It’s now 2yrs since my original email & I’ve yet to receive any answers. Latest ONS data published 10/3 reveals that a total of 2,129 health and social care works have died of
#Covid
since the start of the pandemic, this is criminal.
#ToryCovidCatastrophe
#LambsToTheSlaughter
With the loss of 950 healthcare workers & the continued fight to obtain appropriate PPE I am angry that I am still awaiting a response from
@Helen_Whately
to the following questions I asked my MP
@tomhunt1988
April 2020:
1/20
So, after working for 49yrs as a nurse in
#OurNHS
I’m greedy, uncaring, selfish, Marxist, militant, & in the wrong job! If only I’d realised this all those years ago, I might have found myself in a better financial position. Nice to know what the British public actually think!
How can MP’s be eating meals at these subsidised prices when I’m seeing elderly patients presenting in A&E on the brink of starvation? Something is very wrong in this country.
#FoodBankDayNov30
#FoodPoverty
#ToriesOut146
Happy
#FollowBackFriday
. I’m a mature nurse who voted remain, am passionate about the survival of
#OurNHS
& hate this extreme right wing government with a vengeance. I tweet mainly about
#NHS
issues & am in a permanent state of rage about the current state of this country.
#FBPE
I’ve just had text read out on Jeremy Vine Radio2:
“I’ve been a nurse for nearly 50 years & the exodus of highly skilled experienced nurses from areas such as A&E absolutely terrifies me. These nurses cannot just be replaced, it takes years to gain their level of expertise. 1/
After my shift today, my advice to you all is don’t for goodness sake get ill or have an accident. I think I can confidently say that
#OurNHS
is in its final death throes. We need urgent help
@theresecoffey
& not just more call handlers.
#SOSNHS
#SafeStaffingSavesLives
#FBNHS
@DrNeenaJha
@LBC
My heart broke yesterday when an 81yr old lady was brought into A&E with a BM of 1.2. Thankfully she was heard calling out by neighbours, found by police in her bed too weak to move. No food in house at all. What has become of this country?
In my 48yrs of working here I have never been greeted by this sight, 20+ ambulances waiting. Queuing nearly back to the main road. I so very nearly got back in my car!
#SOSNHS
#JohnsonOut65
Happy
#FollowBackFriday
. I’m a remain voting mature nurse passionate about the survival of
#OurNHS
& hate this extreme right wing government with a vengeance. I tweet mainly about
#NHS
issues & am in a permanent state of rage about the current state of this country.
#FBPE
Yesterday in a 6hr shift I walked over 13,000 steps, worked extremely short staffed, made worse by 2 red calls arriving together, one a major trauma that took most of the staff to Resus, yet Matt Hancock thinks he’s the one who’s worth £1,500/hr!
#SafeStaffingSavesLives
1/2
I’m a mature nurse with 48yrs experience of working in our NHS & tweet mostly health issues. I also think we currently have the most dangerous government of my lifetime. I’m only 16 followers away from the magic 5,000 mark, please help me get there today.
#FBNHS
💙
#GTTO
Adaptation of a post seen on FB, original poster unknown.
If you have never zipped up a body bag as a norm, you should not be deciding how much a nurse earns.
If you have never watched someone choke on their own blood, you should not be deciding how much a nurse earns. 1/17
I would love my MP
@tomhunt1988
to read my tweet, asking him to explain why he voted to allow raw sewage to be dumped in UK waterways. Unfortunately, he's blocked me on his Social media platforms. Can you please retweet this so that he might see it?
#ClimateCrisis
#ClimateAction
Dear
@tomhunt1988
I live in your constituency & I always vote as does my husband.
I just wanted to let you know that if Boris Johnson, a known liar & person unfit to hold high office, is reappointed as PM, I will work tirelessly to make sure you lose your seat.
#GeneralElection
I see
@BBCNews
are reporting on the long waits outside hospitals in China whilst conveniently ignoring the same thing happening at hospitals throughout the UK for the last few months.
#FightForOurNHS
Good mourning everyone. Today I will be thinking of all those working in healthcare who lost their lives as a result of being sent into battle woefully unprotected. Their sacrifice is no less important & their families loss is no less painful.
#LambsToTheSlaughter
@AlanJoh35053697
@MMercer74
It was lovely seeing a wife comfort her husband at a very difficult time. The memories of walking behind his mothers coffin must have been heartbreaking for him. Why was it not ok for them to hold hands but perfectly ok for another grandchild & her husband to do the same?
Without pay restoration there will be no staff & without staff there will be no NHS.”
He missed off the most important bit:
“The nurses fight is everyone's fight & I support them fully. This is not about money, it's about retention & recruitment. 2/
These pictures of ambulances delayed outside my A&E were taken in March 2022. Why were
@DailyMailUK
@Telegraph
not reporting on the risk to patient safety at that time & why is it only an issue on
#AmbulanceStrike
days? This is why we’re striking FFS!
#FightForOurNHS
💙
I hope the fact that the government are refusing to negotiate is going to be mentioned on the news. The public deserve to know. Why should nurses settle for less than their colleagues in devolved countries?
@BBCNews
@itvnews
@Channel4News
@SkyNews
I’m already totally fed up with coverage for the Coronation & now have had to turn off TV because of the slagging off of
#JuniorDoctorsStrike
on the news. The government are to blame, nobody else, why don’t people get angry with them?
@SteveBarclay
could end this if he wanted to.
Safe staffing saves lives & skill mix really does matter.”
I was pleasantly surprised, the majority of callers were supportive, with many nurses confirming exactly what I’d said. Only one “if they don’t like it, they should get out!” That’s sadly what they are doing! 🤷♀️ End/
Note to self, avoid Newcastle like the plague. This was the most sickening Question Time I have watched. I truly fear for humanity.
#bbcqt
#JohnsonOut143
#MigrantsWelcome
When we all move to another platform can someone please tell me where we’re going. I really don’t want to lose you all. Thank you.
#GeneralElectionNow
#ToriesOut120
Regardless of what the
#SueGrayReport
reveals, Johnson still knowingly lied to Parliament & the nation. That’s why I’m
#NotMovingOn
. We deserve honesty from our government & if they don’t even respect the Parliamentary code, we’re finished.
#PartygateCoverup
#JohnsonOut119
Excuse me but there is no way I will move on, how dare you presume to speak for me. I’m absolutely livid, I lost
#NHS
colleagues & watched people die without the comfort of their loved ones, whilst those elected to lead thought it appropriate to party!
#Partygate
#LiarJohnson
@AndrewGodsell
I’m currently at work with 5 ambulances unable to offload & 8 patients in A&E waiting for inpatient beds, one frail 90+ yr old has been on a trolley for over 12hrs. We really can’t let this continue & think industrial action is the only answer to bring this government down.
Every single week another experienced nurse leaves my A&E Dept & I find this absolutely terrifying. It’s not just about numbers,
#SkillMix
really matters too. For everyone’s sake we need to retain the expertise we have.
#SafeStaffingSavesLives
#NHSStrike
#NHSStrikeNow
@Nurseborisbash
I had a lady in A&E with severe cardiac issues who refused to be admitted because her dog was home alone & she had no family. We got her permission to go & collect him after our shift & my colleague took him home & cared for him until she was discharged home.
#NursesCare
🐾🐾
Is anyone else remembering how it went with dental services in the UK & watching these privatised GP services in London with absolute horror? How long before people can’t find a GP either? FFS wake up before it’s too late.
#SocialistSunday
#SOSNHS
#WeDemandBetter
#JohnsonOut146
Arrived at work, 7 ambulances & one police car outside A&E, at least 3 ambulances that I can see are waiting to off load. Looks like it’s going to be another busy shift. I keep wondering why I’m still doing this, oh yes, to pay for energy bills & food.
#EnoughIsEnough
#SOSNHS
Happy
#FollowBackFriday
. I’m a remain voting nurse passionate about the survival of
#OurNHS
& hate this extreme right wing government with a vengeance. I tweet mainly about
#NHS
issues & am in a permanent state of rage about the current state of this country.
#FBPE
#JohnsonOut39
This from the latest edition of Private Eye is further proof that the Tories have purposefully broken
#OurNHS
. The entire page makes for depressing reading.
#SOSNHS
💙
The government have already taken nurses to court for striking, is the next step arresting us for holding up placards & banners outside our place of work? We’re a lot noisier than the
#Republic
lot were too!
#RightToProtest
I would expect nothing less from a co-author of “Britannia Unchained” who hasn’t done a physical days work in her life. I invite her, as I have my MP, to come & work a shift in A&E with me, better still a 12.5 one like my colleagues.
#EnoughlsEnough
#ToriesOut41
#JohnsonOut205
Liz Truss says workers in this country need “more graft.”
What an insult to the nurses and cleaners and firefighters and posties that they cynically clapped.
Britain is full of grafters at the bottom – and grifters at the top.
