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Carolyn Atkinson

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Reporter @BBCRadio4 @BBCWomansHour #UKARIAS Gold Award. @TheOrwellPrize Special Prize. Please send stories in confidence to carolyn.atkinson @bbc .co.uk

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2 years
Paula McGowan whose autistic son Oliver’s death was ‘avoidable’ tells @BBCWomansHour about The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training for health and social care staff which is becoming law @AQuinnUnbroken tells @acatherwoodnews how it will work @sarasiobhan @RightfulLives @PaulaMc007
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Thank you so much to @PAlbanStanley for talking to @BBCWomansHour about her autistic son Sammy who had Prader-Willi Syndrome and tragically died after SEND failings. She’s written an open letter to @sajidjavid & @nadhimzahawi @samcarlisle @TwittleyJules @GeorgeJulian @DCPcampaign
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BBC Woman's Hour
2 years
On today's programme we hear about the two mothers trying to change the Special Educational Needs school system after the deaths of their children. Emma speaks to Susie and @Amanda_Batten from Disabled Children’s Partnership:
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Autoimmune diseases affect 3x more women than men. Why? Listen to @BBCWomansHour @Emmabarnett health special. Will new research be a ‘game changer’ for 3 million UK women? @britsocimm @JDRFUK @VersusArthritis @mssocietyuk @AlopeciaUK @LucyWalkerlab @Coeliac_UK @CrohnsColitisUK
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#youandyours : Inpatient wards rated INADEQUATE for people w learning disabilities&/autism double in 18 months. ⁦ @ENABLEScotland ⁩ ⁦reveals 1000+ people stuck miles from home. ⁦ @mylifemychoice1 ⁩ pull out of Gov Care & Treatment Review programme
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Delighted to be shortlisted for @pressgazette #BJA2023 British Journalism Awards for @BBCWomansHour reports on palliative pathways for people w eating disorders. HUGE thanks to the women who spoke & @sensinglorna @HopeVirgo @AgnesAyton @rcpsych Congratulations to all nominees
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Carolyn Atkinson
1 year
As few as 5% of people with severe anorexia remain well 1 year after traditional treatment. A new approach developed by @AgnesAyton @OxfordHealthNHS - Integrated CBTe - claims 70% of inpatients were well after 1 yr @sensinglorna says it saved her life @BBCWomansHour @BBCNuala
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‘No one should die of an eating disorder in 2023.’ ⁦ @HopeVirgo . Psychiatrist ⁦ @AgnesAyton ⁩ ⁩tells ⁦ @BBCWomansHour ⁩ ⁩ ⁦ @rcpsych ⁩ is worried palliative care’s being discussed with some women w eating disorders 👇⁦⁦
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What support is there for children with #LongCovid ? @JamesTGallagher speaks to 11 yr old Ruby & mum Gemma on @bbcinsidehealth @BBCRadio4 Tues 9pm, Wed 3.30pm. And Prof Sir Terence Stephenson @UCLchildhealth talks about its #longcovidkids research. @LongCovidKids @GreatOrmondSt
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1 year
So honoured to be awarded this special prize @TheOrwellPrize for Reporting Homelessness, for reports into Rogue Refuges and exempt accommodation with special thanks to @Charlotteagain1 @BBCWomansHour @MarnieBurden @CommonwealTweet @CommonwealCEO @Ms_SThompson @RogersonBecky
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The Orwell Prizes
1 year
Congratulations to Carolyn Atkinson ( @carolynatkins14 ), Highly Commended by the judges in The Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness 2023 for her 'Rogue Refuges' series. Listen to a piece from @BBCWomansHour on the @homelessimpact website:
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2 years
On @BBCWomansHour how women with learning disabilities die c.26 years younger than other women. In her first interview as @mencap_charity Chair of Trustees Dame Carolyn Fairbairn @carolynmencap tells @Emmabarnett how her sister Diana’s life, and death, makes her fight for change.
