Dr Alison R. McKinlay
@amckinlay.bsky.social
Senior Research Fellow at the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Behavioural and Social Sciences. Passionate about social justice, global citizenship, tackling inequalities and health psychology.
Views are my own 🏳️🌈
Views are my own 🏳️🌈
Trust (or lack of it) shapes how people respond to public health.
In our latest review in Social Science & Medicine, we found that distrust of “elites”(aka politicians, scientists, health professionals) doesn’t just affect individual choices.
In our latest review in Social Science & Medicine, we found that distrust of “elites”(aka politicians, scientists, health professionals) doesn’t just affect individual choices.
September 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Trust (or lack of it) shapes how people respond to public health.
In our latest review in Social Science & Medicine, we found that distrust of “elites”(aka politicians, scientists, health professionals) doesn’t just affect individual choices.
In our latest review in Social Science & Medicine, we found that distrust of “elites”(aka politicians, scientists, health professionals) doesn’t just affect individual choices.
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🚀 Exciting news! Due to interest following our AI in Behavioural Research Webinar series, we have launched a new AI repository for behavioural researchers, packed with resources and tools!
AI Tools and Resources Repository for Behavioural Researchers | Behavioural Research UK (BR-UK) | Usher Institute
This repository is designed to help you navigate the opportunities and challenges of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in behavioural research. AI is not a replacement for rigorous methodology, but w...
usher.ed.ac.uk
August 5, 2025 at 12:26 PM
🚀 Exciting news! Due to interest following our AI in Behavioural Research Webinar series, we have launched a new AI repository for behavioural researchers, packed with resources and tools!
Reposted by Dr Alison R. McKinlay
The 10 Year Health Plan has finally landed. So what happens now?
In this first episode in a new podcast series from The King’s Fund, Siva Anandaciva, @charwick.bsky.social and @sarah-arnold.bsky.social discuss what’s in the plan, what isn’t, and what comes next.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/ljeV2wV
In this first episode in a new podcast series from The King’s Fund, Siva Anandaciva, @charwick.bsky.social and @sarah-arnold.bsky.social discuss what’s in the plan, what isn’t, and what comes next.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/ljeV2wV
The 10 Year Health Plan: What Is It And What Happens Next? | The King's Fund
With a health and care system at breaking point, does the government’s 10 Year Health Plan offer hope to staff, patients, and the public that things will get better? New podcast episode out now.
www.kingsfund.org.uk
July 8, 2025 at 6:01 AM
The 10 Year Health Plan has finally landed. So what happens now?
In this first episode in a new podcast series from The King’s Fund, Siva Anandaciva, @charwick.bsky.social and @sarah-arnold.bsky.social discuss what’s in the plan, what isn’t, and what comes next.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/ljeV2wV
In this first episode in a new podcast series from The King’s Fund, Siva Anandaciva, @charwick.bsky.social and @sarah-arnold.bsky.social discuss what’s in the plan, what isn’t, and what comes next.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/ljeV2wV
Reflecting on my 1st @powes.bsky.social conference this week. I presented a project close to my heart on creative arts-based groups for women affected by abuse. Thoughtful questions, generous feedback, and space for real conversations. Plenty to take forward in the write up of Study2! #POWES2025
June 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Reflecting on my 1st @powes.bsky.social conference this week. I presented a project close to my heart on creative arts-based groups for women affected by abuse. Thoughtful questions, generous feedback, and space for real conversations. Plenty to take forward in the write up of Study2! #POWES2025
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Next up in our session on gender-based violence, Alison McKinlay presents 'Creative arts-based groups for women subjected to gender-based violence and abuse : a scoping review'. #POWES2025
June 23, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Next up in our session on gender-based violence, Alison McKinlay presents 'Creative arts-based groups for women subjected to gender-based violence and abuse : a scoping review'. #POWES2025
🆕 Our new paper is out today in @biomedcentral.bsky.social Public Health!
We reviewed 30 studies across OECD countries to understand how attitudes like distrust in institutions might shape how people engage with public health efforts.
We found that...
We reviewed 30 studies across OECD countries to understand how attitudes like distrust in institutions might shape how people engage with public health efforts.
We found that...
How populist-aligned views affect receipt of non-COVID-19-related public health interventions: a systematic review of quantitative studies - BMC Public Health
Background Globally, there is increasing evidence of resistance to government-led public health interventions in areas such as vaccination, climate change mitigation, sexual and reproductive healthcar...
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com
June 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
🆕 Our new paper is out today in @biomedcentral.bsky.social Public Health!
We reviewed 30 studies across OECD countries to understand how attitudes like distrust in institutions might shape how people engage with public health efforts.
