DrSarahJarvis
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GP, clinical consultant @patient, @channel5, The One Show, GMB, BBC Radio 4, resident doctor BBC R2's @theJeremyVine. Visiting professor of GP @HuddersfieldUni
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Joined May 2014
I've been informed that 'Blood guard' is using my name to promote its products to people with type 2 diabetes. This is a complete scam & totally untrue. It seems they previously used the same scam to suggest endorsement from @DrMichaelMosley - also a lie.
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Since it seems it needs saying:.- If you're unwell, feverish & lightheaded, do not drive - it's dangerous.- If your eyesight is affected, do not drive - it's dangerous.- if you have #COVID19 symptoms, do not spend hours in very confined space with others - it's dangerous to them.
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I can’t believe how used I have become to getting abuse for speaking about the importance of #CovidVaccine. What sort of world do we live in that a rabble is cheering the idea of hanging all of us who only went to work for the NHS to save lives? #gotyourbackNHS 💓.
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1st visit to my dad in his care home for 4 months - daily phone calls & skype calls with the top of his head only take you so far. A hug would have been the icing on the cake but I'll take what I can get #SocialDistancinguk
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Don't know about anyone else, but I sometimes look at myself & wonder how come I look so old when inside I'm still only 22 & hardly a grown-up. This week I was honoured to be appointed Visiting Professor of general practice at @HuddersfieldUni. Definitely feeling grown-up now
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Over 10 million people in UK have had #CovidVaccine & no unexpected side effects seen - side effects reported for 3 in 1,000 doses - vast majority mild & short-lived (sore arm, and mild ‘flu-like’ symptoms - a normal immune response to vaccines). Good news all round.
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One day we will have a vaccine and the entire world will no longer shut down. When that day comes, anti-vaxxers, please think back to this before you terrify parents out of protecting their children #VaccinesSaveLives
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So very sad to hear of the passing of Barry Humphries aka Dame Edna Everage - a true comedian, the kindest and cleverest of people. We will never see his like again and it was a privilege to have met him
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They’ll be bringing picnics with a hefty side portion of #COVID19 to share. Putting all the emergency services who have to be there at risk. Selfish #COVIDIOTS apparently not only confined to USA 😱
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Still one of the proudest moments of my life, receiving an MBE from Her Majesty for services to general practice & public understanding of health in 2018. She was the most remarkable lady - we will never see her like again
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Many people have no idea that if your GP refers you to a consultant & that consultant thinks you need to see another consultant, they send you back to the GP to arrange it. Bureaucratic madness which the govt has finally promised to resolve. GPs are not holding their breath. .
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All those years teaching my son to cook - I don’t think I have ever produced a meal as fine as he cooked for us this evening. And healthy too (but don’t tell him. )
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Gutted! I’m on @BBCTheOneShow with the legend who is @mrmichaelball and I’m not allowed a hug. Sometimes #SocialDistancing is harder than others!
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Season’s first courgette & purple sugar snap peas - amazing what you can grow in a small London garden
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A glorious day in the garden with the godchildren - but no idea why every one of our carrots is shpherical, not carrot shaped 🙄. Any solutions gratefully received!
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On @BBCBreakfast today I took the important opportunity to highlight the devastation to lives from #MECFS & the fact that Kate, who bravely told her story of #longcovid, is one of hundreds of thousands. Death rates may be low for younger people but long covid is all too real.
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Thank goodness he's not in charge of anything really important
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Hard news for so many about new Tier 4 but 61%↑ cases, 20%↑ deaths in a week - we have no choice. Let's remember we're doing it to protect our #NHS, including the extraordinary staff who continue to work tirelessly to treat people with all conditions, including on Christmas day.
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I can’t believe I’ve never been walking in the @PeakDistrictUK before - I am officially in love with it! 3 1/2 hour walk today amid an ocean of heather & jaw dropping views at every turn
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GP practices working flat out to deliver #CovidVaccine programme on a scale many times larger than any ever seen in the NHS. This does mean some other practice services will be reduced - please be kind to practice staff if other appointments are in short supply.
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This man is wilfully putting other people's lives at risk.
This is Ant Middleton. Explorer. Adventurer. Complete & utter moron. #COVID19 #covid19UK #COVID2019 #coronavirus #CoronavirusOutbreak
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And so it begins.I know we've all been desperate for respite from lockdown.I know our faith in those who make the regulations has been badly shaken.But #SocialDistancing is absolutely key to preventing a second wave of #Covid19UK .Let's not throw away all the good work we've done.
