On Friday we had a roundtable on opportunities for open NHS dental data actionable analytics, bringing together experts to identify practical next steps to achieve this. A productive session in partnership @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk and @bengoldacre.bsky.social @bennettoxford.bsky.social

It was a real pleasure working on this project led by @kristinawk.bsky.social This co-designed framework provides a clear and practical structure for thinking about quality of perioperative care.

THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute)@thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 7mo ago

Nearly 10m people have surgery in the UK yearly & need good perioperative care. Our rapid evidence review & participatory exercise highlighted 10 key areas. We worked with patients, carers, clinicians & managers to develop a quality framework. Full paper: ths.im/4bxxpNU THIS summary: ths.im/3Nt0Dn4

A few months ago, we shared the perioperative quality framework. Today, we’re excited to share our new publication detailing the methods behind it, developed with an outstanding group of collaborators. Read the full paper here: ths.im/4bxxpNU

Quality framework for perioperative care: rapid review and participatory exercise

Background This study addresses the need for a comprehensive, evidence-informed conceptually based quality framework for structures and processes of perioperative care. Methods We combined a rapid re...

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THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute)@thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 7mo ago

Nearly 10m people have surgery in the UK yearly & need good perioperative care. Our rapid evidence review & participatory exercise highlighted 10 key areas. We worked with patients, carers, clinicians & managers to develop a quality framework. Full paper: ths.im/4bxxpNU THIS summary: ths.im/3Nt0Dn4

Nearly 10m people have surgery in the UK yearly & need good perioperative care. Our rapid evidence review & participatory exercise highlighted 10 key areas. We worked with patients, carers, clinicians & managers to develop a quality framework. Full paper: ths.im/4bxxpNU THIS summary: ths.im/3Nt0Dn4

It's now 20 years since we came up with the candidacy framework for explaining access to healthcare. Now, our scoping review shows how candidacy has been used in research on access to general practice. It seems to be useful and actionable - good news! journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....?

THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute)@thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 8mo ago

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

How do we get better dental data? A huge opportunity for the UK! Our editorial in @bmj.com

THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute)@thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 9mo ago

In @bmj_latest, @kristinawk.bsky.social, @bengoldacre.bsky.social & @marydixonwoods.bsky.social argue that better dental data ecosystems could transform care & suggest ways that dentistry might learn from the digital transformation of primary care. Read the article: ths.im/4a3J4mY

We discuss the challenges and the opportunities to address the dental crisis with actionable data.

THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute)@thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 9mo ago

In @bmj_latest, @kristinawk.bsky.social, @bengoldacre.bsky.social & @marydixonwoods.bsky.social argue that better dental data ecosystems could transform care & suggest ways that dentistry might learn from the digital transformation of primary care. Read the article: ths.im/4a3J4mY

A story about people having to pull their own teeth from @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/society/2025... Getting dental data right might not be glamorous, but it's going to be a key element of solving the problem. www.bmj.com/content/391/...

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

Delighted to share our work alongside dedicated collaborators. This reflects the views of patients, carers and clinicians. Thank you to all who contributed.

THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute)@thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 12mo ago

Nearly 10 million people have surgery every year in the UK – how do we ensure quality care before, during & after? We asked patients, carers & staff to help develop an evidence-based framework. View the framework, with its 10 categories & 28 core indicators: ths.im/3IV6gbk

This week on BBC Radio’s Healthcheck, I shared thoughts on new research showing that oral healthcare before surgery can cut hospital stay & lower pneumonia risk. Should oral healthcare be part of standard pre-op care? 🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Health Check - Have we found a better alternative to aspirin? - BBC Sounds

An alternative blood thinner is showing improvements in warding off heart attack

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How many times have cities across America reached 100º in recorded history? Some of them might surprise you! bit.ly/3UxSX3h

There has been a lot of debate recently about the promise of real world data - the routine (observational) data collected on patients eg  treatments received, clinical outcomes etc – for estimating treatment effects. But can they deliver? 1/9 #MethodologyMonday #123

Access to general practice is a subject that’s often in the news. Here’s how THIS Institute is working to tackle the issue through our innovative research programme.

How do you solve problems relating to access to general practice?

Making sure that people have reliable and prompt access to primary care is, of course, a challenge politicians have been trying to solve for many decades. An analysis by THIS Institute and the Health…

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The first of our great short guides to major improvement approaches, complementing our equally great open access Cambridge University Press elements series www.cambridge.org/core/publica...

THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute)@thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · last yr.

