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Co-op/CommunityWealthBuilding activist.Action speak louder than words @NewportCU @CoopWales Secretary R Owen Museum Trustee ex Co-op Group Board. Tweet personal

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Action on joined-up policies for a Green New Deal to tackle climate change & transform our power systems. Are there co-op solutions? @Cwmpas_Coop @AnnPettifor @lisburnett @coopnews @CoopsWales @CooperativesUK @MickAntoniw1 @CoopAlex3 @nmcinroy @sarahlonglands @SaraVicari
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New Film: The triple whammy horror facing 1950s born women via @davidhencke Great production
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@DrAsifQasim @DHSCgovuk @gmcuk Silly me thought the GMC had an overriding duty towards patient safety and public protection, whereas they are clearly aiding and abetting UK government seeking to undermine striking doctors @KevinPascoe
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@jamie_wallis This happened to railway workers during the 1930’s depression, my granddad included, shifting Burnley workers to the West of England and vice versa, as a form of constructive dismissal. Shocking this is allowed,
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@JolyonMaugham They are clearly preparing for a huge social media blitz using dark $ in a covert manner. Your work is crucially important for democracy
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@implausibleblog “Think carefully about privatising further the NHS, because evidence shows privatising national infrastructure/services does not bode well for the end user”
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@DrAsifQasim @UKHouseofLords @JimBethell Thanks for calling out nonsense. Classic example of why retraining, accountability, monitoring are essential. Contrasts with excellent contributions from Lords with direct experience. Misinformation must stop. Hopefully PPE legal/ moral saga will catch up relevant folk soon.
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@Dr_BellaR All universities should follow this sensible lead. Otherwise they disregard and disrespect patient safety issues evident in recent months.
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@Doc_IonaCollins No that’s not it! Lots of work/challenge ahead to advance patient safety/public protection. Let stakeholders / civic society co-produce the changes we seek. My starting point would be to use the NICE Citizens Council model to address key issues raised in this debate.
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Johnson Moonlights for £800k, Corbyn Just Does the Job via @BylineTimes
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@parthaskar @RCPhysicians Suggest any coach worth their salt would recommend those they coach to own up to bad judgments rather than pretending otherwise.
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@parthaskar Very cool and exceptional response to such seriously inadequate comments. They are a measure of those advocating personal / financial interest as distinct from public integrity and patient safety
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@MallinsonT @Dr_Done_ @ExplosiveEnema2 @FPARCP @RCPhysicians How can patients and carers be involved in a campaign opposing the watering down of training for healthcare professionals ?
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@DrSelvarajah @DrAsifQasim @pulsetoday Dancing to the UK governments tune to undermine acceptable standards, to drive an insurance model and access to what we use to call General Practice
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@doctor_oxford @RCPhysicians Thank so much @doctor_oxford for your ethical and moral courage.
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@PlaceholdTrent @HWazir6 What do local MPs or prospective candidates have to say about that?
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@ShaunLintern To what extent is a false picture being presented by other healthcare professional regulators, and if so can patients rely upon them to support patient safety?
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@EmergMedDr @iDrSunny Why should @gmcuk be dancing to the UK governments tune? Silly me thought its role was clearly about patient safety and public protection? What happened to ‘Good Medical Practice’?
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@doctor_oxford astounded by impact of this change, being almost invisible to the wider public. Undoubtedly will create loss of trust increasing avoidable critical incidents. Alerted @jessicamordenmp @RuthNewportWest @Eluned_Morgan to Lords debate 26/2 Labour should decline to support this S.I.
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@mmamas1973 @trishgreenhalgh @RCPhysicians @TheBMA Don’t PA bods understand patients are not hoodwinked by intended manipulation by dark forces
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@djnicholl @drmattuk Term ‘clinical assistant’ avoids such error
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@iDrSunny What’s happening “patients, who do not realise that they have not been seen and treated by a fully-qualified medic, being pushed by HMG…downskilling’ NHS, reducing costs and allowing increased profits for private providers, under the guise of the so-called ‘NHS Workforce Plan’”
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@srturaga How would patient / family member know of lack of, delayed, or inappropriate treatment? Indicated in case notes and or access to private WhatsApp messages?
