@enfys41.bsky.social
Love to craft, garden and read. Parent/carer.
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A cardboard bird . . . made entirely from recycled cardboard tubes. "You don't need a mountain of materials, or expensive tools and equipment to make something that is sophisticated and beautiful" DW
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky
November 15, 2025 at 10:08 AM
A cardboard bird . . . made entirely from recycled cardboard tubes. "You don't need a mountain of materials, or expensive tools and equipment to make something that is sophisticated and beautiful" DW
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky
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Oxehealth is launching in Australia this month under the new name, LIO. From the marketing material it seems they are doing what they initially did in the UK, before our campaign, and not mentioning the word camera.
www.alpha.global/blog/news-in...
www.alpha.global/blog/news-in...
Alpha Global Partners with LIO to Transform Mental Health Care in Aust
Alpha Global teams up with LIO to bring advanced mental health technology to Australia, improving patient safety and clinician support.
www.alpha.global
September 8, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Oxehealth is launching in Australia this month under the new name, LIO. From the marketing material it seems they are doing what they initially did in the UK, before our campaign, and not mentioning the word camera.
www.alpha.global/blog/news-in...
www.alpha.global/blog/news-in...
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Police saved the UK from 890 retired and disabled terrorists and a mannequin this weekend
Police saved the UK from 890 retired and disabled terrorists and a mannequin this weekend
LEGAL DISCLAIMER: Before I begin this article, I must point out that I fully support the police dragging away old ladies on zimmerframes.
www.councilestatemedia.uk
September 8, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Police saved the UK from 890 retired and disabled terrorists and a mannequin this weekend
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I think if your surprise conference stars are Nadine Dorries, Andrea Jenkyns and Lucy Connolly it’s probably time to put the bottle down and have a good old think about how life is going.
September 7, 2025 at 8:52 AM
I think if your surprise conference stars are Nadine Dorries, Andrea Jenkyns and Lucy Connolly it’s probably time to put the bottle down and have a good old think about how life is going.
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@samcoatessky.bsky.social hi Sam, this morning you stated “…the main opposition parties, the Cons and Reform UK…”
Unless I missed 67 Parliamentary by-elections since July, the Lib Dems are very much the main opposition party with the Cons, not Reform.
Do we have to keep doing this?
Unless I missed 67 Parliamentary by-elections since July, the Lib Dems are very much the main opposition party with the Cons, not Reform.
Do we have to keep doing this?
September 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
@samcoatessky.bsky.social hi Sam, this morning you stated “…the main opposition parties, the Cons and Reform UK…”
Unless I missed 67 Parliamentary by-elections since July, the Lib Dems are very much the main opposition party with the Cons, not Reform.
Do we have to keep doing this?
Unless I missed 67 Parliamentary by-elections since July, the Lib Dems are very much the main opposition party with the Cons, not Reform.
Do we have to keep doing this?
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PEG - Profanity Embroidery Group, Whitstable, UK, a group formed by women for stitching and swearing #WomensArt
August 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
PEG - Profanity Embroidery Group, Whitstable, UK, a group formed by women for stitching and swearing #WomensArt
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#OliversCampaign
I am angry @NHSE_WTE have always been clear: people with a learning disability & autistic individuals delivering Oliver’s Training should be paid Band 5 rates
Yet many charities with contracts to deliver it are paying minimum wage
Not On My Watch
Please retweet
I am angry @NHSE_WTE have always been clear: people with a learning disability & autistic individuals delivering Oliver’s Training should be paid Band 5 rates
Yet many charities with contracts to deliver it are paying minimum wage
Not On My Watch
Please retweet
August 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
#OliversCampaign
I am angry @NHSE_WTE have always been clear: people with a learning disability & autistic individuals delivering Oliver’s Training should be paid Band 5 rates
Yet many charities with contracts to deliver it are paying minimum wage
Not On My Watch
Please retweet
I am angry @NHSE_WTE have always been clear: people with a learning disability & autistic individuals delivering Oliver’s Training should be paid Band 5 rates
Yet many charities with contracts to deliver it are paying minimum wage
Not On My Watch
Please retweet
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Please share! 💚🍀
forestofimagination.org.uk/foi2025
forestofimagination.org.uk/foi2025
Forest of Imagination 2025, Entry Hill, Bath | Forest of Imagination 2025
Forest of Imagination, Forest of Imagination 2025, #playfulbath, collaboration, Bath events, Entry Hill, Assemble in the Forest, Grant Associates, House of Imagination, FOI, FOI 2025, Imagining the Fu...
forestofimagination.org.uk
August 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Please share! 💚🍀
forestofimagination.org.uk/foi2025
forestofimagination.org.uk/foi2025
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New blog. How my faith in “Personality Disorder” was shaken. Do share if you like it.
www.beamconsultancy.co.uk/the-blog/202...
www.beamconsultancy.co.uk/the-blog/202...
Why I Stopped Believing in "Personality Disorder" — Beam Consultancy
In 1988, Louis Appleby wrote “Personality Disorder: The Patients Psychiatrists Dislike.” It’s difficult to read it without concluding that many psychiatrists label the people they dislike — rather t...
www.beamconsultancy.co.uk
July 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
New blog. How my faith in “Personality Disorder” was shaken. Do share if you like it.
www.beamconsultancy.co.uk/the-blog/202...
www.beamconsultancy.co.uk/the-blog/202...
