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Rebecca
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Health Correspondent for The Independent for story tips email rebecca.thomas@independent.co.uk / rebeccasmt@protonmail.com or DM (message for signal)
Dec 17, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
A key reflection following this report - our health systems silo patients too much, patients in these reports became their diagnosis so much so thier physical needs were forgotten Beyond the recent reports of horrific abuse in units, there is a long way for us to go to improve inpatient care.

Physical healthcare for patients spending month and month or years in hospitals must be a priority
Dec 17, 2022 • 16 tweets • 5 min read
Investigation: The mental health patients dying on wards from basic physical care failings

independent.co.uk/news/health/me… Scores of patients in mental health units instead died from physical issues that could have been avoided

Systemic failures to provide basic physical care on NHS mental health wards are killing patients across the country despite scores of warnings from coroners over a decade
Dec 15, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
NEW: @DHSCgovuk issues "Serious Shortage Protocols for three penicillin medicines" amid shortage

Issuing an SSP allows pharmacists to legally supply a specified alternative medicine, removing the need for the patient to return to the prescriber ICYM on Friday: Pharmacists warn of price gouging over Strep A antibiotic shortage as prices soar

independent.co.uk/news/health/an…
Aug 2, 2022 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Exclusive: ‘Apocalyptic’ A&E waits that could be driving 1,000 patient deaths a month revealed

Leak reveals 12 hour waits this year have nearly reached 700,000!

independent.co.uk/news/health/a-… A&E waits are now “apocalyptic” and “worse than ever imagined” leaked NHS data shows, and could be driving 1,000 patient deaths a month, The Independent can reveal.
May 1, 2022 • 17 tweets • 3 min read
Special report: Can the NHS live with Covid?

Pressure brought on by the pandemic has become unsustainable – with patients’ lives on the line as a result independent.co.uk/news/health/nh… Figures seen by The Independent indicate that the number of patients stuck in hospital beds despite being ready to go home is higher than ever before because of a lack of available care in the community, piling the pressure onto other parts of the system.
Jun 15, 2020 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
ONS report on public anxiety levels during the #pandemic Between 20 and 30 March 2020 49.6% of people reported high anxiety and average anxiety scores were higher compared to the last quarter of 2019. ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati… Highest levels on anxiety seen in those 65 or older #mentalhealth #olderagementalhealth #wellbeing
Jun 2, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Breaking: @CQCpressoffice analysis of deaths in care find a threefold increase in deaths of those with a #learningdisability during the pandemic in comparison with last year #covid19 Figures released today by the @CQCpressoffice show between 10 April and 15 May 386 people died - 206 from #coviv19 - compared to 165 during the same period last year