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3 years
Who are the ‘missing’ theatre audiences? Exclusive @BBCFrontRow @SamiraAhmedUK @CarrFlorence @IndigoLtd @BakerRichards @OneFurther 69% of disabled audiences surveyed say socially distanced seating would make them much more likely to buy a ticket @RichardMisek @jamierhale
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Carolyn Atkinson
3 years
‘I was sexually abused & stolen from in one weekend’ @BBCWomansHour The domestic abuse survivors trapped in exempt accommodation when landlords ‘game the system’. @Emmabarnett @CommonwealTweet @CommissionerDA @jessphillips @ShabanaMahmood @CommissionerDA @PreetKGillMP @LGAcomms
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1 year
‘What do I do now? Just die?’ Women with eating disorders who are trying to find support, report being discharged from services or even end up discussing palliative care. @SAPHNAsharonOBE @YoungMindsUK @MindCharity @rcpsych @AgnesAyton @BDA_Dietitians @HopeVirgo @HayleyHassall
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BBC Woman's Hour
1 year
Eating disorders are not a terminal illness, professionals agree. Despite this, there’s concern that palliative care is being discussed with some people. @carolynatkins14 joins @HayleyHassall with an exclusive report for Woman’s Hour into the world of eating disorders. 🎧 ⬇️
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Carolyn Atkinson
2 years
Thrilled and incredibly honoured to be shortlisted for the British Journalism Awards 2022 in the Arts and Entertainment category @BBCFrontRow , and the Social Affairs, Diversity and Inclusion category @BBCWomansHour Congratulations to all the nominees! #BritishJournalismAwards
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Carolyn Atkinson
1 year
People with eating disorders can and do recover - so why are some discussing palliative care with their doctors? @rcpsych @rcpsychEDFac @AgnesAyton exclusively tells @BBCWomansHour it’s ‘troubling’. @HopeVirgo @beatED @BDALizStockley @BDA_Dietitians @PHSOmbudsman @YoungMindsUK
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BBC Woman's Hour
1 year
Experienced professionals agree that eating disorders are not a terminal illness. Even so, there’s concern that palliative care is being discussed with some people. @carolynatkins14 joins @HayleyHassall with an exclusive report. 🎧 Listen from 10am ⬇️
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Carolyn Atkinson
2 years
Thrilled to win Gold @radioacademy Impact Award #ARIAS . Huge thanks to ‘Sara’ who bravely told how she was trafficked to a brothel via the Boyfriend Route, SA @salvationarmyuk @IsobelMcF & fantastic @BBCWomansHour listeners who heard ‘Sara’ & signed up as SA volunteer drivers
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BBC Woman's Hour
2 years
Our investigation Trafficked in Plain Sight has won The Impact Award at the @radioacademy ARIAS. Congratulations to our reporter Carolyn Atkinson and the @bbcwomanshour team 🎉🎉
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Carolyn Atkinson
2 years
Thank you so much to @PAlbanStanley for talking to @BBCWomansHour about her autistic son Sammy who had Prader-Willi Syndrome and tragically died after SEND failings. She’s written an open letter to @sajidjavid & @nadhimzahawi @samcarlisle @TwittleyJules @GeorgeJulian @DCPcampaign
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Carolyn Atkinson
3 years
What does ‘sanctuary’ mean to you? A man who recently escaped from Afghanistan tells @BBCR4Sunday his story. Also hear @bishopSarahM @revdclare @krishk on giving sanctuary to refugees. Join @williamcrawley 7am Sun @BBCRadio4 @WelcomeChurches @StPaulsRossmore @dioceseoflondon
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BBC Woman's Hour
3 years
Do you have a child with special educational needs, and are you getting the support you need? Listen to one mother’s story, who’s been trying to do the best thing for her child. She discusses the notion of parent blame
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1 year
@BBCWomansHour exclusive w @Emmabarnett @DCPcampaign research claims £60m p.a wasted in England on #SEND Tribunals for children Special Educational Needs and Disabilities because parents ‘win’ 96% of hearings. @ncbtweets @samcarlisle @PaulaMc007 @sensecharity @mencap_charity
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Bristol Old Vic
2 years
Brilliant feature on Tues by @carolynatkins14 @BBCFrontRow about disability access to the arts. The arts belong to everyone and it's our job to break down barriers that make access difficult. What small or large changes could orgs make for the better & who is smashing it?
