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A beauty of a #FoxOfTheDay , shared by @lloydytreehugger.bsky.social - top work !

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Domestic abuse screening tool doesn't work, Jess Phillips says The safeguarding minister says the Dash questionnaire has "obvious problems" but is the best authorities have for now.

forms can be helpful prompts to gather info quickly but can become problematic if they prevent the assessor being able to see and hear the person in front of them. practitioners judgement should over ride tick box scores which are a guide. @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social

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YouTube video by BJGP What do patients want from GP access?

Same-day appointments are not what patients always want, according to a new #SystematicReview of what patients actually want from their GP service
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@h-atherton.bsky.social #PrimaryCare #GPAppointments #GPaccess

Anyone under 40 will experience extreme weather conditions that no one has witnessed before. We can take action to prevent this grim future.

This week's heat dome is a harbinger

A young child today will be forced to endure 6 times as many extreme heatwaves as their 50-something parents, aunts, uncles, or grandparents will over their lifetimes.

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I didn’t realise documentaries were meant to be impartial. Factual maybe but impartial??

I’ve complained to bbc. Very worrying x

BBC pulls Gaza medics documentary due to impartiality concerns - BBC News Gaza: Doctors Under Attack, which was due to air in February, was made by an independent company.

Impartiality, my left foot.
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Solidarity and safe travels to all participating in the Global March to Gaza, including at least 50 people from Ireland. Apartheid Israel must lift the siege of Gaza immediately and end its genocide, apartheid and occupation of Palestinians. Go well all.
#FreePalestine

I was honoured to interview @yipengge.bsky.social about the March to Gaza for this week’s episode of Bubble Pop.

He’s been on the ground in Gaza before — and his testimony is vital in the face of this genocide.

Here’s a clip from our conversation:

NHS app: Plans for more patients in England to get results on phones - BBC News The NHS app will be main way people also receive screening invitations and appointment reminders.

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As an ambassador , I'm firmly behind @bigissue.com call for a ‘Poverty Zero’ law – the establishment of statutory poverty reduction targets . Please join me in my support by signing the petition at bigissue.com/poverty-zero – thank you !

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, says EU’s former top diplomat Josep Borrell also criticises EU response to what he calls largest ethnic cleansing operation since second world war The former EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has launched a blistering attack on Israel, accusing its government of committing genocide in Gaza and “carrying out the largest ethnic-cleansing operation since the end of the second world war in order to create a splendid holiday destination”. Borrell, a former Spanish foreign minister who served as the EU’s top diplomat from 2019 to 2024, and president of the European parliament from 2004 to 2007, also criticised the bloc’s failure to use all the means at its disposal to influence Israel, saying expressions of regret were simply not enough. Continue reading...

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, says EU’s former top diplomat

A Grim Signal: Atmospheric CO2 Soared in 2024 - Inside Climate News Scientists are worried because they can’t fully explain the big jump, but they think it might mean that carbon absorption by forests, fields and wetlands is slowing down—a major problem for the world.

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If only we could see health & healthcare as an interconnected system.

So, investing 'upstream' & in community infrastructure creates health & healthier lives.

It's not 'anti hospitals' to have more resourced communities. We need to be willing to see the big picture & not just fight for our 'bit'.

An Introduction to Unconditional Basic Income For All Why UBI is necessary now and how to get it done

There's a lot of misinformation out there about the concept of universal basic income. If you want to be well-informed, follow me and learn about what we know from studies in this thread:

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Here's a UBI starter pack too:

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There are many ways Trump could trigger a global collapse. Here’s how to survive if that happens | George Monbiot It could be wildfires, a pandemic or a financial crisis. The super-rich will flee to their bunkers – the rest of us will have to fend for ourselves, writes columnist George Monbiot

Because there is little public understanding of how complex systems operate, collapse tends to take almost everyone by surprise. Complex systems (such as economies and human societies) have characteristics that make them either resilient or fragile

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Keighley woman loses 8st on low-carb diet to reverse diabetes 72-year-old is part of GP-led programme that has had 'fantastic results' since 2018.

This is great :-) you don’t need to lose weight to lower hba1c @diabetesuk.bsky.social

The eating plan, which involves cutting out foods like potato and pasta, is different to the standard NHS programme, which is based on a low-calorie approach.

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GPs turn to AI to help with patient workload Should more AI be used to help GPs with consultations and administrative work?

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Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.

Hi @chrisgpackham.bsky.social I will write to MP. This is vile. Do you have any drafts of best sort of thing to say? Sarah x

I used to wash nigel’s car for him when i was a kid. Interesting to read this in the context of assisted dying debates. Sounds like its been going on unofficially for years anyway…

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NHS patients dying because of problems sharing medical records, coroners warn IT issues and restrictions on access to information are leaving staff unaware of crucial background details

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Coroners in England and Wales have issued 36 warnings this year over inadequate sharing of NHS patient information, with some patients dying because clinicians couldn’t access important details about their needs

How is the NHS App doing?
- about 80% of adults are registered with 18% monthly users

What are people using it for?
- mostly viewing GP records & that use is rapidly increasing
- next highest (but much lower usage) is for repeat prescriptions & secondary care appointments

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1/3 #Complexity, a once arcane concept from the future of science, has rapidly become the central preoccupation of the world. At SFI’s annual fall Symposium last weekend, speakers discussed ‘Complexity in the Wild’...