Sharyn

Can recommend Chinchilla as another feisty woman musician

I have not seen one as yet. I have written to the MCNZ asking what their response will be to this political interference in healthcare delivery, given their primary role is to “promote good medical practice and protect the public”

They illegally blocked a best practices document the government commissioned from experts and then disregarded it.

Also consider writing to the Medical Council of NZ about this political interference in healthcare delivery. It’s their job to “promote good medical practice and protect the public’

You could email the Medical Council of NZ asking what they are going to do about this political interference in healthcare delivery? Given they are responsible for “promoting good medical practice and protecting the public”. I have.

It’s my position that the MCNZ needs to MAKE SOME NOISE. Because if governments are allowed to make medical policy without input from health care professionals, it’s a slippery slope downwards. What’s next? ADHD meds? Contraceptives? Refusing meds to ‘drop kicks’ (to quote Seymour) ???

Medical Council of NZ’s main role is “Whakahaumaru i te iwi whānui, whakatuarā te kounga o te tikanga rata. We protect the public and promote good medical practice.” I have emailed them tonight to ask what their actions will be regarding this political interference in the delivery of medical care.

It’s my position that the MCNZ needs to MAKE SOME NOISE. Because if governments are allowed to make medical policy without input from health care professionals, it’s a slippery slope downwards. What’s next? ADHD meds? Contraceptives? Refusing meds to ‘drop kicks’ (to quote Seymour) ???

Because this is not good medical practice ( because it ignores evidence that gender affirming care does improve outcomes) and does not protect trans youth who are members of the public just like the rest of us.

Medical Council of NZ’s main role is “Whakahaumaru i te iwi whānui, whakatuarā te kounga o te tikanga rata. We protect the public and promote good medical practice.” I have emailed them tonight to ask what their actions will be regarding this political interference in the delivery of medical care.

This!

The second volume will be even larger

Perhaps titled ‘Word Salads’

Painting of a path with a figure and dog in the distant background, the path is surrounded by trees in orange and brown autumn colours and covered in leaves

Austrian impressionist painter Olga Wisinger-Florian,
Falling Leaves (1899)
#womensart #Autumn

This is especially true for the junior staff, but also at more senior levels, to the very significant detriment of staff wellbeing and retention.

Extraordinary that the obvious connection between treating people well and resultant performance/wellbeing is treated like revelatory news in medicine. Regionally in my experience the MOCA appears to be treated like an aspirational goal rather than a bare minimum employment requirement.

A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women

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morning

I think any story about Trump's autocracy should be mostly about the people and institutions who failed to stop it. This guy isn't a political genius, everything else just happens to be rotten. 'Toddler Consolidates Power In Household' is a story about incompetent parents, not shrewd maneuvering

There are no circumstances where human beings should be without food. There are no qualifications that make someone undeserving of access to food. If you are a human being, you should get food. I don’t care about ability, job status, legal status, or anything else. If people are hungry, feed them.

Word of the Day is ‘tandsmør’, from Danish. It describes bread that is buttered so thickly you can see tooth marks in it after every bite. Its literal translation? ‘Tooth butter’.

Definitely knitting

the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.

A green and white vase with pierced and painted flowers and leaves all over the surface

💐 What are your favourite flowers? 💐

This stunning vase from Japan features large and small chrysanthemum flowers and leaves glazed in natural colours and intricately pierced.

Time spent scritching animals is not deducted from your lifespan

Not In Our Name: Women in support of the trans+ community - Not in our name We use cookies where necessary to allow us to understand how people interact with our website and content, so that we can continue to improve our service.

It’s time for women and allies to speak up. To say ‘not in our name’ to the discrimination and exclusion of trans people. Are you with us?

✍️ If you are a woman and agree please sign @nionwomen.bsky.social 's open letter
https://goodlaw.social/wu1u

Khaki waterproof ankle boots from warehouse.

How far and where are you walking? Cos if it’s around town/urban trails/ dog walking etc, these boots from warehouse are great. Waterproof, comfy (I added sheepskin liner for extra warm toastiness) and have lasted 3 years so far. All for $22.

I can’t quite put it into words yet, but something is happening, a kind of global singularity—a fusion of tech/media/news/government/employment which allows the global elite to push single agendas: “You WILL care about Charlie Kirk. You will NOT care about Palestine. You WILL fear cancel culture.”

Sunrise, Tuesday, 19 August from Okitu Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand.

Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

An inquisitive brightly coloured knitted emotional support chicken

It appears closely related to my emotional support chicken ™️