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Dr Kit Byatt
@Laconic_doc
Retired geriatrician. MedEd, EBM, equity & justice. Curious about the world. Usually, an incorrigible optimist! Now posting on @kitb.bsky.social, not here.
Hereford, England
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    Dr Kit Byatt
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    Jan 14
    With the downward spiral of this site, I shan't be posting here (I'll occasionally look). Things are much more civilised on Bluesky (see my bio for my handle there), you can control what's in your timeline, and it's continuing to build momentum! (LMK there if you're there, too!)
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    Dr Kit Byatt
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    Aug 18, 2022
    Delighted that the son of our Syrian refugee friends has today got his place at Oxford to read medicine... ...he arrived in UK aged 13, not speaking English; worked really hard—we are *so* proud of him!
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    Dr Kit Byatt
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    Apr 25, 2021
    Replying to @ddale8
    Now you can see why Wikipedia doesn't allow the Daily Mail as a source!! [ref: huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/daily-ma…]
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    Dr Kit Byatt
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    Jun 18, 2022
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    Dr Kit Byatt
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    Jan 18, 2017
    Hats off to St Marys Hospital for having the balls to allow it, & @BBC for making a balanced & honest documentary re current NHS. #hospital
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    Dr Kit Byatt
    @Laconic_doc
    Aug 15, 2024
    Advice please! A friend has asked what their kid should do, with: A* Biol A Phys A Maths A Chem Passionately want to do medicine, (tho no offers after 4 interviews). (& gutted that a fellow student slipped a grade on their 3 As offer for med by Imperial, but was accepted!)
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    Dr Kit Byatt
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    Apr 7, 2020
    This sums up, in one tweet, the total hypocrisy of the decision! 😡
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    Dr Kit Byatt
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    Dec 22, 2018
    Brilliant NHS nativity set from @WyeValleyNHS Clinical Assessment Unit...!
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    Dr Kit Byatt
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    Mar 18, 2022
    Replying to @KayleyEdwards11
    I'm so sorry to hear this—it must have felt so cruel to have had that hope yanked away from you like that... 💔
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    Dr Kit Byatt
    @Laconic_doc
    Nov 23, 2018
    Replying to @Johnbrownlow82 @LukePollard and @Kevyla
    Just imagine... ...having a parliament with enough seats for everyone to sit comfortably; electronic voting (by app?); only one person speaking at a time; no sex discrimination !
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    Dr Kit Byatt
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    Jun 18, 2022
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    Dr Kit Byatt
    @Laconic_doc
    Apr 1, 2023
    Brilliantly simple, clear answers to common questions about asylum seekers... ...by @ZoeJardiniere, expert on migrants' rights: youtu.be/_8BqraBLG9w [It's short (11:21), but if you only want a specific item, go to that time on the clip—see list]
    Photo of a smiling young white woman with long hair and wearing a grey jumper, looking at a computer screen just off to the right of the camera. There is a plain pale painted wall with bookshelves in front in the background.
    Specific points on @ZoeJardiniere’s video clip on asylum seekers 1. 00:00 Intro https://youtu.be/_8BqraBLG9w 2. 00:47 Thoughts on the Gary Lineker debacle https://youtu.be/_8BqraBLG9w?t=47 3. 01:54 Why can't they stay in France? https://youtu.be/_8BqraBLG9w?t=114 4. 03:46 What is a refugee, asylum-seeker https://youtu.be/_8BqraBLG9w?t=226 5. 04:40 The process of decision-making https://youtu.be/_8BqraBLG9w?t=280 6. 05:00 The mismanagement of the UK asylum system https://youtu.be/_8BqraBLG9w?t=300 7. 06:00 What international law says https://youtu.be/_8BqraBLG9w?t=360 8. 07:06 What about economic migrants & why mainly men? https://youtu.be/_8BqraBLG9w?t=445 9. 09:57 About housing a refugee https://youtu.be/_8BqraBLG9w?t=481 10. 10:11 Aren't they after our benefits, or criminals? https://youtu.be/_8BqraBLG9w?t=611
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    Dr Kit Byatt
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    Jul 28, 2022
    Damning analysis of Johnson's behaviour as a diplomatic representative of UK, whilst Foreign Secretary... ...from a very experienced diplomat.
    If I had been his line manager, my security report would probably have read something like this: “Boris Johnson is as dishevelled in his private life as he is in his appearance. On the sexual front, he is known to have had affairs with numerous women outside his marriages, and to have fathered several children out of wedlock, not all of whom he has acknowledged as his own. It therefore cannot be discounted that there are more women or more children out there with a story to tell. “His finances are a disaster, while his current wife has expensive tastes, making him susceptible to bribery. “He also over-indulges in alcohol and, whether drunk or sober, has a tendency to blurt out undiplomatic remarks, causing widespread offence. He has on occasion made overtly misogynist or racist remarks. “He is also a compulsive liar, who, even when found out, doubles-down with even more fantastic lies and excuses to justify his actions. “His ambition is over-weening and, though I know he believes...
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    Byline Times
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    Jul 28, 2022
    🔴 Johnson's Visit to the Lebedevs: A Dire State Not A 'Deep State' There is no such thing as 'private business' when you're Foreign Secretary, writes former diplomat @alexhallhall bylinetimes.com/2022/07/28/joh…
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    Dr Kit Byatt
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    Jun 18, 2022
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