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Jon Sparkes

@jon_sparkes

Chief Executive, Mencap. Views expressed are personal views. Also to be found at https://t.co/TNJLkWxmwb

Katılım Nisan 2012
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Jon Sparkes
Jon Sparkes@jon_sparkes·
Looking forward to working with you again @jamesmurray_ldn. Much to do on social care; much to do on the scandalous health inequality faced by people with a learning disability. @mencap_charity ready to work with you to implement change.
James Murray@jamesmurray_ldn

Deeply honoured to be appointed by the Prime Minister as Health & Social Care Secretary. Huge thanks to @RachelReevesMP for my time as part of her fantastic team. Can't wait to get started and continue @wesstreeting's brilliant work on such a critical mission for our country.

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Jon Sparkes@jon_sparkes·
Marking International Women's Day with two remarkable women who are also wonderful ambassadors for @mencap_charity's work for people with a learning disability to live their lives to the full - Royal Patron HRH Duchess of Edinburgh and Ambassador and Myth Buster Ellie Goldstein.
The Royal Family@RoyalFamily

This International Women’s Day, we celebrate the wonderful Ellie Goldstein and the extraordinary legacy she created, following her trailblazing appearance on Strictly Come Dancing this year. 🪩 Earlier this week, The Duchess of Edinburgh welcomed Ellie and her Strictly partner, Vito, to St James’s Palace for a special afternoon tea.   Alongside Ellie’s mum and the CEO of @mencap_charity, the trio discussed the lasting impact of Ellie’s appearance on the show - and there was even time to show Her Royal Highness a few moves! 💃🕺   Her Royal Highness is Patron of Mencap, a charity that support people with a learning disability, their families and carers.

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Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson@bphillipsonMP·
This investment will change lives. It'll go towards bespoke, calming spaces to help children with additional needs get the support they need at a good, local school on their doorstep. Labour is building schools where every child can achieve and thrive. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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Barons Court Project
Barons Court Project@BaronsProject·
Our film to help us “Raise the Roof” is being shown on a big screen at our partner, Taylor Wessing. Lovely to see.
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Vicky Spratt
Vicky Spratt@Victoria_Spratt·
A video sent to me by a concerned member of the public shows a TFL tube worker holding a megaphone next to the head of a sleeping homeless woman. Local rough sleepers have said this was not an isolated incident Cc. my brilliant colleague @k_petrakos inews.co.uk/news/tube-work…
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Crisis
Crisis@crisis_uk·
Sadly this is far from a unique experience - the people we support tell us how they've been spat at, urinated on, or even attacked. No one should be abused for being homeless. We can and must do better than this.
Vicky Spratt@Victoria_Spratt

A video sent to me by a concerned member of the public shows a TFL tube worker holding a megaphone next to the head of a sleeping homeless woman. Local rough sleepers have said this was not an isolated incident Cc. my brilliant colleague @k_petrakos inews.co.uk/news/tube-work…

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Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown@GordonBrown·
Rachel Reeves has today done more to transform the lives of 450,000 of Britain’s poorest children than any of the seven previous Conservative chancellors, who, in 14 long years, did nothing but harm to the lives of vulnerable children. newstatesman.com/politics/uk-po…
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Jon Sparkes
Jon Sparkes@jon_sparkes·
Excellent piece by @DanielHewittITV putting people with a learning disability front and centre and really listening to them. And pleased to see this clear and authentic response from @wesstreeting. Thank you both Dan and Wes. Powerful stuff.
Wes Streeting@wesstreeting

If you watch only one thing today please make it this. What makes this report so powerful, frankly unusual, is that Dan has actually given learning disabled people the platform to speak for themselves. It’s heartbreaking and I will act - especially on appalling DNR issues.

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Jon Sparkes@jon_sparkes·
So important that those health checks happen and the data on GP Learning Disability Registers is used in health systems throughout the country to plan care to reduce health inequalities and people dying unnecessarily early.
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Jon Sparkes@jon_sparkes·
Huge thanks to the Secretary of State for sending a joint letter with someone with a learning disability on such an important topic.
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Stephen Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock@SKinnock·
It was a pleasure to host another successful roundtable with partners from the adult social care sector to discuss neighbourhood health services. Shifting care into the community is a key part of our 10 Year Health Plan and we can only achieve this through close collaboration.
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Disabled Children's Partnership
Disabled Children's Partnership@DCPcampaign·
Wow! Thank you to everyone who joined us at Parliament for the #FightForOrdinary rally and MP drop-in. Your voices were powerful, passionate, and impossible to ignore. 💬📢 (1/4)
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@jamesmurray_ldn @mencap_charity @bphillipsonMP @educationgovuk @k_petrakos @DanielHewittITV @wesstreeting @SpeechAndLangUK