Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments: One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.

CATCH UP: Our #AIintheNHS event on 14 October explored evaluating AI's safety and effectiveness, and how it can be scaled. Hear from Tim Horton, Dr Aysha Luis, Erik Mayer, Professor Adnan Tufail and @marydixonwoods.bsky.social​ Watch the recording ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3Xc9YRR

Check out this opportunity for an early career researcher to join our team and support an exciting programme of work on innovation and improvement in healthcare. ths.im/47snrKd

"Things have gone horribly backwards over the past five or six years." With far right rallies being held across the UK, our latest podcast episode disucusses how racism affects doctors. @kamranabbasi.bsky.social Listen at open.spotify.com/episode/1zS9... Or podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...

‘Responses to Britain’s labour-force survey, which helps central bankers set interest rates, have fallen from 70% in the late 1990s to 20% now.’ @economist.com on the rise and fall of the humble survey economist.com/britain/2025...

🎙️NATCAN will be hosting a webinar @londonglobalcancer.bsky.social in four weeks time! 📅 Webinar: 27 Nov | 🕥 10:30–12:00 GMT Find out more about the agenda, and join us to explore how to drive improvements in cancer care. 🔗 buff.ly/Murx42E #LondonGlobalCancerWeek #LGCW2025

It is rather windy today : diagram of the twelve Aristotelian winds BL Harley 3667; Portion of the annals of Peterborough Abbey; 12th century; England, N. (Peterborough); f.5v

Excited to share that the @healthfoundation.bsky.social #NHSProductivityCommission Call for Evidence is now live. You have until 12 Dec to share your insights and expertise on NHS productivity and how it could be improved. See below for details and please get in touch if you want to discuss.

Even with support systems in place, many NHS staff still feel unsafe or unheard when raising concerns about quality and safety. Join Nnenna Osuji & Graham Martin as they unpack the barriers and explore what real change looks like. Register: ths.im/4nGd5wJ

The work provides accessible definitions of the core elements of an estimand which will help aid understanding and should ease the use of the estimand framework across the range of stakeholders 8/8

The term #estimand is now part of the technical language of trials - but it remains a concept that many find hard to understand. Recent work has aimed to make the term more accessible to researchers, patients & public 1/8 #MethodologyMonday #127

Did you happen to leave your @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk purchases on the Metropolitan line yesterday? Did one of your friends do this and send an anguished message to the group chat? If so, Darren has just done you a very good turn. 👇

The HPV vaccine has been a public health triumph. Very depressing to see this potentially unravel while we're on the verge of essentially eradicating cervical cancer. As the article says, the problem is as much about the service as it is about parental attitudes.

Elon Must won't stop. I wrote this for @theobserveruk.bsky.social.

Neighborhoods with higher levels of structural racism was associated with greater prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and diseases, including hypertension, diabetes, obesity, coronary heart disease, and stroke. ja.ma/4nB7MOK

We are accepting applications for the JAMA Editorial Fellowship Program. This remote fellowship is an opportunity for early career researchers to immerse themselves in the editorial process of a top-tier medical journal and receive hands-on mentorship from a JAMA Editor. ja.ma/48XuUmI

NOW OPEN: The #NHSProductivityCommission Call for Evidence is a chance for you to share your ideas about how productivity could be improved across hospital care, primary care, community care and mental health. More information and guidance for responding ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4oHG9UY

Government has published one of those quiet but important documents that might get overlooked as it is not 'newsy'. The headline finding is that £1 of public R&D investment generates £8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term www.gov.uk/government/p...

You can read the full @nao.org.uk report on the financial sustainability of England’s adult hospice sector here www.nao.org.uk/reports/the-...

Fantastic opportunity to become the new Chair of the National Audit Office @nao.org.uk. I serve on this Board and it is a great way to help improve the productivity & resilience of public services and supporting better financial management & reporting in government www.saxbam.com/appointment/...

Calling ALL health data folk: Re UK Health Data Research Service. The UK gov & Wellcome have pledged up to £600 million to create a HDRS. Myself & an ace team have been tasked by Wellcome to assess the existing health data ecosystem & identify what is needed to support the HDRS 👇. Get in touch

Want authoritative, critical overviews of major improvement approaches in healthcare? The @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk-edited Cambridge Elements series is free to access, and covers everything from culture change to statistical process control - & most recently, Lean. www.cambridge.org/core/publica...

Health Foundation responds to the Care Quality Commission’s State of Care report | www.health.org.uk/press-office...

