Elena Faccenda
@elenafaccenda.bsky.social
Edinburgh born and bred. Socialist, Europhile, hate racists, bigots and wealth hoarders. Love my garden, nature, good food and keeping fit. Senior curator @gtopdb.bsky.social (@GuidetoPHARM over on X)
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Great to see the relaunched AntibioticDB (www.antibioticdb.com). A free and open-access resource on antibacterial agents which consolidating data from diverse sources including primary research literature, patents and conference abstracts.
June 17, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Great to see the relaunched AntibioticDB (www.antibioticdb.com). A free and open-access resource on antibacterial agents which consolidating data from diverse sources including primary research literature, patents and conference abstracts.
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Announcing a new IUPHAR / Guide to Pharmacology database release (2025.2) - full details on our blog post: blog.guidetopharmacology.org/2025/06/18/d.... 123 new ligands & 169 new curated interactions. Updated drug approvals page and a new antibacterials landing page. @britpharmsoc.bsky.social
Database Release 2025.2
Version 2025.2 of the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology database was released on 18th June 2025, our second release of the year. This blog post gives details of the key content updates and website c…
blog.guidetopharmacology.org
June 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Announcing a new IUPHAR / Guide to Pharmacology database release (2025.2) - full details on our blog post: blog.guidetopharmacology.org/2025/06/18/d.... 123 new ligands & 169 new curated interactions. Updated drug approvals page and a new antibacterials landing page. @britpharmsoc.bsky.social
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The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology is introducing commercial access fees. We want to keep GtoPdb open-access for all, but current funding landscapes means the future maintenance, curation and sustainability of GtoPdb is at risk. See our blog shorturl.at/sI0LH. @britpharmsoc.bsky.social
Commercial Access Fees for GtoPdb
Why is IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology asking for access fees? The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology (GtoPdb) has always been an open-access, freely available resource. Our expert-curated database …
blog.guidetopharmacology.org
June 20, 2025 at 8:23 AM
The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology is introducing commercial access fees. We want to keep GtoPdb open-access for all, but current funding landscapes means the future maintenance, curation and sustainability of GtoPdb is at risk. See our blog shorturl.at/sI0LH. @britpharmsoc.bsky.social
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I'm not easily shocked, but the sight of individuals cheering on the richest man in the world as he takes away vital aid to the most desperate people on this Earth has shocked me.
There are good people. There are bad people. Then there's Elon Musk and his empathy devoid flesh failure followers.
There are good people. There are bad people. Then there's Elon Musk and his empathy devoid flesh failure followers.
February 7, 2025 at 7:59 AM
I'm not easily shocked, but the sight of individuals cheering on the richest man in the world as he takes away vital aid to the most desperate people on this Earth has shocked me.
There are good people. There are bad people. Then there's Elon Musk and his empathy devoid flesh failure followers.
There are good people. There are bad people. Then there's Elon Musk and his empathy devoid flesh failure followers.
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer: I’ve got the balls to take an axe to Britain’s benefits bill – we’ll be RUTHLESS with cuts if needed.
How brave of him to impoverish the old, sick, poor, disabled, public sector workers; not curbing profiteering, corporate tax abuses.
www.thesun.co.uk/news/politic...
How brave of him to impoverish the old, sick, poor, disabled, public sector workers; not curbing profiteering, corporate tax abuses.
www.thesun.co.uk/news/politic...
I've got the balls to take an axe to Britain's benefits bill, vows Starmer
SIR Keir Starmer insists he has “the balls” to take an axe to Britain’s bloated benefits bill. After two weeks of market turbulence, economists and banks have doubted the Labour government’s …
www.thesun.co.uk
January 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer: I’ve got the balls to take an axe to Britain’s benefits bill – we’ll be RUTHLESS with cuts if needed.
How brave of him to impoverish the old, sick, poor, disabled, public sector workers; not curbing profiteering, corporate tax abuses.
www.thesun.co.uk/news/politic...
How brave of him to impoverish the old, sick, poor, disabled, public sector workers; not curbing profiteering, corporate tax abuses.
www.thesun.co.uk/news/politic...
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Happy Friday lovely phone family. It's -5° here. Shelter estimates in December were 345k homeless folk in England alone. The average age of death for rough sleepers is 45 for men and 43 for women.
If you're worried about anyone, please report through www.streetlink.org.uk ❤️
#HaveCourageAndBeKind
If you're worried about anyone, please report through www.streetlink.org.uk ❤️
#HaveCourageAndBeKind
January 10, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Happy Friday lovely phone family. It's -5° here. Shelter estimates in December were 345k homeless folk in England alone. The average age of death for rough sleepers is 45 for men and 43 for women.
