Professor Ruth Parry
@cacenotes.bsky.social
Scientific expert: communication on sensitive /distressing /embarrassing topics especially how experts do it. + getting the evidence into training and real life.
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#PalliativeCare: professional & personal expertise
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#PalliativeCare: professional & personal expertise
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COVID 💉age criteria:
💉65+
Of these 9 countries, 8 recommend COVID-19 vaccination for all aged 65 and above:
✔️United States
✔️France
✔️Canada
✔️Australia
✔️New Zealand
✔️Japan
✔️Germany (technically 60+)
✔️Italy (60+)
💉75+
Only one country of these 9 recommends COVID-19 vaccination for 75 and above:
❌UK
💉65+
Of these 9 countries, 8 recommend COVID-19 vaccination for all aged 65 and above:
✔️United States
✔️France
✔️Canada
✔️Australia
✔️New Zealand
✔️Japan
✔️Germany (technically 60+)
✔️Italy (60+)
💉75+
Only one country of these 9 recommends COVID-19 vaccination for 75 and above:
❌UK
Compare COVID-19 vaccination criteria in the UK, USA, France, and Canada:
UK: www.gov.uk/government/p...
USA: www.cdc.gov/covid/vaccin...
France: sante.gouv.fr/prevention-e...
Canada: www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
💉Aged 65 and older appears to be the science in all countries above except the UK?
UK: www.gov.uk/government/p...
USA: www.cdc.gov/covid/vaccin...
France: sante.gouv.fr/prevention-e...
Canada: www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
💉Aged 65 and older appears to be the science in all countries above except the UK?
October 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
COVID 💉age criteria:
💉65+
Of these 9 countries, 8 recommend COVID-19 vaccination for all aged 65 and above:
✔️United States
✔️France
✔️Canada
✔️Australia
✔️New Zealand
✔️Japan
✔️Germany (technically 60+)
✔️Italy (60+)
💉75+
Only one country of these 9 recommends COVID-19 vaccination for 75 and above:
❌UK
💉65+
Of these 9 countries, 8 recommend COVID-19 vaccination for all aged 65 and above:
✔️United States
✔️France
✔️Canada
✔️Australia
✔️New Zealand
✔️Japan
✔️Germany (technically 60+)
✔️Italy (60+)
💉75+
Only one country of these 9 recommends COVID-19 vaccination for 75 and above:
❌UK
One of my favourite Substackers...
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When the Words Don't Work
"Now the words don’t work, they just make things worse - but I know I’ll hear some sense again.” by "The Actual Nerve Of It"
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October 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
One of my favourite Substackers...
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Really excellent essay
New post just out:
"On the edge"
On my unexpected week in hospital and five things I learnt about the state of the NHS.
(Free to read)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/o...
"On the edge"
On my unexpected week in hospital and five things I learnt about the state of the NHS.
(Free to read)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/o...
On the edge
My week in the NHS
open.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Really excellent essay
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Brexit benefits keep on coming. #wato
🚨🚨 New @bestforbritain.org research suggests that England's swimming waters are five times likely to be polluted than in the European Union.
'Dirty man of Europe' is the expression.
#brexitbenefits #brexitshambles
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
'Dirty man of Europe' is the expression.
#brexitbenefits #brexitshambles
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
England’s swimming waters five times more likely to be polluted than in EU, research finds
Experts warn country is in danger of becoming ‘dirty man of Europe’ as it falls to bottom of bathing water leaderboard
www.theguardian.com
August 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Brexit benefits keep on coming. #wato
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Labour promises cuts to migration – but without a plan, care homes, hospitals and families will suffer.
By The Bear
By The Bear
‘Who voted for this?’: Why the migration debate needs more honesty, and a plan
Labour promises cuts to migration – but without a plan, care homes, hospitals and families will suffer
eastangliabylines.co.uk
May 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Labour promises cuts to migration – but without a plan, care homes, hospitals and families will suffer.
By The Bear
By The Bear
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Today (Thursday 15th of May) is Global Accessibility Awareness day.
A couple of things you can do on Bluesky to help accessibility is to us CamelBack hashtags, e.g. #MondayReads, where each word is capitalised.
and use alt text on your images, this can be set in settings
Both help screen readers
A couple of things you can do on Bluesky to help accessibility is to us CamelBack hashtags, e.g. #MondayReads, where each word is capitalised.
and use alt text on your images, this can be set in settings
Both help screen readers
May 15, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Today (Thursday 15th of May) is Global Accessibility Awareness day.
