Kate
@katermn.bsky.social
Mental health nurse; occasional troublemaker.
🚨 TOMORROW! 🚨
Come and join the “hard left eco mob trying to derail NHS pay deal” in London 👇
Come and join the “hard left eco mob trying to derail NHS pay deal” in London 👇
June 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
🚨 TOMORROW! 🚨
Come and join the “hard left eco mob trying to derail NHS pay deal” in London 👇
Come and join the “hard left eco mob trying to derail NHS pay deal” in London 👇
Finally on my way to Liverpool for @rcn.org.uk Congress #RCN25.
Looking forward to seeing some of the @nhsworkerssayno.bsky.social squad and joining the mental health forum as a voting member.
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Looking forward to seeing some of the @nhsworkerssayno.bsky.social squad and joining the mental health forum as a voting member.
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May 14, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Finally on my way to Liverpool for @rcn.org.uk Congress #RCN25.
Looking forward to seeing some of the @nhsworkerssayno.bsky.social squad and joining the mental health forum as a voting member.
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Looking forward to seeing some of the @nhsworkerssayno.bsky.social squad and joining the mental health forum as a voting member.
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❗️This is at the 1 in 12 Club in Bradford today. 🇵🇸
May 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
❗️This is at the 1 in 12 Club in Bradford today. 🇵🇸
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To be absolutely clear, I will not vote for Labour if they continue to support Israel’s genocide of the Palestinians.
I won’t be voting tactically
I don’t care who that lets into power
I’m not voting for a Party that can permit the wilful starvation of innocent people.
I won’t be voting tactically
I don’t care who that lets into power
I’m not voting for a Party that can permit the wilful starvation of innocent people.
May 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
To be absolutely clear, I will not vote for Labour if they continue to support Israel’s genocide of the Palestinians.
I won’t be voting tactically
I don’t care who that lets into power
I’m not voting for a Party that can permit the wilful starvation of innocent people.
I won’t be voting tactically
I don’t care who that lets into power
I’m not voting for a Party that can permit the wilful starvation of innocent people.
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Thank you Ifhat for your support!
I am standing for re-election to the female health seat on UNISON's NEC alongside Claire Miller and Kevin Corran.
We also recommend voting for Adrian O'Malley for the remaining health seat.
#TimeforRealChange
#UNISON
#NECElections2025
I am standing for re-election to the female health seat on UNISON's NEC alongside Claire Miller and Kevin Corran.
We also recommend voting for Adrian O'Malley for the remaining health seat.
#TimeforRealChange
#UNISON
#NECElections2025
April 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Thank you Ifhat for your support!
I am standing for re-election to the female health seat on UNISON's NEC alongside Claire Miller and Kevin Corran.
We also recommend voting for Adrian O'Malley for the remaining health seat.
#TimeforRealChange
#UNISON
#NECElections2025
I am standing for re-election to the female health seat on UNISON's NEC alongside Claire Miller and Kevin Corran.
We also recommend voting for Adrian O'Malley for the remaining health seat.
#TimeforRealChange
#UNISON
#NECElections2025
Proud to join colleagues from West Yorkshire Health Workers 4 Palestine for a march remembering Palestinian health workers in Leeds this weekend.
#NotATarget #FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya
#NotATarget #FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya
April 21, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Proud to join colleagues from West Yorkshire Health Workers 4 Palestine for a march remembering Palestinian health workers in Leeds this weekend.
#NotATarget #FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya
#NotATarget #FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya
Many of the best people I meet are trans. Some of the biggest advocates for justice. No trans woman has ever threatened my rights. Today’s ruling is a win for hypothetical scenarios that barely exist in reality, and causes real life pain and anxiety for people already enduring so much.
April 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Many of the best people I meet are trans. Some of the biggest advocates for justice. No trans woman has ever threatened my rights. Today’s ruling is a win for hypothetical scenarios that barely exist in reality, and causes real life pain and anxiety for people already enduring so much.
Outside the BBC building in Leeds this lunchtime:
“BBC, pick a side: justice or genocide!”
#FreePalestine
“BBC, pick a side: justice or genocide!”
#FreePalestine
April 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Outside the BBC building in Leeds this lunchtime:
“BBC, pick a side: justice or genocide!”
#FreePalestine
“BBC, pick a side: justice or genocide!”
#FreePalestine
Just watched ‘Striking with Pride: United at the Coalface’ as part of Leeds Queer Film Festival and 100% recommend to anyone who gets a chance to watch it.
An important display of solidarity I think a few on the left could do with being reminded of right now.
