Sam Wallace
@samvonwallace.bsky.social
Deputy Director, Internal Communications and Engagement for Care Quality Commission
MCIPR & Chart.PR
Tweets on comms, health, social care, culture, politics
Live in Newcastle, posts are my own views
https://samuelwallace.home.blog/
MCIPR & Chart.PR
Tweets on comms, health, social care, culture, politics
Live in Newcastle, posts are my own views
https://samuelwallace.home.blog/
“Only those safe from fascism and its practices are likely to think that there might be a benefit in exchanging ideas with fascists.”
So true
lithub.com/fascism-is-n...
So true
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Fascism is Not an Idea to Be Debated, It’s a Set of Actions to Fight
Back when I was in high school in Sarajevo, my best friend was Zoka. We listened to the same bands, went to the same rock shows, found the same stupid things hilarious, played soccer together, skie…
lithub.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:18 PM
“Only those safe from fascism and its practices are likely to think that there might be a benefit in exchanging ideas with fascists.”
So true
lithub.com/fascism-is-n...
So true
lithub.com/fascism-is-n...
Pretty cool tool to see how you're networked
February 9, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Pretty cool tool to see how you're networked
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The daft thing is that with Proportional Representation there'd be no need for this self-destructive war within Labour. It could split into its component parts - left and right - and people could vote for what they wanted. It's only First-Past-the-Post that forces these irreconcilables together.
February 9, 2026 at 8:51 AM
The daft thing is that with Proportional Representation there'd be no need for this self-destructive war within Labour. It could split into its component parts - left and right - and people could vote for what they wanted. It's only First-Past-the-Post that forces these irreconcilables together.
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This is what politics should feel like: thoughtful, honest and shaking things up.
Hannah Spencer is going to be a brilliant MP for Gorton & Denton.
It's time to stop Reform in their tracks:
Watch online this Wednesday.
Hannah Spencer is going to be a brilliant MP for Gorton & Denton.
It's time to stop Reform in their tracks:
Watch online this Wednesday.
February 8, 2026 at 3:55 PM
This is what politics should feel like: thoughtful, honest and shaking things up.
Hannah Spencer is going to be a brilliant MP for Gorton & Denton.
It's time to stop Reform in their tracks:
Watch online this Wednesday.
Hannah Spencer is going to be a brilliant MP for Gorton & Denton.
It's time to stop Reform in their tracks:
Watch online this Wednesday.
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Excellent article but stark reminder that for all the perceptions of universities as ivory towers for elites, they are actually vital hubs in towns n cities supporting local businesses and providing key services as well as education….
‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?
When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Excellent article but stark reminder that for all the perceptions of universities as ivory towers for elites, they are actually vital hubs in towns n cities supporting local businesses and providing key services as well as education….
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holy shit
In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
February 3, 2026 at 6:52 PM
holy shit
Shocking story
A health service that truly serves the interests of the public will always be open, transparent and willing to learn
#NHS #Health
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
A health service that truly serves the interests of the public will always be open, transparent and willing to learn
#NHS #Health
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
NHS patients put at risk by ‘sham investigations’, says ex-CEO of hospital
Exclusive: Dr Susan Gilby, who won £1.4m bullying payout, says whistleblower protections must be strengthened
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Shocking story
A health service that truly serves the interests of the public will always be open, transparent and willing to learn
#NHS #Health
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
A health service that truly serves the interests of the public will always be open, transparent and willing to learn
#NHS #Health
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Really good piece about such an overlooked but widespread issue
Some great tips for PR / Comms leaders on how to be considerate to colleagues in this situation
#Comms #PR
influenceonline.co.uk/2026/01/09/c...
Some great tips for PR / Comms leaders on how to be considerate to colleagues in this situation
#Comms #PR
influenceonline.co.uk/2026/01/09/c...
Childlessness in the workplace: The blind spot we don’t talk about enough
influenceonline.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Really good piece about such an overlooked but widespread issue
Some great tips for PR / Comms leaders on how to be considerate to colleagues in this situation
#Comms #PR
influenceonline.co.uk/2026/01/09/c...
Some great tips for PR / Comms leaders on how to be considerate to colleagues in this situation
#Comms #PR
influenceonline.co.uk/2026/01/09/c...
A really powerful podcast series from @theguardian.com on The Free Birth Society
TW: Baby loss, medical trauma
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TW: Baby loss, medical trauma
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open.spotify.com/show/57nEonC...
The Birth Keepers: Death plan – episode six
open.spotify.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:05 AM
A really powerful podcast series from @theguardian.com on The Free Birth Society
TW: Baby loss, medical trauma
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open.spotify.com/show/57nEonC...
