1/5 'Every day was a learning curve’: implementing COVID-19 triage protocols in UK ambulance services—a qualitative study of staff experiences: latest from TRIM (What TRIage model is safest and most effective for the Management of 999 callers with suspected COVID-19?) emj.bmj.com/content/earl...

‘Every day was a learning curve’: implementing COVID-19 triage protocols in UK ambulance services—a qualitative study of staff experiences

Background TRIM (What TRIage model is safest and most effective for the Management of 999 callers with suspected COVID-19? A linked outcome study) was an evaluation of models used to triage and manage...

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Paper out: Lessons from the PROTECT-CH COVID-19 platform trial in care homes - important that we learn from our experiences with this large platform trial during the pandemic and use these to shape future care home trial infrastructure. Read it here: www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hta/publishe...

Working in cancer or palliative care? This upcoming webinar (23 Sept) is worth a look! Clinical approaches + national developments from leading voices in the field. Hosted by ACP-UK, CHANN & PSYCAP. Open to all. 👇 Link to register acpuk.org.uk/event/workin... #psychooncology #palliativecare

Working Psychologically in Psycho-Oncology and Palliative Care

ACP-UK, CHANN and the PSYCAP (Psycho-Oncology, Cancer and Palliative care) group invite you to join our experienced speakers for an afternoon of thoughtful reflection and discussion around new ways of...

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📢Preprint! We mapped psychological care in non-hospice #PalliativeCare in England. Most services lack full-time specialist staff. Support often limited to cancer patients. Systems fragmented. As #AssistedDying gains momentum, this is part of the bigger conversation. 📄 doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...

Realist review led by @gregwhitley.bsky.social will enhance understanding of how to improve acute prehospital pain management in children and young people for testing and refinement within a realist evaluation @nihr.bsky.social @mbaliousis.bsky.social openresearch.nihr.ac.uk/articles/4-4...

❓Ever wondered how virtual reality helps people psychologically? Our new systematic review explores VR outcomes, techniques, and underlying processes and mechanisms in palliative care. Now at: doi.org/10.1136/spca... #PalliativeCare #VirtualReality #PsychoOncology #DigitalHealth #PsychSky #CanSky

❓What is it like to live with sarcoma? Our new meta-synthesis brings together the psychological experiences from pre-diagnosis through survivorship—revealing distinct emotional, relational, and identity challenges. dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.... #Sarcoma #PsychoOncology #CancerCare #CanSky #PsychSky

🔵 Which psychological mechanisms predict future distress in cancer? Our rapid review offers a clearer picture — to help improve risk stratification, intervention targeting, and research priorities: doi.org/10.6084/m9.f... #PsychoOncology #CancerResearch #PsychSky #CanSky #Prehab

Very important work, on something that affects everyone at some point.

Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol@capcbristol.bsky.social · last yr.

New #grief research centre - the first of its kind in the UK - launched today. The Centre, led by @goodgrieffest.bsky.social founders @lucyselman.bsky.social & @leseldawson.bsky.social, hopes to change public attitudes towards grief & improve community support for the bereaved. bit.ly/42YCRVi

Some small steps to better code-writing here that can make a load of difference 👍 #PsychSky

Communications Psychology@commspsychol.nature.com · last yr.

Programming is essential for research in neuroscience and psychology. This Primer introduces ten principles guiding researchers toward writing clear, adaptable, and easily shareable code, supporting reproducible science. @martinhebart.bsky.social @tsawallis.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s44...

SURVEY! ✍️ To better support people with chronic pain after cancer, clinical recommendations have been produced. To help us understand which are most important, share your opinions to help identify future research questions. Complete this survey: uwe.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #CancerResearch

The British Psychosocial Oncology Society celebrating the inaugural #WPOD We have our mission. @bposociety.bsky.social #psycho-oncology #CanSky #OncSky

@bposociety.bsky.social · last yr.

Did you know that today is the inaugural World Psycho-Oncology Day (#WPOD)?

Welcome @lcheathcote.bsky.social! Can't wait to see the results of your work on body core belief mapping, and use them to upgrade our #psycho-oncology interventions 👍 #CanSky #OncSky #PsychSky

@lcheathcote.bsky.social · last yr.

Hello Bluesky friends 👋 To celebrate moving to the blue side, here's a recent memory from our Body Mindset Mapping retreat at beautiful @casbsstanford.bsky.social. I'm honoured to work with Jer Clifton, Alia Crum & team to empirically map core beliefs about the body. Big data results coming soon!

And opening up space to discuss these concerns will need some gentle effort from us healthcare professionals...

Lesley Smith@lesleysmith.bsky.social · last yr.

“With the growing incidence of cancer, particularly among young individuals, increased knowledge and awareness of the potential effects of cancer treatment on sexual health and reproductive potential among physicians and individuals is increasingly important” www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

March has been shining a spotlight on prostate cancer. You can share this handy tool which helps to check risk with symptoms. If in any doubt, always encourage to see a GP. prostatecanceruk.org/risk-checker... @prostatecanceruk.bsky.social @ukons.bsky.social

Check your risk in 30 seconds | Prostate Cancer UK

It's the most common cancer in men, but most men with early prostate cancer don't have symptoms. Find out about your risk now.

