Anna Coleman
@drannac.bsky.social
Mixed Methods Researcher (Qual), inclusive research methods, occupations & health, health & care policy, inequalities, (invisible) disabilities.
Support inclusivity in research for NIHR Centres in Manchester (BRC, CRF, HtRC and HDRC)
Thoughts mine.
Support inclusivity in research for NIHR Centres in Manchester (BRC, CRF, HtRC and HDRC)
Thoughts mine.
🧡❤️For once a nice clear morning so a beautiful visible sunrise ❤️🧡
December 11, 2025 at 8:38 AM
🧡❤️For once a nice clear morning so a beautiful visible sunrise ❤️🧡
Reposted by Anna Coleman
"If there was one thing I could change about the pandemic, it would have been for governmental and public-health institutions to have focused on listening to the public’s questions"
This was a big part of the reason why @independentsage.bsky.social was established.
www.nature.com/artic...?
This was a big part of the reason why @independentsage.bsky.social was established.
www.nature.com/artic...?
Five years of COVID vaccines: how a breakthrough created a public-health crisis
Nature - Physician and science communicator Kristen Panthagani talks about why public trust in vaccines has fallen since the COVID-19 pandemic.
www.nature.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
"If there was one thing I could change about the pandemic, it would have been for governmental and public-health institutions to have focused on listening to the public’s questions"
This was a big part of the reason why @independentsage.bsky.social was established.
www.nature.com/artic...?
This was a big part of the reason why @independentsage.bsky.social was established.
www.nature.com/artic...?
REF2029 reworked - more below
🚨BREAKING🚨
REF 2029: Research culture metric overhauled (and weighting reduced).
Research Excellence Framework reworked “to reduce burden”, with elements of 2021 exercise reinstated.
All the headlines as the three-month pause ends. Free to read.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
REF 2029: Research culture metric overhauled (and weighting reduced).
Research Excellence Framework reworked “to reduce burden”, with elements of 2021 exercise reinstated.
All the headlines as the three-month pause ends. Free to read.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
REF 2029: research culture metric overhauled - Research Professional News
Research Excellence Framework reworked “to reduce burden”, with elements of 2021 exercise reinstated
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
REF2029 reworked - more below
Reposted by Anna Coleman
Our new report shows the economic inactivity crisis is greater in the North of England, with workers more likely to lose their job due to ill health, and those without educational qualifications nine times more likely to lose their job if they become ill.
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
November 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Our new report shows the economic inactivity crisis is greater in the North of England, with workers more likely to lose their job due to ill health, and those without educational qualifications nine times more likely to lose their job if they become ill.
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
Reposted by Anna Coleman
Our annual Making a Difference Awards are now OPEN for entries and nominations!
The Awards recognise the students, staff, alumni and members of our wider community who are creating positive change.
Enter or nominate someone today. 💜🌟
The Awards recognise the students, staff, alumni and members of our wider community who are creating positive change.
Enter or nominate someone today. 💜🌟
Making a Difference Awards < Social Responsibility
The Making a Difference Awards for Social Responsibility recognise the outstanding achievements of our staff, students, alumni and external partners, and celebrate how they are making a difference.
www.socialresponsibility.manchester.ac.uk
November 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Our annual Making a Difference Awards are now OPEN for entries and nominations!
The Awards recognise the students, staff, alumni and members of our wider community who are creating positive change.
Enter or nominate someone today. 💜🌟
The Awards recognise the students, staff, alumni and members of our wider community who are creating positive change.
Enter or nominate someone today. 💜🌟
Reposted by Anna Coleman
Working alongside people with lived experience of multiple disadvantage can transform services – and lives.
Our new study with Changing Futures Bristol shows how trauma-informed, co-produced work makes a difference.
📄 Read more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/evaluating-h...
#HealthResearch #CoProduction
Our new study with Changing Futures Bristol shows how trauma-informed, co-produced work makes a difference.
📄 Read more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/evaluating-h...
#HealthResearch #CoProduction
Evaluating how people with lived experience of multiple disadvantage can improve services - ARC West
Working alongside people with lived experience of multiple disadvantage to improve services can have multiple benefits, according to a new study published in Health Expectations. Multiple disadvantage...
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Working alongside people with lived experience of multiple disadvantage can transform services – and lives.
Our new study with Changing Futures Bristol shows how trauma-informed, co-produced work makes a difference.
📄 Read more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/evaluating-h...
#HealthResearch #CoProduction
Our new study with Changing Futures Bristol shows how trauma-informed, co-produced work makes a difference.
📄 Read more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/evaluating-h...
