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Mam, Wife, Tyke in Wales, Cycling Cllr, former Madam Town Mayor - Bridgend, Cat Wrangler. #dysgu THIS IS MY PERSONAL ACCOUNT REPRESENTING ONLY *MY* VIEWS.

Wales, United Kingdom
Joined October 2008
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Well done Wakie. 🥂🥳🎊🥳🎊🥂🥳🎊👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 @WTrinityRL ⚜️⚜️⚜️⚜️ One happy Wakie lass tonight! 💙🤍💙🤍💙🤍 As a former sponsor at Trin, I'm over the moon for you guys! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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Well done @WTrinityRL 33 - 6 what a match!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 John is looking down and whooping with joy I'm sure. 🫶🏽🥰🫶🏽🥰🫶🏽
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Veterans are being told by UK gov that they've wrongly been overpaid on pensions and need to pay it back. Fella on news this am has been told to pay back £30k+ Question is, how do veterans know these payback figures are correct if they miscalculated the original sums? 🤔
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Also what consideration is bring given to veterans mental health and wellbeing too? Suddenly being presented with a bill for such large sums could push vets with PTSD over the edge 🤷‍♀️ @PoppyLegion @andyburnham @GOVUK @MOD @bbcbreakfast
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😭RIP Dolly. X
A message from the family of Dolly Parton.
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Hear hear! Especially if that patient is in a vulnerable position due to ill health. (Clinical depression, UTI confusions, unconscious etc) Thank you for saying this!!!
Amidst the fierce debate around ACPs and ANPs on medical rotas, the use of doctor and consultant by those other than medical practitioners in healthcare settings and the changes proposed to medical training and in the NHS 10 year plan… …we should all agree - @RCPhysicians @theRCN @gmcuk @DHSCgovuk @MidwivesRCM @rc_pharm @TheBMA @DAUK_GP @TheDA_UK @RCSnews @RCEMpresident @RCObsGyn - the onus should not be on the patient to decipher whether the person seeing them is a doctor or not
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Thank you Jack for pursuing this and shame on @MetCC for these responses frankly! That poor cat. 😢
Hi @MetCC are you actually investigating this guy dumping a cat next to a flytip as a crime? I've done half your job by getting the exact date and time + footage of it happening, but your officers seem very confused as to whether you're investigating it as a crime.
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Official Freya Sykes retweeted
We are calling for doctors’ titles to be protected in law. We must see an end to doctor replacement by physician assistants and advanced practitioners too. bma.org.uk/our-campaigns/all…
Patients should never be left unclear about whether they have seen a doctor, nurse or another member of staff. The Government is consulting on protecting the title “nurse”, which is a welcome step towards clearer roles, professional standards and patient safety. But protecting titles alone is not enough. The Government must also act to stop doctors and nurses being substituted by less qualified staff. Have your say by making a submission to the Government consultation and call for clear, safe and properly protected professional roles across the NHS.
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*THIS*!! So much THIS! Gongs given to managers who put their own personal agrandisement above patient welfare is disgusting! Who goes onto health care and accepts a gong for doing that vocation? 🤯😬🫣
We are in the throes of the worst leadership in NHS healthcare Beset by COI, hubris and a desperate desire for gongs. The falling outcomes of the NHS are not a surprise It’s not the politicians but the lack of honesty from health care leadership which will sink the NHS.
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We are in the throes of the worst leadership in NHS healthcare Beset by COI, hubris and a desperate desire for gongs. The falling outcomes of the NHS are not a surprise It’s not the politicians but the lack of honesty from health care leadership which will sink the NHS.
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What are you doing for Wales? Are you going to look at the funding formulas so we can offer similar to residents here? On Weds I had a motion passed at Bridgend council to push for fair rates taxes across Wales so traders are equitable with English ones. That needs funding!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Five things I’ve done in my first week 👇🏻
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My motion was for our Leader (labour) to write to @RhunapIorwerth about this inequality in business rates, but he can't do anything with the funding formulas being addressed too. So when will Wales' residents & traders here get a fair deal on a par with England @andyburnham🤷🏽‍♂️
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Wow, just wow. Dreadful attitude from their Counsel.
At a recent Court of Appeal hearing, the GMC continued to argue that it doesn't have a duty of care to doctors. This comes after an NHS doctor tragically took his own life within hours of receiving a letter from the regulator. Join our campaign to reform the GMC: bma.org.uk/GMCreform
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Labour in Wales has lost all reason/purpose. They wanted a reason to oppose our supp. budget, demanding £100m for ALN. We offered £120m. They refused, supporting Reform by opposing funds to tackle waiting lists, improve Childcare and more soc. housing. George Thomas would salute.
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Official Freya Sykes retweeted
Farewell Bonnie. RIP. Skewen’s finest.
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Official Freya Sykes retweeted
So, I had a seizure whilst on air in Mexico not long after arriving at the World Cup. I stuck it out, inspired by my sister who never let her epilepsy stop her. It’s been tough BUT I’ve been surrounded by amazing @5liveSport friends. (Yes this is another sponsorship plea 😂 ⬇️)
…You’ll have to get used to these posts! We lost my amazing sister Jill to her epilepsy and I’m running the 2027 London Marathon for @epilepsysociety. I’m a sufferer myself of this dreadful disease, if you can spare a couple of quid it’d mean the world 💜 2027tcslondonmarathon.enthus…
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I’ve resigned from the Labour Party. The stupidity of Labour MPs is matched only by their disloyalty and lack of integrity. I have voted for them since 1974. Never again!
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Hi Sera, Pls can @Plaid_Cymru take a look at the schools having to work in a budget deficit because of Labour's budget cuts of 6% here in Bridgend in the last 3 years. Heads are having to make *really* tough choices as a result & it's pushing their mental health & wellbeing.
📚💫To support the education workforce and help raise standards in schools across Wales, Plaid Cymru will increase teacher training incentives for priority subjects to £20,000 from September 2026. Click on the link for more information: gov.wales/initial-teacher-ed…
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More than happy to have a chat with you in more detail about this issue if you wish. As I'm sure it's not just Bridgend that Labour have hollowed out and are harming the educational opportunities of our children.
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