Amanda Harris

PCD & Children's Respiratory CNS, @NIHRCommunity & @FNightingaleF scholar, Autism Ambassador and Independent Visitor with @theadvocacypeople. Views my own.

[Amanda Harris @mandalea98]

This week I received a wonderful scrapbook of well wishes from colleagues I’ve worked with for the last two decades. Today, I’ve added emails, texts, cards and well wishes from patients and families. Thank you PCD & Respiratory, its been a blast 🥰

And on to my next adventure 😁

[Amanda Harris @mandalea98]

@juliaisobela Life-changing. I used to resent that I'd work long hours and be responsible for all the tidying and cleaning. Now we all tidy the morning our lovely cleaner comes, they work their magic and we come home to sparkly taps, no limescale, clean carpets and a wonderful smelling house.

[Amanda Harris @mandalea98]

@MartinSLewis Batchelor of Nursing graduated 2003, Southampton Uni. No loan, NHS bursary. Mother to three kids under 5yrs, so it was tough physically, emotionally and financially.

I love doing what I do, so yes, it was worth it.
Would I do it in today’s climate? Certainly not.

[CHAH Asthma 🫁 @CHAHAsthma]

This #AskAboutAsthma week, make sure your child has an asthma action plan.
You can ask your GP or Nurse to provide you with one, or download free from the @asthmalunguk website!

[Professor Chris Whitty @CMO_England]

Chickenpox is common. Usually it is just unpleasant, but it can be severe or life threatening.

A long established vaccine to prevent it will be offered to all children rather than only those who can pay.

Immunity by vaccination is safer than by infection.

[BEAT-PCD (ERS CRC) @beatpcd]

The agenda for the 2025 PCD patients conference, organized in collaboration with @EuropeanLung, is now accessible on our website. You can also find the link for registration there. The event is set to take place on November 19th.
https://t.co/W9GUk5AXGe

[PIER Network @pier_network]

🗓️ Join us on 14-15 October 2025 at Hope Church for two days of learning and networking.

Plus, join our PAFTAs social at Shoal after day 1 (14th Oct). See you there!

Register now 👉 https://t.co/GQ0omdphyU

#PIERConference2025 #PIER2025

[Amanda Harris @mandalea98]

@julie_trudgill @BladeoftheS To be fair, I wasn't speaking about Tesco specifically but about retail and service industry jobs generally. Both personally and professionally, I see many single young people and parents of young families exploited by zero-hour contracts. It makes me sad to see them struggle.

[Amanda Harris @mandalea98]

@julie_trudgill @BladeoftheS It is cheaper. They devalue the workforce allowing managers to manipulate staff & treat them badly, offer no security and keep poor people poor and reliant on benefits. The flexibility argument works for students (maybe) but almost everyone needs a regular and known income.

[Amanda Harris @mandalea98]

@julie_trudgill @BladeoftheS If they get a choice. Many working in supermarket/service industry jobs are on zero hour/part time contracts as they are cheaper for the employer. Its often difficult to get full time hours and even then families may still qualify for UC. Not lazy, not greedy, just surviving.

[BEAT-PCD (ERS CRC) @beatpcd]

In recognition of PCD Awareness Month, BEAT-PCD and @PCD_UK will host a webinar on patient collaboration in PCD research. Watch for registration details soon, and mark your planner. More info is available on our website: https://t.co/zDpZpogDli

[Amanda Harris @mandalea98]

@darrenpaffey Thank you.

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 NEW: The full list of the 108 Labour MPs who have signed the reasoned amendment to the welfare reform Bill in an attempt to block it completely

It marks one of the biggest rebellions against the Government so far, with the Bill’s first vote due next week

[Amanda Harris @mandalea98]

@KBGreyhoundlady @jessicaelgot ‘People like that’? Young, disabled folk claiming PIP? Human beings are multifaceted. Our worth isn’t tied to paid work. I worry about the casual othering of those not like us on social media. Does this fit within established British values of Democracy, Law, Liberty and Respect?

[Amanda Harris @mandalea98]

@KBGreyhoundlady @jessicaelgot I responded to ‘the usual suspects’ jibe suggesting opposing cuts were wrong. With ‘stress and anxiety’ I took the inverted commas to mean you didn't believe YP were genuine. You thought it ‘boring’ when reminded PIP is not an out of work benefit. I thought an example might help.

[Amanda Harris @mandalea98]

@KBGreyhoundlady @jessicaelgot Hi Karen, my son has cerebral palsy, works PT and graduates next week with a good law degree thanks to PIP support. He is disabled, not lazy or workshy. Without PIP, he may not have graduated. PIP saves lives, offers hope, opportunity, confidence and ultimately a richer society.

[James D Chalmers @ProfJDChalmers]

Myeloperoxidase is a green protein contained in neutrophils. So if the sputum is green, patients have a lot of inflammation and are at high risk of exacerbation
Simple and clinically useful!

[Dr Mark Williamson @markwilliamson]

If you feel down or today seems overwhelming, get outside and reconnect with nature. It helps 🌤️

[Myrona Goutaki @mgoutaki]

You may find lay summaries of this and all our publications on the Living with PCD study website in English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian https://t.co/emMulPATa2

[Amanda Harris @mandalea98]

@elonmusk @realDonaldTrump Wait, you knew this and heralded him as the greatest thing since sliced bread? Mr Musk, what does this say about you? I'm so confused. Which you is the genuine you?