
Derek Stewart
@DerekCStewart
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Patient advocate after throat cancer in 1995: From Ayr to Blogger, Facilitator, Speaker with OBE and Professorship (Hon) for University of Galway. CRUK Member
Nottingham, UK
Joined November 2009
What does being “research active” mean for clinicians and their patients? Read @bmj_latest by @DerekCStewart discussing the assumptions around the term, and what it means for all those involved in the health service. #clinicalresearch
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The phrase research active is being used more and more in the description of health and social care providers, yet we haven’t clarified what this means to people (patients) using [...]More...
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Farage faces questions over who funded £885,000 Clacton constituency home - BBC News
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A BBC investigation raises questions about how the Reform UK leader's partner paid for a home in his constituency.
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Gary Lineker ends Ant and Dec's 23-year winning streak at TV awards
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Lineker left the the BBC after 26 years at the end of the Premier League season in May.
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🚨BREAKING: Karoline Leavitt who looks absolutely terrified - addresses the $22,000 check to Epstein signed by Trump: “Did you see the signature on that check? The president did not sign that check.” This WH is in full-blown panic mode - and it shows.
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When Peter Mandelson was appointed last Dec, one cabinet minister told me he was “high risk, high reward”. With his history (forced to quit cabinet twice) there was acceptance that he could run into trouble. But did they expect his future to be in such serious doubt so soon?
NEW: Keir Starmer says he has full confidence in US ambo Peter Mandelson despite his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. PM says Epstein was a “heinous” criminal and that Mandelson had expressed his “full regret”. He comes under pressure from Kemi Badenoch over govt vetting &
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"Free D.C., free Palestine, Trump is the Hitler of our time" - protesters heckle President Trump
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“I have not betrayed my people. It is they who have betrayed the tenets of Judaism, which were always full of compassion.” Actor Miriam Margolyes denounces Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, sharing she has lost friends and family members over her outspoken views.
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“Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.” - Banksy
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Keir Starmer has shafted the Scottish Parliament’s budget process. The key moment when we decide on funding for our schools and hospitals. Scotland’s Government found out via social media. When called out on it, he responded with a lie. #PMQs
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Watch as Stephen Flynn slams Keir Starmer for welcoming Israeli president Isaac Herzog in the UK while children starve in Gaza
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Peter Mandelson was staying with Epstein after he was convicted of child sex offences He described Epstein as his “best pal” He described staying with Epstein as “yum,yum” Flesh crawling stuff Starmer 🇬🇧 appointing Mandelson as US 🇺🇸 ambassador is an absolute disgrace.
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Banksy: *graffitis hundreds of political slogans all over the world for over 25 years* Police: *silence* Banksy: *criticises crackdown on anti-genocide activists* Police: *launch investigation* Can you see how terrified they are of Palestinian liberation?
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Banksy is a pillar of British culture. He’s been daubing walls for three decades. As soon as he satirises peaceful protesters being dragged through the courts for holding placards opposing Israel’s genocide, he faces being unmasked and prosecuted.
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BREAKING: They're scrubbing @banksy The court is erasing Banksy's mural just like it's erasing our right to protest.
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See our new article 'Supporting people with Long Covid to return to work' in the new edition of public Sector Focus https://t.co/hzZe9MykQU👇 1st published by @UoMPolicy
@DerekCStewart @UoM_COEH @bdforde13 @THOR_UoM @mwjtweet @kimwei9977 @wigruth @somceo @AshtonInstitute
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"Who do they think they are?!" A furious @AndyBurnhamGM on the news that a Reform UK government would scrap plans to build Northern Powerhouse Rail. Reform's Deputy Leader Richard Tice said companies considering bidding for contracts "should not bother" @GranadaReports
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We’re looking for a UK-based patient representative to join an international panel reviewing cutting-edge cancer research proposals. No research experience needed—just your lived experience and passion to make a difference. Join online meetings, share your views, and be paid for
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Every second a Labour MP spends campaigning for a wealth tax is a second that could be spent campaigning for real tax reform that could make the tax system fairer, boost economic growth and (unlike the wealth tax) actually happen. A thread:
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NEW: Senior politicians call for Boris Johnson’s £115,000 taxpayer-funded annual allowance to be suspended after @guardian revelations former PM may have used his private office to profit from contacts gained in office. https://t.co/767mMPc0lN
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Senior politicians want taxpayer-funded support for former PM suspended, as watchdog opens investigation
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