Emily

Feminist - committed to social justice. Working in homelessness with intersecting interests in mental health and multiple compound need. Views my own.

[Crisis @crisis_uk]

📢New research
Existing evidence shows Black and minoritised ethnic communities are more likely to experience homelessness than their white counterparts.

Our new report shares the human stories behind these stats.

Please note: this thread discusses racism and homelessness.

[Prem Sikka @premnsikka]

DWP to get the power to take money from people's bank accounts and pay packets as part of a new crackdown on benefit fraud.

All benefit claimants assumed to be criminal. No right to privacy.

No equivalent law for tax dodgers, money launderers.
https://t.co/ySjX3lje24

[Paper Cup Coffee Liverpool @PCPCoffee]

Another day of less than £100 sales...if you are in town and buying coffee, please consider us instead of the big chains. Our coffee is delicious and we use local suppliers, roasted here in Liverpool.

[Emily @emilyashmore]

Proud to have been part of @BrightonHoveCC establishing intermediate care for people experiencing homelessness alongside @archhealthcic - a service that should be embedded nationally.

[Paula Barker @PaulaBarkerMP]

Intermediate care for those facing homelessness, recommended by NICE, can reduce rough sleeping by up to 70 per cent.

We need to embed this approach across the country and put an end to the postcode lottery.

My question to the minister 👇

[Helen Barnard @Helen_Barnard]

New research from @TrussellUK & @wpi_economics
Renters are at highest risk of hunger & hardship, with big increases in private renters especially.
https://t.co/dHotSSQXoo

[Emily @emilyashmore]

Gutted I’m not there this year but looking forward to hearing about it.

[Arch Health CIC @archhealthcic]

Our brilliant ANP and Exec Director Hannah kicking the conference off for us! "It's all about learning, connecting and sharing." #HomelessHealthConference #Brighton

[Prem Sikka @premnsikka]

Poorest families in UK lack beds, sleep on floors, struggle to eat and heat.

Work doesn't pay enough, benefits too low.

1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined, UBI.

Must redistribute income/wealth, increase tax personal allowance.
https://t.co/weOnH5hFfH

[Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf_uk]

🗣️ "A direct result of wider social injustices - poor quality housing, lower incomes, insecure employment. It's not just damaging the health of our nation, it's piling up the pressures on our NHS"

@Keir_Starmer lays out the conclusions of Lord Darzi's report into the NHS. 1/4

[Emily @emilyashmore]

Thread from an expert on co-producton

[Chloe (she/her) @ChloeSApter]

🧵Today's thoughts on co-production:

As much as I adore & believe in co-production...

"Co-production communities" can be cliquey, hierarchical, intimidating, difficult to penetrate.

This is against all that co-production stands for.

I know I'm not alone in thinking this. 1/4

[Emily @emilyashmore]

These three letters sum up my experience of working alongside mental health services as a commissioner - patients, families and staff are being let down by a system that is broken.

[David Christmas @dchristmas]

These three letters in The Guardian concisely describe the systemic issues with MH services that have been conveniently ignored for a long time. Without an overhaul, more money, and more time for patients, it's difficult to imagine how things will change. https://t.co/iwP92Qoh0Y

[Alison Moore @alijanemoore also on Bluesky @AliJaneMoore]

Some big qs here for local authorities and NHS: will they end up on the streets (many won't have homes to go to)? What about ongoing mental & physical health needs/GP registration? Alcohol and addiction issues? Can these services adequately support a sudden rush of new patients?

[Auschwitz Memorial @AuschwitzMuseum]

5 August 1942 | The 1st transport with Jews from occupied #Belgium arrived at #Auschwitz with 998 people. 254 were murdered in a gas chamber.

The Germans deported 23,906 Jews from Belgium to Auschwitz. 78 percent were murdered in gas chambers immediately after selections.

[Susan Dalgety @DalgetySusan]

The front page of the @thetimes app this evening. Women and girls. Full of life and hope. Destroyed. #femicide

[Tobi Thomas @tobithomas_]

Exclusive: The births of babies to black mothers are almost twice as likely to be investigated for potential NHS safety failings, including stillbirths and maternal deaths, in a shocking disparity that has been labelled a “national disgrace”.

https://t.co/ATTwwabWAO

[Simon Bottery @blimeysimon]

What’s the main pressure on #socialcare? The latest @1adass survey suggests it’s that the ‘boundary’ between social care and the NHS is shifting. People with more complex needs are now ending up in social care because of changes in NHS practice. Thread 🔽 https://t.co/ndu82Kon3N

[Dr Jane Townson OBE @drjanetownson]

Hospital discharges limiting home care in England, councils say

⁦@1adass⁩
@homecareassn https://t.co/K65V9VV2a0

[David Challen @David_Challen]

Whilst many tune into watch England in the #EURO2024 final, watching in hope and anticipation, remember many women and children will be watching for different reasons…

Domestic abuse increases by 26% when England win or draw and by 38% after a defeat at a major tournament.

[Emily @emilyashmore]

@Gustavus_Carl Kleptocracy goes live

[Trumpton @Trump_ton]

The Tories are Betting we are Stupid.

Britain's better off without them.

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[Milli Hill @millihill]

This is a friend of a friend. He has been missing since March 2nd. Can people please retweet - it's strange how some missing people just don't get attention whilst others do? #jayslater #jackosullivan