@frenchjamesdoc.bsky.social
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A clothing charity which supports people in financial difficulties has said it is seeing more working people facing "clothing poverty"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Charity warns of rise in 'clothing poverty' among working people
The Sharewear Clothing Scheme in Nottingham says demand is so high it is running out of clothes.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 8:17 AM
A clothing charity which supports people in financial difficulties has said it is seeing more working people facing "clothing poverty"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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GPs - ‘Lazy, laggards’
1.3million appts take place in General Practice each day
20 x more than A&E
3.5 x more than hospital out-patients
5million more appts each month than 2019
Wes Streeting has decided he doesn’t need GPs
Let’s see if people agree
www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
1.3million appts take place in General Practice each day
20 x more than A&E
3.5 x more than hospital out-patients
5million more appts each month than 2019
Wes Streeting has decided he doesn’t need GPs
Let’s see if people agree
www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
November 8, 2025 at 8:44 AM
GPs - ‘Lazy, laggards’
1.3million appts take place in General Practice each day
20 x more than A&E
3.5 x more than hospital out-patients
5million more appts each month than 2019
Wes Streeting has decided he doesn’t need GPs
Let’s see if people agree
www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
1.3million appts take place in General Practice each day
20 x more than A&E
3.5 x more than hospital out-patients
5million more appts each month than 2019
Wes Streeting has decided he doesn’t need GPs
Let’s see if people agree
www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
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Patients are “paying the price” for a shortage of anaesthetists, experts have warned as a report laid bare the “growing scale of the workforce challenge” facing UK hospitals
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/nationa...
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/nationa...
Lack of anaesthetists hampering bid to cut surgery waiting lists – study
An audit by the Royal College of Anaesthetists suggested there is a 15 shortfall in their numbers across the NHS.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Patients are “paying the price” for a shortage of anaesthetists, experts have warned as a report laid bare the “growing scale of the workforce challenge” facing UK hospitals
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/nationa...
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/nationa...
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As a GP, I am not allowed to receive a pen or post-it note pad from a pharmaceutical company rep
Govt banned them in case I was influenced to prescribe medications
This should also be banned
Influence being bought in Govt
Patients should influence not the healthy & wealthy
Govt banned them in case I was influenced to prescribe medications
This should also be banned
Influence being bought in Govt
Patients should influence not the healthy & wealthy
October 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
As a GP, I am not allowed to receive a pen or post-it note pad from a pharmaceutical company rep
Govt banned them in case I was influenced to prescribe medications
This should also be banned
Influence being bought in Govt
Patients should influence not the healthy & wealthy
Govt banned them in case I was influenced to prescribe medications
This should also be banned
Influence being bought in Govt
Patients should influence not the healthy & wealthy
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Write to your MP: Save the future of general practice
We have been increasingly concerned about the messages aimed at GPs from Wes Streeting, Stephen Kinnock & Department of Health
They have said this is just a few BMA leaders
It’s not pleas write here👇🏼 and share
dauk.org/write-to-you...
We have been increasingly concerned about the messages aimed at GPs from Wes Streeting, Stephen Kinnock & Department of Health
They have said this is just a few BMA leaders
It’s not pleas write here👇🏼 and share
dauk.org/write-to-you...
Write to your MP: Save the future of general practice | DAUK
DAUK has launched a letter-writing campaign to highlight the critical state of general practice with MPs and policy makers
dauk.org
October 14, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Write to your MP: Save the future of general practice
We have been increasingly concerned about the messages aimed at GPs from Wes Streeting, Stephen Kinnock & Department of Health
They have said this is just a few BMA leaders
It’s not pleas write here👇🏼 and share
dauk.org/write-to-you...
We have been increasingly concerned about the messages aimed at GPs from Wes Streeting, Stephen Kinnock & Department of Health
They have said this is just a few BMA leaders
It’s not pleas write here👇🏼 and share
dauk.org/write-to-you...
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Helpful to explain what £169/patient/year pays for (this is £40 less than 2015 in real terms funding & only £123 is patient care)
380million appts in GP practices - half with GPs
But there is more to General Practice than just appts
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
380million appts in GP practices - half with GPs
But there is more to General Practice than just appts
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Helpful to explain what £169/patient/year pays for (this is £40 less than 2015 in real terms funding & only £123 is patient care)
380million appts in GP practices - half with GPs
But there is more to General Practice than just appts
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
380million appts in GP practices - half with GPs
But there is more to General Practice than just appts
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
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"Undermining confidence in one of the few safe and effective pain and fever relief drugs in pregnancy risks causing unintended harm."
Pregnant women are often excluded from clinical trials and evidence gaps enable unsubstantiated claims, @louiseckenny.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Pregnant women are often excluded from clinical trials and evidence gaps enable unsubstantiated claims, @louiseckenny.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
October 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"Undermining confidence in one of the few safe and effective pain and fever relief drugs in pregnancy risks causing unintended harm."
Pregnant women are often excluded from clinical trials and evidence gaps enable unsubstantiated claims, @louiseckenny.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Pregnant women are often excluded from clinical trials and evidence gaps enable unsubstantiated claims, @louiseckenny.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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Asking my hairdresser to provide unlimited haircuts for less than £3 a week, including online booking & an immediate response to emergency shave at 1min before closing
That’s a NO😂😂
Meanwhile the GP practice - Wes says you must do all that & more
That’s a NO😂😂
Meanwhile the GP practice - Wes says you must do all that & more
September 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Asking my hairdresser to provide unlimited haircuts for less than £3 a week, including online booking & an immediate response to emergency shave at 1min before closing
That’s a NO😂😂
Meanwhile the GP practice - Wes says you must do all that & more
That’s a NO😂😂
Meanwhile the GP practice - Wes says you must do all that & more
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102,000 hairdressers in England with 40,000 salons
27,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries
31 million people visit GPs every month a similar number have haircuts
You can see the problem @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social judging by Wes’s trim he is going to the hair salon a lot more than his GP unlike many
27,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries
31 million people visit GPs every month a similar number have haircuts
You can see the problem @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social judging by Wes’s trim he is going to the hair salon a lot more than his GP unlike many
September 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
102,000 hairdressers in England with 40,000 salons
27,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries
31 million people visit GPs every month a similar number have haircuts
You can see the problem @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social judging by Wes’s trim he is going to the hair salon a lot more than his GP unlike many
27,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries
31 million people visit GPs every month a similar number have haircuts
You can see the problem @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social judging by Wes’s trim he is going to the hair salon a lot more than his GP unlike many
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Dear parents - Yes you can give your sick child paracetamol if they’re >3 months old. It’s an excellent painkiller. It brings down a high temperature. It’s one of the safest drugs available. You are right to want to soothe your child’s distress. Evidence supports your good parenting. Be confident.
September 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Dear parents - Yes you can give your sick child paracetamol if they’re >3 months old. It’s an excellent painkiller. It brings down a high temperature. It’s one of the safest drugs available. You are right to want to soothe your child’s distress. Evidence supports your good parenting. Be confident.
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In the 1930s Mosley and his rank and file BUF were careful not to outwardly portray themselves as racists.
They weren't antisemitic... far from it... they were just concerned about "bad principles" and "international bankers" and the influx of foreigners
Everyone knew what they meant.
They weren't antisemitic... far from it... they were just concerned about "bad principles" and "international bankers" and the influx of foreigners
Everyone knew what they meant.
September 16, 2025 at 6:36 AM
In the 1930s Mosley and his rank and file BUF were careful not to outwardly portray themselves as racists.
They weren't antisemitic... far from it... they were just concerned about "bad principles" and "international bankers" and the influx of foreigners
Everyone knew what they meant.
They weren't antisemitic... far from it... they were just concerned about "bad principles" and "international bankers" and the influx of foreigners
Everyone knew what they meant.
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Our latest episode of @bilih.bsky.social is out capturing interviews from #ESRA2025.
@jeffgadsden.bsky.social and I spoke to @athmathottungal.bsky.social & Dr John McDonnell
Full episode here: www.blockitlikeitshot.com/s3-e14-block...
@jeffgadsden.bsky.social and I spoke to @athmathottungal.bsky.social & Dr John McDonnell
Full episode here: www.blockitlikeitshot.com/s3-e14-block...
September 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Our latest episode of @bilih.bsky.social is out capturing interviews from #ESRA2025.
@jeffgadsden.bsky.social and I spoke to @athmathottungal.bsky.social & Dr John McDonnell
Full episode here: www.blockitlikeitshot.com/s3-e14-block...
@jeffgadsden.bsky.social and I spoke to @athmathottungal.bsky.social & Dr John McDonnell
Full episode here: www.blockitlikeitshot.com/s3-e14-block...
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There will be a lot of Politicians & media saying strikes will destroy the #NHS recovery
Strikes affected less than 1% of appts 2023/24
Hospitals cancelled 10 times as many appts ‘routinely’
Drs have lost 20% real terms income despite the pay ‘increase’
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
Strikes affected less than 1% of appts 2023/24
Hospitals cancelled 10 times as many appts ‘routinely’
Drs have lost 20% real terms income despite the pay ‘increase’
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 7:22 AM
There will be a lot of Politicians & media saying strikes will destroy the #NHS recovery
Strikes affected less than 1% of appts 2023/24
Hospitals cancelled 10 times as many appts ‘routinely’
Drs have lost 20% real terms income despite the pay ‘increase’
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
Strikes affected less than 1% of appts 2023/24
Hospitals cancelled 10 times as many appts ‘routinely’
Drs have lost 20% real terms income despite the pay ‘increase’
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
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At Scale, Polyclinics, Darzi Centres, Hubs, Neighbourhood Centres - whatever you call them - what’s the cost-benefit?
Will they cost more than funding existing services?
Hub appts averge cost £48
Urgent Treatment Centres £85
Pharmacy First £48
GPs £23 per appt ~ £165/pt/year provide 7 apts on ave
Will they cost more than funding existing services?
Hub appts averge cost £48
Urgent Treatment Centres £85
Pharmacy First £48
GPs £23 per appt ~ £165/pt/year provide 7 apts on ave
These are quotes are from 2007/8 when (the now) Lord Darzi persuaded Gordon Brown, polyclinics and neighbourhood care was a good thing.
By 2011 they’d all disappeared
Wes Streeting is having a go at resurrecting them
Ignoring over 6000 GP practices
Spot on as ever @roylilley1.bsky.social
By 2011 they’d all disappeared
Wes Streeting is having a go at resurrecting them
Ignoring over 6000 GP practices
Spot on as ever @roylilley1.bsky.social
July 5, 2025 at 8:39 AM
At Scale, Polyclinics, Darzi Centres, Hubs, Neighbourhood Centres - whatever you call them - what’s the cost-benefit?
Will they cost more than funding existing services?
Hub appts averge cost £48
Urgent Treatment Centres £85
Pharmacy First £48
GPs £23 per appt ~ £165/pt/year provide 7 apts on ave
Will they cost more than funding existing services?
Hub appts averge cost £48
Urgent Treatment Centres £85
Pharmacy First £48
GPs £23 per appt ~ £165/pt/year provide 7 apts on ave
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#NHS 77 years old
Many reasons to be thankful
I continue campaign for care free at the point of need, because no matter whether you are rich or poor you will receive care - something worth fighting for!
A caring society is one where the vulnerable & those in need are treated well & valued
Many reasons to be thankful
I continue campaign for care free at the point of need, because no matter whether you are rich or poor you will receive care - something worth fighting for!
A caring society is one where the vulnerable & those in need are treated well & valued
July 6, 2025 at 7:45 AM
#NHS 77 years old
Many reasons to be thankful
I continue campaign for care free at the point of need, because no matter whether you are rich or poor you will receive care - something worth fighting for!
A caring society is one where the vulnerable & those in need are treated well & valued
Many reasons to be thankful
I continue campaign for care free at the point of need, because no matter whether you are rich or poor you will receive care - something worth fighting for!
A caring society is one where the vulnerable & those in need are treated well & valued
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She’s right again, you know. She usually is.
July 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
She’s right again, you know. She usually is.
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Newsnight last night. I had more to say but it wasn't easy.
We already have Neighbourhood health centres - they are called GP surgeries. Invest in GP - we know it works if funded properly
youtu.be/mDEDXFQfqIk?...
We already have Neighbourhood health centres - they are called GP surgeries. Invest in GP - we know it works if funded properly
youtu.be/mDEDXFQfqIk?...
Helen Salisbury Newsnight July 2025
YouTube video by Christina Pagel
youtu.be
July 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Newsnight last night. I had more to say but it wasn't easy.
We already have Neighbourhood health centres - they are called GP surgeries. Invest in GP - we know it works if funded properly
youtu.be/mDEDXFQfqIk?...
We already have Neighbourhood health centres - they are called GP surgeries. Invest in GP - we know it works if funded properly
youtu.be/mDEDXFQfqIk?...
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🚨The NHS says it has a shortage of blood and is asking all of us - can we donate our blood - it’s looking for 200,000 new donors to come forward
Giving blood is one of the most rewarding things you can do
Book an appointment or register today ❤️🙏👇
blood.co.uk
Giving blood is one of the most rewarding things you can do
Book an appointment or register today ❤️🙏👇
blood.co.uk
June 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
🚨The NHS says it has a shortage of blood and is asking all of us - can we donate our blood - it’s looking for 200,000 new donors to come forward
Giving blood is one of the most rewarding things you can do
Book an appointment or register today ❤️🙏👇
blood.co.uk
Giving blood is one of the most rewarding things you can do
Book an appointment or register today ❤️🙏👇
blood.co.uk
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If the NHS had a million regular donors this would help keep stocks healthy and by donating blood you would truly be one in a million - So please Book an appointment or register today - it’s so easy to do
❤️🙏👇
blood.co.uk
❤️🙏👇
blood.co.uk
June 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
If the NHS had a million regular donors this would help keep stocks healthy and by donating blood you would truly be one in a million - So please Book an appointment or register today - it’s so easy to do
❤️🙏👇
blood.co.uk
❤️🙏👇
blood.co.uk
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GP TRAINING
GPs are trained extensively 5 years of medical school, foundation years which include surgery and medicine, a further 3 years minimum as experienced Drs with extensive supervision
They understand the full curriculum of education as set out by RCGP www.rcgp.org.uk/mrcgp-exams/...
GPs are trained extensively 5 years of medical school, foundation years which include surgery and medicine, a further 3 years minimum as experienced Drs with extensive supervision
They understand the full curriculum of education as set out by RCGP www.rcgp.org.uk/mrcgp-exams/...
May 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
GP TRAINING
GPs are trained extensively 5 years of medical school, foundation years which include surgery and medicine, a further 3 years minimum as experienced Drs with extensive supervision
They understand the full curriculum of education as set out by RCGP www.rcgp.org.uk/mrcgp-exams/...
GPs are trained extensively 5 years of medical school, foundation years which include surgery and medicine, a further 3 years minimum as experienced Drs with extensive supervision
They understand the full curriculum of education as set out by RCGP www.rcgp.org.uk/mrcgp-exams/...
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Meanwhile the House of Commons Grifter in Chief Nigel Farage is up to his usual money grabbing tricks
Reform UK Ltd eh?
Reform UK Ltd eh?
🚨Nigel Farage has been busy representing the people of Clacton again.
