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Tamsin S @ravenmaven.bsky.social · Aug 5

Some driven to private alternatives with a debt burden attached no doubt…

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Tamsin S @ravenmaven.bsky.social · Jul 29

I would love to see a documentary on the re-opening of Britain’s last tin mine.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jul 28

Tin mining to return to Cornwall after Reeves makes £29m investment

Reopening of South Crofty mine, which closed in 1998, could create 1,300 jobs for region Tin mining is poised for a comeback in Cornwall after the UK government invested almost £29m to reopen the county’s last tin mine, creating more than 1,000 jobs in the region. The South Crofty tin mine, near the Cornish village of Pool, closed in 1998, and in the years since, as tin prices have soared, attempts to reopen it have been unsuccessful. Continue reading...

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Tamsin S @ravenmaven.bsky.social · Jun 1

It’s just not aimed at those of us from the older generations any more - that’s OK isn’t it?

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · May 28

Today is #WorldBloodCancerDay

GiveBloodNHS is sharing the crucial role donations play in helping people recover from blood cancers like leukaemia and lymphoma.

You could be someone's lifeline❤️

Book an appointment today. It’s one of the most rewarding things I’ve done

www.blood.co.uk

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Tamsin S @ravenmaven.bsky.social · May 28

Thats what i call dedication to your YouTube channel (on snake handling, obvs) www.bbc.com/news/article...

'Unparalleled' snake antivenom made from man bitten 200 times

Scientists hope to make a universal antivenom from the extraordinary blood of a man exposed to snake venom for decades.

www.bbc.com

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Tamsin S @ravenmaven.bsky.social · May 6

They let ChatGPT write the press release again…

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Chartered Society of Physiotherapy @thecsp.bsky.social · Apr 7

'We'd like to see action around secondary prevention, the importance of rehabilitation, and to stop revolving door cases of people coming back into hospital.'

@robyeldham.bsky.social updates on the forthcoming 10 Year Plan and the move from a sickness to prevention healthcare based system.

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Tamsin S @ravenmaven.bsky.social · Mar 30

And all decisions on delivery are being devolved to local level in the future nhs because they “know how to solve their own problems”

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Tamsin S @ravenmaven.bsky.social · Mar 30

Free speech is weaponised when it’s aimed against target the administration hates & shut down when it disagrees. Welcome to the US(SR)

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Tamsin S @ravenmaven.bsky.social · Mar 30

You will know the exact number I’m sure but haven’t about 80000 beds been mothballed over recent years? I actually saw a change project recently crowing about £ saves from closing acute beds (tho reinvesting in community) other half works in acute & sees the daily tragedy of that so I coulda cried!

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Tamsin S @ravenmaven.bsky.social · Mar 27

This gov’s epic contortions to avoid crossing that line are quite something

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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · Mar 26

If it weren't for Brexit, Rachel Reeves would have another £50 billion in her purse; plenty enough to boost the NHS, welfare, and infrastructure, and allow for some tax cuts. What a happier and more optimistic Britain that would be.

That's the price of the delusional idiocy of Brexit.
#RejoinEU

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Tamsin S @ravenmaven.bsky.social · Mar 27

Imagine all’s AI…

Autumnal Ryan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · Mar 27

(John Lennon) 🎶 Imagine there's no admin 🎶

Tamsin S @ravenmaven.bsky.social · Mar 27

Sleep walking is right … so much doesn’t feel like strategy, but unintended consequences of short termism

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Tamsin S @ravenmaven.bsky.social · Mar 27

“We need to get rid of the nice to haves”, says Foluke Ajayi, vice-chair of NHS Confed and trust CEO. I guess that includes anything without a target eh like, er, all community services? Neighbourhood Health Service going to be tough to pull off, eh?

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

What's the way forward with NHS cuts?

Podcast Episode · Health On The Line · 26/03/2025 · 32m

podcasts.apple.com

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Tamsin S @ravenmaven.bsky.social · Mar 27

Bad times

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Tamsin S @ravenmaven.bsky.social · Mar 26

Cutting 10000 civil service jobs is a lame no-impact move when Cameron announced a 100,000 cut and they could not make the numbers work because they couldn’t afford the ££££ of exits too! I was one of those civil servants so thinking of my former colleagues heading for ugly workplace dynamics

Healthwatch @healthwatch.bsky.social · Mar 26

A painfully inevitability if you place yourself in a fiscal rules straitjacket. But as Tories found after 10 years of severe austerity- it don’t work. But then Tories just liked inflicting pain on us plebs
www.ft.com/content/f4ad...

Reeves’ gloomy Spring Statement to set stage for autumn austerity

Speech to MPs on Wednesday could be the harbinger of a more difficult full Budget, analysts warn

www.ft.com

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Tamsin S @ravenmaven.bsky.social · Mar 25

This is what devolving responsibility for the shift from hospitals to community to ICBs looks like when there are no targets or incentives - plans to close walk in centres and out of hours GP hubs.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Government asked to review possible Norfolk and Suffolk NHS cuts

A walk-in centre and out-of-hours GP bases could be closed under plans to save money.

www.bbc.co.uk

Tamsin S @ravenmaven.bsky.social · Mar 22

No consolation for those facing redundancy but the current system wasn’t working

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Tamsin S @ravenmaven.bsky.social · Mar 22

I wonder how long before the people who voted Labour because they believed in their policies turn away in disgust

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Tamsin S @ravenmaven.bsky.social · Mar 21

If that’s the case I wonder what every charity’s Stories function is doing all day.

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Tamsin S @ravenmaven.bsky.social · Mar 21

What a beautiful and poetic description. Love this

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Tamsin S @ravenmaven.bsky.social · Mar 18

One of my favourite holiday destinations I must revisit!

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Mar 18

Anecdote, meet data.

The anti-poverty charity’s data, obtained from the Department for Work and Pensions under freedom of information, found that five in every six people receiving the benefit with a mental health condition had at least one physical condition as well.

The JRF found that 90% of the forecast spending growth on personal independence payments (Pip) between now and 2030 will be for those who get both components – meaning they are people with significant difficulties with mobility and conducting daily tasks such as washing and cooking.

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Tamsin S @ravenmaven.bsky.social · Mar 18

Those living in poverty turning to alcohol, cigarettes and cheap high calorie food. I guess other countries are finding solutions other than short lived single issue interventions to get people on their bikes back to work. Like maybe providing jobs in deprived areas?

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