Debbie Hatfield
@drdahatfield.bsky.social
Fewer deadlines, more reading for pleasure. Former nurse lecturer and researcher. Interested in PPI, community engagement, advocacy, volunteering, NHS.
Parked up at Hillbrow for exercise class. Takes me back to days @uniofbrighton.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Parked up at Hillbrow for exercise class. Takes me back to days @uniofbrighton.bsky.social
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For AI tools to benefit patients, people who draw on services, staff and health and care providers it’s essential that the correct infrastructure be put in place.
Explore the need of infrastructure for innovation in our new piece.
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Explore the need of infrastructure for innovation in our new piece.
buff.ly/sKxtfsh
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June 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
For AI tools to benefit patients, people who draw on services, staff and health and care providers it’s essential that the correct infrastructure be put in place.
Explore the need of infrastructure for innovation in our new piece.
buff.ly/sKxtfsh
Explore the need of infrastructure for innovation in our new piece.
buff.ly/sKxtfsh
Love the grass at this time of year! Courts beautifully maintained and in use. #MeadsLawnTennisClub
May 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Love the grass at this time of year! Courts beautifully maintained and in use. #MeadsLawnTennisClub
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There’s a lot of hype around the potential of AI in health and care. But is it justified?
In this new long read @mustbemistry.bsky.social considers how AI is currently being developed, tested and used in the health and care sector, and the questions that still need to be answered: buff.ly/TBT0hUm
In this new long read @mustbemistry.bsky.social considers how AI is currently being developed, tested and used in the health and care sector, and the questions that still need to be answered: buff.ly/TBT0hUm
May 16, 2025 at 10:05 AM
There’s a lot of hype around the potential of AI in health and care. But is it justified?
In this new long read @mustbemistry.bsky.social considers how AI is currently being developed, tested and used in the health and care sector, and the questions that still need to be answered: buff.ly/TBT0hUm
In this new long read @mustbemistry.bsky.social considers how AI is currently being developed, tested and used in the health and care sector, and the questions that still need to be answered: buff.ly/TBT0hUm
Beautiful Spring sunshine and sea as calm as a millpond!
March 21, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Beautiful Spring sunshine and sea as calm as a millpond!
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Our Distinguished Lectures on #FuturePublicHeath bring together senior public health experts to provide thought leadership on public health practice & training.
Join us for the next session with Professor Sir Frank Atherton, chaired by @profkevinfenton.bsky.social ➡️ www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...
Join us for the next session with Professor Sir Frank Atherton, chaired by @profkevinfenton.bsky.social ➡️ www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...
March 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Our Distinguished Lectures on #FuturePublicHeath bring together senior public health experts to provide thought leadership on public health practice & training.
Join us for the next session with Professor Sir Frank Atherton, chaired by @profkevinfenton.bsky.social ➡️ www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...
Join us for the next session with Professor Sir Frank Atherton, chaired by @profkevinfenton.bsky.social ➡️ www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...
Enjoyable ‘Lunch and Listen’ with Sussex Opera and Ballet Society. sussexoperaandballetsociety.com Chris Dixon talking about Eastbourne International Singing Competition. Listening to him (baritone) and Yvonne Lloyd (soprano) sing. Dates for the diary to hear and see young talent!
March 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Enjoyable ‘Lunch and Listen’ with Sussex Opera and Ballet Society. sussexoperaandballetsociety.com Chris Dixon talking about Eastbourne International Singing Competition. Listening to him (baritone) and Yvonne Lloyd (soprano) sing. Dates for the diary to hear and see young talent!
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SPECIAL ISSUE of Nursing in Critical Care on environmental sustainability.
Guest edited by Heather Baid & Fredrika Sundberg. Their editorial introducing the issue if featured below.
Read the whole issue in free full text here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14785153...
@nydahlpeter.bsky.social
Guest edited by Heather Baid & Fredrika Sundberg. Their editorial introducing the issue if featured below.
Read the whole issue in free full text here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14785153...
@nydahlpeter.bsky.social
February 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
SPECIAL ISSUE of Nursing in Critical Care on environmental sustainability.
