Richard Tristham

Calling all Medics and Patients. Please sign this petition if you want WG to properly resource General Practice. Practices are on the edge across Wales. As Joni Mitchell once said.. ‘You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone!’ #SaveOurSurgeries petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/2459…

General Practice in Wales is under significant and growing strain. By taking one minute to sign this petition, you can amplify our calls for the Welsh Government to provide a rescue package for General Practice. @BMACymru petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/2459…

@RichardTristham @GarethWThomas1 @PrifWeinidog @RhunapIorwerth @BMACymru @TheIGPM The only shift left that has happened over the last few years is the work and not the funding? It appears that only @MikeHedgesAM replied with his own views. All other Labour MS’s gave copy and pasted response

@GarethWThomas1 @PrifWeinidog @RhunapIorwerth @BMACymru @TheIGPM We have had similar responses from local MS’s. Yet they still demand more and more. It must be great to run a country with the excuse WM don’t pay us enough. In the real world we can’t use that excuse though.

@RichardTristham @PrifWeinidog @RhunapIorwerth @BMACymru @TheIGPM This was the response from our local MS. It seems that Welsh Government only want to be responsible for Health as devolved matter when it suits their narrative, otherwise default to Westminster for the lack of funding.

Profoundly disappointed listening to responses by @PrifWeinidog when questioned by @RhunapIorwerth today about the significant underfunding of General Practice in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 . Financial destabilisation is a real threat to practices @BMACymru @TheIGPM

@RhunapIorwerth General practice is on a knife edge in Wales. Lack of contract shows what WG think of us. Mark Drakeford’s legacy may well be the end of primary care and possibly the NHS as we know it in Wales. @Dociest @GarethWThomas1

Labour’s Wes Streeting wants to hold the door wide open to the private sector within the NHS. He plans to increase Health spending by a “teeny weeny” amount say the IFS. All at a time when primary health practioners tell me of unprecedented pressures and lack of funding.

@GarethWThomas1 @PrifWeinidog @RhunapIorwerth @BMACymru @TheIGPM He’s a supporter as long someone else pays for it. The lack of a contract is so dreadful it beggars belief that they can still stand in the Senedd. It shows what they really feel about general practice. Shame on them.

@RichardTristham @PrifWeinidog @RhunapIorwerth @BMACymru @TheIGPM The min wage rate increase for April 24 will be close to 10% uplift @ £11.44 - @PrifWeinidog is a supporter of the living wage currently at £12, but ironically won't properly fund to support general practice staff and other the significant increasing costs for practice expenses.

@Dociest @GarethWThomas1 @PrifWeinidog @RhunapIorwerth @BMACymru @TheIGPM For 20years I’ve said it can’t get worse, yet successive labour health ministers prove me wrong. Well perhaps the time has come to hand back all our contracts. They’ll realise then what they’ve lost.

@GarethWThomas1 @PrifWeinidog @RhunapIorwerth @BMACymru @TheIGPM WG have proved they have absolutely no clue and are not fit to govern or run a health service.

@GarethWThomas1 @PrifWeinidog @RhunapIorwerth @BMACymru @TheIGPM General practice is the foundation of the NHS. It is unsustainable in the current climate and with no contract boost and todays announcement of over £1 to the living wage, practices will simply not survive.

@Dociest @AndrewRTDavies The lack of GPs is alarming in Wales, why don’t WG work with Cardiss and Swansea med schools offer 100 scholarships a year to A-level students in Wales to study and stay in Wales. Local people are the ones that will stay in Wales. We’ve tried to recruit from else where but fail.

@Dociest @AndrewRTDavies Why don’t politicians from all parties just get together and work with professionals to help the failing NHS in a grown up manner. Rather than argue the toss and use the NHS as a political football.

The harder it is to access your GP, the more pressure is put on our A&E services. The Conservative Government has set out a bold plan to improve GP access. Time for Labour in Wales to match that ambition, bring forward a winter plan, and finally support our NHS.

@welshsurgeons Sorry to hear this sad news. Richard was a good friend and colleague. Thoughts are with his family. RIP.

We are very saddened to hear of the death of our previous Hon Secretary Mr Richard Johnson (Consultant Surgeon at Princess of Wales, Bridgend). Our condolences are with his family, friends and his colleagues at this time

We at Skewen RFC would like to extend our sincere condolences to King Charles III and the Royal Family. RIP Queen Elizabeth II

Good morning to all our followers ☺️ Please can I ask you all a massive favour! Seat Unique are offering £5k in sponsorship for club that has the largest number of likes the post gets. £5k would mean so much for our little club. @SkewenRFCMinis @seatunique

It is a sad day for the club today as we hear of the passing of a true club legend. Sadly Eddie Thomas died this morning. A true club man, gentleman and legend. He will be missed but never forgotten. RIP 💛🖤💛🖤

@GaryLineker Good on you Gary. Working for the NHS I wouldn't wipe my arse in the DM. Nasty horrible rag👍🏻

@CfpPrimary how's the mud Lewis? Looks like fun. See you tomorrow mum and dad xx👍🏻

@CfpPrimary Hi Lewis. Hope it's going well and all enjoying. Give us a smile on the photos. 👍🏻👍🏻.