Ruth Isaac
@ruthmi.bsky.social
OT working in the NHS, interested in healthcare, especially community work and MCA. Also interested in knitting, history and politics!
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Last night I went to the Puca Festival in Trim, Ireland.
It's all fun and games until someone unleashes a giant demonic hare.
It's all fun and games until someone unleashes a giant demonic hare.
November 2, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Last night I went to the Puca Festival in Trim, Ireland.
It's all fun and games until someone unleashes a giant demonic hare.
It's all fun and games until someone unleashes a giant demonic hare.
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Billy Bragg has started a ‘reclaim the lampposts’ campaign and is happy to supply these stickers for you to attach to lampposts with flags on. If you want to call the Xenophobes out then send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Billy Bragg at Bragg Office PO Box 6830, Bridport DT6 9BH
October 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Billy Bragg has started a ‘reclaim the lampposts’ campaign and is happy to supply these stickers for you to attach to lampposts with flags on. If you want to call the Xenophobes out then send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Billy Bragg at Bragg Office PO Box 6830, Bridport DT6 9BH
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I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
September 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
Hi @giffgaffnetwork.bsky.social you have blocked our IP address, is it because my partner (and bill payer) has a Polish surname? Feels racist!
August 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Hi @giffgaffnetwork.bsky.social you have blocked our IP address, is it because my partner (and bill payer) has a Polish surname? Feels racist!
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Please read this. It's not long at all. But it will stay with you. prisonjournalismproject.org/2024/10/23/c...
When Kittens Came to My Prison, I Had Not Petted One in 15 Years
I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass.
prisonjournalismproject.org
June 3, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Please read this. It's not long at all. But it will stay with you. prisonjournalismproject.org/2024/10/23/c...
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🆕 The Reframe image library is a diverse & inclusive collection designed to increase visibility of under-represented groups in healthcare images
Proud this project has been led & developed by #AHPs 👏
You can access the library here👉 reframeimagelibrary.fotoware.cloud/fotoweb/
Proud this project has been led & developed by #AHPs 👏
You can access the library here👉 reframeimagelibrary.fotoware.cloud/fotoweb/
May 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
🆕 The Reframe image library is a diverse & inclusive collection designed to increase visibility of under-represented groups in healthcare images
Proud this project has been led & developed by #AHPs 👏
You can access the library here👉 reframeimagelibrary.fotoware.cloud/fotoweb/
Proud this project has been led & developed by #AHPs 👏
You can access the library here👉 reframeimagelibrary.fotoware.cloud/fotoweb/
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How to Catch an OT? Simple—adaptive equipment!
OTs have these tools to promote independence and safety.
Curious about other OT-approved adaptive solutions? Follow for regular OT insights, tips, and recommendations!
#OccupationalTherapy#IndependentLiving#OTTips#AskSAMIE#mobility
OTs have these tools to promote independence and safety.
Curious about other OT-approved adaptive solutions? Follow for regular OT insights, tips, and recommendations!
#OccupationalTherapy#IndependentLiving#OTTips#AskSAMIE#mobility
April 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
How to Catch an OT? Simple—adaptive equipment!
OTs have these tools to promote independence and safety.
Curious about other OT-approved adaptive solutions? Follow for regular OT insights, tips, and recommendations!
#OccupationalTherapy#IndependentLiving#OTTips#AskSAMIE#mobility
OTs have these tools to promote independence and safety.
Curious about other OT-approved adaptive solutions? Follow for regular OT insights, tips, and recommendations!
#OccupationalTherapy#IndependentLiving#OTTips#AskSAMIE#mobility
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And maybe because so often social care is seen as an adjunct to the NHS, something to get frail older people out of hospital, rather than as it should be, the support which enables people - including those frail older people - to thrive in their community.
Love this. So seldom that we hear about social care as support to be and do the things that matter to us. Maybe because so often it isn’t offering us that? www.bbc.com/news/article...
Direct social care payments 'helped me to become an artist'
Award winner Sally Hirst has never looked back after securing funding to sign up for an art course.
www.bbc.com
April 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
And maybe because so often social care is seen as an adjunct to the NHS, something to get frail older people out of hospital, rather than as it should be, the support which enables people - including those frail older people - to thrive in their community.
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I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
April 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
Very interesting article about the complexity of chronic disease and the ways in which it is measured in a population.
My new post is about MAHA, chronic disease, and why it's correct to say that the diabetes rate in the US has been falling for over a decade.
gidmk.substack.com/p/diabetes-r...
gidmk.substack.com/p/diabetes-r...
Diabetes Rates Have Been Falling For Over A Decade
The complexity of chronic disease
gidmk.substack.com
April 3, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Very interesting article about the complexity of chronic disease and the ways in which it is measured in a population.
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I’m not religious, but I do like the Selkirk Grace, by Robert Burns:
🍽️ 🍽️ 🍽️ 🍽️
Some hae meat and canna eat,
And some wad eat that want it,
But we hae meat and we can eat,
Sae let the Lord be Thankit!