Guest edited by Heather Baid & Fredrika Sundberg. Their editorial introducing the issue if featured below.
Read the whole issue in free full text here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14785153...
@nydahlpeter.bsky.social
Guest edited by Heather Baid & Fredrika Sundberg. Their editorial introducing the issue if featured below.
Read the whole issue in free full text here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14785153...
@nydahlpeter.bsky.social
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📣 We’re looking for case studies for our Digital health and care conference on 15 July that showcase how digital innovation and technology are transforming health and care.
Email events@kingsfund.org.uk by Sunday 30 March outlining your case study and why you want to take part.
Email events@kingsfund.org.uk by Sunday 30 March outlining your case study and why you want to take part.
March 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
📣 We’re looking for case studies for our Digital health and care conference on 15 July that showcase how digital innovation and technology are transforming health and care.
Email events@kingsfund.org.uk by Sunday 30 March outlining your case study and why you want to take part.
Email events@kingsfund.org.uk by Sunday 30 March outlining your case study and why you want to take part.
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We're looking for 10 individuals to take part in an online focus group on Thursday, March 13th, to help shape the future of NHS leadership and management. Find out more and register your interest:
Expression of interest: Help shape the NHS Leadership and Management Framework
Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.
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March 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
We're looking for 10 individuals to take part in an online focus group on Thursday, March 13th, to help shape the future of NHS leadership and management. Find out more and register your interest:
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A survey we conducted in 2024 showed that financial pressures in the higher education sector are impacting nursing students courses, and our nurse educator workforce.
We want to know more. Working in nursing higher or further education? Complete our survey by 10 March. ➡️ bit.ly/4hWhYz6
We want to know more. Working in nursing higher or further education? Complete our survey by 10 March. ➡️ bit.ly/4hWhYz6
March 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A survey we conducted in 2024 showed that financial pressures in the higher education sector are impacting nursing students courses, and our nurse educator workforce.
We want to know more. Working in nursing higher or further education? Complete our survey by 10 March. ➡️ bit.ly/4hWhYz6
We want to know more. Working in nursing higher or further education? Complete our survey by 10 March. ➡️ bit.ly/4hWhYz6
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Brilliant opportunity for young people aged 11-24 to get involved in the @england.nhs.uk Youth Forum & Young Researchers programme run by @barnardos.org.uk.
Deadline for applications: 2/3/25.
More info: www.barnardos.org.uk/nhs-youth-fo...
@kathevans2.bsky.social @joshharsant.bsky.social
Deadline for applications: 2/3/25.
More info: www.barnardos.org.uk/nhs-youth-fo...
@kathevans2.bsky.social @joshharsant.bsky.social
The NHS Youth Forum
Your opportunity as a young person to have a say about the health services available to you.
www.barnardos.org.uk
February 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Brilliant opportunity for young people aged 11-24 to get involved in the @england.nhs.uk Youth Forum & Young Researchers programme run by @barnardos.org.uk.
Deadline for applications: 2/3/25.
More info: www.barnardos.org.uk/nhs-youth-fo...
@kathevans2.bsky.social @joshharsant.bsky.social
Deadline for applications: 2/3/25.
More info: www.barnardos.org.uk/nhs-youth-fo...
@kathevans2.bsky.social @joshharsant.bsky.social
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If you're a critical care nurse join an empowering online session on 27 Feb to master the job evaluation system, understand your true value, and explore the process of re-banding.
Your pay should reflect your specialist skills.
Know your worth. ➡️ https://buff.ly/4i21Go6
Your pay should reflect your specialist skills.
Know your worth. ➡️ https://buff.ly/4i21Go6
February 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
If you're a critical care nurse join an empowering online session on 27 Feb to master the job evaluation system, understand your true value, and explore the process of re-banding.
Your pay should reflect your specialist skills.
Know your worth. ➡️ https://buff.ly/4i21Go6
Your pay should reflect your specialist skills.
Know your worth. ➡️ https://buff.ly/4i21Go6
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Psychiatrist Allan House was permitted, like me, to speak to the assisted dying committee - but only after it first tried to ban @rcpsych.bsky.social’s testimony.
Pls read his letter.
