Farzana Hussain The King's Fund Sarah Woolnough John James OBE Sickle Cell Society I like .Don Berwick Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) concept of ‘All teach, all learn’ that everyone we meet have experiences to share and learn from wherever we are in our lives and careers. We all work in hierarchies that can stop us from sharing the real stories that connect us & inspire us to do more

Health & care may be a serious business but it’s lovely to see the smiles! ⁦The King's Fund⁩ ⁦Dave West⁩ ⁦William Pett⁩ It was great to see Helen & Sarah in person ⁦NHS Confederation⁩

Had a fabulous time at ⁦The King's Fund⁩ Annual Reception this evening. Inspiring speech from ⁦Sarah Woolnough⁩: what a role model for us women! Thank you for helping me with a quiet space to pray too. True inclusivity. With so many video meetings it was great to hug again!

More gems from Helen Buckingham wishing you every success in your next chapter Helen and I still dream of being able to work with you one day ❤️❤️❤️

Completely the wrong message . As a GP, I have been assessing whether my patients are fit to work for 22 years. Most patients feel guilty about asking for a “sick” note when they are really ill especially around mental health. This rhetoric may stop sick people coming forward

So great to see you raising awareness about such an important issue and for your advocacy…Supper proud to see this Farzana Hussain 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽📣📣📣📣

I was relieved and proud of myself after I had my mammogram done as I had been nervous about going & life is busy. I am glad I put my health first. Rates of uptake for breast cancer screening are lower in South Asian women. Please consider going for yours when invited 4/4

I was nervous having my mammogram and it was reassuring to have the process explained to me & that I might feel slight pain/pressure for a second. You can ask your mammographer if you are unsure about anything 3/4

1 in 7 women will get Breast Cancer. If caught early, it is treatable 2/4

I was invited for my first mammogram recently. I wanted to share my experience on camera so perhaps other women who are invited and are not sure whether to attend, can use the information my experience to decide for themselves . 1/4

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Farzana Hussain Chris Hopson GPonline One of the big leaps politicians, the press and many NHS leaders make is equating “access to GP appointments when needed” is the same as being able to get an appt with a GP on the day symptoms occur/the day you ring up. But that’s far too simplistic + is not always what’s needed.

Exactly this! I saw a child in same day clinic. Mum wanted to talk about a simple issue for herself, I didn’t have access to her records so sent her back to her GP. As a partner in my previous role, I would have dealt with it- but the GP contract was no longer viable financially

Thanks for this thread Chris Hopson we need to realise that there is a difference between “need” and “want” Jacob Lant recently did a podcast GPonline outlining how nuanced access is- I realise that it’s easier to measure numbers but let’s not equate this with quality

Climate crisis has a direct and obvious negative impact on health. What a sad day when a GP, standing up for the health of future generations, could be struck off the GMC register- we really don’t live in a democracy

At a strict secular school can you say Asalaam Alaikum? Read a prayer before eating food? Wear a cross, turban or hijab? And should they get Christmas Day off? Or is it bending down & prostrating the issue? Basically doing gymnastics but having a quick chat with God at same time.

Interesting that one individual wanting to speak to their Creator for 5 to 10 minutes during their lunch break is no longer allowed. Where is humanity heading?

“To govern is to choose” This was an evidence based scheme to reduce effects of childhood poverty. Lots of overlaps with Primary Care Networks. Centralisation took over from local needs. We are not measuring how PCNs help our communities- we are measuring appointment numbers…

It was an absolute pleasure to work with you West Ham United Foundation We together proved how effectively Primary Care Networks can work with fabulous voluntary sector organisations such as yours to tackle difficult issues in our communities such as Knife Crime. Shame the funding ceased

On the day the GMC survey reveals that doctors are leaving the country due to deep discontent and burnout…