From the inception of the NHS in 1948, Irish women and men were actively recruited to train and work as nurses in British hospitals. By the 1960s approximately 30,000 Irish-born nurses were working across the NHS, constituting around 12% of all nursing staff.
From the wards to the heart of the NHS, Irish nurses shaped British healthcare—but their stories have too often gone untold. Join Prof. Louise Ryan on 28 May for a powerful lecture sharing voices from the Irish nursing experience in Britain. https://t.co/q3jSEfdKQl
@Penbat1@ShaunLintern The idea that one heroic ‘leader’ can change things through the force of their ‘values’ is at best naive and at worst negligent of the best evidence. But still people drink from the imaginary fountain
Difficult to avoid spoilers on #Adolescence
It reminds us the biggest risk to women & girls health isn’t blood pressure or obesity, it’s men & boys
Misogyny harms more women in the UK & globally than terrorism & organised crime
Yet misogyny itself isn’t even a criminal offence
It would be extraordinarily unlucky if babies died in a hospital from a combination of both gross negligence manslaughter and murder, but that is what Cheshire police are now investigating. It’s more likely just to be one of them. https://t.co/WnCkEZFKME