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@guardian health and inequalities correspondent - tobi.thomas @theguardian .com - she/her

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some work news: thrilled to say that I've been appointed as the @guardian 's new health and inequalities correspondent. I'll be covering disparities within healthcare across the UK but also health more widely too, so please do get in touch! tobi.thomas @theguardian .com
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A friend has pointed out, the contraceptive pill has a higher rate of blood clot development (<1 in 1000) compared to the AstraZeneca vaccine (around 1 in 167,000, and no more than the risk to general pop). Yet another example of gendered healthcare inequality
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In response to being asked what women should do if they are approached by a lone male police officer, chief inspector of the constabulary Thomas Winsor responds: "she should see his warrant card". Abhorrent thing to say given that Sarah Everard's murderer had this exact item
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Really chuffed to have written my first front page splash for today’s Guardian (?!?!)
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He continues: "In the main, [women] should trust the police". The fact that trusting the police is still being treated as a given astounds me and is so disrespectful to anyone who has been on the receiving end of police violence - all on bbcr4 just now
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Headline should be five "people" rather than "migrants" - research shows that when the word migrant is used in headlines it can often be dehumanising as the term is often used as a pejorative by tabloids especially
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The Independent
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BREAKING: At least five migrants die after boat sinks in Channel
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Love how ‘main character energy’ is being treated as an equivalent descriptor by asos to ‘has a zip’ lmao
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peak oxford university: being emailed a guide to self care during exam term (dealing with stress, anxiety, relaxation etc) the guide is a READING LIST
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I interviewed Beverley Bryan for @guardiang2 , which is also on today's front page! From organising with the British Black Panthers, to co-authoring one of the first books documenting the lives of black women in Britain, she has inspired so many
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My friend is a secondary school geography teacher and one of their students did this on their homework lol
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Very excited to be starting a new role today at the Guardian as a data journalist working with the data projects team!
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Today marks my first as acting @guardian data projects editor while @caelainnbarr embarks on an exciting fellowship with @niemanfdn . Myself and @niamh_mcintyre are more than excited to welcome @tobithomas_ to the team! Tips (data/news/general advice) all v welcome!
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remarks made here on World at One at around 1:25pm
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I was at Pimlico Academy today speaking with students and parents about why there's anger at discriminatory school policies. Great timing given the release of the gov's report saying that institutional racism doesn't exist apparently!
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A man who died after being physically restrained by several police officers had repeatedly said “I can’t even breathe” during the incident, according to body cam police footage
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I'm covering news with the Guardian's brilliant north of England team for a while, and so keen to hear any tips/stories/what you think we should be covering. So please do get in touch by DM or email me - tobi.thomas @theguardian .com !
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BAME women are more likely to miss cervical cancer screenings during the pandemic. My report, on the survey yet to be published, here:
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I'm excited to be back on the Guardian's news desk for a while from now, as ever, please do get in touch with any tips / stories / things you think we should cover! tobi.thomas @theguardian .com
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I profiled Anita Neil for today's @guardiang2 cover - she broke world records and attended two Olympics before being forced to retire at just 23 and forgotten. Now she's finally being recognised for her achievements as Britain's first black woman Olympian
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A Guardian analysis has found that although England’s black population stands at about 3.5%, black households make up 10% of those that are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Story with @aamnamohdin
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I'm back on the Guardian's national news desk after a short break - if there's anything you think we should be covering please do DM or email tobi.thomas @theguardian .com !
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Love how this isn’t a random troll but someone within the industry
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Paul Charman
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Any men going into journalism?
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New: Ofcom has launched an investigation after it received more than 41,000 complaints about comments made by Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain
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New: Adam Habib has stepped down as director of Soas while an investigation takes place into his use of the n-word during a zoom call last week. Prof Claire Ozanne will be interim director during this period
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refugee and asylum seeking women have been left especially vulnerable during lockdown, my report here:
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Some post finals news! Super excited and grateful to have been awarded the Guardian’s Scott Trust bursary, massive thank you Kristine @jonhew @garyyounge
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Out of the office !
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First exam lets get this bread !!!!!!!
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Our investigation kicking off the first day of a series looking at racism within schools is the splash on today's paper, with @niamh_mcintyre @NParveenG
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The Guardian
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Guardian front page, Thursday 25 March 2021: Exclusion rates up to six times higher for black Caribbean pupils
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@fopeolaleye @jasebyjason This one? From sex and the city
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For the Guardian, i'm looking to speak to a few young people about the Euros, reflecting on last night and what the current England team means to them - if so please DM me or email tobi.thomas @theguardian .com - thanks! #journorequest
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The Met have now also said that children in inner London are viewed as "adults" by police, and this is a problem the force has to address. Says that the incident involving #ChildQ would not happen to a white girl in the Cotswolds
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this is extremely distasteful but ultimately the responsibility lies with whoever commissioned this. This isn't responsible journalism
@Independent
The Independent
3 years
I became the ‘face’ of the Sarah Everard vigil – and I’m demanding change
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Lucky enough to have a few of my thoughts on the election in today's Observer - have a read if ya fancy
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The Observer
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We young voters grew up with austerity. Now we want change | Tobi Thomas
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I spoke to some experts about gov plans to put plainclothes officers in nightclubs......unsurprisingly, they all think it's a pretty bad idea!
