Fuck. Ing. Hell.

A leaked US Army memo warns the Next Generation Command and Control system built by Anduril, Palantir, Microsoft and others—is riddled with cybersecurity flaws and “very high risk” due to severe cybersecurity flaws. The flaws could give US adversaries undetectable access to battlefield data.

This is a really help summary of issues around inequality and patient safety. Thank you Hester Wain www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/pa...

The ICB and NHSE restructure threatens the service’s diversity www.hsj.co.uk/workforce/th...

Douglas Barrowman and Michelle Mone's company, PPE Medpro, has just been ordered to refund the Government £122m from a PPE contract. There are two very odd things about PPE Medpro that may affect the odds of the Government ever getting that £122m... Thread:

This comment nails it. Frankly it’s none of anyone’s business who else is in a public lavatory, even if they consider someone is in the “wrong” one. If you’re upset by the mere presence of somebody else for reasons of your own beliefs, that’s your problem.

I was recently approached about a senior (>100k) 12m interim HR role at the Met. As a snr HR generalist with a national reputation for work on anti-racism, I was interested. However, the job brief and JD mentioned nothing about change, improvement, etc. I asked the recruitment consultant ... 1/2

Labour has a chance now to turn a corner and win support from people who want it to succeed. Or it can continue with this type of vicious populist filth and alienate everyone. It's your call guys. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals. Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’. What, Michelle? 🧵

CQC downgrades Leeds Teaching Hospitals after concerns raised about racism and bullying. Finally, racism impacting well-led ratings? www.healthcare-management.uk/trust-apolog...

Takeaway: Trump and Netanyahu have cobbled together a carve up of Gaza as a money-making exercise for American investors and if Hamas doesn’t accept those terms Israel will be free to take Gaza down to the dust.

Nursing organisations asked to help shape new NHS workforce plan The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has launched a call for evidence from nursing unions and professional bodies to inform the development of a new NHS workforce plan for England. www.nursingtimes.net/workforce/nu...

"Their" inability to support us through rough experiences & feelings may have convinced us we weren't "worth" supporting through those experiences & feelings, or we "shouldn't" need that support-- but all it actually meant was they weren't up to supporting us. No less; no more.

Recruitment report identifies sharp rise in vacancies for warehouse staff and cleaners but large fall in graduate opportunities. UK graduates and healthcare workers worst hit www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...

@wesstreeting @karinsmyth Given the rising level of overt racism and the Government statements on racism shouldn't this be shared with every NHS employer requiring them to adopt it locally and share with all staff? As a start. www.uhd.nhs.uk/uploads/comm...

Dorset hospital aims for large rise in private patient work to pay for reorganisation lowdownnhs.info/private-prov...

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NMC sets five priority areas for improvement over next two years The Nursing and Midwifery Council has launched a new strategy for 2025-27, setting out five priority areas, as it attempts to transform its culture and improve its regulatory performance. #NMC www.nursingtimes.net/professional...

A Middlesex University Business School DBA webinar What should the NHS do in light of the current wave of racism? Professor Patricia Miller and Sim Scavazza in conversation with Roger Kline. Thursday, October 23rd @ 12:30 PM. Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/984823...

Oi! Stop trying to eliminate autism! We are human beings, not problems to solve! Start accepting us, and supporting us... not distressing us! #Autism #ASD #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Neurodiversity #AutismAcceptance #FuckTrump

"Republican lawmakers in Oklahoma introduced legislation this week that would require every public university in the state to construct 'a Charlie Kirk Memorial Plaza', with a statue of the him and a sign calling him a 'modern civil rights leader'..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

A big thank you to the 2 @londonambulance.nhs.uk crew and staff at @lgtnhs.bsky.social who sorted me out yesterday after a bad fall at home. Main thanks to my brilliant neighbours who heard the noise, came to check on me & called LAS. I'm doing okay, just have a lot of shoulder pain 🤕

The Disney brand, and the USA brand, sinking together. Parody from Dutch TV www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vRX...

Macron says ten nations are preparing to recognize a State of Palestine based on the 1967 borders.

Starmer to announce the recognition of a Palestinian state tomorrow (Sunday).

