Grace

Communications Lead at @StudentMindsOrg. Happiest when creating change in mental health, drinking tea and curled up reading a book 📚☕

[Dr Haseena Wazir @DrHWazir]

Tonight, @Keir_Starmer and @wesstreeting have decided to cut the number of offered specialist training jobs for doctors.

Doctors need these jobs to train to become the specialist Consultants and GPs of the future that the NHS so desperately needs.

Instead, this Government has decided to make it harder for you to see a specialist and is effectively holding doctors’ jobs hostage.

We are already an under-doctored country compared to other OECD countries. In 2025, around 40,000 doctors applied for just 10,000 speciality training jobs.

That means tens of thousands of qualified doctors ready to train, ready to work, and ready to treat patients are being turned away every year.

The Government can train more specialist doctors when they want to.

They are simply choosing not to.

Remember this the next time you can’t get an appointment or your surgery is delayed.

[Dr Haseena Wazir @DrHWazir]

There’s a reason it takes weeks to see your GP & years to get your surgery.

The UK is an under-doctored country; yet thousands of doctors are being blocked from progressing to become Consultants & GPs because the Government has artificially capped the number of speciality training posts.

In 2025 alone, there were 20,000 more applicants than there were training spaces. Doctors are ready to care for patients; but they are left waiting, unemployed, or even forced abroad.

We are short of NHS doctors yet we’re still not employing the ones we already have.

This is the result of years of catastrophically bad workforce planning. @wesstreeting’s proposed plan for 1,000 extra speciality training posts over three years barely scratches the surface of the crisis.

If he’s serious about fixing the NHS, he must address this head on. Until then, both doctors and patients will keep paying the price.

[Grace @GraceAnderson_]

We don't have enough doctors for patients to see but we have so many unemployed doctors, it makes no sense! Do better 👏👏👏 and listen to doctors, health care professionals and patients who are calling for change!

[Resident Doctors @BMAResidents]

"We don't have enough doctors and yet thousands of doctors are unemployed."

Dr Arjan Singh explains the paradox of the NHS workforce in England and why 97% of FY1 doctors balloted for strike action to end the unemployment crisis.

[TIVA Tim @TheSnoozeDoctor]

Can’t get a GP appointment. Granny stuck on a trolley in A&E for 12 hours waiting to be seen. Doctors replaced by non-medically qualified Physician Assistants. Meanwhile, doctors without training jobs are delivering pizzas to make ends meet. What a crazy world!

[Grace @GraceAnderson_]

@juliaisobela Congratulations Julia 👏

[YoungMinds @YoungMindsUK]

There are reports that @Keir_Starmer is going to scrap the Mental Health Investment Standard. At a time when referrals to services and waiting lists are at record high. That can’t happen. We’re asking Keir Starmer to immediately re-commit to this investment standard. And go a step further. We want a Young People's Mental Health Investment Standard. A guarantee that money for young people’s mental health is protected. Young people deserve to get the support they need, when they need it.

[Student Minds @StudentMindsOrg]

🩷💛🩵 Today is #PansexualPride

We wanted to challenge some of the misconceptions and stereotypes we often hear about pansexuality.

We want to remind all pansexual people that they are loved and valid.🧡

[Grace @GraceAnderson_]

So proud of everything @studentmindsorg has achieved with the #UniMentalHealthCharter over the past five years 🧡.

Read our new reports package for insights, learnings and developments to ensure whole-university approaches to mental health and wellbeing.

[Student Minds @StudentMindsOrg]

Today we are launching our #UniMentalHealthCharter Reports Package.

This marks a significant milestone for the UMHC Framework, Programme, and Award, bringing together all of our collaborative efforts.

Explore the reports to find out more: https://t.co/CmXvqIYRNV

[Student Minds @StudentMindsOrg]

Ready to drive digital innovation? You could be our new Digital Product Manager.

It's a pivotal time to join the team as we embark on creating a new primary website. Explore the role and apply: https://t.co/dlA6nZvLDf

[Student Minds @StudentMindsOrg]

The #Budget2024 doesn’t mention our 2.8 million higher education students or the staff that support them once, they deserve better than this.

Financial hardship is a key predictor of poor mental health.

Read our full response to the autumn budget: https://t.co/c3ZBODlcJS

[Grace @GraceAnderson_]

Exciting to be growing our student engagement work. We want to hear YOUR thoughts and work with you - students, you have the power to create the change we need to see 📣🧡

[Student Minds @StudentMindsOrg]

📢 Calling all students and sabbs who want to make a difference 📢

Come and join the new Student Minds’ Student Community!

Make a difference today 👉 https://t.co/BsQwmwIEgI

[Student Minds @StudentMindsOrg]

No student should be held back by their mental health.

We want to see every student succeed at university and we will continue to advocate for students until our tagline is a reality. 🧡

#WorldMentalHealthDay

[Grace @GraceAnderson_]

Excited to be at @CharityComms #BrandFast to learn more ahead of our brand work at @StudentMindsOrg. Delighted to see @lizzie_pring supporting the event too 🧡

[annie-mai @anniemaisocial]

Canva has changed its interface and I HATE IT

[Emilee Honey 📚 @emhoneyreads]

There should be at least one Friday a month that is a “read in bed all day” day, where you don’t have to go to work, and you get to just eat snacks in bed with a good book.

[Grace @GraceAnderson_]

I look forward to going into my 8th year leading the team through some exciting brand work to make our communications, social media and website better at engaging with our audiences, sharing our amazing work and goal of ensuring no student is held back by their mental health ✨🧡

[Grace @GraceAnderson_]

Today marks my 8 year workiversary at @StudentMindsOrg!

When people ask me why I love working at Student Minds - the answer is simple the people and the cause. I know coming to work it's a supportive and safe space to be 100% my full self 🧡

[Grace @GraceAnderson_]

I've been lucky enough to work with so many inspirational and incredible leaders who've grown my confidence both professionally and personally.

Thanks to every volunteer, student intern, partner, funder, trustee and colleague that have made my 8 years so special.

[Student Minds @StudentMindsOrg]

Hope will always triumph over hate. 🧡

We must celebrate steps in the right direction while still acknowledging what need to be done.

If you or someone you know needs support Student Space has resources to help or check out our friends at @CitizensAdvice & @TellMamaUK

[Student Minds @StudentMindsOrg]

Everyone deserves to feel safe. People of colour, Muslims, and our international community have a right to belong just like everybody else.

We condemn all instances of racism, Islamophobia, and xenophobia witnessed in the last few days.

There is no room for hate.