This is a great interview by @RSylvesterTimes with Wes Streeting - he wants to phase out the private business model of GPs and replace them with salaried roles and local healthcare centres doing more. What do we think tweeps?

Breaking News: Taliban issued a new ruling in Balkh province, Afghanistan, stating that women are not allowed to visit male doctors !! And, no education to women as well, so no female doctors either !! #Afghanistan #Taliban x.com/i/spaces/1rmGP…

We cannot afford as a nation for a sector that’s integral to preventing ill health and sickness to be weakened at a time when the NHS is struggling to treat sickness. Let’s make health and fitness a national priority. ukactive.com/news/ukactive-…

We are recruiting more CAHPR/National Institute for Health and Care Research Champions! Are you an AHP interested in Research and Innovation? We are recruiting to fill roles in several Clinical Research Network (CRN) areas. Role description: bit.ly/3Xlmc8R

Are you an Allied Health Professional working clinically in England? I'd love to talk with you about your #AHP identity. DM me with your email address @pippahales to find out more information and please share with people that you know would be interested. Thanks

Dr Robbie Erskine #Hysteroscopy patients are screaming for anaesthetists. We undergo uterine biopsy w/ just hairdresser chit-chat - the 'vocal local' invented by Marie Stopes for rural Kenya. Men (& women) get IV sedation w/analgesia for GI endoscopy. We need IV sedation as an option for gynae.

Happy 90th Birthday to my amazing grandma. An inspirational woman who worked hard to give our family a strong foundation. Very proud to say we have 4 generations alive & kicking in our family ❤️ Our older generation gave (& still give) so much we can’t forget their contribution.

Leisure centres and pools are more than a lifestyle choice, they are a vital service. Without Govt support, it's anticipated that 40% of councils will lose their leisure centres or see reduced services by March alone. #LocalGov needs urgent support now. local.gov.uk/topics/culture…

Thoughtful and relevant piece regarding smear tests.

So proud my girl gets to be part of this team. Durham City Aquatics #swiming #sports

The leaders who deliver change most successfully build a culture of "change readiness" in their organisations. They do this by addressing six components of culture: legitimacy, ownership, relevance, attainability, authenticity & impartiality: hbr.org/2023/02/gettin… By Andrea Belk Olson

👇paper shows representation of women in Sports and Exercise research either as participants or authors has changed little over the last 10 years. I wonder how many chose to move sideways into female dominated clinical careers for more opportunities.

Dr Nichola Stefanou, CEO of Healthcare Management Trust (HMT), shares her three main takeaway lessons from her experience of working across both health and social care bit.ly/40TeTb7 My Home Life England camilla cavendish The G15 David Brindle APPG on Adult Social Care Care Show @UKCareWeek Caring UK

#HappyInternationalWomensDay ti all those warrior women working in health and social care I salute you. Parity in pay and life responsibilities is still a huge issue yet you continue to achieve brilliant things. From my tribe of women to yours I wish you a wonderful day !

This time next week we'll be getting ready to kick off the Home Care Research Forum. We'll be hearing from researchers about the latest #dementia homecare research, from the DemChamp and DemCont projects. Spaces still available, do register via: eventbrite.co.uk/e/home-care-re… HSCWRU

Primary care Podiatry👇 our latest report is now published Royal College of podiatry ⁦Royal College of Podiatry⁩ Special thanks to ⁦Usamah Khalid⁩ ⁦Lawrence Ambrose RCPod⁩ and all the Podiatrists involved 👏 rcpod.org.uk/policy/podiatr…

Great role for a communications and marketing person to come join our team ! Come join us at Healthcare Management Trust as we enter our final stage of strategy development Check out this job from Healthcare Management Trust linkedin.com/jobs/view/3648…

Last day of the World Swimming Championships. So disappointed swimming wasn’t on terrestrial tv. Back in my racing days we were on 4/5 x a year. Now most people couldn’t name our fabulous top swimmers. Still one of the largest participation sports & a life saver. Kids can’t

#brilliantteams #brilliantleaders

Regional Champions!!!! An outstanding performance by our U13 Swimming team today at the regional round of the ESSA Gala!! This fantastic team were overall winners in the 200m freestyle and medley relays! An incredible result girls, we are very proud of you! #beyourbest