Amy Smith
@amyannp.bsky.social
Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, ASPH, UK. Passionate about high quality care, education, kindness, advocacy and family integrated care.
Love the NHS 🌈💙 Proud to be an ally.
Views are my own😊She/her
Love the NHS 🌈💙 Proud to be an ally.
Views are my own😊She/her
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We are so lucky to have had this light lead the way for most of our entire lives. We lost a legend today. Rest in Peace Dolly.
August 25, 2026 at 7:30 PM
We are so lucky to have had this light lead the way for most of our entire lives. We lost a legend today. Rest in Peace Dolly.
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We stand with colleagues across the UK who are experiencing abuse, harassment, racism and discrimination.
Recent reports of healthcare workers from ethnic minority backgrounds feeling unsafe travelling to and from work are deeply concerning.
Recent reports of healthcare workers from ethnic minority backgrounds feeling unsafe travelling to and from work are deeply concerning.
June 10, 2026 at 2:14 PM
We stand with colleagues across the UK who are experiencing abuse, harassment, racism and discrimination.
Recent reports of healthcare workers from ethnic minority backgrounds feeling unsafe travelling to and from work are deeply concerning.
Recent reports of healthcare workers from ethnic minority backgrounds feeling unsafe travelling to and from work are deeply concerning.
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Immigrants & asylum seekers are not our enemies. They are not responsible for the austerity, privatisation, erosion of civic life, thinning of democracy and concentration of power we suffer. But they're being punished for these things. Punished at the behest of the very people who *are* responsible.
June 10, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Immigrants & asylum seekers are not our enemies. They are not responsible for the austerity, privatisation, erosion of civic life, thinning of democracy and concentration of power we suffer. But they're being punished for these things. Punished at the behest of the very people who *are* responsible.
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Amazon UK pulled in £8.2bn revenue and even reported £355m in profit.
But they didn't pay ANY tax.
The reason you have to pay so much, is because they don't pay any.
But they didn't pay ANY tax.
The reason you have to pay so much, is because they don't pay any.
June 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Amazon UK pulled in £8.2bn revenue and even reported £355m in profit.
But they didn't pay ANY tax.
The reason you have to pay so much, is because they don't pay any.
But they didn't pay ANY tax.
The reason you have to pay so much, is because they don't pay any.
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Prophetic words from Tony Benn.
March 15, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Prophetic words from Tony Benn.
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Today on Covid #DayofReflection we remember those who lost their lives during the pandemic, and who still continue to suffer the consequences.
These are not just numbers, they are our friends, our families, our neighbours and our colleagues. (1/3)
These are not just numbers, they are our friends, our families, our neighbours and our colleagues. (1/3)
March 8, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Today on Covid #DayofReflection we remember those who lost their lives during the pandemic, and who still continue to suffer the consequences.
These are not just numbers, they are our friends, our families, our neighbours and our colleagues. (1/3)
These are not just numbers, they are our friends, our families, our neighbours and our colleagues. (1/3)
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Corridor care is the most visceral evidence of systemic NHS collapse. 📉
The BBC’s 52k figure builds on the RCN's "national emergency" declaration: the NHS is failing its most basic function of providing dignified, safe care.
Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The BBC’s 52k figure builds on the RCN's "national emergency" declaration: the NHS is failing its most basic function of providing dignified, safe care.
Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Thousands of patients waiting over 24 hours in A&E 'corridor care'
Known as "corridor care", patients are lining up on trolleys or sitting on chairs due to a lack of beds.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 3, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Corridor care is the most visceral evidence of systemic NHS collapse. 📉
The BBC’s 52k figure builds on the RCN's "national emergency" declaration: the NHS is failing its most basic function of providing dignified, safe care.
Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The BBC’s 52k figure builds on the RCN's "national emergency" declaration: the NHS is failing its most basic function of providing dignified, safe care.
Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Corridor care is not healthcare.
NHS staff are stretched to the limit, providing vital treatment in hallways. This is a safety crisis, and we need your voice to demand change.
Every letter sent to the Health Department puts pressure on the Government to act: bit.ly/end-corridor...
NHS staff are stretched to the limit, providing vital treatment in hallways. This is a safety crisis, and we need your voice to demand change.
Every letter sent to the Health Department puts pressure on the Government to act: bit.ly/end-corridor...
March 3, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Corridor care is not healthcare.
NHS staff are stretched to the limit, providing vital treatment in hallways. This is a safety crisis, and we need your voice to demand change.
