Peter Blackburn
@BMA_Pete
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Senior staff writer @theBMA covering all things health and doctors. Email - [email protected]
London, England
Joined April 2016
Last week my investigation into the impact of austerity and the cost-of-living crisis on health and communities in Nottingham was published in @thedrmagazine @thebma
https://t.co/V3qiaCDsPD A thread on some of the stats behind the stories🧵:
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The cost-of-living crisis is spiralling and Government ministers are proposing further spending cuts and pay restraint in a country which has already been through more than a decade of austerity....
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"I think this, in many ways, was a dress rehearsal for climate change." @RaoMala Health professionals have a key role in leading shift to sustainable healthcare Need wellbeing strategies for International Graduates when travel more difficult https://t.co/BkwA6ffKhy
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@Jeremy_Hunt Ahead of your evidence session on workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care next week here are some brutal case studies illustrating the impact of fighting this pandemic on the frontline for a year from across the NHS:
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Fantastic article by @petermblackburn for @TheDrMagazine nominated for @ExpertCitizens award https://t.co/oJHR5iNm5m. Showcases the work of @drcsargeant @KatieCarter1986 (Arch team) & @lockgj @scft_homeless supporting ppl in hospital who face homelessness upon discharge.
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Homeless people are attending hospital in ever greater numbers where they face a spiral of decline, readmission and premature death. Our investigation reveals the scale of the crisis and we meet the...
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Congratulations @petermblackburn @TheDrMagazine shortlisted for @ExpertCitizens Insight Through Journalism award. Article features Pathway teams in Brighton & East London @drcsargeant @archhealthcic @RoyalLondonHosp
@NHSBartsHealth
https://t.co/WpEDMQ2iEd
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Homeless people are attending hospital in ever greater numbers where they face a spiral of decline, readmission and premature death. Our investigation reveals the scale of the crisis and we meet the...
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Doctors talk of constant compromise, 'crippling guilt', 'feeling a failure' as #Covid exacerbates systemic weaknesses and pressures that undermine their work and risk #moralinjury #moraldistress
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We heard some incredible and moving stories from @Dr_CWatson @AbbieSBrooks @martinmckee @DrJV75 @parthaskar @dannyjnwong @SimonTavabie @LinfordSarah @JagtarPooni @mcfinlay @fhussain73 @dr_manisty @Prof_Schilling @Kevin_Fong @brighton_medic @AlbertKoomsonJ1
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Exhausted and emotionally drained, doctors from across the NHS tell the story of the first year of COVID-19. Read it here: https://t.co/5p7eN7k0jY
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The latest issue of the @TheDrMagazine will arrive with members this weekend
I spoke to doctors from across the country and from all different parts of the NHS about the impact fighting this pandemic for a year has had on them. I have rarely been so moved and humbled as a journalist. Please read/share: https://t.co/7msd7VuWIF
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Featuring honest and powerful testimony about life on the frontline from @Dr_CWatson @AbbieSBrooks @martinmckee @DrJV75 @parthaskar @dannyjnwong @SimonTavabie @LinfordSarah @JagtarPooni @mcfinlay @fhussain73 @dr_manisty @Prof_Schilling @Kevin_Fong @brighton_medic @AlbertKoomsonJ1
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I spoke to doctors from across the country and from all different parts of the NHS about the impact fighting this pandemic for a year has had on them. I have rarely been so moved and humbled as a journalist. Please read/share: https://t.co/7msd7VuWIF
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Exclusive: The UK arm of a US healthcare firm has bid for Nottingham GP service in controversial procurement process: https://t.co/07QmolpXNi
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Doctors in Nottingham fear for the continuity and quality of care of thousands of vulnerable patients, after cuts to funding and a series of failed procurement processes. @TheDrMagazine has spoken to a number of GPs about the situation - read more:
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THREAD: If you're in Nottingham, or interested in health and how we look after many of the most vulnerable in our society, then there is an interesting (I think) story here for you:
Concerns raised about the future of GP services for thousands of the most vulnerable patients in Nottingham: https://t.co/0xh259VMxe
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Inside the Nightingale hospitals in London and Belfast. How they were set up, the lessons learned along the way and looking to the future: https://t.co/mhuet1qCLG
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Streets of shame: An investigation into rising homelessness + increased strain on the NHS. My investigation now featured in much of the national and local press.
THREAD: Frozen out: Homelessness – the victims, the politics that fuel it, and those working to tackle the human cost. The Doctor investigates a needless epidemic. https://t.co/IYAbDUl2yp
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EXCLUSIVE: Rescue plans for the NHS need £9.5bn of up front capital - but the funding isn't there: https://t.co/4Ya266UHP8
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Rescus plans built on sand? Nhs does not have the capital to carry out #stp project https://t.co/4Ya266UHP8
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And another exclusive from yesterday. NHS approves massive management consultant spend:
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