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Carolyn Atkinson
1 year
@BBCWomansHour exclusive w @Emmabarnett @DCPcampaign research claims £60m p.a wasted in England on #SEND Tribunals for children Special Educational Needs and Disabilities because parents ‘win’ 96% of hearings. @ncbtweets @samcarlisle @PaulaMc007 @sensecharity @mencap_charity
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Carolyn Atkinson
1 year
Tonight on @BBCFrontRow with @SamiraAhmedUK The rise of the understudy. How theatre producers are casting TWO understudies per role in plays, to avoid cancellations and protect actors @TracyAnnO @JessicaDennis85 @Seanannigans91 @WestEndCovers @AnnaGirvan @BristolOldVic
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Carolyn Atkinson
1 year
Thanks so much to @annaclements75 for her candid interview with @BBCNuala @BBCWomansHour about anal incontinence after childbirth. New research @sarahhillman26 @warwickmed warns of missed opportunities & calls for better treatments for 1 in 5 affected @masic_uk @MidwivesRCM @rcgp
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BBC Woman's Hour
1 year
‘You shouldn’t have to think about it. You should be able to take for granted that your body will function’ 📢 1 in 5 women will develop bowel incontinence as a result of childbirth. Anna Clements from @masic_uk joined @BBCNuala to share her experience. Listen here ⬇️
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BBC Woman's Hour
2 years
‘You don’t have to want to pick up a ball and play Rugby League to be involved in our amazing sport’ Ahead of tonight’s @RLWC2021 match, England Rugby League Women’s Ambassador @Jodie_cunny explained why she's championing Inclusive Volunteering with @England_RL & @ComIntCare :
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Carolyn Atkinson
3 years
Councils tell @bbcradio4 they’re being taken to Tribunal by rogue landlords who’ve been refused enhanced housing benefit. Exclusive: Housing Minister Eddie Hughes tells @wrobinson101 how he’s going to change the law. @matthew_downie @VickyMcDermott @Charlotteagain1 @Ms_SThompson
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Carolyn Atkinson
1 year
Listen Live now to ⁦ @itsanitarani ⁩ for Weekend ⁦ @BBCWomansHour ⁩ 👇 Women with eating disorders - not a terminal illness so why are some discussing palliative care with their doctors? ⁦ @HopeVirgo ⁩ ⁦ @AgnesAyton ⁩ ⁦⁦⁦ @rcpsych
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Carolyn Atkinson
3 years
The secret world of Seat Filling. ⁦ @BBCFrontRow ⁩ lifts the lid on how venues try to boost audiences and create the hottest ticket in town.⁦ @tds153 ⁩ talks Missing Audiences with ⁦ @RobinComms ⁩ ⁦⁦ @stephsirr ⁩ ⁦ @uk_theatre
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Carolyn Atkinson
1 year
‘I made a remarkable recovery!’ @sensinglorna tells @BBCWomansHour @BBCNuala about innovative new approach for some ‘revolving door’ patients with severe anorexia. @AgnesAyton @OxfordHealthNHS @HopeVirgo Small study shows 70% of patients well after 1 year, comp w 5% traditionally
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Carolyn Atkinson
1 year
As few as 5% of people with severe anorexia remain well 1 year after traditional treatment. A new approach developed by @AgnesAyton @OxfordHealthNHS - Integrated CBTe - claims 70% of inpatients were well after 1 yr @sensinglorna says it saved her life @BBCWomansHour @BBCNuala
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Carolyn Atkinson
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Women with learning disabilities live c.26 years less than the general female population. Listen👇 to the emotional testimony of Ex CBI DG Dame Carolyn Fairbairn @carolynmencap whose sister Diana died @PaulaMc007 @DCPcampaign @RightfulLives @BenFurner @carolinenokes @SteveBroach
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BBC Woman's Hour
2 years
‘She had a smile that lit up a room. She absolutely loved life.’ Businesswoman and former Director-General of the CBI @carolynmencap tells @emmabarnett how the life, and death, of her learning-disabled sister, Diana, is shaping her new role @mencap_charity .
