Jessica Sharkey

I’m thrilled to have been selected as a John Schofield Trust fellow for 2025 Can’t wait to start and work with @JSchofieldTrust next year 🥳

the science around ME is at a tipping point, the government must fund further research⬇️ thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/…

Feck it. Heart sick. Sam’s not coming to Donegal. But when you’ve lucked out in life to come from Donegal I guess you know it’ll all be grand.

it’s a bob mortimer summer for sure

My chronic pain and fatigue was put down to fibromyalgia, but it was Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome buff.ly/1pHvgQx

Broken promises - Labour has turned its back on people with ME thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/…

Could Reform win in London? I visited Havering — where local Reform memberships have soared — to find out thetimes.com/article/9661e9…

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🔺PICTURED: Mother, Annabel Rook, fatally stabbed before gas explosion A man was arrested on suspicion of murder after the woman’s body was found inside the property in Stoke Newington, northeast London thetimes.com/uk/crime/artic…

NEW: Letters between author Kate Mosse and Afghan writer Parand provide insight into women's lives under gender apartheid ✍️ Brought to life with illustrations by Nina Krause and the all-female team @christinalamb @CsiTomb and myself @thetimes 👇 thetimes.com/world/asia/art…

Today's @EndChildPoverty report finds that: 🔴 Two thirds of the North East’s Parliamentary constituencies have a child poverty rate at or higher than the UK average. This compares with 42% of all constituencies across the UK.

In predominantly post-industrial towns and cities in the north of England and the Midlands, as well as coastal areas in the south-east, there is less access to opportunity, less social infrastructure and a much weaker third sector. This stuff is important.

A bittersweet moment. Thank you @PressAwardsuk for recognising the plight of hundreds of thousands of people who struggle daily with this debilitating and brutal illness

Barriers to care with EDS are often system related. They include 1. Not believed Too many people are dismissed for years before finally being diagnosed. 2. Lack of awareness Many health professionals haven’t even heard of EDS. 3. Fragmented care EDS affects every system in…

Residents of the 27-storey Balfron Tower in east London have been effectively trapped in their homes for a week after both lifts failed. A group of residents posted a plea for help on Reddit which went viral 👇 thetimes.com/article/066ec7…

🚨 NEW: Opportunities for the poorest young people in London far outstrip the rest of England, we have found. Our new Opportunity Index reveals how the area young people grow up in shapes their life chances, with huge differences between constituencies across the country 🧵⬇️

Last year, following the inquest into my daughter's death from ME a minister said the govt was “committed to funding high-quality research”. Since then? Nothing. No more research funding. No sign of the NHS delivery plan. Today is World ME Day. Time for @wesstreeting to step up.