Natalie Blatchford

[Natalie Blatchford @natblatchford]

@CelticSky28 That is fantastic!

[Natalie Blatchford @natblatchford]

@Madam7Butterfly @EdGPhill This is Betham school on Oldfield Lane South

[Beth Rigby @BethRigby]

This is just wonderful. Fill your boots, will make you smile

[Natalie Blatchford @natblatchford]

@christmas_clock Sounds good to me!

[Natalie Blatchford @natblatchford]

Absolutely this 👏🏻

[David Rowe @mrdavidrowe]

'Hopefulness is not a neutral position. It is adversarial. It is the warrior emotion that can lay waste to cynicism. Each redemptive or loving act, as small as you like – such as reading to your little boy... keeps the Devil down in the hole.'
Nick Cave.

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

This morning Conservative MP and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride said that GPs will no longer determine whether a patient gets a sick note, and that WorkWell will make the assessment.

Who is WorkWell? After a quick search online:

➡️ WorkWell is a series of partnerships across the country delivering a service

➡️ They will evaluate 59,000 disabled people, and people with health conditions

➡️ £57 million will be allocated to 15 areas

��️ One example of this is a contract issued by Greater Manchester Health Authority for a 2 month contract. It was given to the firm PWC for £91k

This model will be replicated across the country

So instead of your GP determining whether you, their patient, are well enough to work, or not. Various private firms will be paid to make these assessments

One of the reasons why the government is doing is this is because its cheaper to hire external assessors than it is to hire more GPs.

Another, is that it's cheaper to do this performative role than it is to address the underlying issues of long waiting lists on the NHS.

14 years of austerity have decimated the NHS, covid didn't help, nor did Brexit, and instead of having a plan that will actually work to bring people back to better health, time and money is wasted on these types of initiatives to give the impression that something is being done, when in reality, the cause for the hardships and difficulties facing many people are a result of the 14 years of Conservative party policies and plans.

[Natalie Blatchford @natblatchford]

I’ve just caught up on the episode of Call the Midwife starring @josierones Wow! I knew she was fabulous but what a great actor too 👏🏻

[Natalie Blatchford @natblatchford]

@LBC @NickFerrariLBC So hold on a minute. Person drops Oyster card. Card is spotted by another passenger and handed in. Card is given back to owner with NOTHING MISSING. So not a story in other words. Just a sad attempt to attack Sadiq Khan. Pathetic 🤦‍♀️

[Paul Husband @PaulHusband_]

My dad would do a loverly cartoon tribute when someone he appreciated passed on.
I took the liberty of using my dads older work to show him greeting his boyhood hero Bobby Charlton on his arrival at the next place.
Apologies for the shoddy photoshop.
Love you @tonyhusband1

[Natalie Blatchford @natblatchford]

@Conservatives @michelledonelan What does this mean? I don’t understand, please explain

[Natalie Blatchford @natblatchford]

@IanDunt The flat one, the curvy one and the Disney one.

[Natalie Blatchford @natblatchford]

@JasonManford I needed to hear this, thank you xx

[John Lewis & Partners @JohnLewisRetail]

Summer GIVEAWAY ☀️ Keep cool with the Dyson Pure Cool Purifying Fan, the ultimate cooling tower for these hot days 🥵

For your chance to win, simply…

💛 Follow @JohnLewisRetail
🔁 Retweet this tweet

[Rafael Melchor @RafaelDeMelchor]

Ros Atkins on… Gary Lineker and the BBC’s impartiality crisis - BBC News https://t.co/X4GV9d5gSU

[Michael Spicer @MrMichaelSpicer]

we had that too
we had that too
we had that too
we had that too

[Natalie Blatchford @natblatchford]

@mgcroadster @TheNewsAgents @GlobalPlayer Exactly what I came here to say!

[Natalie Blatchford @natblatchford]

@emmaemcl @SoVeryBritish Absolutely this! They were delicious 😋

[FY23 🩺 @EmergencyMedDr]

Harrowing words from a senior emergency medicine doctor showing the despair at not being able to provide the level of care every doctor hopes to for their patients. Every doctor, nurse & HCW can empathise with this right now.

Shared w/ permission. Pls RT to get this out there.

[Natalie Blatchford @natblatchford]

@Madam7Butterfly @YouTube So are you! Xx

[Natalie Blatchford @natblatchford]

Strikes! https://t.co/rUAK6MmysS via @YouTube

[Natalie Blatchford @natblatchford]

@BlakJakNZ Good to see you too! Love to you all xxx

[Natalie Blatchford @natblatchford]

This has made me very happy!

[Neighbours @neighbours]

🚨 Breaking News from Erinsborough! 🚨

Neighbours will return for a brand-new series next year exclusively on @AmazonFreevee, alongside thousands of episodes from previous seasons to stream as you please. 🎉