@SalWitcher

Former Chair @TheSCoSS, Chair of UK Govt's Disability Employment Advisory Committee, DWP senior official. Founder @InclusiveNew. Disabled, #Masketeer

 Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined March 2015
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In case you need a break from all the awfulness, here's one of @sainsburys most bonkers substitutions, delivered to me today😂. Equally bonkers was when I asked if I could just keep one tomato (as per order) I was told no. Either keep the lot or they all have to go back!🤦‍♀️😂
Sainsbury's Tomatoes Loose 1 £0.24 Substituted with Sainsbury's Classic Round Tomatoes x6 1 £0.99 Sainsbury's Tomatoes Loose 9.078kg £16.35

ALT Sainsbury's Tomatoes Loose 1 £0.24 Substituted with Sainsbury's Classic Round Tomatoes x6 1 £0.99 Sainsbury's Tomatoes Loose 9.078kg £16.35

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The Scottish IPC team listened… they responded… but will they actually act? Only time will tell ⏰ The depressing thing is that this is only the very tip of the iceberg in terms of the issues with their new IPC guidance…
Inclusive New Normal@InclusiveNewOct 1
Following my post below, I decided to write to the body responsible, pointing out that it is incorrect to say that fit-tested unvalved FFP3 face masks do not filter air expelled by the wearer so should never be worn by an infectious person. I have just had a response! 🥳🧵
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Encouraging news? 🤔Time will tell...
Inclusive New Normal@InclusiveNewOct 1
Following my post below, I decided to write to the body responsible, pointing out that it is incorrect to say that fit-tested unvalved FFP3 face masks do not filter air expelled by the wearer so should never be worn by an infectious person. I have just had a response! 🥳🧵
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The Global Framework for Action on Healthy Indoor Air is launched this evening in New York during UN Climate Change Week. It's been a privilege, & a fascinating (& a learning) experience, to be involved in developing it as one of 200+ Commissioners from 40 countries 🧵
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The challenge now is to translate a plan on paper into action in the real world - unfortunately often lost in translation - by developing country-level blueprints...If you'd like to know more, please DM
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You can download the framework and press release here wellcertified.com/global-com…

Global Commission on Healthy Indoor Air

The Global Commission on Healthy Indoor Air brings together a distinguished group of international leaders and experts in public health, science, academia, policy and industry to develop a bold,...

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You couldn't make it up. But those responsible for infection prevention and control in Scotland's healthcare settings clearly can 🤦‍♀️
Cat in the Hat 🐈‍⬛ 🎩 🇬🇧@_CatintheHatSep 20
Replying to @InclusiveNew
Oh blimey. Not this again. This came up in the Covid Inquiry. It’s absolutely ridiculous. Of course respirators should be worn by infectious people - just not respirators with valves! It’s not exactly rocket science. But these IPC folks appear not to understand basic science.
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I was trying to work out how to take a photo of the eclipse without actually looking at it, then noticed it - or them? - reflected through trees in the conservatory glass. Why so many? Why are they pointing in different directions in different windows🤔? I need answers! Nb no AI!
Four eclipses in a row, partially concealed and distored by silouetted, illuminated foliage.

ALT Four eclipses in a row, partially concealed and distored by silouetted, illuminated foliage.

5 eclipses in a row, with silhouetted foliage around the edge. It looks like they're dangling from tree brances above!

ALT 5 eclipses in a row, with silhouetted foliage around the edge. It looks like they're dangling from tree brances above!

Three eclipses rising diagonally. getting bigger and brighter, from dark silhouetted foliage in the bottom left corner.

ALT Three eclipses rising diagonally. getting bigger and brighter, from dark silhouetted foliage in the bottom left corner.

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Looking forward to facilitating online activities today at the Biomedical Data Science Leadership Alliance event "Better Teams, Better Science: Making Collaborative Change in Biomedical Data Science" with leaders from research, industry, funding & policy #BetterTeamsBetterScience
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Dr Sally Witcher retweeted
Inclusive New Normal@InclusiveNewJul 20
It's worth getting hold of a HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) filtration unit or two if affected by smoke indoors. They filter out harmful smoke particles & as a bonus also other harmful particles, airborne allergens & infections. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr59…

Fire crews to remain at Arthur's Seat for days after blaze

A huge plume of smoke could be seen from as far away as Fife on Sunday evening.