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Carolyn Atkinson
3 years
As theatres open across the UK @SamiraAhmedUK @BBCFrontRow ask are some disabled audiences being forgotten as streamed shows decline. Hear @jamierhale and @RichardMisek . Plus what’s on @FillouxPastry @yasmeenkhan1 @stream_theatre @ShobnaGulati @stephenfry @NewWolsey @PITLOCHRYft
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Carolyn Atkinson
3 years
‘Bread and jam on a Saturday’: Housing minister Eddie Hughes tells @wrobinson101 @BBCRadio4 how rogue landlords game the housing benefits system. Also Councils being taken to Tribunal @jessphillips @PreetKGillMP @ShabanaMahmood @CommonwealCEO @PeteApps @CommissionerDA @crisis_uk
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Carolyn Atkinson
1 year
Thanks so much to Anna Clements @masic_uk and @sarahhillman26 @uniofwarwick for telling @BBCNuala @BBCWomansHour how to tackle taboos around Anal Incontinence after childbirth. How can women be better supported? @RCObsGyn @MidwivesRCM @NICEComms @NHSEngland @rcgp @DHSCgovuk
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BBC Woman's Hour
1 year
📢 1 in 5 women will develop bowel incontinence as a result of childbirth. A new study from @uniofwarwick warns of missed opportunities for women to be helped. @BBCNuala is joined by @sarahhillman26 and Anna Clements from @masic_uk to discuss. Listen on @BBCSounds ⬇️⬇️
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BBC Woman's Hour
2 years
We hear from a mother fighting for her autistic son who’s living in Rampton Secure Hospital alongside serial killers, paedophiles and murderers. We also hear from @Mencap_charity who are campaigning with her
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Incredibly honoured to be shortlisted @TheOrwellPrize for Reporting Homelessness. @BBCWomansHour #Youandyours @BBCRadio4 Particular thanks to @Charlotteagain1 and all who courageously spoke out. Congratulations & good luck to all the brilliant finalists. @homelessimpact
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The Orwell Prizes
1 year
Congratulations to the finalists for the inaugural Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness 2023! Spanning memoir, reporting, audio, academic research, stories of lived experience and more, together they tell a "shaming story about a crisis across the country." - @arusbridger
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Paula McGowan whose autistic son Oliver’s death was ‘avoidable’ tells @BBCWomansHour about The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training for health and social care staff which is becoming law @AQuinnUnbroken tells @acatherwoodnews how it will work @sarasiobhan @RightfulLives @PaulaMc007
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Carolyn Atkinson
2 years
Can a bestseller not actually BE a bestseller? Tonight @BBCFrontRow @SamiraAhmedUK on the intriguing world of publishing. Some chains&supermarkets charge publishers to stock books, one charges to be in its bestseller chart. @markstay @CatMitchell17 @davidbishop @PaulWaters99
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BBC Woman's Hour
2 years
‘It really takes its toll. It’s like a full time job’ Today we heard about mothers trying to change the Special Educational Needs school system. @emmabarnett spoke to Susie, who spent £10k to get her disabled child into an appropriate school.
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Dame Carolyn Fairbairn @carolynmencap , ex CBI DG, tells @Emmabarnett @BBCWomansHour about plans to tackle premature & avoidable deaths of people with learning disabilities. As new Chair of Trustees @mencap_charity she speaks for the first time of her sister Diana’s death
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Carolyn Atkinson
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On @BBCWomansHour how women with learning disabilities die c.26 years younger than other women. In her first interview as @mencap_charity Chair of Trustees Dame Carolyn Fairbairn @carolynmencap tells @Emmabarnett how her sister Diana’s life, and death, makes her fight for change.
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Listen to @PaulaMc007 ’s powerful interview with @BBCWomansHour @acatherwoodnews about her son Oliver. The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training programme is now law. All health & social care staff must learn how to safely support autistic people & those with learning disabilities👇🏽
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BBC Woman's Hour
2 years
'Oliver wasn't mentally ill or psychotic, he was autistic' A new law will require healthcare staff to receive mandatory training in autism and learning disability awareness. @PaulaMc007 has been campaigning for this since her son's death in 2016.
