Fiona Dorrington
@mrsdorrington.bsky.social
Loving retirement from NHS. Still passionate about pharmacy, palliative care and our NHS.
Looking forward to more travel, volunteering, and time at home.
Looking forward to more travel, volunteering, and time at home.
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Those for whom English is not their first language narrow and even reverse attainment gaps over the course of their time at school.
December 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Those for whom English is not their first language narrow and even reverse attainment gaps over the course of their time at school.
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Restricted visiting and face masks for all staff are back in the hospital- flu is hitting hard.
Please get your flu jag if you can- you don’t want me to be seeing you or anyone you love because of flu
Please get your flu jag if you can- you don’t want me to be seeing you or anyone you love because of flu
December 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Restricted visiting and face masks for all staff are back in the hospital- flu is hitting hard.
Please get your flu jag if you can- you don’t want me to be seeing you or anyone you love because of flu
Please get your flu jag if you can- you don’t want me to be seeing you or anyone you love because of flu
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once more I am begging everyone to do policy based on evidence, not on vibes from the loudest-shouting pressure groups. What the NHS is leaning towards - targeted screening for those most at risk - is the right way to do this. Blanket screening with an unreliable test causes harm.
🔺UPDATED: Start prostate cancer testing regardless of advice, Wes Streeting told
Start prostate cancer testing regardless of advice, Wes Streeting told
Start prostate cancer testing regardless of advice, Wes Streeting told
www.thetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
once more I am begging everyone to do policy based on evidence, not on vibes from the loudest-shouting pressure groups. What the NHS is leaning towards - targeted screening for those most at risk - is the right way to do this. Blanket screening with an unreliable test causes harm.
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Asylum is not "illegal migration"
Let's start from here theconversation.com/asylum-is-no...
Let's start from here theconversation.com/asylum-is-no...
Asylum is not illegal migration – why the UK government shouldn’t conflate the two
The new proposals transform settlement into something that must be continually earned. The path has become longer, more conditional and far more easily disrupted.
theconversation.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Asylum is not "illegal migration"
Let's start from here theconversation.com/asylum-is-no...
Let's start from here theconversation.com/asylum-is-no...
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Richard Tice, March 2025:
"I have never met Nathan Gill, and he has never had anything to do with Reform,"
"I have never met Nathan Gill, and he has never had anything to do with Reform,"
November 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Richard Tice, March 2025:
"I have never met Nathan Gill, and he has never had anything to do with Reform,"
"I have never met Nathan Gill, and he has never had anything to do with Reform,"
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Just ask - "Could it be Caffeine?" #AnaesthesiaSky
November 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Just ask - "Could it be Caffeine?" #AnaesthesiaSky
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
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'The UK electricity price is the most expensive in the world, due to prices being set 99% of the time by the marginal cost of the most expensive electricity other than nuclear, which is fossil gas electricity.'
Donnachadh McCarthy, via @bylinetimes.bsky.social
Donnachadh McCarthy, via @bylinetimes.bsky.social
The Real Energy Scandal The Media Won't Tell You About
Fossil fuel interests are colluding with billionaire-owned media companies to block the UK's transition towards a cheaper and greener future, argues Donnachadh McCarthy
bylinetimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
'The UK electricity price is the most expensive in the world, due to prices being set 99% of the time by the marginal cost of the most expensive electricity other than nuclear, which is fossil gas electricity.'
Donnachadh McCarthy, via @bylinetimes.bsky.social
Donnachadh McCarthy, via @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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If you share this thread or images, please credit @thenerve_news.
We are only 3 weeks old (!!) & can only do this work with your support.
And if there was ever a story that proves why Britain needs fiercely independent news outlets, it’s this.
8/
🙏🙏🙏
www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
We are only 3 weeks old (!!) & can only do this work with your support.
And if there was ever a story that proves why Britain needs fiercely independent news outlets, it’s this.
8/
🙏🙏🙏
www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
The glamorous TV host, the web of influence and a mysterious trip to Moscow – inside the downfall of Reform’s disgraced MEP
Ahead of a critical Welsh byelection for Reform next week, part two of our investigation into Nathan Gill uncovers the web of Russian influence that encircled him – and asks why it took so long to cha...
www.thenerve.news
October 18, 2025 at 8:53 AM
If you share this thread or images, please credit @thenerve_news.
We are only 3 weeks old (!!) & can only do this work with your support.
