Dr Deborah Fenney
@DFenney
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Passionate about health&care inequalities, disability, sustainability, involvement&intersections. Living w/endometriosis. Proudly queer #LwiththeT Views my own
London
Joined April 2009
If you've just started following me, I tweet about: - supporting &improving the #NHS and #SocialCare - inequalities in many forms - #LGBTQ rights - #disability - other important things (including cats, knitting, my local community) Lovely to meet you!
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This thread has comments from people who are desperate and suicidal at the news of the latest 'crackdown' on benefits. These kinds of changes are always much more harmful than helpful. It feels like 2010/11 again but worse, because things have already been cut to the bone.
I definitely feel suicidal when thinking about the Labour government taking away my PIP Disability Benefit. It was a huge amount of effort getting it. It's the only money that I don't get from my wife. I often feel as if life isn't worth living under this cruel Labour government. Does anyone else feel like this?
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Really important evidence being given by @FaziletHadi here - the medical model of disability is extremely influential in health care and it's vital medics have an understanding of the social model too, to support and value disabled people's lives. #AssistedDying
“I find the NHS one of the organisations and institutions in this country that is least comfortable with disability. I could get better equality, probably, at my railway station” - Fazilet talks of the culture shift needed in the NHS and safeguarding concerns this raises
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Pleased to share a new blog exploring trans🏳️⚧️ healthcare by my excellent colleague, Frank @TheKingsFund
#TransHealth #NHS
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RT @BlokeOnWheels: In other words, somebody claiming PIP (or the old DLA, which somehow I'm still personally on) can work full time and hav…
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RT @davidjbuck: Great blog for @thekingsfund from @DFenney, the assisted dying debate has helped shine a light on palliative and social car…
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@LostInSW19 @mhclg @FloEshalomi @CommonsHCLG Same here - under 11m and just found out we're EWS B2 and 'a letter has been sent to @mhclg' - when do we get a response?
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@AvantiWestCoast So just to confirm I can use my 11.55 adv ticket on the 11.15 (same date, same route)?
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@Dr_BellaR £20?! As a kid in the 90s a £5 was big money in my family 😂 probably needs parental guidance re what is a decent amount in the family.
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An absolutely fascinating thread. Definitely would hate some of this (community participation in diagnosis?!) but a window in a very different way to run healthcare
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RT @TheKingsFund: 'The 18-week target is an important hospital milestone, but it is not a milestone for our overall health service,' says @…
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"We need to ensure people’s right to live well, too." My latest blog: #AssistedDying #SocialCare #PalliativeCare
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I did a video🙈! But I'm so proud of this exhibition. As a researcher w/personal experience of disability & LTCs, I'm passionate about inclusive disability research. I hope that we can do a lot more @TheKingsFund in future. #InternationalDayofDisabledPeople
#DisabilityRights
Today marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities. @kingsfund_lib have launched 'An ordinary life': an exhibition exploring The King's Fund work on services for disabled people. Explore the exhibition.
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RT @paulapeters2: #AssistUsToLive Dignity In Dying spent £194,000 on Facebook adds to promote their campaign from August to November.…
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RT @TheKingsFund: To mark #DisabilityHistoryMonth2024 @kingsfund_lib has launched a new online exhibition that delves into The King’s Fund’…
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RT @beccajiggens: @PenPep It was depressing AF to have to put together a dossier proving my "economic value" for my family in case I got se…
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