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🚨 EXC: An over-prescribing epidemic is sending 1,000 elderly patients to A&E every single day - a consequence of a fragmented NHS unprepared for the ageing silver tsunami heading its way as 468k baby boomers turn 80 this year: thetimes.com/article/ddf452b…
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A moment to note something.
This - and the work on Brand- can’t be replaced by AI, however sophisticated. It can’t be replaced by content creators
It takes teamwork, painstaking quiet work over long period, and the conviction to take on the legal risk.
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This is my team ❤️@mndassoc
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They’re heroes at the @mndassoc, truly.
I’ve so much respect for them.
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#MumsvBigPharma documentary last night has received fantastic reports. If you haven't seen it yet you can on @BBCiPlayer It's vital that all MPs watch as to understand the fight. #Valproate @andyburnham @YvetteCooperMP @DianaJohnsonMP
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Inflation is eating into the NHS budget, putting waiting times and treatment targets at risk, a leading think tank has said
On Monday night, the Health Foundation warned that the health service was facing a "perilous" situation after "little additional money" was included in the Autumn Budget
The think tank said that while the £1.1bn increase to the Department of Health and Social Care's day-to-day budget since the Spring Statement is welcome, the department needs an additional £1.6bn "to cover inflationary pressures alone", reports @matilda__martin politicshome.com/news/articl…
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I've just watched this programme. Everyone should! The perseverance of these two incredibly women (Janet & Emma) to find justice & prevent more children being affected, whilst bringing up their own children already injured must be applauded. Find the compensation @yvettecooper
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Hard to watch. Raising a disabled child is hard enough. The guilt from knowing that the drug you took, without knowledge of the consequences, caused that disability is constant. National scandal. Time to respond to the @PSCommissioner report @YvetteCooperMP #valproate
Tonight 9pm on @BBCTwo the sodium valproate drug disaster is explored in detail thanks to @littlegemtv and @JanetWilliams99 @Emma4facs
Was a privilege to help out with the show and I hope you all tune in. As a primer, my Sunday Times investigation thread here:
Investigation: A scandal worse than thalidomide.
Six babies a month are still being born after exposure to sodium valproate, a drug known for decades to cause disabilities in babies. Women are still not receiving warnings: thetimes.co.uk/article/the-n…
#compensationforvalproate
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Russell Brand jailed for ten years and six months thetimes.com/uk/crime/articl…
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@BBC 2 tonight at 9pm Mums v Big Pharma outlines the campaign run by @Infactuk @Emma4facs over 14yrs, the history of sodium Valproate and the cover up of it's debilitating damage on babies affected during pregnancy.
'We absolutely urge him to do the moral right thing for these families'
Janet Williams and Emma Murphy, whose children were affected after they took sodium valproate during pregnancy, told #BBCBreakfast the Prime Minister should follow up on a promise he made when he was Mayor of Greater Manchester
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgz…
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Mums v Big Pharma – the Kettering family with three children disabled by prescribed sodium valproate trib.al/usbLE55
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'We absolutely urge him to do the moral right thing for these families'
Janet Williams and Emma Murphy, whose children were affected after they took sodium valproate during pregnancy, told #BBCBreakfast the Prime Minister should follow up on a promise he made when he was Mayor of Greater Manchester
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgz…
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Mum calls for PM to 'get something done' after decades of being 'gaslit' over NHS sodium valproate scandal chroniclelive.co.uk/news/hea… Programme airs tonight in the UK on BBC2 at 9pm: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00344m… (but also available on iPlayer)
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Health Minister Karin Smyth tells @TimesRadio the Government will not pay NHS consultants any more - or offer to - in order to avoid strikes later this month. Confirms that talks are ongoing.
One of them was my family. I called this helpline - several times in complete desperation - and I remain forever grateful to whoever it was that answered. Thank you and please support if you can.
Last year, thanks to your support, Annette and our MND Connect colleagues helped 3,540 people find the personal support they needed through our helpline. 🧡
Every call answered means someone doesn’t have to face MND alone. Help us be there for even more people this year. Donate today. 🔗 mndassociation.org/thischris…
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Train rural GPs to end overprescribing crisis, says Chris Whitty thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/a…
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As a👩🦽user I've given up on wheelchair services. I'm very fortunate to be able to fund myself with support from husband but it meant no holiday this year. What happens when I'm no longer in work?
🚨 Thousands left waiting so long for NHS wheelchairs they suffer injuries and can be trapped at home. New @PublicServOmb report this week will expose a widespread systemic failure:
thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/a…
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Wheelchair Services in this country are a joke. Third sector charitable organisations picking up the slack for children but as soon as they turn 18 where do they go? It’s a national disgrace 😩
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He’s not the Messiah…
My long read on a now seven year investigation into Russell Brand. Please share!
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