Paul Parsons
@paulpesq.bsky.social
public consultation and NHS service change anorak, communicator, climber of trees, cake enthusiast, believer in people | optimism has no downside 🏳️🌈
I've been doing a thing. Cycling around the coast of the Irish Sea. Nearly halfway now. The weather and scenery have been wonderful
May 15, 2025 at 8:33 AM
I've been doing a thing. Cycling around the coast of the Irish Sea. Nearly halfway now. The weather and scenery have been wonderful
It's grim up north. Always a chore to deliver newsletters around my community
April 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
It's grim up north. Always a chore to deliver newsletters around my community
Coffee stop in Keswick this morning on the way home from a relaxing weekend in the Lake District with friends. This pic from a leisurely wander along the banks of Derwent water before we forced ourselves into the car to head home.
February 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Coffee stop in Keswick this morning on the way home from a relaxing weekend in the Lake District with friends. This pic from a leisurely wander along the banks of Derwent water before we forced ourselves into the car to head home.
The iconic riverscape of Newcastle Gateshead. Got to be one of the best welcomes on the rail network. Never tire of it.
February 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
The iconic riverscape of Newcastle Gateshead. Got to be one of the best welcomes on the rail network. Never tire of it.
Looking forward to the @cipr.co.uk North East session on @bsky.app this lunchtime. Will be great to see other members online for the first time this year
January 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Looking forward to the @cipr.co.uk North East session on @bsky.app this lunchtime. Will be great to see other members online for the first time this year
Bradford City Hall is magnificent by day. At night it's spectacular.
January 15, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Bradford City Hall is magnificent by day. At night it's spectacular.
Sad to read that Jenny Randerson has died. I enjoyed working with her to make Wales a more accessible place for Deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people back in the early days of devolution.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Titan’ of Welsh politics Jenny Randerson dies aged 76
Tributes paid to Lib Dem peer and former Wales culture minister who introduced free entry to museums
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Sad to read that Jenny Randerson has died. I enjoyed working with her to make Wales a more accessible place for Deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people back in the early days of devolution.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
December 27, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Merry Christmas to you all.
Huge thanks to everyone doing a shift to keep us all safe and well today. We appreciate you.
Huge thanks to everyone doing a shift to keep us all safe and well today. We appreciate you.
December 25, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Merry Christmas to you all.
Huge thanks to everyone doing a shift to keep us all safe and well today. We appreciate you.
Huge thanks to everyone doing a shift to keep us all safe and well today. We appreciate you.
💙 *NHS involvement colleagues*
If you don't already, follow @signhealth.bsky.social for great insights into health issues for Deaf people
If you don't already, follow @signhealth.bsky.social for great insights into health issues for Deaf people
What was your experience of the pandemic?
Join us for an online focus group for deaf people.
Wednesday 8 January at 10:30am or 1:30pm.
Register here: signhealth.org.uk/event/covid-...
#CovidInquiry #BSL #Covid19 #DeafCommunity
Join us for an online focus group for deaf people.
Wednesday 8 January at 10:30am or 1:30pm.
Register here: signhealth.org.uk/event/covid-...
#CovidInquiry #BSL #Covid19 #DeafCommunity
December 22, 2024 at 9:20 PM
💙 *NHS involvement colleagues*
If you don't already, follow @signhealth.bsky.social for great insights into health issues for Deaf people
If you don't already, follow @signhealth.bsky.social for great insights into health issues for Deaf people
Out dog-walking with a friend in Scarborough this afternoon. We'd heard that Bareca at the Bike & Boot hotel is dog-friendly and it was. So much so that they were offering a free visit to Santa Paws for anyone eating in today. Santa told us they've had 70 dogs & pup visitors. What a great promo!
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December 22, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Out dog-walking with a friend in Scarborough this afternoon. We'd heard that Bareca at the Bike & Boot hotel is dog-friendly and it was. So much so that they were offering a free visit to Santa Paws for anyone eating in today. Santa told us they've had 70 dogs & pup visitors. What a great promo!
🐶🎅🎄
🐶🎅🎄
Running the quiz in my local this evening and the question that's causing the most discussion among our younger teams is:
What is Winceyette?
What is Winceyette?
December 5, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Running the quiz in my local this evening and the question that's causing the most discussion among our younger teams is:
What is Winceyette?
What is Winceyette?
How do you eat Welsh cheese?
Caerphilly 🧀
Caerphilly 🧀
Which cheese is made backwards?
