Frank Wood
@frankwoodunite1.bsky.social
Retired health worker and trade unionist
Lives in Scarborough with dad
Runs a bit
Lives in Scarborough with dad
Runs a bit
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“The physical and emotional toll is immense.”
Featuring direct accounts from nursing staff, our recent report outlines the rise of violence against staff & health facilities in war zones and areas of conflict.
Read our calls for urgent international action in full ➡️ https://bit.ly/46PRjB6
Featuring direct accounts from nursing staff, our recent report outlines the rise of violence against staff & health facilities in war zones and areas of conflict.
Read our calls for urgent international action in full ➡️ https://bit.ly/46PRjB6
December 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
“The physical and emotional toll is immense.”
Featuring direct accounts from nursing staff, our recent report outlines the rise of violence against staff & health facilities in war zones and areas of conflict.
Read our calls for urgent international action in full ➡️ https://bit.ly/46PRjB6
Featuring direct accounts from nursing staff, our recent report outlines the rise of violence against staff & health facilities in war zones and areas of conflict.
Read our calls for urgent international action in full ➡️ https://bit.ly/46PRjB6
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📢 Overseas recruitment of nurses and midwives has fallen by almost 50%, putting NHS services at serious risk.
UNISON warns that government immigration changes are damaging staffing levels and calls for urgent action.
Read more here ➡️ unsn.uk/4rU0YiC
UNISON warns that government immigration changes are damaging staffing levels and calls for urgent action.
Read more here ➡️ unsn.uk/4rU0YiC
December 5, 2025 at 10:09 AM
📢 Overseas recruitment of nurses and midwives has fallen by almost 50%, putting NHS services at serious risk.
UNISON warns that government immigration changes are damaging staffing levels and calls for urgent action.
Read more here ➡️ unsn.uk/4rU0YiC
UNISON warns that government immigration changes are damaging staffing levels and calls for urgent action.
Read more here ➡️ unsn.uk/4rU0YiC
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Hidden scandal of NHS staff exposed to cancer-causing chemical deemed the ‘next asbestos’ www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Hidden scandal of NHS staff exposed to cancer-causing chemical deemed ‘next asbestos’
Exclusive: Staff have been left disabled, suffering from severe asthma, and forced out of their jobs as the NHS and UK regulators fail to protect thousands from a toxic cancer-linked chemical. Rebecca...
www.independent.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Hidden scandal of NHS staff exposed to cancer-causing chemical deemed the ‘next asbestos’ www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
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Poet Philip Larkin died on this day 1985, aged 63. To DJ Enright, 1955: 'I wish I could think of one nice thing I could tell you about Hull. Oh yes … it’s very nice and flat for cycling.' Photo outside the University of Hull, 1979, by Jane Bown.
December 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Poet Philip Larkin died on this day 1985, aged 63. To DJ Enright, 1955: 'I wish I could think of one nice thing I could tell you about Hull. Oh yes … it’s very nice and flat for cycling.' Photo outside the University of Hull, 1979, by Jane Bown.
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The Telegraph on the Budget: Does anyone come out better off? Surprisingly, yes – state pensioners, people on benefits and low-paid workers all come out as winners.
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The Telegraph on the Budget: Does anyone come out better off? Surprisingly, yes – state pensioners, people on benefits and low-paid workers all come out as winners.
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🚨| Plans to double the Indefinite Leave to Remain qualifying period from five to 10 years will only deepen uncertainty and financial hardship for internationally educated nursing staff.
Ministers must scrap these plans which will only worsen the staffing crisis and put patients at risk. ⬇️
Ministers must scrap these plans which will only worsen the staffing crisis and put patients at risk. ⬇️
Almost 50,000 nursing staff could leave UK under proposed new visa rules, RCN warns | News | Royal College of Nursing
We’re urging ministers to scrap plans to double the Indefinite Leave to Remain qualifying period, which could deepen the staffing crisis and put patient care at risk
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November 20, 2025 at 8:50 AM
🚨| Plans to double the Indefinite Leave to Remain qualifying period from five to 10 years will only deepen uncertainty and financial hardship for internationally educated nursing staff.