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I spent some time looking at data on hospital admissions for eating disorders and found that admissions are rising at a faster rate among people of colour. Report here:
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Can all the men sending me angry DMs and emails in response to this tweet actually get a grip please!
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A friend has pointed out, the contraceptive pill has a higher rate of blood clot development (<1 in 1000) compared to the AstraZeneca vaccine (around 1 in 167,000, and no more than the risk to general pop). Yet another example of gendered healthcare inequality
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My friend keeps posting these every morning in the gc and i cannot anymore
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exciting to have been shortlisted for the new journalist of the year award at the 2023 british journalism awards, thank you @pressgazette and congrats to all the nominees
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100% agree with this. Important for these issues to be covered but to see the countless think-pieces and pastel instagram infographics rubs me up the wrong way
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I think if I was a friend or family member of Sarah's I would find some of the shoehorning of ~discourse~ into what has happened to her pretty distasteful
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"Offering a prayer for someone seemed materially inconsequential but weighted with significance: it is easy to give money without any thought...but a prayer genuinely prioritises someone else over your own emotions."
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Made my radio debut tonight on BBC 1xtra at 9pm, speaking to Richie Brave about the race report and other current affairs! Thanks for having me @RichieBrave
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Richie Brave 🇬🇾🇬🇾
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LIVE Tonight @ 9pm on 1xtra talks we are focusing on Black communities in GLASGOW/wider Scotland! WI AFFI BIG UP OUR SCOTTISH BRO'S AND SISTERS! Im joined by @tobithomas_ , @BashTheEnt , @LRH151 , @CeeGraham1 , @LOTOS_MUSIC , @RansomFA & @halina1979 ! Join in txt: 88111 Tweet: @1Xtra
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woman in the first pic on the far right is my grandma !
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East London during the 1970s by one of the UK's first black photographers, Bandele 'Tex' Ajetunmobi. Born in Nigeria in 1921, he died in 1994; most of his work was lost save for 200 negatives rescued by his niece.
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BAME people are disproportionately negatively affected by the economic crisis caused by the pandemic - by @niamh_mcintyre @aamnamohdin and me
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An inquest has found that the death of Laura Booth, a young disabled woman who died in hospital after a routine operation, was partly due to neglect and malnutrition. This is absolutely horrific and my thoughts are with Laura's family
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Happy election day! I'll be at the Bury North and Bury South counts this evening reporting for the Guardian, with results expected around 1:30am
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“The loneliness was one of the biggest factors as to why we gathered there. That’s why the square was ideal for us,” Ernest Theophile says. He was taken to court by Westminster council, accused of being too noisy while playing dominoes with his friends.
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I looked at data on recycling rates and found that deprivation is a key influencing factor - recycling rates for household waste are significantly lower in the poorest areas of England. More here:
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oxford: eight three-hour exams in 2 weeks determining your whole degree causes a pandemic in mental health issues/fear of failure/burning-out during exam term oxford: HERE IS A READING LIST ON HOW TO RELAX AND THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP CYCLES
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I spoke to a 12 year old boy who was falsely accused by school staff of stealing from the canteen, and was then spoken to by a police officer who told him he "wouldn't want to get a criminal record". He was left terrified by the incident
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gonna be 29 degrees on my bday tomorrow...the power us virgos have
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would Marianne's mum still pay Connell's mum's wages as a cleaner even if she didn't travel to work bc lockdown, or would she ask her to come in anyways?
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Making my way through these brilliant 2023 releases thank you @lauraodbooks @MerkyBooks @BoroughPress !
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We had a deeper look at who compiled the report. Includes: - A head of an academy trust which was criticised for using 'barbaric' disciplinary procedures -An author of a book on foreign aid to Africa which has been labelled as 'promoting evil'
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St Ives u ok hun?
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went to an alumni lunch at my college and the guy sitting opposite me was arguing that state schools think it's 'taboo' to teach their kids to speak properly and this is the root of the problem regarding the attainment gap...pls i am tired
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Just found out one of my tutors was Zadie Smith’s bridesmaid (?????)
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@uncooljerk @RachelConnoll14 hahaha i can tell who this is just from this tweet
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some dude from my college who went to boarding school and is part of an elitist pound-shop bullingdon club drinking society is running for PRESIDENT of the moritz-heyman scholarship student council... is this satire????
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after much troubleshooting and help from kind people, a twitter bot i've built using python and @heroku is up and running. It's a project which aims to highlight the deaths of Indigenous Australians in police custody @DeathsInside Please give it a follow, it will follow back!
