Roald Dahl on Measles: Olivia, my eldest daughter, caught measles when she was seven years old. As the illness took its usual course I can remember reading to her often in bed and not feeling particularly alarmed about it. Then one morning, when she was well on the road to

@sappholives83 Misogyny is the foundation of gynaecology. Women’s pain is normalised: painful periods? don’t care, painful labour? don’t care, painful procedure? don’t care. Gynaes KNOW there is pain, but it’s women’s pain so it doesn’t matter. Advocate for yourself - it’s the only way

Hospitals are full of sick patients with infectious viruses like flu & Covid. The air is thick with infectious aerosols as ventilation rates are often appalling & no one wears FFP masks. Viruses spread like wildfire to other patients & staff. Why is NOTHING done to fix this?

Flu (+RSV/HMPV etc) doesn't have to be "super" to cause profound harm, disruption, & NHS pressure. SARS2 variants don't have to be "more virulent". Not being in the emergency phase of a pandemic does NOT mean we should revert back to ignoring infectious disease. #VaccinesPlus

GP clinic full of patients with flu symptoms & not one wore a mask If you’re seeing your GP & are coughing, sneezing etc… please wear a mask We have vulnerable patients in our waiting rooms & as HCP we’re also trying to protect ourselves from the ++volume of flu pts we see 🙏

Please stay home if you’re feeling sick. If you absolutely can’t stay home, wear a mask. There are people who can’t afford to get sick. People without paid time off, people who are disabled or immune compromised, people who are caregivers. Help break chains of transmission

The influence of Lisa Ritchie on national infection control continues to risk Clinically Vulnerable lives. @wesstreeting she MUST go! #Flu #SackRitchie

Yes, children get sick. Yes, there has always been plenty of illness in schools. Yes, there have always been airborne viruses spreading around classrooms. But no, it's never been this bad. Because no, we didn't used to actively encourage the spread of illness or ignore harm.

Spain has masks back in hospitals & free Covid and flu vaccines… The UK tells you to wash your hands to protect against these airborne viruses & expects no one to question the logic This really is the worst place to be right now

Lyla’s law: a family’s fight for change after a preventable tragedy https://t.co/nngRgw3NGv Sign the petition:

Thank you @triggersbroom17 for galvanising the national media into raising awareness of #T1D signs and symptoms . #lylaslaw https://t.co/BbAzt40Me6 https://t.co/I7u8rJhABP

When you get emails from Diabetes Nurse Specialists and Paramedics wanting Lyla’s Law Pin Badges to wear with uniforms, you know this is a happening. Lyla will be so proud of you all. Why the hell are people not signing this when healthcare professionals are jumping on is

On this World Diabetes Day, please consider taking two minutes to sign this petition - it may help save a life in the future. #LylasLaw #TestDontGuess

Hull has turned blue. Proud of you our little girl, and of a diabetes community that should be respected, not ridiculed. #LylasLaw #Hull #emotional #fyp

Long COVID has had debilitating effects on numerous health workers – many of whom remain unable to work. The Government urgently needs to accept the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council’s recommendations as a crucial first step in recognising this

England’s top medical unions warn it’s unacceptable that Long COVID still isn’t classed as an occupational disease. Three years after official advice, frontline health workers are still waiting for recognition and financial support. https://t.co/5FHa7VWTIB

Fresh call, from @theRCN and @TheBMA to recognise #LongCovid as occupational disease for #nurses https://t.co/uGojl3LhsO @hazardscampaign @LCNMUK @LC_Physio @WorkingWithLC

Share far and wide people! #LylasLaw #TestDontGuess

COVID Is Different I get it. You think COVID isn’t that dangerous anymore. You think it’s just like all the other viruses now. A lot of it has to do with the times you grew up in. We don’t have much memory of viruses and bacteria killing thousands of people. We don’t remember

The @elsadiabetes study is a clinical study funded by @BT1DUK and @DiabetesUK. It’s free to 3-13 year olds, with scope to bring it down to 2 year olds. The NHS do not fund it, and the respective charities above deserve the credit for this. It is important to note that if your