After eleven years, it's time to update my London Underground concentric-circles-and-spokes map. Completely redrawn from centre to edges, it's so much better than before, and more geographically accurate than the official map.

“Covid-19 is still very much with us… Circulating in all countries… rising over last several weeks… in Europe percentage positivity is over 20%… circulation is 2 to 20 times higher than that what is currently being reported” Maria Van Kerkhove World Health Organization (WHO) August 2024

A thread - Now is the time to please check in on your Black, Brown and minority friends, family, neighbours and colleagues. In many parts of the country, they don’t feel safe.🧵

“Say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here”. There are now thousands and thousands of Bristolians here. “We are many, they are few”. Not wrong!

Fantastic opportunity!👇🏼 Both paid and volunteer roles available for SLTs supporting people with learning disabilities 👏🏼

RSV is a common respiratory virus that can cause serious illness in infants. Watch paediatric doctor Tami talking about how a #RSV vaccination for pregnant women could save the lives of some babies. Find out more ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2024/07/17/wha… #Pregnancy #Health

Are you a Band 5 or 6 Speech therapist looking for an exciting new role? Check out this position in Havering North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) NELFT AHP Sessions in Complex Needs, Feeding and Special Schools #dysphagia #complexneeds #SLT #SALT #SLCN SLTs in Neonatal Care CEN London Paediatric Dysphagia CEN careers.nelft.nhs.uk/jobs/#!/job/v6…

Are you thinking about a career in Speech and Language Therapy? This webinar is suitable for anyone across the UK looking to find out more about a career in Speech and Language Therapy. Date: Tuesday 29 October 2024 eventbrite.co.uk/e/thinking-abo…

42% of deaths reviewed by LeDeR were considered avoidable. When your loved one has profound needs this vulnerability is heightened.

How did the pandemic impact babies starting school this year? It had a huge impact on children learning to talk and understand words 😢 Read the full article below featuring our CEO Jane Harris, and tune into BBC Breakfast this morning! bbc.in/4cWnYVy

🦜Migrating to lisntell.bsky.social 🙏🏼for all the fab tweets, replies, support, #flyinghug s, research, jokes & convos at #SaLTBookGrp to which invitations continue after September via bsky.app & via email👋🏼Next meetg Tue 3/Sept 8-9.15pm jr-press.co.uk/product/voices…

The first phase of #polio vaccination in central #Gaza is complete. Over 187,000 children under the age of ten were vaccinated, well over the target of 156,500. The numbers are being finalised. Four fixed sites will continue to offer polio vaccination for the next three days in

Seeing your child get sick is any parent's worst nightmare. For preventable childhood illnesses, like #WhoopingCough and #Measles, staying up to date with routine vaccinations can help to protect children from getting seriously ill. Find out more ⬇️ nhs.uk/vaccinations/n…

💥 Meet our fantastic panel 💥 3 diverse career AHPs AND a Chief People Officer! What a line up! Join us to discuss all things culture & career development ⬇️ Susan Price⭐ 💙💚(she/her) Efua Hagan Shareen Pavaday 🇲🇺🇬🇧 Marcus Riddell

B5 role available! The Havering Children’s speech and language team is a friendly, innovative and supportive service with good opportunities to work with a varied caseload, professional development and collaborative working. Come and join us! careers.nelft.nhs.uk/jobs/#!/job/v6…

“It goes without saying…” 🤣🤣 🔥Better ventilation & air filtration *will of course* improve patient & staff safety in hospitals Bravo Baroness Hallett, for asking & stating the obvious, on behalf of Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 at UK Covid-19 Inquiry 🙏🏻

Great to see some Barts Health SLT colleagues attending this important workshop Lauren Newman Sonja Jacobs Sally Morgan @[email protected] #RCWorkshop24

While I'm loving the camaraderie & atmosphere on Blue Sky🦋 there are X-participants that are GREATLY missed 🥹. For one thing, there are so few Aussies🦘& Kiwis🥝. Please re-post! JOIN HERE: bsky.app Dorothy Bishop BronwynHemsley Dr Tricia McCabe (she/her) @[email protected] Dr. Mary Huston Suze Leitao

I’m exploring this other option. Be great to have more #SLPeeps #Dysphagia & child-onset disability’s people there. Why not join us? UKSRG RCSLTResearch British Academy of Childhood Disability EACD / IAACD Heidelberg 2025 Alex Stewart Alison Sonja Jacobs Dr Mari Viviers A/Prof Kelly Weir Dr Roganie Govender MBE 🇿🇦🇬🇧 Freya Sparks

The team are still looking for children in the South West (inc Dorset & Bristol) & East Midlands (Nottingham, Lincoln..) in particular. Can you help East Mids RCSLT Hub Dr Sophie MacKenzie PenCRU Katherine Broomfield Louise (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