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Carolyn Atkinson
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@BBCFrontRow investigates auditions @lawrencerussell spoofs NDA’s in casting! @SamiraAhmedUK discusses the serious business with @billpetrie1 , @therealpma Bond casting legend Debbie McWilliams @CDGNews @OfficialJassa @athenastevens @StarkTim @JamieRHale @MikScarlet @AndrewM_Arts
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Lawrence Russell
3 years
Mark’s not allowed to tell you the name of this project… #cda #cdg #nda #casting #comedy #castingassistant #film
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Carolyn Atkinson
2 years
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Sarah Hill
2 years
Good piece on @BBCWomansHour this morning shining a light on 'rogue' refuges - non specialist, commercial entities that offer little or no support to women escaping abuse often in mixed sex hostels. We heard from one survivor who'd been sexually assaulted when she fled violence.
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Carolyn Atkinson
10 months
HUGE congrats CC! @CatherineECarr @LoftusMedia Massively deserved recognition by the judges, the best of the best.
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AudioUK
10 months
🎤 Best Presenter 🎤 Sponsored by @MorleyRadio 🥇Catherine Carr - Loftus Media Congratulations @CatherineECarr ! 🎉 @LoftusMedia #APAs2023
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BBC Woman's Hour
1 year
'I can honestly see why a lot of parents give up because it takes its toll every day' Exclusive research shared with us claims that £60m is ‘wasted’ in England every year on tribunals for children with special educational needs and disabilities. Joanne shared her experience ⬇️
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Carolyn Atkinson
2 years
MP’s @CommonsLUHC condemn Exempt Accommodation as a ‘complete mess’, and a ‘goldrush’ for unscrupulous landlords. @KrupaPadhyBBC discusses the horrors of ‘Rogue Refuges’ with @RogersonBecky CEO who tells @BBCWomansHour she gets at least 1 call a week from dodgy landlords.
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BBC Woman's Hour
2 years
Too many women survivors of domestic abuse are ending up in accommodation run by rogue landlords, according to a report out today. Clive Betts MP and @RogersonBecky , CEO of Wearside Women in Need, join @KrupaPadhyBBC . Listen here ⬇️
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Carolyn Atkinson
3 years
#youandyours @BBCRadio4 reveals tens of thousands of PA’s and Introduction Agencies unaffected by ‘no jab no job’ rules in England. What does that mean for older and disabled people? @wrobinson101 @drjanetownson @AnnaSeverwright @socfuture @neilmcrowther @SarahPRennie @ASCAPPG
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Carolyn Atkinson
9 months
How can you overcome loneliness? It can increase risk of dying earlier, like smoking or lack of exercise do. @BBCWomansHour Jessica Creighton hears from a woman who conquered loneliness with @KiBcharity #KissingitBetter and advice from @BPSOfficial
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Carolyn Atkinson
2 years
Subscribe (for free!) to this hot new podcast Love Bombed with ⁦⁦ @VickyPattison ⁩ produced by the great ⁦ @JonDouglasBBC ⁩👇⁦ @BBCSounds ⁩ ⁦
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Carolyn Atkinson
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Huge thanks to Liz Veitch and Ankita Menon talking about how to resolve loneliness @KiBcharity @BPSOfficial Julia Faulconbridge @JessCreighton1 @BBCWomansHour @DCMS @EndLonelinessUK @UCL_Loneliness @endsocisolation
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BBC Woman's Hour
9 months
❓ Does loneliness take the same toll on your health as smoking and lack of exercise? The @BPSOfficial says it should be treated as a public health emergency. We hear from two guests who have come together to beat loneliness, alongside psychologist Julia Faulconbridge. ⬇️
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Carolyn Atkinson
10 months
MASSIVE congrats to the super talented Joe @joewkent @BBCNews hugely deserved, fantastic news!
