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Sarah Dempster
@sarahdempster.bsky.social
Curious and hopeful public health person. Based in Shetland (the sea is my happy place). Always learning.
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Over 20,000 people have already backed my petition calling for a Wealth Tax, not cuts to disability support.

As part of our campaigning to get as many MPs as possible to vote down these cuts, I’ll present this in Parliament ahead of any vote.

Sign here👇
chng.it/zWMrwRvY8Y
April 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Austerity has had a devastating effect on health.

Trends in UK mortality reflect a public health failure, write @lucindahiam.bsky.social and colleagues
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
March 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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The problem with trying to clear the ‘river’ is the failure to work up why it’s full in the first place

I’ve heard little from Labour about funding the support for those falling in

People are being asked to climb out themselves
March 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
This is such a good overview of ADHD and its history. ADHD is real, affects at least 4% of the population, and can be managed with the right support. ⬇️ stigma ⬆️ understanding (at a whole system level) is essential to transform and save lives #adhd
Does #ADHD have an identity crisis?

Professor Sally Marlow explores the changing faces of a condition that has been hotly debated for 75 years in a new
#BBCRadio4 show.

She also sits down with Professor Ellie Dommett to break down differences in the ADHD brain👇

bit.ly/41ssmc5
Archive on 4 - Trouble Staying Still: ADHD's Identity Crisis - BBC Sounds
Sally Marlow reveals the changing faces of ADHD and why it remains so contentious.
bit.ly
February 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM