Mark Purvis
@purmj
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Ex NHS GP Bradford 35 years. Had great colleagues but patients were always my best teachers. Now changing the world one game at a time through inclusion sports.
Bradford
Joined October 2012
Stokes Bay where Canadian troops embarked prior to D-Day and where modified tanks that could float practised for the invasion. On D-Day a third sank before reaching the shore
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It’s a game of snakes and ladders where they’ve taken away all the ladders and replaced them…. with more snakes
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Thanks @AiredaleNHSFT for your care to my elderly uncle in the emergency department tonight
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Remembering my Great Grandfather who served in two world wars, two great uncles who served on the western front with the RAMC and great uncle Lionel who served in Mesopotamia, stationed in Basra Blessed are the peacemakers and all those who bring peace
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Fantastic work to widen participation in sport https://t.co/uWk4QalrVd
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Rail worker injured as he protected passengers during mass stabbing on UK train named as Samir Zitouni
bbc.co.uk
The family of rail worker Samir Zitouni say they are "immensely proud" and he has "always been a hero".
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First Saturday of the month means I check all the first aid equipment @BaildonRUFC Charlie is the main first aider today, Leon helped check the scoop, Mick has a list of five roles on match day
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To be fair the computer algorithms got it right, it was a person who turned Charlie away
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In the NHS version of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, Charlie Bucket finds the golden ticket in his Wonka Bar, takes it to the factory gates at the appointed time but computer says “no” and turns him away
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Thanks to @AwcModality and @Systemanarchist for transforming a service where things are “done to people” to an event that was run with and by people with learning disabilities
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Nice write up of the inclusion sports day we helped with to improve the uptake of health checks My team mate Tom was awesome and a powerful advocate https://t.co/sz1br1mRgz
cravenherald.co.uk
PEOPLE with mixed abilities were given health checks and vaccinations at the first event of it's kind at Skipton Community Hub.
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People with a learning disability die earlier than average; with a higher proportion of potentially avoidable deaths. Annual health checks and action plans are important in identifying health issues and advising on interventions that can reduce this disparity in outcomes.
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Good luck @BaildonRUFC away at @BridRUFC today I’m back at Jenny Lane for a home fixture with our 2nd XV
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Massive thanks to my uncle’s GP who rang me today in an incredibly supportive call General Practice is the glue that holds the NHS together
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