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Matt Hancock wanted to decide who lived & died. Qualification’s required for ICU consultant - 12-15 years training in medicine. Qualific’ns for politician - absolutely none except desire to get re-elected. Who would you want deciding if you lived or died?
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I've been lucky enough to travel all over the world but I'm not sure there's anywhere more beautiful than #Cornwall at its best. #walking #soutwestcoastalpath
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After 3 decades as a GP & many years talking about patients & medical conditions, the wonderful @theJeremyVine @BBCRadio2 persuaded me to talk about what drives me & the experiences that made me who I am. So - this is me
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I have wanted to say this for SO long - where @realDonaldTrump is concerned, he needs to understand the catastrophe if we don't all #StayHomeSaveLives . Thanks @theJeremyVine for not dropping the phone when I said it live on air!.
"What about Donald Trump? He wants to see everyone in church by Easter Sunday.". "Donald Trump's an idiot.". - @DrSarahJarvis, proving her medical credentials there beyond a doubt on @BBCRadio2.
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I try hard not to swear but it's very difficult when I see this total, complete & utter B***SH**. Please, please be aware this dangerous twaddle is completely untrue. 'A nurse for years, now a surgeon' - not possible without 10 yers retraining. Funny how it's always 'a friend'. .
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I'm all too aware of huge damage to children's mental health & development from school closures. But hospital admissions above peak of 1st wave until a week ago & a big bang approach to reopening is madness. Who do you trust more - Chris Witty or govt?.
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Out for a long yomp in the glorious #Gloucestershire countryside with @DrDawnHarper - factor 50 all the way for me!
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Yesterday in surgery I apologised profusely to a patient for running half an hour late. She grinned and said 'Don't you ever get fed up of having to say sorry for giving your patients more time than the appointment allows?' Made my day that someone understands!.
What do we think about tut tutting. ?? . Twenty minutes late in clinic. (Par for the course in general practice). Hello I’m Dr Cannon, sorry to keep you waiting. Patient does a massive eye roll and TUT TUTT before starting to tell me the issue. .
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If we're going to protect our precious #NHS and keep it free for all to use, has the time come to charge patients who don't use it but abuse it instead? I'm discussing on @talkRADIO with @EamonnHolmes at 5.15.
Leading GP @DrSarahJarvis says patients who fail to turn up for their appointments should be slapped with a £5 fine as primary care struggles to cope with demand. Estimates suggest 10 per cent of patients are no-shows at overstretched surgeries where appointments are scarce
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Precisely the same points I made on Times radio with @bonsuman tonight when faced with Anne Wddecombe suggesting GPs hand out fit notes for no reason. Another cheap politician’s shot- in my opinion, “Those who can, do. Those who can’t go into politics & tell us how to do our job”.
With the government claim to be cracking down on “sick note culture” I gave my opinion. Yes, there are those who play the system but to stigmatize people who would love not to be in pain, depressed or disabled?. Let’s not blame the sick for the financial woes of this country
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All those keyboard warriors claiming GPs are lazy & overpaid - I challenge you to view this before you attack us again. 1 in 3 GPs planning to leave within 5 years, mostly due to burnout & stress. Workload through the roof - hours of daily admin. Almost 3 in 5 appts face to face.
Excellent video about what #GPs are facing - we need to support not condemn @thetimes @Telegraph @spectator @guardian @MailOnline . #inthistogether . Of interest - @DrSelvarajah @sianrph @DrAnimeshSingh @rcgp @mgtmccartney @DrSarahJarvis @drmarkporter .
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Mange tout , sugar snaps, spinach and first crop of early potatoes - that’s supper sorted!
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So honoured to be at Westminster Abbey to celebrate #NHS75 - our beloved NHS has had her challenges in the last few years but we are still so lucky to have it
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Oh. Dear. God.
TRUMP: "When you test, you have a case. When you test, you find something is wrong with people. If we didn't do any testing we would have very few cases."
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This letter, which I have been happy to sign, does not undermine any concerns about #COVID19 . What it does is to highlight that COVID is not the only killer in town - we need to have a joined-up response which recognises all medical harm, not just COVID.
Letter sent today to Secretary of State for Health and Social Care @MattHancock from 66 GPs urging him to consider non-Covid harms in the response to the pandemic
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What a special day for me at @BBCRadio2 @theJeremyVine. Raising awareness of the important topic of postnatal mental health, met @scott_mills on his first day at Radio 2 and I met the inspirational @GretaThunberg . A day of firsts for me!