#HealthResearch #CoProduction
Reposted by Anna Coleman
The Government could support more than 220,000 people back into employment through return-to-work schemes, according to new analysis.
@lukemunford.bsky.social of @manchester.ac.uk is one of the authors who wrote the analysis.
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/government-s...
@lukemunford.bsky.social of @manchester.ac.uk is one of the authors who wrote the analysis.
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/government-s...
November 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The Government could support more than 220,000 people back into employment through return-to-work schemes, according to new analysis.
@lukemunford.bsky.social of @manchester.ac.uk is one of the authors who wrote the analysis.
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/government-s...
@lukemunford.bsky.social of @manchester.ac.uk is one of the authors who wrote the analysis.
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/government-s...
Reposted by Anna Coleman
📣 Equitable partnerships in research are vital to tackling health inequalities.
The Respectful Research Charter sets out 5 guiding principles, co-produced with communities & researchers.
Read more here: zurl.co/OZ1Wg
#InclusiveResearch #GetVocal
The Respectful Research Charter sets out 5 guiding principles, co-produced with communities & researchers.
Read more here: zurl.co/OZ1Wg
#InclusiveResearch #GetVocal
The Greater Manchester Respectful Research Charter
Creating equal partnerships and collaboration between researchers and the voluntary sector.
zurl.co
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
📣 Equitable partnerships in research are vital to tackling health inequalities.
The Respectful Research Charter sets out 5 guiding principles, co-produced with communities & researchers.
Read more here: zurl.co/OZ1Wg
#InclusiveResearch #GetVocal
The Respectful Research Charter sets out 5 guiding principles, co-produced with communities & researchers.
Read more here: zurl.co/OZ1Wg
#InclusiveResearch #GetVocal
Last week's beautiful sky @manchester.ac.uk as I finished my early swim. So dark and miserable in comparison this week!
@drdon.bsky.social @francescagains.bsky.social @imcdermott.bsky.social @manclibrarian.bsky.social @profjackiecarter.bsky.social @mhoraggoff.bsky.social @drpmanc110.bsky.social
@drdon.bsky.social @francescagains.bsky.social @imcdermott.bsky.social @manclibrarian.bsky.social @profjackiecarter.bsky.social @mhoraggoff.bsky.social @drpmanc110.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Last week's beautiful sky @manchester.ac.uk as I finished my early swim. So dark and miserable in comparison this week!
@drdon.bsky.social @francescagains.bsky.social @imcdermott.bsky.social @manclibrarian.bsky.social @profjackiecarter.bsky.social @mhoraggoff.bsky.social @drpmanc110.bsky.social
@drdon.bsky.social @francescagains.bsky.social @imcdermott.bsky.social @manclibrarian.bsky.social @profjackiecarter.bsky.social @mhoraggoff.bsky.social @drpmanc110.bsky.social
Reposted by Anna Coleman
As many as 3.37 million adults will be economically inactive due to long-term health conditions over the next decade, costing the economy £36 billion a year, our analysis has shown.
We're calling for a shift in the way policymakers and employers see workplace health.
https://ow.ly/eCCy50XlBAZ
We're calling for a shift in the way policymakers and employers see workplace health.
https://ow.ly/eCCy50XlBAZ
Number of economically inactive adults in UK workforce set to soar over next decade
New analysis from RSPH has warned that by 2035 up as many as 3.37 million adults will be economically inactive due to long-term health conditions.
ow.ly
November 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
As many as 3.37 million adults will be economically inactive due to long-term health conditions over the next decade, costing the economy £36 billion a year, our analysis has shown.
We're calling for a shift in the way policymakers and employers see workplace health.
https://ow.ly/eCCy50XlBAZ
We're calling for a shift in the way policymakers and employers see workplace health.
https://ow.ly/eCCy50XlBAZ
Reposted by Anna Coleman
So much confusion by charging guidelines for Covid and flu vaccines in UK with a massive mismatch in eligibility for who can get them 🧵
Pharmacies facing angry patients over Covid jab confusion
Up to half of patients coming to some pharmacies are being turned away because they are not eligible.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 7:16 AM
So much confusion by charging guidelines for Covid and flu vaccines in UK with a massive mismatch in eligibility for who can get them 🧵
"Govt to roll out neighbourhood health services in 43 places backed by £10 million"
www.gov.uk/government/n...
"Will target working class areas with lowest life expectancy & longest waits"
@melissasurgey.bsky.social @ewenspeed.bsky.social @stevensenior.bsky.social @shobadawson.bsky.social
www.gov.uk/government/n...