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I'll be announcing a winner at 6pm today. Share the post below to enter. ⬇️
July 24, 2025 at 7:05 AM
I'll be announcing a winner at 6pm today. Share the post below to enter. ⬇️
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Help make young carers’ lives better.
Give them a break.
Any person or organisation in a position to help young carers can sign Young Carers Covenant.
It’s a great way for MPs, MSPs and Members of the Senedd to show their commitment to improving young carers’ lives.
carers.org/campaigning-...
Give them a break.
Any person or organisation in a position to help young carers can sign Young Carers Covenant.
It’s a great way for MPs, MSPs and Members of the Senedd to show their commitment to improving young carers’ lives.
carers.org/campaigning-...
The Young Carers Covenant
It's time we all came together to make a change and create a Fair Future for Young Carers.
carers.org
March 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Help make young carers’ lives better.
Give them a break.
Any person or organisation in a position to help young carers can sign Young Carers Covenant.
It’s a great way for MPs, MSPs and Members of the Senedd to show their commitment to improving young carers’ lives.
carers.org/campaigning-...
Give them a break.
Any person or organisation in a position to help young carers can sign Young Carers Covenant.
It’s a great way for MPs, MSPs and Members of the Senedd to show their commitment to improving young carers’ lives.
carers.org/campaigning-...
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Rightful Lives is co-hosting an event on 4th March at Doughty Street Chambers. It will look at the implications of the Mental Health Bill for autistic people and people with learning disabilities. Why not come along!
www.doughtystreet.co.uk/event/deep-d...
www.doughtystreet.co.uk/event/deep-d...
A deep dive into the Mental Health Bill 2024
A deep dive into the Mental Health Bill 2024Detention and treatmentThursday 27th February 2025 | 18:00 - 19:30Location: Online via ZoomIn the second webinar of this series Sophy Miles and Elizabeth Cl...
www.doughtystreet.co.uk
February 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Rightful Lives is co-hosting an event on 4th March at Doughty Street Chambers. It will look at the implications of the Mental Health Bill for autistic people and people with learning disabilities. Why not come along!
www.doughtystreet.co.uk/event/deep-d...
www.doughtystreet.co.uk/event/deep-d...
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"Unsafe discharge and non-evidence-based treatment are impacting people with eating disorders all over the UK daily"
This #EatingDisorderAwarenessWeek @hopevirgo.bsky.social sets out the urgency of improving support for people with eating disorders:
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/a-right-to-h...
This #EatingDisorderAwarenessWeek @hopevirgo.bsky.social sets out the urgency of improving support for people with eating disorders:
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/a-right-to-h...
A right to health: Fighting for better eating disorder treatment - Centre for Mental Health
Hope Virgo sets out the urgent need for change to tackle decades of neglect and improve support for people with eating disorders.
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk
February 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
"Unsafe discharge and non-evidence-based treatment are impacting people with eating disorders all over the UK daily"
This #EatingDisorderAwarenessWeek @hopevirgo.bsky.social sets out the urgency of improving support for people with eating disorders:
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/a-right-to-h...
This #EatingDisorderAwarenessWeek @hopevirgo.bsky.social sets out the urgency of improving support for people with eating disorders:
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/a-right-to-h...
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Basic, unsexy sh*t that’s been lost but would make a massive difference for us as patients:
- Day centres
- Volunteer work without DWP pressure
- Community rehabilitation teams
- Having the same careco for more than a year
- good supported accommodation
- Day centres
- Volunteer work without DWP pressure
- Community rehabilitation teams
- Having the same careco for more than a year
- good supported accommodation
February 15, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Basic, unsexy sh*t that’s been lost but would make a massive difference for us as patients:
- Day centres
- Volunteer work without DWP pressure
- Community rehabilitation teams
- Having the same careco for more than a year
- good supported accommodation
- Day centres
- Volunteer work without DWP pressure
- Community rehabilitation teams
- Having the same careco for more than a year
- good supported accommodation
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These stories are hugely distressing, and paint a picture of how woefully inadequate eating disorder care is.
The last thing children should feel is neglected by those meant to support them.
It's beyond clear - we need mandatory training for front-line workers and better accountability mechanisms.
The last thing children should feel is neglected by those meant to support them.
It's beyond clear - we need mandatory training for front-line workers and better accountability mechanisms.
Teenagers mocked by nurses at Skye House children's psychiatric unit
A BBC investigation finds some nurses were verbally abusive and cruel towards unwell teenagers.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
These stories are hugely distressing, and paint a picture of how woefully inadequate eating disorder care is.
The last thing children should feel is neglected by those meant to support them.
It's beyond clear - we need mandatory training for front-line workers and better accountability mechanisms.
The last thing children should feel is neglected by those meant to support them.
It's beyond clear - we need mandatory training for front-line workers and better accountability mechanisms.
