Library Services Manager, Princess of Wales Hospital Library, Cwm Taf Morgannwg Uni NHS HB. This is my personal account and any opinions expressed are my own.
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Sarah George 💙💜 retweeted
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🎇Yet another night of fireworks. Puppy is strung out, as are her humans. The Govt is considering new restrictions on what can be sold to the public. In the meantime please help animals, veterans with PTSD & others by signing & RT this petition:
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Please retweet, every year people campaign against fireworks for pets, the governments take no notice, surely when @NHS is showing a huge increase in injuries to humans that should be enough @andyburnham ?
Hospitals are bracing for an increase in patients with firework-related burns and injuries next week, after admissions jumped 42% last November, with some children suffering life-changing injuries
NHS warns of life-changing injuries as Bonfire Night approaches, 31 October 2026
There were 85 firework-related hospital admissions in England in November 2025, up from 60 in November the year before. Across the whole of 2025, admissions reached 161, compared with 120 the previous year – a rise of 34%.
The NHS is urging people to come forward for care immediately if they are injured by a firework. The NHS website has advice on burns, first aid and where to seek help if someone is injured.
Children are among those that suffer the most devastating injuries.
One children’s nurse from the Children’s Burns Unit at Nottingham warned that they have treated children for “life-changing injuries” due to fireworks and sparklers being used inappropriately at home.
The new data comes as hospitals head into winter under mounting pressure, after England recorded its busiest-ever September for A&E attendances and ambulance incidents.
Professor Frankie Swords, NHS medical director, said: “Bonfire Night is a great opportunity to be with friends and family, but this data is a timely reminder of the danger fireworks can pose – and it’s children that often end up paying a devastating price.
“Some have suffered life-changing injuries, turning what should be a night of fun into a nightmare.
“So it’s vital you keep a close eye on children and loved ones to help prevent accidents like this, and know the NHS is available 24/7 if you need us.
“Call 999 in an emergency, and the NHS website also offers information on the prevention and treatment of burns, as well as first aid measures, for anyone who needs it.”
Anna Baker, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Children’s Burns and Plastics, explained that this increase in numbers is concerning and that many of the children will need to receive additional treatment in the coming years for their injuries.
She said: “These children are having life-changing injuries, often from fireworks which have been purchased for use in their homes as we have seen a reduction in organised displays that the public can attend.
“Always stand well away from fireworks and dispose of sparklers in cold water buckets. Sparklers can get up to 4,000 degrees when lit and it is where we see the most common cause of injuries during fireworks seasons.”
A Hartlepool family is urging people to follow firework safety advice this Bonfire Night, after a firework accident left their son with life-changing injuries.
17-year-old Aleks Stasiukiewicz from Hartlepool lost his left eye in a tragic firework-related accident in November 2024.
Now, Aleks and his mum have joined forces with University Hospitals Tees to raise awareness of firework safety and to thank the NHS teams who helped him recover.
Aleks was rushed to the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough where consultants confirmed he had lost his left eye and part of his eyelid.
In addition, he had also suffered minor burns to his arm and leg and broken his front tooth.
Specialist oncoplastic surgeons removed fragments of firework residue from his eye socket and inserted a ball-shaped prosthesis to replicate the movement of a real eye.
Julie added: “The hospital was incredible and I cannot thank them enough for all they have done to give Aleks some normality, in what can only be described as a tragic incident.
“Aleks underwent surgery the next day and now, thanks to the team’s expertise, he still has movement within his eye socket.
“He has lost a lot and there will be things he can’t do but we feel lucky. It could have been so much worse.”
Aleks said: “When people say don’t play with fireworks, listen.”
NHS burns advice says severe burns and scalds that are large or deep may need treatment in hospital.
RoSPA provides advice on its website on how to stay safe around sparklers, bonfires and fireworks.
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Sarah George 💙💜 retweeted
The UK Government seems to have double standards when it comes to Wales.
