bernie4meole.bsky.social @bernie4meole.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Riskiest skin cancer cases hit UK record high - BBC News 000
Reposted by @bernie4meole.bsky.socialEd Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 08/05/2026Happy 100th birthday, Sir David Attenborough. Thank you for helping generations of us fall in love with our natural world, and inspiring so many to protect it for the future. 215420
Reposted by @bernie4meole.bsky.socialUK Health Security Agency @ukhsa.bsky.social · 08/05/2026We are regularly updating our blog post on the hantavirus outbreak. Read it here: ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2026/05/05/what-i… 084
Reposted by @bernie4meole.bsky.socialUK Health Security Agency @ukhsa.bsky.social · 26/03/2026🦟📰 Our latest data shows that in returning travellers, chikungunya, a mosquito-borne illness that can cause severe joint and muscle pain, rose 43% in 2025 compared to 2024. (1/2) 🔗 Find the full news story here: bit.ly/3PvZLPM 154
Reposted by @bernie4meole.bsky.socialUK Health Security Agency @ukhsa.bsky.social · 02/04/2026🔗📰 Read the full news story from NHS England: www.england.nhs.uk/2026/04/mill...england.nhs.ukNHS England » Millions of older people to get vaccine against serious lung infectionNHS England » Millions of older people to get vaccine against serious lung infection 032
Reposted by @bernie4meole.bsky.socialUK Health Security Agency @ukhsa.bsky.social · 02/04/2026💉🔍 Get protected through your GP surgery, in care homes, or at some community pharmacies. 111
Reposted by @bernie4meole.bsky.socialUK Health Security Agency @ukhsa.bsky.social · 02/04/2026🆕 All adults aged 75+ including over 80s and people living in a care home for older adults, are now eligible for the RSV vaccine, following the expansion of the programme to around 3 million more people. 257
Reposted by @bernie4meole.bsky.socialUK Health Security Agency @ukhsa.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Last week, UKHSA’s WHO Collaborating Centre for Diphtheria co-hosted an international symposium with colleagues from the Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority (LGL). Global experts came together to share the latest science on diphtheria - from diagnostics & immunity to vaccines & genomics.🧪 131
Reposted by @bernie4meole.bsky.socialUK Health Security Agency @ukhsa.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Malaria is a serious illness spread by mosquitoes – and you can catch it from a single bite.🦟 Malaria is common in many tropical parts of the world, so it's worth visiting TravelHealthPro to check country‑specific advice before you go: travelhealthpro.org.uk #WorldMalariaDay 175
Reposted by @bernie4meole.bsky.socialUK Health Security Agency @ukhsa.bsky.social · 24/04/2026📰 The UK's largest ever real-world study into RSV vaccination has confirmed that babies born to vaccinated mothers are up to 85% less likely to end up in hospital with an RSV chest infection. Thanks to all the NHS health professionals who deliver this vital programme 👏 05230
bernie4meole.bsky.social @bernie4meole.bsky.social · 11/09/2025www.shropshirestar.com/news/2025/09...shropshirestar.comFlu jabs: Health leader urges people in Shropshire to get vaccinated and 'take strain' off NHSA health leader has urged Salopians to get their flu jabs after the vaccination roll-out started in Shropshire. 020
bernie4meole.bsky.social @bernie4meole.bsky.social · 14/06/2025With The Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin GP Out of Hours contract procurement Independent Panel about to publish its report/recommendation. This article is worrying, including Medvivo’s statement: www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/urgent-...pulsetoday.co.ukGP concern at private out-of-hours provider enforcing 'morally wrong' targetsGPs working for a private out-of-hours (OOH) provider have raised concerns about new performance targets which they say are ‘morally wrong’. 033
bernie4meole.bsky.social @bernie4meole.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Save Our Shropdoc Please sign the Shropdoc Petition to save trusted not-for-profit GP Emergency Cooperative that has cared for people in Shropshire since 1996 from replacement by Medvivo/ HealthHero companies, owned by multinational Venture Capital company Marcol. www.change.org/p/save-our-s...change.orgSign the PetitionSave our Shropdoc - Stop the cuts to out of hours GP coverage in Shropshire and Telford 142
Reposted by @bernie4meole.bsky.socialHelen Morgan MP @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social · 03/02/2025The decision to scrap targets for so many vital NHS services is highly concerning. The Government is showing a worrying lack of ambition at a time when too many patients are already struggling to access the care they need. Wes Streeting must address MPs so the matter can be properly scrutinised. 075
Reposted by @bernie4meole.bsky.socialCllr Rob Wilson 🔶 @robwilson.bsky.social · 16/11/2024When #Shropshire Council says it want to make junctions safer (esp near secondary schools), this is what they should be doing ⬇️ @bernie4meole.bsky.social But Shropshire’s Tories don’t seem to care. #EnoughIsEnough #toriesbrokeshropshire #letsfixshropshire 1114
Reposted by @bernie4meole.bsky.socialCllr Rob Wilson 🔶 @robwilson.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Create Streets have highlighted that the fine payable by utility companies for #StreetScars hasn’t been increased since 1991. Meaning that many just pay the fine rather than fix the issue. @shrewslibdems.bsky.social have backed the campaign 👍 www.shropshirestar.com/news/2024/11...shropshirestar.comA street scar named undesirable: Council votes for action over Shrewsbury pavement patchingA council has passed a motion to campaign for action on 'Street Scars'. 4268