"I was diagnosed with asthma when I was seven, when I had my first asthma attack. I likely have asthma because of air pollution – I live next to one of the most polluted roads in the UK."
"Fighting for clean air is important because air pollution causes asthma and lung disease for young people – even when our
lungs are still growing." Maksim is a vocal clean air campaigner, inspired by his mother, Julia, who won a court case preventing the
local council from creating a...
"She didn’t want me and my siblings to be breathing in
polluted air. She showed me that everyone has a voice, including me."
Is that fair? Lives are being cut short by up to 16 years across the UK. Toxic air is part of the problem. Let's #MakeHealthEqual.
Meet Maksim — a clean air campaigner from Manchester. ✊
Inspired by his mum, who stopped a car park being built next to his school, he’s fighting for clean air.
Toxic air hits the hardest where health inequalities already exist. It doesn’t have to be this way. 👉 https://bit.ly/4kWQ72L
19.08.2025 08:58 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Today we celebrate the special bond of love, trust and protection between sisters and brothers.
To all families celebrating, enjoy this special day.
To all siblings who live far away from each other, the bond still remains.
Happy Raksha Bandhan to all!
#Rakhi
#RakhiCelebration
09.08.2025 11:28 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Viewpoint: ARRS GP expansion must not come at expense of physios
Physiotherapists brought in to support general practice are one of the success stories of the additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS), says Taunton GP Dr Stuart Baker - and changes allowing more ...
'There is a real risk that the value of FCPs will be overlooked, and potentially lost, just as their contribution is most needed.'
GP Dr Stuart Baker says #FirstContactPhysios brought in to support general practice are one of the success stories of ARRS - for @gponline.bsky.social.
30.06.2025 14:20 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
#RightToRehab
23.06.2025 11:06 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Neighbourhood health teams are in the news again today, set to be a central part of the forthcoming NHS 10-year plan.
These services work best with rehab at their core, and AHP leadership driving them forward.
Our panel outlined why at #NHSConfedExpo this week.
14.06.2025 16:47 — 👍 10 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
'Rehabilitation isn't optional, it's an essential.'
Speaking on BBC News, CSP's @sarahazzard.bsky.social warned about the consequences of major service cuts, following reports of drastic budget measures affecting NHS trusts across England.
13.05.2025 16:22 — 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Breakfast with Sarah Woolnough at the Kingsfund #KFSocialCareReform with former deputy PM and social care advocate Damian Green MP and panel. mSat next to Polly Toynbee and had a good catch up with the President of The British Geriatric Society. @JKDhesi
14.05.2025 09:26 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Graph showing: 5.01a Life expectancy for men and women at birth, by region, England, 2021/23 and 5.01b Life expectancy for men and women at birth, by local authority, England, 2021/23 for women
Graph showing: 5.01a Life expectancy for men and women at birth, by region, England, 2021/23 and 5.01b Life expectancy for men and women at birth, by local authority, England, 2021/23 for men
Our State of Ageing 2025 report has found that where you are born in England determines how long you can expect to live.
Learn more about Health and Wellbeing in older age in our State of Ageing chapter, available in full here: buff.ly/U8s2Zy1
#AgeingInEngland #Ageism #Health
13.04.2025 18:09 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
@thecsp.bsky.social policy team are looking at physio workforce Santana morning - you can also access all the data on the workforce portal at www.csp.org.uk
10.04.2025 08:26 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Women from ethnic minority groups face obstacles in accessing health care due to the way services are often structured, including language barriers, lack of cultural sensitivity and inadequate health education.
Find out more in our explainer. buff.ly/P9QTZcE
17.03.2025 18:52 — 👍 15 🔁 15 💬 0 📌 0
TV star says 'auf wiedersehen' to football fan and autograph hunter in funeral speech
Actor Tim Healy gave a speech at the funeral of a well-known Newcastle fan and autograph collector yesterday.
Sad to hear about Shearer who I met as a volunteer in Newcastle. He kindly waited at the NUFC training ground one day to collect signatures for my son’s birthday card. We had some great chats over the years about the footballers & celebrities he had met. www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2498415...
