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Dr Gabriel Scally @GabrielScally

Public health physician, Visiting Prof of Public Health Uni of Bristol, Adjunct Prof of PH Uni College Cork, ex-Regional Director of Public Health in England

Joined January 2011
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Commercial greed ruining one of Ireland’s most lovely places. “Warrenpoint: Residents have 'had enough' of port stenches” BBC News ⁦@RostrevorRARE⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c625…

Warrenpoint: Residents have 'had enough' of port stenches

One resident said there has been occasions when she can't use her garden or open windows because of the smell at Warrenpoint Port.

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TK1968@tony_keeley
15 Jul 2025
Replying to @MckeeganClaire @ForMuckamore @GabrielScally
Any of us fortunate enough to have Claire as our Advocate knows that at least with her there is someone who will never stop fighting for truth with justice.
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A hard-hitting @bbc Radio4 programme about the UK’s largest ever abuse scandal about vulnerable people. It has happened in N Ireland but has received little public attention. ⁦Congratulations to @NoelTitheradge⁩ on a great investigation. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002fv…

File on 4 Investigates - Hospital abuse caught on camera - BBC Sounds

How mistakenly switching on CCTV triggered the UK’s biggest adult abuse investigation.

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What’s going on in the US about public health is unrivalled destruction. Great thread by @SGriffin_Lab on Thread Reader App threadreaderapp.com/thread/1…

Thread by @SGriffin_Lab on Thread Reader App

@SGriffin_Lab: The culling and replacement of #ACIP at RFK's behest is shocking, sure. However, what we absolutely MUST NOT forget is that the long-term aim of this 💩 is to normalise the adoption of...

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A charming Valentine’s Day story of a Mexican couple at Bristol University: Newlyweds beat 1 in 10k odds for scholarship - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70q…

Bristol University: Newlyweds beat 1 in 10k odds for scholarship

They were celebrating their wedding when they received the emails to say they were both successful.

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Anthony Costello
@globalhlthtwit
21 Jan 2025
Presidential Memecoins. Oligarchy. Withdrawal from WHO. Removal of Biden protections on Pharma costs. Mexico and Canada to face 25% tariffs imminently. Uncertain future for Ukraine. No president has so damaged the reputation of the USA in so short a time.
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Check out University of Bristol's video! Good to see #PublicHealth getting prominent billing. #TikTok vm.tiktok.com/ZGdSYf7R7/
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Stephen Griffin@SGriffin_Lab
8 Jan 2025
Please take a look at our latest @IndependentSage s*b*tack...feels somewhat pertinent at present!!!
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Marie-Louise Connolly@mlchealth
11 Dec 2024
NI’s cervical screening scandal. ⁦@BBCNewsNI⁩ first started this investigation over 2 years ago. Today the Reviews are published. A difficult day for all the ladies and their families. This story is not over. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2p…

Cervical cancer: Eight women develop cancer 'after smear misread'

The review into cervical screening at the Southern Health Trust was triggered when the diagnoses of three women were investigated.

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Stephen Griffin@SGriffin_Lab
7 Nov 2024
This is maddening. Endemic viruses do profound harm, never mind pandemic SARS2, but they're "predictable" SARS2 evolves ~3-4x rate of fastest seasonal 'flu, H3N2 We vax kids vs flu, not SARS2, RSV or VSV (yet...JCVI recs?) Individual acute/long-term risk SCALES BY PREVALENCE
Long Covid SOS @longcovidsos.bsky.social@LongCovidSOS
6 Nov 2024
Replying to @LongCovidSOS
No need for a specific public health campaign on why clinically vulnerable people need to wear masks said Prof Harries "we are now with Covid in the exact same place as we are with flu, RSV or other pathogens"
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Gareth Roberts @GarethRoberts0
4 Nov 2024
#Justiceforclaire Another legal process tomorrow.
Gareth Roberts @GarethRoberts0
2 Nov 2024
‼️The legal process is long‼️ ⚖️Pursuing justice is exhausting⚖️ But like oil, the truth will rise to the top. Hearing in Belfast 5th to 7th Nov. Please show your support for our Mum and Dad and #Justiceforclaire
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Mary L Trump
@MaryLTrump
27 Oct 2024
So, we're really doing this again. Eyes wide open.
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Stephen Griffin@SGriffin_Lab
28 Oct 2024
My latest piece for the @IndependentSage s*bstack series on how "Just the flu" has been such a damaging theme throughout the pandemic... Pls retweet to stop the algorithm suppression on the link! open.substack.com/pub/indepe…

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Daniel Mulhall
@DanMulhall
30 Sep 2024
Flying back to #Dublin on @Ryanair. Paid priority to be able to carry on a 10kg bag. Photo of bag below, regular cabin bag size weighing under 10kg. I was required to pay £75 to have the bag tagged (even though my boarding card says the payment is up to €75 or local currency equivalent). Beware of @RyanairPress extras.
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Marie-Louise Connolly@mlchealth
26 Sep 2024
Cervical Smear Review - @BBCNewsNI broke this story after a woman affected made contact in 2022. After months of FOI’s we revealed the scale of the problem and a review was triggered. We also revealed the issue around screeners. bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ire…

Cervical cancer: Health trusts miss abnormal cells in smear tests

A 45-year-old woman says she was devastated after learning that three previous checks had been misread.

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Stephen Griffin@SGriffin_Lab
13 Sep 2024
Just pondering... How many hepa filter units could you buy with the money spent on a single ICU admission? Or, perhaps several months sick pay? Or, a single monoclonal antibody infusion? Or, a funeral? #PreventionBetterThanCure @wesstreeting @Keir_Starmer @NHSEngland
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Hi @sainsburys. This labelling can’t be right surely? Same unit price, same drained weight, but big difference in weight per 100g
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🚨 "The report noted the contrast between the approach in the UK and that adopted in (for example) Taiwan and South Korea, where it was understood that the spread of a dangerous infectious disease should and could be stopped." - @GabrielScally
The BMJ
@bmj_latest
29 Aug 2024
"The most recent assault on public health discourse is the growing use of the term 'non-pharmaceutical interventions' instead of 'public health measures.' This redefining of public health . . . is lazy and inaccurate." @GabrielScally bmj.com/content/386/bmj.q186…
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Stephen Griffin@SGriffin_Lab
30 Aug 2024
Absolutely this, great article by @GabrielScally bmj.com/content/386/bmj.q186…

Covid inquiry: the flaws that led to system failure

Without radical reform we are vulnerable to the next pandemic The first report from the UK’s covid-19 inquiry, chaired by Heather Hallett, delivered a scathing critique of the country’s system of...

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The BMJ
@bmj_latest
29 Aug 2024
"The most recent assault on public health discourse is the growing use of the term 'non-pharmaceutical interventions' instead of 'public health measures.' This redefining of public health . . . is lazy and inaccurate." @GabrielScally bmj.com/content/386/bmj.q186…

Covid inquiry: the flaws that led to system failure

Without radical reform we are vulnerable to the next pandemic The first report from the UK’s covid-19 inquiry, chaired by Heather Hallett, delivered a scathing critique of the country’s system of...

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