In this time of political and social unrest I take great comfort from gifs like this & fully intend to emulate the style of dress and movement.

The phrases: ‘shut up’, ‘dirt cheap’, ‘dog tired’, ‘dinner-party’, and ‘brace yourself’ were all first recorded in the works of Jane Austen.

Lastly, to the reading public, please know that if you have a terminal illness & are frightened of enduring unendurable pain, this is genuinely very uncommon. Please ask to see a palliative care team early. Please talk to us. There will be something we can do to help. Ends/

In less time then it takes to make a cup of tea you could be helping protect the nurse profession as well as strengthening patient safety. Please use the RCN link to write to your MP & encourage others to do the same. It’s time to make Nurse a regulated title. #ProtectNurse

The power of this image is its simplicity. It makes us feel uncomfortable. And it should. Fantastic work from @EachOtherUK.

A push to protect the ‘nurse’ job title in law has cleared its first hurdle in Parliament. MP @DawnButlerBrent made the case for new legislation this afternoon to make it an offence for someone to call themselves a nurse unless registered with the NMC. https://t.co/Hn8eoSupRt

Thank you @DawnButlerBrent this is so important for ensuring safety in patient care and standards in our (nursing) practice.

On this day in 1948, the Minister of State for Health, Aneurin (Nye) Bevan, announced to Parliament the official launch date for the new NHS - 5 July. The NHS was the first universal health system to be available to all, free at the point of delivery.

Your occasional reminder that the DNAR form has no line for the patient or family to sign.

The Battle of Bamber Bridge, 1943. Racist US military police attacked black US troops on British soil. US military authorities demanded the town’s pubs impose a colour bar, the local landlords responded with signs that read “Black Troops Only” which pissed them off. A THREAD

‘I feel deeply honoured and overwhelmed by this recognition.’ After 36 years in the NHS, Matty, a Sickle Cell Community Matron at @whithealth, has been awarded an MBE for her dedication to caring for sickle cell patients. Huge congratulations, Matty! 💙

The part of George Orwell’s 1984 that everyone forgets is how the music and publishing industries have been replaced by a machine that spits out songs and bad novels “without any human intervention.” The goal is to keep you from ever having to think.

Brits giving glowing reviews: "I didn't mind it" "Not too bad at all" "Did the trick" "Yeah, pretty good" "Better than expected" "Fine overall" "Better than a kick in the teeth" "Decent" "I've seen worse" "It was alright" "No real complaints" "I ate most of it" "Yep, okay"

Being British is coming out of a building with someone and saying “right, I’m going this way, which way are you going?” in order to tell them to go the other way.

🚨NEW: On Tuesday 11th February, I will introduce a Ten Minute Rule Bill seeking to make 'nurse' a protected title in UK law. Pleased to have support from and build on the vital @protectnurse campaign @alisonleary1 @caspertown42. #ProtectNurse Read more: https://t.co/bSWr1Hh41E

This wildly misleading tweet, and the mostly hateful replies, is like entering an alternate version of reality. If anybody is interested in the truth behind this claim, and what that Swedish poll actually asked, I'll go through it. Probably banging my head against a wall. 😂

Growing up British is being told you’re daft as a brush and if you don’t stop playing silly beggars and acting the goat you’ll get a clip round the ear.

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I've spent years working on this and it really comes down to this: Any single tiny thing you can do to feel like you're helping build a better future is more productive than 10,000 hours of dread.