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Nicola Cooper
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Professor of #MedEd at the University of Nottingham, Physician (Acute Internal Medicine), and Chair of the UK Clinical Reasoning in Medical Education group @ukcreme.bsky.social

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Nicola Cooper @profnicolacooper.bsky.social · Jul 3
Diagnostic error is the most costly, most common, and most dangerous of medical mistakes. Which is why teaching clinical reasoning is so important. Check out www.creme.org.uk and 👇

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 2d
What causes inefficiency in the NHS?

It’s lack of retention of experience, expertise & knowledge.

High staff turnover means that many things are repeated, the systems slow

Higher numbers of lower paid, lesser trained staff lead to safety issues with higher demand

It’s simple🤷🏻‍♂️

Reposted by Nicola J. Cooper

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MedEdPORTAL @mededportal.bsky.social · 3d
About 1 in 7 individuals in the US has hearing loss, yet many #medstudents have limited exposure to Deaf culture, accessibility practices, & health disparities faced by these patients. This educational session with simulated scenarios fills the gap.
www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766...
Training Medical Students in Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard-of-Hearing Patient Care Through Interactive Lecture and Simulation | MedEdPORTAL
Introduction Approximately one in seven individuals in the United States has hearing loss, yet many medical students have limited exposure to Deaf culture, accessibility practices, and health disparit...
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Nicola Cooper @profnicolacooper.bsky.social · 4d
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Parallel pressures: the common roots of doctor bullshit and large language model hallucinations
Roberto Correa Soto and colleagues argue that the drive that leads doctors to make unfounded statements are mirrored in the forces that cause LLMs to generate false information creating a potentially ...
www.bmj.com

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David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · 5d
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What is society doing to young doctors?
The frustrations and burnout manifesting in doctor strikes are a symptom of a larger malaise: that modern medicalisation is harming medicine—and suffocating those working in it, argue Iona Heath and S...
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Reposted by Nicola J. Cooper, Simon Wren‐Lewis, Esther K. Choo , and 2 more

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Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social · 5d
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: English hospitals that cut registered nurses saw more deaths while those hiring nurses saw more patients survive. Even when hospitals tried to fill gaps with non-nurses, deaths still went up. Major new study exposes dangerous NHS variation:
www.thetimes.com/article/7eed...
Death rates rise when NHS cuts back on nursing
Using lower-paid workers to plug the gaps left by a failure to hire registered nurses damages safety, new research has shown
www.thetimes.com

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 6d
Really interesting research showing that while ultra-specialization in a single discipline might lead to better results early in one’s career, multi-discipline training and practice pays off big time in the long run. This applies to a range of professions from scientists to athletes and more
Recent discoveries on the acquisition of the highest levels of human performance
Scientists have long debated the origins of exceptional human achievements. This literature review summarizes recent evidence from multiple domains on the acquisition of world-class performance. We re...
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Nicola Cooper @profnicolacooper.bsky.social · 8d
@drlkvaughan.bsky.social @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
Published today! We submitted this as evidence to the Medical Training Review, which will review the impact of PAs and advanced practice providers on resident training in stage 2. mededpublish.org/articles/15-...
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Reposted by Víctor M. Montori, Nicola J. Cooper

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The BMJ @bmj.com · 9d
"As we invent the future of healthcare, we must assert that patients are not data clouds, care is not computation, and that to care is human."

A call to abolish the business logic of surveillance capitalism taking over healthcare
#BMJChristmas
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
People in front of an eye

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Nicola Cooper @profnicolacooper.bsky.social · 15d
Excellent thread 👇
chrischirp.bsky.social Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 15d
🧵 Is it a super flu year? Who knows, but I think the current reporting is stupid.

A pissed off thread using data.

Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10

Reposted by Martin McKee, John Drury, Nicola J. Cooper , and 3 more

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 15d
🧵 Is it a super flu year? Who knows, but I think the current reporting is stupid.

A pissed off thread using data.

Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10

Reposted by Nicola J. Cooper

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Raj LB @rajlb.bsky.social · 16d
First ever research publication!

Ever been bored to tears by walls of slide text? Then this is for you.

I have no shame - please share widely.

(Thanks to @profnicolacooper.bsky.social for her support as co-author.)

#MedSky #MedEd #EdSky

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Screenshot of an article The Clinical Teacher / Volume 23, Issue 1 / e70315 RESEARCH Article 🔒 Open Access Investigating Death by PowerPoint: Do Medical School Lecturers Adhere to the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning in Their Slide Design? Rajin Le Blanc, Nicola Cooper First published: 10 December 2025

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 16d
Jeez. All tourists - including those from Britain - will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country's border force

news.sky.com/story/us-pla...
US plans to start checking all tourists' social media
The potential social media mandate being proposed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) would apply to anyone visiting, whether they require a visa or not.
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Nicola Cooper @profnicolacooper.bsky.social · 17d
Chris Whitty, CMO, says they’ll address the issue of PAs and adv practice providers’ impact on resident training in part 2 of the Medical Training Review #DEMEC25

Reposted by Nicola J. Cooper, The Lancet Diabetes Endocrinology

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 21d
The rise of ultra-processed foods is damaging public health, fuelling chronic diseases worldwide, and deepening health inequalities.