If you're worried about anyone, please report through www.streetlink.org.uk ❤️
#HaveCourageAndBeKind
If you're worried about anyone, please report through www.streetlink.org.uk ❤️
#HaveCourageAndBeKind
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“It really is a slap in the face for the victims of the Post Office scandal that Fujitsu rakes in new multimillion-pound government contracts whilst they continue to wait for proper compensation”
@jolyonmaugham.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/5669...
@jolyonmaugham.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/5669...
UK Home Office hands Fujitsu contracts worth £25mn
IT provider at centre of Post Office scandal had said it would restrict bidding for public work
www.ft.com
January 10, 2025 at 7:42 AM
“It really is a slap in the face for the victims of the Post Office scandal that Fujitsu rakes in new multimillion-pound government contracts whilst they continue to wait for proper compensation”
@jolyonmaugham.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/5669...
@jolyonmaugham.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/5669...
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Mick Lynch "Nigel Farage is a racist."
RP if Mick is right.
RP if Mick is right.
January 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Mick Lynch "Nigel Farage is a racist."
RP if Mick is right.
RP if Mick is right.
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RP if you agree.
January 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
RP if you agree.
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Elon Musk has, and should have, absolutely nothing to do with British Politics.
Repost if you agree.
Repost if you agree.
January 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Elon Musk has, and should have, absolutely nothing to do with British Politics.
Repost if you agree.
Repost if you agree.
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We urgently need to ban destructive bottom trawl-fishing in the UK's marine protected areas. This practice:
❌ Hoovers up marine wildlife
❌ Destroys vital habitat from corals to seagrass
❌ Deepens the climate crisis
Why is the government delaying?
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
❌ Hoovers up marine wildlife
❌ Destroys vital habitat from corals to seagrass
❌ Deepens the climate crisis
Why is the government delaying?
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
January 3, 2025 at 7:02 AM
We urgently need to ban destructive bottom trawl-fishing in the UK's marine protected areas. This practice:
❌ Hoovers up marine wildlife
❌ Destroys vital habitat from corals to seagrass
❌ Deepens the climate crisis
Why is the government delaying?
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
❌ Hoovers up marine wildlife
❌ Destroys vital habitat from corals to seagrass
❌ Deepens the climate crisis
Why is the government delaying?
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
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We are pleased to announce a new IUPHAR/BPS
Guide to Pharmacology database release (2024.4). Made on 4th December 2024 - full details are on our release blog: blog.guidetopharmacology.org/2024/12/05/d... …. 60 new curated interactions, 826 in total for 2024. @britpharmsoc.bsky.social
Guide to Pharmacology database release (2024.4). Made on 4th December 2024 - full details are on our release blog: blog.guidetopharmacology.org/2024/12/05/d... …. 60 new curated interactions, 826 in total for 2024. @britpharmsoc.bsky.social
https://blog.guidetopharmacology.org/2024/12/05/database-release-2024-4/…
December 12, 2024 at 9:06 AM
We are pleased to announce a new IUPHAR/BPS
Guide to Pharmacology database release (2024.4). Made on 4th December 2024 - full details are on our release blog: blog.guidetopharmacology.org/2024/12/05/d... …. 60 new curated interactions, 826 in total for 2024. @britpharmsoc.bsky.social
Guide to Pharmacology database release (2024.4). Made on 4th December 2024 - full details are on our release blog: blog.guidetopharmacology.org/2024/12/05/d... …. 60 new curated interactions, 826 in total for 2024. @britpharmsoc.bsky.social
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Should this type of fishing be allowed in Marine Protected Areas?
(Like & repost for NO ❌)
(Like & repost for NO ❌)
November 30, 2024 at 11:06 AM
Should this type of fishing be allowed in Marine Protected Areas?
(Like & repost for NO ❌)
(Like & repost for NO ❌)
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🚨 The same 17 firms who supplied £119m worth of PPE deemed unusable during the pandemic, have made £83m from NHS contracts in this year alone - @goodlawproject.bsky.social.
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Firms who supplied unusable PPE are still raking in cash from NHS contracts - Good Law Project
During the pandemic 17 firms supplied £119m worth of PPE that was deemed unusable in the NHS. Since the start of 2024, they’ve made £83.6m.
By Max Colbert
goodlawproject.org
December 4, 2024 at 8:56 AM
🚨 The same 17 firms who supplied £119m worth of PPE deemed unusable during the pandemic, have made £83m from NHS contracts in this year alone - @goodlawproject.bsky.social.
goodlawproject.org/firms-who-su...
goodlawproject.org/firms-who-su...
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“Just three companies, News Corp (Murdoch family), Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT, Viscount Rothermere) and Reach plc, control over 80% of daily newspaper circulation…
The hyper-rich continue to invest huge sums in acquiring control of media”
We need a free press - ie free from the billionaires.
