DACHA study synopsis out now. www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hsdr/GJCG8715 ! AND film, spoiler alert, worth watching to see care home manager talk about using the MDS, and that data's exciting dachastudy.com/developing-r...

Find out what our Chief Executive has to say about the Liberal Democrat A&E policies announced today. 👇 There's a welcome focus on social care, but some questions remain about how improvements could be funded and delivered. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/nu...

Nuffield Trust response to Lib Dem A&E policy announcements

Thea Stein responds to new policies on A&E and social care announced by the Liberal Democrats.

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doi.org/10.1136/bmjh... Uk rich in routine data, & the potential to harness this existing information to achieve public benefit is vast..just because data exist does not mean that repurposing is simple or rapid ." We linked 700+ care home residents' data with their NHS records. Here's the learning!

Traversing the data landscape: insights and recommendations from a case study using novel linkage of care home and health data

The insights available from linking routine health data have transformative potential for understanding and improving population health and well-being. However, cross-sectoral data linkage in the UK r...

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Best ever thread. Enjoy. Thanks for sharing Tom.

Tom Cox@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 9mo ago

THREAD. My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments. I've collected his work here...

We are so proud of our fantastic Deputy Director of Policy Natasha Curry who has been awarded an MBE in the King’s New Year Honours for services to social care policy. Congratulations Natasha! www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/na...

Natasha Curry awarded MBE

We are delighted that Natasha Curry has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours.

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Enjoyed isn't the right word but it's a good paper that made me think (again) about how we address inequalities in our research. doi.org/10.1111/1467...

‘Hell No!’—Exploring Scepticism in UK Health Research Since COVID‐19 Amongst Communities Who Have Been Labelled ‘Underserved’

Healthcare research globally has seen a renewed shift to increase diversity in research participation. People previously excluded from the production of biomedical knowledge, and often labelled ‘unde...

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Zak Bond, Campaign Manager at Clean Cities: “[This] proves that bold action on dirty air delivers real results. This is a crucial milestone towards reaching WHO guidelines as soon as possible." "London has leapfrogged other UK cities which still have illegal levels of air pollution."

How do we keep GPs in the job? New research from Sophie Park. www.phc.ox.ac.uk/news/gp-work...

How can we keep GPs in the job? New review points to relationships, meaning, and learning

New research shows GP retention depends on how services are organised, not just individual resilience. Meaningful work, strong relationships, and learning cultures help GPs stay in post and deliver be...

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When data is more than admin.. "evidence of circumstances supporting culture shift to one where resident data informs day-to-day care. A systematic approach to collecting data on residents’ characteristics and QoL could increase staff awareness and directly inform care planning and delivery. "

Adam Gordon MBE@adamgordon1978.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Paper out: Piloting a minimum data set (MDS) in english care homes: a qualitative study of professional perspectives on implementation and data use Find it here: link.springer.com/article/10.1... @jennikburton.bsky.social @a-mtowers.bsky.social @hdemcop.bsky.social

This may explain why there’s an aggressive response to people who merely post Kirk’s own words. It threatens the existence of the alternate Kirk - the motivational speaker that had been marketed to young kids and white Christian groups through selective quotation & clips.

ML@mlpoole.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Indeed !! EPRs illustrate.. the increasing atomisation of ..labour.... this seems to be a largely unstoppable force. ...EPRs helping coordinate some aspects of care does not obscure the fact that the new technology has inevitably created new problems.' onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/9JJZDH...

New GOLTC recording! Catch up with this #multidisciplinary workshop on progress towards #deinstitutionalization for people with #disabilities and older people with care needs, exploring tools to map #communitybased care and #supportservices. @adelinacohe.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIh6...

Continuity defined: "Being there, available most days for your patients, is one of the key elements in building relationships, and strong, rooted relationships don’t just help the patients. They also help the doctor"

Richard Humphries@richardhumphries.bsky.social · last yr.

“Morland offers a positive account of good care and its life-affirming qualities”. A very worthwhile read.

There are gaps in the general practice record of unpaid carers when compared with census data: 🔍 Almost a million unpaid carers are missing from GP records 🔍 Where a carer lives, and their ethnicity, affects the likelihood that they will be identified by general practice Read the full analysis 👇

How good are general practices in England at recording who is an unpaid carer?

