I've been relatively quiet re: strike action (other than likes/RTs, and posting a ballot paper pic) and that's likely due to a lot of reflection/being busy at work. I spent my whole life in/out of hospital as a patient and have seen how the provided care has deteriorated 1/n over time. I started working in the 2nd wave of the pandemic and in no uncertain terms it was an absolute mess. I raised concerns after concerns and was ignored/disciplined/gaslit at all levels. F2 was better (aside from a terrible rotation in GP) in no small part due to 2/n

The decision to end all plan B measures (crucially- public mask mandates and isolation) is absolutely terrifying, not in the least because it’s in no way evidence based and is entirely to please clamouring backbenchers but for me there are other concerns 1/n Omicron is “mild” across the board but only survivors say that. It also doesn’t factor in long covid. Increased transmissibility means increased opportunities for the population to develop LC which is a completely unknown and uninvestigated entity that can be DEBILITATING 2/n