Shaun Lintern

Chris Whitty’s ‘tour de force’ at MJA Annual Lecture mjauk.org/2026/03/06/c...

Fast-track passports proposed for people with Motor Neurone Disease We helped shape policy recommendations announced on 5 March by Baroness Casey, chair of the Independent Commission for Adult Social Care.

This is important. My poor mum waited months and months for what she needed last year, struggling on in ways that still gives me nightmares, and I was able to achieve things faster than most might. I hope this is acted on
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social www.mndassociation.org/media/latest...

Professional body brought in by NHS Trust to investigate work of North East surgeon The South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Trust, which employed a surgeon whose work has been identified as being of “concern”, has called in the…

NHS trust calls in Royal College of Surgeons to investigate orthopaedic surgeon following private hospital concerns www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2590188...

Results announced by UK trial MND-SMART, co-funded by MND Association Results announced by UK trial MND-SMART, co-funded by MND Association

One day we will find something that works for this awful horrible disease. Thanks to all the scientists, researchers, doctors, nurses and patients in these trials. #mnd www.mndassociation.org/media/latest...

The Amos interim report tells us nothing new sadly. Families have been put through a process that so far seems pointless. And again NHS England and DHSC past policies and leadership is not being examined nearly enough.

🚨 GP practices to be paid up to a max of £12,000 for boosting childhood vaccination rates as Enfield measles outbreak underlines risks of 10-year low uptake in child jabs. In The Sunday Times print edition:

🚨 BREAKING: Hip and knee ops across England will be rationed by the NHS as a major supplier of cement used in orthopaedic surgery has suffered an outage that could last months. To protect emergency trauma patients hospitals will be told to prioritise patients by NHSE today:

Showing that low vaccination rates doesn't always mean people are anti-vaxxers, but that NHS needs better outreach.

I always like doing a little positive ending to a story (which no one ever reads of course) so here is my bit on the excellent work of GP Zoya Hussain on raising vax rates in her GP work:

BMA staff to vote on strike action over 'eroded' pay

More than 400 workers at @bma.org.uk are being balloted on strike action after the doctors trade union offered them a below inflation pay rise of 2.75% www.gmblondon.org.uk/news/bma-sta...

For almost a year The Sunday Times has been running a campaign on vaccines. This week we were nominated for a UK Press Award (having won a British Journalism Award in Dec for our vaccines work). That we report this today saddens me greatly:

I am very pleased to tell you that The Sunday Times was the paper that exposed Wakefield. And more recently we have been running a pro-vaccines campaign. We won an award for it in December. I agree some media have promoted conspiracies, we have done the exact opposite.

Thank you @shaunlintern.bsky.social for covering our new Marie Curie research.

🚨1 in 3 people in England and Wales die with unmet palliative care needs.

🚨That’s 170,000 people each year.

🚨Meaning that every three minutes someone dies with suffering that could and should be alleviated, but is not.

Regardless of the outcome on #AssistedDying we need good quality #palliativecare in the UK. It affects many more people than the AD bill ever will. @mariecurieuk.bsky.social new research is sobering and a call to action 👇

The one is not linked to the other.

Regardless of assisted dying, we need good palliative care. It affects many many more people than that bill ever will.

One in three dying in pain as palliative care crisis deepens People in their final days are often not getting proper pain relief, as a study reveals an ‘enormous volume’ of unnecessary suffering

The government is planning a new modern service framework on #palliativecare but the final report has been delayed to the autumn and has no new money attached to it.

@mariecurieuk says there needs to be 24/7 access to palliative care and advice

Read: www.thetimes.com/article/7552...

London measles outbreak: more than 60 children infected Cases are spreading between children in Enfield as the virus exploits low MMR vaccination rates, medical experts say

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Health officials are racing to contain a growing measles outbreak in London, which has struck down dozens of young children and affected 7 schools and a nursery.

UKHSA has warned an outbreak across London could see 40,000 - 160,000 cases:
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

One in three dying in pain as palliative care crisis deepens People in their final days are often not getting proper pain relief, as a study reveals an ‘enormous volume’ of unnecessary suffering

🚨 Clare Welch pleaded for help from NHS 111 as her dying mother screamed in pain in the other room. Told a dr would call, 4 years on she is still waiting for that call back.

New @mariecurieuk research has found 170,000 people die in pain every year: www.thetimes.com/article/7552...

Measles is miserable. We need easy access to vaccine clinics, with health visitors and nurses having the time and resources to answer parents' questions.

Vaccination rates are as low as 50% in some boroughs, even lower in smaller pockets hidden by averages. As each year goes by the pool of unvaccinated children grows. The modelling was UKHSA so can't speak to the figures

MMR rates in Hackney (not far from the Enfield schools with the current outbreak) are at a shockingly low 60 per cent. It's seriously worrying

London measles outbreak: more than 60 children infected

Cases are spreading between children in Enfield as the virus exploits low MMR vaccination rates, medical experts say

This matters because London has among the lowest vaccination rates for measles in England - there are many pockets of unvaccinated communities that could be at significant risk from a runaway outbreak:

London measles outbreak: more than 60 children infected Cases are spreading between children in Enfield as the virus exploits low MMR vaccination rates, medical experts say

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Health officials are racing to contain a growing measles outbreak in London, which has struck down dozens of young children and affected 7 schools and a nursery.

UKHSA has warned an outbreak across London could see 40,000 - 160,000 cases:
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

CCRC statement on Lucy Letby - "We do not make decisions on the basis of external pressure from anyone." - timeline confirms Letby has now waived legal privilege: ccrc.gov.uk/news/chairs-...

BREAKING Keir Starmer confirms that Chris Wormald, the cabinet secretary, will be stepping down.

No 10 says this is "by mutual agreement" but senior officials say that he was pushed out.

1.4 million NHS workers will receive a 3.3% pay rise from April - more than the 2.5% budgeted for. With no new cash, further cuts will be needed from somewhere. With a £1bn extra drugs bill and costs of ICB redundancies, how much of £29bn extra for NHS will be spent on patients?

Nurses to benefit from boost to graduate pay and job progression Government and Royal College of Nursing agree comprehensive package to recognise value of profession.

Govt announces higher pay for nurses and reviews of all band 5 pay grades - but no actual numbers or funding so really very difficult to work out if this is substantial or not. Why the Govt is frightened of revealing ££ cost may suggest an answer: www.gov.uk/government/n...