We found that...
We reviewed 30 studies across OECD countries to understand how attitudes like distrust in institutions might shape how people engage with public health efforts.
We found that...
Reposted by Dr Alison R. McKinlay
In this @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social blog, our researchers Dr @amckinlay.bsky.social and Dr @jackmbirch.bsky.social discuss how collaboration between the research, policy, and service sectors is needed to improve public health and tackle inequality.
Read here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Read here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
May 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
In this @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social blog, our researchers Dr @amckinlay.bsky.social and Dr @jackmbirch.bsky.social discuss how collaboration between the research, policy, and service sectors is needed to improve public health and tackle inequality.
Read here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Read here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
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New @who.int global report o social determinants of health equity is a much needed reminder that to improve health equity we must improve society, say @michaelmarmot.bsky.social and @jessjallen.bsky.social #AllforEquity www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Call to action on social determinants of health
“Social injustice is killing people on a grand scale” was the rallying cry of the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH), published in 2008.1 It remains appropriate to the World Health...
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May 7, 2025 at 6:57 AM
New @who.int global report o social determinants of health equity is a much needed reminder that to improve health equity we must improve society, say @michaelmarmot.bsky.social and @jessjallen.bsky.social #AllforEquity www.bmj.com/content/389/...
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Interested in smoking and vaping? I will be giving a UCL Lunch Hour Lecture covering lots of our recent research findings in this area.
The lecture will take place online on 29 May, 1-2pm. It’s free and all are welcome to attend. You can register here: www.ucl.ac.uk/events/event...
The lecture will take place online on 29 May, 1-2pm. It’s free and all are welcome to attend. You can register here: www.ucl.ac.uk/events/event...
Lunch Hour Lecture | Recent trends in smoking and vaping in England
The talk will include an overview of changes in the prevalence and patterns of smoking and vaping...
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May 6, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Interested in smoking and vaping? I will be giving a UCL Lunch Hour Lecture covering lots of our recent research findings in this area.
The lecture will take place online on 29 May, 1-2pm. It’s free and all are welcome to attend. You can register here: www.ucl.ac.uk/events/event...
The lecture will take place online on 29 May, 1-2pm. It’s free and all are welcome to attend. You can register here: www.ucl.ac.uk/events/event...
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✨ New paper ✨
Our new systematic review, led by @amckinlay.bsky.social, explored barriers and enablers people without a diagnosis of hypertension face to having their blood pressure checked.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Our new systematic review, led by @amckinlay.bsky.social, explored barriers and enablers people without a diagnosis of hypertension face to having their blood pressure checked.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Theoretical mapping of the barriers and enablers to having blood pressure checked among adults without a hypertension diagnosis: a systematic review and theoretical synthesis using behaviour change frameworks
Identifying influences on engagement with blood pressure (BP) checks can assist with intervention design for hypertension detection. This systematic review searched four databases (Embase, Emcare, ...
www.tandfonline.com
April 17, 2025 at 8:49 AM
✨ New paper ✨
Our new systematic review, led by @amckinlay.bsky.social, explored barriers and enablers people without a diagnosis of hypertension face to having their blood pressure checked.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Our new systematic review, led by @amckinlay.bsky.social, explored barriers and enablers people without a diagnosis of hypertension face to having their blood pressure checked.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We are actively seeking stakeholder involvement with our research into #IntegratedCare for CVD risk and mild-to-moderate mental health conditions. Further info below!
Are you a professional who is commissioning, delivering or implementing integrated care?
You may be interested in a stakeholder workshop we are hosting in Newcastle on 17th June.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/optimising...
You may be interested in a stakeholder workshop we are hosting in Newcastle on 17th June.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/optimising...
Optimising Integrated Care Services (OptICS)- Northern Stakeholder workshop
Do you want to help develop the future direction of integrated care? Reserve a spot to secure your workshop space, 17th of June 12pm-5pm
www.eventbrite.co.uk
April 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
We are actively seeking stakeholder involvement with our research into #IntegratedCare for CVD risk and mild-to-moderate mental health conditions. Further info below!
Reposted by Dr Alison R. McKinlay
Tariffs introduced by the United States are likely to widen inequalities within and between countries, and have wide-ranging harmful consequences for health explains @michaelmarmot.bsky.social
www.croakey.org/chaos-under-...
www.croakey.org/chaos-under-...
Chaos under Trump: on tariffs, health and inequalities
Introduction: After United States President Donald Trump's so-called Liberation Day unleashed chaos and uncertainty upon the world, the nature and
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April 11, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Tariffs introduced by the United States are likely to widen inequalities within and between countries, and have wide-ranging harmful consequences for health explains @michaelmarmot.bsky.social
www.croakey.org/chaos-under-...
www.croakey.org/chaos-under-...
