Judi
@judi.graysky.social
Suffolk mum and CEO of St Elizabeth Hospice. Passionate about health equity and encouraging Compassionate Communities to support one another. Posting mostly personal but bit of work too, opinions are all my own.
At @hospiceuk.bsky.social conference in Liverpool today. Not an easy time for many hospices but we look forward to hearing from @skinnock.bsky.social as Minister of State for Care later about a new Modern Service Framework for palliative and end of life care.
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
At @hospiceuk.bsky.social conference in Liverpool today. Not an easy time for many hospices but we look forward to hearing from @skinnock.bsky.social as Minister of State for Care later about a new Modern Service Framework for palliative and end of life care.
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“This change can’t come soon enough. Two in five hospices are now making cuts. Services are withering. People aren’t getting the care they need."
Toby Porter, CEO of Hospice UK responds to the government's pledge to overhaul palliative care and end of life care.
www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...
Toby Porter, CEO of Hospice UK responds to the government's pledge to overhaul palliative care and end of life care.
www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...
Hospice UK responds to news of a modern service framework for palliative and end of life care
The government has pledged to overhaul palliative care and end of life care with a Modern Services Framework.
www.hospiceuk.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:17 AM
“This change can’t come soon enough. Two in five hospices are now making cuts. Services are withering. People aren’t getting the care they need."
Toby Porter, CEO of Hospice UK responds to the government's pledge to overhaul palliative care and end of life care.
www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...
Toby Porter, CEO of Hospice UK responds to the government's pledge to overhaul palliative care and end of life care.
www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...
Do we dare to hope that this could signal the end of the postcode lottery of palliative care? Our geography includes Gt Yarmouth where access to end of life care has historically been acutely inequitable. Heading to @hospiceuk.bsky.social conference & looking forward to hearing @skinnock.bsky.social
Major government plan to let people die in their own homes
Government to reform end-of-life care to allow us to choose where we take our last breath as ‘too many people are dying in pain, frightened and without support’
www.mirror.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Do we dare to hope that this could signal the end of the postcode lottery of palliative care? Our geography includes Gt Yarmouth where access to end of life care has historically been acutely inequitable. Heading to @hospiceuk.bsky.social conference & looking forward to hearing @skinnock.bsky.social
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Planning to start your Christmas shopping this weekend?
I've got you covered with over 100 links to charities, museums and small businesses selling interesting things which will bring joy not landfill.
#GoodGifts
I've got you covered with over 100 links to charities, museums and small businesses selling interesting things which will bring joy not landfill.
#GoodGifts
Good Gifts 2025
Use your Secret Santa or present giving to support charities, museums and small businesses.
madlinblog.wordpress.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Planning to start your Christmas shopping this weekend?
I've got you covered with over 100 links to charities, museums and small businesses selling interesting things which will bring joy not landfill.
#GoodGifts
I've got you covered with over 100 links to charities, museums and small businesses selling interesting things which will bring joy not landfill.
#GoodGifts
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I quit the former Twitter two years ago this week, and I am here to tell you that my online life got a lot better for having left it. In two years I've not been tempted to go back, and I haven't felt any penalty in either career or community for not being there. It's nice to be here and not there.
November 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I quit the former Twitter two years ago this week, and I am here to tell you that my online life got a lot better for having left it. In two years I've not been tempted to go back, and I haven't felt any penalty in either career or community for not being there. It's nice to be here and not there.
Not sure I’ll be adding Burt, Iowa to my holiday wish list but maybe it’s lovely off-season
November 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Not sure I’ll be adding Burt, Iowa to my holiday wish list but maybe it’s lovely off-season
If you are not already following @pastpostcard.bsky.social, you are missing a treat. Here are the answers to the questions you will undoubtedly have.
Every so often it’s useful to answer some of the questions I get asked on here.
1. Yes they are.
2. Not the whole message, obviously.
3. In the garage, mainly.
4. No, it wouldn’t be practical. Sorry.
5. Purely random.
Cheers, T.