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Pharmacists can often assess safely if antibiotics needed, but I'm beyond horrified that Health Secretary @theresecoffey thinks it's acceptable to give 'spare' antibiotics to friends - unless she has medical qualifications we haven't heard about?.Sharing antibiotics? Just don't!.
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Of course we must not forget those whose mental health has been affected by lockdown. But let us not forget that 126,000 people lost leave millions behind grieving #COVIDー19
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Full results of 43,000 patient study on BioNTech/Pfizer #COVID19 - protection even higher than 90% in interim results at 95%, including 94% protection for over 65s. Side effects? 3.8% tired, 2% headache, no serious adverse effects identified. Feeling more optimistic by the day.
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Introducing the newest member of the family to the delights of a spring walk in a bluebell wood
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With such a rapidly changing situation, my advice about social gatherings has changed. Today on @bbc5live I recommend the best present we can give elderly mums for #MothersDay is to cancel big family lunches & buy them a device with Skype or FaceTime - then use it regularly.
Cancel your planned #MothersDay lunch with elderly mums at local restaurants/pubs next Sunday advises @DrSarahJarvis via @bbc5live. It’s too high risk.
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We've had a vine behind the garden shed in our small London garden for decades, largely ignored. Turns out 2020 has been a great year for grapes. Next stop grape & rosemary jelly - once we've washed out 100 empty jars!
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Just left hospital after visiting a sick friend. Every time I've been in over Christmas I'm struck by the professionalism, cheerfulness & above all caring of our amazing #NHS staff from all over the globe. Let's never forget how lucky we are to have them.
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@beverleyturner @JeremyVineOn5 And how many elderly people have died because they contracted the virus from young healthy people with an "I'm all right, Jack" attitude.
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The weather is glorious & I'm acutely aware that not everyone is lucky enough to have a garden. But take it from Lexi - you don't have to break the #SocialDistancing rules to have fun and keep safe at the same time!
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So important everyone recognises the invaluable role played by GP nurses & healthcare assistants - when we hear about 'general practice' rolling out #CovidVaccine, nurses & allied HPs are doing much/most of the actual vaccination. General practice is so much more than doctors.
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6 feet apart or 6 feet under.
Saw this on Twitter and thought I'd send it to you @DrSarahJarvis .A caller mentioned this slogan to you recently on @JeremyVineOn5 .I think the slogan along with the picture could send a powerful message. #6FtApartOr6FtUnder .😍
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For everyone who loves dogs and for the rest of the world who are yet to be converted
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SO proud of my extraordinary friend @fhussain73 - given her life to treating patients as a GP in the East End of London & mentioned in passing on our call that she was chosen as the GP face of the NHS for its #NHSBirthday .This woman is a true inspiration.
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Rise in UK #COVID-19 cases to 2988 in a day a real concern at a time when test & trace system struggling. We cannot be complacent because they're in younger people - in France/Spain, younger cases were followed a few weeks later by rise in older. I'm discussing on @JeremyVineOn5.
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England’s chief nurse apparently dropped from Downing Street briefing for refusing to back Dominic Cummings' behaviour, DCMO Jonathan Van Tam not on briefings since end May - is the Govt really 'listening to the science'?.
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Hurrah! My 25 year old daughter got her #CovidVaccine booster this morning. I know NHS booking site has been struggling in last few days with so many booking, but 150,000 appointments made online today before 9am, according to @NikkiKF 😃.
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Clearly Dominic Cummings doesn't understand the meaning of the term Self Isolation. Perhaps he should have paid more attention when he was (ENTIRELY inappropriately) sitting in on SAGE meetings.
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For anyone in any doubt why I believe @realDonaldTrump is a dangerous idiot. .
"Just when you think that Donald Trump cannot get any more stupid, he proves he does.". @DrSarahJarvis blasts the President's suggestion of injecting disinfectant, telling us: "It might kill the virus but guess what? There's a 100% chance it's gonna kill the human!" . #JeremyVine
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Such bliss to be back in stunning @AberaeronINFO again - one of my favourite places in the world. The cliff walks are second to none #WALES
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If every time a team got 3 yellow cards the opposing team could choose a member of their team to send off, there would be a lot less Italian-style dirty play in football. Grabbing you by the shirt & pulling you off your feet apparently standard Italian tactic. .
