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अर्वाग्देवा अस्य विसर्जनेनाथा को वेद यत आबभूव (the gods themselves are later than creation, so who knows truly whence it has arisen?) - Rigveda 10:129 Dad, director, professor, and perennial student of public health, vaccinology and virology.
We’ve analysed #DALY rates from @publichealthscot.bsky.social data to understand what ails Grampian, variations by sex, age group, sub-regions, and generate actionable insights. Published in the Int. J. of Environmental Research & Public Health doi.org/10.3390/ijer... www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/23...
A big thank you to @nhsgrampian.bsky.social R+D team, @nhsresearchscotland.org.uk, and all our sponsors of the XI #GramConf26 14-15 May to make a difference to our patients
Researchers from the University of Aberdeen and NHS Grampain have developed a new, practical approach to help NHS Health Boards plan and implement innovation more effectively, in spite of increasing pressures on time, workforce and finances. 🔗 Find our more at www.abdn.ac.uk/news/...
How to design responsive, efficient, and inclusive stakeholder engagement within monetary and time constraints? See @springernature.com #BMC #HealthServicesResearch journal paper doi.org/10.1186/s129... by @nhsgrampian.bsky.social @rowettinstitute.bsky.social @edithcowanuni.bsky.social
Participatory development of innovation and implementation strategy – an action-oriented approach - BMC Health Services Research
BMC Health Services Research - Healthcare and academic institutions face growing challenges in strategic planning due to rapid advances in medicine and technology, alongside fiscal and workforce...
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@theguardian.com how many prisoners were freed in error by the previous government? www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
David Lammy says 91 prisoners freed in error in England and Wales since April
Justice secretary tells MPs as many as four may still be at large and blames previous governments’ cuts for mistakes
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Do teachers Unions prefer not to have any #ofsted #inspection? If yes is that in the interests of kids and their careers? If no then why can’t these Unions counter-propose what a fair inspection system and its outputs should look like so the rest of us can scrutinise? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why Ofsted’s school inspection shakeup risks causing new problems
Ofsted's new 'traffic light' rating system comes into force this week - does this mark meaningful change or, as one expert puts it, 'high level tinkering'?
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Participatory development of innovation and implementation strategy - a practical approach https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.19.679982v1
#NHS England is dead! Long live the NHS in England! Will anyone tell us where the ca. 16,000 NHSE staff came from? Did most of them move from NHS Trusts and other arms length bodies, and will most of them gradually return back? theconversation.com/keir-starmer...
Keir Starmer to abolish NHS England – the pros and cons
Ministerial control replaces NHS England as government seeks to cut duplication.
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Have they surveyed parents to ask *they* want? May be many do like a reductive approach to “capture the complexity of school life” based on the “sum of Ofsted judgements across at least 40 points of comparison". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ofsted offers first look at new report cards for schools
Ofsted scrapped its single-word judgements for schools after the death of head teacher Ruth Perry.
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Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent. Theory of Moral Sentiments, II:II, p.88 (www.panmurehouse.org/adam-smith/s...)
#USA contribution = $264M assessed + $442M voluntary = $706M = 10.3% of $6830M @who.int budget. By withdrawing, programs may shrink ~5% as: 1) other states up their contributions & influence; 2) #WHO will make efficiency savings, including not having to pay for #US staff & activities. #PissInTheWind
विनाश (vinaash) काले (kaale) विपरीत (vipareet) बुद्धि (buddhi) disastrous time accompanies backward reasoning
Some who take #bisphosphonates for #osteoporosis etc. were found to be protected against #covid. We now have a #molecularmodel to explain this. Thanks to my #BITSPilani collaboration. doi.org/10.1016/j.jm... & tinyurl.com/S27374165235... @sciencedirect.bsky.social @harvardchanschool.bsky.social
Want to make X (Twitter) your ex? Overcoming network effects (online.hbs.edu/blog/post/wh...) will be easy if all academic institutions and journals stop posting on the hateful echo chamber called X and switch to an alternative like BSky. It will lead to an eXodus faster than you imagine.
What Are Network Effects? | HBS Online
If your business is subject to network effects, it’s crucial to understand what they are and how they can impact your pricing strategy.
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www.preprints.org/manuscript/2... We lack safe, effective & cost effective #treatments for #covid. Our latest research into #bisphosphonates has identified three potential #drug candidates (CHEMBL196676, CHEMBL164344, and CHEMBL4291724) that warrant further investigation in cells and animal models.
In Silico Exploration of Bisphosphonate Scaffolds as Potential Inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 RdRp for COV...
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in over 720 million confirmed cases and 7 million deaths worldwide, with insufficient treatment options. Innumerable efforts are being ma...
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President of the Royal College of #Pathologists Dr Bernie Croal explains how direct to consumer tests (DTCTs) differ from home self-tests, their pros and cons. See www.degruyter.com/document/doi... for a good paper
Well done @oxfordbiology.bsky.social! 60 years after it was last recorded, the iconic, egg-laying, long-beaked #mammal #echidna (Zaglossus attenboroughi) has been rediscovered in one of the most #unexplored regions of the world. See it youtu.be/5BQrM8lXdg8
Attenborough's long-beaked echidna caught on camera trap
Attenborough's long-beaked echidna, lost to science since 1961, has been rediscovered - and the first ever images of it caught on camera traps. The project, ...
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Oxford Biology@biology.ox.ac.uk · 3y agoAttenborough's long-beaked echidna, lost to science since 1961, has been rediscovered! The team battled leeches, malaria, and >11,000m of climbing in the Cyclops Mountains to capture the first ever images of the species. Read the incredible story: bit.ly/3QREXjN
Prof Gerry McCartney correctly argues that the design of #economics is too important to leave to #economists, and that we must put economic policy in service of #health for all. See doi.org/10.1136/bmj.... (my 1st #author @bsky.app)
