A sobering read: 'A long way to go': ethnic minority NHS staff share their stories features.kingsfund.org.uk/2020/07/ethnic… via The King's Fund

This made me laugh.........

A positive article about the great team on Ward 28 and the amazing work they do. thetimes.co.uk/article/on-war…

Andy Burnham is absolutely furious about the #examshambles. On what grounds can you say that a young person who goes to a 6th form college in Greater Manchester gets different treatment from somebody who goes to a private school in Oxfordshire.. it's simply wrong #BBCBreakfast

The number of COVID cases in the West Mids are slightly on the rise, particularly in Birmingham and amongst younger generations. Let's not drop our discipline and risk a local lockdown, so: 🧼 Wash your hands 😷 Wear a face covering ◀️▶️ Maintain a 2m social distance

Dear everyone @NHSBSolCCG , all 1.3 million of us. We need to follow the Covid 19 rules. Socially distance. Wear a mask as needed. Don’t ignore or we are going to end up locked down again Justin Varney Paulette Hamilton MP Peter Ingham Pen Thompson CBE UHB CEO Roisin Richard Kirby

Loved this ......

The pandemic is affecting us all. If you are struggling to cope with your mental health, NHS talking therapies can help. It's totally confidential. Your GP can refer you or you can refer yourself online.

Our thanks go to everyone at Argos in Tamworth for their generous donation of toys for our children at Good Hope Hospital! Your donation will help to spread Christmas joy to our poorly young patients this year. 💙🎄🤶🎅 #OverandAbove

Bit of a surprise outside tonight....well impressed by Redditch SNTs herding skills

Fresh start for using public transport after week 1 was abandoned with 2 trips from 3 cancelled by West Midlands Railway Got here OK, now being told trains to Redditch cancelled for the same reason as last time. #brumbreathes is going to take a long time with a train service like this

Congratulations to our first winners of the day, Critical Care Family Liaison Team, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust University Hospitals Birmingham. Nominated by Jess Phillips MP Jess Phillips #NHSParlyAwards

So why is there a cow on the malted milk biscuit? #BirminghamBiscuitCup

Why we need to spend so much time in the early days of a change initiative getting people on board & building shared purpose. We want people to be "investors" at the start of the change, not "buying in" down the road. We'll save ourselves so much effort later on. Graphic: Tanmay Vora ✍

On ⁦ITV News Central⁩ in the West Midlands I speak to ⁦Jo Williams⁩ about what happened to her weeks after getting her dream job leading ⁦The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital⁩ #worldmenopauseday

Tomorrow is World Arthritis Day! Do watch out for news from us Versus Arthritis & from our friends across the wider arthritis/MSK sector. There are 20.3m people living with arthritis&musculoskeletal conditions in the UK right now.

It’s nerve-wracking to speak up when you see something ethically questionable. But here’s a framework to make it easier. hbr.org/2019/03/how-to…