Ass' Prof, wordsmith, physio, educator, med-legal witness, haemodynamics. Ex-Pro Tour of Britain cyclist. Player of music/songs @LawrenceMusicUK RT's = random
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Can you do a #CranialNerve examination ONLINE??
I reckon you can!
Here’s how … @YouTube 🔎
#TeleHealth #PhysicalExamination #Physiotherapy #PhysicalTherapy
youtu.be/D4O22lFtQq8?si=Wqba…
Alan J Taylor retweeted
It's the British disease
Senior leadership means never having to face the consequences
Not just in devastated universities like Nottingham
It's everywhere in the UK, the Post Office, NHS, Civil Service
Those responsible are never held accountable
timeshighereducation.com/new…
Alan J Taylor retweeted
Universities contribute £6.3 billion a year to the East Midlands economy. But at the University of Nottingham, hundreds of jobs and vital courses are under threat.
“Students suffer as much from this restructuring as staff.”
This fight is about protecting jobs, courses and the quality of education for future generations. Education. It’s ours.
Alan J Taylor retweeted
In 2021, the Uni of Nottingham spent £37.5 million buying a new campus, in central Nottingham.
They then spent £40 million developing it.
It is expected to be sold for £14 million.
Shearer West, former Vice Chancellor moved on to Leeds in 2024. She was paid £300k+.
Nottingham was 6th for modern languages in the 2021 REF and is the only university in East Midlands providing language courses. The closure of an objectively brilliant department by a Russell Group university raises questions about the 2015 decision to uncap student numbers and leave UK HE provision entirely to market forces timeshighereducation.com/new…
Alan J Taylor retweeted
An entitled & over-paid senior management team destroyed a University with property mismanagement
Modern Languages, Music and American & Canadian Studies are closed down at Nottingham
Very sad for all the staff losing their jobs
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmly…
Alan J Taylor retweeted
£77.5m spent. £14m back.
The VC behind it traded up to Leeds and a £330k salary.
The staff left behind are being told to pay with their jobs. That's why we're on strike at Nottingham.
Alan J Taylor retweeted
“We are ready to talk.”
UCU members at Nottingham are taking sustained strike action against devastating job and course cuts.
The action is having an impact. It’s in management’s interest to get around the table and resolve this dispute.
Support the strike: educationitsours.org
Alan J Taylor retweeted
Nottingham bought a campus for £37.5m. Spent £40m more on it. Its own accounts say it could now sell for £14m.
Staff and students are paying for that. 609 jobs. Three departments. More than 40 courses.
That's why we're on strike.
thetimes.com/uk/education/ar…
Alan J Taylor retweeted
The University of Brighton is threatening to DERECOGNISE UCU and rip up collective agreements protecting staff.
This is an outrageous attack on trade union rights. We will not allow our members’ rights, pay and conditions to be torn up.
Today we’re taking to the streets of Brighton with a clear message to management.
ucu.org.uk/article/14642/Uni…
Alan J Taylor retweeted
The rain didn’t stop us.
Today we stood proud against the University of Brighton’s outrageous threat to derecognise UCU.
We will not let our members’ rights be trampled on.
Like and share to stand with our members and send management a message: BACK DOWN.
ALT The rain didn’t stop us. Today we stood proud against the University of Brighton’s outrageous threat to derecognise UCU. We will not let our members’ rights be trampled on. Like and share to stand with our members and send management a message: BACK DOWN.
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I’ve come to learn over time that meniscal tests are low yield generally
If you suspect a meniscal tear from the story and confirming its presence is going to influence you’re treatment options, then get an MRI
Meniscal tests can hurt the patient - and even cause harm in a ‘locked’ knee or flipped fragment presentation if you’re too exuberant (eg ratcheting the joint into passive extension & converting a partial to full ACL tear)
The two tests I find of use are -
1. joint line palpation - this tells me if they have significant meniscocapsular synovitis which is extremely common in peripheral meniscal tears and can respond well to a joint line / capsular injection versus intra-articular
2. Observing if the patient will allow the knee to drop flat to the bed (removing a supporting pillow or arm slowly) whilst distracting them - for a truly locked knee vs guarding
Just published 🔥
𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗠𝗥𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀: 𝗮 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮-𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀
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pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4254…
Alan J Taylor retweeted
Pity @CadentGasLtd couldn’t finish off this job properly … leaving a dangerous trip hazard 🚨🚨🚨 and exposed cables!
Come on folks … get your act together 🙏
It has been reported online x 3 now ✅
Accident waiting to happen 😱
Alan J Taylor retweeted
The dotteh version of ‘Dirty Old Town’
A song by @ewanmaccollltd that some folk believe to be Irish 🇮🇪
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In fact, the song is about Salford, Manchester … and was written by Englishman James Henry Miller … who later changed his name to MacColl 👀
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youtu.be/CeywM_UNwtE
Alan J Taylor retweeted
15,000 jobs axed, 1000s of courses cut, campuses closing, whole academic disciplines disappearing.
Calling this a crisis isn't "bashing things that we're good at", it's raising the alarm.
UUK needs to get real, stop making cuts & start working with us to protect provision.
Alan J Taylor retweeted
They’re ready for university.
But are our universities ready for them?
15,000+ jobs gone. Courses cut. Staff stretched to breaking point.
Students deserve better.
#SaveHigherEducation #UCU
Pity @CadentGasLtd couldn’t finish off this job properly … leaving a dangerous trip hazard 🚨🚨🚨 and exposed cables!
Come on folks … get your act together 🙏
It has been reported online x 3 now ✅
Accident waiting to happen 😱
Alan J Taylor retweeted
What a surprise.
It turns out that the software system, whose cost overrun, in the tens of millions, is partly responsible for the current financial crisis at the University of Nottingham, isn’t even secure.
And has anyone taken responsibility?
No.
nottinghampost.com/news/nott…