Every letter sent to the Health Department puts pressure on the Government to act: bit.ly/end-corridor...
NHS staff are stretched to the limit, providing vital treatment in hallways. This is a safety crisis, and we need your voice to demand change.
Every letter sent to the Health Department puts pressure on the Government to act: bit.ly/end-corridor...
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This has become the standard. But corridors are for transit, not treatment.
Thousands of patients are spending their most vulnerable moments in hallways without a call bell or a curtain.
It takes 30 seconds to send our letter to the Health Minister: bit.ly/end-corridor...
Thousands of patients are spending their most vulnerable moments in hallways without a call bell or a curtain.
It takes 30 seconds to send our letter to the Health Minister: bit.ly/end-corridor...
February 27, 2026 at 11:31 AM
This has become the standard. But corridors are for transit, not treatment.
Thousands of patients are spending their most vulnerable moments in hallways without a call bell or a curtain.
It takes 30 seconds to send our letter to the Health Minister: bit.ly/end-corridor...
Thousands of patients are spending their most vulnerable moments in hallways without a call bell or a curtain.
It takes 30 seconds to send our letter to the Health Minister: bit.ly/end-corridor...
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Let’s swap the jargon for the truth.
When "safe staffing" is really one nurse covering a whole corridor, the language stops reflecting the reality of care.
What’s happening in your Trust right now? Share your testimony securely and anonymously: whistleblowersoftware.com/secure/every...
When "safe staffing" is really one nurse covering a whole corridor, the language stops reflecting the reality of care.
What’s happening in your Trust right now? Share your testimony securely and anonymously: whistleblowersoftware.com/secure/every...
February 28, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Let’s swap the jargon for the truth.
When "safe staffing" is really one nurse covering a whole corridor, the language stops reflecting the reality of care.
What’s happening in your Trust right now? Share your testimony securely and anonymously: whistleblowersoftware.com/secure/every...
When "safe staffing" is really one nurse covering a whole corridor, the language stops reflecting the reality of care.
What’s happening in your Trust right now? Share your testimony securely and anonymously: whistleblowersoftware.com/secure/every...
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"I honestly feel no one cares anymore."
No nurse should ever feel this way. Corridor care is unsafe, undignified, and it’s breaking our NHS workforce.
We’ve written a letter to demand an end to this crisis. Will you send it today?
📩 bit.ly/end-corridor...
No nurse should ever feel this way. Corridor care is unsafe, undignified, and it’s breaking our NHS workforce.
We’ve written a letter to demand an end to this crisis. Will you send it today?
📩 bit.ly/end-corridor...
February 28, 2026 at 8:48 AM
"I honestly feel no one cares anymore."
No nurse should ever feel this way. Corridor care is unsafe, undignified, and it’s breaking our NHS workforce.
We’ve written a letter to demand an end to this crisis. Will you send it today?
📩 bit.ly/end-corridor...
No nurse should ever feel this way. Corridor care is unsafe, undignified, and it’s breaking our NHS workforce.
We’ve written a letter to demand an end to this crisis. Will you send it today?
📩 bit.ly/end-corridor...
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Zack Polanski, "When did you first become political?"
Hannah Spencer, "The big moment was during covid where inequality got so much bigger so quickly"
"The very richest were doing incredibly well out of an emergency"
"And the people who were making the rules were breaking the rules"
Hannah Spencer, "The big moment was during covid where inequality got so much bigger so quickly"
"The very richest were doing incredibly well out of an emergency"
"And the people who were making the rules were breaking the rules"
February 24, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Zack Polanski, "When did you first become political?"
Hannah Spencer, "The big moment was during covid where inequality got so much bigger so quickly"
"The very richest were doing incredibly well out of an emergency"
"And the people who were making the rules were breaking the rules"
Hannah Spencer, "The big moment was during covid where inequality got so much bigger so quickly"
"The very richest were doing incredibly well out of an emergency"
"And the people who were making the rules were breaking the rules"
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❌No, the NHS did not get £350 million extra a week.
📉 Yes, the economy has suffered - even more than economists feared...
https://www.bigissue.com/news/politics/brexit-campaign-ten-years-on-10-promises/
📉 Yes, the economy has suffered - even more than economists feared...
https://www.bigissue.com/news/politics/brexit-campaign-ten-years-on-10-promises/
Brexit campaigning turns 10. Here's how promises to voters hold up
Brexit campaigning kicked off on 20 February 2016. The trail saw big promises made to voters. A decade on, how they stan
www.bigissue.com
February 23, 2026 at 12:39 PM
❌No, the NHS did not get £350 million extra a week.
