Victoria Macdonald

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Another great #C4News report by @vsmacdonald.bsky.social. Thanks to all participants.

#SHAME @ukhsa.bsky.social that #UK *safe* levels of #formaldehyde are 7x those of #EU.

really pleased to be able to write about our latest report on strengthening the resilience of our public bodies for LSE!

Written with @martinmckee.bsky.social .

Report here
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blog here
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Looking for help - @fertilityalliance.bsky.social has a survey they conducting. HTTPS://s.surveyplanet.com/icxcjn2u

South Africa’s obesity crisis: preventing a disaster In South Africa, obesity related illnesses are the number one cause of death - HIV the fourth.

Obesity related illnesses have overtaken HIV to become the number one cause of death in South Africa - where 50 per cent of adults are now overweight or obese.

Read @vsmacdonald.bsky.social's report from Cape Town.

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FactCheck reveals: England’s missing nurses These are the secret NHS files you weren’t supposed to see.

Channel 4 News’ @FactCheck team: a database of secret NHS files that reveal 1 in 3 English hospitals are missing at least 10% of their planned nurses across their wards. Find out how many nurses are missing from your local hospital using our new tool - NurseCheck. Head to channel4.com/nursecheck.

On a #wizzair flight to Budapest and to celebrate #IWD the entire crew is female. What a wonderful way to acknowledge the day.

Disabled women face significant inequalities in pregnancy care There are 2.4 million disabled women of reproductive age in the UK, constituting 20% of women in that age group. This is the first time their maternal healthcare has been reviewed.

Disabled women in the UK face significant inequalities in maternal healthcare, according to a new report shared exclusively with Channel 4 News.

Our Health Editor @vsmacdonald.bsky.social spoke to three women about their experience navigating parenthood with a disability.

USAID – severity and speed of cuts causing despair in South Africa The US government said it had halted their programmes because it wanted to put America first.  In other statements they referred to 'rooting out waste' and 'blocking woke programmes'.

USAID – severity and speed of cuts causing despair in South Africa

Read and watch here:

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The Bishop of Liverpool is accused of sexually assaulting one woman and harassing a fellow bishop.

Channel 4 News can reveal a new Church scandal and allegations of a cover-up by the man currently at the helm of the Church of England. 1/10

A reader with a terminal illness emailed in despair. What she told me should shock us all | Frances Ryan Rosy is unable to move, breathe or eat unassisted. Yet for hours a day she is being left completely alone, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

This is required reading by the Guardian’s Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social

What the hell is wrong with our society and particularly with social care. CHC funding is a mess and needs to be dealt with so this doesn’t happen.
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