How is the committee remotely serious about protecting the vulnerable if it dismisses the doctors who treat them?
Pls read his letter.
How is the committee remotely serious about protecting the vulnerable if it dismisses the doctors who treat them?
February 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Psychiatrist Allan House was permitted, like me, to speak to the assisted dying committee - but only after it first tried to ban @rcpsych.bsky.social’s testimony.
Pls read his letter.
How is the committee remotely serious about protecting the vulnerable if it dismisses the doctors who treat them?
Pls read his letter.
How is the committee remotely serious about protecting the vulnerable if it dismisses the doctors who treat them?
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So proud of my team and all our @nationalvoices.bsky.social lived experience partners who helped bring this all together. And thanks Helen for taking part in the launch event too. So impressed we had over 400 delegates! :)
Friends, colleagues, stakeholders read below … you have been dared.
Friends, colleagues, stakeholders read below … you have been dared.
Live now! For all ICS leads, vcse and communities, this is a fantastic framework to work together and start doing the work rather than talk or 'engage'
This has been codesigned in a collaborative approach with wide range of stakeholders. I dare you to take a look! @jacoblant.bsky.social
This has been codesigned in a collaborative approach with wide range of stakeholders. I dare you to take a look! @jacoblant.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
So proud of my team and all our @nationalvoices.bsky.social lived experience partners who helped bring this all together. And thanks Helen for taking part in the launch event too. So impressed we had over 400 delegates! :)
Friends, colleagues, stakeholders read below … you have been dared.
Friends, colleagues, stakeholders read below … you have been dared.
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Great that the UK is initiating a similar randomized trial in 700,000 women, but it seems the results from Sweden have already resolved many of the questions about the use A.I. w/ mammography and has long term follow-up for outcomes in >105,000 participants
theguardian.com/society/2025...
theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS to launch world’s biggest trial of AI breast cancer diagnosis
If successful, the scheme could speed up testing and reduce radiologists’ workload by around half
theguardian.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Great that the UK is initiating a similar randomized trial in 700,000 women, but it seems the results from Sweden have already resolved many of the questions about the use A.I. w/ mammography and has long term follow-up for outcomes in >105,000 participants
theguardian.com/society/2025...
theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Join Professor Dawn Dowding as she delivers the annual RCN Winifred Raphael Memorial Lecture on nursing in a digital age.
📆 20 March
🕧 16:00-18:30
📍 Royal College of Nursing HQ, central London
🎫 Free, and open to all
Book your ticket ⬇️
📆 20 March
🕧 16:00-18:30
📍 Royal College of Nursing HQ, central London
🎫 Free, and open to all
Book your ticket ⬇️
The Value of Nursing in the Digital Age | Event | Royal College of Nursing
Join us on 20th March to hear from Dr Dawn Dowding on the value of nursing in a digital age.
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January 25, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Join Professor Dawn Dowding as she delivers the annual RCN Winifred Raphael Memorial Lecture on nursing in a digital age.
📆 20 March
🕧 16:00-18:30
📍 Royal College of Nursing HQ, central London
🎫 Free, and open to all
Book your ticket ⬇️
📆 20 March
🕧 16:00-18:30
📍 Royal College of Nursing HQ, central London
🎫 Free, and open to all
Book your ticket ⬇️
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The social housing stock has been depleted by Right to Buy sales.
We’ve not been replacing the homes that we’re selling. Over the same period that we’ve sold 2.2 million homes, we’ve only built 1.3 million new ones to replace them
We’ve not been replacing the homes that we’re selling. Over the same period that we’ve sold 2.2 million homes, we’ve only built 1.3 million new ones to replace them
January 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The social housing stock has been depleted by Right to Buy sales.