And if there was ever a story that proves why Britain needs fiercely independent news outlets, it’s this.
8/
🙏🙏🙏
www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
We are only 3 weeks old (!!) & can only do this work with your support.
And if there was ever a story that proves why Britain needs fiercely independent news outlets, it’s this.
8/
🙏🙏🙏
www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
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My friend Sascha is a professional musician and he's lost a viola bow on the way to Heathrow. Please signal boost to help him get it back.
October 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
My friend Sascha is a professional musician and he's lost a viola bow on the way to Heathrow. Please signal boost to help him get it back.
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The British by Poet Mr #BenjaminZephaniah
October 10, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The British by Poet Mr #BenjaminZephaniah
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“There is no them. There is only us.” So much anger, so much disinformation, so much division. We have more in common than any perceived differences. Let us get it right for all of us wherever we live. Start at home, work or in school. Just one small step and it will have a ripple effect 😊
September 14, 2025 at 12:21 PM
“There is no them. There is only us.” So much anger, so much disinformation, so much division. We have more in common than any perceived differences. Let us get it right for all of us wherever we live. Start at home, work or in school. Just one small step and it will have a ripple effect 😊
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💊Community pharmacists in Scotland - please consider participating in an interview with my #PhD student.💊
No specialist knowledge of depression is required: it is your opinions & perceptions that matter. Thank you.
#CommunityPharmacy #Pharmacist #Scotland #research #depression
See QR code ⬇️
No specialist knowledge of depression is required: it is your opinions & perceptions that matter. Thank you.
#CommunityPharmacy #Pharmacist #Scotland #research #depression
See QR code ⬇️
October 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
💊Community pharmacists in Scotland - please consider participating in an interview with my #PhD student.💊
No specialist knowledge of depression is required: it is your opinions & perceptions that matter. Thank you.
#CommunityPharmacy #Pharmacist #Scotland #research #depression
See QR code ⬇️
No specialist knowledge of depression is required: it is your opinions & perceptions that matter. Thank you.
#CommunityPharmacy #Pharmacist #Scotland #research #depression
See QR code ⬇️
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Reform UK being shown up for the incompetent bullshitters they are
Reform likely to raise Kent council tax after cost-cutting drive falters www.ft.com/content/277c... via @ft
Reform likely to raise Kent council tax after cost-cutting drive falters www.ft.com/content/277c... via @ft
Reform likely to raise Kent council tax after cost-cutting drive falters
Nigel Farage’s party promised to revive local authority finances by slashing wasteful spending
www.ft.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Reform UK being shown up for the incompetent bullshitters they are
Reform likely to raise Kent council tax after cost-cutting drive falters www.ft.com/content/277c... via @ft
Reform likely to raise Kent council tax after cost-cutting drive falters www.ft.com/content/277c... via @ft
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Lucky for Nigel Farage that he never met that bloke who took bribes from the Russians, otherwise the media would be all over it.
October 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Lucky for Nigel Farage that he never met that bloke who took bribes from the Russians, otherwise the media would be all over it.
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Snake oil is addictive.
October 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Snake oil is addictive.
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Blustery day, isn't it? Here's the National Grid: Live generation data. Wind and solar are generating 74.2% of our electricity. Gas is generating 13.1%. And yet our household electricity prices are pegged to... the volatile price of gas. Which is the basis on which the right attacks... renewables.
October 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Blustery day, isn't it? Here's the National Grid: Live generation data. Wind and solar are generating 74.2% of our electricity. Gas is generating 13.1%. And yet our household electricity prices are pegged to... the volatile price of gas. Which is the basis on which the right attacks... renewables.
Horrific attack on the Jewish Community.
Targeting our Jewish friends and neighbours is never the answer to protest against the actions of the government of Israel.
Targeting our Jewish friends and neighbours is never the answer to protest against the actions of the government of Israel.
October 3, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Horrific attack on the Jewish Community.
Targeting our Jewish friends and neighbours is never the answer to protest against the actions of the government of Israel.
Targeting our Jewish friends and neighbours is never the answer to protest against the actions of the government of Israel.
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On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
October 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
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Manchester Council of Mosques have issued this statement in sadness, shock and solidarity with the Jewish community about this attack at the synagogue in Manchester
October 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Manchester Council of Mosques have issued this statement in sadness, shock and solidarity with the Jewish community about this attack at the synagogue in Manchester
I really Don understand why the government is handling this so badly. Acknowledge concerns then show why they are not caused by immigration
💯 Govt should debunk ignorance.