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Which exercise interventions treat depression most effectively? A systematic review and network meta-analysis buff.ly/494e8rO
#Depression #Exercise #Research #Walking #Jogging #StrengthTraining #Yoga #TaiChi #Dancing #NationalWalkingDay
🧵 THREAD
#Depression #Exercise #Research #Walking #Jogging #StrengthTraining #Yoga #TaiChi #Dancing #NationalWalkingDay
🧵 THREAD
April 2, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Which exercise interventions treat depression most effectively? A systematic review and network meta-analysis buff.ly/494e8rO
#Depression #Exercise #Research #Walking #Jogging #StrengthTraining #Yoga #TaiChi #Dancing #NationalWalkingDay
🧵 THREAD
#Depression #Exercise #Research #Walking #Jogging #StrengthTraining #Yoga #TaiChi #Dancing #NationalWalkingDay
🧵 THREAD
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The opening ceremony of #BCConf2025 will start at 9am, online attendees please join auditorium INSA on Zoom - the room will open at 9am.
April 2, 2025 at 7:53 AM
The opening ceremony of #BCConf2025 will start at 9am, online attendees please join auditorium INSA on Zoom - the room will open at 9am.
Reposted by Dr Alison R. McKinlay
Are you interested in helping to develop culturally relevant #socialprescribing to support family carers? If you work in healthcare, social prescribing or voluntary sector get in touch with me about taking part in a focus group 👇
February 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Are you interested in helping to develop culturally relevant #socialprescribing to support family carers? If you work in healthcare, social prescribing or voluntary sector get in touch with me about taking part in a focus group 👇
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🚨Job Alert!🚨
We're launching a funded study on how period pain impacts adolescent girls’ lives & school engagement. Join our team.
🔹 Research Associate 👉 (www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...)
🔹 Research Assistant 👉 (www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...)
Please share! #PeriodPain #PainResearch
We're launching a funded study on how period pain impacts adolescent girls’ lives & school engagement. Join our team.
🔹 Research Associate 👉 (www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...)
🔹 Research Assistant 👉 (www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...)
Please share! #PeriodPain #PainResearch
ED12537 Research Associate in Paediatric Pain (fixed-term) - Jobs at Bath
www.bath.ac.uk
March 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🚨Job Alert!🚨
We're launching a funded study on how period pain impacts adolescent girls’ lives & school engagement. Join our team.
🔹 Research Associate 👉 (www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...)
🔹 Research Assistant 👉 (www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...)
Please share! #PeriodPain #PainResearch
We're launching a funded study on how period pain impacts adolescent girls’ lives & school engagement. Join our team.
🔹 Research Associate 👉 (www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...)
🔹 Research Assistant 👉 (www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...)
Please share! #PeriodPain #PainResearch
Reposted by Dr Alison R. McKinlay
Deep in conversation imploring the London assembly to take action to prevent sexual violence through better statutory RSE (primary through to further education) that addresses all facets of consent!
"We need deal with consent issues on the ground early, all the way through the whole gamut of education."
@jessicaringrose.bsky.social spoke to the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee calling for high-quality RSE that covers sexual violence and digital literacy.
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/202...
@jessicaringrose.bsky.social spoke to the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee calling for high-quality RSE that covers sexual violence and digital literacy.
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/202...
Investing in relationships and sex education in schools to reduce violence against women and girls | IOE - Faculty of Education and Society
Professor Jessica Ringrose spoke to the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee calling for high-quality relationships and sex education (RSE) that covers sexual violence and digital literacy.
www.ucl.ac.uk
March 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Deep in conversation imploring the London assembly to take action to prevent sexual violence through better statutory RSE (primary through to further education) that addresses all facets of consent!
Excellent new research from Bu et al @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social: “Our findings suggest that on average, people’s mental health and wellbeing are better in the morning and worst at midnight.” You can read more here ⬇️
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/fe...
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/fe...
Our mental health and wellbeing may be better in the morning
Generally, things really do seem better in the morning, with clear patterns across time of day in how we report our mental health and wellbeing, suggest the findings of a large study led by researcher...
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February 26, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Excellent new research from Bu et al @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social: “Our findings suggest that on average, people’s mental health and wellbeing are better in the morning and worst at midnight.” You can read more here ⬇️
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/fe...
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/fe...