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@Cleverclog67596 This not about you or other PAs but patient safety and public protection
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How socialists created a co-operative commonwealth in the American midwest @CoopsWales @banccambria @markjhooper @NickCooperative
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@ollieburtonmed @Molly2323232323 From citizens outraged by unsafe practices inflicted on vulnerable family members / friends who will rightfully demand change #askforadoctor
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@gmcuk But how will you engage with patients and carers in explaining these fundamental changes, so we best ensure patient safety and public protection ?
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@parthaskar Certainly increases my determination to ensure patients are not disrespected and disregarded. They need to move on beyond student politics at its worst
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@medicalmodelbri @Molly2323232323 To avoid any misunderstanding patients and carers need to respectfully clarify the role claimed by a professional healthcare worker
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@doctor_oxford @RCPhysicians At last the truth is out.
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Welsh coal tip inaction detailed in council documents When can we expect urgent legislative remedy - from HMG? - before another major disaster! @KevinPascoe @Mark_Whitcutt @markjhooper @MickAntoniw1
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@medicalmodelbri @rcgp Amfailing to understand why this fundamental change is being widely accepted, or invisible to most, when the end result could be catastrophic. I understood that @gmcuk role was to protect the patient. This issue will not go away with mounting errors revealing all/change required
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@SusanBrad1ey @DrNeenaJha Patient will often have a better grasp of their condition and what's required than a PA.
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@iDrSunny @NHSE_WTE @DHSCgovuk @Jeremy_Hunt Spot on and this deception will come back to haunt @gmcuk , civil servants others involved
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@medicalmodelbri Very obvious example of healthcare standards being diluted for those vulnerable. Why are we no longer shocked with public money being used in this way?
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@DrEilidhMaria @DrNeenaJha Incomprehensible yes to medics but what can be done to create wider understanding on the part of citizens using healthcare? This should not be ‘buyer’ beware!
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@SandipP64097927 @DrNeenaJha "The GMC are asking the public whether they're OK with people doing a 2 year course should be used as substitutes for doctors It takes a minimum of 10 years to become a GP and 13 to become a consultant...." Why would anyone wish to consult on such an obvious question?
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@Molly2323232323 @iDrSunny @TheBMA To patients, PAs - Physician Associates - and doctors can appear the same- they should know who’s treating them. @gmcuk - should know bette! How can this support patient safety and public protection? @RuthNewportWest @jessicamordenmp @TheLadyWilcox
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@ollieburtonmed Can someone present capture key clips for wider use on social media?
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Good to know if will include elements of history, sociology, international reach ref. co-operative values & principles? +Looking forward to #coops being included in a timeline of Welsh history @tjgolding @catrplace @networkEDcymru @KevinPascoe @CoopsWales
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@DrEmmaNash McDonaldisation of medicine happening before our very eyes. Who benefits, certainly not patients?
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@medicalmodelbri @ucas_online @FPARCP @NHSEngland Who will complain to the Advertising Standards Authority? @TheBMA
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@ABarotchi1 @MallinsonT @Dr_Done_ @ExplosiveEnema2 @FPARCP @RCPhysicians @19MW98 @MerseyPensioner We are making progress. I raised with our MP who responded @JessaMorden and to our MS @JBryantWales With Jayne I asked if she could raise our concerns with our Health Minister @Eluned_Morgan I have also raise with @LlaisCymru but no acknowledgement from our ex CHC replacement
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@DrNeenaJha Let's see if Joe prefers a PA or a Doctor when the need arises for self and family? I know what the vast majority prefer.
