Laura McDonnell

This conference will cover key issues facing healthcare colleagues working in rural areas. Register now: tinyurl.com/RuralHealth2026 @ruraldoctorNI @_NIMDTA @BelfastTrust @setrust

@jennyirvine5 Gorgeous pictures Jenny 🥰 congratulations to the happy couple xx

Pretty special weekend, when your bestie conducts the wedding of the first born, with friend and family all celebrating love …very special ❤️😍

"We are not looking for money for us. We are looking for money for patients." Derry GP Nicola Duffy on yesterday's Evening Extra articulating the exasperation with narrative that GPs want increased funding for nothing. Full interview from 10:15 point - bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

@AingeBarbara @barrabest Weren’t they fab!

@barrabest Oh yes!!! Just seen a pod of about 6/7 dolphins off Glencolmcille beach what a joy!!

🐬Dolphins! Donegal looking like paradise today… and dolphins just made it magical! 🐬☀️ Who else would love to be here right now? 🎥 footage by Danny MacGinty at Tullagh Bay Beach.

Tomorrow, 12th August, for 24h only, With The End In Mind is Kindle's book of the day! You can copies buy to keep, to gift (or both) for 99p. Purchase link amzn.to/47ppHDk - but wait until midnight...

WHO operations compromised following attacks on warehouse and facility sheltering staff and families in Gaza WHO condemns in the strongest terms the attacks on a building housing WHO staff in Deir al Balah, in the middle area of Gaza, the mistreatment of those sheltering there, and the destruction of its main warehouse. Following intensified hostilities in Deir al Balah after the latest evacuation order issued by Israeli military, the WHO staff residence was attacked three times today. Staff and their families, including children, were exposed to grave danger and traumatized after airstrikes caused a fire and significant damage. Israeli military entered the premises, forcing women and children to evacuate on foot toward Al-Mawasi amid active conflict. Male staff and family members were handcuffed, stripped, interrogated on the spot, and screened at gunpoint. Two WHO staff and two family members were detained. Three were later released, while one staff member remains in detention. Thirty-two people, including women and children, were collected and evacuated to the WHO office in a high-risk mission, once access became possible. The office itself is close to the evacuation zone and active conflict. WHO demands continuous protection of its staff and the immediate release of the remaining detained staff member. The latest evacuation order has affected several WHO premises. As the United Nations’s (@UN) lead health agency, WHO’s operational presence in #Gaza is now compromised, crippling efforts to sustain a collapsing health system and pushing survival further out of reach for more than two million people. Most of WHO’s staff housing is now inaccessible. Last night, due to intensified hostilities, 43 staff and their families were already relocated from several staff residences to the WHO office, under darkness and at significant risk. WHO’s main warehouse located in Deir al Balah is within the evacuation zone, and was damaged yesterday after an attack caused explosions and fire iinside – part of a pattern of systematic destruction of health facilities. It was later looted by desperate crowds. With the main warehouse nonfunctional and the majority of medical supplies in Gaza depleted, WHO is severely constrained in adequately supporting hospitals, emergency medical teams and health partners, already critically short on medicines, fuel, and equipment. WHO urgently calls on Member States to help ensure a sustained and regular flow of medical supplies into Gaza. The geographical coordinates of all WHO premises, including offices, warehouses, and staff housing, are shared with the relevant parties. These facilities are the backbone of WHO’s operations in Gaza and must always be protected, regardless of evacuation or displacement orders. Any threat to these premises is a threat to the entire humanitarian health response in Gaza. In line with the UN’s decision, WHO will remain in Deir al Balah, deliver and expand its operations. With 88% of Gaza now under evacuation orders or within Israeli-militarized zones, there is no safe place to go. WHO is appalled by the dangerous conditions under which humanitarians and health workers are forced to operate. As the security situation and access continue to deteriorate, red lines are repeatedly crossed, and humanitarian operations are pushed into an ever-shrinking space to respond. WHO calls for the immediate release of the WHO staff member detained today, and the protection of all our staff and its premises. We reiterate our call for the active protection of civilians, health care and its premises and for rapid and unimpeded flow of aid, including food, fuel and health supplies, at scale into and across Gaza. WHO also calls for the unconditional release of hostages. Life in Gaza is being relentlessly squeezed, and the chance to prevent loss of lives and reverse immense damage to the health system slips further out of reach each day. A ceasefire is not just necessary, it is overdue.

@SAS_DrClodagh @BMA_NI @TheBMA Fantastic! Well done Clodagh 🌟

So overwhelmed today being voted Deputy Chair of the Representative Body. Very grateful for the support. I promise RB, I won't let you down #BMAARM25 @BMA_NI @TheBMA

Thinking of all my GP colleagues from minority ethnic or international backgrounds delivering much needed care in all communities against the backdrop of this appalling violence criminality and racism I pray you stay safe. Remember our society really values you @rcgp_ni

The #TrailblazerGP Programme is tackling health inequalities by supporting early-career GPs in deprived communities. 100% of alumni say it still shapes their day-to-day work. Read more:🔗tinyurl.com/37z63pvd #HealthEquity #PrimaryCare #MarmotPrinciples

@Killybegsgirl Rick Steve’s audio Europe app is worth a look for guided audio tours/itineraries

Booked Italy for a holiday. Booked through love holidays. Panicking slightly about where I booked but when you don’t know where you’re going it’s just hard. It’s near to Naples. Castera it’s called. Want to see Rome, Naples, Sorrento and Pompeii. Best way to book train tickets??

The latest version of @WesternHSCTrust area FYI newsletter is now available - it is a monthly round up packed full of information on all things family support & early intervention prevention across the Western Trust area & beyond - download your copy 🔗 cypsp.hscni.net/download/415/w…

Community and voluntary organisations are being encouraged to apply for a grants and mentoring programme to help address health inequalities. Find out all you need to know at pha.site/Elevate25 @CDHN_NI

“For anyone considering studying Medicine at Ulster, just go for it!”. Less than 2 weeks to go until our Graduate Entry Medicine webinar, where we'll go through all you need to know about starting your medical journey. Book now: ow.ly/Lp7H50VOsHO #WeAreUU | @UlsterUniMed

Today, we've written to @DavidLammy calling on the Government to take immediate action to prevent famine in Gaza. As Israel continues their blockade of humanitarian aid, 1 in 5 people face imminent starvation and hospitals are running out of medicines fast. bma.org.uk/what-we-do/wor…

BMA Committees’ Statement of Support for GPs @AlanStout19 @FiGriffin2 @David_Farren @leannehdu

It’s a very strange day when every patient I’ve seen has apologised for the comments of our Health Minister. Every single member of practice staff raging. We will continue to fight for our patients and our colleagues

In a nutshell….

Thanks for your support @DrSteveTaylor . Looking at the positives, there is no simpler and quicker way to both enrage but also to unify GPs than he has managed to do. We’ll always stand up for our colleagues and our patients

GP’s are desperate to provide a safe, effective and accessible service for their patients. This is clear evidence of a very worrying disconnect between policy makers and the overwhelming majority of the stressed workforce that are trying to deliver a service

With❤️Heart Failure Awareness week❤️in full swing,we hope our new Medscape Primary Care #Hack on the diagnosis& management of #HF in Primary Care helps protect ❤️’s in our communities! @drkevinfernando outlines a pertinent practice changing take home #hack message 👇#SGLT2i