Michaela Chirgwin - News Editor

Lover of innovative care ideas & passionate about the rights of care workers. Writes for @carehome_co_uk & @homecare_co_uk. [email protected]

[Michaela Chirgwin - News Editor @MJChirgwin]

Well done @GaryLineker and co. A beacon of light in an increasingly dark twittersphere. https://t.co/y5WykR5DCm

[Neil Carpenter @NeilCarpenter14]

Austerity’s Victims exposes the reality of life with a learning disability since 2010. Loneliness. Poverty. Cuts to support and benefits.
Precise statistical evidence for the fight against this injustice.
Buy print version (cost price) or Kindle (99p): https://t.co/rPc4nwWtPu

[Nile Rodgers @nilerodgers]

SO pleased to announce I’m an ambassador for the #BBCMusicDay initiative to bring music to everyone living with dementia. I know first-hand just how transformational music can be for people with this condition. Join us and get involved!

https://t.co/WyLozBKdTQ #Dementia.

[Care England 💚 @CareEngland]

Really useful analysis of #SpendingReview https://t.co/qNFIXb2xnN @TheKingsFund

[Michaela Chirgwin - News Editor @MJChirgwin]

Extra £1.5b announced for social care in Chancellor's Spending Review, but the move has been described by one care leader as 'The equivalent of putting a bit of extra fuel in the tank when the car urgently needs a full service'. https://t.co/xL7yRFBRNg

[Michaela Chirgwin - News Editor @MJChirgwin]

Care home residents have spoken of the fateful day when the Second World War was announced: ”https://t.co/lvUZADfxOC

[Tracy Brabin WY 🌹 @TracyBrabin]

I’m aghast. Not one mention of funding for #earlyyears after everything said about funding + early intervention being vital to end scourge of knife crime and gangs. Support families, bring back #Surestart. I’ll be raising this with Ministers on our return. https://t.co/5DFeXAr6Hm

[sue learner @suelearner]

Telegraph, Mirror and Independent have featured our research on children and imaginary friends https://t.co/ikgVInAbFG and https://t.co/ifJqZTn34s @anokhimadhavji

[Michaela Chirgwin - News Editor @MJChirgwin]

Thank you Ming for such wonderful insights into the life of being a music therapist!

[Ming Hung Hsu @DrMing_Hung_Hsu]

Thank you @MJChirgwin & @carehome_co_uk for the interview. It’s always good to share our music therapy stories @MHA @cimtr_aru @music4dem2020 #music #demenita #carehome #research #charitytuesday #

[Michaela Chirgwin - News Editor @MJChirgwin]

Music therapy; a misunderstood role that's 'not just about music': https://t.co/4hCouQLjd1

[The Friendly Bench®️ @Friendly_Bench]

Thanks to players #NationalLottery, we are absolutely thrilled to announce we have been awarded £240k by @TNLComFund to extend #TheFriendlyBench network across England. 😁😁

To find out more about our incredibly exciting news visit: https://t.co/Gkq71JTvw4

[Michaela Chirgwin - News Editor @MJChirgwin]

Well done! Incredible achievement @LEYFonline

[Dr June O'Sullivan OBE @JuneOSullivan]

Oh my! I just had a call from @LEYFonline Thr nursery just got an outstanding. So very pleased, high impact nursery with buckets of issues but run by a great team of #pedagogicalheros This takes us to 70% outstanding across all 39. Hurrah.

[Michaela Chirgwin - News Editor @MJChirgwin]

Extra £25 million pledged for palliative care welcomed as 'important first step': https://t.co/EwuZhZ7Fds @hospiceuk

[Michaela Chirgwin - News Editor @MJChirgwin]

@CQCpressoffice @AutismPeterboro @carehome_co_uk Thank you for the retweet :-)

[CQC Press Office @CQCpressoffice]

“People were supported to participate in meaningful activities. This included Christmas dinners, a gardening club and a knitting group which made poppies for Remembrance Day.”

Congratulations, Broad Oak Manor!
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📝@MJChirgwin | 🗞️@carehome_co_uk
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[Peter Hale @petervhale]

Please sign & RT this petition, it means a lot to me: https://t.co/VFXVzEnWTK via @38_degrees

[Michaela Chirgwin - News Editor @MJChirgwin]

@amandasandow1 Hello Amanda. I hope you are well. Please would you be able to follow me so I can send you a dm about a potential feature article? :-)

[Rachel Dax @Rachel_Dax]

Interview with BBC Radio Wales went well. Catch me on BBC Wales Today at 6.30. In the meantime here is an article about the film! https://t.co/oo6FjccjQf @BBCWales #bbcwales #cardiffpride #lgbtfilm #lesbianfilm #welshfilm

[Michaela Chirgwin - News Editor @MJChirgwin]

Dentures and anaesthesia warning after 72-year-old swallows teeth during surgery:
https://t.co/Dko19Ha3cJ

[Michaela Chirgwin - News Editor @MJChirgwin]

Chelsea’s Margaret Thatcher Infirmary has been rated 'outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and praised by inspectors for the “rapport” staff share with the Chelsea Pensioners residing there. https://t.co/OmdMfCu4Pe