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Victoria Macdonald

@vsmacdonald

Channel 4 News Health and Social Care Editor. A Kiwi in London and Chair of Validity (formerly MDAC). Justice for people with mental disabilities

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Exclusive investigation by Channel 4 News reveals a sophisticated criminal economy thriving within British prisons. Reported by Jackie Long produced by Sally Chesworth and Amani Hughes.

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Tell me your 2023 took an unexpected turn, without telling me. I’ll go first….
Back to my desk today, so grateful for the time I have had and what is to come. Grateful to have my miracles.

Tell me your 2023 took an unexpected turn, without telling me. I’ll go first…. Back to my desk today, so grateful for the time I have had and what is to come. Grateful to have my miracles.
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Back in NZ for family reasons & watching the health service close up. Many similar issues: staff shortages, staff dissatisfaction, long waiting lists. But like the when it’s an emergency it works well (though same level of ED delays). And like the compassionate care

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A judgment from the ECHR following a challenge to the Moldovan Govt by Validity Foundation and Moldovan institute for HR : Institutionalised neglect and psychiatric placement for mildly disabled child in State care illustrates systemic discrimination

validity.ngo/2024/03/26/bre…

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'Without healthcare, people in our villages are dying'
Our film on climate change's impact on Malawi, which creates 0.04% of global emissions but is in top 5 countries most affected.
World Economic Forum says climate impact on health will kill 14.5 million by 2050

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A good question. She has a very good GP who signposted her to the centre and they got in top of a number of medical issues

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.Kwasi Kwarteng says many right-wing Tory MPs are asking 'Why vote Tory?' after the Chancellor's decision to seemingly mirror Labour policies.

Harriet Harman says it signals that Rishi Sunak's party has 'run out of ideas'.

Watch The Political Fourcast: youtu.be/gR5maBtVMEc

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We reported on 15 months ago. It is good to see it getting more attention and reports that an NHS-funded study is now looking at its effectiveness for pain & anxiety

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An exclusive survey from Channel 4 News and DeltaPoll reveals three quarters of voters would back keeping taxes the same or seeing them rise, if it means safeguarding public services.

Helia Ebrahimi has more.

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Almost every minute a child dies with malaria – there’s a global strategy to eradicate it and helping that fight is a new vaccine. In Malawi, there are still barriers to overcome – with some churches preaching that medicine is the work of the devil.

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Tonight on @channel4news @graciejerome producer and camera @joshpressplay and my film on the childhood malaria vaccine in Malawi. The good it’s doing and the forces against it.

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I couldn't agree more Shaun Lintern. I would say in virutally every case the surviving family members never recover. It is a trauma that creeps into every fibre of their being and even if they look ok on the outside, on the inside they are changed forever.

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