OBHC conference: remember that the early bird registration ends on 28 Feb (with last registration 23 March). Register now. www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/events/organ... @cjpope.bsky.social

Little boycotts that soothe my soul, part of an ongoing life project... I finally got round to deleting my #spotify account. (Yes I know it's taken me ages...) "#NoMusicForGenocide

"we are at risk of losing both the argument and the election. But it doesn’t have to be this way – it’s time to take back control." Thank you @stellacreasy.bsky.social. if only the cabinet were listening...

Jailed during the 2021 coup in Myanmar, American journalist Danny Fenster passed the time by meditating and listening to podcasts that had been smuggled in. Read the comic Notes from a Burmese Prison: www.theverge.com/cs/features/...

It's almost time for Ramadan, as Muslims tonight peered to the crescent moon to see if the month of Ramadan starts tonight or the day after. As with every year, I'm starting this thread so that people can ask questions, and learn about Ramadan from one person's perspective of it.

Delighted to see the TrumpActionTracker feature in this @timeshighered.bsky.social profile by @patrickjack.bsky.social today :-) was great to chat to him about it! www.timeshighereducation.com/news/mathema...

Migration reforms are unkind and, it turns out , also stupid...."You don’t have to deter very many high earners to have a significant [fiscal] cost [ ] people most likely to leave the UK as a result of the policy changes were high flyers with other career options, rather than the lowest paid."

More reasons to respond to this consultation www.gov.uk/government/c... which also uses the illegal migrant terminology.

As a pick-me-up for rainy February and March I can highly recommend Spiers and Boden... currently on a splendid foot tapping tour www.facebook.com/100046525253...

www.gov.uk/government/c... UK people - this is your chance to point out the cruelty and unworkability of the current government's proposals on leave to remain. You have until 12 Feb. #migration

UNRWA has the capacity, expertise and reach to provide essential services across the #Gaza Strip — but systematic restrictions are hindering this work. Full op-ed by UNRWA’s Sam Rose: www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

Lots of great lines in this furious piece but this, on McSweeney asking if PM could be US ambo part time, replacing Karen Pierce, is 👌 “This gives you a good indication of Westminster’s relative assessment of value: One full-time experienced woman is worth less than a part-time inexperienced man.”

If you've cancelled your Washington Post or NY Times subscription but HAVEN'T subscribed to an independent news media organization - consider doing that today. Some options: @propublica.org, @theappeal.org, @thenarwhal.ca, @404media.co, your local public radio or independent newspaper.

Brilliant letter from the Fawcett Society CE, Penny East. About ALL THIS SHIT. us5.campaign-archive.com?e=7cf967225b...

Local residents removed 8 flags hung around Oxford last night in response to an organised campaign from a group calling themselves the ’Raise the Colours Oxford’, who brought activists from the Midlands and Sheffield to ‘make Oxford look patriotic’

I was privileged to see Cabaret at the Kennedy Centre in 2017. It was spectacular, wondrous, provoking, and, now it seems, sadly prescient* of what was to come. I hope one day to return, when the abomination is long gone, and those misplaced extra letters in front of the name have been removed.

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

Gov. Walz: "What side do you want to be on? The side of an all-powerful federal government that can kill, injure, menace, and kidnap its citizens off the street, or the side of a nurse for a VA hospital who died bearing witness to such government?"

Congratulations to our Primary Care Medical Education team on achieving Sustainable Quality Improvement Beacon Site Status from the @sushealthcare.bsky.social – an international recognition of leadership in sustainable medical education. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/zfaazmjptu

Nice to see this important research by colleagues @oxprimarycare.bsky.social getting some coverage.