TW: Baby loss, medical trauma
1/2
open.spotify.com/show/57nEonC...
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Today is Monday.
So of course, yesterday being Sunday I published the latest edition of Five things on Friday (that I started writing on Tuesday).
Please enjoy.
www.fivethingsonfriday.com/archive/five...
So of course, yesterday being Sunday I published the latest edition of Five things on Friday (that I started writing on Tuesday).
Please enjoy.
www.fivethingsonfriday.com/archive/five...
Five things on Friday #407
Maybe the last FToF of 2025.
www.fivethingsonfriday.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Today is Monday.
So of course, yesterday being Sunday I published the latest edition of Five things on Friday (that I started writing on Tuesday).
Please enjoy.
www.fivethingsonfriday.com/archive/five...
So of course, yesterday being Sunday I published the latest edition of Five things on Friday (that I started writing on Tuesday).
Please enjoy.
www.fivethingsonfriday.com/archive/five...
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In this joint blog, Sarah, one of our callers and Debs, the helpline advisor who took her call, explore what safe discharge from hospital looks like, and what might help should anyone find themselves in an unsafe situation. buff.ly/iYg6Tw2
What does a good discharge from hospital to home look like?
This blog explores what safe discharge from hospital looks like, and what might help should anyone find themselves in an unsafe situation.
www.patients-association.org.uk
December 15, 2025 at 9:27 AM
In this joint blog, Sarah, one of our callers and Debs, the helpline advisor who took her call, explore what safe discharge from hospital looks like, and what might help should anyone find themselves in an unsafe situation. buff.ly/iYg6Tw2
Really interesting use of AI in addressing access challenges in healthcare
Providing an environment where safe innovation like this can happen, be evaluated and if successful rolled out wider feels essential for the future of the NHS
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Providing an environment where safe innovation like this can happen, be evaluated and if successful rolled out wider feels essential for the future of the NHS
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
First NHS AI-run physio clinic in England halves back-pain waiting list
AI platform Flok Health to be rolled out to other NHS trusts but experts warn tech-based care could increase health inequalities
www.theguardian.com
July 31, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Really interesting use of AI in addressing access challenges in healthcare
Providing an environment where safe innovation like this can happen, be evaluated and if successful rolled out wider feels essential for the future of the NHS
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Providing an environment where safe innovation like this can happen, be evaluated and if successful rolled out wider feels essential for the future of the NHS
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Our policies have always been more radical than Corbyn's
We should not retreat into a Left ideological ghetto but should invite everybody to vote for a sustainable and peaceful future with the Green Party
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/25/h...
We should not retreat into a Left ideological ghetto but should invite everybody to vote for a sustainable and peaceful future with the Green Party
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/25/h...
'How the Green Party Should Respond to Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana's New Left Party'
The creation of a new explicitly left party means that any attempt by the Greens to compete on the same ground is now a dead end, argues Rupert Read
bylinetimes.com
July 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Our policies have always been more radical than Corbyn's
We should not retreat into a Left ideological ghetto but should invite everybody to vote for a sustainable and peaceful future with the Green Party
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/25/h...
We should not retreat into a Left ideological ghetto but should invite everybody to vote for a sustainable and peaceful future with the Green Party
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/25/h...
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This is an executive order that lays the groundwork for sending homeless people and people with mental illness to concentration camps to be "civilly committed." It was never going to stop with immigrants.
This is horrifying beyond words.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
This is horrifying beyond words.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and
www.whitehouse.gov
July 25, 2025 at 12:35 AM
This is an executive order that lays the groundwork for sending homeless people and people with mental illness to concentration camps to be "civilly committed." It was never going to stop with immigrants.
This is horrifying beyond words.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
This is horrifying beyond words.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Reading an obituary for Pocket on the alternative I just downloaded, feels a bit like moving on quickly
July 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Reading an obituary for Pocket on the alternative I just downloaded, feels a bit like moving on quickly
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Comments like these are deeply worrying. It is a fact that far right thugs were rioting at the scene. Farage, through his rhetoric, is giving them cover IMHO. It is notable that despite the UK cracking down on peaceful protesters, it is reluctant to ban or arrest far right ones.
Nigel Farage, "I don't think anybody in London even understands just how close we are to civil disobedience on a vast scale in this country, and I regret saying that"
July 22, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Comments like these are deeply worrying. It is a fact that far right thugs were rioting at the scene. Farage, through his rhetoric, is giving them cover IMHO. It is notable that despite the UK cracking down on peaceful protesters, it is reluctant to ban or arrest far right ones.
