We’re in a mess. Cases, hospitalisations and deaths are all rising. It's too late for test and trace to stop it. Things will just get worse. We have FOUR options: (1)

Please give a RT for all the pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy support staff across the NHS. As well as carrying out their usual duties throughout the pandemic, they’re also now instrumental to the roll out of the vaccine, but are rarely mentioned. Thank you all x

Shout out to my med reg who, on hearing I was sad about a patient I had just seen, bought me a creme egg to cheer me up 💜

Uplifted. An engaging session with the formidable East African Breweries PLC MD Jane Karuku, judge Joyce Aluoch & Dr Roshnee Patel at Kenya Society's #InternationalWomensDay event. Strong, brilliant & successful visible role models, whom girls and young women can learn from. #ChooseToChallenge

1. LONG THREAD (25+ tweets sorry) of my somewhat depairing musings on Covid. Where we are, how we got here, why I'm sad about it.

My lovely brother Charlie is paralysed from the neck down and has cerebral palsy. Since 2006 he’s been in a specialised care home run by Sussex Healthcare. Last week they announced they’re closing 6 home leaving 100 odd people with complex needs homeless in 3 months

Nick Miller as the Med Reg - a thread 🧵 #WhosThatGirl #ItsMemeReg #MemeReg

‘We strike for the future of the NHS.’ The largest strike in RCN history starts today, as nursing staff in England, Northern Ireland and Wales demand fair pay and patient safety. #RCNStrike #FairPayForNursing rcn.org.uk/magazines/News…

There's the moral argument for increasing nurses' pay - very strong. Then, there's the economic argument. Want to fill all those vacant nurses' posts? Pay a decent wage, and relieve the pressures of understaffed services.

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Junior doctors have voted YES to strike action in England. This is a giant step forward for junior doctors and #PayRestoration. Thank you to everyone who worked so hard for this. Keep an eye out for next steps. #BMADoctorsVoteYes bma.org.uk/our-campaigns/…

#PayRestoration From today, some employers, seniors and rota coordinators will tell you things that are not true. Some are clumsy mistakes, some are attempts to undermine your will to strike. The media will attack you and your reps. Here are some mistruths you may hear: 🧵

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is profoundly concerned by the asylum bill introduced by the UK Government to the House of Commons today. Our statement here: unhcr.org/uk/news/press/… Tweet 1/2

❗ Update from Sudan ❗ Our compound in Nyala, Darfur was raided by armed men, who stole everything including vehicles and office equipment Our warehouse – holding vital medical supplies – was also raided, we do not know to what extent as we have no access.

Why is Africa the way it is? What are its main regions? Its most defining features? What's key about each country? Most of it is rooted in 2 factors. Here's how to understand Africa and each one of its countries:

Rising corporate profits were the largest contributor to Europe’s inflation over the past two years as companies increased prices by more than the spiking costs of imported energy. bit.ly/441jfya

We say in Soccernomics that the main reason why male football clubs don't appoint female coaches is that stupid fans, journalists, players, sponsors and directors would object

Competition time! 🚨 Fancy winning 2x tickets to the UK premiere of #Oppenheimer at 6pm tonight, 13 July, at a central London location? RT this and follow us, and you could be one of the first to see Christopher Nolan’s explosive new thriller! We’ll pick a winner by 1pm... 🕐

1/ NEW & IMPORTANT: OK on the eve of junior/consultant strikes, we need to talk about these charts (NEW data just in!) 👇 We need to look at them to fix waiting lists & its increasingly clear next GE will be won or lost on the NHS Please read the whole 🧵 & share widely / RT