Dr Jill Belch
@jillbelch
Citizen. Environmentalist for 1/3 of a century. Researcher #pollution #climate. Professor Vascular Medicine. Likes people. Believes in equality, fairness, truth
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31-08-2013 08:52:43
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The salmon farming industry is a disaster - for the environment, for marine life, and for the communities that depend on healthy ecosystems. The fact that it's still being certified by RSPCA (England & Wales) is just wrong... We need transparency and action to stop this destruction. Time
What a kick in the teeth to these local GPs who tried their best to keep the practice going, had to throw in the towel only to see their local commissioners hand the contract over with a huge uplift of funding. Wonder if Wes Streeting MP is aware… pulsetoday.co.uk/news/practice-…
The ICB couldn't support the existing local GPs, however they have managed to find another £40/patient for a private provider to do the work instead. That is a massive uplift! Massive. Wes Streeting MP please do take a look at what is happening up and down the country.
More #Climate knock-on effects At least 19 people contract fungal infection after California music festival. Valley fever has been increasing in California for years as the climate crisis has rendered landscape drier & hotter – conditions the fungus favors theguardian.com/us-news/articl…
UK has lost the right to protest peacefully. And The Labour Party are still defending the appeal after judges ruled the police bill was unlawful.