Great to see our Citizens' jury paper add to the understanding of how best to widen engagement in the development of orphan drugs @cjpope.bsky.social

🎧Governing Body Fellow Catherine Pope @cjpope.bsky.social joins a panel of leading ethnographers in the latest Thinking In Between podcast to explore how ethnography shapes health and social care research. Listen now 👇https://open.spotify.com/episode/72Vffh8ycM8a4qhXRONoyG?si=d52b3b763aaf4268

Powerful piece by @drrachelclarke.com on the COVID inquiry. Those who say it’s easy to be wise in hindsight are being utterly disingenuous. Many of us spoke out at the time, and it’s in the public record. @independentsage.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

RCEM has backed a new statement from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges calling for urgent action to protect and grow clinical research across the NHS. rcem.ac.uk/news/rcem...

Covid bereaved call for Boris Johnson to lose ex-PM benefits over inquiry report

Today, as the #CovidInquiry releases its module 2 report, we are thinking especially of everyone who will have to relive the trauma of that time, who will have to hear of the government failings that led to their loved ones' deaths.  We will never forget our beloved dead. ❤️

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The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think. New piece from me. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...

Last chance to turn it off. On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default. To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.

Our paper about GP access is out now (TLDR patients and receptionists are engaged in a quest to get the prize of an appointment but are thwarted by digital barriers and practice systems) doi.org/10.1111/1467... #NIHR @oxprimarycare.bsky.social

@gwr.com why oh why oh why do you run short trains to London and cancel the seat reservations. (Asking for a friend) #fail

Well done Shafaq Aftab. When a reviewer stole her work and published it under his own name, she fought for a YEAR to get the journal to retract the paper. Just wondering why it took Wiley a YEAR to do this. 🧪 #academicsky retractionwatch.com/2025/10/03/w...

gonna need a big apology... I've been angry since #Thatcher Tories need a leader who can say sorry - on.ft.com/3KA8bmR via @FT

@petescarbs.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... I vote we have Sosajis and Bwerger's....🌭🍔😀

My thoughts on job advisers in GP surgeries. As you might guess, I'm not a fan. Will make anxious patients worse. How about incentivising employers instead of telling patients to try harder.

A rapid reponse to my article: 'Despite our practice putting in 6 months of work to prepare for the roll out the coverage in the national press has led to overwhelming demand which has pushed us to the limits of safer capacity. Patients have to read and acknowledge a warning about not using..1/2

At #RCGP25 - inspired by plenary about #kindness in health care. Mum's GP did all this when mum was dying. Not sure my family have experienced any of this in the last few years. 😢

Fuck. Ing. Hell.

The politics of drawing a moral line: When we need to call out racism for what it is open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...

PubMed is in trouble This is beyond bad for medical research pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Lancet: Offline: Those one should not forgive (Makary and Bhattacharya) by Richard Horton bit.ly/3IPC0PD

Three more days to wait, and our new album Ricordanze will grace the airwaves and the internet! In the meantime, here's a comprehensive interview with Robert Hugill to pique your curiosity about our #nuntastic project. www.planethugill.com/2025/09/one-...

What an awesome event and line up...

This week, I’ve secured £20 million for neighbourhoods in Millbrook and Redbridge, through Labour's Pride In Place fund. 💸 Even better, local people will decide how to spend it. 🎉 What would you prioritise? 🙋🏾‍♀️

Horrific and damning evidence from the war zone medics. #BMJ "resulting injury profiles resembled those reported in combat settings among trained military personnel, highlighting the burden of trauma among civilians in #Gaza." www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Why aren't we doing cutting edge emergency stroke care (thrombectomy)? We asked healthcare professionals. bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/9... (part of #NIHR Optimist/SPEEDY trial) @oxprimarycare.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @newcastleuni.bsky.social @ouhospitals.bsky.social @rdm.ox.ac.uk

"Do health professionals have a special duty to speak up against the genocide? I think we do." Fiona Godlee explains why she protested against events in Gaza and the government's proscription of Palestine Action www.bmj.com/content/390/...

There's a reason why they want to invent a cause of autism. It's the same reason they want to claim they have a cure. It's to remove any emotional or legal obligations to care for or accommodate autistic people

Thank you @london.gov.uk Sadiq Khan for your continued dignity and for role modelling decency and moral values.