We're all immigrants, descendants of immigrants.
Ffs. Britain is a small island. Romans. Vikings. Normans, anyone?
'Foreign' is in the DNA of all British people.
Great British Empire, a.k.a. invading, stealing from other countries.
Challenge lies from racist Reform.
We're all immigrants, descendants of immigrants.
Ffs. Britain is a small island. Romans. Vikings. Normans, anyone?
'Foreign' is in the DNA of all British people.
Great British Empire, a.k.a. invading, stealing from other countries.
Challenge lies from racist Reform.
September 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I really Don understand why the government is handling this so badly. Acknowledge concerns then show why they are not caused by immigration
Fantastic to see some good news
Actual real science making things better.
Actual real science making things better.
What a truly amazing good news story...never thought would see in my lifetime.
"An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients...Prof Tabrizi says this gene therapy 'is the beginning' and will open the gates for therapies that can reach more people."🧪⚕️
September 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Fantastic to see some good news
Actual real science making things better.
Actual real science making things better.
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Please know that this is Trump scaremongering.
There is no good scientific evidence linking paracetamol (Tylenol) to autism.
A 2024 Swedish study of 2.4 million births found no relationship whatsoever between exposure to paracetamol in utero & subsequent autism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
There is no good scientific evidence linking paracetamol (Tylenol) to autism.
A 2024 Swedish study of 2.4 million births found no relationship whatsoever between exposure to paracetamol in utero & subsequent autism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump attacks Tylenol as officials unveil highly contentious conclusions on autism
President says acetaminophen – also known as paracetamol - increases risk when taken by pregnant women, assertion contradicted by research
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Please know that this is Trump scaremongering.
There is no good scientific evidence linking paracetamol (Tylenol) to autism.
A 2024 Swedish study of 2.4 million births found no relationship whatsoever between exposure to paracetamol in utero & subsequent autism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
There is no good scientific evidence linking paracetamol (Tylenol) to autism.
A 2024 Swedish study of 2.4 million births found no relationship whatsoever between exposure to paracetamol in utero & subsequent autism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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NHS guidelines stand
In the UK, paracetamol (acetaminophen in USA) is the first choice of painkiller if you're pregnant. It's commonly taken during pregnancy and does not harm your baby
www.nhs.uk/medicines/pa...
In the UK, paracetamol (acetaminophen in USA) is the first choice of painkiller if you're pregnant. It's commonly taken during pregnancy and does not harm your baby
www.nhs.uk/medicines/pa...
Pregnancy, breastfeeding and fertility while taking paracetamol for adults
NHS medicines information on paracetamol and whether you can take it while pregnant or breastfeeding.
www.nhs.uk
September 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
NHS guidelines stand
In the UK, paracetamol (acetaminophen in USA) is the first choice of painkiller if you're pregnant. It's commonly taken during pregnancy and does not harm your baby
www.nhs.uk/medicines/pa...
In the UK, paracetamol (acetaminophen in USA) is the first choice of painkiller if you're pregnant. It's commonly taken during pregnancy and does not harm your baby
www.nhs.uk/medicines/pa...
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If you want to show people in your life why doctors say Tylenol DOES NOT cause autism, here are two straight forward explainers: medicalnewsbulletin.com/acetaminophe...
medicalnewsbulletin.com/autism-is-no... #AutRes #EduSky 🩺📊 medsky, 🩺,⚕️ #SciPol 🧪
medicalnewsbulletin.com/autism-is-no... #AutRes #EduSky 🩺📊 medsky, 🩺,⚕️ #SciPol 🧪
No, Tylenol DOES NOT cause Autism and here's the evidence | Medical News Bulletin
Good news for expectant parents: taking Tylenol/paracetamol during pregnancy does not increase your child’s risk of ADHD or autism.
medicalnewsbulletin.com
September 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
If you want to show people in your life why doctors say Tylenol DOES NOT cause autism, here are two straight forward explainers: medicalnewsbulletin.com/acetaminophe...
medicalnewsbulletin.com/autism-is-no... #AutRes #EduSky 🩺📊 medsky, 🩺,⚕️ #SciPol 🧪
medicalnewsbulletin.com/autism-is-no... #AutRes #EduSky 🩺📊 medsky, 🩺,⚕️ #SciPol 🧪