NHS trust to support inquiry after girls' deaths A regional health trust has vowed to support a public inquiry with "openness and transparency" after the deaths of three teenagers. Read the article here👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We’re holding online focus groups to culturally adapt 2 patient factsheets on healthcare rights, support, and how to get the most out of appointments. If you speak Arabic, please register your interest by 13th January: buff.ly/ROxQB23 Chosen participants will be given an £80 voucher.

Concern about delays in NHS cancer care has grown. Rising cancer incidence, complex treatments & limited resources make it harder to meet targets set in 1997. @marydixonwoods.bsky.social, Ajay Aggarwal & Richard Grieve suggest a national learning system approach may help. Read ths.im/3YsvNNQ

Community pharmacy PrEP provision could be ‘transformative’ for HIV prevention buff.ly/y3tc1qW #HIV #PrEP #communitypharmacy #pharmacy #medicines #sexualhealth

Public Accounts Committee said: DWP "had failed to hit its target for new personal independence payment (Pip) claims being processed, and did not appear to have an “adequate plan” for reducing waits." #PIP #Poverty #Inequality #Disability www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/nationa...

Join us for a webinar on how peer research can increase the diversity of participation and involvement in research, making it more accessible and inclusive. arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/events-train... @nihrarcs.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social

CQC ratings for #SocialCare services have been getting worse in recent years. In 2019, around 15% were rated as 'requires improvement' compared with around 26% in 2025. Find out more about the quality of adult social services in England here: buff.ly/WJKtjqV #QualityWatch

New blog on the hub this week - When lived experience is embedded at every stage of research. Link: www.pslhub.org/learn/patien... #patientsafety

Patient care in temporary care environments: hssib report

What’s likely to make the headlines in health and care this year? Sarah Woolnough explores what to look out for in 2026 and what it could mean for the nation’s health. https://bit.ly/3Z2Rvbm

@nihrarcs.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social @bishopsgateinst.bsky.social @healthwatch.bsky.social @ippin.bsky.social @patientlibrary.bsky.social @patientled.bsky.social @kingshealth.bsky.social

🗨️Even in the context of the ongoing immense pressures being faced by the health service, this should not be normalised.🗨️ Our response to a new @hssib.bsky.social report on patient safety risks in temporary care environments. www.pslhub.org/learn/invest... #patientsafety

🆕 REPORT ➡️ Patient care in temporary care environments 📖 Read the report: buff.ly/w8KKiUP #PatientSafety #NHS #Healthcare #CorridorCare

Every story of improving care starts somewhere. In May 2025, our Impact Report captured how data became understanding, understanding became action, and action improved experiences of care. As we build on this work in 2026, it remains a marker of what we learned. bit.ly/ImpactReport25

NEW STUDY: Our Senior Fellow, Chris Sherlaw-Johnson has worked on a project which found that fewer registered nurse hours available to patients are linked to higher hospital death rates in England. buff.ly/L7UELsp

Responding to today's @hssib.bsky.social​ report, @timgardnerthf.bsky.social​​ says routinely resorting to corridor care for managing pressures is not a safe way to run a health service, putting patients at risk of harm and taking a major toll on NHS staff. Read more ⬇️ https://bit.ly/49KVmzV

We sometimes forget the value of having a NHS that is free at the point of use. youtube.com/shorts/MlFL8...

Join us on Friday 16 Jan at Droitwich Spa Community Hall for more birth stories! Play with our objects, have a go at activities and tell us your birth story. From 10:30am to 12:30pm. @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social @droitwichspa.bsky.social medicalmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/202...

The junk food advertising ban is a welcome step in protecting children's health. However, if the government is serious about reducing childhood obesity it must close remaining loopholes and retain a focus on the suite of actions needed to keep children healthy. Read more⬇️ https://bit.ly/4aJF0bP

New Year, New Opportunity! Join us as our new Network Officer. Supporting our membership community, communicating our message and coordinating our e-learning offer so we can promote co-production across Wales. Apply now More information here: buff.ly/e2vY9a0 #Recruitment #CoProduction

'Gloucestershire’s approach [to vaccine rollout] closely mirrored what we found to be seen as ‘best practice’ from the literature: hyper-local, based on trust, and focused on improving accessibility and outreach.' Find out more: https://bit.ly/48q5Cgx

Also very cool: a study from 2024 found that in Scottish women fully vaccinated with the HPV vaccine in 2008, *no* cases of cervical cancer have been found. Not a single one. 100% success rate. Co-author: "It is [now] possible to make cervical cancer a rare disease.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Review led by @oxfordbrc.bsky.social PPI contributors shows successful PPI with under-served communities centres around involving the right people, building relationships, and being mindful of practicalities such as payment and accessibility: rdcu.be/eVP1G

Public health data should be as available as the weather forecast www.statnews.com/2026/01/05/p... via @statnews.com

Help us understand how the resident doctors' strike affects patients by taking our short, anonymous survey. Whether your care was delayed, changed, or not impacted at all, your feedback will help us to learn more about patient experiences.

