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Dr Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 22h

Unfair of her to say the man in a chicken outfit 'could do better'. As chicken outfits go, I'd say his is quite good.

Dr Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 1d

If you're serious, Jane, I would be happy to provide them when I can carve out a moment (busy week!), because it would take a while to pull it all together and, frankly, if you are serious I think you should easily be able to find it for yourself.

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Dr Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 1d

Yes.

Dr Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 6d

If they want to make sure people who are disabled and unable to work are fully supported, I can tell you as a disabled person who's worked in & around the disability sector for 30 years they could not be more spectacularly failing. Withdrawing essential support, bullying people to work who can't...😡

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Dr Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 9d

So please can Darren Jones & co explain why they appear to be doing everything they possibly can to drive people down that much darker path?

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Dr Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 12d

It's always vital to look beyond the current context and consider worst case scenarios. In this case it would establish a means of potentially coercive state (or whatever replaces it if dismantled) control of every citizen - a means of gatekeeping access to just about anything & anywhere.

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Dr Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 13d

If people learned more about their conditions, I suspect it was (and still is) because most medics are utterly clueless.

Dr Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you for the Executive Summary

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Dr Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 13d

Yes, the subtext seems to be that people spent lockdown convincing themselves they have complex illnesses they don't really have, e.g. Long Covid, ME, etc. It's one of the most bizarre explanations I've heard (and that's saying something!)

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Dr Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 13d

If you thought you'd heard it all where it concerns explanations for increased demand for healthcare 'post-Covid' without mentioning the health impacts of ongoing Covid, I refer you to Cabinet Sec Neil Gray's response to the Citizen Participation & Petitions Committee yesterday 😕

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Inclusive New Normal @inclusivenew.bsky.social · 14d

Hugely proud that our Founder & Director Dr Sally Witcher is be part of this incredible initiative. Keen to know what your priorities would be for action on healthy indoor air. There's a long way to go to get even health, social care & education settings to take this seriously here in Scotland & UK.

Dr Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 14d

1. As someone at high clinical risk interacting online daily with others locally & globally whose lives are similarly restricted due to unsafe indoor air, I couldn't be more honoured & excited to be part of this landmark initiative to make healthy indoor air a priority for every country & community

Image says "Proud to serve on the Global Commission on Healthy Indoor Air. Meeting the call to action to improve public health and boost human performance

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Dr Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 14d

2. The Global Commission on Healthy Indoor Air was launched late yesterday evening BST, at a high-level side event at the UN Assembly in New York, with an array of global leaders speaking and attending. #GlobalCommissionHIA #HealthyBuildings #IAQ

Screenshot of livestream of the high-level side-event at the UN Assembly, with all speakers gathered on the platform and audience facing them, viewed from behind.

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Dr Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 14d

3. Further details about the Global Commission and its membership of an incredible line-up of global leaders can be found in the press release from the International Well Buildings Institute: resources.wellcertified.com/press-releas...

resources.wellcertified.com

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Dr Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 14d

1. As someone at high clinical risk interacting online daily with others locally & globally whose lives are similarly restricted due to unsafe indoor air, I couldn't be more honoured & excited to be part of this landmark initiative to make healthy indoor air a priority for every country & community

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Dr Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 15d

4/4 Even though indoor air can be 3-5 times more polluted than outdoor air & we spend around 90% of our time indoors, we have much work to do to get @scottishgov.bsky.social and @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social to take healthy indoor air seriously even in healthcare. Please help to change this 🙏

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Dr Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 15d

3/4 And in England/ UK, @shh-uk.bsky.social's new #SafeAir4All campaign aims to make the risk of poor air quality visible to the public and policy makers, and push for action in healthcare settings shh-uk.org/making-the-i...

Making The Invisible Risk Visible: Indoor Air Quality Is A Priority

The aim of our campaign is to make the risk of poor air quality visible to the public and policy makers.

shh-uk.org

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Dr Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 15d

2/4...from the petitions committee, on petitions with health-related themes, hopefully including mine calling for protection from airborne infections in health & social care settings (anyone can sign, wherever they are): petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...

Petition: Take action to protect people from airborne infections in health and social care settings

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to: * improve air quality in health and social care settings through addressing ventilation, air filtration and sterilisation; * ...

petitions.parliament.scot

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Dr Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 15d

1/4 Today global leaders gather in New York to push for action on healthy indoor air, at a high level side event at the UN Assembly. Meanwhile, tomorrow in Scotland Cabinet Secretary Neil Gray @scottishgov.bsky.social takes questions...
webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1v...

Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action

Join global leaders, policymakers, scientists and health experts for Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action – the inaugural High-Level Side Event on indoor air quality, to take place on the sidel...

webtv.un.org

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Dr Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 16d

He just says any old nonsense, the more ridiculous, the more extreme, the more MSM and everyone feels compelled to devote attention to it. Boring, as an obvious ploy, & dangerous as a) his supporters are so unhinged they believe it & b) bad stuff goes on unseen while everyone's distracted.

Dr Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 26d

😂

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Dr Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · Sep 1

There's real momentum growing across the world for action to make indoor air safe,World Ventil8 Day on 8 November& lots of local activism too. Looking forward to speaking at this event, to share ideas on what we can do. Mon 8 Sept, 6pm BST. Register at: bit.ly/ccseptsw

Covid Action UK @covidactionuk.bsky.social · Aug 30

Clear the [Indoor] Air - Sally Witcher discusses safe-indoor-air activistm on 8 September at 6pm BST
#covidactionuk
#covidaware
#covidconscious
Register at https:/bit.ly/ccseptsw