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Aw thank you! :-)

Shoe shopping fail

Wes Streeting doesn’t need to give anyone permission. Health Visitors have always been able to do this with appropriate training eg managing anaphylaxis. I did it regularly as an HV in the 90s. But where is he going to magic the HVs from? Most feel all they have time for now is safeguarding?

No it only needs to be done once - mums pension was never going to change and she wasn’t earning on her 80s

I disagree, and I’m already claiming my NHS pension. When my state pension kicks in I’ll be receiving more than a lot of working people.

I’ve always said they should have a sliding scale. My mum was £5 a month over the limit for pension credit and consequently was 100s of £££ worse off rather than being £60 a year better off

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And what an interesting week it was!

Practices nurses must not wait any longer for pay update, says RCN chief General practice nurses (GPNs) must not be expected to wait any longer for news on their pay for 2025/26, the chief executive

In a keynote address at RCN Congress today, Professor Nicola Ranger demanded an update on pay for those in the NHS and general practice, and stressed that all nurses needed a ‘significant pay rise’ urgently #nursesky

Definitely not my first rodeo @rcn.org.uk 🤣🤣

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Ah that one for me too, but also this one

To be fair I think it was the cumulative effect of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss wot did it

Last episode to appear on my Apple list was on 2nd April 🙁🙁

I was on @rcn.org.uk Pride float once and the only music we had was Pokerface Lady Gaga, played at max volume. I had a bit of a headache after

Three days of @rcn.org.uk meetings now, finalising the plans for RCN Congress in Liverpool next month. Who’s joining us? 😊

Finally back home in the UK after a month travelling across Canada. It was an interesting time to be visiting - antics south of their border, new PM and now an election. Didn’t meet a single Canadian who thought they ought to be part of the USA though!

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Currently in Quebec where it’s -8 but so sunny, and I’m loving it! There’s a year round Christmas shop too

Could have been doctor donut as he’s likely an expert in every field of medicine

Still wondering how @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social could leave Leonard Cohen out of their list of great Canadian musicians!? I can understand them not mentioning Bublé but not Cohen!! I could listen to Live in London on repeat forever

Not mentioned so far as it may not count as a fairy tale but Neverending Story? It’s been 40+ years and I’m still not over Artax dying

I love a train! I’m a geek 😊 This was Vancouver to Edmonton and tonight I’m off from Edmonton to Winnipeg 🇨🇦

Exclusive: U.S. CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, despite extensive scientific research that has disproven or failed to find evidence of such links.

Unfucking believable as CDC is suddenly launching a study into exploring possible links with MMR and autism. I wonder who might have initiated this? 🤔 to be clear There is NO link and this has already been debunked in massive studies 🧪🧵

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Canada - not as cold as I was expecting 😊 Kitsilano beach, Vancouver today

He’s gorgeous!

YouTube video by OLD TAPES Roberta Flack - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 1972

Best cover of this song ever youtu.be/d8_fLu2yrP4?...

YouTube video by Anti Trump 2025 Governors Ball US Army - "Do You Hear the People Sing" BRILLIANT TRUMP TROLLING!

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The military choir sang Do You Hear the People Sing from Les Mis at the governor's dinner at the white house. Thanks to @beebrookshire.bsky.social for helping me fact check tihs one. As far as I can it's only "officially" been posted on Dan Scavino's FB

Just an FYI the tube station on Charing X Rd is Leicester Square not Charing X. Not that it makes any difference to the anecdote 😊