Feel like I’ve been hit by a train. What an incredibly dark day for humanity. What a dark day for end of life care. We don’t stop here. We have much to do.

A few moments after MPs voted for assisted dying, the Government Whip on duty objected to and blocked the Children’s Hospices (Funding) Bill.

People in wheelchairs openly weeping, here outside of Parliament. The atmosphere is one of profound sadness and terror. A dark cloud has descended over the UK. #AssistedDyingBill

To all the MPs who voted in favour of this safeguardless Bill & every supporter: you either don't know or don't want to know what you've done. A very dark day for chronically ill - including many terminally ill - people, disabled people, older people & for our country.

A disabled child with diabetes went partially blind because the family had no fridge to store the insulin needed to treat his condition. In 21st century Britain. Why can't we have decent public housing again? theguardian.com/society/2024/d…

No wrens. No birds, in fact. Heartbreaking how things have changed in such a short space of time. But who cares, eh? Long as we get to drive around a massive car park five times at Christmas looking for a parking spot.

Politicians often talk about delivering for people—here’s the perfect chance to deliver for young people with SEN. From early years to adulthood, they’ve faced neglect and discrimination for far too long. Priorities matter. Let’s not lag behind all other jurisdictions any longer.

🚨𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗩𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 This is urgent. I am in my 5th year of dedicating myself to supporting Clinically Vulnerable families, I need your help continue to grow what we’ve built💕 We have achieved so much, but there’s more to do! 1/

🚨 URGENT: Covid Inquiry🚨 Time is running out! Submit your ANONYMOUS story to the Every Story Matters portal before Christmas. After this, data on children will stop being as useful. Make sure CV/CEV families are heard! If you've submitted before, you can submit again. 1🧵

[10 Dec 2024] Opening Remarks from Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at WHO media briefing: “We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense. “It’s still with us, it still causes acute disease and Long COVID, and it still kills. “The world might want to forget about COVID-19, but we cannot afford to.”

Autism NI Did the police forget about their training for what they did to that girl in Lisburn Office of the Chief Constable they carried her like an animal?

Autism NI Colm Gildernew MLA CarolJordanUTV Tara Mills Stephen Nolan Belfast Telegraph The Irish Times what happened to the police training on the day they carried the vulnerable young person out of the shop over a £2 dvd?

Will you condemn what happened today in Lisburn?

1. Emergency care in Northern Ireland has essentially collapsed. This was eminently predictable, especially considering the high incidence of influenza in the region at this point. The cause is multi-factorial. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Former NHS trust chair, Roy Lilley hits the nail on the head on Sky News this morning outlining what is wrong with UKHSA messaging which fails to recognise that #COVID_19 is airborne and the importance of #masksinhealth and #ventilation

Bernie Drayne Alan Stout I think all the Health Trusts should clarify their position if changes are being made to unpaid carer covid vaccination eligibility.

Reduction of classroom assistants is really concerning. Is this in keeping with proposals in the restrictive practices consultations where ‘supportive practice’ AKA Mechanical restraint becomes a permanent substitute for classroom assistants. Has history taught the DE nothing?

As Module 4 of the @CovidInquiryUK begins, attention turns to the Covid vaccines… And it just happens that UKHSA’s annual accounts for 2023/24 have recently been published, revealing that a staggering £1.09 BILLION were wasted on unused vaccines during 2023/24. 🧵

Chuffed to announce that our Independent SAGE website has been revamped and made more accessible/searchable, and generally more swish! Huge effort led by the brilliant Prof. Christina Pagel - @chrischirp.bsky.social. We hope it serves as a useful resource both looking back, and forwards. independentsage.org