Ministers must scrap these plans which will only worsen the staffing crisis and put patients at risk. ⬇️
Ministers must scrap these plans which will only worsen the staffing crisis and put patients at risk. ⬇️
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Time stands still with Stop All the Clocks, a selection of W.H. Auden's dazzling poems of love, loss and heartbreak.
Out today. linktr.ee/StopAllTheClocks ⏰
Out today. linktr.ee/StopAllTheClocks ⏰
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Time stands still with Stop All the Clocks, a selection of W.H. Auden's dazzling poems of love, loss and heartbreak.
Out today. linktr.ee/StopAllTheClocks ⏰
Out today. linktr.ee/StopAllTheClocks ⏰
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The announcement of new asylum measures by the Home Secretary risks fuelling anti-migrant rhetoric.
We reiterate our solidarity with our colleagues, many of whom are being subjected to increasingly hostile treatment as a direct result.
www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
We reiterate our solidarity with our colleagues, many of whom are being subjected to increasingly hostile treatment as a direct result.
www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The announcement of new asylum measures by the Home Secretary risks fuelling anti-migrant rhetoric.
We reiterate our solidarity with our colleagues, many of whom are being subjected to increasingly hostile treatment as a direct result.
www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
We reiterate our solidarity with our colleagues, many of whom are being subjected to increasingly hostile treatment as a direct result.
www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
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I genuinely despair at the state of the Labour government.
The proposed asylum seeker policy is totally alien to the party's internationalist values and the wishes of the membership.
The proposed asylum seeker policy is totally alien to the party's internationalist values and the wishes of the membership.
November 17, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I genuinely despair at the state of the Labour government.
The proposed asylum seeker policy is totally alien to the party's internationalist values and the wishes of the membership.
The proposed asylum seeker policy is totally alien to the party's internationalist values and the wishes of the membership.
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𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗯𝘆𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗷𝗼𝗯𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀
Following last night's extraordinary council meeting, UNISON says any changes to local structures must have proper funding behind them and protect the people delivering essential services.
Read more: unsn.uk/derbyshirelgr
Following last night's extraordinary council meeting, UNISON says any changes to local structures must have proper funding behind them and protect the people delivering essential services.
Read more: unsn.uk/derbyshirelgr
November 14, 2025 at 9:36 AM
𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗯𝘆𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗷𝗼𝗯𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀
Following last night's extraordinary council meeting, UNISON says any changes to local structures must have proper funding behind them and protect the people delivering essential services.
Read more: unsn.uk/derbyshirelgr
Following last night's extraordinary council meeting, UNISON says any changes to local structures must have proper funding behind them and protect the people delivering essential services.
Read more: unsn.uk/derbyshirelgr
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📣 Five days of strike action in England starts today.
These strikes could have been averted, if Wes Streeting had a credible pay and jobs offer for resident doctors in England to consider.
🪧 See you on the picket lines: www.bma.org.uk/rdpicketlines
These strikes could have been averted, if Wes Streeting had a credible pay and jobs offer for resident doctors in England to consider.
🪧 See you on the picket lines: www.bma.org.uk/rdpicketlines
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
📣 Five days of strike action in England starts today.
These strikes could have been averted, if Wes Streeting had a credible pay and jobs offer for resident doctors in England to consider.
🪧 See you on the picket lines: www.bma.org.uk/rdpicketlines
These strikes could have been averted, if Wes Streeting had a credible pay and jobs offer for resident doctors in England to consider.
🪧 See you on the picket lines: www.bma.org.uk/rdpicketlines
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Resident doctors begin striking tomorrow.
There'll be regional and local pickets between 14-19 November, across England.
If you're planning on picketing or showing solidarity at a picket line, make sure you've read our guidance: www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #DoctorsStrike
There'll be regional and local pickets between 14-19 November, across England.
If you're planning on picketing or showing solidarity at a picket line, make sure you've read our guidance: www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #DoctorsStrike
November 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Resident doctors begin striking tomorrow.
There'll be regional and local pickets between 14-19 November, across England.
If you're planning on picketing or showing solidarity at a picket line, make sure you've read our guidance: www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #DoctorsStrike
There'll be regional and local pickets between 14-19 November, across England.
If you're planning on picketing or showing solidarity at a picket line, make sure you've read our guidance: www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #DoctorsStrike
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Lib Dem Leader @eddavey.libdems.org.uk:
"A great British institution is under attack from a foreign government. President Trump is trying to destroy our BBC... Trump has undermined press freedom in America. Now he's trying to do the same here, disgracefully egged on by the leader of Reform."