🥙🥗🥘🧆🍲🍛🥗🥙
(Also applies to non meat meals!)
#BurnsNight
#RobertBurns
🍽️ 🍽️ 🍽️ 🍽️
Some hae meat and canna eat,
And some wad eat that want it,
But we hae meat and we can eat,
Sae let the Lord be Thankit!
🥙🥗🥘🧆🍲🍛🥗🥙
(Also applies to non meat meals!)
#BurnsNight
#RobertBurns
January 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I’m not religious, but I do like the Selkirk Grace, by Robert Burns:
🍽️ 🍽️ 🍽️ 🍽️
Some hae meat and canna eat,
And some wad eat that want it,
But we hae meat and we can eat,
Sae let the Lord be Thankit!
🥙🥗🥘🧆🍲🍛🥗🥙
(Also applies to non meat meals!)
#BurnsNight
#RobertBurns
🍽️ 🍽️ 🍽️ 🍽️
Some hae meat and canna eat,
And some wad eat that want it,
But we hae meat and we can eat,
Sae let the Lord be Thankit!
🥙🥗🥘🧆🍲🍛🥗🥙
(Also applies to non meat meals!)
#BurnsNight
#RobertBurns
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I welcome the Palliative Care Commission, with some fabulous commissioners. But where is the nursing voice? Of 21 commissioners why 10 medical doctors and only 1 person with a nursing background? #hpm #hapc #nursing @alisonleary1.bsky.social palliativecarecommission.uk/commissioners
January 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I welcome the Palliative Care Commission, with some fabulous commissioners. But where is the nursing voice? Of 21 commissioners why 10 medical doctors and only 1 person with a nursing background? #hpm #hapc #nursing @alisonleary1.bsky.social palliativecarecommission.uk/commissioners
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Repurpose Christmas cards to save money
January 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Repurpose Christmas cards to save money
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Pentametron was one of the great web art projects, retweeting couplets of accidentally iambic tweets. Thanks to Bluesky's open feed, I have resurrected the concept..
Behold @iambic.bot!
Behold @iambic.bot!
November 30, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Pentametron was one of the great web art projects, retweeting couplets of accidentally iambic tweets. Thanks to Bluesky's open feed, I have resurrected the concept..
Behold @iambic.bot!
Behold @iambic.bot!
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#Oliverscampaign
I feel like the new kid on the block. I have opened a Bluesky account.
I am trying to find my tribe.
If you are on Bluesky please come and support me ❤️
#medsky
#nursesky
#Autistic
#ADHD
I feel like the new kid on the block. I have opened a Bluesky account.
I am trying to find my tribe.
If you are on Bluesky please come and support me ❤️
#medsky
#nursesky
#Autistic
#ADHD
November 20, 2024 at 7:31 AM
#Oliverscampaign
I feel like the new kid on the block. I have opened a Bluesky account.
I am trying to find my tribe.
If you are on Bluesky please come and support me ❤️
#medsky
#nursesky
#Autistic
#ADHD
I feel like the new kid on the block. I have opened a Bluesky account.
I am trying to find my tribe.
If you are on Bluesky please come and support me ❤️
#medsky
#nursesky
#Autistic
#ADHD
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On being told all mothers should get free Botox: A Poem
May 28, 2023 at 9:09 PM
On being told all mothers should get free Botox: A Poem
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Also, and I am not making this up, the weather forecaster on duty this morning on BBC Midlands Today is named Sara Blizzard. Oh there is a Wikipedia page. #Snow
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Bl...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Bl...
November 19, 2024 at 7:09 AM
Also, and I am not making this up, the weather forecaster on duty this morning on BBC Midlands Today is named Sara Blizzard. Oh there is a Wikipedia page. #Snow
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Bl...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Bl...
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I did a version about psychiatry papers back then 😆
November 18, 2024 at 8:38 PM
I did a version about psychiatry papers back then 😆
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Having experienced the challenge of finding the UK health / NHS policy community here on Bluesky, I've created a starter pack so you can easily follow some key voices right away. Please comment with suggested additions as more people join. go.bsky.app/NEVJUbU
November 14, 2024 at 9:19 AM
Having experienced the challenge of finding the UK health / NHS policy community here on Bluesky, I've created a starter pack so you can easily follow some key voices right away. Please comment with suggested additions as more people join. go.bsky.app/NEVJUbU
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Years ago I spent the majority of a Heathrow-Vancouver flight playing solitaire on my phone. Stopping only for mealtimes.
Just before landing, the old dear beside me said with a smile “You’d do ok in prison, you know that”
Just before landing, the old dear beside me said with a smile “You’d do ok in prison, you know that”
August 12, 2024 at 2:18 AM
Years ago I spent the majority of a Heathrow-Vancouver flight playing solitaire on my phone. Stopping only for mealtimes.
Just before landing, the old dear beside me said with a smile “You’d do ok in prison, you know that”
Just before landing, the old dear beside me said with a smile “You’d do ok in prison, you know that”