📉 Yes, the economy has suffered - even more than economists feared...
https://www.bigissue.com/news/politics/brexit-campaign-ten-years-on-10-promises/
📉 Yes, the economy has suffered - even more than economists feared...
https://www.bigissue.com/news/politics/brexit-campaign-ten-years-on-10-promises/
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With reduced productivity, investment, and trade, the impacts of leaving the European Union is still being felt a decade later. As today marks 10 years since the date of the referendum was confirmed, it reminds us of the importance of repairing our relationship with Europe.
February 20, 2026 at 3:08 PM
With reduced productivity, investment, and trade, the impacts of leaving the European Union is still being felt a decade later. As today marks 10 years since the date of the referendum was confirmed, it reminds us of the importance of repairing our relationship with Europe.
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The minimum wage for young people is going to be lowered.
I suggest we lower the maximum wage.
100% tax on all income above £1m a year.
Would affect 0.2% of people, would bring in £200bn
I suggest we lower the maximum wage.
100% tax on all income above £1m a year.
Would affect 0.2% of people, would bring in £200bn
February 18, 2026 at 3:41 PM
The minimum wage for young people is going to be lowered.
I suggest we lower the maximum wage.
100% tax on all income above £1m a year.
Would affect 0.2% of people, would bring in £200bn
I suggest we lower the maximum wage.
100% tax on all income above £1m a year.
Would affect 0.2% of people, would bring in £200bn
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History teaches us that the greatest harms often begin with the quiet acceptance of the unacceptable. I have seen where that road leads, and I will not walk it again without resistance.
February 17, 2026 at 5:51 PM
History teaches us that the greatest harms often begin with the quiet acceptance of the unacceptable. I have seen where that road leads, and I will not walk it again without resistance.
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Left: Zia Yusuf, "I speak to mothers, many single mothers, who are working class, who have had to fight for everything that they have, some horrible stories"
Right: Zia Yusuf, "Absolute poverty does exist in very very small pockets"
14,200,000 Brits in poverty
That's a very big small pocket 🤷♂️
Right: Zia Yusuf, "Absolute poverty does exist in very very small pockets"
14,200,000 Brits in poverty
That's a very big small pocket 🤷♂️
February 18, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Left: Zia Yusuf, "I speak to mothers, many single mothers, who are working class, who have had to fight for everything that they have, some horrible stories"
Right: Zia Yusuf, "Absolute poverty does exist in very very small pockets"
14,200,000 Brits in poverty
That's a very big small pocket 🤷♂️
Right: Zia Yusuf, "Absolute poverty does exist in very very small pockets"
14,200,000 Brits in poverty
That's a very big small pocket 🤷♂️
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As we near the 10th anniversary of Brexit, with evidence the damage to our economy is even worse than predicted, time to remind ourselves of Brexit Battalions ‘Media Corps’ who pushed for and celebrated this. Good time to tag them in. Any apologies?
February 18, 2026 at 8:45 AM
As we near the 10th anniversary of Brexit, with evidence the damage to our economy is even worse than predicted, time to remind ourselves of Brexit Battalions ‘Media Corps’ who pushed for and celebrated this. Good time to tag them in. Any apologies?
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Suella Braverman says Reform would scrap the Equality Act 2010.
Law prevents discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender, marital status, race, religion and sexual orientation.
Reform taking us back to Victorian era, removing hope.
Our predecessors fought hard for social rights.
Law prevents discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender, marital status, race, religion and sexual orientation.
Reform taking us back to Victorian era, removing hope.
Our predecessors fought hard for social rights.
Reform accused of ‘pitching for votes of misogynists and homophobes’
Charities have warned that scrapping the Equality Act would be a ‘significant step backwards’ for discrimination protections in Britain
www.independent.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Suella Braverman says Reform would scrap the Equality Act 2010.
Law prevents discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender, marital status, race, religion and sexual orientation.
Reform taking us back to Victorian era, removing hope.
Our predecessors fought hard for social rights.
Law prevents discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender, marital status, race, religion and sexual orientation.
Reform taking us back to Victorian era, removing hope.
Our predecessors fought hard for social rights.
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When shame left the room: racism, immigration, and Britain’s moral retreat
Britain is sliding backwards into open racism, fuelled by political silence and immigration narratives. Can we reverse this tragic shift?
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/imm...
Britain is sliding backwards into open racism, fuelled by political silence and immigration narratives. Can we reverse this tragic shift?
