@MarcusxGrant
@ZackPolanski
@amnesty
The
#CassReport
spelling out the inadequacies of the current gender services, and suggesting what can be done to improve them, is extremely well-researched
Anyone who misrepresents her recommendations & politicises them, is doing a grave injustice to children’s health &wellbeing
Reigning Olympic Champion dropped out 🚴
"Neff has struggled with breathing issues for several years & speculated her aliment could be related to repeated Covid-19 infections"
I am delighted to report that our district council
@WestNorfolkBC
is going to instal hepa indoor air filters in our offices and meeting rooms, to improve
#IAQ
& thereby reduce risk of
#airborne
infections, &
#LongCovid
This is encouraging on so many levels 1/4
This will be difficult for some people to accept because of the forced return to offices and classrooms, but I believe neurological harm from infection is the dominant effect in decreased performance compared to 'learning loss' from the 2020 'lockdowns'
Utterly unsafe and irresponsible of
@GOVUK
to put pressure on parents to send ill children to school
Plus the policy is unworkable and stupid
Instead of paying staff to visit ill children at home, the govt should put in
#CleanAir
measures in all schools
#CovidIsNotOver
I received an email from
@TheGreenParty
on Wed the 4th of September telling me that a ‘temporary no-fault suspension’ had been enacted against me
And this meant that I would not be able to attend
#GPC24
or represent the party on social media until the matter is resolved
1/x
GPs are exhausted from working 40+ hour ‘part-time’ weeks.
They are providing 10% more appts than before the pandemic but unable to keep up with demand
What we need is a long term workforce strategy for the
#NHS
, not empty sound bites
This graph captures in a nutshell, everything we can and should do to reduce
#COVID19
infection and re-infection
#Maskup
in healthcare settings and mandate
#IAQ
measures to keep C02 levels below 800ppm
So why are our leaders silent on this???
@TheBMA
@theRCN
@NHSEngland
@rcgp
What is the COVID-19 airborne infection probability in an outpatient consultation with four individuals in the room ? A 🇯🇵 research team estimated this risk based on the CO2 level in the room. Calculations are also useful for measles, chickenpox, flu ...
#CovidIsNotOver
@UKHSA
why the silence?
‘your FLiRt infection can still lay you really low for a week, carries a significant risk of leading to long-term, disabling long Covid’
Prof Danny Altmann of Imperial College London
@TheGreenParty
would fund record investment in
#publichealth
- they would be asked to produce
mandatory
#IAQ
guidelines for all indoor venues including healthcare facilities and schools
We would also seek urgent updated guidance to deal with the ongoing
#Covid19
pandemic
'The pretence that COVID has gone away has to stop. Political parties should clarify their policies on COVID-19 by answering important questions about infection controls, our right to clean air, indoors and out, data collection, vaccines and Long COVID':
The NHS sees more pressure than usual over Easter and the 4 day junior doctors' strike threatens to cause significant disruption.
I urge
@BMA_JuniorDocs
to call off strikes and get back around the table to find a fair offer. Read more
@Telegraph
👇
This is a shocking failure of leadership.
Too many avoidable deaths for lack of basic preventative measures.
This government is asleep at the wheel
#CoVid
#airbornediseases
#cleanair
Is circa 10,000 U.K. Covid deaths per annum acceptable? Assuming that’s the trend.
If we had clean air in schools and other public buildings and proper infection controls in hospitals we could substantially reduce infections of ALL airborne pathogens.
#CleanAirDay
Local party member emailed me today:
‘I’m really wondering if I can continue to support a party that suspends members rather than supporting reasoned discussion on what is widely acknowledged as a difficult topic..’
@TheGreenParty
Its past time we paid attention to the ongoing
#Covid
pandemic
We must take steps to
1/reduce new infections and
2/step up efforts to provide effective treatments for those with
#LongCovid
I believe that we can only progress as a society or a political party when we talk to each other - with mutual kindness, compassion and respect.
Excluding people and/or gagging them when we don’t like their views is dangerous, and can quickly descend into authoritarianism 6/x
I see patients every single day with unexplained symptoms that will only fit with a
#LongCovid
diagnosis
We need much more investment in diagnosing and treating this debilitating condition
I am delighted to have been chosen as Green Party candidate for SW Norfolk
#GE24
#VoteGreen
for real change
Promoted by Pallavi Devulapalli on behalf of Pallavi Devulapalli (West Norfolk Green Party), both at Suite 1b Navire House, Mere Street, Diss IP22 4AG
#CleanAir
in classrooms will improve teachers’ and children’s health, reduce sickness, reduce costs and drive up educational standards
There’s plenty of evidence for that
Does this government have the will to take action?