The hyper-rich continue to invest huge sums in acquiring control of media”
We need a free press - ie free from the billionaires.
We need a free press
It’s vital for democracy that we receive verifiable information that is not manipulated or controlled
sussexbylines.co.uk
December 2, 2024 at 10:24 AM
“Just three companies, News Corp (Murdoch family), Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT, Viscount Rothermere) and Reach plc, control over 80% of daily newspaper circulation…
The hyper-rich continue to invest huge sums in acquiring control of media”
We need a free press - ie free from the billionaires.
The hyper-rich continue to invest huge sums in acquiring control of media”
We need a free press - ie free from the billionaires.
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There’s no ‘spare capacity’ in the private sector that doesn’t further undermine the NHS.
Like a parasite it sucks NHS staff and funding away from frontline services for no return.
It fundamentally weakens the NHS for all - as seen with dentistry, cataract surgery, GP takeovers.
#RestoreThePublicNHS
Like a parasite it sucks NHS staff and funding away from frontline services for no return.
It fundamentally weakens the NHS for all - as seen with dentistry, cataract surgery, GP takeovers.
#RestoreThePublicNHS
December 1, 2024 at 1:33 PM
There’s no ‘spare capacity’ in the private sector that doesn’t further undermine the NHS.
Like a parasite it sucks NHS staff and funding away from frontline services for no return.
It fundamentally weakens the NHS for all - as seen with dentistry, cataract surgery, GP takeovers.
#RestoreThePublicNHS
Like a parasite it sucks NHS staff and funding away from frontline services for no return.
It fundamentally weakens the NHS for all - as seen with dentistry, cataract surgery, GP takeovers.
#RestoreThePublicNHS
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Private equity is a horror story for the NHS – one fifth of budget goes to it.
Privatised services treat 10% of patients, 3% in 2011.
59,000 private contracts in the NHS.
30%-40% of money vanishes in profits, longer queues persist.
End privatisation.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Privatised services treat 10% of patients, 3% in 2011.
59,000 private contracts in the NHS.
30%-40% of money vanishes in profits, longer queues persist.
End privatisation.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Private equity is a horror story for the NHS - yet one fifth of the health service budget goes to it
Numerous studies have found private equity is associated with worse patient outcomes due to NHS privatisation - and 'preventable deaths'
www.thecanary.co
November 27, 2024 at 7:03 AM
Private equity is a horror story for the NHS – one fifth of budget goes to it.
Privatised services treat 10% of patients, 3% in 2011.
59,000 private contracts in the NHS.
30%-40% of money vanishes in profits, longer queues persist.
End privatisation.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Privatised services treat 10% of patients, 3% in 2011.
59,000 private contracts in the NHS.
30%-40% of money vanishes in profits, longer queues persist.
End privatisation.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
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I'd like to address the issue of violence toward health and social care staff. A huge problem in both the NHS & the private sector
Around 75,000 NHS workers experience violence or aggression every year
An assault takes place every 30 minutes in the UK
Around 75,000 NHS workers experience violence or aggression every year
An assault takes place every 30 minutes in the UK
November 27, 2024 at 6:35 AM
I'd like to address the issue of violence toward health and social care staff. A huge problem in both the NHS & the private sector
Around 75,000 NHS workers experience violence or aggression every year
An assault takes place every 30 minutes in the UK
Around 75,000 NHS workers experience violence or aggression every year
An assault takes place every 30 minutes in the UK
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November 26, 2024 at 6:43 PM
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US experience of private equity controlled hospitals.
A pattern of profiteering, inadequate staffing, service cuts, diminished care.
Yet UK govt is handing hospitals, GP surgeries to private equity.
Say no to privatisation of the NHS.
yaledailynews.com/blog/2024/11...
A pattern of profiteering, inadequate staffing, service cuts, diminished care.
Yet UK govt is handing hospitals, GP surgeries to private equity.
Say no to privatisation of the NHS.
yaledailynews.com/blog/2024/11...
ANALYSIS: When private equity in healthcare goes wrong
Experts say private equity-run hospitals often leave patients behind. The News looked into private equity and its role in Yale New Haven Health’s acquisition deal with Prospect Medical Holdings.
yaledailynews.com
November 25, 2024 at 8:26 AM
US experience of private equity controlled hospitals.
A pattern of profiteering, inadequate staffing, service cuts, diminished care.
Yet UK govt is handing hospitals, GP surgeries to private equity.
Say no to privatisation of the NHS.
yaledailynews.com/blog/2024/11...
A pattern of profiteering, inadequate staffing, service cuts, diminished care.
Yet UK govt is handing hospitals, GP surgeries to private equity.
Say no to privatisation of the NHS.
yaledailynews.com/blog/2024/11...