Urgent, coordinated global action is needed to address the UPF challenge.

Find out more in an Editorial ➡️ spkl.io/63327AgUC1
Aerial shot of the groceries section in a supermarket. Copyright: Peter Bond on Unsplash.

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Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · 24d
🧵 1/ NHS England’s Fit for the Future 10-Year Plan is set to transform postgraduate medical education. Flexibility, digital platforms & modular learning sound great, but what’s at stake? @drlkvaughan.bsky.social & I ask some important questions in a new paper in J Roy Soc Med

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 26d
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨

Our much-requested Leading interview is here.

@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social and Rory are joined by @zackpolanski.bsky.social discussing Israel-Gaza, the definition of populism, and the Green Party's economic policy.

Link in the replies 👇

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 27d
Everyone in Greater Manchester lives within 15mins of a local hospital

But better 5mins of a local GP practice

Wes is opening some Neighbourhood Centres to bring hospital closer to home🤔

Want some services outside hospital?
Why not just invest in GP practices?

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 28d
BOOM! Now over 90,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 and get this done!

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

Reposted by Nicola J. Cooper, Gavin L. Foster, Mark Priestley

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 29d
🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏

LET’S KEEP GOING!

If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop, Nicola J. Cooper

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · Nov 26
🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 65,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 70,000 tonight. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

Reposted by Nicola J. Cooper, John Horgan

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Nov 25
SEN. KELLY : “They informed me of this in a tweet because this is not about the law. This is about the media cycle, and intimidation… We basically repeated the uniform code of military justice, and they're saying that's in violation of it. It's absurd. Comical.”

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · Nov 21
🚨 BREAKING 🚨

The Green Party has now reached over 170,000 members!

Membership growth, polling surges, by-election wins and defections, the Green Party is making hope normal again.

Join today to be part of it ⤵️
REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. 170,000 Green Party Members Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

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Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · Nov 21
So much of the UK’s steady decline post war can be explained by how easy it is for some people to fail upwards. Some spectacular examples with COVID and Brexit - often the same people in both. And easily identifiable by the frequency of their appearance on BBC Radio 4 Today programme

Reposted by Nicola J. Cooper

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · Nov 20
GPs up & down the country warned Wes Streeting, Department of Health and Social Care 6w ago that forcing the implementation of online forms without safeguards was a fools errand & raise false expectations

Have now decided not to talk to @BMA_GP @doctor_katie @DavidGWrigley

So here we are 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · Nov 20
1/ How does the COVID Inquiry's Module 2 report align with what we said in @independentsage.bsky.social at the time? A 🧵on Transparency, Early & Decisive Action, Scientific Advice, Integration of Social & Economic Harms, Communication and Behavioural Science, Governance, Data and Preparedness

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · Nov 20
TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE. For shame, Mr Johnson and the team you pretended to lead. Preventable deaths on your hands. They will not return to us. You live on, rich and vainglorious.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response
Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10
www.theguardian.com

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · Nov 20
Eat out to Help Out was killing people, but they “kept it out of the news”.

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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · Nov 18
Women are watching abusive dynamics play out on the national stage and for many it feels very, very familiar to what they’ve experienced regularly—

I hope midterms are a referendum
stinadeee 4h "The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human rights violation on Earth." - Jimmy Carter "I am fortunate to have a lot of strong women in my life..." - George W. Bush "I'm absolutely confident that for two years if every nation on earth was run by women, you would see a significant improvement across the board on just about everything..." - Barack Obama "Quiet! Quiet Piggy!" - Donald Trump

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · Nov 16
Can you see the problem 🤷🏻‍♂️

Wes Streeting can’t 🤦🏻‍♂️

31million/month consult GP practices with similar number having haircuts

102,000 hairdressers in England with 40,000 salons
38,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries

On average people spend £400pa on hair
GPs receive £169pa per patient

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · Nov 15
Wes Streeting accused of taking “chaotic and incoherent approach” to reforming NHS which makes it unlikely Govt will hit targets, according to damning @instituteforgovernment.org.uk

Reforms are chaotic, poorly handled, risk worsening GP & social care pressures

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Wes Streeting accused of ‘chaotic and incoherent approach’ to NHS reform
Exclusive: thinktank report finds health secretary has failed to improve productivity, with the health service unlikely to meet its targets
www.theguardian.com