@bphillipsonMP
@Keir_Starmer
If you genuinely want children to get the best start in life
@bphillipsonMP
, every school should have clean air. Even if Covid didn’t exist it would have enormous health benefits. Unfortunately though Covid does exist and we’re in yet another wave now. Don’t pretend it’s over.
@physicianassoci
@TheBMA
@DrPhilBanfield
We tried, and now don’t employ PAs, too risky.
It’s simply not possible to supervise PAs to the extent required, in
#generalpractice
The 2 year training they receive is wholly inadequate to attempt
#GP
work imo
The last PA we had, left after a few months & joined med school
Tap water can no longer be assumed to be safe to drink.
It took just 14 years of
#Conservative
rule to get to this pitiful state.
#VoteGreen
if you want real change, if you want to put pressure on the next govt to sort this issue out once and for all
I am feeling hurt, disappointed and upset at this turn of events.
It feels like a punishment without a trial, and goes against any law of natural justice.
Ironically, I have been speaking about this very thing, internally, for the past few days and weeks 4/x
We love your air purifiers
@SmartAirFilters
!
Hay fever sufferer in our family was nowhere near as bad this year
And definitely fewer infections all round so far
If only
@UKHSA
would put out guidance on clean indoor air in healthcare settings…
Long read - very sobering and thought provoking
Utterly baffling how simple measures that would improve our population wellbeing and reap rich dividends for health and wealth are being ignored by government
#CovidIsntOver
Covid-19: is there a gagging order?
“Covid-19 continues to have a significant impact on health and the economy, but questions to political leaders are met with a wall of silence”
Brilliant NEW article by
@s0f0nisba
At no point prior to issuing the ‘ temporary no-fault suspension’, did anyone from the party attempt to contact me to ask me to clarify my remarks or let me have sight of the complaint.
So this came out of the blue, and I was left struggling to understand the rationale for it
Oh look!
It seems they’ve installed
#airfilters
in
#parliament
now.
I’m sure the UK public would love to know why?
And if they’re needed in parliament houses, then why are they not being installed in
Schools
Hospitals
Dental surgeries
Other indoor venues?
#CovidIsAirborne
Interestingly, the government have also quietly invested in clean air and installed state-of-the-art air filtration systems in the Houses of Parliament, Ministry of Defence and other government buildings.
12/
This decision was taken on the basis of a complaint based on a hustings I attended more than 2 months ago, where the complainant was not satisfied with my response to a question about transphobia & felt I should have stated the party position on gender self id in my response 2/x
At
@TheGreenParty
we believe in workers’ rights to decent pay, fair working conditions, access to training and support & the right to strike when necessary
We would unhesitatingly repeal the current draconian & undemocratic anti- strike laws
It takes 12 years to produce a doctor-
with a tentative start date of 2025, these headlines do nothing to solve problems that we are facing today.
We need proper pay uplifts & a retention strategy to keep existing staff
#NHScrisis
NHS | The Guardian
My post on Green Spaces initiated some interesting discussions, and several members took the opportunity to share their experiences of the misuse of the No Fault suspension mechanism in the party.
Some members have been suspended for months, even years, with no end in sight
5/x
The entire hustings recording is here:
Its been available for anyone to watch, in the public domain, for more than 2 months;
and until now, I’ve received nothing but praise, thanks and encouragement for what I said that day 7/x
The 2019 advertising ban on junk food on the TFL resulted in a drop in obesity, heart disease and diabetes.
The anti- obesity strategy needs to be strengthened, not weakened, so that we can have a healthier population
Congratulations to
@wesstreeting
on becoming our new health secretary- arguably the most important job in government
You can’t have a vibrant economy without a healthy population
The
#NHS
needs his attention but I hope he also focuses on public health measures as a priority
Another email of support regarding my no-fault suspension
@TheGreenParty
‘I feel so angry about this disgraceful carry on...
I'm also so very sorry to hear how this is affecting your wellbeing. Please look after yourself and know that you are very much admired.
With love’
Please sign and share this petition demanding
#CleanAirinHealthcare
#CleanAir
is not just for MPs and royals.
We all deserve to have it
The cost of ill health from virus-laden air far outweighs the cost of providing air filters and suitable masks-
the evidence is compelling
@1goodtern
We have until next Thursday at midnight to get up to 100,000 signatures on the petition for
#cleanairinhealthcare
because of the general election. If you havent signed yet can you do so asap and share with all your friends
This is heartbreaking to read from our junior doctors
@Jeremy_Hunt
under your watch first as health secretary and now as chancellor, the
#NHS
is breaking down.
It will take decades to fix this.
Is this why you became a politician?
To destroy a unique, beloved institution?
Imagine the thing you always want to do since 17 & worked so hard for at least a decade of your life has been turned into something that's slowly destroying your passion, enthusiasm & health. It's also making you feel frustrated, trapped & hopeless. That's what many doctors feel
‘we have the fundamental building blocks ..: strong primary care, a good focus on public health and a great science base’
“..for the NHS to recover and survive and prosper, .. it has to be properly funded and have enough capacity’
#NHSat75
| The Guardian
We owe it to our children to protect them from harm
The current situation re lack of mitigation measures to prevent transmission of
#airbornediseases
is unforgivable
Political officials, economic elites, contrarian “experts" & aligned technocrats promote pandemic non-intervention through disinformation, moral panic & political violence, to overpower scientific consensus, public opinion & human rights. This harms vulnerable kids.
What sort of organisation seeks to crush debate by suspending members on the basis of their views?
Whether one agrees with them is irrelevant - but to claim they are putting the organisation at risk simply by expressing their views - is simply ludicrous
If anyone would like to speak to their council or work space about this, please go ahead.
Get in touch here for support and guidance if needed
Let’s start a
#CleanAir
wave, and show the world what intelligent and compassionate leadership looks like
#IAQ
#COVID19
#LongCovid
4/4
It shows that when people are given the facts, they make the right decisions for themselves and for everyone around them
#Covid
is still around, and
#LongCovid
is affecting millions - check
#ONS
data
Ppl understand that
#LongCovid
is not to be trivialised or ignored
2/4
Appalled to hear that childhood vaccination budgets are being reduced at a time when cases of measles are rising - this is a false economy which makes no sense
@UKHSA
@TheGreenParty
puts public health at the heart of its health policy - its where we get best value for money
Excellent must read article from
@ShaunLintern
… imm/vacc & screening programmes are the absolute foundations of healthcare public health ….false economy especially at a time when vaccine preventable diseases on the rise 👇 one for
@PreetKGillMP
@libdemdaisy
@doctorpallavi
A giant 83% of us would* (definitely or maybe)
vote
@TheGreenParty
if we knew plenty of others would too
(i.e. circular logic) ♻️
💚💚💚
*definitely: 65% and maybe: 18%
Opinion polls don't track opinions, they shape them
If it's 'safe' where you are, vote GREEN not reform?
‘Pollen bomb’ hits hay fever sufferers as temperatures top 30C - The Telegraph
Top tip for
#hayfever
sufferers- wear a mask when pollen count is high
And get an air purifier for your home/ office
As a bonus- it may protect you from
#airborne
diseases too
And crucially people understand that something can be done to prevent new infections.
This gives me hope that councils up and down the country will take up measures to reduce their infection rates-
without waiting for edicts from public health, which is failing us miserably 3/4
@theresecoffey
appears to have little understanding of the law regarding 'sharing' Rx meds and
#antibiotics
, or of the dangers of
#AntibioticResistance
Most people would have a better grasp of these basic issues
Why is she still in post 'leading' the
@DHSCgovuk
?
The government must recognise the enormous contribution to society of unpaid
#carers
& put measures in place to compensate them, including professional help, pay & extra leave
Five million people in England and Wales are unpaid carers, census shows
If more evidence were needed that better-resourced public services are the way to go forward..
#NHSPrivatisation
@TheGreenParty
is the only national party that is unequivocally in support of properly funded public services
The negative health impacts of a warmer planet are unequivocal- more hunger & food insecurity, heat related deaths, infectious diseases..
Fossil fuel subsidies are an obscenity that must go - we need a rapid transition to a greener healthier world.
‘ I will be using every avenue available … to see what we can achieve in terms of reducing the risk of infections in our school children, in medical centres, and the wider public.’
