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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.
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...
November 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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 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
November 5, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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
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
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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
"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
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
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
September 15, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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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
September 4, 2025 at 8:37 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
September 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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
September 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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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
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
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'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
Radiotherapy & Me - Julie and Farida
www.youtube.com
August 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
@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
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
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
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...
Six digital platforms supporting at home cardiac rehab given conditional recommendations
www.nice.org.uk
August 19, 2025 at 7:12 AM
August 19, 2025 at 6:58 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 👇
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
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...
August 13, 2025 at 10:06 AM
“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.
August 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"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
August 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
August 12, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Looks odd but does you good - Japanese interval walking
Scientists in Japan studied it in middle-aged & older adults. Suggests high-intensity interval walking may reduce blood pressure & increase the strength of the knee joint.
tinyurl.com/np6j9sw5
@drdon.bsky.social @drpmanc110.bsky.social
Japanese interval walking: the viral exercise trend that could put a spring in your step
Alternating between fast and slow walking is particularly suited to people who do not do much regular exercise
tinyurl.com
August 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
“Digital triage’ aims to streamline patient access to improve efficiency in GP practices, but concerns that it could widen health inequalities by adding barriers to accessing care.” tinyurl.com/unpp3taa
@kathcheckland.bsky.social @drdon.bsky.social @lukemunford.bsky.social @mhoraggoff.bsky.social
Digital Triage In GP: Enhancing Access To Care Or Increasing Inequalities? | The King's Fund
GP trainee Ellie Watkins takes a look at two different approaches to GP access. What can be learnt from these approaches and how can we ensure equitable access?
tinyurl.com
August 11, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Reposted by Anna Coleman
Women's health being downplayed you say? Well I never.
AI tools used by English councils downplay women’s health issues, study finds
Exclusive: LSE research finds risk of gender bias in care decisions made based on AI summaries of case notes
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Reposted by Anna Coleman
'Put simply, we have a really strange system in higher education, where nobody admits how much things actually cost, nobody admits who’s paying for what, research is kept alive on the toil and goodwill of underpaid academics....'
Tuition fees are rising again and nobody is happy – it’s time to actually fix our broken university sector | Zoe Williams
The figures simply don’t add up for higher education in England and Wales. Yet delusional politicians from all parties seem intent on avoiding the issue, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
www.theguardian.com
August 8, 2025 at 6:29 AM
"Most fractures [...] due to minor falls, in the presence of osteoporosis [...] There’s a silent & increasing epidemic of osteoporotic fractures" says @scarlettmcnally.bsky.social
"need to focus on being patient centred [...] & prevent osteoporotic fractures"
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Scarlett McNally: Let’s reverse silent osteoporosis and prevent broken bones
In my 30 years as an orthopaedic surgeon, the types of broken bones we see in hospitals have changed remarkably. We used to see multiple trauma from road traffic collisions, wards filled by young men ...
www.bmj.com
August 7, 2025 at 7:20 AM