"A great British institution is under attack from a foreign government. President Trump is trying to destroy our BBC... Trump has undermined press freedom in America. Now he's trying to do the same here, disgracefully egged on by the leader of Reform."
November 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Lib Dem Leader @eddavey.libdems.org.uk:
"A great British institution is under attack from a foreign government. President Trump is trying to destroy our BBC... Trump has undermined press freedom in America. Now he's trying to do the same here, disgracefully egged on by the leader of Reform."
"A great British institution is under attack from a foreign government. President Trump is trying to destroy our BBC... Trump has undermined press freedom in America. Now he's trying to do the same here, disgracefully egged on by the leader of Reform."
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Nursing staff dedicate their lives to caring for others, and too often they are faced with the most appalling hatred and intimidation.
The government must stop pandering to dangerous anti-migrant sentiments and employers must prioritise tackling racism. Staff have the right to be safe at work.
The government must stop pandering to dangerous anti-migrant sentiments and employers must prioritise tackling racism. Staff have the right to be safe at work.
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Nursing staff dedicate their lives to caring for others, and too often they are faced with the most appalling hatred and intimidation.
The government must stop pandering to dangerous anti-migrant sentiments and employers must prioritise tackling racism. Staff have the right to be safe at work.
The government must stop pandering to dangerous anti-migrant sentiments and employers must prioritise tackling racism. Staff have the right to be safe at work.
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Rally with us to support the Gloucestershire Phlebotomists’ fair pay fight ✊
📰Read and share our call to join 17 November in this weekend’s @mstaronline.bsky.social : morningstaronline.co.uk/article/rall...
✍️RSVP and join us in Gloucester: www.megaphone.org.uk/events/solid...
#StrikeMap
📰Read and share our call to join 17 November in this weekend’s @mstaronline.bsky.social : morningstaronline.co.uk/article/rall...
✍️RSVP and join us in Gloucester: www.megaphone.org.uk/events/solid...
#StrikeMap
November 8, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Rally with us to support the Gloucestershire Phlebotomists’ fair pay fight ✊
📰Read and share our call to join 17 November in this weekend’s @mstaronline.bsky.social : morningstaronline.co.uk/article/rall...
✍️RSVP and join us in Gloucester: www.megaphone.org.uk/events/solid...
#StrikeMap
📰Read and share our call to join 17 November in this weekend’s @mstaronline.bsky.social : morningstaronline.co.uk/article/rall...
✍️RSVP and join us in Gloucester: www.megaphone.org.uk/events/solid...
#StrikeMap
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Mid and South Essex #NHS Foundation Trust CQC report damning.
The findings of the CQC report are shocking but unsurprising. unitetheunion's workplace reps at the trust are far too used to looking after dedicated staff whose concerns about a toxic management culture and patient care are dismissed.
The findings of the CQC report are shocking but unsurprising. unitetheunion's workplace reps at the trust are far too used to looking after dedicated staff whose concerns about a toxic management culture and patient care are dismissed.
November 6, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Mid and South Essex #NHS Foundation Trust CQC report damning.
The findings of the CQC report are shocking but unsurprising. unitetheunion's workplace reps at the trust are far too used to looking after dedicated staff whose concerns about a toxic management culture and patient care are dismissed.
The findings of the CQC report are shocking but unsurprising. unitetheunion's workplace reps at the trust are far too used to looking after dedicated staff whose concerns about a toxic management culture and patient care are dismissed.
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There is no issue more critical for our broken economy than sky-high energy costs.
It’s time to close the chapter on deregulated market madness. That’s the foundation we need for a genuine Industrial Strategy.
It’s time to close the chapter on deregulated market madness. That’s the foundation we need for a genuine Industrial Strategy.
'Energy profits cost households £500 each - time to get a grip'
The Unite union says much of the profits made by energy companies in the UK goes to foreign governments and mega-wealthy investors
www.mirror.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
There is no issue more critical for our broken economy than sky-high energy costs.
It’s time to close the chapter on deregulated market madness. That’s the foundation we need for a genuine Industrial Strategy.
