Big Issue. The Brexit campaign kicked off a decade ago. Here's how 10 promises made to voters hold up today. 21 February.
Spoiler alert: they didn't.
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Paediatric Palliative Care Consultant Medical Director of Helen & Douglas House Research Lead for the APPM CYP PEoLc Lead for BOB ICB Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Oxford
Big Issue. The Brexit campaign kicked off a decade ago. Here's how 10 promises made to voters hold up today. 21 February.
Spoiler alert: they didn't.
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This weekβs critical incidents in SE trusts underline a longβwarning signal: the medical workforce is stretched past safe limits.
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Expand specialty trng places
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Retain & value Drs
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Fund a credible longβterm workforce plan
Patients & staff deserve better.
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Before and after the Oxford Half Marathon - running en famille for Helen & Douglas House!
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My very brave friend Roeland has stepped in at the last minute to fill a Helen & Douglas House charity place for the Oxford Half Marathon next week. Training aside, he needs to raise Β£250 in a week, to help care for terminally ill childrenβ¦.
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New writing and new painting
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πIn a blog ahead of this year's World Patient Safety Day, which focuses on the theme 'Safe care for every newborn and every child', Dr Peter Sidgwick reflects on working in Paediatric Intensive Care Unit and patient safety. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien...
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π¨ NCMD data: 13 children under 11 have died since 2019 after falls from windows in rented/temporary homes.
Landlords must fix faulty windows, install working locks/restrictors, and act on safety concerns immediately.
Full BBC News story: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#ChildSafety
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Join us to launch the National Child Mortality Database report on the deaths of children with life-limiting illnesses
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This report uses statutory data from the review of all child deaths in the UK to learn more about the quality of palliative care.
Community nursing colleagues in the UK - please could you help with our short survey. We have 1300 participants and keen to reach 1400 if we can
Please share too! Survey:
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The launch of the Atlas was inspirational, however the UK is now falling behind the rest of Europe in many areas.
We are strong in academic research, but let down by access to medicines and national plans by law or decree. Our number of specialists per head of population is lowβ¦.
Helen and Douglas House E-poster at the EAPC congress in Helsinki - getting with the modern age!
29.05.2025 09:03 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0On my way too!
28.05.2025 09:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Waterlilies on Greenham Common - so peaceful
19.05.2025 20:55 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This was the most amazing show!
17.05.2025 22:10 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Just one week left until we say a teary au revoir to the amazing Piaf team. Tickets are now sold out! (very limited returns only)
10.05.2025 16:17 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Join us!
12.05.2025 11:25 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Anneliese is such an inspirational values-based politician.
08.05.2025 18:47 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My wonderful colleagues as ambassadors for palliative care at Buckingham Palace!
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Here is our interview for #DyingMatters week
#DyingMatters week - the importance of open conversations!
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