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AudioUK
10 months
📚 Best Factual Producer 📚 🥇 Joe Kent - BBC News Long Form Audio Congratulations! Time to go and celebrate 🥳 @joewkent @BBCNews #APAs2023
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Carolyn Atkinson
2 years
Homecare workers tell @BBCFarmingToday they’re leaving their jobs in rural areas because they can’t afford the fuel to get to work. Thanks to Cheryl @drjanetownson @services_rural Graham Biggs @charlottebsmith @DimitriHoutart @Nat_Donovan @HCareInsight @LGAcomms @DHSCgovuk
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James O'Brien
2 years
In case you didn’t know already, @BBCFarmingToday routinely delivers some of the finest journalism available anywhere in the U.K.
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3 years
The secret world of Seat Filling. ⁦ @BBCFrontRow ⁩ lifts the lid on how venues try to boost audiences and create the hottest ticket in town.⁦ @tds153 ⁩ talks Missing Audiences with ⁦ @RobinComms ⁩ ⁦⁦ @stephsirr ⁩ ⁦ @uk_theatre
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Carolyn Atkinson
2 years
@BBCFrontRow reveals 2 year delay to national Arts Access Card. We investigate how booking access tickets and companion seats varies by venue. @TheRealMyth @ace_national @T_Ellul @laila_noble @TronTheatre @thelizcarr @tds153 @mercurytheatre @BristolOldVic @JamieRHale @MikScarlet
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Andrew Miller
2 years
You can hear @carolynatkins14 detailed @BBCFrontRow feature on the inconsistencies of access ticketing & the case for a national scheme on @BBCSounds now @ 28 mins in. I remain convinced it will transform access for disabled audiences across the UK
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Carolyn Atkinson
2 years
Listen live @BBCWomansHour @Emmabarnett talks to England Women’s Rugby League star player @Jodie_cunny and Captain @emrudge about Inclusive Volunteering @JeniZebra @ComIntCare @England_RL @uk_sport and tonight’s World Cup match @RLWC2021 @clarebalding @KensingtonRoyal
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You can hear @carolynatkins14 detailed @BBCFrontRow feature on the inconsistencies of access ticketing & the case for a national scheme on @BBCSounds now @ 28 mins in. I remain convinced it will transform access for disabled audiences across the UK
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Carolyn Atkinson
2 years
👏Woman’s Hour World Exclusive: @emmabarnett talks to ⁦ @KateBushMusic ⁩ 10am Wednesday @BBCWomansHour ⁩ 👇
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Carolyn Atkinson
2 years
Great Grange Hill Reunion listen produced by the brilliant @karenepirie 👇
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Karen Pirie
2 years
Chance to listen to the Grange Hill gang tomorrow morning at 9am
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Carolyn Atkinson
2 years
Thank you so much @IsobelMcF it was such a great and productive experience working with you at the Salvation Army press team, supporting ‘Sara’ to tell her story and hearing from your incredible volunteer drivers, on standby 24/7 Delighted so many Woman’s Hour listeners signed up
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Isobel McFarlane
2 years
@carolynatkins14 @radioacademy @salvationarmyuk @BBCWomansHour Really well deserved. The programme had a tremendous impact on awareness of #modernslavery and caused a big spike in people coming forward to volunteer to support survivors through @salvationarmyuk ’s important work.
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Carolyn Atkinson
1 year
Thank you so much Sharon!
