Important reflections on the racist violence and rioting we have seen in recent weeks from Dorset ICB chief executive Patricia Miller, with a continued call for the NHS to confront the serious problem of racism within the service. On the NHS Confederation blog: nhsconfed.org/articles/nhs-n…

🚨***NEW BLOG*** Committee Member Caitlin Plunkett-Reilly provides a fantastic reminder to public affairs pros to look after yourself in the face of huge political change (including doing non-work related stuff, like flamethrowing!) Read and share: cipr.co.uk/CIPR/Network/G…

Great Q & A with our Rachael and Health Foundation. A legacy of meaningful engagement around young people’s future health health.org.uk/news-and-comme…

A new interview published by The Health Foundation with former AYPH Health Inequalities Policy Fellow, Rach Mckeown looks at her work with AYPH, it's impact on evidence and policy, how it helped to amplify the voices of young people and its ongoing impact. health.org.uk/news-and-comme…

The CIPR Research Fund is supporting a new study led by @Mrs_Wadds and Stephen Waddington exploring the barriers to women's progression in PR. They've published a survey examining the experiences of female PR pros and the challenges they face. Take survey now: bit.ly/4dLTpmC

In Liverpool for #Lab24 please do visit Paper Cup Coffee Paper Cup Coffee Liverpool & support a great project that helps Liverpool’s homeless. 2 Queens Square, Liverpool, L1, 1RH. open Saturday 09:00-15:00 & Tuesday & Wednesday 08:30-15:30

At Labour Party Conference?🌹 Join us at our event in partnership with GSK this afternoon, where @ConfedMatthew, Andrew Gwynne MP, Oliver Coppard , Sarah Sleet, Neale Belson and Patricia Miller will discuss making a prevention-focused NHS a reality. ⌚️15:30 📍Royal Liver Building

Patricia Miller OBE is joining @NHSconfed colleagues on a panel at the Labour Party conference today to answer, “How can we make a prevention-focused NHS a reality?” Read more about Dorset’s prevention plans in our Joint Forward Plan bit.ly/DorsetJFP

I was rushing to an event so didn’t get to say it but: huge gratitude to the women in the pouring rain reminding everyone coming into #Lab24 that a women’s right to her own body is a human right, in front of extremely grim anti choice activists and billboards. Heroes.

I can’t find the words to convey the pain of the past 12 months - a year unlike any other. May the memory of the victims at Beeri, Nahal Oz, Nir Oz, Reim, the Nova Festival, Kfar Aza, Sderot, Ofakim, Nirim, Holit, Zikim & Ashkelon be a blessing. #RememberOctober7 #BringThemHome

It's cold outside, we will be giving out plenty of hot drinks tomorrow. If you are able to, you can buy a hot drink for one of our homeless friends this week. visufund.com/warm-up-with-a…

Still time to sign up for Wednesday’s great panel discussion followed by informal networking.

It has historical echoes too, to suicide as a source of shame & secrecy. Yet anyone can be at risk. Fine to have AD as the preferred term but if you see “suicide” as offensive, you may need to speak to some of the 5000 families a year to whom it is an inescapable reality. 3/3

What I remember today is that anti Jew hatred - for that’s what anti semitism is - is centuries old. It always comes with an excuse - the economic plight of ordinary Germans then, the actions of Israel now or years ago some other grievance in some other part of the world.  It is

The govt could make a start by addressing how hilariously inaccessible the whole disability benefits system is - reliant on forms you can only fill out by hand (!) and helplines which need use of keypad/voice commands

Don't think there's ever been a more important time for people involved in policy debate to engage with the reality of how disability benefits work. A quick blog based on working as a welfare rights adviser across the last few years. tinyurl.com/3ck832ye