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Big thanks to the lovely team at the West End donor centre this morning who patiently persisted with my sneaky veins and looked after me so well ❤️ @GiveBloodNHS
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Finally an appointment. Tackling the intersectional inequalities in WH is a huge mountain to climb, but hopefully this is a start. Want to see open engagement with all the orgs doing such great work already - and ofc the prioritisation of #preeclampsia @APEC_UK
“The UK falls behind so many countries by not offering GBS testing to pregnant women and people and too often not even telling them about GBS.
"This needs to change. Families deserve better.”
@JanePlumb for @GBSSupport #GroupBStrep
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More important reporting on the maternal health challenges facing women and birthing people in Scotland - thank you @Janmacd #preeclampsia
Scottish mothers still being denied life-saving test for pre- eclampsia months after it was made available to women in England. @Sunday_Post @APEC_UK sundaypost.com/fp/calls-for-…
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"We both nearly died. Knowledge is power. I didn't know anything about Group B Strep until it was too late." #GBS in the headlines today as a new study shows infants of Black or Asian ethnicity face a much greater risk of infection. @GBSSupport mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mu…
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In response to this new study, @GBSSupport is calling for pregnant women and birthing people to be better informed about Group B Strep, and for more hospitals to enroll in the landmark #GBS3 trial. gbss.org.uk/latest-news/blac…
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A new @UKHSA study today highlights further racial disparities in neonatal health - with Black infants facing 51% higher risk of Group B Strep infection than White infants in England.
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We're looking for Black or Asian mothers or birthing people who have been affected by Group B Strep infection and would like to share their story. Do get in touch ♥️ #GroupBStrep
Sharing your story can help others. We'd especially like to hear from Black or Asian mothers whose baby developed group B Strep infection or who developed GBS infection themselves.
DM us, email admin@gbss.org.uk or fill in the form at gbss.org.uk/gbss-media/famil….
#GroupBStrep
Made it off a flight and into the pub for the final 15 mins. Weeping with strangers. It doesn't get better than this. #WEURO2022 #Lionesses
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Proud to have worked with clinicians and patients around the UK to tell these stories of why PlGF testing matters, and why the preeclampsia postcode lottery must end. @APEC_UK
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New NICE guidance today on pre-eclampsia testing - great news for expectant parents in England, but mums in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are still losing out with the postcode lottery @APEC_UK bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-6230…
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The level of reform needed is seismic, and it must be intersectional or nothing at all. There's a hell of a long way to go, but gosh darn it's good to see some progress amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampp…
Great news once this comes into action. Still to be addressed is the inconsistent access to fertility treatment across the NHS, and the racial disparities along with it. theguardian.com/science/2021…
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"Black women are over 25 times less likely to access fertility treatment and have a 7% less chance of having a baby, compared to their white counterparts" metro.co.uk/2021/09/04/in-fo…
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Congratulations @football_flo!! best in the BIZNESS 😎
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No but actually please can we stop referring to the "Indian variant". It can get in the bin and keep the "China flu" company.
Instead "the variant first identified in India" a) makes you sound clever, cute b) is less racially inflammatory, very cute!
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@ everyone in health comms
Unfortunate use of “Indian variant” on Thought for the Day @BBCr4today - naming viruses by people, by location, an area, a country is unhelpful, stigmatise, can cause critical delays in reporting & sharing data.
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