Currently at a talk by Lord Chris Smith, the first openly gay cabinet minister in the world. I love how he built on the momentum of sharing his story in Rugby to pave the way for social change: improving LGBTQ+ rights, equalising the age of consent, raising awareness of HIV. I’m in awe!
Celebrating difference - Lord Chris Smith
Lord Chris Smith (Pembroke 1969) was not only the first openly gay MP in the House of Commons, but also the first openly gay Cabinet Minister in the world. Now he has returned to Pembroke College as M...
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February 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Currently at a talk by Lord Chris Smith, the first openly gay cabinet minister in the world. I love how he built on the momentum of sharing his story in Rugby to pave the way for social change: improving LGBTQ+ rights, equalising the age of consent, raising awareness of HIV. I’m in awe!
I attended a webinar from @jessjallen.bsky.social
@marmotihe.bsky.social on the effects of racism on health & its contribution to avoidable inequalities in health.
It is urgent that society tackle the damage to health & well-being as a result of racism.
Essential reading: shorturl.at/wIVLQ
@marmotihe.bsky.social on the effects of racism on health & its contribution to avoidable inequalities in health.
It is urgent that society tackle the damage to health & well-being as a result of racism.
Essential reading: shorturl.at/wIVLQ
Structural Racism, Ethnicity and Health Inequalities in London - Institute of Health Equity
Structural Racism, Ethnicity and Health Inequalities in London
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January 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I attended a webinar from @jessjallen.bsky.social
@marmotihe.bsky.social on the effects of racism on health & its contribution to avoidable inequalities in health.
It is urgent that society tackle the damage to health & well-being as a result of racism.
Essential reading: shorturl.at/wIVLQ
@marmotihe.bsky.social on the effects of racism on health & its contribution to avoidable inequalities in health.
It is urgent that society tackle the damage to health & well-being as a result of racism.
Essential reading: shorturl.at/wIVLQ
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We need MPs to publicly recognise the importance of evidence in policymaking.
#EvidenceWeek gives parliamentarians the latest insights on hot topics e.g., use of AI in schools and agriculture
Ask your MP to attend Evidence Week by emailing them now: tinyurl.com/8xdm3j3x
#EvidenceWeek gives parliamentarians the latest insights on hot topics e.g., use of AI in schools and agriculture
Ask your MP to attend Evidence Week by emailing them now: tinyurl.com/8xdm3j3x
January 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We need MPs to publicly recognise the importance of evidence in policymaking.
#EvidenceWeek gives parliamentarians the latest insights on hot topics e.g., use of AI in schools and agriculture
Ask your MP to attend Evidence Week by emailing them now: tinyurl.com/8xdm3j3x
#EvidenceWeek gives parliamentarians the latest insights on hot topics e.g., use of AI in schools and agriculture
Ask your MP to attend Evidence Week by emailing them now: tinyurl.com/8xdm3j3x
Reposted by Dr Alison R. McKinlay
In November, we held the first stakeholder workshop for the Optimising Integrated Care Services project. It explores how to promote behaviours that support integrated care for persons with CVD and mental health challenges in England.
See more on our LinkedIn post:
www.linkedin.com/posts/nihr-p...
See more on our LinkedIn post:
www.linkedin.com/posts/nihr-p...
NIHR Policy Research Unit Behavioural and Social Sciences on LinkedIn: Optimising Integrated Care Services (OptICS) - NIHR PRU Behavioural and…
In November, we held the first stakeholder workshop for our project, Optimising Integrated Care Services, featuring an exceptional team, including Eunice…
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December 12, 2024 at 9:59 AM
In November, we held the first stakeholder workshop for the Optimising Integrated Care Services project. It explores how to promote behaviours that support integrated care for persons with CVD and mental health challenges in England.
See more on our LinkedIn post:
www.linkedin.com/posts/nihr-p...
See more on our LinkedIn post:
www.linkedin.com/posts/nihr-p...
Reposted by Dr Alison R. McKinlay
Do you work for an NHS, UKHSA or local authority public health team in England?
Could you help shape a resource to support local teams to tailor messages for diverse communities?
If so, please consider taking part in this research project & receive a £40 voucher in time for Christmas!
Could you help shape a resource to support local teams to tailor messages for diverse communities?
If so, please consider taking part in this research project & receive a £40 voucher in time for Christmas!
December 7, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Do you work for an NHS, UKHSA or local authority public health team in England?
Could you help shape a resource to support local teams to tailor messages for diverse communities?
If so, please consider taking part in this research project & receive a £40 voucher in time for Christmas!
Could you help shape a resource to support local teams to tailor messages for diverse communities?
If so, please consider taking part in this research project & receive a £40 voucher in time for Christmas!