#EnoughIsEnough
#OurNHS
is massively underfunded & every single shift I witness the consequences of this. Basic items necessary for treating our patients such as IV giving sets, syringes, needles etc are cheap & nasty making even simple tasks much more difficult. 1/8
Yesterday I got arrested whilst filming a
@JustStop_Oil
supporter holding a banner on the pavement near the coronation route. I'm a filmmaker and had my
@BECTU
press accreditation visible around my neck.
Police deemed this to be "conspiracy to commit a public nuisance".
I have decided that after 48yrs of working in
#OurNHS
at various levels in the organisation, yet still struggling to make ends meet, I have more than earned a title. From this day forward my Twitter handle will be Lady Tiz. Please don’t worry, it won’t change me.
#JohnsonOut39
I am a mature nurse working in A&E. I’ve been vaccinated x3 for Covid + x1 for flu. I have a professional duty to protect patients, & as an asthmatic, I’m grateful for the protection it also gives me. I do regular lateral flow tests & follow IPC guidance to be as safe as possible
Jeremy Hunt was Health Secretary for 6yrs, the longest serving in history & can be blamed for the problems in
#OurNHS
today. As chancellor, his determination to completely destroy it continues. 1/11
Ever wondered why the Tories are charging ahead with privatising
#OurNHS
? Well here’s the reason & of course it involves people making lots of money. Greed definitely will be the death of this amazing institution, & sadly, it’s not just Tories who are cashing in on the fire sale.
@BlondeHistorian
As a nurse with many years experience I read this with horror & am so sorry you went through this Amy. Whatever happened to initial patient assessment, or common sense? I really do think you need to raise it with PALS so the nurse in question has some disability training.
I’m a mature nurse passionate about the survival of
#OurNHS
Blocked by my Tory MP on his social media platforms, I aim to get more followers than him to make my voice louder - 594 more to go. On
#FBNHS
follow back NHS Saturday, please help me achieve my goal.
#ScrapNHSBill
If you are unable to get an appointment with your GP
If you’re waiting hours to be seen in A&E
If you’re unable to get access to an NHS dentist
If you’re waiting years for a routine operation to improve your daily life
1
My aunt had to remortgage her bungalow to pay privately for a uterine prolapse operation to enable her to be able to sit down again as the
#NHS
wait was years. She’s grateful she had the means to do it, have you? Your family’s health and wealth are not safe in
#ToryBritain
.
Your concern at the difficulty nurses may face getting to work as a result of industrial action is noted
@sajidjavid
. How about worrying about those who cannot afford to put petrol in their cars to get to & from work & community nurses subsiding the
#NHS
?
#NHSFuel
#NHSPay15
@BorisJohnson
A nurse with 48yrs experience in
#OurNHS
I totally disagree with your claim. I have never known such an exodus of experienced staff. We are working short staffed every single shift, just give us a pay increase reflective of our skills & qualifications.
Hubby gone off in ambulance, apparently there’s a 2hr delay off loading at ED. I’m sick with worry already, I guess it’s going to be a sleepless night for us both. Stay safe everyone.
“I’m on the side of people who work hard” says
#Truss
at
#PMQs
Does that means you agree to an above inflation pay rise for
#NHS
staff
@trussliz
? They work hard now & did so throughout the pandemic with thousands paying the ultimate sacrifice.
#NHSPayCut
#SOSNHS
#ToriesOut62
Happy
#FollowBackFriday
. I’m a remain voting RN passionate about the survival of
#OurNHS
& hate this extreme right wing government with a vengeance. I tweet mainly about
#NHS
issues & am in a permanent state of rage about the current state of this country.
#FBNHS
#JohnsonOut74
I’m off to work shortly so have a great afternoon everyone. I expect I will be met with a calm, safe, fully staffed, well ventilated, air conditioned environment, with lots of iced water & managers ensuring we have regular breaks…….I can dream can’t I?
#SOSNHS
#ToriesOut38
Please don’t blame the Drs, this is entirely down to a government refusing to get round a table with them to pay them a decent wage, they’re not even asking for what they’re worth. Pay them or lose them, it’s simple.
#JuniorDrsStrike
🚨TOMORROW!🚨
Junior doctors are going back out on strike
If you’ve watched
#BREATHTAKING
this week, spare a thought for those same medics who put their lives at risk for us
Doctors who’ve not only been shunned by our government, but actively smeared by them
Who do you trust?
What the hell is the matter with the staff in this picture? No self respecting
#NHS
worker would give him this PR opportunity. I’m proud to say I wouldn’t be allowed within a mile of him!