They seem to be arguing that more powers for Wales is predicated on them being devolved to a more local level than the Welsh Government.
There are some clear inconsistencies here and it’s hard not draw the conclusion that Welsh devolution is being viewed completely through an English lens. Let’s analyse three of these inconsistencies.
1. -- The inconsistency between Greater Manchester’s treatment and Wales --
There is barely any difference between the population of Greater Manchester and Cymru in terms of the number of people. Yet Burnham is not saying that further powers for Greater Manchester’s mayor have to be predicated on them being immediately given to Stockport, Rochdale or Oldham.
2. -- Welsh devolution has infinitely more legitimacy than the Manchester mayoralty --
It’s incredibly galling that Welsh devolution is treated the same as devolution in Manchester.
The people of Wales have twice voted for Welsh devolution. First to establish it, and then to give it more powers.
In 2012, the people of Manchester voted against having a mayor by 53/47% (less than a quarter of people bothered to turnout). It was eventually created without a referendum in 2015.
But more than anything, Wales is a nation! We have an elected Parliament. We have a language and culture.
That Senedd is more reflective of the people of Wales than 32 Welsh MPs in a Parliament of 650 based in London elected under first-past-the-post.
Perhaps nothing sums up how many in Burnham’s Government don’t really accept this reality like the (now deleted) post by Labour MP for Rhondda and Ogmore Chris Bryant.
Responding to the First Minister saying that, as local Government is devolved, it was for Senedd (not Westminster) to decide how further devolution went forward, Mr Bryant said:
"Might it not also be a matter for the people of Wales?"
When you think about it, this is the embodiment of how many around Burnham see Welsh devolution. He simply does not view the Senedd as reflective of the people of Wales in the same way he does the UK Parliament.
It would be unthinkable that he would quote a UK Government post which said that “what happens in the UK is a matter for the UK Parliament” and respond “might it not also be a matter for the people of the UK?”.
Whatever Burnham’s instincts regarding devolution, the scepticism among many Labour MPs (including Welsh ones) towards more devolution to the Senedd is very deep.
3. -- Regional empowerment in Wales is totally different to England --
It would be folly for the UK Government to try and impose a regional economic model designed for England on Wales.
Former Welsh Labour Gov minister Lee Waters made the point that what UK Labour are looking to bring in for English regions is simply not comparable to Wales.
He said:
“The term ‘region’ in an English context typically refers to an area covering between 1.5 and 3 million people. In Wales, regions cover much less dense areas. The Swansea Bay City Region captures some 700,000 people, and similarly North Wales around 690,000 people. In Mid-Wales sheep outnumber people by 7:1. Only the Cardiff City region is comparable to English tiers, and even then at the lower end: around 1.5 million people
“Transposing an English mayoral worldview onto a very different political geography just doesn’t work. Wales may be a similar population size to the PMs old manor but that’s where the parallel ends.”
UK Labour are seeking to impose a level of localism on Wales that they are not suggesting for England. A cynic might suggest this is because they are no longer in power in Cardiff Bay...
You can read a full break down of this in my news letter (see pinned tweet).
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🎆 Fireworks may be beautiful to watch, but for many animals they cause fear and suffering.
That's why Born Free has responded to the UK Government's fireworks consultation, calling for tighter regulations and quieter fireworks.
Let's celebrate responsibly this Bonfire Night.
ALT A fox sits attentively on a forest floor, surrounded by leaves and twigs. The lighting is low, casting a dim atmosphere in the natural setting.
Sarah George 💙💜 retweeted
The real horror of Halloween.
Artificial cobweb: a bit of fake fun for you, but a very real and terrifying death for them.
If you see your neighbours using it, it's possible they don't know the danger so please print out this simple leaflet and pop it through their door:
tinyurl.com/HalloweenHedgeho…
The fine, strong synthetic fibres of this lethal 'web' are difficult for animals to see at dusk and can quickly wrap around their legs, wings, and neck, trapping and killing birds, insects and mammals.