Here has just declared:
- £91,000 for working 4hrs per month for Mayfair based Direct Bullion.
- £27,000 trip to the US for Trump inauguration.
- £15,000 private jet flight to Palm Beach.
🤦🏻♂️🤷♂️⤵️
Here has just declared:
- £91,000 for working 4hrs per month for Mayfair based Direct Bullion.
- £27,000 trip to the US for Trump inauguration.
- £15,000 private jet flight to Palm Beach.
🤦🏻♂️🤷♂️⤵️
February 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Meanwhile the House of Commons Grifter in Chief Nigel Farage is up to his usual money grabbing tricks
Reform UK Ltd eh?
Reform UK Ltd eh?
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For the first time, the public’s top priority for the NHS is making it easier to get appts at GP practices (38%). This is followed by improving waiting times for A&E (33%) & reducing the number of staff leaving the NHS by improving working conditions (29%)
www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...
www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...
Things can only get better?
What does the public make of the new government’s early agenda for the NHS and social care? Have perceptions and expectations of NHS and care services changed? This analysis presents findings from the...
www.health.org.uk
February 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
For the first time, the public’s top priority for the NHS is making it easier to get appts at GP practices (38%). This is followed by improving waiting times for A&E (33%) & reducing the number of staff leaving the NHS by improving working conditions (29%)
www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...
www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...
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Labour is powerful enough to reform social care but choosing not to
Govts have shown that they don’t want to get things done on social care
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social cross party consensus helps in the long run but start now, prove it works & build trust in a working plan. That’s leadership
Govts have shown that they don’t want to get things done on social care
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social cross party consensus helps in the long run but start now, prove it works & build trust in a working plan. That’s leadership
January 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Labour is powerful enough to reform social care but choosing not to
Govts have shown that they don’t want to get things done on social care
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social cross party consensus helps in the long run but start now, prove it works & build trust in a working plan. That’s leadership
Govts have shown that they don’t want to get things done on social care
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social cross party consensus helps in the long run but start now, prove it works & build trust in a working plan. That’s leadership
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Sadly the £889m won’t ‘bring back the family doctor’
Average cost per GP practice of NI Employers & staff costs estimated to be £40k - £260m
GP core budget is £10bn - inflation at 2.6% - £260m
The £369m increase (3.7%)
£6.50 per patient
GPs have seen a 20% £/patient cut in 8yrs - £2bn £35/patient
Average cost per GP practice of NI Employers & staff costs estimated to be £40k - £260m
GP core budget is £10bn - inflation at 2.6% - £260m
The £369m increase (3.7%)
£6.50 per patient
GPs have seen a 20% £/patient cut in 8yrs - £2bn £35/patient
Since the general election, we’ve hit the ground running on the NHS: ending doctors’ strikes, starting to cut waiting lists, investing in GPs, hospices…
A lot done, a hell of a lot more to do. But as I look to 2025, I can see the road to recovery.
www.thetimes.com/article/ac0c...
A lot done, a hell of a lot more to do. But as I look to 2025, I can see the road to recovery.
www.thetimes.com/article/ac0c...
Wes Streeting: I’ve put our broken NHS on the road to recovery
As health secretary I’ve ruffled some feathers this year, but I don’t intend to make excuses. By July, you’ll be able to see whether we kept our promises
www.thetimes.com
December 23, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Sadly the £889m won’t ‘bring back the family doctor’
Average cost per GP practice of NI Employers & staff costs estimated to be £40k - £260m
GP core budget is £10bn - inflation at 2.6% - £260m
The £369m increase (3.7%)
£6.50 per patient
GPs have seen a 20% £/patient cut in 8yrs - £2bn £35/patient
Average cost per GP practice of NI Employers & staff costs estimated to be £40k - £260m
GP core budget is £10bn - inflation at 2.6% - £260m
The £369m increase (3.7%)
£6.50 per patient
GPs have seen a 20% £/patient cut in 8yrs - £2bn £35/patient