A couple of things you can do on Bluesky to help accessibility is to us CamelBack hashtags, e.g. #MondayReads, where each word is capitalised.
and use alt text on your images, this can be set in settings
Both help screen readers
A couple of things you can do on Bluesky to help accessibility is to us CamelBack hashtags, e.g. #MondayReads, where each word is capitalised.
and use alt text on your images, this can be set in settings
Both help screen readers
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🔥 "The Reform company, sorry party, has already seen four of their new cohort announce that they can’t or won’t represent them in the council chamber, decisions that in some cases will cost local government tens of thousands of pounds."
Ineligible, inept and unspeakable
Reform UK Ltd’s councillors, are already proving they are unfit or unwilling to serve
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
May 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
🔥 "The Reform company, sorry party, has already seen four of their new cohort announce that they can’t or won’t represent them in the council chamber, decisions that in some cases will cost local government tens of thousands of pounds."
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Bosses of England hospitals that spend too much or treat too few will not get pay rise.
Populist claptrap, not real analysis.
NHS lacks capacity, staff.
Discharging patients prematurely and subsequent readmission boosts treatment stats but is dangerous and achieves nothing.
Fund the NHS.
Populist claptrap, not real analysis.
NHS lacks capacity, staff.
Discharging patients prematurely and subsequent readmission boosts treatment stats but is dangerous and achieves nothing.
Fund the NHS.
Bosses of hospitals that spend too much or treat too few will not get pay rise
Health secretary instigates ‘carrot and stick’ policy for England that will award bonuses for cutting waiting times
www.theguardian.com
May 15, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Bosses of England hospitals that spend too much or treat too few will not get pay rise.
Populist claptrap, not real analysis.
NHS lacks capacity, staff.
Discharging patients prematurely and subsequent readmission boosts treatment stats but is dangerous and achieves nothing.
Fund the NHS.
Populist claptrap, not real analysis.
NHS lacks capacity, staff.
Discharging patients prematurely and subsequent readmission boosts treatment stats but is dangerous and achieves nothing.
Fund the NHS.
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Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab
May 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab
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It's a squalid contribution that's doing incalculable damage to the quality of the debate and to people who have chosen to make their homes here.
May 14, 2025 at 8:51 AM
It's a squalid contribution that's doing incalculable damage to the quality of the debate and to people who have chosen to make their homes here.
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He still said immigration caused incalculable damage. Which is, to put it mildly, a surprising thing for a Labour leader, and leading human rights lawyer, to say.
May 14, 2025 at 8:10 AM
He still said immigration caused incalculable damage. Which is, to put it mildly, a surprising thing for a Labour leader, and leading human rights lawyer, to say.
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I've only been speaking English since 2004 or so, but "incalculable damage" and "squalid" are not positive words when referring to immigrants, right?
May 14, 2025 at 10:10 AM
I've only been speaking English since 2004 or so, but "incalculable damage" and "squalid" are not positive words when referring to immigrants, right?
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Island of Strangers - by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social m.facebook.com/story.php?st...
May 14, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Island of Strangers - by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social m.facebook.com/story.php?st...
(via John Heritage) For those of you who cannot attend this event, a livestream will begin May 18th at 2:15 Pacific on:
youtube.com/live/ldel0Ea...
Please pass this on! @iscaupdates.bsky.social #emca
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Please pass this on! @iscaupdates.bsky.social #emca
May 15, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Sino Nasal Outcome Test
SNOT-22
Well played #ENT researchers
Best outcome measure acronym ever
Rehab has things like the FIS and the FIM.
Do share if you know anything you think beats the SNOT
@clinicalrehab.bsky.social
@mancunianmedic.bsky.social
@trishaelliott.bsky.social
#MedicalBSky
SNOT-22
Well played #ENT researchers
Best outcome measure acronym ever
Rehab has things like the FIS and the FIM.
Do share if you know anything you think beats the SNOT
@clinicalrehab.bsky.social
@mancunianmedic.bsky.social
@trishaelliott.bsky.social
#MedicalBSky
May 15, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Sino Nasal Outcome Test
SNOT-22
Well played #ENT researchers
Best outcome measure acronym ever
Rehab has things like the FIS and the FIM.