When Eden the hedgehog struggled to free herself the web tightened, cutting off circulation and causing deep wounds.
Can you imagine the pain and sheer terror?
And then seeing dawn approach, while hanging there, tightly bound and helpless, only an inch above the ground but suffering slow strangulation.
Aside from being stressed, dehydrated, starving and exhausted, she also had horrific bite/peck wounds to her face, where she had been held there, helpless, unable to curl and defend herself, while a predator tried to eat her alive.
Tragically her constriction injuries were too severe to survive, and poor Eden had to be put to sleep.
If you have used this deadly cruel trap to 'decorate' your garden, I beg you - take it down now.
Please spread this vital information, and help save lives.
ALT Eden, a patient admitted to Hedgehog Cabin, the multi award winning hedgehog hospital.
Sarah George 💙💜 retweeted
Wales is facing really significant budget cuts in the coming years.
This chart shows how much both the resource and capital budget have changed year on year, accounting for inflation.
Resource spending pays for day-to-day running costs and public services, while capital spending invests in long-term assets.
In simple terms, capital spending will build you a hospital, resource spending funds the staff working in it every year.
(It's best to ignore the period around Covid because the big changes to consumption patterns out everything out of whack).
The Welsh resource budget it going down in real terms by 0.7% next year.
The future does look particularly grim when we look at the capital budget, which is set to fall in real terms in each of the next three years.
This would be the first sustained three-year reduction in the capital budget since the austerity period of the early 2010s.
This is what is severely limiting Wales' ability to make big capital investments. In simple terms it is going to be harder for Wales to build/improve/fix roads, schools and hospitals.
This is why it is doubly important Wales gets fairer treatment on funding - esp on our ability to borrow.
Right now, we have less borrowing powers than a council and a worse deal that Scotland.
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Bucha. It was a genocide, recognized by everyone. They buried hundreds of people. They tortured people. We found the grave. There were, I believe, around 500 people. When we liberated those towns near Kyiv, there emerged this, you know, this kind of hatred for the Russians, right at that moment. Not even at the moment when they started the full-scale war. Back then nobody understood what it really was yet. People understood what this war was and what Putin did personally when we found those mass graves of tortured adults, children. I mean they didn't just kill them, they tortured and killed them.
When we liberated Bucha, I said, bring every journalist here. Don't touch anything, just bring the journalists. The whole world simply has to see this. Imagine finding a mass grave in the U.S. or in Britain, God forbid, with 500 tortured people, adults, kids, dogs, animals shot dead. I mean, they held hunting sprees there from military vehicles. People were running, they were shooting, just hunting, playing games. They literally just played with people, like slavery. So how, after this, can you listen to Putin? And how, after this, can you forgive?
From The Diary of a CEO podcast with Steven Bartlett. (2/3)
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This week is National Pharmacy Week! All of our health board libraries will have a pharmacy/medicines collection - get in touch to find out more! #libraries #pharmacy
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We want to hear from people and organisations across Wales about the future of cancer care.
The call for evidence to help shape the 10-year National Cancer Strategy for Wales closes in two weeks (31 October 2026).
👇
gov.wales/national-cancer-st…
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🌸Today is #WorldMenopauseDay.
👉Do you know of a health technology or model of care that could improve menopause care in Wales?
📄Suggest a topic to HTW: healthtechnology.wales/sugge…
#MenopauseAwareness #WomensHealth #HealthTech #Wales
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🐾 Sadly, my lovely knitted postbox topper has been vandalised AGAIN. 😔💔
Knitted George has been removed but is safe and sound in the ticket office awaiting repairs. 🧶🧡
Such a shame that something made with so much love and kindness has been damaged again.
