No new PFI in Neighbourhood Health Services | We Own It Wes Streeting: do not use a “Public Private Partnership” to finance Neighbourhood Health Centres

Did you spot it?

This government wants to use a PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP for Neighbourhood Health Centres in its 10 year NHS plan

*Even though Private Finance Initiatives mean the NHS paying up to 27 x over for hospitals*

Take 1 minute to say no weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-n...

‘Worse than anything under the Tories’: changes to welfare bill anger disability campaigners Government concessions fail to appease disabled people’s groups, concerned that disabled people in the future will be condemned to poverty

"MPs must not condemn future disabled people to the poverty and indignity these devastating planned cuts will cause.”
Full comment from our CEO Tracey Lazard on the government's latest concessions on welfare cuts 👇

Make Great British Railways Truly Great - take action | We Own It Passengers need public ownership of rail to truly deliver for them. Here's how your MP can make sure of it.

The Railways Bill is good news for rail - BUT private companies are already lobbying govt to let them have 'an ongoing role' on the rail network.

Passengers need public ownership of rail to truly deliver for them. Here's how your MP can make sure of it.

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Thames Water is back in crisis - It's time for MPs to take action | We Own It With Thames Water once again in crisis, it is time for MPs to stand up and demand a permanent fix from the government.

Thames Water's in crisis AGAIN! 🚨

The way to end this crisis doom-loop is public ownership. And most MPs don’t know the facts about how to get this done.

Wherever you live, take 1min to email your MP - ask them to read and sign our open letter now. 👇

This is absolutely enraging and heartbreaking.

Labour wants more people in work, yet they're cutting Access to Work payments, which supports disabled people to actually be able to go to work. Or in this case means a person who has been working for 15 years now can't.

Every minister should read this. 👇 If the government actually cared about disabled people being in work, they would reform the chaos of Access to Work.

Today, SignHealth and RNID launched our new report - Still Ignored: The Fight for Accessible Healthcare -
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We want governments, NHS organisations, GPs and other NHS services to take action.

#WhereIsOurAccess #StillSickOfIt

NHS ‘routinely failing’ deaf patients in England, report finds RNID survey finds half of sign language users did not understand diagnoses – some terminal – or how their treatment worked

A survey of more than 1,000 deaf people in England found that almost 1 in 10 had avoided calling an ambulance or attending A&E due to [barriers], and a quarter had avoided seeking help for a new health concern.

#WhereIsOurAccess #StillSickOfIt

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What a difference it makes to have a supervisor where you can speak freely, including about doubts & worries, & know you're supported. Working with people in systems is hard, it just is. Imagine if we all had access to a safe relationship, separate from line management, to help make sense of it all.

The value of #supervision for anyone in people facing professions cannot be underestimated.

Presenters looking serious with caption 'Our cook Yvonne Cobb investigates how communication barriers can put'

Did you see our chief exec @lucywarnes.bsky.social on BBC Morning Live highlighting barriers to healthcare.

Providing communication access can save lives by making sure deaf people get the care we need.

Full episode on BBC iPlayer - www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

#WhereIsOurAccess #StillSickOfIt

Breaking news - government sleight of hand over poverty figures.

Actual increase in poverty from their cuts to health related benefits is closer to 400,000 📢

Why supervision? Because we "need somewhere to reflect, not just on our work, but on ourselves in our work. This includes how we feel, because that fundamentally affects not just our wellbeing, but how we work with others". Pereira, Z. (2025) Climbing Out of the Window: Finding Supervision.

Valuable and inspiring time spent with other experienced #supervisors
Refreshed and refocusing our practice with @intandem.bsky.social
#supervision

The British Sign Language Corpus offers video data documenting BSL use in the UK. It supports research into BSL structure, use, and change, aiding education, interpreter training, and linguistics. Explore it here: bslcorpusproject.org

This week is Sexual Abuse Awareness Week
Join us for an important Sexual Abuse Awareness Webinar to learn, understand, and empower yourself with knowledge on how we can help.
Reserve your spot now!
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We hope to see you there!
#EndTheSilence #SexualAbuseAwarenessWeek

Nominate now! - Movement for Good awards We could receive £1,000 in the Movement for Good draw.

Nominate us today! 🧡 Help us win £1,000 from the @BenefactGroup Movement for Good awards.

Your nomination could make a big difference in supporting Deaf women in our community. It only takes a moment to vote! 🙌

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SignHealth's @lucywarnes.bsky.social and the policy and campaigns team partnered with the @bda.org.uk @ndcs-uk.bsky.social and RNID for a drop-in event today in Westminster to introduce ourselves to MPs and share the views of the deaf community