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The anti-vaxxers will no doubt try to claim pausing the Oxford vaccine trial shows how dangerous vaccines are. On the contrary, this precaution shows how seriously researchers take safety & how they won't cut corners for any vaccine, even #COVID19
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Thank you so much @theJeremyVine - @BBCRadio2 doctor for 14 years and it don't seem a day too much! Such a privilege to work with such an extraordinary team
So excited that the @BBCRadio2 doctor, @DrSarahJarvis, has been named an MBE for all that she does to help us understand the medical world and stay well. Thank-you Sarah for all the time and wisdom you give me and my listeners .#honourslist
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Happy weekend- please, please, please remember to #StayHomeSaveLives regardless of the weather - and
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This is what 'only' 38,000 people dead in the UK does to the mental health of doctors. These are the people all of us rely on when we are at our most vulnerable.
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In 32 years as a GP, I've had more experience than I ever wanted of the impact of mental health issues on lives. Turn up the radio at 10:59am on Friday 13th May to hear the #MentalHealthMinute, from Duke & Duchess of Cambridge on how we can help ‘Lift Someone Out of Loneliness’.
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#COVID19 case rates are stable/falling and vaccine rates rising. So from May 4th, people living in care homes will be allowed to leave the home (following standard #handsfacespace guidelines) without self-isolating on their return. We're getting there!.
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Just up visiting my father and found my old graduation photo. I think I was trying to emulate Simon LeBon’s hairstyle but look grown up at the same time
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I eat almost all plant based food these days but it is Mother’s Day and my wonderful husband has been watching too much #Masterchef
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Government trumpeting £160 million to tackle hospital backlogs - in fact, with almost 5 million on waiting lists & an exhausted & demoralised NHS workforce, this is a sticking plaster over a gaping wound, announced as a click-bait media soundbite.
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We are so close to getting back to normality - but not following the rules now carries a real risk of 'vaccine escape' #COVID19 variants. Please, please continue with #handsfacespace, ventilation, self-isolating if you test +ve - let's not ruin it now
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#rarediseaseday2023 is on 28th Feb. Did you know rare diseases affect over 3.5 million people in the UK & on average it takes 5 years to get a diagnosis? @M4RareDiseases are raising awareness by asking you to #showyourstripes - as I’m doing with help from my dog (not my zebra)
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@sallywilts @JeremyVineOn5 @SheilaGunny @theJeremyVine Let's have this discussion in 6-12 months' time and still see if you manage to hold to this 'opinion'.
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My ma & her parents in front of their home in #London with the air raid warden . All smiling - THAT is how we face adversity #LondonAttacks
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Icing on the cake! Arrived at the Palace to find my lovely friends @RuthieeL and @EamonHolmes there too - Eamon collecting a well-deserved #OBE
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I know there’s probably a treat under every cup, but still so cute!
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It makes such a pleasant change to talk about the advances & lessons learnt from #COVID19 on @theJeremyVine @BBCRadio2 today - among the doom & gloom there is positive out there. Of course many people have suffered & still are but one day we will come out the other side.
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@IanFitzsimmons7 This REALLY isn't political. It's about the fact that if everyone believes their case is an exception, 1000s of people will die - literally. When govt has listened to the science, I've been supportive. It would be deeply hypocritical not to call them out when opposite is true.
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Tomorrow I’ll be talking about the government strategy on lifting lockdown on @JeremyVineOn5 . Here’s some food for thought with that in mind #COVID19 #StayHomeSaveLives
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What is this woman ON?? How badly does she want to stay in his good books?.
"[Trump is] so attentive to the scientific literature & the details & the data. I think his ability to analyze & integrate data that comes out of his long history in business has really been a real benefit” -- this is shocking, hackish stuff from Dr. Birx.
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@linseypop Nothing to do with supporting him. It's to do with all those who have spent weeks on ITU & woken up unable to speak, sit up, walk, with a year of recovery ahead of them. To suggest you can come back from nearly dying of #covid19 to full health in weeks is nonsense & v unhelpful.
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To all the incredibly brave servicemen and women who fought to allow us to be free today.To those who are alive on the 75th anniversary of #VEDay75 .To those who gave their lives in WW2.To those who have died since.We will remember you with undying gratitude
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Winnie-the-pooh may be a bear of very little brain but he has this one completely right. Except that he really ought to be at least 2 metres away from Piglet! #SocialDistancing #Covid_19
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Wow - just about sums it up (apologies for the swear words but desperate times and all that).
@bbc5live @DrSarahJarvis @BBCSounds I found this on Twitter. Thought it relevant to your discussion.
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The day is finally here! Opt out #organdonation comes in tomorrow in England (just 5 years after Wales) Lomg overdue & delighted to be raising awareness on @BBCTheOneShow tonight.Opt out only means your organs will save a life if you talk to your family about your wishes - do it!
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