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A well-told investigation from New York Times health team here. Organ transplant system ‘in chaos’ as the sickest patients are skipped over for lifesaving transplants www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Would love to see what actual evidence for this claim exists, or is the head of Ofsted just engaging in culture war nonsense? www.theguardian.com/education/20...

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Who's shaping the 10-year health plan, and what it tells us www.hsj.co.uk/policy-and-r...

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Good account of the complexities around this case pocket.co/share/a0b2cb...

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This report really highlights the need for effective system planning If the right support settings aren't available, then people remain in the wrong settings Not only creating a financial cost but also impacting the quality of care people receive #NHS #Health www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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Reminder that we've still got a long way to go to build the open and transparent cultures we need to ensure people receive safe care www.theguardian.com/society/2025... #NHS #Health

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Good argument for taking a more holistic view on addressing young people's mental health issues It reinforces the need for broadening the focus away from inpatient care #NHS #Health #MentalHealth pocket.co/share/3fe400...

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1. We cannot now rule out the possibility of systemic collapse in the United States. If Trump and Musk paralyse the federal government, this could trigger social, financial and industrial failures. Neither Trump nor his team know how to respond to such failures, which could snowball and converge. 🧵

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Finally watched Adam Curtis' "Century Of Self" this week and it helped me understand our current political moment a bit more. According to Curtis, the rise of mass marketing in the 1900s changed the "citizen" into a "consumer". And I believe a similar shift is happening again. Short thread...

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That new 6 nations logo is absolutely bollocks. Can’t believe someone got paid to design it #6nations #m6n

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Wales are doing Wales things again. #6nations

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For a Welshman, that was a hard watch #6Nations #Rugby #FraVWal

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As I posted, Dupont delivers the magic, wow #6Nations #Rugby

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Good first 15 for Wales, some good attacking opportunities, just need to be firm in defence #6Nations #Rugby

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Hard to see much beyond a big France win tonight Wales will be lucky to keep them under 40 #6Nations #Rugby #FraVWal

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What's up with that new #6Nations logo? Looks like it's from a crap kids show on Channel 5

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It's hard to read this and feel any pride in our health and social care system Beyond the facts and figures that are often reported this is the real impact of a system starved of resources for years on end We have to make sure we do better #Health #SocialCare #NHS pocket.co/share/0addd4...

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I think if you wrote up ten left-wing policies in this way - emphasising only their positive intent rather than their plausibility or negatives - you could also get net positives for all of them.

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Hey, while we're talking about erasing history: In 1949 the US military held its first Aeriel Gunnery Competition, later known as "Top Gun." The best of the best competed in dogfighting and other skills. The team that won, was the 332nd: The Tuskegee airmen. So they refused to announce a winner🤡

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⭐️ L I G H T W A V E S ⭐️

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Someone at the BBC isn't keen on Sale #Rugby

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So, the president of the USA is calling for ethnic cleansing to allow for the enlargement of an ethno-state This re-run of the 30s is even worse than the first version #Trump

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In a world dominated by fast-scrolling and limited attention spans, simplicity builds trust and fosters engagement. When your audience can easily understand and interact with your message, they’re more likely to remember it and take action.

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Great piece highlighting a way to look at creating content/messaging that's tailored to your audience's needs Highlights the central importance of audience insight, if we don't have that then it's impossible to plan truly impactful communications influenceonline.co.uk/2025/01/24/h... #PR #Comms

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THREAD about anti-trans bias at @theguardian.com: You will not find a clearer example of anti-trans bias in UK mainstream media than this. This is an example of the way selection bias against trans people works at the Guardian. It reveals the depth of the Guardian’s… 1/7…

submitted 36 days ago • 11 comments

Lecture time Looking forward to hearing all about housing targets 🤔

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For over six months Musk has used his platform to incite violence across Europe with abject lies about minorities. It’s algorithmic terrorism and has already led to violence in the UK and Germany. How can we tolerate such intolerance?

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Some really interesting examples of how ICBs are driving improvement I think the big question is how do we spread individual improvement initiatives nationally in a way that accounts for the needs of specific populations 1/2 #NHS #Improvement #Health www.nhsconfed.org/articles/are...

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A brilliant article and articulation of where we are right now This isn't just the political reality for the US but the direction of travel across Europe www.unpopularfront.news/p/welcome-to...

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Good and sensible proposals I guess the challenge is how you make this real in the context of a system made up of different providers and funding streams Is there maybe a link here to rethinking the wider model of primary care to include this? #Health #NHS www.hsj.co.uk/emergency-ca...

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Nice podcast on how playgrounds have lost their utopian ideals: "[Modern] playgrounds, they have play as vertiginous fun. Swinging is fun, but that's only one aspect of play. So all the other aspects of play, of creativity, of concentrated play, they're really missing.”

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Wow

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I wrote this on eternal life and ceaseless cringe. And how I've no interest in living forever if it's in a world ruled by the weird, brittle freaks we call tech CEOs. www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...

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Every winter, the NHS faces intense pressure, with care standards often falling below what patients deserve. We've joined with @rcem.bsky.social, RCGP, @paramedicsuk.bsky.social, NAPC and @aace.org.uk to propose solutions to tackle four key issues at the heart of the crisis🧵 Article: @hsj.co.uk

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The NHS should create a “single 24/7 service” for urgent and emergency care for every A&E department’s catchment area to address what is currently a “fragmented and disjointed” system, six expert groups have said. www.hsj.co.uk/emergency-ca...

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