Marsha David

Today I’ve been mostly writing, this time using voice notes and then transcribing, and fleshing out the context. Seems like an arduous process but I’m getting somewhere with this essay, which is the important thing. #IAmWriting #MyLifeAsMarsha

I prosecute and defend the most serious sexual offences in our courts.

The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative.

Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there.

#RandomThoughts
1. Delightful weekend with @drivana.bsky.social
2. Listening on loop Ocean Eyes, Easy on me, and Survive.
3. DIY and gym tomorrow.
4. Need to master a top stitch.
5. Werk, work, wuk. Whatever you call it, it will not define me.
#MyLifeAsMarsha

Agree!

My concern over this inquiry is would the lessons identified be learnt?

What the last 5 days of strikes have shown me:
1. Lessons identified are done for a reason, learn from this
2. People not being afraid to roll up their sleeves to ensure services are continued
3. People’s true behaviours show up in crisis, while others are calm, others less so
#NHS #MyLifeAsMarsha

Expected better from the Guardian.

You know me so well! You were close…head of science at a secondary school. Thanks for the advice, early days but love the promise of what we can become.

Thank you 🙏🏽

#RandomThoughts
1. Strikes = long days
2. I’m Prom happy.
3. The team finally feels seen.
4. What do you call someone you’re dating in your 50s?
5. Embracing colour in my life.
#MylifeAsMarsha

Government 'desperate' to avoid picket line action Wes Streeting says the strikes, led by the British Medical Association, are "reckless" and everything is being done to minimise the risk of harm to patients.

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What’s the point? I along with others engaged FTSU on bullying a few years ago which was kicked in the long grass. The constant gaslighting is exhausting.

#RandomThoughts
1. What does “integration” really mean?
2. I’ve been thrown under the bus this week.
3. Exercise, exercise, exercise
4. First day off after working seven days straight.
5. My brain has turned into mush.
#MyLifeAsMarsha

Forgot what it was like to travel into the office every day! Remember those days? It has been a busy week that has left me drained dealing with office politics. And that’s before I fully digest the 10 year Health Plan. #work #MyLifeAsMarsha

Wishing you many blessings on your birthday David. 🎉

Thank you Sally x

#RandomThoughts
1. I’ve still got it.
2. Feeling better losing post holiday weight.
3. Chores, something to escape from, but needs doing.
4. I’ve been graded “For improvement” - not work related!
5. Jet lag slowly going.
#MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts
1. Being playful with makeup.
2. I have a new found respect for foster carers.
3. Suffering from a serious case of jet lag.
4. Tired of being the “strong one”.
5. Tea and toast for dinner because I’m too tired.
#MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts
1. Tobago hits differently to Trinidad.
2. This natural glow on my face is mostly sweat and being sunburnt.
3. Eating all my favourite foods.
4. It’s all about the beach but my heart will always be in Durdle Door.
4. Reconnecting with family.
#MyLifeAsMarsha

Fabulous!

Thanks David. Your portrait of me hangs very proudly in my home.

#RandomThoughts
1. The devil is in the detail.
2. Travelling light.
3. Oct half term break booked.
4. Ice cream weather.
5. Slowly switching off.
#MyLifeAsMarsha

I would review Change4Life, what worked, what didn’t, what could we do more of and build on this. I would also go wider than obesity because of the stigma, focusing on nutrition focusing on the health of individuals of all shapes and sizes.

I think the review is also an opportunity to look at different types of parental leave for children up to the age of 16. At the start of a child’s life it is right that there’s parental leave, and that take up should be encouraged.

#RandomThoughts
1. Reading The Vegetarian. Quiet violence that moves you.
2. Staying indoors enjoying a salad as it’s way too hot outside.
3. I’m outside, looking in, at all of these changes in health trying to make sense of it all.
4. Drinking non-alcohol, a mindset shift.
#MyLifeAsMarsha

Calling upon my fellow Trinis. Hope you’ll support my friend Clare Adam, who has published her second novel, Love Forms. A gripping read from start to finish. St Joseph’s Convent alma mater supporting her at the Author’s Club. #TrinidadFiction #MyLifeAsMarsha

First festival for the year. 🙏🏽 #OliviaRodrigo for an amazing performance at #HydePark. Next year, I’ll be wearing sequinned hot pants as festival wear looked more like going to the shops! Loved surprise appearance by Ed Sheeran. More summer concerts to follow. #MyLifeAsMarsha

‘Robustly manage’ staff who ‘lack compassion and openness’, NHSE tells trusts Trust chief executives have been told to "robustly manage" staff who repeatedly "demonstrate a lack of compassion or openness" over failings in maternity care.

Irony is not yet dead.
‘Robustly manage’ staff who ‘lack compassion and openness’, NHSE tells trusts www.hsj.co.uk/leadership/r...

I live very close to Epping. Lovely area and very green!

🥰 Thank you David.