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@parthaskar @RowanHarwood @CliffJonesGP @UKGastroDr @DrLKVaughan @Trisha_the_doc @trishgreenhalgh @AntonEmmanuel2 @mmamas1973 @MRCPandFRCPs @morefluids Clear evidence of the purpose behind the Government seeking to dumb down medical training requirements and treatment standards by using PA’s.
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@drmattuk @iDrSunny @BylineTimes @PrivateEyeNews @Channel4News I will raise in the context of Welsh Labour Leader and First Minister hustings this week.
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@RichardJMurphy Thanks for spreading the word. People expect to see a doctor in General Practice but this increasingly not the case. All need to ask for doctor to obtain a correct diagnosis
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@UMAPsUK When and how have you engaged with carers/ patients about avoiding current avoidable confusion and about the limitations on your role?
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If cooperatives and mutuals are better than other firms, why are they so rare? Vanguard and the mutualist paradox. via @revue
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Let us tell you a story! We have been hearing lots about @Aroundcoop lately, from their educational Coop Cinema (next episode on 27th Jan) to their fantastic videos. See their site and what they are up to in our quick feature here: @icacoop #coops
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@surgeonlife @drmattuk @RCPhysicians Anyone thought of briefing friendly media such as Private Eye or Byline Times @PrivateEyeNews @BylineTimes Concerned medics cannot deal with this alone . Needs informed public engagement @KevinPascoe @RichardJMurphy @Cooperator1 @Mark_Whitcutt @markjhooper
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@ExplosiveEnema2 This is ridiculous
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@bicmyhead Ref “The GMC approach of letting employers determine scope” - am amazed by about turn which inevitably leads to variable standards/post code lottery shaped by profit maximisation driving growing inequality
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@iDrSunny Amazed this serious decline in service is happening with so little public attention. Institutions designed to protect patients safety no longer acting in the public interest. Why? Anyone in touch with @BylineTimes @PrivateEyeNews ref this unfolding scandal
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@gmcuk @DrLKVaughan Basically, no one consulted outside a small band of professional insiders, ref. a fundamental change in regulation. That is a great way to seek trust and engagement when key decisions already taken. This will fool no one.
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@Rozewicz @HelenRSalisbury @JimBethell UK exceptionalism again and creation of confusion for an ulterior purpose.
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@ExplosiveEnema2 @rcgp @pulsetoday Why are fundamental changes to our healthcare regulatory system invisible to the vast majority until critical avoidable incidents occur with sad results?
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@trishgreenhalgh Makes you wonder what ulterior motives they might have for this nonsense?
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Thanks to all attendees @ our 'Co-operative Thinking - Collective Learning' event in this beautiful Cardiff Chapel. Very helpful with submission to Govt on Adult Community Learning today #coop #cooperation #socialenterprise @CoopsWales @CartrefiCymru @WalesCoOpCentre #coopcollege
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@doctor_oxford @gmcuk See @DrSteveTaylor “An examination of cost data for the South Mississippi system’s accountable care organization (ACO) revealed that care provided by nonphysician providers working on their own patient panels was more expensive than care delivered by doctors”
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#ThankYouGillian You will be much missed @CoopGillian Always very helpful. Whatever will we do without you! Best wishes in your future activities and adventures from all @CoopsWales #coops @Coop_CollegeUK
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📢**Special Announcement**📢 After over 36 Years with us, our Librarian @CoopGillian will retire at the end of this month. Join us in saying #ThankYouGillian and take a look at a very special interview we did with @coopnews to mark the occasion
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@DrEilidhMaria Let everyone outside of this bubble understand what is happening with government action to undermine patient safety. Use all types of media, please.
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@drmattuk @fascinatorfun @GrumpyOldDoc @GMCharlatan @medicalmodelbri Why won’t their Tory chums in the House of Lords call out this bullying and who is bank rolling their lawyers?
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@implausibleblog Never a truer word said. Media ownership distorting reality, with invisible social media storm funded by dark money, aided by AI manipulation, already hitting us. @KevinPascoe
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@iDrSunny Your projection is not set in stone. We have a General Election this year when choices will need to be made!