What should you consider when spreading, scaling, and sustaining healthcare improvement? Find out more in the first resource from our series of quick, practical guides to major improvement approaches. ths.im/4nC8koI

Alongside tech, the 10-Year Health Plan sees Labour betting big on establishing a ‘neighbourhood health service’ to reduce costs and improve care. In this blog, @jaketreenotsea.bsky.social​‪ and @luisaptg.bsky.social​ ask how will it happen, and will it work? Read more ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4evb4jo

We welcome publication of the new 10-year health plan. We're here to build evidence in line with the plan through projects like: • Evaluating ambient voice technology and launching a new online community • Supporting design and planning of large-scale change programmes Find out more: ths.im/4laMCq3

My article for @uk.theconversation.com on theTen Year Health Plan for England. So many ideas (and some good ones at that) but precious little about how to implement them. #NHSPlan #FitForTheFuture #NHS #healthpolicy theconversation.com/nhs-ten-year...

NHS ten-year plan for England: what’s in it and what’s needed to make it work

Ten-year NHS transformation hinges on funding and staff support.

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Writing for @bmj.com​‬ @hughalderwick.bsky.social​ says broad ambitions in the 10-Year Health Plan are right but have appeared in a long line of NHS plans over decades. So what will be different this time around? Read more ⬇️

Government’s 10 year plan for the NHS in England

Familiar ambitions; familiar questions about delivery The Labour government published its 10 year health plan on 3 July1—a year after it entered office. Life expectancy in the UK has stalled,2 and public satisfaction with the NHS is the worst on record.3 The government’s prescription is for “r...

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🌞 Explore the summer issue of the Bulletin with our new interactive teaser! Featuring: 🔹Frailty & post-op outcomes 🔹NAP8: Getting nervous 🔹Periop care for patients with learning disabilities 🔹And LOTS more 📰 Take a look 👉 publuu.com/flip-book/89... #medsky #ansky

Great to start to share this work. In the context of the conference, it was nice to see how the framework and our development method could fit into ongoing research focused on evaluating different changes to care pathways to support the 10 year plan. #HSRUK25

THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute)@thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · last yr.

Today’s Pecha Kucha will feature @kristinawk.bsky.social presenting research on developing structure and process measures to ensure good care before, during & after surgery. Learn more about the research project: ths.im/3GgHHEV #HSRUK25

#HSRUK Day 2: Another great plenary on the 2030 health workforce. A stark picture of the workforce challenges in underserved areas, low morale, and retention issues all deepening health inequalities. And straight into timely research discussions on tech-enabled monitoring. Great talks!

Great week at @iadr.bsky.social! General Session Barcelona. Our IADR Health Inequalities Research Network (GOHIRN) shared strong work on disparities + digital innovation to improve healthcare care. Wrapped up my GOHIRN presidency on a high with an amazing team. Most grateful.

International Assoc. for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research@iadr.bsky.social · last yr.

Today is the last day for early registration (pre-registration). Act now to claim the discount while you still can - the rates go up tomorrow! 🔗https://www.iadr.org/2025iags_registration #IADR2025 #Barcelona #oralhealth #oralcancer #dentalresearch

Fantastic #IADR2025 Distinguished Lecture by @hlusko.bsky.social So great to see some evolutionary biology represented!

"As I get older I want to be seen in terms of doors that might still open for me, not ones that have already closed." John Launer on why any measurement of a patient's deficits in health should be accompanied by a list of capabilities www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Despite 40-plus years of interventions, patient satisfaction with access to NHS general practice continues to drop. We reviewed and sorted 449 previous attempts at improving access into a catalogue for policymakers, researchers, and clinicians. THIS summary: ths.im/44njDJG Full paper: ths.im/4lgXkew

What does taking a holistic approach to improving healthcare look like? In this episode @kristinawk.bsky.social, #THISFellows Graham Pullin, Kurannen Baaki & @nielspeek.bsky.social explore pushing boundaries in research & learning from other disciplines to problem solve. Listen now ths.im/3YHQRQX

Worth taking part. I think it’s really important to see NHS data work for the people in the way they need it to.

Eastern England SDE@easternsde.bsky.social · last yr.

We want to hear public opinion on NHS data use, opt-out choices, and key health issues as we work to ensure the SDE provides secure, transparent and trustworthy access to de-identified data for research. Take our quick, anonymous survey for a chance to win a £20 voucher! 👉 tinyurl.com/4fmpe5ma

🚨 Learn about how a trial using the immunosuppressant Azathioprine showed possible breakthrough in treating Parkinson’s disease (AZA-PD trial) >>> bit.ly/4jlUfss @cuhnhs.bsky.social @uniofcam.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @cureparkinsons.org.uk #research #parkinsons

Groundbreaking Cambridge research indicates immunosuppression may help treat Parkinson's - NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre

Groundbreaking Cambridge research indicates immunosuppression may help treat Parkinson's disease - results presented last weekend in Vienna

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Interesting!

Dr. Vickie Lynn Ph.D, MPH, MSW@lovinglife.bsky.social · last yr.

What privileges do you have? The Academic Wheel of Privilege is based on twenty identity types spanning seven categories: living and culture, caregiving, education and career, gender and sexuality, race, health and wellbeing and childhood and development. 🧪 ukrio.org/ukrio-resour...