There is large variation in the number of patients per #GP across England. 👩‍⚕️ Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB has the highest number of patients per GP (2,664) when accounting for local population need. Explore more on our staffing tracker: buff.ly/Xu3buxR

📢 Interested in a PhD in clinical trials methodology? The Trials Methodology Research Partnership are advertising projects for PhDs starting Oct 2026, in statistics, health economics, epidemiology, social science, and more, hosted at one of 12 UK partner institutions. mrctmrpdtp.com/current-oppo...

The NHS staff survey is currently underway. I would urge all staff to complete it as used properly it is an invaluable means to drive improvement in your organisation. And , contrary to rumours, it IS confidential.

Recruitment has begun for a new National Statistician (£200k). Important role as the strategic head of the UK statistical system. There is less operational work as there is now a Perm Sec for ONS. So they are seeking an ‘internationally recognised leader in statistics’ www.saxbam.com/appointment/...

Press release Two of England’s leading doctors have set out their recommendations following the first phase of a review into postgraduate medical training. www.england.nhs.uk/2025/10/engl...

The @rcoa-cri.bsky.social in collaboration with NHS and independent hospitals is recruiting Clinical Research Fellows to lead national research & QI projects. We are partnered with CR&I as one of the research opportunities for a CPOC Fellow 2026–27. 🔗Info: shorturl.at/KdLLT

We are looking for our next Surgical Deputy Director to join the CPOC Leadership Team. This is a unique opportunity to shape CPOC's perioperative care agenda and drive transformation across the NHS. Closing: 03 December 2025 Start: 01 February 2026 🔗 cpoc.org.uk/cpoc-deputy-director-surgical-2026

Also, if you do TIVA, you don't actually need an anaesthetic machine, scavenging or CO2 reabsorption. You just need a vent.

At @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk University of Cambridge, we're looking for a talented early career researcher to support an exciting programme of work on innovation and improvement in healthcare. This is a great opportunity. Apply by 18 November www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

Family health insurance coverage for the vast majority of U.S. workers reached an average of $27,000 this year, and it's expected to rise next year, according to new survey.

UK #ResearchIntegrity Office @ukrio.bsky.social looking for someone for important role: “exceptional opportunity for a strategic leader with expertise in policy, external affairs, or communications, and a strong understanding of the research, charity, higher education, or public sector landscape”

Lots of feedback and engagement after this session. Some gentle push-back still: "But what if there's even just a *perception* from sites that a stepped wedge is preferable?" 🧵

Early-onset gastrointestinal cancers are among the largest subset of early-onset cancers globally. 📝 This JAMA Review summarizes current evidence on early-onset gastrointestinal cancers. ja.ma/4qcBVpY

#NHS performance targets mostly focus on hospitals, but the waiting list for community services has also been growing and receives little attention. 📈 We've analysed the community services that adults and children are waiting to access 👉 buff.ly/cvTzV5t

Fortune spins her wheel again....... BnF MS Français 2186; Li Romanz de la poire; 13th century; f.2v @gallicabnf.bsky.social

Designing and planning national programmes and large-scale change in health and healthcare is challenging but essential. Join @marydixonwoods.bsky.social and others to explore practical insights and fresh thinking on how we can do it better. Register now: ths.im/4nGd5wJ #THISspace2025

TL:DR we'd like universities to collaborate and specialise, so they can contribute to economic growth rather than go bust

Clostridioides difficile is a gram-positive spore-forming anaerobic bacterium that can produce toxins. Learn more about the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of recurrent C difficile infections in this JAMA Insights 💡: ja.ma/49deC9s

The modern world in old Ladybird books. “A small digital computer designed for the businessman” (1971) Artist: BH Robinson

Worth going to the Royal Academy to see the Kerry James Marshall exhibition which centres the lives of Black Americans. Given [waves hand] all this, it’s an exhibition for our time www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/k...

The entire HR department at the CDC is gone. Everyone at the IRB, which makes sure studies are conducted ethically and rigorously, and the ethics office, which oversee conflicts of interest for CDC leaders and advisory committee members, were also let go. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Great article below, with visuals and recordings, that focuses on three migratory bird species, including the nightingale that winters in West Africa, then returns to southern England every year

There's still time to submit your abstracts to the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) South East 2026 Conference! Send us your presentation, workshop and creative enquiry abstracts on 'advancing equity in primary care: building healthier communities together’: www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/sapc-se-2026

EXC: English councils will still be poorer in 2029 than they were in 2010, according to the IfG. Report finds councils are increasingly providing social care and little else. Libraries, youth services, parks, all falling by the wayside. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Our director @marydixonwoods.bsky.social will be speaking at the annual RCSI Millin meeting on Friday 14 November. The title of Mary's talk is: An evidence-based approach to improving and innovating in surgery. Check out the details and register via the link in the original post below 👇