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To those of us who have lived experience of MH units, either personal or loved ones incarcerated, this comes as no surprise at all. MH in-patient units are cruel places and the cruelest people seem to be many of the staff. It’s an ingrained toxic culture.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Teenage psychiatric patients told they are 'pathetic and disgusting'
A BBC investigation finds some nurses were verbally abusive and cruel towards unwell teenagers.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
To those of us who have lived experience of MH units, either personal or loved ones incarcerated, this comes as no surprise at all. MH in-patient units are cruel places and the cruelest people seem to be many of the staff. It’s an ingrained toxic culture.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Children and young people in England with serious mental health problems are still being sent for treatment many miles away from their homes because bed shortages in some areas remain so severe, despite a pledge to end such practices eight years ago.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Children still being sent far from home for mental health care in England
Figures show practice continues eight years after pledge to end it, potentially impeding young people’s recovery
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Children and young people in England with serious mental health problems are still being sent for treatment many miles away from their homes because bed shortages in some areas remain so severe, despite a pledge to end such practices eight years ago.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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We're proud to be 1 of 10 UKTEPoP partners who today published a joint statement pledging our commitment to diversity, equity & inclusion in UK species monitoring schemes:
jncc.gov.uk/our-work/ukt...
We need to better understand how biodiversity loss is impacting under-recorded areas & communities.
jncc.gov.uk/our-work/ukt...
We need to better understand how biodiversity loss is impacting under-recorded areas & communities.
February 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
We're proud to be 1 of 10 UKTEPoP partners who today published a joint statement pledging our commitment to diversity, equity & inclusion in UK species monitoring schemes:
jncc.gov.uk/our-work/ukt...
We need to better understand how biodiversity loss is impacting under-recorded areas & communities.
jncc.gov.uk/our-work/ukt...
We need to better understand how biodiversity loss is impacting under-recorded areas & communities.
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We're hiring!
Could you help create a resilient future for the Botanical Society, working across our teams to support staff and volunteers?
Apply to become our first ever Administration Officer: bsbi.org/vacancies/ad...
Not applying yourself? Then please help us spread the word! Deadline: 2nd March
Could you help create a resilient future for the Botanical Society, working across our teams to support staff and volunteers?
Apply to become our first ever Administration Officer: bsbi.org/vacancies/ad...
Not applying yourself? Then please help us spread the word! Deadline: 2nd March
February 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
We're hiring!
Could you help create a resilient future for the Botanical Society, working across our teams to support staff and volunteers?
Apply to become our first ever Administration Officer: bsbi.org/vacancies/ad...
Not applying yourself? Then please help us spread the word! Deadline: 2nd March
Could you help create a resilient future for the Botanical Society, working across our teams to support staff and volunteers?
Apply to become our first ever Administration Officer: bsbi.org/vacancies/ad...
Not applying yourself? Then please help us spread the word! Deadline: 2nd March
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Vaccines do not cause autism.
Keep saying things that have been demonstrated by robust science and are the subject or organised disinformation. Don’t just ignore the attempts to brainwash.
#academicsky
Keep saying things that have been demonstrated by robust science and are the subject or organised disinformation. Don’t just ignore the attempts to brainwash.
#academicsky
January 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Vaccines do not cause autism.
Keep saying things that have been demonstrated by robust science and are the subject or organised disinformation. Don’t just ignore the attempts to brainwash.
#academicsky
Keep saying things that have been demonstrated by robust science and are the subject or organised disinformation. Don’t just ignore the attempts to brainwash.
#academicsky
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A lead clinician in south England is putting more and more people with eating disorders on palliative care each day - how @nhservice.bsky.social is allowing this happen on their watch is absolutely disgraceful
January 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
A lead clinician in south England is putting more and more people with eating disorders on palliative care each day - how @nhservice.bsky.social is allowing this happen on their watch is absolutely disgraceful
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This column has been the second most read on the whole Guardian site today and it’s all credit to Rosy who literally used her last voice to speak out about this country’s care crisis.
Please do continue to read and share. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Please do continue to read and share. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A reader with a terminal illness emailed in despair. What she told me should shock us all | Frances Ryan
Rosy is unable to move, breathe or eat unassisted. Yet NHS assessors think it’s fine to leave her alone for hours at a time, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This column has been the second most read on the whole Guardian site today and it’s all credit to Rosy who literally used her last voice to speak out about this country’s care crisis.
Please do continue to read and share. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Please do continue to read and share. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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PD DX should imo be abolished. For many women the pejorative dustbin diagnonsense results in permanent child removal, severing mother/child ties, destroying lives.
For unprofessionals the DX is a way of justifying maltreatment & abuse
#TraumaNotPD
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
For unprofessionals the DX is a way of justifying maltreatment & abuse
#TraumaNotPD
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Personality disorder patients let down by 'misleading' diagnosis
Jessica Matthews was 21 when she was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
PD DX should imo be abolished. For many women the pejorative dustbin diagnonsense results in permanent child removal, severing mother/child ties, destroying lives.
For unprofessionals the DX is a way of justifying maltreatment & abuse
#TraumaNotPD
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
For unprofessionals the DX is a way of justifying maltreatment & abuse
#TraumaNotPD
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.