We’ve not been replacing the homes that we’re selling. Over the same period that we’ve sold 2.2 million homes, we’ve only built 1.3 million new ones to replace them
We’ve not been replacing the homes that we’re selling. Over the same period that we’ve sold 2.2 million homes, we’ve only built 1.3 million new ones to replace them
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Welcome immigrants from X interested in science to the friendlier skies of @bsky.app, as documented by a new @nature.com survey (but you already knew that 😉)
"Bluesky is much better for science. There is much less toxicity, misinformation, and distractions."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"Bluesky is much better for science. There is much less toxicity, misinformation, and distractions."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
January 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Welcome immigrants from X interested in science to the friendlier skies of @bsky.app, as documented by a new @nature.com survey (but you already knew that 😉)
"Bluesky is much better for science. There is much less toxicity, misinformation, and distractions."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"Bluesky is much better for science. There is much less toxicity, misinformation, and distractions."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The Climate Change and Sustainability group of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow is hosting a free webinar on 29 January to discuss ultra processed food and its impacts on human and planetary health.
community.rcpsg.ac.uk/event/view/u...
community.rcpsg.ac.uk/event/view/u...
Ultra Processed Food: A threat to human and planetary health
Join us and hear from influential speakers on the latest updates and potential solutions to the impact of Ultra Processed Food on planetary and human health.
community.rcpsg.ac.uk
January 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
The Climate Change and Sustainability group of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow is hosting a free webinar on 29 January to discuss ultra processed food and its impacts on human and planetary health.
community.rcpsg.ac.uk/event/view/u...
community.rcpsg.ac.uk/event/view/u...
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Today we've released a devastating report on the crisis of patients being treated in inappropriate settings in our NHS.
With over 5000 testimonies from nursing staff, the report reveals how widespread this crisis has become, and how it's putting lives at risk.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3WiS8wB
With over 5000 testimonies from nursing staff, the report reveals how widespread this crisis has become, and how it's putting lives at risk.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3WiS8wB
Nicola Ranger launches the RCN Corridor Care Report
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger launches the RCN report on corridor care in the UK.
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Today we've released a devastating report on the crisis of patients being treated in inappropriate settings in our NHS.
With over 5000 testimonies from nursing staff, the report reveals how widespread this crisis has become, and how it's putting lives at risk.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3WiS8wB
With over 5000 testimonies from nursing staff, the report reveals how widespread this crisis has become, and how it's putting lives at risk.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3WiS8wB
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Help develop guidance on reward, recognition and remuneration for patients, service users or family carers who share their personal experiences or are involved / take part in improvement projects by taking our short survey: https://buff.ly/3PxlCD8
Developing guidance for patients, service users or family carers on reward, recognition and remuneration
The Patients Association and SNEE ICP are creating guidelines to reward and recognise patients, carers, and service users contributing to healthcare improvements. Share your views through our survey.
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January 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Help develop guidance on reward, recognition and remuneration for patients, service users or family carers who share their personal experiences or are involved / take part in improvement projects by taking our short survey: https://buff.ly/3PxlCD8
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1. As Zuckerberg abandons fact checking in the name of “free speech”, let’s take a moment to examine this concept. 🧵
January 8, 2025 at 6:53 AM
1. As Zuckerberg abandons fact checking in the name of “free speech”, let’s take a moment to examine this concept. 🧵
Finally managed to deactivate X account! Constantly getting messages to say it was ´an error’ and try again later. No, it wasn’t. Glad to be off that platform and all that it portrays.
January 9, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Finally managed to deactivate X account! Constantly getting messages to say it was ´an error’ and try again later. No, it wasn’t. Glad to be off that platform and all that it portrays.
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NEW BLOG: This week’s elective recovery plan was published at a very busy time for the #NHS, including in general practice. 🩺
@becksfisher.bsky.social, our Director of Research and Policy and a GP in Oxford, looks at what the plan's impact might be on general practice.
@becksfisher.bsky.social, our Director of Research and Policy and a GP in Oxford, looks at what the plan's impact might be on general practice.
The elective recovery plan: a view from general practice
This week’s elective recovery plan was published at a very busy time for the NHS, including in general practice, where there will have been strong interest in the plan. Dr Becks Fisher, Director of…
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January 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
NEW BLOG: This week’s elective recovery plan was published at a very busy time for the #NHS, including in general practice. 🩺
@becksfisher.bsky.social, our Director of Research and Policy and a GP in Oxford, looks at what the plan's impact might be on general practice.
@becksfisher.bsky.social, our Director of Research and Policy and a GP in Oxford, looks at what the plan's impact might be on general practice.