An important display of solidarity I think a few on the left could do with being reminded of right now.
February 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Just watched ‘Striking with Pride: United at the Coalface’ as part of Leeds Queer Film Festival and 100% recommend to anyone who gets a chance to watch it.
An important display of solidarity I think a few on the left could do with being reminded of right now.
An important display of solidarity I think a few on the left could do with being reminded of right now.
This ⬇️
It’s a sign that there’s something v wrong with society if one job isn’t enough to survive on
And these people no doubt would be the first to complain about standards slipping. How can you expect good service when an employee is exhausted? Would you want a doctor straight off another shift?
It’s a sign that there’s something v wrong with society if one job isn’t enough to survive on
And these people no doubt would be the first to complain about standards slipping. How can you expect good service when an employee is exhausted? Would you want a doctor straight off another shift?
I hate to see 'well just get a second job' normalised. The 'just get a better job' retort to complaints about wage suppression are bad enough.
February 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This ⬇️
It’s a sign that there’s something v wrong with society if one job isn’t enough to survive on
And these people no doubt would be the first to complain about standards slipping. How can you expect good service when an employee is exhausted? Would you want a doctor straight off another shift?
It’s a sign that there’s something v wrong with society if one job isn’t enough to survive on
And these people no doubt would be the first to complain about standards slipping. How can you expect good service when an employee is exhausted? Would you want a doctor straight off another shift?
I’m never going to stop laughing at this
February 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I’m never going to stop laughing at this
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Obviously most ‘centrist’ media outlets don’t respond to those on the left-wing saying they’re focusing on the wrong things, so let me say this: your reporting is really super boring now, because it’s very clear that you’re using mental gymnastics not to call out Starmer properly.
February 3, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Obviously most ‘centrist’ media outlets don’t respond to those on the left-wing saying they’re focusing on the wrong things, so let me say this: your reporting is really super boring now, because it’s very clear that you’re using mental gymnastics not to call out Starmer properly.
Who needs nurses anyway?
Cardiff: University confirms plans to cut 400 jobs
Vice-chancellor Wendy Larner says "it is no longer an option for us to continue as we are".
www.bbc.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Who needs nurses anyway?
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Nursing staff are being forced to deliver care in inappropriate settings every day.
Patient safety is being compromised.
The true extent of the corridor care crisis has been revealed in our new report, using the testimonies of over 5,000 NHS nursing staff.
Read it here: https://bit.ly/3WiS8wB
Patient safety is being compromised.
The true extent of the corridor care crisis has been revealed in our new report, using the testimonies of over 5,000 NHS nursing staff.
Read it here: https://bit.ly/3WiS8wB
January 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Nursing staff are being forced to deliver care in inappropriate settings every day.
Patient safety is being compromised.
The true extent of the corridor care crisis has been revealed in our new report, using the testimonies of over 5,000 NHS nursing staff.
Read it here: https://bit.ly/3WiS8wB
Patient safety is being compromised.
The true extent of the corridor care crisis has been revealed in our new report, using the testimonies of over 5,000 NHS nursing staff.
Read it here: https://bit.ly/3WiS8wB
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'Talk of an upcoming ceasefire deal in Gaza must be treated with caution, especially as the implementation of the terms will be fraught with difficulties', says Al Jazeera Senior Analyst Marwan Bishara.
🟥 Read analysis: aje.io/upmvx5
🟥 Read analysis: aje.io/upmvx5
January 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
'Talk of an upcoming ceasefire deal in Gaza must be treated with caution, especially as the implementation of the terms will be fraught with difficulties', says Al Jazeera Senior Analyst Marwan Bishara.
🟥 Read analysis: aje.io/upmvx5
🟥 Read analysis: aje.io/upmvx5
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🚨 Tell your MP - Protect healthworkers
Israel is escalating its genocide on Gaza and its attack on Palestinian healthworkers. Write to your MP to demand they push the govt to #StopArmingIsrael, and protect healthcare workers (1/5)
Write here: palestinecampaign.eaction.online/healthcarewo...
Israel is escalating its genocide on Gaza and its attack on Palestinian healthworkers. Write to your MP to demand they push the govt to #StopArmingIsrael, and protect healthcare workers (1/5)
Write here: palestinecampaign.eaction.online/healthcarewo...
Write to your MP: Palestinian healthcare workers under attack
palestinecampaign.eaction.online
January 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
🚨 Tell your MP - Protect healthworkers
Israel is escalating its genocide on Gaza and its attack on Palestinian healthworkers. Write to your MP to demand they push the govt to #StopArmingIsrael, and protect healthcare workers (1/5)
Write here: palestinecampaign.eaction.online/healthcarewo...