Netanyahu now seems to be laying the ground for an attack on Egypt. In Jerusalem, he presented Secretary of State Marco Rubio with a list of activities in Sinai he claimed were substantial violations by Egypt of its 1979 peace agreement with Israel, for which the US serves as guarantor, Axios says.

NEW PAPER: “Addressing ‘persistent’ and detrimental organisational factors throughout nurses’ careers should continue to be a priority to retain them, safeguard their well‐being and enable them to deliver the standard of care they aspire to” scholar.google.com/scholar?as_y...

Lost somewhere. One moral compass. Labour rules against dozens of motions about Palestine being debated at party conference www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

He finally got his revenge against the man who asked him if he was up past his jail time. Now it's up to us to ask why he's terrified to release #TheEPSTEIN_PedoFiles. #StandWithTheSurvivors

A quick round-up of Trump’s latest comedy bit: Reporter: The UN concluded that Israel committed genocide in Gaza. Trump: October 7 was a genocide, too. What do you think about that? That was genocide at the highest level.

A thought provoking long blog on racism in the UK. And see the appendix at the end www.linkedin.com/pulse/road-t...

Competition for GP training posts spirals to 'ridiculous' new high

The current process for managing sexual misconduct perpetrated by doctors in the UK requires major reform, argue researchers. Sanctioning of doctors is inconsistent and overly reliant on subjective evidence www.bmj.com/content/390/...

UK doctors who are guilty of sexual misconduct are not being appropriately sanctioned due to weak disciplinary processes, research reveals. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

This story is so absurd and so appalling. It’s so debasing for society that the anti-trans panic has some people thinking that it’s their business what’s in anyone else’s pants.

Peston: "You alone in the whole world have the power to persuade PM Netanyahu to stop the demolition of Gaza City, to stop the starvation of Palestine and to stop the killing of civilians." Trump: "But you do understand about October 7th?" Peston: "I'm a Jew. So believe me, I understand about it."

Starmer has pulled out all the stops to flatter and impress Trump, but still hasn’t managed to get him to drop his damaging tariffs, take on Putin or tell Netanyahu to stop waging genocide. It’s time for the UK to stand tough with allies who share our values.

This whole thing is so unimaginably gross. Makes me sick to my stomach. inews.co.uk/opinion/king...

On social media Wednesday night, after Kimmel’s suspension was announced, The Onion’s Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social wrote: “[it’s] Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love.”

Right now, Donald Trump is at a lavish banquet at Windsor Castle, while in Gaza a genocide is unfolding. He alone can stop the assault on Gaza City, end the aid blockade and secure the release of hostages - Keir Starmer must make that clear to him before this visit ends.

“The effort builds on growing calls for [Israel’s] soccer programs to be excluded from global competition.” @premthakker.bsky.social reports on #GameOverIsrael, a campaign to pressure FIFA and national soccer federations to boycott Israel over its murder of Palestinian athletes in Gaza.

😆😆😆 Trump vs The Truth on Channel 4 tonight 👌🏻

‘How do England and Scotland differ on NHS nurse pay?’ Professor James Buchan discusses the main points of difference between Scotland and England when it comes to nurse pay in the NHS. #nursing #nhs #nurses #nhspay #agendaforchange #healthcare #workforce www.nursingtimes.net/workforce/ho...

@nickpos.bsky.social on point as usual.

What is happening in Gaza is a genocide. And the President of the United States is doing nothing to stop it. Keir Starmer must raise this with Trump during the state visit.

Mental health service for NHS staff reveals scale of suicidal ideation

The horrors in Gaza must stop. And when the one man with the power to make it stop – Donald Trump – arrives in the UK today, Keir Starmer must do all he can to make the President act.

"Too often, attempts to humiliate colleagues are dismissed as banter or the result of a personality or generational clash. These aren’t acceptable excuses . . ." How should you respond to being humiliated at work? www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Culture isn’t built on the values you have framed on a wall. It’s built by what you allow in the room. When people see bad behaviour go unchecked, it sets a standard. Tolerate it once, and it becomes the baseline. Call it out, and you’ll create conditions for something better.

More essential reading and an important call to action from @rogerkline.bsky.social