Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine may have saved my life. And many more. It was the only game in town for a while. At that time, the benefit-risk equation swung in its favour. It's now been superseded by vaccines that are even safer. Any other story from a scientist is irresponsible.

Horrid story of discrimination in the NHS. Worst bit is the staff member saying with such confidence about access to emergency care that …

'That's not how we work in the NHS. It's not my rules.'

When it clearly was her just making up her own rules.
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Fantastic slide from Helen Blomfield at SY Training Hub conference….where is your PCN? does it connect both medical and non-medical model…..

It’s not just me!

Imagine if all ICS & Trusts switched their financial models towards prevention & community investment. Acute hospitals overwhelmed by “demand” is a sign of our systemic failure to do this at scale & pace. Instead of pulling people out of the river let’s try to prevent falling in.

If you live with Diabetes and have received a National Diabetes Experience Survey please do complete it - we really want to hear your views. Share your thoughts and experiences of diabetes care in your area.

Improving work quality is key to improving working age health - which is currently in crisis, costing HMT 0.6% of GDP and holding back growth in the UK economy.

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Finally saw #LaughingBoy last night and it is extraordinarily powerful. Unforgettable performances by all the cast, and a brilliant script. Love, humour and rage - that sums up being a family with a learning disabled young person. So much love; so much laughter; so much rage.

The Cystic Fibrosis Trust says it has received multiple calls to its helpline from people in the same situation...terrifying for patients, frustrating for pharmacists. Just the latest example.

Respect to the engineers working to sort this, but the last few years of Southern Water in St Leonards has been sewage on the beach, sewage in the children's playground, destruction of a local car park (twice), sewage tankers blocking the roads, and now we don't even have water.

As part of our campaign & policy work, Disability Rights UK will be running a 90 min disability food poverty r/table online next Friday.
We are looking for 3 people of lived experience to join & debate.
Your time will be compensated.
For details, email: [email protected]

How cool is that?

Such amazing impact, all from the magical power of peer support. Can't wait to see what you all do next. Let me know if I can help.

The voluntary sector is sadly turning into the least diverse of all. Too many leaders seem to believe that 'normal' people can't possibly solve the 'very difficult' problems only they can identify and tackle. It's deeply worrying.

“Charity chief executives are twice as likely as the wider population to have gone to private school, rising to three times as likely for the biggest charities.”

We knew the non-profit sector had a class problem, but even I’m shocked to see the extent of it confirmed by these…

We overuse the metaphor of the boiling frog and the slow-mo car crash and all that. But this really is SUCH a massive problem we seem to just blithely ignore.

The average American drives 40 miles a day: Hannah Ritchie hannahritchie.substack.com/p/cars-united-…

Pretty much every child excluded at primary school has SEND. Every so often a stat stops you in your tracks, and this is one of them.

It is amazing what some tiny charities manage to pull off through sheer will power, expertise and focus on relationships. Great work, ARMA and Sue Brown !

The small things are the big things. I have tickets and can't wait to see this essential show. If you work in or have responsibility for health and care services, make sure you don't miss the Laughing Boy at Jermyn Street Theatre.

Excited to announce tickets now live for our annual conference, May 8th. If last year any indication it will be a focal point to connect, share and inspire from all those dedicated to building personalised care in the NHS and beyond.
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Speakers include…