After months of engaging with our stroke community to understand what mattered, we’ve developed a practical, but ambitious plan to grow research capacity, embed lived experience, and accelerate the journey from discovery to delivery. read it here: www.stroke.org.uk/research/our...

📢Today, ASH launches our new 2025–2030 strategy to end the harm caused by tobacco. Our goals: ❤️No one starts 🚭Everyone stops 📉No profit in tobacco Find out more: ash.org.uk/about/who-we...

🚨 We’re hiring: Senior Research Advisor 🕐 12-month FTC 📍 Home-based (UK, occasional travel) 💷 £60,000 + benefits 📅 Deadline: 7 July 2025 🔗 Apply: www.stroke.org.uk/working-with... Why this is a rare opportunity 👇🧵

We were lucky enough to have our YouGov/The Economist poll in field when the US bombed Iranian nuclear facilities. You can see the partisan realignment in real time

Maps where you’d rather not be the red country- WHO data shows the UK has high premature mortality, especially in CVD. Hanne Christensen flags that where countries spend more money on stroke care, they have better outcomes - and that advocacy for stroke is key. #ESOC2025

I had a sneak peek at some data which is being published by Meta today, showing that Britain is less divided by class than you might expect: www.economist.com/britain/2025...

New data show that the class divide in Britain may not be so wide

They make the country look better than America

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Trying to divine the govt's overal delivery philsophy for health seems rather tough at the moment. Is it a) command and control, b) neighbourhood health, c) ICS-devo, d) 10yr plan, e) wider health mission, f) etc. Anyone actually know and how this coherntly ties together?

As we're all trying to read the tea leaves of health policy in the month ahead, an EXCELLENT analysis from Siva Andaciva at King's Fund to help- well worth the read: www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

The Reshaping Of NHS National Bodies Has Only Just Started. How Will It Finish? | The King's Fund

Following the announcement that NHS England is to be abolished, Siva Anandaciva considers the implications and why at the moment there are more questions than answers.

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Brilliant statement by @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social, starting with recognizing the human cost associated with abolishing NHSE. I know so many brilliant and dedicated NHSE staff who work tirelessly for patient safety and improved outcomes 1/

It's a busy day for #NHS news! We've been responding. 👇 The Prime Minister announced that #NHSE is to be abolished. The government should be careful that this doesn’t lead to even more top-down micro-management of local services from Whitehall. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/nh...

Fantastic session from our diversity in clinical trials event. Keywords for chair Jacob Lant are co-production, authenticity, trust. They help more diverse communities take part in clinical trials. @amrc-uk.bsky.social @nationalvoices.bsky.social @nras-uk.bsky.social @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social

The populist right is damaging US science. Here's what I think we should be doing to ensure that the UK does not suffer the same fate. 🧵 1/37

The populist right is damaging US science. The UK could be next. New from @kityates.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/kityates...

The populist right is damaging US science. The UK could be next.

What we should be doing now to insulate UK science against the populist anti-science agenda

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For Wes Streeting to say “I’m trying to break the culture of the voluntary sector and the way that it lobbies government...” is a gross insult to those who work tirelessly to support people and campaign for change, against growing need and diminishing resources. www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

Wes Streeting hits out at health charities over NHS targets

After a backlash against his NHS priorities, the health secretary has said he wants to ‘break the culture of the voluntary sector’

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All eyes on NHSE and PM this morning - a new plan comes out to cut waiting lists. What does it mean, especially for people affected by stroke? Increased appts in community diagnostic centers, more choice through NHS app, more surgical hubs created. 1/ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Government unveils plan to reduce NHS waiting list backlog

The government pledged to cut the list of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for treatment in England by nearly half a million over the next year.

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It'll be another single year GP contract for 2025-26, definitely no multi-year deal till after 10-year-plan and spending review, Wes Streeting has confirmed in letter to Commons H&SC committee

Professor Martin James wins the #UKSF2024 outstanding achievement award for all that he does to knit together the stroke community around quality improvement and all he does for stroke survivors. I can’t think of anyone more deserving - not only for all he brings to the stroke…

Dr. Michael Hill highlights just how impactful mechanical thrombectomy can be - if services can provide an MT quickly. Time and speed is the MOST IMPORTANT factor in getting great outcomes.

Great conversation and ideas from the UK stroke community today on the 10 year health plan #UKSF2024. You all have brilliant ideas so make sure you get your voice heard either on change.nhs.uk/en-GB/ AND/OR in any engagement events that happen in your area of work.

Hints of blue sky and sunshine as I review slides ahead of #UKSF24. Nothing like a quiet morning train to focus the mind. If you’re attending the conference, come have your say on the 10 year health plan at our workshop tomorrow (11:30am) or just come say hello at the Stroke Association stand!

Great health policy starter - so helpful!

Layla McCay@laylamccay.bsky.social · 2y ago

This is now a full 150 person health policy / NHS starter pack! Feel free to follow all or selected people if you want to hear from people talking health policy in the UK - I hope it's helpful! #healthsky #nhssky #healthpolicysky

Ok here’s a thread of feeds that aren’t topic themed but utilitarian and do things like show you different versions of your timeline or provide services that should be official Bluesky features. 🧵

Erin Biba@erinbiba.bsky.social · 2y ago

Would y’all want a thread of helpful feeds that are basically utilitarian and make the experience of Bluesky better by, for example, showing you different versions of your timeline and things like that?

And this is why #workforce planning is so important! We have a total mismatch between where older people are and where our workforce to support them is #bgsconf #gerisky

I’ve managed to find 27 NHS Trusts on here so far. Interesting to see who the early adopters are go.bsky.app/5n8tyzu 🦋

Gillian Leng to lead new review into physician associate role www.thetimes.com/article/3f32...

Medical society chief to lead safety review of physician associates

Wes Streeting asks Professor Gillian Leng, president of the Royal Society of Medicine, to assess future of PA scheme

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Check out the UK medical research charity starter pack. Thanks @mehwaesh.bsky.social !

Mehwaesh@mehwaesh.bsky.social · 2y ago

UK medical research charities starter pack, incoming! go.bsky.app/JNbeFac Let me know of any other organisations I should include

This is such a lovely article on ‘never words’ to ferret out of medical language. Human-centered in every way.

Rana Awdish MD@ranaawdish.bsky.social · 2y ago

Is sharing our writing a thing here? 😊 Proud of this piece because it represents the work of so many trying to make medicine and communication better for our patients. #MedSky www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/action/showP...

I've only been working with the stroke community for a little over a year - each time, i'm struck by their passion, committment, and incredible dedication to supporting stroke survivors in their recovery. I want to start there because i think it would tell only half the story to talk about... 1/

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2y ago

Declining standards of care for stroke patients must be reversed, says charity

I’m hiring the final senior role in my team: Head of Health Systems Partnerships. You’ll lead a brilliant team, working regionally, nationally, and internationally to improve stroke care by harnessing data and centering survivor experiences in quality improvement. Check it out: