nurse with generalised anxiety disorder, RCN steward, mum to kbg little girl, and rare disease hubby and son
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@DailyMirror @CNOEngland @RishiSunak @Keir_Starmer @PeterStefanovi2 This is nursing leaving the picket to look after a member of the public who collapsed @theRCN #RCNStrike
Beyond sick of our politicians saying they support nurses and they want to give us pay parity, when they still haven’t agreed a health budget, just do the job you were elected to do put party politics to one side. @mlchealth @RobbieButlerMLA @moneillsf @little_pengelly
Edel Coulter retweeted
Meanwhile our health & social care is being decimated by brutal cuts.
Less photo ops, more leadership please.
ALT BBC News NU post saying Northern Ireland's health and social care trusts are expected to announce proposals on how they intend to make savings of up to 12%
🤝 The Health Minister called in to the Maureen Sheehan Centre, Musgrave Park Hospital and Belfast City Hospital.
🧑⚕️ Minister Butler saw first hand the work of, and impact on, staff members and service users as part of a series of visits in the @BelfastTrust area.
ALT Health Minister Robbie Butler tries out the bowls for a group at the Maureen Sheehan Centre
ALT Health Minister Robbie Butler speaks with the Tea and Talkers group at the Maureen Sheehan Centre
ALT Health Minister Robbie Butler speaks with a staff member at Belfast City Hospital
ALT Health Minister Robbie Butler speaks with a staff member at Musgrave Park Hospital
Edel Coulter retweeted
Me 🙋♀️ My family is also missing out.
No social care support here in NI for a profoundly disabled 18 year old who needs full assistance with all daily care needs.
#StormontAusterity
#CareCantWait
Edel Coulter retweeted
This is the evidence compiled by my GP surgery to go with my PIP review. It includes hospital discharge summaries, reports from clinicians, medication lists etc it is a gruelling process. It is not in the slightest bit like what @Helen_Whately would have you all believe. Try it.
Edel Coulter retweeted
These are great. @castleDD is a brilliant advocate and campaigner for people with disabilities. Worth going back and seeing every daily post from this month. 👏
Disability Pride Month: Day 28
Independence does not mean doing everything alone.
#DisabilityPride #Disabled #DisabledLife #Disability
135 weeks for an orthopaedic appointment for scoliosis and kyphosis in Northern Ireland as apparently it’s not urgent @mlchealth @KBGSyndrome @mikenesbittni @moneillsf @little_pengelly
Edel Coulter retweeted
Umm...I'd rather that my severely disabled daughter gets the adult service short-break respite support service that she is entitled to and not receiving at present 😒
This is the service many carers want to support their caring role.
🫂 Many carers are unaware there is support available to help them in their new caring role.
🤝 Community pharmacists are often a first point of contact for carers, helping when time is tight and responsibilities many.
🔗 Find out more: online.hscni.net/our-work/so… @PatientClient
ALT A graphic showing an illustration of a person with buildings and tress behind them. Text above the graphic says "We're building carer friendly communities" and highlights carers week 8-14 June 2026.
Edel Coulter retweeted
Lilia finished children's short-break respite when she turned 18 & has transitioned onto a WAITING LIST for her adult respite.
This isn't transition!
This is falling over a cliff edge into an abyss of the unknown & huge gaps in service.
#CareCantWait
Edel Coulter retweeted
Are you an ENDO person.. ?
This is a new group for women. It’s good to share stories, symptoms and kindness.. @Soc_Endo @endowarriorsni @EndometriosisUK Happening on Saturday. ✅
Edel Coulter retweeted
Parent & Carers session over school pick up times 🤦♀️
📢 Spaces are still remaining for our in-person consultation events in Derry tomorrow (Friday 1st May).
As part of our 8-week Consultation, we are hosting a series of consultation events across Northern Ireland for Parents & Carers, Classroom Assistants and Open Audiences.
These events will outline proposed updates within the Enhanced Support Model and how they may impact support processes going forward.
📍Foyle Arena, Derry
🧑🏻👩🏻👧🏻Parents & Carers
🕰️2pm-3:30pm
🔗ow.ly/RQyj50YSkZz
🏫Classroom Assistants
🕰️4pm-5:30pm
🔗ow.ly/lF6P50YSkZw
👥Open Audience
🕰️6pm-7:30pm
🔗ow.ly/kt0B50YSkZG
What do I need to do?
✅Register for one of the events at the links above or visit our website to view the full list of events and register for one that suits you.
✅Get involved in our consultation.
🔗 ow.ly/bj4T50YSkZA
ALT Flyer for Enhanced Support Model consultation events on May 1st at Foyle Arena, Derry, with schedules for parents, assistants, and open audience.
Edel Coulter retweeted
NI to finally get a Mother and Baby Unit. It’s been talked about for 20 years. Women in NI deserve better. Here’s is yesterday’s news report :
Edel Coulter retweeted
I couldn’t agree more. I raised this last week with the Trust officials at Health Committee. There are plans to deliver changing places in RVH and children’s hospital but no timeframes yet. I will keep pushing on this issue. There should be #ChangingPlaces in all hospitals.
Edel Coulter retweeted
NI’s social care service is fragile others argue it has completely broken down. According to IHCP This story highlights the importance of paying staff proper wages - also who provides a more efficient service - health trusts or independent providers? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly0…
Edel Coulter retweeted
When is #Enough going to be #Enough? @mikenesbittni forget the planned visits & schedules - play attention, to what you aren’t shown or told, question & take actions…beyond the nice pull-out quotes, photo-ops, scripted speeches & VT’s… our Health & Social Care is Flatlining! 🤔
"Thank God I'm in good shape, physically. Mentally, I'm under awful, awful stress."
84-four-year-old Alphie Lonergan is the primary carer for his two adult sons, but on Friday their only remaining care package will end.
bbc.in/3PXnwAm
Edel Coulter retweeted
From this week, severely ill and disabled people making new benefit claims will receive lower Universal Credit health element payments than existing claimants if their conditions aren’t deemed "severe and lifelong", with no prospect of improvement.
People with cancer, MS, Parkinson’s, bipolar disorder, ME, long Covid, learning disabilities, and survivors of strokes and heart attacks may not get crucial support solely based on when they applied for help.
I was one of the MPs who warned last year that this would create a completely unjust two-tier disability benefits system. We must keep fighting for this policy to be reversed.
Edel Coulter retweeted
People are experiencing 'very deep poverty’ across the UK according to @jrf_uk
Groups with unacceptably high rates of poverty, include Disabled people, those on benefits and carers.
Read the shocking full story here : disabilityrightsuk.org/news/…
Edel Coulter retweeted
#ShineALight for @CalebsCauseNI in hope of a bright future for Lilia and other SEND young ppl.
#Post19SEND
ALT My 17 year old severely disabled daughter sitting cross legged in her chair holding a candle light
Lilia will #ShineALight tomorrow night in hope of a dignified, meaningful and inclusive future where her rights & worth are recognised and she is valued as an equal member of NI society.
#CalebsCauseNI
#DontGiveUp
Edel Coulter retweeted
Tomorrow night you have a choice to ‘light up’ 🕯️for @CalebsCauseNI and all of us fighting for recognised rights, support us, light up, help us all, get human rights for all into domestic law via @DannyDonnelly1 #UNCRPD #PMB #ShineHopeIntoAction #LegislativeAction @niassembly 💜
ALT Young people holding candles on the staircase in the great hall at Stormont in March
ALT Caleb’s cause ‘hope’ logo in black and white with light rays shining on it
ALT People collectively lighting up their phones in support of needed legislation changes, created with us and for us all