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📢Calling CV people - when we talk about improving indoor air quality, it's usually about schools, hospitals, workplaces. But how do you keep safe from infection brought home by other family members & visitors? I'm speaking at an event soon. Examples would be really helpful 🙏
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Dr Sally Witcher retweeted
Dr Jay Watts@Shrink_at_LargeJun 5
One of the grimmest political tricks of the last 15 years has been convincing the public that disabled people are a bigger economic threat than tax avoidance, private outsourcing failures, or housing costs.
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Why is it that the people who claim to care passionately about our sovereignty, paint flags on roundabouts, etc, are so willing to do what powerful foreigners tell them? Why can't they see that they are the real threat to our sovereignty? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crlp…

Downing Street hits out at 'people seeking to stir division' after JD Vance's Nowak post

The US vice-president wrote the "only response is righteous anger" when referring to Henry Nowak's death on X.

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For some reason, this Christmas card I made some years ago comes to mind. Not sure what the title should be. "The Voters' Dilemma"? "The Death of Democracy"?
Drawing of a ballot paper with three puzzled looking turkeys below. On the ballot are the Nothing to do with Christmas Party (logo a Christmas tree), the Turkey Farmers Really Love Turkeys Party (logo a heart with a pound sign), the No More of those Foreign Turkeys Party (logo a turkey packaged for selling in a shop with a union jack on the top), the Free Unicorns For Everyone Party (logo a Unicorn head), the Monster Raving Pigs in Blankets Party (logo 2 pigs in blankets) and the Turkeys Friend Why Don't You Trust Us Party (logo a crying emoji)

ALT Drawing of a ballot paper with three puzzled looking turkeys below. On the ballot are the Nothing to do with Christmas Party (logo a Christmas tree), the Turkey Farmers Really Love Turkeys Party (logo a heart with a pound sign), the No More of those Foreign Turkeys Party (logo a turkey packaged for selling in a shop with a union jack on the top), the Free Unicorns For Everyone Party (logo a Unicorn head), the Monster Raving Pigs in Blankets Party (logo 2 pigs in blankets) and the Turkeys Friend Why Don't You Trust Us Party (logo a crying emoji)

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Dr Sally Witcher retweeted
Covid Action (Now!)@covidactionukMay 6
Meeting next Monday on what impact the #Covidinquiry recommendations are likely to have regarding Health Service and if the #NHS is listening with John Puntis physician and Co Director of #KONP Register at tinyurl.com/55vmbtas #hospitals #HCWS #Covid #Health #cleanair 🏥😷
Meeting on Monday at 6pm with John Puntis from Keep Our NHS Public on the recent Covid Inquiry recommendations and if the NHS is listening Register at https://tinyurl.com/55vmbtas

ALT Meeting on Monday at 6pm with John Puntis from Keep Our NHS Public on the recent Covid Inquiry recommendations and if the NHS is listening Register at https://tinyurl.com/55vmbtas

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This looks great! An online performing arts festival by and for the Airborne Aware. The link to the festival website where you can find out more and book is here: guinesspig.ghost.io/inspiref…
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Dr Sally Witcher retweeted
Inclusive New Normal@InclusiveNewApr 13
📢 Happening today, Monday 13th April, 6.00pm BST. Should be good. Still time to register...
Covid Action (Now!)@covidactionukMar 29
Following the recommendation of the #Covidinquiry there's been explosive news from CATA about the coverup from 2020 on #PPE which still dominates guidance in the #NHS and led to the death of thousands of #HCWs Monday 13th April 6pm Register tinyurl.com/3t976nft #Covid #Health
CATA uncovered a major cover up from 2020 on PPE which led to the death of thousands of health workers and still is the guidance for the NHS today Monday 13th April 6pm CATA speaker tells all Register at https://tinyurl.com/3t976nft

ALT CATA uncovered a major cover up from 2020 on PPE which led to the death of thousands of health workers and still is the guidance for the NHS today Monday 13th April 6pm CATA speaker tells all Register at https://tinyurl.com/3t976nft

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Dr Sally Witcher retweeted
Harry Spoelstra
@HarrySpoelstraApr 7
😡How utterly sickening and unforgivable: we sacrificed our own children’s hearts to lasting damage and Long-COVID, all in service of pathetic zero-risk SarsCoV2 theatre!💔 "Even in the absence of overt cardiovascular disease, children with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection experience persistent subclinical cardiac changes and symptoms consistent with Long-COVID." internationaljournalofcardio…
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Now that the stone has been lifted and wrongdoing flushed out into the daylight, will there be legal cases taken against the perpetrators? It's not enough to demonstrate wrongdoing has taken place. Those responsible surely need to face justice.
Inclusive New Normal@InclusiveNewApr 3
Great opportunity to hear from someone who's worked tirelessly with CATA colleagues to unpack the UK Big Covid Cover-up of its transmission mode, how it was done, by whom & what drove it. To this day the denial persists. To this day healthcare workers use the wrong facemasks 😡
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