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Overnight, the Russians used 39 ballistic missiles and more than 120 attack drones and loitering munitions against our energy and critical infrastructure in Kyiv, the Kyiv region, and Kharkiv. A targeted Russian ballistic missile strike specifically against energy infrastructure – the very infrastructure covered by the ceasefire announced by the American President. The strike was entirely deliberate and demonstrative in its scale – Russia has never before shown such ostentatious disrespect toward the United States. Russia does not consider the American President’s statements strong. Unfortunately, at least 600,000 people are now without power. Outages could become even more widespread. Unfortunately, there is significant damage to facilities and equipment – at 26 facilities of our power system and four facilities in the oil and gas sector. I am grateful to the repair crews, all Ukrainian energy workers, and the personnel of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine for all their efforts to address the aftermath of this Russian strike. Tragically, there have been fatalities and injuries.
We ask America and EVERYONE in the world who does not turn a blind eye to reality to respond – and to respond forcefully. Russia has squandered the opportunity for de-escalation and has clearly chosen to continue its insane war of annihilation. We ask President Trump to impose STRONG sanctions on Russia, especially since the Lindsey Graham bill, which was recently passed and signed into law, authorizes and regulates such measures. The American President has all the effective and necessary tools to bring peace closer through strength, justice, and pressure on the aggressor. We ask for additional packages of Patriot missile interceptors for Ukraine. It is entirely fair for us to tell the United States, Europe, and all our partners that no country in the world should be left alone to face such a deranged and pro-war actor as Russia. I am grateful to everyone who helps Ukraine! Peace can only come through strength, and we ask America to remember this principle of Reagan’s. Glory to Ukraine!
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Please please stop this 😩
Your balloon release could cost an animal its life.
Birthday balloons, memorial balloons, beautiful gestures sent floating into the sky. I understand the sentiment, especially when remembering someone we love. But what goes up must come down, and so often it’s our countryside and farmland that become the final resting place. Balloons and their ribbons can entangle wildlife, be swallowed by livestock and leave litter scattered across our beautiful landscape.
A few moments of celebration can leave devastating consequences. Please find a different way. @KeepBritainTidy @cleanupbritain @CPRE @RSPCA_Official @nationaltrust @WoodlandTrust @mcsuk @NFUTweets
Sarah George 💙💜 retweeted
As the Government debates the selling of non commercial fireworks, maybe they could give a thought to the totally unnecessary use of fire lanterns.
As a farmer, I really wish people would stop releasing sky lanterns into our beautiful countryside. They might look pretty floating across the night sky, but what goes up must come down. And all too often, that means landing in our fields. Livestock can swallow sharp pieces hidden in their feed, become tangled in fallen frames or suffer terrible injuries. And that’s before we even consider the fire risk to crops, barns, wildlife and animal bedding. And please don’t be fooled by the word biodegradable. It doesn’t make them harmless.
Our countryside isn’t a dumping ground, and our animals shouldn’t have to suffer for a few moments of entertainment.
I would wholeheartedly support a UK-wide ban on sky lanterns. Would you?
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The UK Covid-19 Inquiry says healthcare systems “coped, but only just”. Our latest article examines the warning for NHS Wales, the Inquiry’s ten recommendations and the Welsh Government’s response.
Read more:
tinyurl.com/yc8xaxf4
ALT picture of a patient in a corridor
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NEWS: Today I’m launching The Small Ideas Initiative. We want you to submit ideas at Small-Ideas.org for non-controversial fixes, e.g “live sewage updates for beaches” or “standardised allergen menus”.
A year ago, an interviewer asked what I’d have told the Government if I’d been advising it, I replied, 'Come up with 100 small things that piss people off and fix one a day for the first 100 days'. As I left the stage, I emailed myself, 'set up Small ideas institute!'
And today, I’m excited it's happening. I’m funding two charities to work together to collate the submissions, narrow them down to about 200 doables then turn those into formal policy proposals which I'll bring back to you for feedback.
Then to finish we've a Cross-Party panel who’ve agreed to pick 50ish, after which we’ll start trying to make them happen. You can read far more about it and who the cross party panel are here… blog.moneysavingexpert.com/2…