Access to general practice is a growing problem, with long waits, lack of appointments & unmet patient needs. Our review shows the candidacy framework offers a more nuanced way to understand access, beyond appointment numbers & waiting times. Full paper ths.im/4aljBFS THIS summary: ths.im/4iZqTBe

🧵1/ The Christmas @bmj.com is always an opportunity to use satire as a vehicle for serious health messaging. Borrowing from Jonathan Swift, I ask, if public health is to “work with industry,” why stop at alcohol and gambling? Why not go all the way… and collaborate with organised crime?

📣Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has announced €2M for women's health research. HRB will launch a new call for up to 10 #womenshealth research projects through its Applied Partnership Awards. 🗓️Call opens 16 Jan 📌Budget €200,000 each ℹ️Read more▶️ bit.ly/45gtr8l

When the hospital becomes an option again: a qualitative analysis of women’s and their partners’ experiences with a designated clinic for women who request different care than recommended in the guidelines Marene Dimmendaal, Floor Opdam, Jeroen van Dillen, et al link.springer.com/article/10.1...

In a new report added to the hub this week, Baroness Amos provides an update on the progress of the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation, since the publication of its Terms of Reference in September. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien... #patientsafety

Latest (October 2025) NHS England waiting lists data out today. What are the waiting times for the treatments you need at NHS Trusts near you? Find out here: www.patientlibrary.net/waitinglists #PatientExperience

The online form.... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

What will be the cost of Keir Starmer’s new medicines deal with Donald Trump? British lives | Aditya Chakrabortty www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

New figures from @newsnmc.bsky.social show international nurse & midwife recruitment is falling fast. Tightened immigration rules risks deepening workforce shortages, putting patient safety at risk. We need an honest debate on immigration’s vital role in health & care. Read: https://bit.ly/44KFfQ0

🎬 🍿 Official Film Release! We’re thrilled to announce the public release of Unmasking Influence -now available via the LSHTM Vimeo channel! vimeo.com/1123819285 There is overwhelming evidence that many industries are undermining public health.This documentary makes the issues visible and relatable.

FINAL CALL: Deadline 30th June 2026 Do you have research to share on the production, mobilisation or use of evidence? Consider submitting your paper to our themed collection on Making and Using Evidence Get in touch if you have any questions! www.nature.com/collections/... @annetteboaz.bsky.social

The UK Government is launching its new Anti-Corruption strategy today. The Security Minister, the PM’s Anti-Corruption Champion and the Deputy Prime Minister are all here to underline commitment to delivery this strategy from across government. Starting well…

Bottlenecks in NHS processes determine the overall capacity of those processes. Investing in more capacity elsewhere does not improve the overall capacity and is a huge waste of money and effort: www.hsj.co.uk/daily-insigh...

“When 7 out of 10 people only find out their referral failed because they chased it up themselves, something is badly wrong." @rachel-p.bsky.social's comments in the @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

🧵 1/ Public health is under siege. Populism, disinformation & weakened global institutions threaten trust in science. Here’s how we fight back using the tools of diplomacy. Our new paper, with @charlottemar.bsky.social and colleagues from Europe & US, is just out in Public Health Reviews

“Patent reform is our best path forward for addressing a root cause of high drug prices in a bipartisan manner.” @tahiramin.bsky.social www.statnews.com/sponsor/2025...

How do you hang on to your humanity in the face of something as dehumanising as cancer treatment? I have some insights. #cansky 1/7

Read the report here 👇 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/research/fro...

We want to know about your experiences accessing non-emergency patient transport in Oxfordshire. Good or bad, we would like to hear from you by leaving us a short anonymous review in our Feedback Centre and play a part in improving services: healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk/organisation...

news.sky.com/story/doctor... At least in England Hospital Doctors are meant to send copies of clinic letters to patients, no such expectation in NHS Scotland. @vidimo.bsky.social

"There is often a balance between hope and hype in how healthcare professionals communicate the nature and timeframe of recovery." Matthew Berryman describes the pressure he felt to recover within a defined timeframe following his haemorrhagic stroke www.bmj.com/content/391/...

Happy International Day of People with Disabilities to all who celebrate by buying a book by a disabled author for everyone on their Christmas list.

🆕 | The NHS faces a devastating winter, with 12-hr+ A&E waits up 9000%, new RCN analysis can reveal. We need urgent investment in staffing levels and hospital and community capacity to avoid another winter crisis. Read the full analysis ⬇️

Added to the hub, the report of the independent external review assessing governance within the Breast Surgery Services at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien...