I cackled reading this. https://t.co/L4GKeYuQxG
@KatieHorneshaw As someone working in a publicly-funded health system at the moment, patients/clients/service users are NOT the reason we never have teaspoons. It the inability of the people we work with to reliably wash them and return them to the correct
RT @Salty_NZ: @mikeythenurse Bowls. Not even a contest. When was the last time you looked in the drawer and thought to yourself "Wow, there…
@AndrewMageePsy You may find this relevant (although teaspoon focused rather than forks) https://t.co/sn8aCPqDdz
@NHMdinolab Half life 42 days https://t.co/eWlzGHqJSr
@NHMdinolab @NHM_London @NHM_WPY Presumably you know about this longitudinal cohort study? https://t.co/WbVOBxDp1Q
Love it!🥄
RT @nosborne36: There is a companion piece on teaspoons in the bmj https://t.co/LU435F2yZE
There is a companion piece on teaspoons in the bmj https://t.co/LU435F2yZE
Love it!
The case of the disappearing teaspoons: longitudinal cohort study of the displacement of teaspoons in an Australian research institute | The BMJ @mvass1962 😂 https://t.co/Jsz3xklDbf
Teaspoon days 👍 https://t.co/YI98AqzcOf
@themarshtit I have achieved not one, but two Work Things today and am now rewarding myself with a well earned break re-reading this work of comic genius: https://t.co/Hb2X46DibU
@cathwilson81 Came across this article many years ago and it always makes me smile!!! https://t.co/WpKSXjxvaY
@RJAGleeson “an estimated 250 teaspoons would need to be purchased annually to maintain a practical institute-wide population of 70 teaspoons” https://t.co/PdbyzSllnp
@CathNoakes @Dunc76 Re-run this for kitchen roll? https://t.co/6l9qjpnFTp
I think I may be a source of missing teaspoons in my various workplaces. I have started bringing my own 🤣🤣
@LindaMileshkin @sonialf Do you remember this study? They needed a lot of spare spoons to keep up the circulation 🥄 https://t.co/zwCl3cW6Be
RT @k8tecoulson: @mikewilliams_v I'm sure you've seen this....https://t.co/yoSehvSIBj
RT @Dionerog44: The case of the disappearing teaspoons: longitudinal cohort study of the displacement of teaspoons in an Australian researc…
RT @k8tecoulson: @mikewilliams_v I'm sure you've seen this....https://t.co/yoSehvSIBj
RT @k8tecoulson: @mikewilliams_v I'm sure you've seen this....https://t.co/yoSehvSIBj
So worth the read: https://t.co/wRfv65PB0G
Brilliant 😂
RT @k8tecoulson: @mikewilliams_v I'm sure you've seen this....https://t.co/yoSehvSIBj
Teaspoon half life 🤣 This explains a lot. We get through a dozen teaspoons per half term at our school tho' I've never yet felt the need to substitute a stapler to stir my coffee! https://t.co/liiba6Tnto
For anyone who works in the Public Sector - the important subject of teaspoon research
RT @k8tecoulson: @mikewilliams_v I'm sure you've seen this....https://t.co/yoSehvSIBj
RT @k8tecoulson: @mikewilliams_v I'm sure you've seen this....https://t.co/yoSehvSIBj
Hilarious!and true! https://t.co/D2X3tAhUGR
My partner and I are currently wondering where all our tea spoons have gone.... Now considering the possibility that the weans have binned or recycled some... along with their yogurt pots or some other thing 🧐🙄🙈 https://t.co/W9soIdbecu
RT @k8tecoulson: @mikewilliams_v I'm sure you've seen this....https://t.co/yoSehvSIBj
@JamesBSumner Reminder of arguably one of the most original academic studies of all time. https://t.co/8NLOe05Imt
For those of us with experience working in the NHS, past or present 😆
The case of the disappearing teaspoons: longitudinal cohort study of the displacement of teaspoons in an Australian research institute | The BMJ - hilarious 😂 https://t.co/ny0a2DZmR5
RT @k8tecoulson: @mikewilliams_v I'm sure you've seen this....https://t.co/yoSehvSIBj
RT @k8tecoulson: @mikewilliams_v I'm sure you've seen this....https://t.co/yoSehvSIBj
@MikeBaldwinHarp I think you'll appreciate this article 😂
This is so true ..! @BSUH_maternity
RT @k8tecoulson: @mikewilliams_v I'm sure you've seen this....https://t.co/yoSehvSIBj
@DrChromo @Eli_melb @mikewilliams_v We used to use this paper to teach (EAP) to PGs in #DurhamUniversity https://t.co/i8LvlTVATM
I love that the BMJ published this
This made my day, especially all the follow-up comments. And the recent Australian study comparing teaspoon disappearance with ‘fork attrition’
RT @ozvascdoc: @LiangRhea @WEHI_research For all of those armchair faux-epidemiologists... this is real epidemiology at work, answering the…
RT @ozvascdoc: @LiangRhea @WEHI_research For all of those armchair faux-epidemiologists... this is real epidemiology at work, answering the…
@LiangRhea @WEHI_research For all of those armchair faux-epidemiologists... this is real epidemiology at work, answering the important questions in life. @BurnetInstitute @bmj_latest #EpiTwitter https://t.co/jURWErZLrn
Research on the disappearance of teaspoons from work kitchens.