1. Yes they are.
2. Not the whole message, obviously.
3. In the garage, mainly.
4. No, it wouldn’t be practical. Sorry.
5. Purely random.
Cheers, T.
November 16, 2025 at 10:24 AM
If you are not already following @pastpostcard.bsky.social, you are missing a treat. Here are the answers to the questions you will undoubtedly have.
My talented IRL friend @hannahberridge.bsky.social paints the most beautiful ceramics in Suffolk & has a gorgeous new Autumn Berries range on Etsy 🍂🍁🍂🍁
Sloe Berries another addition to my Autumn Berries Range. So far the mug, eggcup and plate are in my Etsy shop, painting a jug at the moment.
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Hann...
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Hann...
November 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
My talented IRL friend @hannahberridge.bsky.social paints the most beautiful ceramics in Suffolk & has a gorgeous new Autumn Berries range on Etsy 🍂🍁🍂🍁
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That’s some nominative determinism right there
November 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
That’s some nominative determinism right there
Thank you @drrachelclarke.com for amplifying your voice for our sector. Fundraising should be to enhance care & our spaces, not pay for the core specialist provision. We receive 34,000 calls a year to our 24/7 advice line: I’m not sure everyone realises the scale of what hospices are providing.
November 12, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Thank you @drrachelclarke.com for amplifying your voice for our sector. Fundraising should be to enhance care & our spaces, not pay for the core specialist provision. We receive 34,000 calls a year to our 24/7 advice line: I’m not sure everyone realises the scale of what hospices are providing.
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One of the reasons why Finland is the happiest country in the world is that the public broadcaster Yle sends a live feed of the first 8 weeks of a pack of puppies every fall. It’s already the fifth edition of ”Finland’s most therapeutic live feed”.
This is what I call value for my tax money
This is what I call value for my tax money
Pentulive 24/7 | Pentulive
Pentuliven pikkuiset kehittyvät vauhdikkaasti ja jokainen pentu on saanut nimensä! Kahdeksan viikkoa kestävässä suorassa lähetyksessä seurataan englanninspringerspanieli Murua ja tämän pentuetta.
areena.yle.fi
November 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
One of the reasons why Finland is the happiest country in the world is that the public broadcaster Yle sends a live feed of the first 8 weeks of a pack of puppies every fall. It’s already the fifth edition of ”Finland’s most therapeutic live feed”.
This is what I call value for my tax money
This is what I call value for my tax money
I did enjoy this read but felt naïvely surprised that Bridget’s assistants do the actual paintings (since 1961, Wikipedia tells me). I feel like an innocent abroad. @ftweekend.com
Wishing only continued excellent health to inspirational 94 year old artist Bridget Riley on.ft.com/43ZrQTM
Bridget Riley: ‘I want my paintings to make people feel alive’
[FREE TO READ] The 94-year-old doyenne of British abstract art on influences from Seurat to Mondrian, her wartime childhood in Cornwall — and ‘the healing power of looking’
on.ft.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I did enjoy this read but felt naïvely surprised that Bridget’s assistants do the actual paintings (since 1961, Wikipedia tells me). I feel like an innocent abroad. @ftweekend.com
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This is just fantastic read from @notus.com. Democracy is indeed a letter to the editor www.notus.org/perspectives...
The Washington Post Got 21,000 Emails After It Didn't Endorse. I Read Them All.
Reading and editing letters gave me a theory about what is wrong with America — and how it could be fixed.
www.notus.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This is just fantastic read from @notus.com. Democracy is indeed a letter to the editor www.notus.org/perspectives...