#airborneinfectiins
#covid19
#measles
At
@TheGreenParty
we understand the reasons for the
#NursesStrike
and would urge the govt to enter into talks ASAP to resolve the dispute around pay & conditions, and improve morale & retention
Refusing to talk is irresponsible and perverse
@RishiSunak
Got this fwd from someone who wishes to be anonymous:
‘I watched the video clip. She didn't "put a foot wrong"; she gave a tolerant, hopeful, statement, based around the fundamental right to be who you are. It was biomedically accurate, too, as you'd expect from a medic.
This
@doctorpallavi
Oh
@doctorpallavi
I can honestly say as chairman of the event I didn’t feel that there was anything you’d said that warrants this. I felt it was a good natured hustings with each candidate stating thir positions clearly within the time constraints. Hope this is swiftly sorted.
Huge thanks to all the people whose messages have filled up my inbox overnight asking if I will help save the NHS
The answer is a resounding YES!
@TheGreenParty
will do everything in its power to ensure we have a robust top quality
#NHS
for generations to come
#pledgefortheNHS
Shame on this government for refusing to negotiate pay and working conditions with our hard-working junior doctors
#NHS
staff must be valued properly if we are to save the NHS
#Solidarity
#NHSCrisis
#JuniorDoctorsStrike
Nobody who works in the
#NHS
will be surprised by this news. Years of
#austerity
and reduced funding of health & social services has led to this situation. We need more public spending, not less.
#ConservativeLeadershipContest
The
#NHS
is running on an almost 10% rate of vacancies. Unsafe. And unsustainable.
All the govt is doing is rearranging the deckchairs-
they haven't got a clue.
Its time they spoke to someone who can help
@theRCN
@TheDA_UK
@TheBMA
@rcgp
Our right to see a real doctor is being stolen❗️
Every week, we're bombarded with reports of another NHS crisis. But this is different - our fundamental right to see a real doctor is being eroded.
The government is quietly ushering in a two-tier health service, deliberately
This is a dangerous & poor policy announcement from a government desperate to get votes
It will criminalise young children and stop them seeking medical help, and will do nothing to reduce use of these substances
Banning doesn’t work, it only creates more problems
#nitrousoxide
BREAKING: Levelling up secretary
@michaelgove
confirms the government's plan to ban Nitrous oxide as a part of their "crack down" on anti-social behaviour
#Ridge
📺 Sky 501 and YouTube
I enjoyed taking part in the
#SouthWestNorfolk
hustings this evening
Mostly good humoured debate, and a fantastic standing-room only audience turnout
Many people reached out afterwards to say they’d vote for me - Conservative and Reform voters included
#GE24
#VoteGreen
I am delighted and honoured to be appointed
@TheGreenParty
Health, Social Care & Public Health spokesperson. As a jobbing
#GP
I see the problems within
#health
and
#socialcare
everyday - its time we showed there is a better way to do things.
#Energyprice
rises will cause
#mentalillness
, physical illness and distress to the less well off in our society. Great to hear
@carla_denyer
explain how
#Greens
have an affordable plan to avoid this looming catastrophe
“Much higher taxes on dirty oil and gas profits and on the super wealthy”
Green Party co-leader
@carla_denyer
tells
#Newsnight
about her party’s plan to tackle the energy crisis including home insulation, renationalisation, and tariffs
It’s scandalous that a rich country like the UK is taking badly-needed nurses from poorer countries.
@TheGreenParty
will reverse this by improving our staffing with better pay etc
& will reach out to other countries to improve their health services
#HappyInternationalNursesDay
to all my wonderful nursing colleagues in hospitals and hospices, in general practice and in the community
You are the bedrock of the
#NHS
- thank you for your hard work and diligence, your professionalism and
dedication
@natalieben
the reasons given for my suspension were
1/ that I gave my views at a hustings without also sharing the party’s views /policies
And
2/the fear that I may continue to do so
What are your thoughts on this, esp contra the ‘no whip’ principle you’re so proud of?
When airlines have fewer staff, they cancel flights. But GPs are expected to carry on regardless of vacancies. Burnout and early retirement are inevitable consequences of this rising ‘insufferable demand’
'When the researchers calculated all the money saved by avoiding things like air pollution ..., they found that the world could recoup its entire investment in renewable infrastructure in less than one year'.
The enthusiasm with which they scrutinise ordinary citizens’ benefits is mysteriously lacking when it comes to rich people defrauding the state - through plain fraud or its many disguises- tax evasion, tax dodging, creative accounting or criminal activity
How many corrupt
In a study by the DWP, DLA fraud was found to be 0.1%, rounded to £0m, PIP fraud was 0%, and PIP overpayments were 0.4% but that was all due to DWP errors.