"Will target working class areas with lowest life expectancy & longest waits"
@melissasurgey.bsky.social @ewenspeed.bsky.social @stevensenior.bsky.social @shobadawson.bsky.social
Millions of people to benefit from healthcare on their doorstep
Government to roll out first neighbourhood health services in 43 places backed by £10 million.
www.gov.uk
October 7, 2025 at 8:16 AM
"Govt to roll out neighbourhood health services in 43 places backed by £10 million"
www.gov.uk/government/n...
"Will target working class areas with lowest life expectancy & longest waits"
@melissasurgey.bsky.social @ewenspeed.bsky.social @stevensenior.bsky.social @shobadawson.bsky.social
www.gov.uk/government/n...
"Will target working class areas with lowest life expectancy & longest waits"
@melissasurgey.bsky.social @ewenspeed.bsky.social @stevensenior.bsky.social @shobadawson.bsky.social
Great to see reports being tailored to different audiences 👇
"findings of this report will be used by the Inquiry to understand how children & young people felt about & adapted to changes that took place in the pandemic & their effects"
@letsgetvocal.bsky.social @thomasashtoninst.bsky.social
"findings of this report will be used by the Inquiry to understand how children & young people felt about & adapted to changes that took place in the pandemic & their effects"
@letsgetvocal.bsky.social @thomasashtoninst.bsky.social
Children and the Covid-19 pandemic. UK report is out, and includes a child-friendly version.
Children & Young People's Voices Research Project - UK Covid-19 Inquiry
The independent public inquiry to examine the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK
covid19.public-inquiry.uk
September 15, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Great to see reports being tailored to different audiences 👇
"findings of this report will be used by the Inquiry to understand how children & young people felt about & adapted to changes that took place in the pandemic & their effects"
@letsgetvocal.bsky.social @thomasashtoninst.bsky.social
"findings of this report will be used by the Inquiry to understand how children & young people felt about & adapted to changes that took place in the pandemic & their effects"
@letsgetvocal.bsky.social @thomasashtoninst.bsky.social
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Great piece from JP (and thread/summary) explaining why GM might be doing well…
Greater Manchester has been the fastest growing part of the country in the past decade – measured either by total growth or by productivity growth. I’ve had a look into the data to try to work out what is growing and why.
Below are some of the things I have found.
🧵 1/7
Below are some of the things I have found.
🧵 1/7
September 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Great piece from JP (and thread/summary) explaining why GM might be doing well…
Interesting... many watching this space.
"Going by 2023–24 student numbers, the new “super-university” would have 46,885 registered students, around same size as the manchester.ac.uk. It would employ 2,550 academic staff [...] offering 442 full time undergraduate courses". More tinyurl.com/zybfsvzt
"Going by 2023–24 student numbers, the new “super-university” would have 46,885 registered students, around same size as the manchester.ac.uk. It would employ 2,550 academic staff [...] offering 442 full time undergraduate courses". More tinyurl.com/zybfsvzt
September 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Interesting... many watching this space.
"Going by 2023–24 student numbers, the new “super-university” would have 46,885 registered students, around same size as the manchester.ac.uk. It would employ 2,550 academic staff [...] offering 442 full time undergraduate courses". More tinyurl.com/zybfsvzt
"Going by 2023–24 student numbers, the new “super-university” would have 46,885 registered students, around same size as the manchester.ac.uk. It would employ 2,550 academic staff [...] offering 442 full time undergraduate courses". More tinyurl.com/zybfsvzt
See our new article 'supporting people with long covid to return to work' in the new edition of @publicsectorfocus.bsky.social 👇 1st published by policy@manchester @manchester.ac.uk
@martievt.bsky.social @publichealthuom.bsky.social @drdon.bsky.social @fbmh-uom.bsky.social @benwealthy.bsky.social
@martievt.bsky.social @publichealthuom.bsky.social @drdon.bsky.social @fbmh-uom.bsky.social @benwealthy.bsky.social
September 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
See our new article 'supporting people with long covid to return to work' in the new edition of @publicsectorfocus.bsky.social 👇 1st published by policy@manchester @manchester.ac.uk
@martievt.bsky.social @publichealthuom.bsky.social @drdon.bsky.social @fbmh-uom.bsky.social @benwealthy.bsky.social
@martievt.bsky.social @publichealthuom.bsky.social @drdon.bsky.social @fbmh-uom.bsky.social @benwealthy.bsky.social
Reposted by Anna Coleman
Regardless of whether it will have this big an impact, much more needs to be done to involve workers in the conversation about AI
Half of UK adults worry that AI will take or alter their job, poll finds
The TUC calls for a new approach to technology and greater input from workers on how it is deployed
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Regardless of whether it will have this big an impact, much more needs to be done to involve workers in the conversation about AI
1/ "NHS Autumn Covid booster campaign to start 1 /10/25. Changes to the assessment method & lower levels of Covid activity in 2024 mean that 12.9 million fewer individuals will be eligible for free Covid boosters in 2025 Autumn campaign than in the equivalent 2024 campaign" 👇
Excellent summary as ever from Bob Hawkins on the latest data for Covid and respiratory infections in UK. Note the fact that whilst the vaccine campaign for Covid will start in October, the eligibility criteria is dramatically narrower with 12.9million fewer eligible....
