Helen O'Kelly

A Brief History of Men are Becoming Less Manly

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Data from the Office of National Statistics shows Londoners are less likely to be violent crime victims (26.4 offences per 1,000 pop) than the rest of England & Wales (31.9 offences). Violent crime has fallen in every London borough in the past year.

I think they use it for CPR training now, so that's a positive at least?

Let's show the world how fantastic black cats are. We are often overlooked for adoption as people think we're boring. Share photos of your funny, quirky, cute and unique black cats #BlackCatAppreciationDay

The NHS – a Suitable Case for Treatment? - Policy Exchange Download Publication Online Reader ‘The NHS – a Suitable Case for Treatment?’ makes the case that the NHS is not fit for purpose and is in urgent need of reform.The report finds that NHS performance r...

Policy exchange, backed by Sajid Javid, think we need to switch the NHS funding model to social insurance, and introduce new charges for NHS services, like to see a GP

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These are not new ideas, but they are bad ideas

A thread with some evidence

London bus travelling across Tower bridge with a Bite Back poster saying Young activists bought this ad space so the junk food giants couldn't

I did an actual jump for joy seeing this @biteback2030.bsky.social in the wild today. 👏 to the young activists

‼️Food companies spending big (an extra £420m) ahead of new UK junk food ad rules… Coinciding with a bumper 12 months for sales of snack foods (an extra 45.4m packs of chocolate, cakes and crisps)

It’s almost as if advertising is indeed very effective? 🤔

#stopmarketingtokids

Pub quiz to boost campaign to save Charlton's White Swan pub - The Greenwich Wire Campaigners hoping to bring Charlton’s White Swan pub back to life are hosting a fundraising pub quiz at the Green Goddess in Blackheath later this month.

Campaigners hoping to bring Charlton’s White Swan pub back to life are hosting a fundraising pub quiz later this month.

The event will mark five years since the pub closed suddenly, just a few days before the Covid lockdown in March 2020.

Blue background white writing some days it is not about doing more but about giving yourself permission to do less. You are just one person. You don’t have to carry everything at once picture by Stacie Swift.

“Self-care is giving the world the best of you, instead of what’s left of you.” – Katie Reed.

When we slow down and take care of ourselves, we show up more fully for the things and people that matter - including ourselves. 🧡

#kindness #Self-Love

(picture by Stacie Swift)

Black cat fast asleep on blue blanket, one paw tightly pulled over his face

Heated blanket had been requested

A reminder of this summary of the evidence given, and the recommendations made, on food, diet and obesity by the expert witnesses in this fab 2 part podcast from @houseoflords.parliament.uk

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We saw the dress rehearsal of that section and it gave me goose bumps even at that stage. And we saw the fantastic thanks Tim dancers, and that didn't translate as well on TV, sadly, it was also amazing, v Slumdog Millionare vibes

Agreed. And I missed it live 😂

Why Scotland Yard put me and my child on a register and Stath Lets Flats is to blame.

I wrote about the time Scotland Yard sent a SWAT team to investigate my child, and how it was all Jamie Demetriou’s fault heawood.substack.com/p/why-scotla...

Do not allow your inner child to fade away as the years pass by. This precious part of yourself — the one that finds wonder in small moments, laughs freely, and sees the world with curiosity and delight — is essential to maintaining genuine joy and vitality throughout your life.
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I've written about what dying typically looks like - not as a 'pro' or 'anti' AD piece, but in the spirit of confronting a taboo.

We've lost the easy familiarity with the patterns of dying that existed when death typically occurred in people’s own homes.

Let's talk about it 🙏

@newstatesman.com

A Brief History of The Art of Conversation is Dead

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Exactly this.

Community lenders unlock £1bn for small firms rejected by banks Loans will benefit 15,000 businesses in Britain’s poorest areas in scheme launched by the government’s economic development agency

A good news story about supporting smaller businesses and startups buried away in the business pages bit.ly/3CObL8P

Do you know someone who might be interested in a PhD involving quality improvement, implementation science, health psychology and health economics?

#ImpSci
@theqcommunity.bsky.social

Great story which made me subscribe (and I don’t even live in London):

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There's a fully-funded PhD Scholarship for Black British Applicants at my partner's law school. Pass it on to anyone who might find it useful. Could change someone's life. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKP136/p...

I would do this for you. Give me your top 3 things to share and I'll come back to you with theirs 😆

Looking forward to it @richtaunt.com it's very timely for me to have a timeout for a little reflection. Thank you!

We want you to help shape the 10 year plan for health. If you use the NHS, work in health and care, interested in shaping the future of the NHS, new website launches today seeking your experience and ideas change.nhs.uk/en-GB/