Instead of focusing on what an ex ousted PM Liz Truss is saying about the economy/OBR/BoE we should be focusing on what’s happening *now* under Sunak and Hunt. The number of people economically inactive is continuing to go UP (9.4m!) of which 2.82m is due to long term ill health

Ireland showing the way on Palestine, along with some other EU countries, by preparing to recognise Palestinian statehood. Delay ‘not credible any longer’: Recognition of state of Palestine expected in coming weeks

irishtimes.com/politics/2024/…

So, rather than apply best practice to other viruses, just ditch testing for the single most vulnerable age group and most likely to have comorbidity...
Basically, anything other than admit it's a problem 🙄 💔💰
Eejits.

We were delighted to host 4 breakout sessions focusing on the key themes of patient safety. Thank you to Dr Peter McBride and Dr Dr Gabriel Scally for their contribution to Breakout 1 ‘Building an Open and Just Culture’ which is key to ensuring learning can be shared and effected.

Once again a light is shone on the 'culture' of openness and transparency.

Important story to follow - Sir Robert Francis KC contributing - as with Sir John O'Hara he recommends a statutory individual duty of candour!

Dr Gabriel Scally Deirdre Heenan Diane Dodds Colin McGrath 🇺🇦…

BREAKING
The senior officers of the Royal College of Physicians commissioned a survey of MRCPs’ views on physician associates (PAs). They have today released the actual findings, but the back story is shocking. I’ll link to the raw data at the end of this 🧵.
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Whether you agree with their actions or not, the fact that GMC tolerates doctors that spread disinformation about vaccines that influence decisions re health saving interventions but protests about climate change-outside work hrs deemed unacceptable seems off to me. Link:

The media won't cover high quality peer reviewed published evidence on the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on every single organ system, but rushes to cover 'expert opinion' on an unpublished non-peer reviewed abstract that contradicts everything we know about LC so far.🧵

“One of the most pernicious myths about digital technology is that it’s somehow weightless or immaterial…consider Ireland, a small country with an awful lot of datacentres…in 2022 they consumed more electricity than all rural dwellings in the country”

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Professor Alice Roberts Prof Alice Roberts💙 launching ‘Crypt’, the third volume in her magnificent historical trilogy. The well attended event in @waterstones in Clifton was brilliant, and Alice read from the book. Awful events 1000 years old are still happening today.

Dr Gabriel Scally NewryMourneDown An alternative (free) event on the eve of Women’s Day in Crawford’s bar/The Rostrevor Inn.

This is the Newry Mourne & Down Council NewryMourneDown that keeps a statue of the racist and defender of slavery, John Mitchel, in prime position in Newry. The keynote speaker at its Women's Day event - is a man.

Such an historic event, celebrating the two most important women in the history of our city - feminist, republican, social radicals, fighting for economic justice.

The GMC seems to get a lot of things wrong.

The great Irish singer/songwriter/peacemaker Tommy Sands has written a moving song about the appalling devastation taking place in the Middle East. 'Anyone else up there', is accompanied by a beautiful and powerful video. youtu.be/fYr6iMtcMDs

This is a real opportunity for the new NI executive and health minister Robin Swann. The result of the public consultation on the individual duty of candour is on his desk from before the 'break' in the Assembly. NOW is the time to publish and implement it.

The mess made of cervical screening in N Ireland is in the news again. The service is unacceptably bad. As ever, women in the North of Ireland are paying the price. Thanks, yet again, to the BBC’s ⁦Marie-Louise Connolly⁩ for her reporting. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

Are there really four million children (23%) going hungry, double the number from a year ago? Er, yes.

We must change attitudes to infectious diseases, replace futility with action, invest in our indoor environments, and make the population benefits of mass vaccination clear to all, with ⏫️ support 4 adverse reactions. #VaccinesPlus
Direct/indirect health/economic gains r clear.

When will the lesson be learned that 'targeted' (aka insufficient) vaccination only based strategies just aren't enough?
Winter obv the worst as flu/RSV join in, but SARS2 = multiple waves/yr. Acute AND chronic disease r rife.
Is this cost part of NICE/JCVI/Department of Health and Social Care
budgets?