Unpaid carers provide vital support supporting vulnerable people, doing work worth tens of billions to the economy. Identifying carers in our national health records is essential for ensuring that peo...

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Gaza is now officially in IPC Phase 5, the final stage of hunger. Designated as 'catastrophe'. A further 67 of the starving were killed by IDF soldiers yesterday trying to access food. Witnesses say the victims had their hands held in the air. One day, everyone will have always been against this.

Today I heard an MP, on @LBC, say #water nationalisation doesn't work as Scotland has worse water pollution than England. This is a complete lie. See figure below, 2024. Some of the cleanest water in Europe (ref provided). Disgraceful. England, fight for nationalisation.

We ask so much of residential care workers, and they rise to that challenge every day, yet they are nearly twice as likely to live in poverty as the average UK worker. Poverty, pay and the case for change in social care | www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...

"among people with dementia eligible for publicly funded social care, take up of direct payments or individual service funds remains very low compared to other groups, with most care and support arranged directly by local councils".

Think Local Act Personal@tlap.bsky.social · last yr.

📢 New dementia report: 'I just want to be able to dance' We’re proud to share a hopeful vision for care and support that promotes the wellbeing of people living with dementia through community development, social innovation, and personalised support. buff.ly/H4lKhFE

🆕 Q&A: With the new 10 Year Plan for the #NHS featuring a central role for neighbourhood health teams, we spoke to @theasrstein.bsky.social about what they are and what needs to happen for them to be successful. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/ne...

Neighbourhood health teams: a Q&A with Thea Stein

With the new 10 Year Plan for the NHS featuring a central role for neighbourhood health teams, we spoke to Thea Stein about what they are and what needs to happen for them to be successful.

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Just finishing Suzanne O’Sullivan’s The Age of Diagnosis & struck by this para about the value of medical generalists

"..A plan would tell us: when particular hospital services could be expected to be delivered in the community; how much extra it would cost in the short term to keep those hospital services running & to pay for the development of the community services before the latter were operational.." Quite!!

Dr Gemma Hughes@gemhughes.bsky.social · last yr.

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1/10 On this day 20 years ago, I was with @chriscocking.bsky.social and Steve Reicher at the Royal Society summer exhibition in London, presenting our work on how people behave in emergency evacuations. As I tried to travel to the exhibition venue, I was part of a crowd of

Who could argue against a neighbourhood health service? But #socialcare reform is on an entirely different trajectory - a missed opportunity? NHC won’t work properly without it.

PM launches new era for NHS with easier care in neighbourhoods

The Prime Minister launches a new era for the NHS, bringing more easily accessible care closer to home.

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If enacted this will see the State finding new £ & staff to help people kill themselves whilst hospice care in many places is being reduced. Is that the outcome legislators intend? If not what are they going to do about the latter?

Hospice UK@hospiceuk.bsky.social · last yr.

Today’s decision by MPs represents a seismic change for end of life care in England and Wales and could have a huge impact on hospices. Read our full response 👇 www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on. slate.com/technology/2...

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

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I am delighted to announce that my new paper with @darrenmacey.bsky.social is now published, entitled 'All sizzle, no steak: AI tools are not able to act as credible knowledge brokers by summarising evidence in mathematics education' bsrlm.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Worth a read and wider discussion. ...."senior scientists spend around 45% of their time on administrative activities relating to the acquisition and management of funding," describes alternative approaches to funding good science. blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

Funding competition sabotages science - Impact of Social Sciences

Research funding competitions seem fair but are often flawed. Gerald Schweiger, Adrian G. Barnett and Stijn Conix argue lotteries may support better science.

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Adelina Comas-Herrera@adelinacohe.bsky.social · last yr.

Interesting!

NEW COUNTRY PROFILE: #England 🌍 In this system profile, @blimeysimon.bsky.social (@thekingsfund.bsky.social) and @natashacurry.bsky.social (@nuffieldtrust.org.uk) unpack the country's long-term care system. 🔍 Read now: goltc.org/system-profi...

On responding to far right parties … from Angela Merkel’s autobiography. It should be read by U.K. political leaders but I’d be surprised if it was.

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