Really worrying to see this kind of service withdrawal, especially at a time of acute need
I wonder if anyone has considered whether this is actively discriminatory?
#Health #NHS
pocket.co/share/1c026d...
I wonder if anyone has considered whether this is actively discriminatory?
#Health #NHS
pocket.co/share/1c026d...
Charity prepares legal challenge after NHS trust pauses ADHD referrals for over-25s
A charity supporting people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is preparing a legal challenge against an NHS trust that has temporarily stopped accepting referrals for adults over 25...
pocket.co
July 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Really worrying to see this kind of service withdrawal, especially at a time of acute need
I wonder if anyone has considered whether this is actively discriminatory?
#Health #NHS
pocket.co/share/1c026d...
I wonder if anyone has considered whether this is actively discriminatory?
#Health #NHS
pocket.co/share/1c026d...
Love this piece about the power and value of vulnerability
Important in politics as we see the rise of narcissistic authoritarians
But in leadership more widely where being vulnerable sets a tone for work cultures creating safe and productive spaces
#Work #Leadership
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Important in politics as we see the rise of narcissistic authoritarians
But in leadership more widely where being vulnerable sets a tone for work cultures creating safe and productive spaces
#Work #Leadership
pocket.co/share/7ae39f...
Mahmoud Khalil, Zohran Mamdani, and the Politics of Vulnerability
Last Friday, June 20, after 104 days of unlawful incarceration, former Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil was released from an ICE prison in Jena, Louisiana. Mahmoud returned to New York City, where he w...
pocket.co
July 1, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Love this piece about the power and value of vulnerability
Important in politics as we see the rise of narcissistic authoritarians
But in leadership more widely where being vulnerable sets a tone for work cultures creating safe and productive spaces
#Work #Leadership
pocket.co/share/7ae39f...
Important in politics as we see the rise of narcissistic authoritarians
But in leadership more widely where being vulnerable sets a tone for work cultures creating safe and productive spaces
#Work #Leadership
pocket.co/share/7ae39f...
We've moved a long way from the extreme paternalistic models of the past but clearly still have much further to go before we put this knowledge on a par with medical expertise
#Health #NHS
pocket.co/share/76e0fb...
#Health #NHS
pocket.co/share/76e0fb...
Carers like me connect patients and doctors – so why are we so often made to feel invisible?
It’s autumn 2024 and I’m talking to an A&E doctor. We’re on the refreshment break at a conference about care. He tells me that he and his colleagues keep their NHS lanyards visible when they take love...
pocket.co
July 1, 2025 at 6:44 AM
We've moved a long way from the extreme paternalistic models of the past but clearly still have much further to go before we put this knowledge on a par with medical expertise
#Health #NHS
pocket.co/share/76e0fb...
#Health #NHS
pocket.co/share/76e0fb...
It’s Not Burnout — It’s Grief.
Is everyone having a bad time at work?
tiffanyphilippou.substack.com
June 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Read about the regional roadshows we've been delivering at CQC, what they're for and what we've heard
carequalitycomm.medium.com/rebuilding-r...
carequalitycomm.medium.com/rebuilding-r...
Rebuilding regulation: Co-designing a stronger, fairer CQC together
In his latest blog Chris Day, Director of Engagement reflects on the recent roadshows held in Manchester and London.
carequalitycomm.medium.com
June 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Read about the regional roadshows we've been delivering at CQC, what they're for and what we've heard
carequalitycomm.medium.com/rebuilding-r...
carequalitycomm.medium.com/rebuilding-r...
This crucial report on gender in the PR profession sheds light on the significant challenges women continue to face. While many of the issues may not be new, the report offers powerful insights into actionable steps we can take.
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#PR #Comms
lynn.global/break-the-si...
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#PR #Comms
lynn.global/break-the-si...
Break the Silence - Lynn
Break the Silence Download the report In March 2025, Socially Mobile, with support from the CIPR, launched the groundbreaking Missing Women report that revealed that over 4,000 women have left the PR ...
lynn.global
June 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
This crucial report on gender in the PR profession sheds light on the significant challenges women continue to face. While many of the issues may not be new, the report offers powerful insights into actionable steps we can take.
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#PR #Comms
lynn.global/break-the-si...
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#PR #Comms
lynn.global/break-the-si...
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If you are a male health and care professional who is suffering in silence, you are not alone. NHS Practitioner Health considers confidentiality carefully and have a number of measures in place to ensure the confidentiality of our patient. #MensHealthWeek
June 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
If you are a male health and care professional who is suffering in silence, you are not alone. NHS Practitioner Health considers confidentiality carefully and have a number of measures in place to ensure the confidentiality of our patient. #MensHealthWeek