Anne Murphy
Interests: Humans, general practice, vaccines, fresh air, London. Talks too much. Retweets eclectic. Bot-blocker. Obviously personal account. http://drannemurphynhs.wordpress.com
- Reposted by Anne MurphyThe eye-catching thing which would resonate is not some big shiny new idea, it's getting the basics right so that people can access the care they need when they need it. Focus on, and investment in, primary care will go a long way to improve the experience for millions of voters.
- Ministers push to improve draft marketing plan for NHS in England: “Ministers have asked for more work to be done on the government’s draft 10-year plan for the NHS in England, amid claims it lacks policies exciting enough to resonate with the British public” on.ft.com/4m9JHil
- Reposted by Anne MurphyRemember during Covid when all those “unskilled” jobs were actually the ones deemed essential. While many with “important” jobs sat around baking bread. Many of those essential roles are the ones being impacted by pay equity shafting. Praised then, scoffed at now. Shame on this Government.
- Reposted by Anne Murphy“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.” (Among MANY other public benefits.) Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com #BikeLanesMeanBusiness
- Reposted by Anne MurphyDon’t suppose many of us had this juxtaposition (c/o today’s @financialtimes.com on our “Starmer government” bingo card.
- Reposted by Anne Murphy“My concern is that there is going to be a large outbreak of not just measles, but other vaccine-preventable diseases as well, that’s going to end up causing a lot of harm, and possibly deaths in children,” said Dr. Anna Durbin of @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social. (Published April)
- Reposted by Anne MurphyThe government has reached the “let’s make an announcement about relocating civil servants out of London” stage of proceedings remarkably quickly Next up: major efficiency savings and a “war on waste” (or we might have had that already this year; can’t remember) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- Reposted by Anne MurphyMy family, my friends, my colleagues & my patients come from all over the world. We are not in 'an island of strangers', we are in gloriously diverse, connected 21st Century Britain. Not only is the PM pandering to a nasty right wing, he is also trashing social care and the economy. Silly man.
- Reposted by Anne MurphyIMPORTANT: The Dutch invested €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
- Reposted by Anne MurphyWhen people complain about red tape and health and safety gone mad, remember it's tragedies like this that we have learned from.
- Reposted by Anne Murphy40 years ago a horrific fire at Bradford City's Valley Parade ground claimed the lives of 56 people. It took less than four minutes for a small fire to become a raging inferno. Warnings had been ignored.
