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Really interesting article about a trial that is going to take place in England to lower blood pressure in hrougj wall squats www.facebook.com/share/p/1Ab4...

It will always be one of my greatest professional honours to have been the first nurse to become Honorary President of @agilecsp.bsky.social and I'm so looking forward to our bienniel conference in Nottingham 🤗 #AGILEConf25

The first of our speakers to be introduced... Our wonderful Honorary President. Speaking on 'The Power of Stories in Uncertain Times', be sure not to miss hearing Brian by booking tickets here: tinyurl.com/agileconf2025 #AGILEConf25

“waiting times are what matter to patients. Not the size of the waiting list, not the percentage within 18 weeks, but the waiting times they are likely to experience.” Nice piece from Rob on current elective performance. www.hsj.co.uk/quality-and-...

We have just announced that Sir Jim Mackey, newly chief executive of NHS England, will speak at our conference on 23 April. This will be an important opportunity to hear first-hand where mental health fits into the emerging national agenda, with opportunities for members to directly ask questions.

👂 Join us to hear from The Ridge Medical Practice and Five Parks PCN about their innovative appointment model for high intensity service users. 🌟 Learn how their social prescribing team collaborates with GPs to address complex social issues faced by patients. 🤝🏥 buff.ly/iNMwaav

The applications deadline is one week from today. Don't miss this opportunity to be part of a select cohort of leaders in the only advanced improvement science program for emergency services. ⏳ Apps close April 18 🔗 davidmwilliamsphd.com/ems-course/

Douglas Badenoch @dbadenoch.bsky.social and I have built a huge online audience over the last 15 years, and a trusted reputation for high quality independent information. Whoever you're trying to reach (policymakers, clinicians, practitioners, the public...) we can help.

Calling all mental health researchers! Do you need some #ElfHelp from The Mental Elf? 🌳🌤️🍄 This year we have been commissioned by many mental health research groups to help them disseminate their new research. We know how difficult it can be for researchers to get their work out there. 🧵 THREAD

We are looking for a Senior Fellow to join our team. You'll design and deliver a range of research and influencing activities on public health and prevention, supporting our work on improving health and reducing inequalities. Find out more and apply by 23.59 on 14 April ⬇️ buff.ly/7fZt9QU

I was genuinely shocked by this story - both for the scale of the harm but also the cover-up by the NHS. It never got the attention it deserved IMO 1,540 children have been misdiagnosed by NHS hearing tests since 2019 4/6 www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

As a parent of a partially deaf child this article is heart breaking. Our early diagnosis lead to speech therapy, l can't imagine the heartache of missing out on language skills in those crucial years.

"...a top-down reorganisation of NHS England and Integrated Care Boards is neither necessary nor desirable..." The inconvenient bit of the Darzi review? www.gov.uk/government/p...

We published our first paper on long covid in early August 2020. COVID vaccines weren’t released till November 2020. Ergo, vaccines didn’t cause those long covid cases. www.bmj.com/content/370/... 🧪

When you take a bit of time to listen, it's clear that most people living with long term health conditions are doing the best they can in the circumstances they're in. There might be wiggle room for some tweaks but this will come through understanding & alongsidedness, not telling people what to do.

Have you read this yet? If not you should @roylilley1.bsky.social highlights NHS Law and Practice myemail.constantcontact.com/So-should-yo...

Lots of us love the Minerva section in the @bmj.com, especially when she tells us to do more of something we love…. like drinking coffee! Here’s the research article. The recommended dose is four cups, to be taken in the morning. #MedSky academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...

