Just a reminder that if you’re struggling over the festive period, there are places you can contact: Samaritans: 116 123 Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM): 0800 58 58 58 Shout (text): 85258 You’re not on your own 💙

'If you build it, they will come.' - Field of Dreams. What I hoped would happen is starting to happen - gynaecologists & anaesthetists are contacting me to find out about our pathway for hysteroscopy under sedation. The opening is over, and the end game is in sight! @NHSGIRFT

one financial pot If you will use significant parts of that for a B7 who can’t work to that level- while denying other staff their uplifts from B2 to B3 or B6 to B7? You harm retention, drop morale All in the quest of shoehorning a group into workforce Hope that helps

Absolutely brilliant writing by @mancunianmedic (again) and draws me to social work thinking. Social workers and our leaders must first prioritise robust health and social palliative care investment from government before engaging with assisted dying on any conceivable level. Dignified dying is a universal right and requires equitable, well funded safe care to ensure true choice. Advocating for assisted dying without addressing current palliative services is a non starter what with workforce shortages and public mistrust, risks coercion and inequity people face when they die. Social workers should demand investment, training and public education to guarantee high quality end of life care for all. Only with these reforms can discussions about assisted dying be grounded in social justice and autonomy, supported by clear guidelines for any future social work role rather than panels and checklists. Will we ever learn? #AssistedDyingBill #AssistedDying

Ever occurred to you that investing in the nursing profession might be of great benefit to any plans? No? Not even bothering to include us? Thought so.

Time in range or time in tight range? What matters to you? If you have T1DM please spare a few moments to complete this important survey: redcap.link/su3jl5co @Prof_K_Barnard @GoDiabetesMD

Breaking: Ministers have recommended a 2.8% pay rise next year for millions of teachers, nurses, civil servants and other public sector workers next year It says that this is 'competitive' and reflects the 'challenging financial backdrop' Departments have been told that they must fund pay rises from within their existing budgets It will inevitably lead to clashes between the unions and the government - and potentially between ministers and the Treasury

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I am so proud of all my colleagues from all backgrounds, all countries and all faiths who work day in day out to run our NHS. We stand united against Fascism! Hope not hate 💙 RT if you agree.