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Mental health columnist for Forward mag @spinalinjuries Spinal cord injuries aged 18, now lumbered with osteoporosis, kyphosis, amputated leg & pressure sores…

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This is in @editorNRTimes where I discuss with @spinalinjuries the dire situation of losing spinal units (SCIC) #SpinalUnits #SpinalCordInjuries nrtimes.co.uk/spinal-cord-in…

Spinal cord injury services are national assets and need to remain so

When I sustained my spinal cord injury (SCI) when I was just 18, I was taken to the nearest hospital. I was lucky because at this hospital I had a surgeon who was a specialist in spinal surgery. But...

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Good to hear PM clarify the age-old are state pensions from DWP a benefit.’ There are private pensions and there are state pensions. Money from the state - (not private pensions) are classed as a benefit. That’s because the state (DWP) can make changes, cuts or increase the benefit independent of how much you earned in your life.
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It’s causing a nasty division. Look at the words on the tin Department for Work and Pensions.
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Leo back on my reading chair.
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Guilty look - Leonora has taken my seat.
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I’m looking for those with spinal cord injuries (#SCI) in the UK in #work or looking for work. This is for an article-names can be changed -anon, if needed. DM me please. #SpinalCordInjuries
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Now with ink…think that’s it - a bit of tidying that’s all.
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📰'Spinal cord injury services are national assets and need to remain so' @editorNRTimes @Hunt2Ruth nrtimes.co.uk/spinal-cord-in…

Spinal cord injury services are national assets and need to remain so

When I sustained my spinal cord injury (SCI) when I was just 18, I was taken to the nearest hospital. I was lucky because at this hospital I had a surgeon who was a specialist in spinal surgery. But...

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AI taking more jobs. The future is here. theguardian.com/business/liv…
Barclays cuts 5,000 jobs as profits jump ahead of looming bank tax; French bond yields hit fresh...

Barclays cuts 5,000 jobs as profits jump ahead of looming bank tax; French bond yields hit fresh...

Oil prices rise to five-month high amid Houthi attacks

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If you’re wanting to watch #YouCanSeeEverything read the whole story by @JohnCarreyrou
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'SIA calls on Chancellor to protect disabled people’s independence ahead of the budget' Yesterday, @Nik_Hartley OBE, Chief Executive of SIA, has written a letter urging the Government to refrain from introducing further changes to the Motability Scheme. spinal.co.uk/news/sia-calls-…
SIA calls on Chancellor to protect disabled people’s independence ahead of the budget

SIA calls on Chancellor to protect disabled people’s independence ahead of the budget

Today, Nik Hartley OBE, Chief Executive of the Spinal Injuries Association (SIA), has written to the Chancellor urging the Government...

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My carer created somewhere where Leonora could climb to her new bed!
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Put this together with the help of my cleaner this morning.
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Just using pencils and an old photograph
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Spinal cord injury services are national assets, but could changes to how they are commissioned put specialist care at risk? In a new blog for NR Times, R.F. Hunt, writing with the Spinal Injuries Association, highlights concerns that moving responsibility for specialist services to Integrated Care Boards could lead to fragmented care, weakened oversight and greater geographical inequalities. 🔗 Read the full blog: buff.ly/Yyl2evz #SpinalCordInjury #NeuroRehabilitation #Healthcare #NRtimes
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Am reading #ReasonableDoubt
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Great to be in the @editorNRTimes magazine (p32) talking with @spinalinjuries about the tricky nature of negotiating a new power chair in a rented space. #SpinalCordInjury #PowerChair flipsnack.com/8EB596BBDC9/nr…
NR Times – Issue 55, October 2026

NR Times – Issue 55, October 2026

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Over 3,000 words of the new book. Very early... but ideas are starting to come, with characters appearing.
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Losing spinal units would be so dangerous. When I had broken L2 (in 40’s and needed to stay in hospital for 6 weeks) the spinal surgeon just looked at me - realised something was different and got a bed for me on the unit. What if the spinal unit wasn’t there?? A&E missed the fracture… #SCIC #SpinalUnits
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It would be very scary
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