Edam 🧀
Edam 🧀
December 5, 2024 at 5:54 AM
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Get the most out of Bluesky with a multi-column layout
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December 3, 2024 at 8:48 PM
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It’s World AIDS Day.
More than 35 million people have died of HIV or AIDS related illnesses over the past 40 years, making it one of the most destructive pandemics in history.
Today we remember them.
More than 35 million people have died of HIV or AIDS related illnesses over the past 40 years, making it one of the most destructive pandemics in history.
Today we remember them.
December 1, 2024 at 7:43 AM
It’s World AIDS Day.
More than 35 million people have died of HIV or AIDS related illnesses over the past 40 years, making it one of the most destructive pandemics in history.
Today we remember them.
More than 35 million people have died of HIV or AIDS related illnesses over the past 40 years, making it one of the most destructive pandemics in history.
Today we remember them.
You know it's bad when you think "I'm going to see this as a case study" #GregWallace #CrisisComms
December 1, 2024 at 8:20 PM
You know it's bad when you think "I'm going to see this as a case study" #GregWallace #CrisisComms
Quick visit to Raby Castle christmas market today. Great to see how much work has been done on the place
November 30, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Quick visit to Raby Castle christmas market today. Great to see how much work has been done on the place
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▶️ NHS England is looking for two lived experience partners who use or who have recently used services in the NHS in England, or their carers.
Aim of role is to help “strengthen the listening culture across the NHS and drive improvement”.
💴 Participation payment available.
📆 Closes: 08/12/24
Aim of role is to help “strengthen the listening culture across the NHS and drive improvement”.
💴 Participation payment available.
📆 Closes: 08/12/24
NHS England » Application information pack for lived experience partners – People and Communities Division: strengthening the listening culture across the NHS to drive improvement
Part 1: introduction Thank you for your interest in becoming a lived experience partner (LEP) with NHS England. Working in partnership with people and communities creates a much better chance of ensur...
www.england.nhs.uk
November 28, 2024 at 4:37 PM
▶️ NHS England is looking for two lived experience partners who use or who have recently used services in the NHS in England, or their carers.
Aim of role is to help “strengthen the listening culture across the NHS and drive improvement”.
💴 Participation payment available.
📆 Closes: 08/12/24
Aim of role is to help “strengthen the listening culture across the NHS and drive improvement”.
💴 Participation payment available.
📆 Closes: 08/12/24
A glimpse of cold morning sunshine over the City of Steel this morning. Love coming here to work #Sheffield #SouthYorks
November 29, 2024 at 8:05 AM
A glimpse of cold morning sunshine over the City of Steel this morning. Love coming here to work #Sheffield #SouthYorks
Burnhope in Weardale at lunchtime today. #ItsGrimUpNorth
November 26, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Burnhope in Weardale at lunchtime today. #ItsGrimUpNorth
Stunning sky looking southwest from the top of Crawleyside this afternoon. It's been a tough day saying goodbye to our 16yo dog. Five miles of Weardale fresh air and endless views helped me feel better.
November 25, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Stunning sky looking southwest from the top of Crawleyside this afternoon. It's been a tough day saying goodbye to our 16yo dog. Five miles of Weardale fresh air and endless views helped me feel better.
👏👏👏 BBC for resisting the urge to dub this interview.
Angela Merkel: The Woman Who Ran Europe: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0025gqj via @bbciplayer
Angela Merkel: The Woman Who Ran Europe: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0025gqj via @bbciplayer
Angela Merkel: The Woman Who Ran Europe
Angela Merkel speaks to the BBC's Europe editor Katya Adler in a rare interview since stepping down as chancellor of Germany nearly three years ago.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2024 at 7:33 PM
👏👏👏 BBC for resisting the urge to dub this interview.
Angela Merkel: The Woman Who Ran Europe: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0025gqj via @bbciplayer
Angela Merkel: The Woman Who Ran Europe: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0025gqj via @bbciplayer
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Just found this Guardian front page story from, er, 23 years ago.
November 23, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Just found this Guardian front page story from, er, 23 years ago.
Six hours of motorway driving today, so diving into my pics of weekend woodland walks in the New Forest 🍂🍂🍂
Back to work tomorrow!
Back to work tomorrow!
November 18, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Six hours of motorway driving today, so diving into my pics of weekend woodland walks in the New Forest 🍂🍂🍂
Back to work tomorrow!
Back to work tomorrow!
From today's autumn woodland walk 😁
November 17, 2024 at 9:34 PM
From today's autumn woodland walk 😁