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/imm...
When shame left the room: racism, immigration, and Britain’s moral retreat
Britain is sliding backwards into open racism, fuelled by political silence and immigration narratives. Can we reverse this tragic shift?
westenglandbylines.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 10:55 AM
When shame left the room: racism, immigration, and Britain’s moral retreat
Britain is sliding backwards into open racism, fuelled by political silence and immigration narratives. Can we reverse this tragic shift?
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/imm...
Britain is sliding backwards into open racism, fuelled by political silence and immigration narratives. Can we reverse this tragic shift?
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/imm...
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#NHS DAILY WORKLOAD since 2022
111 - 55k calls a day - unchanged
999 - Ambulance 21k - up 1.6k
Hospital
- Urgent Admissions - 13k - unchanged
- A&E - 48k Majors - up 2.5k
- A&E - 28k Minors - up 2.5k
- Treatment - up 8k
- Outpatients - up 50k
General Practice - 1.6m - up 230k
111 - 55k calls a day - unchanged
999 - Ambulance 21k - up 1.6k
Hospital
- Urgent Admissions - 13k - unchanged
- A&E - 48k Majors - up 2.5k
- A&E - 28k Minors - up 2.5k
- Treatment - up 8k
- Outpatients - up 50k
General Practice - 1.6m - up 230k
December 10, 2025 at 10:25 AM
#NHS DAILY WORKLOAD since 2022
111 - 55k calls a day - unchanged
999 - Ambulance 21k - up 1.6k
Hospital
- Urgent Admissions - 13k - unchanged
- A&E - 48k Majors - up 2.5k
- A&E - 28k Minors - up 2.5k
- Treatment - up 8k
- Outpatients - up 50k
General Practice - 1.6m - up 230k
111 - 55k calls a day - unchanged
999 - Ambulance 21k - up 1.6k
Hospital
- Urgent Admissions - 13k - unchanged
- A&E - 48k Majors - up 2.5k
- A&E - 28k Minors - up 2.5k
- Treatment - up 8k
- Outpatients - up 50k
General Practice - 1.6m - up 230k
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UK households cut spending at fastest pace in 5 years.
Average real wage stuck at 2008 level.
Energy, water, broadband, rents, grocery, dentist, vets prices rising at more than CPI.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
Can't rebuild without redistribution.
Average real wage stuck at 2008 level.
Energy, water, broadband, rents, grocery, dentist, vets prices rising at more than CPI.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
Can't rebuild without redistribution.
UK households cut spending at fastest pace in almost five years, says Barclays
Bank reports 1.1% drop in card spending despite Black Friday boost for retailers
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:29 AM
UK households cut spending at fastest pace in 5 years.
Average real wage stuck at 2008 level.
Energy, water, broadband, rents, grocery, dentist, vets prices rising at more than CPI.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
Can't rebuild without redistribution.
Average real wage stuck at 2008 level.
Energy, water, broadband, rents, grocery, dentist, vets prices rising at more than CPI.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
Can't rebuild without redistribution.
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For much much more on the profiteers behind Britain's catastrophic pandemic failure, check out 'VIP Lane' by @russellscott1.bsky.social
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December 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
For much much more on the profiteers behind Britain's catastrophic pandemic failure, check out 'VIP Lane' by @russellscott1.bsky.social
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Time to admit the truth: Brexit has been an unmitigated economic failure, says The Telegraph.
Brexit Effect:
UK GDP down 8%
Investment down 18%
Productivity down 4%
Employment down 4%
Immigration not cut
No trade benefits
No regulatory freedom
Why do some still vote for Farage?
archive.ph/L2Gqp
Brexit Effect:
UK GDP down 8%
Investment down 18%
Productivity down 4%
Employment down 4%
Immigration not cut
No trade benefits
No regulatory freedom
Why do some still vote for Farage?
archive.ph/L2Gqp
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www.telegraph.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Time to admit the truth: Brexit has been an unmitigated economic failure, says The Telegraph.
Brexit Effect:
UK GDP down 8%
Investment down 18%
Productivity down 4%
Employment down 4%
Immigration not cut
No trade benefits
No regulatory freedom
Why do some still vote for Farage?
archive.ph/L2Gqp
Brexit Effect:
UK GDP down 8%
Investment down 18%
Productivity down 4%
Employment down 4%
Immigration not cut
No trade benefits
No regulatory freedom
Why do some still vote for Farage?
archive.ph/L2Gqp