Israel is escalating its genocide on Gaza and its attack on Palestinian healthworkers. Write to your MP to demand they push the govt to #StopArmingIsrael, and protect healthcare workers (1/5)
Write here: palestinecampaign.eaction.online/healthcarewo...
Horrendous to think that nurse went to work in A&E - in already dire circumstances - and ended up a patient there herself.
I hope our unions are really going to stand up for us. @rcn.org.uk
I hope our unions are really going to stand up for us. @rcn.org.uk
'Nurse' stabbed at hospital A&E department - man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
The woman in her 50s, who has suffered life-changing injuries, is being treated at her place of work.
news.sky.com
January 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Horrendous to think that nurse went to work in A&E - in already dire circumstances - and ended up a patient there herself.
I hope our unions are really going to stand up for us. @rcn.org.uk
I hope our unions are really going to stand up for us. @rcn.org.uk
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Wake up Streeting! Address the healthcare professional's recruitment & retention crisis.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Patients are collapsing in the waiting room': A&E nurses speak out
Nurses working on the front line of emergency care have spoken to the BBC about pressure they are facing.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Wake up Streeting! Address the healthcare professional's recruitment & retention crisis.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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“We’re forgotten about here... nobody cares.”
A Coca-Cola plant pumps millions of litres of water in Mexico's San Cristóbal de las Casas. But locals say their faucets run dry.
So who is to blame for the water shortages? ⤵️
A Coca-Cola plant pumps millions of litres of water in Mexico's San Cristóbal de las Casas. But locals say their faucets run dry.
So who is to blame for the water shortages? ⤵️
‘Forgotten’: How one Mexican city struggles against big industry for water
A Coca-Cola plant pumps millions of litres of water in San Cristóbal de las Casas. But locals say their faucets run dry.
www.aljazeera.com
January 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
“We’re forgotten about here... nobody cares.”
A Coca-Cola plant pumps millions of litres of water in Mexico's San Cristóbal de las Casas. But locals say their faucets run dry.
So who is to blame for the water shortages? ⤵️
A Coca-Cola plant pumps millions of litres of water in Mexico's San Cristóbal de las Casas. But locals say their faucets run dry.
So who is to blame for the water shortages? ⤵️
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Can anyone point to *any credible* sources for the claims I’ve seen vaguely waved around, that private health has a whole load of meaningful & useful spare capacity just waiting around for NHS patients?
I saw 20% mentioned but that seems to have come from industry lobbyists - about something else!
I saw 20% mentioned but that seems to have come from industry lobbyists - about something else!
January 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Can anyone point to *any credible* sources for the claims I’ve seen vaguely waved around, that private health has a whole load of meaningful & useful spare capacity just waiting around for NHS patients?
I saw 20% mentioned but that seems to have come from industry lobbyists - about something else!
I saw 20% mentioned but that seems to have come from industry lobbyists - about something else!
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We’re supporting the #SafeSickPay campaign. Raising Statutory Sick Pay would mean millions of workers in would finally be able to afford to take time off sick when needed.
Write to your MP to back the campaign: bit.ly/sickpayaction
#GFTU
Write to your MP to back the campaign: bit.ly/sickpayaction
#GFTU
January 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
We’re supporting the #SafeSickPay campaign. Raising Statutory Sick Pay would mean millions of workers in would finally be able to afford to take time off sick when needed.
Write to your MP to back the campaign: bit.ly/sickpayaction
#GFTU
Write to your MP to back the campaign: bit.ly/sickpayaction
#GFTU
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When we tell you that privatising NHS delivery a bad idea, it’s not “ideology”. It’s cos we know that health services redesigned by corporate stooges end up *undertreating* the poor, sick & complex - but also expensively *overtreating*/overtesting ppl where there’s money to be made. Case in point 👇
So this is the new great idea🤔
I’m pretty sure if Sarah had seen a GP she wouldn’t have needed to have a CT scan, no need to speak to the ENT registrar & yes it could be managed in the community
Why does NHS England always underestimate the skills of GPs?
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/re...
I’m pretty sure if Sarah had seen a GP she wouldn’t have needed to have a CT scan, no need to speak to the ENT registrar & yes it could be managed in the community
Why does NHS England always underestimate the skills of GPs?
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/re...
January 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
When we tell you that privatising NHS delivery a bad idea, it’s not “ideology”. It’s cos we know that health services redesigned by corporate stooges end up *undertreating* the poor, sick & complex - but also expensively *overtreating*/overtesting ppl where there’s money to be made. Case in point 👇