Katie Knight

Right iliac fossa pain – but why? Dr Charlotte Smith, Dr Emily Cadman Abdominal pain is such a common problem in paediatric A&E and there are so many possible diagnoses, ranging from the minor to the life-threatening. Right ili…

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@paediatricfoam.bsky.social
#paedsky #meded #foamed

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I don't think his illiteracy is confined to science or economics 🤔

Solar tops EU power mix for first time in June, Ember says Solar power was the European Union's largest source of electricity for the first time in June, overtaking nuclear and wind while coal's contribution fell to an all-time low, data from energy think tank Ember showed on Thursday.

Mark the date: an incredible landmark as #solar power becomes EU's number one source of electricity in June 2025. Everything is impossible – until it's done.

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If you need to cleanse your feed, here's what's going right:

📉 Norway halved ppl experiencing homelessness (RtbC)
✈️ 8 nations to tax 1% flyers to help developing nations (FC)
🦦 Giant river otters re-released into Argentina’s (Mongabay)
🪏 Community win: silver_lavender99 started a neighbor garden

Palestine Action isn’t a danger to British democracy – but Yvette Cooper is | George Monbiot The home secretary is apparently an admirer of the suffragettes. I have no doubt that if they were active today she would proscribe them, too, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

If we don't contest this full-frontal assault on our freedom, far worse will come.
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Good to inject a touch of humor in anti-#ICE protests. iCE fishing…

this is gold 🤣. the political clarity is unmatched. i need the daily digest.

@rcpch.bsky.social

Supporting LGBTQ+ parents within paediatric care Understanding and supporting LGBTQ+ parents within paediatric care Dr Ilana Levene & Dr Rhiannon Furr Safiyah has come to paediatric outpatients with her mothers. She has a heart murmur and the…

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How can we best support LGBTQ parents within paediatric care?

#LGBT #LGBTQ #pride #pridemonth

#foamed #pedsky #paedsky #ukpaedsky

christ, what a day to be an immigrant cursed with the ability to read

(1/3) The world has been watching Gaza in horror for the last 19 months. 55000 people killed. 70% of them children. 117,792 people injured. The highest number of paediatric amputees anywhere in the world.

Since privitisation of water in England.

Profits extracted in dividends:

£78,200,000,000

Average water bill price risen above inflation:

40%

Spot the connection 👀

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Demand that the government fully nationalise our railway.

At this juncture I’d like to point out:
* we’re on the brink of a golden age of medical healing
* there’s enough money in the world to solve every problem in the world
* a united approach could stop the climate crisis
But a small group of sociopaths seeking personal power are going to throw it away.

From left to right are Shannon W. Lucid, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Judith A. Resnik, Anna L. Fisher, and Sally K. Ride. NASA selected all six women as their first female astronaut candidates in January 1978.

Maybe we should honor the women who were real astronauts.

From left to right are Shannon W. Lucid, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Judith A. Resnik, Anna L. Fisher, and Sally K. Ride. NASA selected all six women as their first female astronaut candidates in January 1978.

'British Steel crisis highlights UK risk of foreign ownership in key sectors' MPs have long had concerns about the amount of Chinese investment in the UK's critical infrastructure.

“If taking back control of steel can get MPs into work on a Saturday, why not mail, rail, energy and water?

Government has proven it can act decisively if it needs to. It's time to put these industries in service of the British public.” @cathobbs.bsky.social 🔥

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Pertussis cases are up 1500% since 2021 due to declining vaccinations & there were at least a dozen deaths in the US last year.

Over 700 cases & multiple measles deaths already this year.

These are preventable diseases that no one should get let alone die from.

Put Public Ownership of Water Back on the Table Privatisation of water isn’t failing - it is the failure. The Government is mid-way through a major review of the water sector. But so far, it has refused to consider a potential solution that’s backe...

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Record number of illegal sewage spills in Windermere last year Campaigners identified 140 illegal spill days into the beauty spot in 2024

"What we're seeing is the failure of privatisation. We're seeing a prioritisation of dividend returns over the long-term environmental protection of places like Windermere"

Spot on @savewindermere.bsky.social 👏🏾

Regulation has failed. We need public ownership NOW!

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Register to vote Register to vote to take part in elections in the UK. Includes how to get on the electoral register and how to update your address on the register.

If you live within the St Ann's ward and are eligible to vote in the upcoming by-election on April 10th then please make sure that you are actually *registered* to vote before the end of tomorrow (March 25th) - link to check or sign up is www.gov.uk/register-to-...
#GetGreensElected

Tax. The. Rich

The lonely death of Dr Jagdip Sidhu He was a rising star of the NHS. Could his work have contributed to his death?

"…doctors had been turned into "factory workers" in an effort to deliver ever-increasing productivity."

A NHS doctor dies by suicide every 3 weeks.

A nurse attempts suicide daily.

Who cares for the carers?

The lonely death of Dr
Jagdip Sidhu
www.the-londoner.co.uk/nhs-doctor-s...

*more harm

Treasury plans for Thames Water collapse - our letter to government calling for public ownership | We Own It As the government plans for the imminent collapse of Thames Water, we have written to the Chancellor and Environment Secretary to urge them to meet with us to discuss public ownership.

#Thames #Water is on the brink of collapse.

Treasury officials are planning for what comes next.

We’ve written to the government to urge them to meet us to discuss public ownership.

82% of us want this solution. The time is now!

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The grift is SO strong

"free/cheap university tuition is an unaffordable luxury"

*Meanwhile the Home office spending actual taxpayers money considering putting a wave machine in the channel to deter small boats*

Still working for me?

A timely moment to remember that Donald Trump dodged the draft & JD Vance wondered a few short years ago whether he would turn out to be 'America's Hitler'...