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Sharon Thompson🌹🇰🇳
1 year
Richly deserved @carolynatkins14 - huge congratulations! The research, perspective and coverage you gave to exempt accommodation was incredibly important and insightful! Look forward to working with you in the future x
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3 years
‘Rent farming’ - an exclusive @bbcwomanshour investigation into women who’ve survived domestic abuse but who end up in unsuitable accommodation run by landlords who are financially gaming the system at their expense:
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3 years
#theboyfriendroute One university student tells @BBCWomansHour how she was trafficked at gunpoint by her ‘boyfriend’ & forced to work in a British brothel before escaping to @salvationarmyuk safehouse #antislaveryday2021 @Emmabarnett @DuncanLewis @AntiSlavery_GE @HumanTraffFdn
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Carolyn Atkinson
1 year
Is this idea going to take off? Will wheelchair users soon be able to stay in their own wheelchairs during a flight? @wrobinson101 Listen to #youandyours @BBCRadio4 @WCTravelOrg @Priestmangoode @sophmorgTV on the future of travel for some disabled people @UK_CAA @transportgovuk
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2 years
Powerful, emotional interview with @TimesONeill on @BBCWomansHour @Emmabarnett about people with ME👇🏽
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BBC Woman's Hour
2 years
ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) affects more women than men. The Health Secretary @sajidjavid has set out a plan to do more to tackle ME. We speak to @TimesONeill , who last year lost his eldest daughter Maeve, after suffering from ME since her teens:
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1 year
Thank you ⁦ @sophmorgTV ⁩ and John⁩ @WCTravelOrg the first person to test the #Air4All stay-in-your-w/c prototype @aix_expo Will wheelchair users soon be able to stay in their chairs for flights? 👇🏽Listen ⁦ @wrobinson101 ⁩ ⁦⁦ @BBCRadio4
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Carolyn Atkinson
3 years
Will we run out of care workers? @drjanetownson tells @Emmabarnett @BBCWomansHour of a workforce catastrophe if Covid jabs become compulsory for home care staff. @CareEngland @vicrayner @alexsharedlives @NCFCareForum @ARCOtweets @colintwangel @ukhca @CareWorkersFund
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3 years
UKHCA warns of workforce ‘catastrophe’ as plans to make vaccines mandatory for home care staff ‘imminent’ #socialcareworkforce #mandatoryvaccines @carolynatkins14 @ukhca
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Carolyn Atkinson
1 year
@BBCFrontRow @BBCRadio4 has an exclusive look at some of the treasures confirmed as missing by @britishmuseum Join @SamiraAhmedUK as whistleblower Dr Ittai Gradel reveals how he found the antiquities in this bag👇And in a tantalising twist, might he have more?Prod by grt @LivSki
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Carolyn Atkinson
3 years
@MarnieBurden @BBCWomansHour Thanks so much @MarnieBurden for showing me round the North East.
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Carolyn Atkinson
1 year
Thanks so much to @JessicaDennis85 and @TracyAnnO for talking to @BBCFrontRow about the art of the understudy, and why some theatre producers are now casting 2 understudies per role to protect actors’ wellbeing and avoid cancelling shows.
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Jessica Dennis
1 year
Lovely chatting with @carolynatkins14 for @BBCFrontRow about the role of the understudy and the task that lies ahead with @TracyAnnO and @MOV1936 .
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3 years
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2 years
On @BBCWomansHour how women with learning disabilities die c.26 years younger than other women. In her first interview as @mencap_charity Chair of Trustees Dame Carolyn Fairbairn @carolynmencap tells @Emmabarnett how her sister Diana’s life, and death, makes her fight for change.
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Carolyn Atkinson
2 years
Thank you to @BBCFrontRow listener and lawyer Sophie Freeman @TLDLawyers for explaining how hearing our @BBCRadio4 report in her kitchen was the catalyst for creating industry wide guidance to stamp out the mis-use of NDA’s in casting.
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The Legal Director
2 years
TLD's Sophie Freeman joined the debate on BBC Radio 4's Front Row last night, as journalist @carolynatkins14 explained how the misuse of non-disclosure agreements ( #NDAs ) in film and television casting is now being challenged. Catch the story at:
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Carolyn Atkinson
11 months
@sensinglorna @pressgazette @BBCWomansHour @HopeVirgo @AgnesAyton @rcpsych Lorna, thank you, and more importantly thank you so much for agreeing to take part in the programme.
