The rate of suicides in England & Wales has reached its highest level for 25 years according to new Office for National Statistics (ONS) data. I was struck by this north south divide in the data. Each suicide is a real person and the collapse of mental health care should concern us all: ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

Thinking about all those children and parents and carers for whom this week is a nightmare, for those who struggle daily in school, for those have no school, for those who live hidden. We see you. #SEND #autism #ADHD #carers Thanks Missing The Mark Eliza Fricker for the drawing.

If you got rid of the Bankers Tax Cut that Rishi Sunak gave them in May 2023, you could pay for both the Winter Fuel Allowance and the Two Child Benefit Cap. The Banks even said at the time that they didn't want it. So why do they still have it?

As women we’re told: - “Be vigilant” - “Carry pepper spray” - “Don’t walk alone at night” Yet just recently we’ve had: 🇫🇷 A wife who was drugged by her husband so > 70 men could rape her over 10 years 🇳🇬 A 14yr old girl raped so violently she was left in a comatose state 🇵🇱

This video reveals what appears to be sewage flowing into water on Southend seafront. The footage was captured on Sunday. The area of darker coloured water was spotted by a man in an aircraft who labelled it “disgraceful”. Mark Hutley said: “I’ve never seen anything like it. It

(TW). Tomorrow (September 10th) is World Suicide Prevention Day. On the 16th, it will be 7 years since I was admitted to hospital for the first time. I was 16, had just started sixth form, and the years of anxiety and OCD became too much. I didn’t think I had a future. I was

Another day, another parent receives a very serious letter in the post. Their child's school attendance level has triggered legal action under the Single Justice Procedure. The parent has to respond by telling the magistrate if they are guilty or not guilty. 1/

2/ If the child's attendance level is as stated, the parent can only declare themselves guilty to the magistrate. They may provide some context. This might mitigate the sentence but it can't change the "guilty" status. There is no right of appeal.

3/ The same parent has actually already been fined a huge figure for their child's "unauthorised" mental health related absence. They are now facing another punishment because their child's attendance level hasn't improved enough since the original "offence".

A squirrel just came to my table at lunch time!! 😍 that’s 100% improved my day!! 🐿️

People in Folkestone and Dover are being offered #NHSLungHealthChecks – helping to catch lung cancer early and save more lives. If you live in this area, aged between 55 and 74 and are a current or former smoker, you may be eligible. Find out more: ow.ly/9seQ50SReur

NHS pay data out today. This is first month which does not include the one-off payments that nurses, ambulance staff and others received in June 2023 The result is a large drop in real terms pay. Nurses and ambulance staff are now only 1.7% and 0.3% higher than in May 2023

If you're wondering why nurses voted down their latest pay offer, this might explain:

#TB patients are still human who deserve conversation, kindness and support. 50 days isolated was a long time, being treated well, would have helped make an already tough situation, easier to get through. Results UK Results Canada #AMR

These comments from Kemi Badenoch are disrespectful to our brilliant migrant care workers. They're treasured members of our communities and care services, and are highly skilled & compassionate. That's much more than can be said for this intervention. 🔗 bit.ly/3Bsa6oJ

Bleak statistics today explain why temporary accommodation is probably the biggest immediate problem faced by Labour... New govt figures show that the number of households facing homelessness has exceeded (320,000) between 2023-2024, the highest on record.

This is an 8% rise on 2022-2023 and means that the population of homeless people in England is now greater than the population of Nottingham (stat is from Crisis).

Beautiful sunset row last night so magical 🌅

Good morning from Folkestone Harbour 🚤