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Andrea E Williamson (she/her)
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#Blacklivesmatter, Inclusion Health GP & professor,marginalised patient groups, homelessness, addictions, ‘missingness’ in health care, @deependgp @RCGPHI
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https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/medicine/staff/andreawilliamson/#/biography 02-09-2014 20:46:41
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Reducing the injustice of poverty and reaching our net zero ambitions are linked priorities.
In wealthy Scotland, Scottish Government can raise investment to make good on our climate promises, and create the sustainable, wellbeing economy that people want and need.
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📉 The housing emergency explained in one graph.
This downwards trend cannot continue. We need more social homes, and we need them now. #BuildSocialHousing
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Chris Morris on excellent form- and appears to know more about General practice than Wes Streeting MP pulsetoday.co.uk/views/special-…
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'When med students or doctors are told to subscribe to certain norms under the pretext of professionalism, it can feel like being held to ransom by outdated ideas of who a doctor is.'
Marina Politis (she/her) & Nicholas Phillips question the concept of professionalism
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Scottish Government ministers can’t claim they are serious about ending homelessness or tackling child poverty when they are taking a hatchet to the affordable housing supply programme.
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Our annual Faculty for Homeless and Inclusion Health 2024 Conference on 13-14 March is coming up fast! The theme is ‘Evidence into Action’, with expert speakers including Sir Michael Marmot Kamila Hawthorne and Jenny Drife. Full programme details and tickets here 👉bit.ly/3HBQX3F
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Government policy—not personal decisions—drives homelessness and its associated poor health.
New policies are urgently needed to reduce #homelessness and save lives, Andrea E Williamson (she/her) Homeless Network Scotland
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📈 For 6 million people living in very deep poverty, on average doubling their income would be necessary to escape poverty.
👫🧒🧒 This equates to an additional £12,800 a year for a couple with two children under 14.
Our #UKPoverty report shows hardship is deepening.
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Homelessness and precarious #housing have a profound effect on people’s health, wellbeing, and survival.
New policies are urgently needed to reduce #homelessness and save lives, Andrea E Williamson (she/her) Homeless Network Scotland
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If you are concerned that someone you know may be suicidal, please ask them directly whether they have been thinking about suicide.
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As part of our new Youth Navigator pilot Taylor High School we asked young people to imagine their ideal community. We often think young people are self-centred but these young people are also thinking about their elders, their families, their pets & those who are struggling.
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1/2 We are very pleased to see our recommendations regarding specialist multidisciplinary homeless teams and clinical in-reach services included in the latest Department of Health and Social Care Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities guidance for discharging people at risk of or experiencing #homelessness 👇 bit.ly/42mAgCW
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