The case of the disappearing teaspoons: longitudinal cohort study of the displacement of teaspoons in an Australian research institute. This happens in the home office as well. https://t.co/P2ayR7nXP6
Brilliant! Probably the first time I've read a scientific report from start to finish. https://t.co/BjShFLMT4L
We have a very similar problem. I don’t know where they go.
RT @k8tecoulson: @mikewilliams_v I'm sure you've seen this....https://t.co/yoSehvSIBj
@mikewilliams_v So true. An interesting on teaspoons. https://t.co/xQnAj0vBJl
I remember reading this. It's aged well
RT @k8tecoulson: @mikewilliams_v I'm sure you've seen this....https://t.co/yoSehvSIBj
Why there are no teaspoons in office kitchens…
The case of the disappearing teaspoons: longitudinal cohort study of the displacement of teaspoons in an Australian research institute | The BMJ https://t.co/hFedFYlYDo
This piece of research has absolutely made my bloody day #brilliant
@mikewilliams_v I'm sure you've seen this....https://t.co/yoSehvSIBj
And the award for “most relatable & amusing” research study goes to….*drumroll*… 😀
@turner_research I assume you’re familiar with this famous paper? https://t.co/rSvD9D5m9O
https://t.co/uciTh7EDz5 “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” - James Baldwin https://t.co/iFzsSyUfET
@STJTurnface https://t.co/frB0VSo0q2 The half life of a teaspoon in a communal tearoom is 42 days according to the scientific literature!!!
@astaraelscall @EmergMedDr There has been some research - https://t.co/tfqn03ib1S
Oh my god I love this! 😂😂😂😂😂😂 #teaspoons #NHS #BMJ #research
@naomimorris1980 @DrLindaDykes Teaspoons are a lost cause: https://t.co/xDkxrYQPlB
@dr_lungs Trust you have seen this…https://t.co/sC83FEs6Vz
This is very entertaining
@SarahSurgey1 There's a surprisingly large scientific literature on this question. One of my favourite examples of the genre: https://t.co/ZxzCPWc2Bc
@ZPNHS Here’s a piece of analysis you could do. https://t.co/aPvJEFwKQi
RT @LiaSae: This remains a delightful shitpost of an academic paper https://t.co/0ihnHouX2c
This remains a delightful shitpost of an academic paper https://t.co/0ihnHouX2c
An actual study on teaspoon loss in staff tearooms concludes: "People have no control over teaspoon migration; escape to a spoonoid planet and resistentialism are equally plausible explanations" https://t.co/dmqal4i3hc Have you experienced this at your wor
@Michigan_Noah @MdRisette https://t.co/X9pc6IcZ1J "The half life of the teaspoons was 81 days. The half life of teaspoons in communal tearooms (42 days) was significantly shorter than for those in rooms associated with particular research groups (77 days)
Best non-clinical research paper you will read! 🥄 #nursetwitter #NHSteaspoons #NurseLife
@nickex5 If you want to know how many teaspoons you need the evidence base is here. Good science in practice. https://t.co/1j1nWJVCsR
RT @StephenTChase: @MichaelRosenYes I sense the need for a follow up to this study... "Exasperated by our consequent inability to stir in…
@MichaelRosenYes The case of the disappearing teaspoons 👇 https://t.co/y8aDgKKBXU
@MichaelRosenYes I sense the need for a follow up to this study... "Exasperated by our consequent inability to stir in our sugar and to accurately dispense instant coffee, we decided to respond in time honoured epidemiologists' fashion and measure the phe
Teaspoons disappear from Parkside on a regular basis so this article might shed some light on where they go. Always supply my own, especially for weekend working. @juliekentmbe @gloshospitals
@KateBurkeNHS As shown in Christmas @bmj_latest from 2005 https://t.co/Qo1BW41nuv