It’s time to close the chapter on deregulated market madness. That’s the foundation we need for a genuine Industrial Strategy.
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Oh Scarborough even your chippies are iconic!
October 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Oh Scarborough even your chippies are iconic!
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Starmer’s plan to combat NHS racism will not work www.hsj.co.uk/health-inequ...
Starmer’s plan to combat NHS racism will not work
Mandatory online diversity training won't fix racism, including, antisemitism in the NHS; only evidence-based, accountable leadership and cultural change will
www.hsj.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Starmer’s plan to combat NHS racism will not work www.hsj.co.uk/health-inequ...
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UNISON signs joint union letter calling for an end to the escalation of anti-migrant rhetoric.
“Our health and social care sector is built on the hard work and rich diversity of its workforce."
Read our joint statement
www.unison.org.uk/content/uplo...
“Our health and social care sector is built on the hard work and rich diversity of its workforce."
Read our joint statement
www.unison.org.uk/content/uplo...
October 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
UNISON signs joint union letter calling for an end to the escalation of anti-migrant rhetoric.
“Our health and social care sector is built on the hard work and rich diversity of its workforce."
Read our joint statement
www.unison.org.uk/content/uplo...
“Our health and social care sector is built on the hard work and rich diversity of its workforce."
Read our joint statement
www.unison.org.uk/content/uplo...
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Our healthcare sector is built on the rich diversity of its workforce.
Today we’re calling on the media and some politicians to stop spreading misinformation and anti-migrant rhetoric.
Read our joint statement: www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
Today we’re calling on the media and some politicians to stop spreading misinformation and anti-migrant rhetoric.
Read our joint statement: www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
Trade unions demand end to attacks on overseas workforce
Employees from ‘international backgrounds, or perceived as ethnically distinct from the majority population, are facing a sustained campaign of anti-migrant rhetoric’
www.bma.org.uk
October 15, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Our healthcare sector is built on the rich diversity of its workforce.
Today we’re calling on the media and some politicians to stop spreading misinformation and anti-migrant rhetoric.
Read our joint statement: www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
Today we’re calling on the media and some politicians to stop spreading misinformation and anti-migrant rhetoric.
Read our joint statement: www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
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We have signed a joint union statement standing against rising anti-migrant and racist rhetoric.
We stand in solidarity with our international workforce and migrant communities. Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/42BLbKk
We stand in solidarity with our international workforce and migrant communities. Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/42BLbKk
October 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
We have signed a joint union statement standing against rising anti-migrant and racist rhetoric.
We stand in solidarity with our international workforce and migrant communities. Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/42BLbKk
We stand in solidarity with our international workforce and migrant communities. Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/42BLbKk
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It's One Team Day! We're recognising all NHS support staff working tirelessly, often without the recognition they deserve.
Without our hard-working medical secretaries, we'd never get our test results or hear that friendly voice when we need it most.
👉 unsn.uk/oneteamday
Without our hard-working medical secretaries, we'd never get our test results or hear that friendly voice when we need it most.
👉 unsn.uk/oneteamday
October 15, 2025 at 8:32 AM
It's One Team Day! We're recognising all NHS support staff working tirelessly, often without the recognition they deserve.
Without our hard-working medical secretaries, we'd never get our test results or hear that friendly voice when we need it most.
👉 unsn.uk/oneteamday
Without our hard-working medical secretaries, we'd never get our test results or hear that friendly voice when we need it most.
👉 unsn.uk/oneteamday
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Here is an extract from Seamus Heaney’s The Cure at Troy, displayed in Dublin with an extract from Victoria Adukwei Bulley as part of our recent Poetry Underlined campaign:
See more about the campaign here: faber.co.uk/journal/poetry-underlined-duncan-montgomery-on-the-campaign-design/
See more about the campaign here: faber.co.uk/journal/poetry-underlined-duncan-montgomery-on-the-campaign-design/
October 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Here is an extract from Seamus Heaney’s The Cure at Troy, displayed in Dublin with an extract from Victoria Adukwei Bulley as part of our recent Poetry Underlined campaign:
See more about the campaign here: faber.co.uk/journal/poetry-underlined-duncan-montgomery-on-the-campaign-design/
See more about the campaign here: faber.co.uk/journal/poetry-underlined-duncan-montgomery-on-the-campaign-design/