Alison Tonkin

We're sharing a very useful resource for children to educate other children about children's rights. ub.edu/imcitizen/en/r… Interested? (Thread below 👇)

Too often children's needs are forgotten in policy making, or they fall through the gaps of departmental priorities. That's why we want to see a Cabinet Level Minister for Children. Thanks to Baroness D'Souza for raising this important issue in Parliament this week.

‘Sport and leisure: promoting health and wellbeing through public services’ - @LGACultureSport This updated guide from the @LGAcomms looks at the contribution public sport and leisure services make to promoting health and wellbeing to encourage communities to be active and how this can be achieved through working with a range of partners. local.gov.uk/publications/s… It is well evidenced that being physically active contributes to better health and wellbeing outcomes: it helps to reduce the risk of developing major illnesses and manages existing health conditions. It also has a much wider value to society and the economy.  Increasing activity levels is a win/win for individuals, society, for local and national government and the health and social care system. However, getting there can be complex and will take a concerted and joint effort between all partners to overcome the barriers preventing people to be active.   The Government’s new sports strategy ‘Get Active: a strategy for the future of sport and physical activity’ (2023) from the @DCMS sets new targets to get 2.5 million more adults and one million more children active by 2030. This includes specific targets for the least active groups. It aligns with @Sport_England’s ten-year strategy ‘Uniting the Movement’ (2021), which puts movement at the heart of the strategy and focuses on making sport and physical activity a normal part of life for everyone, regardless of who they are.  Both strategies call for greater collaboration and innovation between councils, professionals, different sectors and organisations to encourage more people to be active and reap the benefits. Specifically, the Government’s new strategy calls on councils to work with their partners to develop local plans that go beyond traditional leisure venues to encourage people to be active in their everyday lives. When it comes to why councils, health and wider partners should invest in creating the conditions and opportunities for communities to be active, the evidence is very clear. Not only does movement, physical activity and exercise reduce the risk of major illnesses, improve mental wellbeing and help manage existing health conditions, being physically active leads to better outcomes, including:  - improved learning and attainment - increasing productivity in the workplace - stress management  - self-efficacy - the development of social skills - better social interaction  - improved air quality  - increasing social cohesion - reducing the burden on social care & NHS The Government’s strategy presents several opportunities to refocus local priorities. It provides a blueprint, encouraging councils to take a key strategic and leadership role and aims to empower the public sport and leisure sector to realise its ambition to pivot towards an ‘active wellbeing’ service and to become a key strategic leader within healthcare systems and to wider partners.  This guide looks at the contribution public sport and leisure (active wellbeing) services make to promoting health and wellbeing to encourage communities to be active and how this can be achieved through working with a range of partners. #ActiveWellbeing #PhysicalActivity #Leisure #Sport #Play #Parks #ActiveTravel

🎉 Happy United Nations Day! Article 31 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) recognises every child’s right to play… Let’s give them the time, space and freedom to play – not just today, but every day! Find out more about children’s right to play 🔗 play.wales/play/right-to-… #UnitedNationsDay #UnitedNations2023 #UNCRC

@DanOfChorlton @CharlotteCoops @TheChristieNHS That looks very tasty - well done you! 🙂

@CharlotteCoops @TheChristieNHS Looks yummy!

I am the very proud winner of @TheChristieNHS PBT bake off - lemon and bilberry tart called ‘a piece of me’

Are you a compassionate and inclusive leader or manager? #OurLeadershipWay sets out best practice for our #NHSLeaders - Click here to find out more: tinyurl.com/c82zmnky

Hands on preparation is key to a patients understanding of what is going to happen during a procedure. Being honest & using medical equipment is key to build up that rapport with the patients. As you can see from the smile on this patients face at carrying out her own blood test.

A Plan For Play: New report recommends ring-fenced central government funding of #play to enable local authorities to provide every #child with the opportunity to play in a local, safe, high-quality #playground: bit.ly/3twMmMs @fhcappg @Childrens_All #PlayMustStay

"...engaging in Teddy Bear Hospitals helps to reduce anxiety associated with healthcare and enhances children’s knowledge of the body, health and illness, and medical procedures" Read more about Teddy Bear Hospitals buff.ly/45opVG8 #PlayInHospitalWeek

@starlight_uk @nahpsofficial @KathEvans2 Hooray for play - let's celebrate 😊

@RACH_Playservic @NHSG_RACH @starlight_uk Many congratulations - excellent news 🙂

What a way to start off National Play in Hospital Week @NHSG_RACH We are the runner up for The National Play Team of the Year awards @starlight_uk. We are so proud of the service we provide. Congratulations to the Winners at Noah's Ark Hospice.

Sadly, despite paying for Twitter Blue, people are still not seeing my tweets like they used to.😔 Can you please do me a favour? If you follow me and you see this tweet, can you please retweet it.🙏 To make it more worth sharing, here's a Kingfisher on a thorny branch. 🥰🐦

The sun was still in bed, but there was a lightness in the sky over the Hundred Acre Wood which seemed to show that it was waking up and would soon be kicking off the clothes. In the half-light the Pine Trees looked cold and lonely. ~A.A.Milne #dawn #thursdaymorning

“I can face the winter with calm. Crisp and sparkling days, long pleasant evenings, cheery fires. Good work shall be done this winter. Life shall be lived well. The end of the summer is not the end of the world. Here’s to October.” ~A.A.Milne #October #October1 #nature

Pooh had made up a little hum that morning, as he was doing his Stoutness Exercises in front of the glass: TRA-LA-LA, TRA-LA-LA, as he stretched up as high as he could go, and then TRA-LA-LA, TRA-LA - OH HELP! - LA, as he tried to reach his toes. ~A.A.Milne #saturdaymotivation

Thank you SO much for travelling all this way to be with us - we really enjoyed seeing everyone and are so pleased you were able to contribute your story - thank you - as you see, it is the stories that provide the most powerful advocacy 😉

@CathHubbuck @LucyBray9 @NicolaWilson05 @Kabbas @LowriNicole What a fantastically collaborative publication - well done for acknowledging so many contributors - woo hoo! 😊

@designsthatcell Love this thread - thank you so much for sharing... 😀

A Scientific illustration of how to make Illustrated Reviews? 😮Follow the thread for more information ...and if you found this helpful, share this with a friend

"I found courage in the countryside, in nature. Being alone never frightened me, even at night, provided I was in contact with my surroundings - with the grass underfoot, with the dim shapes of trees and distant mountains. This was what I clung to." ~C.R.Milne #MondayMotivation