John Barnes

Rehab Psychiatrist Somerset and see my blog written in the pandemic The Ghost Town Effect. (-: High time for another blog I think.

[John Barnes @Johnsb43]

https://t.co/0to3AqdCTi Hi everyone!
Listen now to All in this Together; my anthem to community and ending inequalities in health now amplified by Covid. Incredibly it will be a bonus track on Glastobury Calling album on Bandcamp Read my accompanying blog The Ghost Town Effect.

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

While the world’s media obsesses over every spit and fart from the White House over Iran, and Trump’s endless commentary on talks and deals and negotiations, the 🇷🇺 🇺🇦 war he said he would solve in 24 hours continues unabated … and in addition to benefiting from the oil price rise and lifting of sanctions Putin has also unleashed the largest 24 hour aerial attack on Ukraine since the war began. Almost 1000 drones. A UNESCO world heritage site hit. A maternity hospital hit. Residential buildings hit. Several killed. Dozens injured. Barely registers on the news. This war must not be forgotten

[John Barnes @Johnsb43]

Labour should learn that every fiscal rule is a political choice | New Economics Foundation: https://t.co/eGiJcAX7ha

[Prem Sikka @premnsikka]

Insane:

Tory Govt looking at larger public spending cuts to fund tax cuts.

NHS hospital waiting list 7.6m
Public buildings crumbling
Teachers sacked
Hungry school children
Social care shambles
Legal system broken

Govt priority is tax cuts for the rich.
https://t.co/CCNhjdWoGG

[John Barnes @Johnsb43]

Why I joined 70 economists and human rights experts urging Labour to change course https://t.co/CFpsRXvFAu

[The BMA @TheBMA]

If the Government doesn’t start valuing its most skilled and senior doctors, the care you receive will suffer. Join us in calling them back to the negotiation table urgently.

[Jonathan @jabberwock951]

I was threatened with GMC referral for tweeting about my trust's parking issues.

If management will threaten my career over something like that, what do we think they'd do to someone who went to the police/media about unexplained deaths.

[Prem Sikka @premnsikka]

Outsourced UK govt services failing to meet standards.

Serco, G4s, big accounting firms, test & trace and others milk the public purse. Profits for cronies.

Outsourcing = lack of in-house expertise and institutional memory = poor value and planning.
https://t.co/5dYMD0G3VL

[Prem Sikka @premnsikka]

Spain’s inflation rate is 2% because unlike the UK it stood up to business.

Spain capped energy prices by more than the UK, cut cost of public transport, taxed excess profits and controlled rents.

UK let corporate profiteering rip, no rent controls.
https://t.co/Omvx4WEN7B

[John Barnes @Johnsb43]

Public sector pay: Will rises for doctors and teachers cause inflation? - BBC News https://t.co/Bk0NlAZc5C

[John Barnes @Johnsb43]

@DrEmilyKaye Thats fantastic Emily, great that you are scoping widely to see what assets in VCSE services there are for you to link in with and raising the profile of LSCFT rehab services😀

[John Barnes @Johnsb43]

Great to work with you and your fantastic team in this voluntary sector / NHS collaboration to creating community through music, improving rehab outcomes , targeting at risk groups in the community and supporting staff wellbeing 😊 .

[DrEmilyKaye @DrEmilyKaye]

What a perfect way to end #RCPsychIC23 today with wonderful @Johnsb43's brilliant talk on @tonicmusicmh, fantastic @jsillsmusic and the incredible Bebington Bittermen, and excellent @vinnypeculiar!
You're all such phenomenal human beings using music to transform mental health 🎶

[John Barnes @Johnsb43]

@DrEmilyKaye @tonicmusicmh @jsillsmusic @vinnypeculiar My personal thanks to the fantastic performers by Vinny Peculiar James Sills and of course the Bebbington Bittermen and for their reprise in the Baltic Fleet. A memorable night!

[John Barnes @Johnsb43]

@wendyburn @matthewrbroome @rcpsych @DrAdrianJames @KSBhui Did the presentations help the baby sleep? Lol

[Association of Black Psychiatrists, UK (ABP-UK) @blackpsych_UK]

A momentous day for #ActAgainstRacism . It was a privelege being part of the working group.
@DrChinwe_Obinwa @DrLisaK2021 @adave_NHS @apksachar @raj_psyc @DrLadeSmith @subodhdave1 @TrudiSene1 @DrShahidLatif @DrAdrianJames .

[John Barnes @Johnsb43]

World’s 722 biggest companies ‘making $1tn in windfall profits’. https://t.co/UIdr25yt8j

[John Barnes @Johnsb43]

@OnNegation @matthewrbroome And well done 😊

[John Barnes @Johnsb43]

@OnNegation @matthewrbroome Do you suoply one cupcake a week for a few years? 😊

[John Barnes @Johnsb43]

@SoundAffectsPod @absw @KingsCollegeLon Is it being recorded?

[Prem Sikka @premnsikka]

A bloated & scandal-ridden finance industry is holding back UK economy.

Between 1995 & 2015, it made a negative contribution of £4,500bn to the UK economy.

It starves other industries of resources.

Can't rebuild UK economy without shackling the City.
https://t.co/3BLRycrHrL