Covid Situation Report: Aug 21, 2025
Report providing the latest information on Covid activity in the UK and other countries. This post is best viewed using the browser or Substack app.
open.substack.com
August 22, 2025 at 6:50 AM
1/ "NHS Autumn Covid booster campaign to start 1 /10/25. Changes to the assessment method & lower levels of Covid activity in 2024 mean that 12.9 million fewer individuals will be eligible for free Covid boosters in 2025 Autumn campaign than in the equivalent 2024 campaign" 👇
Wonderful video - thanks for sharing.
We need to hear more voices like these... what it is like to actually go through such a process. You only know when you have been there, and everyone's path is different. Thanks
@letsgetvocal.bsky.social Julie and Farida. @shobadawson.bsky.social
We need to hear more voices like these... what it is like to actually go through such a process. You only know when you have been there, and everyone's path is different. Thanks
@letsgetvocal.bsky.social Julie and Farida. @shobadawson.bsky.social
“We're ordinary people and we've come through this and we're using this creative side of us to share our experience.”
Julie and Farida both got diagnosed with cancer and had radiotherapy.
🎥 Watch this film to find out about their experience & how it led to a comedy double act.
zurl.co/0zXH1
Julie and Farida both got diagnosed with cancer and had radiotherapy.
🎥 Watch this film to find out about their experience & how it led to a comedy double act.
zurl.co/0zXH1
Radiotherapy & Me - Julie and Farida
www.youtube.com
August 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Wonderful video - thanks for sharing.
We need to hear more voices like these... what it is like to actually go through such a process. You only know when you have been there, and everyone's path is different. Thanks
@letsgetvocal.bsky.social Julie and Farida. @shobadawson.bsky.social
We need to hear more voices like these... what it is like to actually go through such a process. You only know when you have been there, and everyone's path is different. Thanks
@letsgetvocal.bsky.social Julie and Farida. @shobadawson.bsky.social
@chrischirp.bsky.social illustrates how collaborative, multidisciplinary environments drive more meaningful innovation than technology alone. She cautions against overreliance on AI, noting its limitations in upstream determinants of health and long-term outcomes.
@publichealthuom.bsky.social
@publichealthuom.bsky.social
Asked about the future of public health, I talked about how the public health wins of the 20th Century were so huge that we've forgotten life without them - and now don't value these basic determinants of health nearly highly enough
August 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
@chrischirp.bsky.social illustrates how collaborative, multidisciplinary environments drive more meaningful innovation than technology alone. She cautions against overreliance on AI, noting its limitations in upstream determinants of health and long-term outcomes.
@publichealthuom.bsky.social
@publichealthuom.bsky.social
Draft guidance six digital technologies to support cardiac rehab for adults with CVD in the NHS 👇 platforms delivers exercise programmes, education related to CVD & its treatment, dietary advice, medication mgt & psychological support.
@nihrtechevalhrc.bsky.social @richardbody.bsky.social
@nihrtechevalhrc.bsky.social @richardbody.bsky.social
NICE ‘conditionally recommends’ digital technologies to support cardiac rehabilitation for adults with cardiovascular disease in the NHS- for a three year evidence gathering period as data is collected to address uncertainties on their long term effectiveness
www.nice.org.uk/news/article...
www.nice.org.uk/news/article...
Six digital platforms supporting at home cardiac rehab given conditional recommendations
www.nice.org.uk
August 19, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Draft guidance six digital technologies to support cardiac rehab for adults with CVD in the NHS 👇 platforms delivers exercise programmes, education related to CVD & its treatment, dietary advice, medication mgt & psychological support.
@nihrtechevalhrc.bsky.social @richardbody.bsky.social
@nihrtechevalhrc.bsky.social @richardbody.bsky.social
Feeling more September than August already but still some lovely pops of colour around @manchester.ac.uk campus!
