Kate Harvie

Very sensible. My dil recently returned to work after maternity leave and was disappointed that all the docs have gone back to wearing normal clothes.

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I'm well out of it nowadays, but it got very wearing when the solution to the lack of appointments was always just to tell us to work harder.

This is a totally wonderful podcast and a really entertaining and informative episode. Honestly, have a listen, you won't regret it.

Oh my! Sounds fabulous.

This is such a good podcast.

Groan!

War Surgeon Cleared by Tribunal Must Now Defend Himself in High Court I was cleared of all charges by an independent tribunal. Now the UK medical regulator wants to overturn that decision. I need your help to defend the independence of justice itself.

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Stop the Home Office’s cruel suspension of Refugee Family Reunion Safe Passage International is a charity that provides legal and social support to families torn apart by war and persecution, helping them reunite safely. We work in the UK, France and Greece.

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I have such a badge.

This is why medicine is described as an art as well as a science.

‘What I see in clinic is never a set of labels’: are we in danger of overdiagnosing mental illness? Our current approach to mental health labelling and diagnosis has brought benefits. But as a practising doctor, I am concerned that it may be doing more harm than good

‘What I see in clinic is never a set of labels’: are we in danger of overdiagnosing mental illness? www.theguardian.com/news/2026/fe...

There's a midweek cafe in a village near us where you can get a full English for a fiver. Admittedly it's run by volunteers, but it raises money for the village hall.

Yes!

Ooh that's remarkable!

Wheeeee! A new Podyssey! Thank you!

What more will they turn a blind eye to in my NHS whistleblowing case? Locum A&E Doctor. I am 10 years into an NHS whistlleblowing case and want to make it count for my family, NHS staff and patients.

I just supported this case! www.crowdjustice.com/case/what-wi... this saga has gone on too long, and it's time for justice.

It complies with bare below the elbows, so what could possibly go wrong?

Woman pulled out of UK ultramarathon after death threats over Afghanistan fundraising Sarah Porter was running 108-mile Montane Winter Spine Challenger South race when security team had to disable tracking device

She was running the #spinerace for Afghan women and girls. She was pulled out because of death threats. I’ll put her fundraiser page in the next post. Let’s support if we can.

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Donate to Sarah Porter Spine Race 2026, organized by Maria Hughes Run for freedom. A challenge like no other for a cause like no other. The Spine Ultram… Maria Hughes needs your support for Sarah Porter Spine Race 2026

Sarah’s fundraiser here gofund.me/370155498
NB - you can adjust the amount that GoFundMe tips itself, the default is a whopping 17.5%!

Stand in solidarity with the Odette Case claimants! Survivors of Typhoon Odette are taking Shell to court over its contribution to the climate crisis and the devastation of the super typhoon. Stand with them!

Profits should never cost lives. I’m standing with the survivors of Typhoon Odette in the Philippines in their fight against Shell. Sign now to join me: odettecase.org/take-action?...

I recall this too. Health visitors used to give all the preschool imms including home visits if needed.

Israel allowing traders to bring into Gaza ‘dual-use’ items barred from aid organisations Sources say generators and tent poles restricted from humanitarian organisations but commercial shipments allowed in

Israel allowing traders to bring into Gaza ‘dual-use’ items barred from aid organisations www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Whatever next?

Not everyone is able to do this, for lots of reasons. Blaming the patients isn't helpful. There will always be attendances that are judged "inappropriate".

Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s tweets were wrong, but he is no ‘anti-white Islamist’. Why does the British right want you to believe he is? | Naomi Klein I have no interest in defending his social media posts, but calls to strip the newly freed activist of British citizenship pile torment on top of torture, says Naomi Klein, Guardian US columnist and c...

Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s tweets were wrong, but he is no ‘anti-white Islamist’. Why does the British right want you to believe he is? | Naomi Klein www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I knew all about the NHS’s challenges and flaws. But then as a patient, I saw the love and the magic | Anne Perkins There is something about the care and professionalism to be seen on a ward that defies abstract analysis: a reminder of what it is to be human, says writer Anne Perkins

I knew all about the NHS’s challenges and flaws. But then as a patient, I saw the love and the magic | Anne Perkins www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Oooh that sounds fantastic!

Success by my reckoning! That's a travesty

POLL: Is Britain right to rejoin the Erasmus EU education scheme? Work on the UK joining Erasmus was announced as part of the Prime Minister's post-Brexit reset deal with Brussels in May. The UK left the scheme under Boris Johnson.

There's a poll on this page. You know what to do. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...