Lord Bethell✓
@JimBethell
Former Health minister. Member of the House of Lords. Health Nation.
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- Lord BethellRT @miriam_cates: Why should a pensioner on a £13K income be exempt from income tax when a person of working age is not? Those of working age do not receive free travel or all sorts of other discounts to which pensioners are entitled. We do not exempt people from tax based on how many dependents they have, or how much housing in their area costs, so why exempt individuals based on age?The Times and Sunday Times @thetimesJohn Healey, the chancellor, is expected to announce a 3.9 per cent rise to the full state pension while protecting those on lower incomes from income tax095027
John Healey, the chancellor, is expected to announce a 3.9 per cent rise to the full state pension while protecting those on lower incomes from income tax
2356141K- Lord BethellRT @newtgingrich: Ukrainians keep showing enormous courage in defending their country against Putin’s immoral and indeed evil efforts to conquer a neighbor. They have resisted now for four years and eight months and we should do all we can to help them.01.4K030
- It's still not very many people. Just wait until our children's generation when we have 100,000's a year added to the 100yo+ club.Hugh Pym @BBCHughPymThe number aged 100 or over in the UK has nearly doubled over last 20 years to 16,400. ONS also said 760 aged 105 or over last year, nearly a third higher than the previous year. ONS says this increase is result of surge in births after First World War peaking in 1920.000404
Hugh Pym@BBCHughPymThe number aged 100 or over in the UK has nearly doubled over last 20 years to 16,400. ONS also said 760 aged 105 or over last year, nearly a third higher than the previous year. ONS says this increase is result of surge in births after First World War peaking in 1920.1453.2K- Isn’t this how we got into the polluted rivers problem in the first place?Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgotEXC - The government to make unprecedented intervention in setting of water bills - with ministers setting direction in the price review process for the first time004677
Jessica Elgot@jessicaelgotEXC - The government to make unprecedented intervention in setting of water bills - with ministers setting direction in the price review process for the first time982118.4K- Lord BethellRT @DHSCgovuk: We’ve smashed our target for commercial clinical trials to be set up in under 150 days, from submission for approval to the first patient. It means more patients are getting cutting-edge, potentially life-saving treatments faster. Find out more:02018
- Lord BethellRT @theA4LI: Diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and ALS can develop over many years, with protein misfolding and clumping contributing to damage in the brain and nervous system. By the time symptoms appear, significant damage may already have occurred. Understanding how these changes begin could open new opportunities to detect and treat disease earlier. @ARPA_H's new BIOGAMI program is tackling this challenge, investing up to $152 million over four years to understand how proteins become dysfunctional and develop ways to intervene. Six research teams, including those at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Johns Hopkins, MIT, and UC Berkeley, will combine protein science and computational tools to develop new approaches to early detection and treatment. While the initial focus is neurodegenerative disease, the findings could eventually have applications in cancer, diabetes, and other conditions. 📖 Read more here: At A4LI, we're encouraged to see ARPA-H invest in understanding the underlying biology of disease. The earlier we can identify and address the processes that contribute to age-related conditions, the more opportunities researchers may have to change how these diseases are treated. We'll continue following BIOGAMI's progress and highlighting the work underway at ARPA-H to advance biomedical innovation.010033
- Lord BethellRT @nfergus: This is absolutely the right approach by Winchester College. At school and university, access to all devices needs to be rationed if young people are to learn to read, think, calculate and write. Traditional cognitive skills are more not less important in the age of AI.0139025
- Lord BethellRT @BBCr4today: A group of paediatricians, speech therapists and eye specialists have called on the Education Secretary to slash the time children spend looking at screens in schools. Dr Rebecca Foljambe, founder of Health Professionals for Safer Screens, is one of the signatories.02024
- Lord BethellRT @alzheimerssoc: We were at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham last week, putting dementia firmly on the agenda. Alongside @TotalPolitics, we hosted a panel exploring whether the UK is ready for the future of dementia care, including how we improve diagnosis, support the workforce and ensure innovation reaches people affected by dementia safely and fairly. We were grateful to hear from Maria Higson, @GregoryStafford MP, Lord @JimBethell , Professor Paresh Malhotra, and our very own Jennifer Keen, discussing the big issues facing dementia today, but also sharing their hopes for the future. A special thanks to those who attended and contributed to such important conversations surrounding dementia.06034
- Lord BethellRT @BBCPolitics: On Thursday's #PoliticsLive Jonathan Ashworth, Former shadow Health Secretary Baroness Cavendish, Author of Generation Maybe Lord Bethell, Former Health minister 12.15pm BBC Two01031
- Lord BethellRT @NHSuk: When you stop smoking you’ll almost immediately begin to experience the health benefits. Join the thousands of people in #Stoptober making the best decision for their health. Quit smoking today – it's never too late. ➡️070039
- Lord BethellRT @EricTopol: Exercise and remission from cancer: A randomized trial found 37% improved survival, 28% disease-free survival. But little is being done to incorporate in practice except @UPMC 1st health system covering "exercise oncology" program. gift link, by @AgrawalNina0263033
- Lord BethellRT @CMO_England: Smoking causes enormous preventable harm. ONS data released today shows smoking in England now under 10% with rapid falls in young adults. E-cigarette use no longer rising in people under 25. The figure below shows drop by age since 2011.025033
- What a day for the former Green leader to be banging on about chartists!Natalie Bennett @nataliebenPleased to learn at #GreenPartyConference about new Chartist movement springing up all over the country, with local communities creating their own charters for democratic renewal100529
Natalie Bennett@nataliebenPleased to learn at #GreenPartyConference about new Chartist movement springing up all over the country, with local communities creating their own charters for democratic renewal
2712385.8K- Lord BethellRT @ChildrensComm: I have launched #TheBigFuture survey, for all children in England to tell me what it’s like to be a child today - changes they want to see in their communities, their biggest concerns & future hopes. Children and young people can take part here👇033030
- Right approach. But why so slow?Department of Health and Social Care @DHSCgovukWe're expanding testing for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) across England. From today, SMA checks will start being added to the heel-prick test for newborns. This is part of an evaluation gathering evidence for a permanent national screening programme.001464
We're expanding testing for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) across England. From today, SMA checks will start being added to the heel-prick test for newborns. This is part of an evaluation gathering evidence for a permanent national screening programme.
382515K- Lord BethellRT @TheGrocer: “Food chiefs need to wake up and smell the coffee” Former health minister @JimBethell says growing concern around #health is changing the way consumers think about food – and the industry risks losing trust if it doesn’t take notice #TheGrocerHealthSummit01039
- My goodness that’s ugly.Robert Kwolek @RobertKwolek£237 million and they couldn't even get matching railings. Another example of how, even in the most gold-plated expensive projects, beauty is not part of the equation, despite the massive impact it has on our wellbeing.001603
Robert Kwolek@RobertKwolek£237 million and they couldn't even get matching railings. Another example of how, even in the most gold-plated expensive projects, beauty is not part of the equation, despite the massive impact it has on our wellbeing.641452.2K304K- Very very sad. Note: “declining”.The BMJ @bmj_latestChild health in Wales is in a “shocking state,” with outcomes declining in many key areas, paediatricians have warned. The RCPCH in Wales said that without urgent action “we risk raising one of the unhealthiest generations of children in decades”002705
The BMJ@bmj_latestChild health in Wales is in a “shocking state,” with outcomes declining in many key areas, paediatricians have warned. The RCPCH in Wales said that without urgent action “we risk raising one of the unhealthiest generations of children in decades”1111510.7K- Show more posts
