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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 1d

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Emily Wood @emilyfwood.bsky.social · 2d

Great to see student successes, well done to Connie Hobbs for getting her first paper on the retention of mental health crisis staff.
#NHS #NHSworkforce #mentalhealth #crisisteams @healthfoundation.bsky.social #academicsky
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1...

What factors influence the retention of workers in NHS mental health crisis services in England? A reflexive thematic analysis

Objectives To understand factors that influence the intention of workers to remain in or leave employment in National Health Service (NHS) mental health crisis services and to use findings to formulat...

bmjopen.bmj.com

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Emily Wood @emilyfwood.bsky.social · 3d

I love autumnal mornings
#autumn #fall #landofmists #photosky

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Emily Wood @emilyfwood.bsky.social · 5d

Good morning

Landscape photo with a field in the foreground and valleys covered in low cloud in the background

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Emily Wood @emilyfwood.bsky.social · 8d

I feel seen 📚

Codfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 8d

😂 So True

Emily Wood @emilyfwood.bsky.social · 12d

Causing harm to women is definitely intended.

Emily Wood @emilyfwood.bsky.social · 14d

Congratulations to Chunk #fatbearweek2025

explore.org @explore.org · 15d

Meet your FAT BEAR WEEK 2025 champion.

Chunk the Hunk. The Chunkster. 32 Chunk.

All hail the new king of Brooks River 👑

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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 15d

1) This is why I think we are all doomed. I started this petition demanding electricity from renewables (over 50% of all electricity now in the UK) be detached from the much more expensive cost of wholesale gas. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

Petition: Ban cheap renewable energy from being charged at the price of expensive gas

Mandate energy providers to stop charging the same price as expensive gas for much cheaper renewable energy. We think they should pass any savings on to consumers, rather than keeping them as profit.

petition.parliament.uk

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Emily Wood @emilyfwood.bsky.social · 19d

Are we really doing this again? NO to ID
#no2ID #IDcards
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards

We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.

petition.parliament.uk

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Emily Wood @emilyfwood.bsky.social · 27d

Lovely morning at the zoo. I never get tired of these little guys
#redpanda #animals #cute #ywp #yorkshirewildlifepark

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Emily Wood @emilyfwood.bsky.social · Sep 15

I love September mornings

German Shepherd dog stood in a field. The sun is shining through the clouds.

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Emily Wood @emilyfwood.bsky.social · Sep 9

This is great news for UK wildlife, and human life. Stopping burning will improve our air and reduce flooding.
www.gov.uk/government/n...

Burning banned on England’s deep peat to protect wildlife

Ban on burning heather and grass on deep peat extended to improve air quality for local communities, reduce flood risk and protect wildlife.

www.gov.uk

Emily Wood @emilyfwood.bsky.social · Sep 8

The fact that even needs to be 'demanded' is ridiculous. How does the UK Government think they can develop a workable workforce plan without talking to the workforce?
#nursing #rcn #workforce #wesstreeting @rcn.org.uk
www.nursinginpractice.com/latest-news/...

RCN demands greater involvement in upcoming workforce plan

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is among the health organisations who have urged the health secretary to work with them on workforce.

www.nursinginpractice.com

Emily Wood @emilyfwood.bsky.social · Sep 1

I'm really excited about our new paper. We highlight the need to focus on organisational issues when trying to improve retention in mental health settings. #academicsky #nhs #workforceresearch #nurse #nursingresearch #mentalhealth
@healthfoundation.bsky.social
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/8...

Realist evaluation of factors affecting the retention of the mental health workforce: building a realist programme theory

Objective The shortage of mental healthcare workforce is a global problem. Mental health services have higher staff turnover and more vacancies than the health sector average. In this study, we develo...

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Emily Wood @emilyfwood.bsky.social · Aug 21

Up for a scary writing challenge? Join me in the @nycmidnight.bsky.social Scary Story Challenge on October 31st! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/scary

Scary Story Challenge — nycmidnight

The Scary Story Challenge is a creative writing competition that challenges writers worldwide to create scary short stories based on assigned prompts in 48 hours.

nycmidnight.com

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Emily Wood @emilyfwood.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Emily Wood @emilyfwood.bsky.social · Aug 19

a group of knights sitting in a cave with the words that 's no ordinary rabbit on the bottom

ALT: a group of knights sitting in a cave with the words that 's no ordinary rabbit on the bottom

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Emily Wood @emilyfwood.bsky.social · Aug 18

My feed is mostly long COVID people, autism people, and Americans talking about ICE. Everyone is talking about masking but with radically different meanings. If I scroll without paying attention it is very confusing.

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Sophie Lancaster Foundation @sophiecharity.bsky.social · Aug 11

It’s 18 years ago today that the attack took place in Stubbylee Park, Bacup, that took Sophie’s life 13 days later. We send love to Sophie’s family and friends and all that love her. Sophie is not just a figurehead or a banner we march behind; she was a person who should be here with us today.

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Emily Wood @emilyfwood.bsky.social · Jul 30

Everyone self censors so whilst you see everyone else's successes you dont see the rest of it. For yourself you know the whole story. You are not comparing like with like.

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Tom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · Jul 21

Severe ME Artists Project 2025 from @meactnet.bsky.social
www.meaction.net/2025/07/10/s...

Deadline of July 24 is coming up

Image is from the AMMES July 2025 email newsletter

#SevereME #MEcfs #CFS #PwME

Severe ME Artists Project 2025
The Severe ME Artists Project 2025 will feature a video compilation and an online gallery of submitted work. This project will be shared with the community around Severe ME Day with the goal that people can watch the video and/or scroll through the gallery when it is best for them. You can Submit one piece of artwork - image, writing, or video. Deadline: July 24.

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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · Jul 20

This is a hugely significant moment and long overdue. Time for the truth about Orgreave & the actions of the South Yorkshire police before, during and after to be heard.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Government launches Orgreave inquiry, 40 years after clashes at miners’ strike

Move follows decades of campaigning over violent policing and collapsed prosecutions at South Yorkshire coking plant

www.theguardian.com

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Emily Wood @emilyfwood.bsky.social · Jul 21

Isn't this a massive public admission of guilt?

Emily Wood @emilyfwood.bsky.social · Jul 17

Caught COVID recently, it was nasty. I am now having a horrid relapse of long covid and not coping with the set back very well.
As much as no one wants to hear it, COVID has not gone away and it is still destroying lives. If you are ill, stay at home, stop spreading germs.

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Emily Wood @emilyfwood.bsky.social · Jul 17

Maybe if Labour weren't doing such unLabour things you wouldn't need to rebel. If only more Labour MPs had a spine like you. Well done.

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