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Focusing on the 20% of change that brings 80% of the result

The King's Fund@thekingsfund.bsky.social · last yr.

“At some point as a country, we have to stop trying to design the ‘perfect’ health care system and instead try to maximise the opportunities of the one we have.” Siva Anandaciva considers the implications of abolishing NHS England. buff.ly/JR8naeF

Learning about #Immunotherapy that works often coming with long-term side effects. We have our work cut out in preparing and supporting patients psychologically to make the most of this promising treatment! #BPOS2025 #psycho-oncology #CanSky #OncoSky #PsychSky

@bposociety.bsky.social · last yr.

We're beginning the final day of our conference with a keynote from Ricky Frazer talking about immunotherapy #bpos2025

Steve Bland reminding us why we do what we do. Honoured to be in the audience.

@bposociety.bsky.social · last yr.

Fantastic keynote from Steve Bland reflecting on his experience supporting someone with cancer. A poignant reminder that better, more meaningful, support is needed for family members and carers. #bpos2025

Arrived for #BPOS2025. Our team is excited to be sharing: 1. Good practice guidelines for psych support by #cancer CNS - Delphi study 2. The Nottingham #Prehab Model for #prevention 3. The psych impact of COVID-19 restrictions in ovarian cancer. #Psycho-oncology #CanSky #OncoSky #PsychSky

Been wondering when this would be updated - and it's finally here! The definitive Prognostic Modelling research quality assessment tool:

Gary Collins@gscollins.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW PAPER in the @bmj.com "PROBAST+AI: an updated quality, risk of bias, and applicability assessment tool for prediction models using regression or #artificialintelligence methods" www.bmj.com/content/388/... #StatsSky #MLSky #AI #MethodologyMatters

Looking for brms help. We're running models on imputed data with brm_multiple. We get a recurring error: "Error: Models 1 and 2 have different parameters." We can't find information on this error. Any ideas?

One week to go for #BPOS2025! Looking forward to "unveiling" and discussing our Nottingham Prehabilitation Model - a novel framework of psychological #prehabilitation for #prevention in cancer care! #psycho-oncology #PsycSky #OncoSky #CanSky

Social prescribing - a unique and diverse resource, has been invaluable in helping our patients make change happen outside our psychology consulting room. Provided at the right time, it can help prevent future problems - quite key really in our mental health mission.

The King's Fund@thekingsfund.bsky.social · last yr.

Today is #SocialPrescribingDay 2025. Social prescribing enables GPs, nurses and other primary care professionals to refer people to a range of local, non-clinical services to support their health and wellbeing. Our long read explores how it works. buff.ly/DWhc8jH

🎉 Here's to our amazing CNSs! Hugely proud to be working alongside you for our patients! 🙏

UK Oncology Nursing Society@ukons.bsky.social · last yr.

🎉 HAPPY NATIONAL CANCER CNS DAY 2025! 🎉 We proudly celebrate the dedication and expertise of our incredible Cancer CNS workforce! Here’s a special message from UKONS President Karen Campbell on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/playlist?lis... Share & tag 💙 #NationalCancerCNSDay #ThankYouCNS

🎉 HAPPY NATIONAL CANCER CNS DAY 2025! 🎉 We proudly celebrate the dedication and expertise of our incredible Cancer CNS workforce! Here’s a special message from UKONS President Karen Campbell on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/playlist?lis... Share & tag 💙 #NationalCancerCNSDay #ThankYouCNS

The British Psychosocial Oncology Society @bposociety.bsky.social just joined bsky! - follow for the latest!

@bposociety.bsky.social · last yr.

BPOS is now on Bluesky! Keep an eye out for details of what we're doing as a society and for upcoming conference updates.

Looking forward to #BPOS2025, where we’ll unveil the Nottingham Psychological #Prehab Framework—advancing #prevention in #psychooncology. Also sharing: 🔹 Best practice for Psych Support by CNSs 🔹 Psychological impact of #COVID19 restrictions in #OvarianCancer #CanSky #OncoSky Programme👇

Save the date for #IPSONConf2025. #PsychoOncology #PsychoSocialOncology

Still plenty of spaces in the 4th PsychSky starter pack for mental health professionals, psychiatrists, psychologists, people with lived experience and anyone interested in the brain! Comment to be added. And welcome to Bluesky @rcpsych.bsky.social ! go.bsky.app/KYFiVUa

Excited about #BPOS2025! A fantastic lineup showcasing the latest in #psychooncology research and clinical breakthroughs. Looking forward to insightful discussions and connecting with colleagues. Full programme here: www.delegate-reg.co.uk/bpos2025/pro... #OncoSky #CanSky