#JustSaying
#SOSNHS
#PayRestoration
He could if he wanted to, fund the NHS properly.
He could if he wanted to, pay the NHS staff the decent liveable wage they deserve.
But instead he hands out worthless chocolates.
An appalling & offensive image, an offensive and insulting staged photo opp.
I lost colleagues during the
#Covid
pandemic, they were sent into battle woefully unprotected against an airborne virus whilst some members of the cabinet constantly lied about its severity & even partied. We deserve so much better than this.
#VoteReject
#FairPay
#ToriesOut256
@RespectIsVital
If I , or any of my nurse colleagues dished out unprescribed antibiotics to family or friends & were found out, we would be up in front of our regulatory body. This is why it’s so wrong that
@theresecoffey
admits to doing it. She’s the Health Secretary FFS!
#ToriesOut100
NHS bosses say
#RCN
strike action will cause disruption. Can someone please tell me what caused the long waits in A&E, the lack of capacity & patients waiting on trolleys in corridors yesterday & every other shift? This is exactly why we’re striking FFS!
#SkillMixMatters
Just a quickie to say I had one of the best shifts I’ve had for months. I’m not sure what’s happened but no delays off loading or bed waits, other than for
#Covid
+ve patients needing isolation beds. I now have 12 days off, yaaay!
#SOSNHS
#JohnsonOut77
#RegisterToGTTO
It’s day 121 of trying to rid this country of a very dangerous man & I’m not giving up. Our very democracy is at risk & I want a better country for my grandsons to grow up in.
#JohnsonOut121
#MetCoverUp
#Partygate
#NotMovingOn
This is a must read article. It’s not the
#NHS
that’s failing, it’s being purposely failed with privatisation as the ultimate goal. Can you afford private care because I most certainly can’t.
#SOSNHS
💙
I’m a bit confused. If watching porn & being caught on camera having a crafty kiss with your assistant in Parliament warrants resignation, doesn’t that also apply to your bit on the side performing fellatio in the Foreign Office when you’re meant to be working? 🤷♀️
#JohnsonOut156
As someone who has worked in
#OurNHS
for nearly 48yrs I can say with confidence that
#OurNHS
is NOT failing, it’s being failed. Please don’t blame the staff, I can assure we are doing our best in an impossible situation. We want it to stop too!
#SOSNHS
#JohnsonOut66
I am having a break as I am about to combust & can feel my blood pressure rising. I’m taking my dog out to calm down. I hate this government with a hate that I’ve never experienced before & I hate them even more for making me feel it.
#SolidarityRMT
#GeneralStrike
#JohnsonOut148
Today history is being made, Consultants & Junior Drs will be standing side by side on the picket line. I hope they get the support they deserve, they’re striking for the benefit of us all, the future of their profession &
#OurNHS
.
#Solidarity
& respect from this old nurse. 8/8
This is my not
#MyMP
Tom Hunt. I’m not at all surprised to discover that he voted to allow more sewage to be dumped in our rivers and on our beaches, he always does what he’s told to.
#TorySewageParty
#ToriesOut204
@danielgoyal
I wish I had your faith Dan. I think with boundary changes, electoral control, voter ID etc, we’re going to be stuck with them forever. I sincerely hope I’m wrong!
#JohnsonOut109
#99Percent
Whilst his wife was fighting cancer as well, what a selfish b🤬stard he is. I wonder what would happen if us commoners were caught doing this at work. Once again it appears the rules of decency do not apply to him.
#BlowBlob
#CocaineCommons
#Carriegate
#JohnsonOut156
92 available shifts in my Trust tomorrow & 87 on Friday. Staffing shortage, what staffing shortage? Emergency activity today was horrendous but despite very long waits to be seen, my patients were so understanding & sympathetic. Why aren’t they angry, I certainly am!
#SOSNHS
They’re milking us dry.
#SOSNHS
#NHSAtRisk
#JohnsonOut42
“Dozens of GP surgeries and medical centres caring for more than a million patients are in the hands of off-shore companies, it can be revealed, amid concerns NHS cash is disappearing into tax havens.”
Many of these poor patients are waiting in noisy corridors with no privacy, all dignity lost. Their vulnerability visible to all who walk up & down the busy corridor.
I really struggle with this but know that outside there are even sicker patients waiting in ambulances.
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This is beyond outrageous. You’d expect this in Putin’s Russia but not in the UK - Boris Johnson changes ministerial code to remove need to resign over breaches