Why am I likely to miss the #LondonMayor declaration for @wep_uk? Because I am stuck in a 5th floor flat with a broken lift, & have now been on hold to the @GuinnessHomes ‘emergency line’ for 17 mins without speaking to a human yet. This is a frequent occurrence I am told.
Hard not to be pretty upset right now. I’ve worked all year on these elections, and I wanted to be there to support @ManduReid in my role as her Deputy Leader. But instead I’m stuck on hold (20 mins - some ‘emergency line’, @GuinnessHomes), and unable to leave.
I just want to cry. This is why disabled people are terribly represented. Because we have all these additional battles to fight every day just to be in the room where it happens. Guess I’d best get comfy, @GuinnessHomes (25 mins now).

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30 Dec 20
So it’s pretty clear that shit has got properly bad in the NHS right now and you may be wondering if you can help somehow. Here are some suggestions, presented without expectation, as I know everyone has their own circumstances to manage, but ideas are my thing. Do add stuff.
Firstly, all the important COVID stuff. Please just do it. We don’t have the capacity to remind you. Wash hands, space out, clean surfaces, open windows, stay home, wear masks. This stuff protects you, others, and helps reduce our workload. We NEED this.
If you get invited for a vaccine, COVID/flu/whatever, and you can, please take it. Don’t put off booking it, save us calling you to remind you, get the jabs, protect yourself, those around you, and reduce the number of people needing beds. It’s quick, easy, & better than illness.
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Twitter is a fascinating place with a range of really important voices from across the medical profession, particularly at the moment. I’d recommend you follow as many as possible and get your information from a broad selection of sources. They know what it’s really like.
The joy of Twitter is that you never need to pick one source from whom to get the views of a diverse group of people. However crap the world seems, I can always find new fascinating people on here that I wouldn’t have otherwise heard from. So let’s do more of that.
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Personally, I am really disappointed by this report from @gmcuk.
This year, they released the "Welcomed and Valued" report on #disability in medicine.
The demographics in this report make no mention of disability, or other protected >
>characteristics, such as sexuality or religion.
It references racial bullying, but despite us having the data about bullying and disability, this is not mentioned at all. (Disabled staff are the most likely to experience bullying in the NHS). >
So far, I have only managed to find 2 mentions of #disabilities in the report, one of which is touched upon so vaguely, that it just makes us sound anti-social and crap at forming working relationships.>
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