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3 years
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3 years
Councils tell @bbcradio4 they’re being taken to Tribunal by rogue landlords who’ve been refused enhanced housing benefit. Exclusive: Housing Minister Eddie Hughes tells @wrobinson101 how he’s going to change the law. @matthew_downie @VickyMcDermott @Charlotteagain1 @Ms_SThompson
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Carolyn Atkinson
2 years
Thank you so much to @RogersonBecky who told @KrupaPadhyBBC @BBCWomansHour how she gets at least one call a week from a rogue landlord trying to find survivors of domestic violence to fill their ‘rogue refuges’. When she asks about their safeguarding policies the line goes cold…
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BBC Woman's Hour
2 years
‘It’s the wild west’ @RogersonBecky , CEO of Wearside Women in Need, joined @KrupaPadhyBBC to talk about why too many women survivors of domestic abuse are ending up in accommodation run by rogue landlords. Listen back ⬇️
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Carolyn Atkinson
2 years
Thank you to @AndrewM_Arts for taking part in @BBCFrontRow @tds153 investigation into disabled arts access & companion tickets. We reveal 2 year delay for national Arts Access Card. Due March 2022. Piloting 2024. Plus all @ATGTICKETS disabled tickets now online @TheRealMyth
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Andrew Miller
2 years
You can hear @carolynatkins14 detailed @BBCFrontRow feature on the inconsistencies of access ticketing & the case for a national scheme on @BBCSounds now @ 28 mins in. I remain convinced it will transform access for disabled audiences across the UK
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Carolyn Atkinson
3 years
Thank you to Robin for great insight into Missing Audiences, new approaches to ticketing, and a tantalising glimpse into how ‘dark signals’ may be used for airline-style Live Ticketing in the future. @RobinComms @tds153 @BBCFrontRow @sighrichardson @CarrFlorence @katyraines
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IndigoLtd
3 years
📻 Listen back to @RobinComms from @BakerRichards on @BBCFrontRow last night ⬇️ Robin talks through the latest #InsightsAlliance Missing Audiences research findings, followed by a great segment from @carolynatkins14 on ways to bring audiences back.
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Carolyn Atkinson
3 years
‘Sara’ tells @carolynatkins14 #youandyours @BBCRadio4 how she was kidnapped and trafficked at gunpoint from Albania to a UK brothel. But how did @salvationarmyuk and @HSBC_UK change her life? Warning: her extraordinary testimony is distressing:
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1 year
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BBC Woman's Hour
1 year
Exclusive research shared with @bbcwomanshour claims that £60m is ‘wasted’ in England every year on tribunals for children with special educational needs and disabilities. Dame Christine Lenehan, director of @CDC_tweets , joins @emmabarnett to discuss.
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3 years
Councils tell @bbcradio4 they’re being taken to Tribunal by rogue landlords who’ve been refused enhanced housing benefit. Exclusive: Housing Minister Eddie Hughes tells @wrobinson101 how he’s going to change the law. @matthew_downie @VickyMcDermott @Charlotteagain1 @Ms_SThompson
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Carolyn Atkinson
1 year
Compelling interview by @Melmbr for @BBCWomansHour about witness protection👇
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BBC Woman's Hour
1 year
A woman who fled her husband and was placed into witness protection feels she’s the one being punished. 🗣️ @itsanitarani will hear why the woman thinks the criminal justice system is failing stalking victims and what forensic psychologist Dr @RachCWheatley thinks can be done🎧⬇️
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Carolyn Atkinson
1 year
Hi Marnie. Thanks so much, and for the huge amount of time you spent advising - and recording with - me. SO appreciated!
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Carolyn Atkinson
2 years
@Charlotteagain1 Congratulations Charlotte, brilliant news!
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Carolyn Atkinson
2 years
Thank you so much Sam @samcarlisle @CauseCommsuk Working with you is always an absolute privilege facilitating storytelling of the utmost importance. With heartfelt thanks to all the people who so bravely speak up & speak out @PAlbanStanley
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Cause Communications
2 years
Working with the media on sensitive stories requires trust between the journo & interviewees. @BBCRadio4 's @carolynatkins14 is the best at interviewing & editing sensitively & accurately. Delighted her Woman's Hour piece with our client @DCPcampaign has been nominated #SEND
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Carolyn Atkinson
1 year
Exclusive 7.15 @BBCFrontRow @tds153 on the trail of a painting 👇stolen in a brazen art heist from @GlasgowMuseums 3 decades ago. How was it found? @artlossregister @TennantsAuction @ALR_Recoveries Plus we reveal the total number of items currently missing from museums worldwide
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Carolyn Atkinson
11 months
@HopeVirgo Thank you Hope, and thank you so much for appearing on @BBCWomansHour
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