It takes the total cases being looked at by @DOckendenLtd to circa 2,500 and means her report won't be publishes until June 2026. But deleting of records will worry many families who have accused the trust of covering up serious failings. My 2021 story: www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

Internal investigations by @nottmhospitals & the NHS Counter Fraud Authority have been unable to determine how the files were deleted, leading to Nottinghamshire Police’s cyber crime unit launching its own investigation alongside its ongoing criminal inquiry into maternity care 1/2

🚨NEW: Detectives are investigating how records linked to the worst maternity scandal in NHS history were mysteriously deleted. Its linked to the discovery of 300 more cases that has meant the Ockenden inquiry will be delayed until June 2026. 1/3

🚨 Oops! The only air ambulance serving 3,500 square miles of the East Midlands has been grounded since Friday night after staff failed to submit paperwork for its controlled drug licence:

*drumroll* 🥁 Independent SAGE website has had a revamp. Now easily searchable with all reports and briefing sessions neatly archived. Take a look! @independentsage.bsky.social #medsky #episky #healthpolicy #academicsky independentsage.org

Check out this fantastic resource thanks @janetfolland.bsky.social

Too many health & care orgs have separate, unconnected strategies for quality/process improvement & AI. Yet they are mutually reinforcing: combining them can generate huge productivity gains. However, it requires a lot of change leadership: hbr.org/2025/01/how-.... By Tom Davenport & Tom Redman.

For change agents, our ability to influence without authority is a key issue because the impact we create is tied to it. So I appreciated this article which sets out five approaches to influence: medium.com/code-like-a-.... By Vinita Bansal. Graphic by Office Guy Cartoons. .

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NEW: In our latest briefing with Demos, Anita Charlesworth explores the challenges of measuring prevention spending, and makes a series of recommendations to show how this could be appropriately achieved. Read more ⬇️ https://buff.ly/3Pi6kSL

NEW rare opportunity for additional #FNFScholarship places 25/26. You must be: ➡️Nurse or Midwife band 7 or above ➡️Trained in #Romania & work in the UK ➡️NMC Registered More info; florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk/programmes/s... Deadline to apply 17 January, pls help us share

It doesn’t matter how you like to stay active—Every Move Counts! Healthy Holidays!

A powerful story can increase understanding of the role of the wider determinants of health and support for action to address them. Check out our latest top tips, produced with Frameworks UK, on how we communicate about the building blocks of health ⬇️ https://buff.ly/3ZNk64F

#RSV #Bronchiolitis Understanding the impact on babies, families & healthcare www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10....

New article in MIT Sloan Management Review shows how leaders who influence through collaboration get better outcomes from decisions than leaders who try to "sell" their ideas. Getting the support of others without formal authority works better than persuasion: sloanreview.mit.edu/article/why-... .

Important work thanks for sharing @benjane.bsky.social

If a child has cancer they can access specialist cancer care, Kidney issues? it’s renal care, CF? specialist services So why can’t children in care or YP who are care experienced access specialist Mental Health support consistently? Lets do better www.transformationpartners.nhs.uk/children-and...

Within MH I’d like for us to talk more about the impact of social care/ housing. So many initiatives/ attention is focused on the acute/ crisis end but these are the services that keep people in hospital longer and cause people to struggle in their communities. #nursesky

The bsky #AHPcommunity is growing! @jokitchen.bsky.social to add to the starter pack @naomimcvey.bsky.social @kmiddleton60.bsky.social @paulphysio09.bsky.social @drlisa-ahp.bsky.social @rcpod.bsky.social @collegeodp.bsky.social @healthphysio.bsky.social @lynsaydukeot.bsky.social

We get asked for input to hospital wards around 'staff wellbeing' & you can see the desperate need. But basics need to be in place- like regular breaks, somewhere to rest & get food/drink. Where there's a need for something more 'psychological' it needs to be made possible for people to attend.

The Advancing Healthcare Awards 2025 are open! Open to UK Allied Health Professionals, Healthcare Scientists & those working alongside them. Closing date 14 Feb ahawards.co.uk/uk/ #AHAwards #AHP #health #radiography

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I’ve just shared this with colleagues. It feels as though there is so much we could do to improve people’s health, and it doesn’t all cost a huge amount of money. Thank you for sharing it, @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social! #MedSky #PublicHealth #SocialPrescribing

Girls are 3x less likely to receive a diagnosis of #autism than boys This beautiful short film follows a day in the life of 15-year-old autistic girl Ash – cast alongside her real family and best friends and her relationship with her favourite hoodie www.diversityinadvertising.co.uk/winner/vanis...