Miriam Margolyes / Tom Hollander / Greg James / Daisy May Cooper / Tony Robinson / Fatiha El-Ghorri / Emma Barnett / David Jonsson / Laura Kenny / JADE / Domhnall Gleeson / Jonathan Bailey / and Matthew Amroliwala for all those detective years on Crimewatch
Stab at a #celebritytraitors series 2 line up:
Kathy Burke / Louis Theroux / Lenny Henry / Reece Shearsmith (or failing that, Mark Gatiss) / Mawaan Rizwan / Micah Richards / Victoria Coren / Kojey Radical / Joanna Scanlan / Amelia Dimoldenberg / James Acaster /Sue Johnston / Meera Syal … (1/2)
Kathy Burke / Louis Theroux / Lenny Henry / Reece Shearsmith (or failing that, Mark Gatiss) / Mawaan Rizwan / Micah Richards / Victoria Coren / Kojey Radical / Joanna Scanlan / Amelia Dimoldenberg / James Acaster /Sue Johnston / Meera Syal … (1/2)
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Miriam Margolyes / Tom Hollander / Greg James / Daisy May Cooper / Tony Robinson / Fatiha El-Ghorri / Emma Barnett / David Jonsson / Laura Kenny / JADE / Domhnall Gleeson / Jonathan Bailey / and Matthew Amroliwala for all those detective years on Crimewatch
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BlueSky shoutout on Abbot Elementary!
November 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
BlueSky shoutout on Abbot Elementary!
Thank you Celebrity Traitors for some wonderful entertainment and genuine joy amongst your treachery 👏
a man in a cape is laughing in a dark room with lanterns on the wall .
Alt: a man in a cape is laughing in a dark room with lanterns on the wall .
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Thank you Celebrity Traitors for some wonderful entertainment and genuine joy amongst your treachery 👏
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Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
November 7, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
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Guy Fawkes' signature before & after watching the final episode of Celebrity Traitors.
#celebritytraitors #thetraitors #traitors
#celebritytraitors #thetraitors #traitors
November 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Guy Fawkes' signature before & after watching the final episode of Celebrity Traitors.
#celebritytraitors #thetraitors #traitors
#celebritytraitors #thetraitors #traitors
Thanks to Britten Pears Arts, I’ve seen other music projects in local prisons and it never fails to be incredibly powerful.
“Hans is distressed, angry. But then he sings. He smiles. A first moment of calm.”
Read more as Paul Webster shares what he learned singing with prisoners every week.
https://bit.ly/3JDjnPg
Read more as Paul Webster shares what he learned singing with prisoners every week.
https://bit.ly/3JDjnPg
What I learned singing with prisoners every week
Behind bars, violence and despair are overwhelming. But when Liberty Choir meets, something extraordinary happens
bit.ly
November 2, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Thanks to Britten Pears Arts, I’ve seen other music projects in local prisons and it never fails to be incredibly powerful.
Sorry for the old school sharing style but very interesting philanthropy development in today’s @ftweekend.com from @joshspero.ft.com and @joemillerjr.ft.com 💸
November 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Sorry for the old school sharing style but very interesting philanthropy development in today’s @ftweekend.com from @joshspero.ft.com and @joemillerjr.ft.com 💸
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The National Audit Office has published a report on the financial sustainability of England's adult hospices, calling it a matter of "national importance".
It says the Govt lacks clarity on how its funding impacts hospices as demand for end of life care rises.
www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...
It says the Govt lacks clarity on how its funding impacts hospices as demand for end of life care rises.
www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...
October 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The National Audit Office has published a report on the financial sustainability of England's adult hospices, calling it a matter of "national importance".
It says the Govt lacks clarity on how its funding impacts hospices as demand for end of life care rises.
www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...
It says the Govt lacks clarity on how its funding impacts hospices as demand for end of life care rises.
www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...
As the child of Shields parents - albeit South & not North - I feel surprisingly emotional about Sam Fender’s Mercury win. I never lived in Shields but that is our heartland and I recognise the big messy love and fierce loyalty. Well done Sam - or as my mum would’ve said: “Canny job” 🩶
October 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
As the child of Shields parents - albeit South & not North - I feel surprisingly emotional about Sam Fender’s Mercury win. I never lived in Shields but that is our heartland and I recognise the big messy love and fierce loyalty. Well done Sam - or as my mum would’ve said: “Canny job” 🩶