Martin Dickson
@MartinDickson71
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Dog dad, Human, Paramedic with @NIAS999. Aspire to inspire before we expire. Views my own & RTs ≠ endorsements. MCPara
Northern Ireland, UK
Joined January 2010
The state of public services in NI: Currently over 2 hours into a wait for an ambulance for an elderly individual collapsed in the middle of a busy town in the rain with potential traumatic injuries
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“We need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they're falling in”~Desmond Tutu #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
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No one more worthy! Congratulations Julie 🎉👏
The winner of the Health Care Support Worker Award is @JulieD999, emergency department health care support worker at Craigavon Area Hospital. Julie’s nominator praises how she provides “high standards of patient care in the most professional and respectful manner”. #NINoY23
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Shout out to @parfulstuff for this one 👏🙌 #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealth #ItsOkayToNotBeOkay
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A short thread on the Northern Irish chaos and my own thoughts on what this punishing budget means for health in NI:
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I've been helping lead Shared Education in Lurgan for the past 15 years, partnering with many individuals and organisations in Lurgan and beyond to help build peace in the town. To mark the 25th year of the Good Friday Agreement, here's a short retrospective in 25 tweets.
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🧵The Mental Health Strategy’s Funding plan set out the need for £9.59million for 2022-23. However only £2.5 million was allocated, leaving a shortfall of >£7million. Over £24 million is needed for 2023-24. Last year’s allocation is a tenth of what is this coming year.
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Lazy? Or misunderstood culture shift? At any rate Paramedic organizations won't be able the use the strategies of old when dealing with the younger generation of clinicians. It's time to adapt for the benefit of all. The Curious Case of the Baby Medics https://t.co/Ng3IDAieOH
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"They don't want to work nights or weekends." "They only want to work two shifts a week.
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Omagh: Off-duty police officer shot.
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The officer was shot at a sports centre - reportedly multiple times - in Omagh, County Tyrone.
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Anyone in #nias or @UlsterUniSoNP able to promote this piece of work? I know the post qualification options in NI aren't quite the same. Would be great to represent @flossymcgrew @ParamedicBarry @ruairidevine @ParamedicsNi @NIAS999
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Our new Armagh flag to bring with us for years to come to the games Thanks to Darragh McKee & Delta Sign Systems in Seagoe for donating it to us 🧡🤍 #JusticeForNatalieMcNally
#EndViolenceAgainstWomen
#SayHerName
#SheWasOnlyAtHome
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Then, reflect on the part your inflammatory language plays in creating this hostility. Even now, you reference the "alleged behaviour" of victims, rather than focus on the *actual* behaviour of perpetrators. This is the outworking your Government's hostile environment policy.
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Before you call this a "banger of a job". Consider that Insects are the bottom row of the house of cards that we call a food chain. They also pollinate our food crops. Wipe out insects with atrocities like this and the house of cards comes toppling down and with it our survival.
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Across the UK, hospitals are under immense strain. But in Northern Ireland, the problems are on another scale. @PGMcNamara went to Craigavon Area Hospital in Portadown. https://t.co/afdczv9sU3
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Across the UK, hospitals are under immense strain. But in Northern Ireland, the problems are on another scale. Before Covid, more than one in sixteen of the population were on a hospital waiting...
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'Patients aren't dying because nurses are striking. Nurses are striking because patients are dying.' Solidarity with the nurses on strike today! 💙
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From clapping nurses to sacking nurses – my speech tonight about why I voted against the Tories' new anti-worker law:
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