05.03.2025 22:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Great things happening in #RightToRehab in Parliament - DWP Minister Timms confirmed the NHS will invest in more & better rehabilitation for patients with respiratory issues plan, Lib Dem Spokesperson @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social signed up as a rehab champion 1/2
17.02.2025 10:56 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
2 @soniakumarmp.bsky.social spoke in a CVD prevention debate advocating for; AHP led MDTs, physios in assessment and Rehab/gym prescriptions. #RightTOrehab - well done the @thecsp.bsky.social team and partners for keeping rehab case in political focus!
17.02.2025 10:59 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
What Will The Westminster Social Media Landscape Look Like In 2025?
The interaction between Westminster politics and social media was a major talking point this year, with the dominance of X, formerly known as Twitt...
Will government accounts join Bluesky?
Might MPs spend more time on TikTok?
Will more campaigning happen on YouTube?
Could we see party leaders lean into podcasts?
@zoecrowther.bsky.social explores how the world of Westminster social media could evolve in 2025
28.12.2024 09:32 — 👍 26 🔁 11 💬 6 📌 1
Looking for some health and care policy experts and communicators to follow?
Check out our Nuffield Trust staff starter pack to find people working to provide evidence for better healthcare. 👇https://go.bsky.app/G25iTbF
13.11.2024 13:47 — 👍 24 🔁 14 💬 1 📌 1
Visit to Evesham Community Hospital
Visiting his local stroke rehabilitation unit, Evesham Community Hospital, Nigel Huddleston MP acknowledged its "dedicated staff & specialised resources". Stroke rehabilitation improves function & reduces risk of further strokes by up to 35% #RightToRehab
www.nigelhuddleston.com/news/visit-e...
14.11.2024 18:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
@savanta.bsky.social pre-Budget poll for PolHome:
Voters want Rachel Reeves to spend on the NHS more than anything else
The health service is a key "yardstick" by which Labour will be judged at the next general election, says @chrishopkins92.bsky.social
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
26.10.2024 08:42 — 👍 16 🔁 11 💬 1 📌 1
All things arthritis and MSK-related.
@patientsassoc.bsky.social Partnership. Podcasts. Patients. Proud. Pizza. People. Pencilling portraits. Padam.
Views my own.
Charity CEO, choral conductor, culture lover, travel, 🏳️🌈. No LGB without the T 🏳️⚧️. Free Palestine 🇵🇸. Personal account.
Registrar for the British Association of Sport Rehabilitators (BASRaT) - the regulatory and professional body for Sport Rehabilitators. Honorary Ast Professor, Uni of Nottingham. MSc Public Health. Director of Freehab.
Health Correspondent at the Times. News and tips to poppy.koronka@the-times.co.uk
Deputy Editor of Health Service Journal. News on the English health and care system, its policy, performance and leadership.
https://www.hsj.co.uk/dave-west/2231.contributor?page=1
We are an independent charity campaigning for patient partnership. For our social media community guidelines, see: https://bit.ly/3X9Hd83
We are an independent charitable organisation working to build a healthier UK.
www.health.org.uk
Leading the Q Community at the Health Foundation. Helping improve health and care through collaboration.
Deputy Chief Allied Health Professions Officer @NHSEngland. Physiotherapist.
Head of AHP's @FrimleyHC ♥️ collaboration & transformation at system level. Chair of @thecsp Council
#QCommunity @ahpqi | views are my own
The BGS is a multidisciplinary professional membership association promoting better health & care for older people. https://www.bgs.org.uk/
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A coalition of over 200 charities making what matters to people matter in health and care.
Account monitored Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm.
We're the UK charity helping people with arthritis to live fuller lives with less pain.
www.arthritisaction.org.uk
Proud CEO of Arthritis UK working for a future free from arthritis through research, services, campaigns.
GIRFT is a clinically-led NHS improvement programme using benchmarking data to support best practice, reduce variation and enhance patient outcomes.
UCSF doctors, Eric Widera & Alex Smith, invite the brightest minds in geriatrics, hospice, & palliative care to talk about topics that you care most about, ranging from recently published research in the field to controversies that keep us up at night.
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