Do share if you know anything you think beats the SNOT
@clinicalrehab.bsky.social
@mancunianmedic.bsky.social
@trishaelliott.bsky.social
#MedicalBSky
SNOT-22
Well played #ENT researchers
Best outcome measure acronym ever
Rehab has things like the FIS and the FIM.
Do share if you know anything you think beats the SNOT
@clinicalrehab.bsky.social
@mancunianmedic.bsky.social
@trishaelliott.bsky.social
#MedicalBSky
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Waves hand from the back 👋: "You can only call the Albanian returns deal a "success" if you ignore how it created a shift in routes, increased exploitation and embedded the cycle of human trafficking".
Starmer should be scrapping the deal not expanding it.
news.sky.com/story/sir-ke...
Starmer should be scrapping the deal not expanding it.
news.sky.com/story/sir-ke...
May 15, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Waves hand from the back 👋: "You can only call the Albanian returns deal a "success" if you ignore how it created a shift in routes, increased exploitation and embedded the cycle of human trafficking".
Starmer should be scrapping the deal not expanding it.
news.sky.com/story/sir-ke...
Starmer should be scrapping the deal not expanding it.
news.sky.com/story/sir-ke...
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“The NHS has one of the lowest levels of capital intensity in the OECD, with just 2,300 hospital beds per million people- 2000 fewer than OECD average-and a backlog of £13.8 billion in maintenance, including £2.7 billion deemed ‘high risk’.”
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April 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
“The NHS has one of the lowest levels of capital intensity in the OECD, with just 2,300 hospital beds per million people- 2000 fewer than OECD average-and a backlog of £13.8 billion in maintenance, including £2.7 billion deemed ‘high risk’.”
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Cecilia Paredes, Peruvian photographer noted for her images of camouflaged bodies against patterned surfaces #WomensArt #Tuesday
April 29, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Cecilia Paredes, Peruvian photographer noted for her images of camouflaged bodies against patterned surfaces #WomensArt #Tuesday
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This advice also applies to position statements and skeleton arguments
𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: How does a seemingly bewildered 1970s TV detective in a rumpled beige trench coat hold the keys to structuring the introduction to your thesis?
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a man in a trench coat and tie is standing in front of a window
Alt: Animated GIF of Detective Columbo, looking bewildered
media.tenor.com
April 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This advice also applies to position statements and skeleton arguments
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Err… hello… @theguardian.com … a whole article on when to worry about forgetfulness and you forgot to include even one mention of (peri)menopausal brain fog, which more than half of all women suffer from? Help for that sort of brain fog is available, and women should know they can ask for it.
Signs of dementia or normal forgetfulness? How to tell the difference
Some memory lapses are nothing to worry about, but getting help for early warning signs can reduce the risk of them progressing
www.theguardian.com
April 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Err… hello… @theguardian.com … a whole article on when to worry about forgetfulness and you forgot to include even one mention of (peri)menopausal brain fog, which more than half of all women suffer from? Help for that sort of brain fog is available, and women should know they can ask for it.
Ordinary, law-abiding, clever, compassionate women who are regularly insulted & intimidated by angry men (whether in woman-face/dress or not) don’t deserve employers and colleagues deludedly pandering and fawning to aggressive / entitled men via their communications
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April 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Ordinary, law-abiding, clever, compassionate women who are regularly insulted & intimidated by angry men (whether in woman-face/dress or not) don’t deserve employers and colleagues deludedly pandering and fawning to aggressive / entitled men via their communications
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Absolute cracker of an interview with @ForWomenScot Director Susan Smith. First item.
Better late than never I suppose but how much better would this have been if the powers that be had listened to women from the get go.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Better late than never I suppose but how much better would this have been if the powers that be had listened to women from the get go.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Woman's Hour - Eni Aluko, For Women Scotland, An Army of Women documentary, Bad Friends. - BBC Sounds
Susan Smith of For Women Scotland, with her reflections on the UK Supreme Court’s ruling.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Absolute cracker of an interview with @ForWomenScot Director Susan Smith. First item.
Better late than never I suppose but how much better would this have been if the powers that be had listened to women from the get go.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Better late than never I suppose but how much better would this have been if the powers that be had listened to women from the get go.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Britain wakes up every day, aims the gun at its feet and pulls the trigger. Just a prolonged exercise in meanspiritedness and self-harm.
Another report on how our high visa costs deter top R&D talent
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
April 23, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Britain wakes up every day, aims the gun at its feet and pulls the trigger. Just a prolonged exercise in meanspiritedness and self-harm.