Sunday, 14 May 2017

Durham & Derby Teaching Assistants Campaigns – Please help deliver a Labour Government

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The conduct of some in the Labour Party in the north east and Derby has been awful not just over the Durham & Derby Teaching Assist...
Saturday, 13 May 2017

My take on “Mental Health Awareness week”

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Aaaaargh! I’ve had a lot of that recently. Last month was an anniversary I thought would never happen to me. One year and c...
Wednesday, 26 April 2017

"Vote Labour to end Austerity" - from the Barnet UNISON archives No. 2

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I have spent over a decade having to deal with the brutality Austerity has brought to our members and public services.   On Thursday 8 J...
Friday, 14 April 2017

"Bathing her eyes" v Dementia

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For the last seven years I have been travelling up north to visit my Mum who has dementia.  In that time I have seen both rapid and slo...
Thursday, 30 March 2017

My Mental Health: "Is it me or is it you, or is it both of us?"

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Stigma. As a mental health social worker I have had plenty of experience of trying to support people with mental health problems and p...
Tuesday, 28 March 2017

Disability Workplace Scenario:What would you do?

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In a workplace I know there is a regular meeting held in a room. The room for one of the workers is inaccessible because of the...
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Tuesday, 21 March 2017

My fight with self harm, medication

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Finding "me time" was something my counsellor kept asking me in the 30 plus sessions we had. I'd agree and promise myself...