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Action needed on diet to fight ultra-processed food. Higher rates of heart disease, obesity & some cancers in those who eat the most UPF. Requires labelling, addressing food poverty, education, public health nutrition/monitoring @KevinPascoe @derekwalker_
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@iDrSunny @JanetEastham @TheDA_UK @TheBMA Yes, but this is a very poor, complex consultation aimed at healthcare professionals. Much to be learnt from consultations undertaken by healthcare regulatory bodies but ignored to secure a predetermined outcome. Main hope is that practitioners actively respond
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The Co-op Party nominate Jeremy Miles for Welsh Labour leader and First Minister @MickAntoniw1 @JackieJonesWal1
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@manLikeTeaa Amazing entitlement nonsense
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@NationCymru @ShiptonMartin Sadly, brings the process into disrepute.
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@Molly2323232323 @parthaskar Slippery slope to a two tier healthcare system with potentially those that can afford paying to see a Doctor.
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@IceCrea31134701 @ExplosiveEnema @Ormerod84 @LocumPA_Ltd @RCPhysicians @FPARCP @rcgp Clearly sets out the nonsense behind the NHS workforce policy across the UK even though healthcare policy is supposedly devolved.
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@DrNeenaJha @Dr_Done_ Thank you for directly addressing simplicity arguments when discussing the daily work of doctors, used by an ex Tory Minister, when making the case for replacing doctors with PA’s.
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"Learning how to ‘do’ co-operation successfully.. as an organisation, a leader, a team, or a community, has a greater urgency than ever before" Increased focus upon members welcomed @Boylecoopparty @NickCooperative @dotCoop @Glennwalescoop @CoopsWales
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Adult Community Learning reduced by 70%, plus public institutions creating dependency, hollowing out local community institutions. #WAOBasque Lets promote equality of well-being for citizens & communities through collaborative approach to adult and community learning @CoopsWales
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Wales has a history of people collaborating for the greater good through the Miners' Institutes and hospitals etc. - we need to learn from past to shape our future #WAOBasque
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@djnicholl Very impressive contribution and late debate intervention by Baroness Finlay
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@DailyMirror Thanks for highlighting this crucial attempt by UK government to undermine the quality of healthcare. Could you please clarify the extent to which this is occurring in Wales & Scotland, with respective Labour and SNP administrations. This appears to be the case, but unclear.
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@ExplosiveEnema2 Simple mistakes can lead to undiagnosed incidents that cause delay, complications, more expensive treatment and avoidable suffering. Is that our direction of travel?
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@VishwajeetP4t3l Have you considered why you keep having to say ‘one last time’?
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Look how far we’ve come! @edmayo1 compares the time of #Rembrandt with the Plenary Panel today at #CoopCollege100 - #coop education around the world #notomanels
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@DavidPNoble63 @KevinPascoe @Keir_Starmer Key point being what is proposed by @wesstreeting will not deliver what is required and will come to seriously bite Labour in future local government and Senedd elections.
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@iDrSunny And this growing scandal will not go away, and will continue to escalate until it’s sorted.
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@JujuliaGrace Your latest newsletter is excellent in explaining how and why the government are seeking to undermine the NHS.
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@ExplosiveEnema2 I have asked Which? If they will consider investigating frequent concerns expressed about the role of PAs and the patient safety implications of current NHS workforce planning and training across the UK.
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@iDrSunny I suspect none of these culprits would wish their family to be treated by an unqualified medic, let alone if an invasive procedure is required. What is good enough for one is good enough for all #askforadoctor
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@medicalmodelbri @LabourLordsUK @natalieben Today will not end this debate. The SI does not provide sustainable solution, acceptable to users and carers, who will increasingly demand change, with dramatically increasing evidence of suffering caused by this botched operation.
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@SecretPhysician @radiollama1 Unless you lack adequate training and qualifications.
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