercise in hospital wards and care homes to support #ReconditionTheNation @ReconGamesUK. Don’t forget the medals portal remains open. RT.
Ben Owens retweeted
So true Shauna & with good intention we keep patients in bed and so kill them with kindness as deconditioning may be 10-100x more prevalent than falls/PUs
Great reporting here from @Independent reporter Ryan Dougal on Prof del Pozo Cruz et al work👏👏
HT @Rebeccasmt @sticklerian
‘Hospitals put people in bed because they think it’s the safest place but our research shows that it’s not.’
Professor del Pozo Cruz
Research prescribes 25 minutes of slow walking for older patients in hospital. The Independent
@BrianwDolan independent.co.uk/news/healt…
