Lisa Olins

Wife & mother, serial dieter, Food lover, proud home cook, book lover & reader, pharmacist - currently working at Crown Pharmacy. All views my own - what else!

[Daniel Sugarman @Daniel_Sugarman]

Last night, tens of thousands of Jews gathered at one of Judaism’s holiest sites, to pray ahead of Jewish New Year.

On Monday, New Year’s Eve, the UK is due to recognise this place as part of a Palestinian state.

Crazy doesn’t begin to describe it.

[Andrew Olins @Plonckeydonkey]

I know many may think I am naive, but I would appreciate someone explaining to me why so many users of X and other social media are gratuitous rude in their posts. Why do such people believe that gratuitous rudeness will persuade anyone to their cause?

[Lisa Olins @lisao1710]

@REENABARAI @ComPharmEngland @NPA1921 @nkpharmacy @PaulReesMBE I agree - we are on 6.
Not sure how some places are doing so many. Referral rate is very low from #NHS111 & #GP

[Ashley Cohen @ashleydcohen]

10 yrs of underfunding.
1,400 permanent pharmacy closures
75% of pharmacies operating in the red
10 pharmacies closing each week
Inc workload
Exhausted staff

Enough is enough - the sector is close to collapse

#SaveOurPharmacies
@CPWYinfo @CPNY_News @ComPharmEngland @NPA1921

[National Pharmacy Association @NPA1921]

NPA Board Member, Aisling O'Brien shares how to get involved tomorrow.

Here is a reminder:

✔️Turn lights out 9am - 11am
✔️Wear black
✔️Post your support & use #SaveOurPharmacies
✔️Download our poster

RT to back our campaign

https://t.co/xh9JzfKsNh

[Amanda Smith @HfxAmanda]

We’ve got our sign up in the window, ready for tomorrow’s day of action to #saveourpharmacies
Since the beginning of the year, pharmacies have been closing at a rate of 10 per week.
If you support fairer funding for pharmacies please retweet! @HXCourier
@Kate_Dearden

[National Pharmacy Association @NPA1921]

📢 “The hidden issue here is that is is very distressing for pharmacy teams. They want to be dispensing these medicines.”

Great to be the lead item on @BBCNews at One with our Chief Executive @PaulReesMBE discussing growing numbers of medicine shortages.

@hughesthenews

[Lisa Olins @lisao1710]

@PaulaCPPE @cppeengland It's purple!!

[Lisa Olins @lisao1710]

Just attended excellent @cppeengland ENT clinical skills training. Lots to learn but feeling more confident. #otoscopes harder to use than I thought!

[Diana Harding @DianaHarding7]

Spot on from Allison Pearson - extracts👇

"If terrorists invaded the UK, hunted down hundreds of young people at Glastonbury, gangraped our girls, jeering and spitting on their half-naked bodies and displaying them as spoils of war, abducted grandmothers and terrified children, burned people alive, shot the family dog and turned their living-room into a pop-up abattoir, is there anyone who would seriously suggest that Britons should not rise up in sorrow and rage to take out the murdering bastards who did that to their country?"

"...I am ashamed of my country’s response. While France was swiftly deporting at least two non-nationals for anti-Semitic acts, it was revealed that the Football Association will not light the Wembley arch in the colours of the Israeli flag because of “fears of a backlash from some communities” and because certain senior officials are wary of “the perception they might be taking sides in the conflict”. Wembley was illuminated in the colours of France, Turkey and Ukraine after attacks, and even rainbow colours to protest LGBTQ issues in Qatar. But Jews don’t matter apparently.

England players lose no opportunity to take the knee in a performative display to “kick out racism”, but given the opportunity to oppose genocide they fret about causing bad feeling in racist communities. Cowardly, shameful and pathetic."

"Israelis don’t have the luxury of cowardice. Courage is the air that they breathe because, unlike the Europeans engaging in minor skirmishes about gender identity and “hate speech”, they have a war to fight against “hate action”. It really is a matter of life and death. That bestows a blazing clarity. As one government minister in Jerusalem snapped at some bleeding-heart reporter from Channel 4 News, “We don’t need moral lessons from you.”

The BBC’s Hamas terror cowardice shames Britain https://t.co/7bwFLCCUSO

[Lisa Olins @lisao1710]

@jimmcmanusph @tcooper321 @PublicHealthW Congratulations @jimmcmanusph - they are lucky to have you. Enjoy your new role in Wales x

[Lisa Olins @lisao1710]

@PharmacyEngland @OliverDowden are you able to attend? Your support would be much appreciated

[Lisa Olins @lisao1710]

Pharmacist pleasures - if you know you know!!!

[Lisa Olins @lisao1710]

@SJ_LS Congratulations Louise 🍾

[Lisa Olins @lisao1710]

I’m raising money for United Synagogue Chesed (Welfare), which provides vital food parcels, meals, etc & other support to members and the wider community – every single day.
Please can you help by donating at https://t.co/FWleb8VRUc
Thank you so much for whatever you can give!

[Lisa Olins @lisao1710]

I've just signed this petition. Will you add your name and share too?
https://t.co/PYTSCK0R8y via @38degrees

[United Synagogue @UnitedSynagogue]

Only 3 days to go until we officially go LIVE on our Chesed matched fundraising campaign page, as part of our vital campaign to support thousands of our members over the coming year!
Please donate here: https://t.co/JFag8nEpWo

[Lisa Olins @lisao1710]

@Clairewynn Yes!

[Lisa Olins @lisao1710]

@Lindsaymcc2001 @davidwebb_1 @BootsUK @PrimaryCareNHS @CCApharmacy @NHSsoutheast @nhsbobicb @indi_sanghera @PreetyJR It was indeed!

[Rob Rinder @RobbieRinder]

Today, let us ALL make this pledge: I will not forget. I will choose courage & act against hatred & prejudice. I will continue to learn & impart what I know to those around me, young & old, to ensure that the Holocaust is never simply a turn of a page in a history book.
@HMD_UK