Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS.
@susantomlinson.bsky.social
Research Fellow, School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham. Interested in clinical academic careers, research culture, hospice & palliative care, medical complexity, clinical, health, & social psychology.
Yet the university has closed the child maternal and family research group. Research taking place in areas of need is where it can have greates impact www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Children face extreme inequality in England, warns commissioner
Dame Rachel De Souza's landmark report says children are being failed by a "postcode lottery".
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Monopolies have pros an cons if I recall from economics class. It really depends on the intention. Advice I had today was to switch to Co-op bank. www.landlordtoday.co.uk/breaking-new...
Lloyds Bank’s private rental empire now worth £2 billion - Landlord Today
The FT has made a detailed analysis – Lloyds Bank’s private rental empire now worth £2 billion
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1 side says the boat people come 2 the UK 4 benefits & such, the other that they come 2 escape UK made bombs. In reality as 4 all people who cross national borders illegally or otherwise there is no 1 narrative 4 all. Each will person/ family/ group have their own story. That is the true narrative.
I can now share - early 2024 was in pieces at my desk as I could not see any patterns in the research content to develop themes. Well it took months but finally the light and now finally this. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
An exploratory study into the expected role of the clinical academic researcher in relation to teaching, clinical practice, and research - BMC Health Services Research
Background Over the last decade, the role of ‘clinical academic’ has been championed for Nurses, Midwives or Allied Health Professionals (known as NMAHPs) in the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland. The C...
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Consider contacting a doctor over the following: Extreme tiredness Looking really pale Bruises that you can't explain Lumps and bumps that are getting bigger or not going away and growing over time
Childhood cancer symptoms - what to look out for
Although rare, cancer is the leading cause of death from disease among children under 15 in the UK.
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Saw this film today. I am not sure this resistance would take place everywhere www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Documentary on Kenmure Street immigration protest wins Sundance award
The film documents how hundreds of residents in Pollokshields prevented the detention of two neighbours during a dawn raid in May 2021.
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I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Nott Here Palantir. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/no...
Nott Here Palantir
Palantir is a spy-tech firm, known for developing technology used for mass surveillance, predictive policing, and drone strikes. In 2023 Palantir was awarded a £330 million contract with the NHS, to b...
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Yes, this is true the strengths of these conditions are cancelled out when a person is depressed. This is why such bad stigma as most are depressed and so the view is that picture. "conditions such as anxiety and depression can "worsen the traits of ADHD and autism" www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
ADHD and autism at risk of over-diagnosis, says report, as author warns of rise in mental ill health
Prof Peter Fonagy, who chaired the review, tells Radio 4's Today programme there has been a "very real" rise in "distress and mental ill health among young people".
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"NIH funding cuts delayed a promising childhood brain cancer trial. Patients lost time they didn’t have." www.cnbc.com/2026/09/25/n...
NIH funding cuts delayed a promising childhood brain cancer trial. Patients lost time they didn't have
A delayed clinical trial underscores the stakes of federal research funding cuts for children with DIPG, a deadly brain tumor with few treatment options.
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What does not make sense to me is many boys suffer as a result of misogyny, yet some as adults do nothing to change the situation. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Government launches National Taskforce for Tackling Misogyny
Government, local leaders and experts will look at misogyny prevention across society so women and girls no longer need to face harmful attitudes.
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Research involving preschool children has reported higher rates, with some studies suggesting the condition may be more common in multilingual and immigrant communities - perhaps even four times higher than the average. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bradford doctor's fight to overcome selective mutism
Sohail Ahmed struggled to talk as a child, and now helps other people overcome selective mutism.
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Can't believe I forgot to post. First paper in 14 -15 years has been accepted Friday 4/9 just gone. Still waiting for a first author paper though. Just looked at the date and noticed it is 31 years ago today my Grandad whose second to last words to me were what do you want to do Susie? died.
I was in Luton and Dunstable hospital collecting data for my MSc and didn't find out until I entered the Tesco staff room later that day. Gosh a 1/4 of a century. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...
9/11 anniversary: Victims remembered 25 years on from September 11 attacks - follow live
Memorials to remember those killed in the September 11 attacks will be held at the site of the World Trade Center and at the Pentagon.
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Do we really know what capacity they do or do not have. Appalling - glad she is struck off. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Chepstow nurse said man with dementia 'didn't need birthday cake'
Rossita Petkova is struck off after saying the care home resident wouldn't know it was his birthday.
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Trigger - this violates international law - asking to commute sentence. www.amnestyusa.org/urgent-actio...
USA: WOMAN FACING EXECUTION FOR CRIME AT AGE 18
Christa Pike, aged 50, is scheduled to be executed in Tennessee, USA, on September 30, 2026. She was convicted in 1996 of a 1995 murder committed when she was 18, barely out of a childhood in which sh...
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Trigger In the trial that I have been following on AL I think an expert on suicidology should have been called. It may not matter to the verdict but I recall from my last degree most people who are intent on suicide ensure there is no possibility of being found. So, the person is not guilty.
Wybrow is adamant this is not about "covering up" Marinker's illness, but showing that collaborative, creative work is still more than possible after a dementia diagnosis. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This actor was told he had Alzheimer's, now he's performing a one-man show
Peter Marinker is taking on one of Samuel Beckett's most famous plays alone on a London stage.
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Dame Rachel said that parents have told her of the "impossible choices" they have made when "splitting time between caring for their seriously ill and disabled children and trying to hold down a job". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Parents of seriously ill children should get paid leave, says commissioner
Children's commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza has backed called for more support for parents and carers.
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“The inclusion of ME/CFS in the Australian Burden of Disease Study signifies official recognition of the substantial public health burden this condition imposes. It places ME/CFS alongside major health challenges such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and mental health disorders..." #MEcfs #AusPol
Tom Kindlon@tomkindlon.bsky.social · 2mo ago(Australia) The Medical Republic: ME/CFS returns to the Australian Burden of Disease Study emerge.org.au/news/the-med... Screenshot from August Emerge Australia newsletter #MEcfs #PwME #CFS
"I'm going to get a lot done this evening" Me all evening:
𝟔𝟎+ 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐂 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟏𝟐. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.
👏🏽👏🏽 Thanks to vaccines, Australia is on track to become the first country to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035 news.uq.edu.au/2026-08-20-y...
20 years. Millions of lives saved. One revolutionary vaccine
Gardasil 20-year anniversary story.
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Call 4 papers below for "Knowing Through Photography: Rethinking Photographic Practice in Research," an online workshop taking place on 28 10 2026. Abstracts (max. 300 words), along with a title, biography, and contact details, should be submitted by 4 9 2026. archives.stir.ac.uk/2026/07/17/c...
Call for Papers – Culture on Campus
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Trigger warning Watched some of this trial live on annual leave. It brought the forensic psychology in my last degree to life. This witness was in my opinion the most objective of the 2 MH experts 4 the prosecution. Rekindles my interest in wanting 2 develop objective ways 4 assessments & reports.
PBS News@pbsnews.org · 2mo agoThe prosecution resumed questioning its final witness Wednesday in the murder trial against Lindsay Clancy. https://to.pbs.org/3S9kafi
Perhaps a similar video would support families wanting to blend feed who do not know how to make meals from scratch www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gyp...
Waffles + Mochi "Tomato" Full Episode 1 l Netflix Jr
YouTube video by Netflix Jr.
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