John Pitchers

Anatomical Pathology Technologist, Immediate Past Chair of AAPT and MSc Public Health graduate. These tweets represent my views, and mine alone.

[Sarah Hawkins @Sajhawkins1]

Last month Harriet should have been 10. Her 6 year old sister sang happy birthday, blew the candles out and made a wish “I wish she was alive Mummy” 💔.

My wish - we get justice.

Please watch us and other Nottingham families on @BBCPanorama on Monday.

https://t.co/OKLB5ovcnp

[John Pitchers @Johnnygcake]

@bushontheradio Fyfe Ewing, Therapy?

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

This is Ocho. Ocho lives in my bathroom and hangs out on my orchid plant.

Every day I soak a Q-Tip in water and put it down for him wherever he is (on the plant or behind the toilet or on the vanity) and he comes running over and gets a drink.

Was my first reaction to smash him? Nope.
To flush him down the toilet? Nope.
To “burn it to the ground”? Nope.

He’s literally a fraction of my size. I could easily kill him, but I choose to be kind.

He deserves to be on this earth as much as I do.
In fact, he contributes way more to the natural order of life on earth than I do.

It’s so easy to choose kindness.

I encourage everyone to take a moment and make sure the language you use when it comes to spiders, insects, rodents, etc. is kind and not fearful or disgusted.

None of these beings are "pests" or threatening.
They are here to provide a value to the ecosystem.

Let them be.
Help them if you can.
Be kind.
It’s so simple.

[John Pitchers @Johnnygcake]

@LucyGoBag The issue here, presumably, is the fact that toxicology was not taken from the perpetrator, rather than the fact that toxicology was taken from the victims? Taking samples from victims of homicide for toxicology is a near-universal practice in my experience.

[John Pitchers @Johnnygcake]

@YPLAC Just…wow 😵‍💫

[CPDme Portfolio Building Made Easy @cpdme]

🔔 LIVE WEBINAR ALERT 🔔

Behind the Mortuary Doors: A Day in the Life of an Anatomical Pathology Technician
🎤 Presented by Lucy Bridle-Thorne
🗓️ Thursday, 12 March
⏰ 20:00 - 21:00

🎟️ Register via the calendar on the dashboard
https://t.co/wn6yZR5kSK

#CPDme #CPD #CPDonline

[John Pitchers @Johnnygcake]

Coverage of major events on @CNN is wild - actual news, interspersed with frequent, lengthy infomercials about the African tractor industry.

[John Pitchers @Johnnygcake]

@LucyGoBag So easily avoided.

[Missing Persons Support @MisPersSupport]

It is 31 years since Richard went missing, please keep his family in your thoughts 🙏🏻

ANNIVERSARY APPEAL - RICHARD EDWARDS

Richard Edwards was a member of the British band Manic Street Preachers.

Last seen on 31 January 1995, Richard checked out of the Embassy Hotel, Bayswater, London sometime between 31 January and 1 February and has not been seen nor heard of since. The exact time of his departure from the hotel remains unclear.

Described as white, 5ft 7in in height and of slim build, with brown eyes. Richard’s head was shaved at the time of his disappearance.

Richard has a tattoo on his upper left arm of a flower (rose) with the words 'Useless Generation' underneath and a tattoo 'I’ll surf this beach'. He has a scar on his lower left arm where he had scratched the words '4 REAL'.

If you have any information on Richard’s whereabouts, phone Metropolitan Police on 101 or use their online reporting service, quoting CONNECT REF 01/764429/24. Alternatively, contact Kensington Police Station, Public Protection MPU on 07827986349.

Facebook:
https://t.co/N9XpkNgumo

#RicheyEdwards #MissingPersonsSupport #ArGoll #Manics #ManicStreetPreachers @rachelkedwards

[John Pitchers @Johnnygcake]

STOP ASKING ME TO “TAP THE POST” 😑

[John Pitchers @Johnnygcake]

@LucyGoBag Police training is obviously key, but empowering mortuary staff to challenge unsafe practices is just as important.

[John Pitchers @Johnnygcake]

@LucyGoBag Basic, day-one rule ignored.

[Prof Catherine Ross @catherinemross]

Congratulations and great to see some of the healthcare science workforce being recognised in this way - keep up the great work!

[Science Council @Science_Council]

Congratulations to Robert Cast, Gemma Norburn, Christian Burt, and Samantha Bell from the Association of Anatomical Pathology Technology – winners of 2025’s Elevating the Science Workforce Award! A fantastic and well deserved achievement!
#SCCelebrateScience #ElevatingScience

[John Pitchers @Johnnygcake]

@Robertlewis2000 @SkyNews Nothing, the chemical would have been used to preserve the deceased before repatriation back to the UK.

[John Pitchers @Johnnygcake]

@FirstBusUK as useless as always - bus stop display counts down then disappears with no bus appearing. The next bus is cancelled. Pathetic non-service.

[Independent Maternity Review NUH Trust @OckReview]

1/3 Today marks the start of Baby Loss Awareness Week 9-15th October. #blaw is marked across the world.

This week, the Review team will once again honour the lives of all the babies who have died.

[Alison Moore @alijanemoore also on Bluesky @AliJaneMoore]

Many congratulations to the College of Paramedics which has been granted the right to call itself the Royal College of Paramedics.

[Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon]

For the first time ever, London has met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide.

When I became Mayor, we were told it would take 193 years. We did it 184 years earlier than expected.

Cleaner air means a healthier city and big savings for the NHS.

[John Pitchers @Johnnygcake]

@LucyGoBag “Strategical” 😑