Petra Mäkelä

Interested in improving experiences of health & social care

[Petra Mäkelä @Petra_OB]

So good to work with @KenanUk1 @ZainaAljumma @Ramanzmz @MendoncaPen & Zoe Given-Wilson to create a film resource for asylum seekers in UK @JRefugeeStudies https://t.co/yohuJRmBdC

[APPGDetention @APPGDetention]

It's vital that the use + impacts of immigration #detention continue to be scrutinised in Parliament. So a big thank you to all the parliamentarians who attended the APPG's inaugural meeting on Monday, allowing the group to re-establish and carry on its important work

[Medical Justice UK @Medical_Justice]

On 2 Dec 2024, parliamentarians held a meeting to re-establish the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Immigration Detention, with Medical Justice re-elected as the APPG’s secretariat.

For more information see below:

https://t.co/d1eHtgp0h1

[Medical Justice UK @Medical_Justice]

New data being celebrated by the government includes real people who have been unable to access legal representation, nor the medical & expert evidence needed to properly present their case, meaning some face real risk on forced return to their country
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https://t.co/NEHbzBuqZR

[Medical Justice UK @Medical_Justice]

Medical Justice will now bi-annually publish Home Office detention statistics we have collated through regular Freedom of Information (FOI) Requests.

For more information follow below:

https://t.co/LhSxTfUNl3

[Medical Justice UK @Medical_Justice]

We are accepting applications for our Casework Traineeship for people with lived experience of the UK asylum and immigration system and/or immigration detention.

The deadline is THIS Sunday 17/11

Find out more information:

https://t.co/sYk16HuWBj

[Sociological Research Online @SocresOnline]

New Sociology in Action article!

‘The Identity Work of Torture Scars’ by Petra Mäkelä
(@Petra_OB) explores multiple meanings of scars following torturous violence, with a particular focus on asylum-seeking contexts.

Read now below.
https://t.co/Mgk4hoz01W

[Petra Mäkelä @Petra_OB]

How ‘the current state of mental health support for people with disabilities after acquired brain injury remains one of either incomplete adaptation or outright exclusion’:

https://t.co/jjUD7opMEW

[Medical Justice UK @Medical_Justice]

We are looking for a new Head of Advocacy to lead the development and delivery of Medical Justice’s advocacy programme…

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#JobOpportunity

[Petra Mäkelä @Petra_OB]

#Wellington 😍

[Petra Mäkelä @Petra_OB]

The Plumber Drummer returns to #York 🪠😃
@ThePlumberDrum

[Annette Boaz @AnnetteBoaz]

Want to learn more about the results of the @CAPE_acuk evaluation? Look no further 👇 @TransformUre

[The King's Fund @TheKingsFund]

💡 How are ICSs tackling workforce issues and developing system-wide strategies for staff recruitment, training, and retention?
🆕 Our new report, Realising the potential of integrated care systems, examines the progress being made and the challenges: https://t.co/70wcAH6eRJ

[Petra Mäkelä @Petra_OB]

Kalmusaari island #Iitti
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[Petra Mäkelä @Petra_OB]

@rissanen_veli Nice midsummer action 🚲😋

[Petra Mäkelä @Petra_OB]

@ZainaAljumma @SwanseaUni @WelshGovernment @IAITH @WGSSSDTP @catrin_wyn_eds @gwennanelin Great work Zaina, so pleased for you. They are very lucky to have you 🙂

[Derick Wade @derickwaderehab]

What is community rehabilitation? I have written a post drawing on NHS-England, Community Rehab Alliance, and many published papers where I explore what good services would look like, their effectiveness, and how we might achieve them. https://t.co/qeBj6m3Fue

[prof pat thomson @ThomsonPat]

Creative research means not being sure of everything all the time. And that’s a good thing #AcWri #Research #creativity https://t.co/NSQVUyuXXP