The study into Disability Fraud cost more than disability fraud.
Yet they have hired MORE people to investigate.
So
@RishiSunak
is blaming individuals for being sick! And saying the govt should reduce
#welfarepayments
- payments that are helping people to barely live
Nothing new here then from the
#ConservativeParty
- which gave us
#Austerity
& is destroying our public services, 1/2
This. The
#NHS
is woefully short of staff, and this government is doing nothing about it.
#Brexit
, lack of workforce planning,
#Covid
related sickness, excessive workloads, inadequate pay, all have contributed to this situation
At
#Norfolk
HOSC (Health overview scrutiny committee) meeting this morning, among other things, I asked for
#Covid
and
#LongCovid
to be put on the forward work plan
I would like to hear from officers what advice they are getting from
@ADPHUK
re prevention & mitigation measures
This is an important thread that spells out the threat of
#Covid
in very easy to understand terms
We need to read it fully, and then ask questions of our government
Qs like
Why do MPs have air filters in parliament but make no provision for them in our schools & hospitals?
We did it!
Persistent campaigning from a group of committed individuals supported by our brilliant trades unions has resulted in this announcement
Shame it took so long, its a relief we can look forward to a modern and safe hospital now
@SaveOurQEH
Why sit in parliament if you can’t tell water companies they can’t make profits until they’ve separated the sewage from our water?
Why is that so difficult?
What’s the collective noun for an utterly useless and incompetent bunch of MPs?
A waste of MPs ?
Thank you
@natalieben
for highlighting the risks of
#airborne
viruses and especially
#COVID
All employers have a duty to adequately assess their workplace risk and put mitigation in place to reduce that risk
And
@ADPHUK
must help with accurate data and risk management tools
The current crisis is social care is completely avoidable and remediable.
Its time the government paid more than lip service to carers.
Carers must be paid a living wage, and given adequate training and support so that care becomes a vocation that people aspire to. 1/2
The private health system works to generate profits, and could be dangerous in unscrupulous hands
We need urgent action to bring down
#NHS
waiting times so people are not forced to seek help elsewhere
Pretending
#Covid19
is nothing to worry about:
Puts EVERYONE in danger of (re) infection
Increases staff sickness rates
Reduces chances of patients’ recovery
Delays discharges
Risk vastly reduced by wearing protective masks
And installing air filters
Speak up pls
@TheBMA
@calirunnerdoc
❦ “We had a very nice chat.
And then we talked about her heart.
💧
I just wish I could have this same conversation with each and every NHS CEO and IPC Lead Nurse.
I’d want to know why they aren’t protecting staff as they should...”
#C19Life
#SARSCoV2
Michelle Mone can be expelled from the House of Lords by a simple majority vote in the Commons, and then in the House of Lords.
Like if she needs to go.
RT if she has to go.
The
#CQC
’s annual state of care makes for grim reading, yet nobody who works in health or social care will be surprised by its findings
When there is a shortage of pilots, flights get cancelled.
Yet the
#NHS
has no choice except to carry on with absurd levels of staff shortages
On a train in Germany 🇩🇪- paid €9.50 for a 2 hour well-connected journey including 3 trains and a bus
This is affordable, reliable public transport that works
Ironic that
#DeutscheBahn
takes profits from our privatised train service to support this in Germany
‘below-average spending on the UK health service led to fewer staff and equipment than systems elsewhere.’
The
#NHS
has dedicated, motivated staff; health outcomes could be so much better - with more funding and a long-term workforce & strategic plan
We cannot test for
#Covid
,
#RSV
or
#flu
at the surgery.
Lab has asked us to send such patients to hospital for testing!
This policy is beyond irresponsible, putting barriers up to testing for viral infections that are wreaking havoc
#MedTwitter
@NHSEngland
@TheBMA
@Sunny_Rae1
I support the demands of
#50sWomen
in favour of a fair settlement
#CEDAWinLaw
Please add my name to the list of
#GE24
candidates who support mediation and ADR to resolve matters for
#50sWomen
I am proud to say that these
#Marmot
principles are the bedrock of
@TheGreenParty
healthcare policy
Which itself is part of our Policies for a Sustainable Society
#PublicHealth
has been severely undermined and depleted by successive governments
We must restore & strengthen it
We propose individuals working in the NHS and the system itself can take action, as well as recommendations for the government.
We do not suggest further commissions, reviews, or research—the evidence is there.