@drpmanc110.bsky.social @manclibrarian.bsky.social @francescagains.bsky.social @profjackiecarter.bsky.social @imcdermott.bsky.social @drdon.bsky.social @mhoraggoff.bsky.social
@drpmanc110.bsky.social @manclibrarian.bsky.social @francescagains.bsky.social @profjackiecarter.bsky.social @imcdermott.bsky.social @drdon.bsky.social @mhoraggoff.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Feeling more September than August already but still some lovely pops of colour around @manchester.ac.uk campus!
@drpmanc110.bsky.social @manclibrarian.bsky.social @francescagains.bsky.social @profjackiecarter.bsky.social @imcdermott.bsky.social @drdon.bsky.social @mhoraggoff.bsky.social
@drpmanc110.bsky.social @manclibrarian.bsky.social @francescagains.bsky.social @profjackiecarter.bsky.social @imcdermott.bsky.social @drdon.bsky.social @mhoraggoff.bsky.social
"Middle-age not an explicit focus of attention in geographical research on ageing"
Many experiences [in middle age e.g. menopause, caring] are either rendered invisible, reduced to stereotypes or treated as the assumed norm against which other ages are understood" says @amycbarron.bsky.social 👇
Many experiences [in middle age e.g. menopause, caring] are either rendered invisible, reduced to stereotypes or treated as the assumed norm against which other ages are understood" says @amycbarron.bsky.social 👇
Middle-age is often overlooked in research, but it’s where much of life unfolds.
Dr @amycbarron.bsky.social explores how people in Greater Manchester experience this phase, challenging assumptions about ageing.
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#UoMResearch #SocialGeography #Ageing
Dr @amycbarron.bsky.social explores how people in Greater Manchester experience this phase, challenging assumptions about ageing.
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#UoMResearch #SocialGeography #Ageing
Here's what it means to be middle-aged👇
Dr Amy Barron (@amycbarron.bsky.social) has focused on what it means in their recent research. Although people's experiences of middle age vary widely, these experiences are often simplified into stereotypes.
🔗 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/w...
Dr Amy Barron (@amycbarron.bsky.social) has focused on what it means in their recent research. Although people's experiences of middle age vary widely, these experiences are often simplified into stereotypes.
🔗 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/w...
August 13, 2025 at 10:06 AM
"Middle-age not an explicit focus of attention in geographical research on ageing"
Many experiences [in middle age e.g. menopause, caring] are either rendered invisible, reduced to stereotypes or treated as the assumed norm against which other ages are understood" says @amycbarron.bsky.social 👇
Many experiences [in middle age e.g. menopause, caring] are either rendered invisible, reduced to stereotypes or treated as the assumed norm against which other ages are understood" says @amycbarron.bsky.social 👇
“Brain fog” This umbrella term refers to difficulties with memory, concentration and mental clarity.
Can be supported with lifestyle medicine:
It focuses on 6 pillars: sleep, physical activity, nutrition, stress management, social connection & avoidance of harmful substances.
Can be supported with lifestyle medicine:
It focuses on 6 pillars: sleep, physical activity, nutrition, stress management, social connection & avoidance of harmful substances.
The six pillars of lifestyle medicine can support your brain during menopause – and beyond.
Menopause and brain fog: why lifestyle medicine could make a difference
The six pillars of lifestyle medicine can support your brain during menopause – and beyond.
tcnv.link
August 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
“Brain fog” This umbrella term refers to difficulties with memory, concentration and mental clarity.
Can be supported with lifestyle medicine:
It focuses on 6 pillars: sleep, physical activity, nutrition, stress management, social connection & avoidance of harmful substances.
Can be supported with lifestyle medicine:
It focuses on 6 pillars: sleep, physical activity, nutrition, stress management, social connection & avoidance of harmful substances.
"Social cohesion is mutual trust, sense of belonging & collective will that allow people to live together[...] as inequality rises[...] social hierarchies harden. People increasingly view one another not as a source of cooperation & assistance but as threats & rivals"👇
@healthierfutures.bsky.social
@healthierfutures.bsky.social
“Ever greater disparities between the rich and the poor lead to a dangerous weakening of the fabric that holds communities together” – Aini Gauhar of @equalitytrust.bsky.social in out latest blog post. What needs to be done? #LSEInequalitiesBlog
🔗 buff.ly/ge4V2ZL
🔗 buff.ly/ge4V2ZL
The psychological impact of inequality – and how it destroys our communities
Inequality has a profound impact on opportunities, health and the environment. But ultimately it weakens the very social fabric that holds communities together
blogs.lse.ac.uk
August 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
"Social cohesion is mutual trust, sense of belonging & collective will that allow people to live together[...] as inequality rises[...] social hierarchies harden. People increasingly view one another not as a source of cooperation & assistance but as threats & rivals"👇
@healthierfutures.bsky.social
@healthierfutures.bsky.social