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Freelance journalist

Kingston upon Thames, London
Joined January 2019
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Hi @PVNursing I'd love to talk to you for a feature I'm writing on GPN staffing shortages and solutions. If you could DM me for more details that would be great.
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Hi @louisebrady17 I'd love to talk to you for a feature I'm writing on GPN staffing shortages and solutions. If you could DM me for more details that would be great.
Just popped on to say Unlawful Things, the first in my Helen Oddfellow mystery thriller series, is discounted to £0.99 this week - why not put it in your e-stocking to read when Xmas telly gets too much? books2read.com/unlawfulthing…
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The number of NHS patients waiting for diagnosis, referral, treatment, or surgery for musculoskeletal conditions has swelled since the start of the pandemic. @OxtobyKathy reports on the backlogs caused by covid and the impact on patients ow.ly/Q8AA50Fmi46
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“Local GPs, local community matrons, and everyone within the hospital from different specialities: we’ve all worked more closely together in looking after the elderly", writes @OxtobyKathy Excellent news!
Great to see BGS members @talltom1980 and @LizLawn quoted in @GMandGM2Journal article 'Older people’s care: lessons learned during the pandemic'. Read more here gmjournal.co.uk/older-people…
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“Patients have been in horrendous pain, and some have been crying on the phone. I have felt at a loss to help." Conditions such as back pain and arthritis are the biggest cause of morbidity in the UK. @OxtobyKathy reports on the backlogs caused by covid ow.ly/ovKc50FmhZX
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Conditions such as back pain and arthritis are the biggest cause of morbidity in the UK. But the pandemic has seen primary and secondary care appointments cancelled or held virtually. @OxtobyKathy reports on the backlogs ow.ly/Uy0c50FlJv5
With an estimated 2m people in England having had #longcovid, practices are facing a long road ahead with the condition. Rising cases will be adding to their already heavy workload. @OxtobyKathy writes nursinginpractice.com/clinic…
'Some of the phone calls are heartrending, with sadness pouring out from patients and families due to the distress and difficulties they’re experiencing' - nurse specialist Julia Bryan. @OxtobyKathy looks at how palliative care has adapted during #COVID19 nursinginpractice.com/analys…
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I’m really pleased to be part of today’s campaign - talking and being respectfully heard contribute to much healing promoting understanding and taking action @OxtobyKathy @BBCNottingham @bbcemt @KensingtonRoyal
It's #TimeToTalk Day!💚 #TimeToTalk2021 #MentalHealth In the spirit of talking, our member @mookerjee_lina discusses why she values counselling! What does counselling mean to you?
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‘It’s time to move on’ says government that’s worked harder to safeguard one man’s job in three days than it has to protect frontline workers and care home residents in three months.
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Enjoyed contributing to ‘No Audience with Jon Richardson & Friends ‘- Victoria Wood sings Bond Themes
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Protect the self-employed by supporting the ‘statutory self-employed pay’ amendment in today’s Coronavirus bill @ricallan @RichardNewby3 @JoyceAnelay This amendment: publications.parliament.uk/p…
Hello Do you earn a living in #sport or #creativeindustries? Is your work affected by #CoronaOutbreak? Would you be happy to share your concerns with me so I can make a dossier to give to govt who I think don’t understand precarious nature of #selfemployment Please share.
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Mum1 has PTSD due to child abuse spanning 15 years, I help her through that. BLACK CATS ROCK, as well as every other animal out their who support their humans 💖💖 #PTSD #cat #cats #pet #pets #blackcat #black #AdoptDontShop #animals #support #Twitter #ambassacats #TicTok 💖💖
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There are healthy people who are bulk buying and stockpiling hand sanitisers while people who have serious underlying health problems are finding it difficult to buy the products they rely on. It’s appallingly selfish behaviour. #CoronaVirus huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/p…
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Me when I find out we’ve run out of Prosecco
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Hosting the #FutureofCare today. Where would we be with out social care workers? When my parents both had Alzheimer’s, don’t know what I’d have done without these very special people. Care is SO under-valued (and underpaid) in this increasingly pretentious, shallow society...
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‘Emma Thompson, care home manager, has also stayed on the site since last Sunday to support residents. "They are like grandparents to me and I just want to be here to reassure them 24/7," she said.’ bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-he…
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