Thank you so much to the wonderful @mhrincubator.bsky.social for making it possible for us #mentalhealth early career researchers to get such outstanding support - absolutely fantastic! Also thanks to @gladlib.bsky.social for making it a special place and @nihr.bsky.social for investing in us

The Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL) recently hosted a 3-day global event in Liverpool highlighting the principles and frameworks for responsible data governance and new developments in the sphere of digital commons ▶️ bit.ly/43PrWOi @civicdatacoop.bsky.social @livunichil.bsky.social

So grateful for these reflections, the whole 🧵and linked substack relevant to many life journeys, not just academic work and new 🔑word for me to think about: skillpower

📢Citizens Advice Liverpool (CAL) won the Tackling Health Inequality award at the North West Coast Innovation event👇for their Citizens Advice on Prescription service, which we evaluated + found likely improved mental health @livunihipr.bsky.social @livunichil.bsky.social @citizensadvice.bsky.social

Such an important research paper this. Grateful to all my colleagues who got this work over the line and proud to have been involved. This is essential reading for all with an interest in mental health and its treatment www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New paper out: The impacts of Liverpool Citizen's Advice on Prescription (CAP) on mental health outcomes – an Instrumental Variable (IV) approach, with Aregawi Gebremariam, @benjaminbarr.bsky.social @rhiannoncor.bsky.social @kdaras.bsky.social 👇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🎉well done and so richly deserved, Davara, working on inequalities in children entering care @livunihipr.bsky.social #TeamLivUni

And talking about data -> action, this new @livunichil.bsky.social podcast is so exciting! Looking forward to it @edmhill.bsky.social + Sam 👇

Great to see more data -> action 👇

Inspiring 👏

To learn more about the Child of the North campaign, its series of reports which seek to put the interests and life chances of children and young people at the heart of policymaking, and how delivering on these plans is crucial to Britain’s future, visit tinyurl.com/y28y33p6.

Our new report - led by @n8research.bsky.social and @healthequitynorth.bsky.social and @annelongfield.bsky.social's @cfyounglives.bsky.social - warns the talents of millions of children are being ignored and calls for creativity to be embedded into an inclusive school curriculum tinyurl.com/2eca46yb

📢 Are you a #UK #HealthcareProfessional managing patients with #KidneyDisease, #HighBloodPressure, #Diabetes or #Lupus? 👩‍⚕️ We want to hear what information/education you deliver about #kidneys, & anything that helped or hindered you. 🔗 app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/salford/ph... 🙌 Thank you!

And more brilliant people doing amazing stuff 👇

from Uni here 👇

Made the list of #northinnovationwomen of NHSA. Surprised+happy to be with so many friends from @livunihipr.bsky.social, @livuni-iph.bsky.social and @livunichil.bsky.social 2025 theme was health inequalities work - list of Uni colleagues 👇 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/03/10/c...

This is what I've been up to for the last couple of days. Really brilliant to spend a couple of days listening to and learning from people about what they want data and AI to do/be used for. A couple of quick reflections

Yesterday, with @livunichil.bsky.social colleagues, I shared knowledge of using quasi-experiments to answer difficult questions in real-world with 50+ nhs+loc gov analysts. Huge privilege for me and example of mobilising data+skills to build learning health systems, cutting time to innovation

Welcome to Day 2 of the LCR Residents' Assembly on Data & AI Innovation! Today we're diving into the complexities of AI trade-offs, led by the brilliant @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social from @carefultrouble.bsky.social 🤖⚖️ Looking forward to more insightful discussions about AI use in our region today!

A big thank you to all the residents who attended the LCR Residents' Assembly on Data & AI Innovation today as we look to answer our question “What does trustworthy and beneficial data and AI innovation look like for the Liverpool City Region?” More info: civicdatacooperative.com/residents-as...

Inspired by Liverpool City Region residents at today's Assembly. Mobilising data into action well becomes real in health systems where organisations are accountable to one another and to the residents they serve - a national grid of civic data & AI is overdue - see: www.thenhsa.co.uk/app/uploads/...

I am mad about data, and work with lots of teams sharing the madness. A bunch of us Northerners, inspired by @profbuchan.bsky.social, wrote of working together as big team of Unis, NHS, local gov, charities and citizens to use data+combined skills to innovate. 👉 www.thenhsa.co.uk/app/uploads/...

On Tuesday we launched our Greater Data programme with our colleagues at Capacity and NHS C&M with a workshop focused on unlocking the potential of expert practitioners in children’s workforce. Thank you to everyone who attended and to all of our excellent speakers.

Social Return on Investment (SROI) Evaluation of Citizens Advice on Prescription: A Whole-Systems Approach to Mitigating Poverty and Improving Wellbeing . www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22...

We’re calling on followers to share their suggestions of women making their mark in the world of innovation who they believe should be included in our 2025 #NorthInnovationWomen list. Get your recommendations in by March 3 – list to be published on #IWD2025 bit.ly/3WRZLu4

OH BRC Mental Health in Development Theme Lead Professor Cathy Creswell has contributed to the Future Minds report which highlights the urgent need for investment in youth mental health services. #FutureMindsCampaign #ChildrensMentalHealth tinyurl.com/a6xb9d3k

Combined childhood social and cognitive deficits impact on GCSE grades. New study results published authors: Michelle Black, Lateef Akanni, Nicholas Kofi Adjei, G J Melendez-Torres, Dougal Hargreaves, David Taylor-Robinson full paper: adc.bmj.com/content/earl...

NEWS I Newly published @livuni-iph.bsky.social research finds those with persistent childhood social and cognitive skills defecits are more than 4 times as likely not to pass at least 5 #GCSEs: news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/02/10/p... @livunihls.bsky.social

2025 could be a pivotal year for enabling local and devolved government to improve health, argues Katherine Merrifield. However, continuing financial pressures risk undermining the potential of new policies to empower local areas. Read more from Katherine ⬇️ https://buff.ly/42SCyvS

Come and do a funded PhD with me, @benjaminbarr.bsky.social , and Leanne Jackson #perinatal #mentalhealth www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/postgr...

Thursdays are Data Action Research Team days at @livunichil.bsky.social. Today Professor @thangaratinam.bsky.social talked about her research to bridge the women's health gap. The World Economic Forum estimates closing this gap would unlock $1 Trillion/Year

Identifying households with children who have complex needs: a segmentation model for integrated care systems, my new paper with A. Astubury, W. Baker, K. Daras, @joerafferty.bsky.social, @profbuchan.bsky.social and @benjaminbarr.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...