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Rest in peace bell hooks :( I read Ain't I a Woman while at school around 2015 and it was/is so formative to my understanding of intersectional feminism
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Obituary: bell hooks, a Hopkinsville native who went on to an international career as an author, critic, feminist and public intellectual, died on Dec. 15 at her home in Berea. She was 69. @lbblackford
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Some of the books I’ve read over the past month which I’ve adored so much
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new: vulnerable people in detention who are at risk of suicide and are facing deportation to Rwanda have been told to "do a crossword" or "try aromatherapy" instead of been offered counselling.
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extremely ironic ad placement on this Times article...
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just spent twenty quid on the groovy chick t-shirt lol
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Bit late but ????? Rihanna's final form is a Guardian writer and I'm so here for this
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We're interested in further investigating police wrongdoing regarding missing person reports, especially regarding missing black people - who make up 14% of those reported missing despite being 3% of the population. If you'd like to get in touch - tobi.thomas @theguardian .com
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I've been using R to analyse tweets with #EndOurCladdingScandal - here are the most frequent words used in the tweets with the hashtag over the last 10 days #rstats
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can't believe i've made it to half a million followers... thank u for sticking with me through both the bad times (sex and the city season 5) and the good (sex and the city seasons 1,2,3,4,6)
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Been reporting on the upcoming inquiry into racial harassment by the EHRC as part of @guardian ’s Bias in Britain series, so important so have a read if you can !
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@jasebyjason Aunty Diane was right lol
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Really insightful talk by Gal-Dem and amazing to be surrounded by so many women/non binary poc in the media - thank you @NEON_UK @Micha_Frazer @CharlieBCuff @kemioliviax
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I spoke to some really clever psychologists and experts about ~main character syndrome~ and why having a bit of it may be a good thing!
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We did it, Joe
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PA Media
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#Breaking Piers Morgan has decided to leave Good Morning Britain, ITV has said
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Just met my disseration supervisor and i'm actually in love??? Look at her WALL (i spy an audre lorde poster)
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Finished this sensational debut by Saba Sams in one sitting, thank you @BloomsburyBooks @PhilippaCotton - out now!
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this makes me sick. reminds me of when a white history teacher said the actual N word in a class where I was the only black student
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also important is how ethnicity affects diabetes diagnoses - in the UK South Asian people are 6x more likely to have type 2 and black people are 2-3x more likely
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students/young people please register to vote !!! They don't want us to for a reason
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Michael Deacon
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Democracy latest
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it's like when is x student newspaper going to realise that no one wants to read a first year PPEist's thoughts on the backstop, please stop
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me bumping into absolutely anyone I vaguely know at the british library
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Me seeing someone I’ve met once in my life on a night out: Oh my god no way *cuddles* I can’t believe ur here OMG I love u so much I could cry let’s get a pic!!!!! Girls this is one of my best friends!!!!we need to do somet soon ,u free tomorrow!!!!💓💓💓💓
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Exclusive: In some prisons up to one in 11 staff members have been investigated for misconduct. At the Mount prison, which had the highest rate of staff misconduct investigations, a report found that “only just over half of prisoners felt respected”.
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exclusive: women from the poorest backgrounds are almost three times more likely to have an abortion than those from the wealthiest backgrounds, with the gap increasing during the pandemic.
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The cost of living crisis has exacerbated period poverty, charities say. @bloodygood__ has seen a 78% increase in demand for period products during the first quarter of 2022 - my report
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I read this recently (Heartburn by Nora Ephron) and was astounded at the racism throughout the book! Especially as it's by an author who is put on a massive pedestal by literary instagram/twitter
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Looking forward to speaking at this alongside @MayaOppenheim @The_Crox this evening !
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Palatinate
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PALATINATE HOSTS BREAKING INTO JOURNALISM Q&A with professional journalists: Maya Oppenheim, Women's Correspondent at The Independent Rianna Croxford, BBC Correspondent Tobi Thomas, Data journalist at The Guardian OPEN TO ALL - 3rd November, 7pm. [Zoom link on Facebook Event]
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The UK is finally ratifying a violence against women convention after ten years, although the government plans to reserve a key article from it which would leave migrant women unprotected @SBSisters @ICChangeUK
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this is such an amazing opportunity - please apply especially if you're from a minority background because newsrooms need you the most
@gdn_foundation
The Guardian Foundation
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The Scott Trust Bursary is now open for applications! Covers fees to do Journalism MA @sheffjournalism @MediaComGold and @cityjournalism
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We looked at the UK's biggest literary prizes - In 1996, there was not a single black author shortlisted in prize shortlists analysed by the Guardian, but that figure jumped to 21% in 2020. with @aamnamohdin @georginaquach and Zala Šeško
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“Nobody wants to have matted hair, or dry flaky skin” - A group of nurses are behind a pilot initiative caring for the hair and skin of their most vulnerable patients, which has greatly aided their recovery. Now it may be adopted across the whole NHS:
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Our story on the civil service fast stream, with @aamnamohdin
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Angela Rayner 🌹
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A Government committed to equality must do better than this. We need the top of the civil service to reflect our society and be a place where anyone, from any background, can succeed.
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