Dr Mike Brady (PhD) Consultant Paramedic / Academic
@drmikebradyphd.bsky.social
Assistant Clinical Director of Remote Clinical Care. Consultant Paramedic (PhD). Academic. 999, 111, IUC. Views are my own. Shares are not endorsements.
Volunteer mourners are to be invited to attend funerals for people with no next of kin.
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Torfaen: Volunteers to mourn at funerals no-one goes to
Volunteers will be called in by the council when no-one else is expected to turn up.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Volunteer mourners are to be invited to attend funerals for people with no next of kin.
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BBC News - Two ambulance services in England will combine their senior leadership.
South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) and South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) said they would adopt a shared leadership model.
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South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) and South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) said they would adopt a shared leadership model.
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SCAS and Secamb ambulance services to share senior leadership
The change is being implemented in phases until 2027, the NHS trusts say.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
BBC News - Two ambulance services in England will combine their senior leadership.
South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) and South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) said they would adopt a shared leadership model.
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South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) and South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) said they would adopt a shared leadership model.
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BBC News - Outsourcing firm Capita fined £14m after millions had data stolen.
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Capita fined £14m for cyber-attack which affected millions
The outsourcing giant accepted liability, after the data watchdog said they failed to protect client data.
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October 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
BBC News - Outsourcing firm Capita fined £14m after millions had data stolen.
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Companies have decided to pay people less who work remotely, even if they have more expertise and/or provide more value to a company than certain people who go into the office.
Guess who needs remote jobs more? Marginalized groups! especially disabled people! What a coincidence! 🫠
Guess who needs remote jobs more? Marginalized groups! especially disabled people! What a coincidence! 🫠
"For the first time since the 1960s, the earnings gap between men and women has widened two years in a row...with women earning 80.9 cents for every dollar a man earned in 2024. That compares to women earning 84 cents for every dollar a man earned in 2022."
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Women are taking pay cuts as companies mandate return to office
Researchers are identifying several key factors behind why gender pay gap – which had narrowed steadily over the years – has suddenly widened.
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October 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Companies have decided to pay people less who work remotely, even if they have more expertise and/or provide more value to a company than certain people who go into the office.
Guess who needs remote jobs more? Marginalized groups! especially disabled people! What a coincidence! 🫠
Guess who needs remote jobs more? Marginalized groups! especially disabled people! What a coincidence! 🫠
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Well done Shafaq Aftab. When a reviewer stole her work and published it under his own name, she fought for a YEAR to get the journal to retract the paper. Just wondering why it took Wiley a YEAR to do this. 🧪 #academicsky
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Wiley retracts study stolen by reviewer, following Retraction Watch coverage
A Wiley journal has retracted a paper more than a year after a researcher reported the work was hers and had been stolen by a reviewer for another journal. As we reported in July, Shafaq Aftab, now…
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October 12, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Well done Shafaq Aftab. When a reviewer stole her work and published it under his own name, she fought for a YEAR to get the journal to retract the paper. Just wondering why it took Wiley a YEAR to do this. 🧪 #academicsky
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BBC: Autism, School and Families on the Edge (I'll need to be in the right headspace to watch this one #livedexperience
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BBC One - Panorama, Kellie Bright - Autism, School and Families on the Edge
Kellie Bright meets parents fighting for the right education for their autistic children.
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October 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
BBC: Autism, School and Families on the Edge (I'll need to be in the right headspace to watch this one #livedexperience
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The role of Remote Clinical Care in Health Promotion: a scoping review protocol - Preprint.
Great to see early pieces coming out of my Professional Doctorate student Craig Browns work.
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Great to see early pieces coming out of my Professional Doctorate student Craig Browns work.
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The role of Remote Clinical Care in Health Promotion: a scoping review protocol
Abstract Objective: This scoping review aims to understand what opportunities exist to provide health promotion to the adult population within Remote Clinical Care. Introduction: With increasing deman...
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October 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The role of Remote Clinical Care in Health Promotion: a scoping review protocol - Preprint.
Great to see early pieces coming out of my Professional Doctorate student Craig Browns work.
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Great to see early pieces coming out of my Professional Doctorate student Craig Browns work.
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Got my performance review.
September 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Got my performance review.
Dr Mike Brady from Welsh Ambulance Service & part of the research team said:
“These insights are highly relevant today, as UK health services undergo large-scale clinical model transformations, winter preparation responses, & future pandemic preparedness exercises".
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“These insights are highly relevant today, as UK health services undergo large-scale clinical model transformations, winter preparation responses, & future pandemic preparedness exercises".
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Resilience under pressure: Study reveals ambulance staff’s adaptive response to Covid-19
A Swansea University study has uncovered the intense emotional and operational strain experienced by emergency ambulance staff across the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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September 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Dr Mike Brady from Welsh Ambulance Service & part of the research team said:
“These insights are highly relevant today, as UK health services undergo large-scale clinical model transformations, winter preparation responses, & future pandemic preparedness exercises".
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“These insights are highly relevant today, as UK health services undergo large-scale clinical model transformations, winter preparation responses, & future pandemic preparedness exercises".
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Leading with Humility: The Role of Modesty in Effective Leadership.
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Leading with Humility: The Role of Modesty in Effective Leadership - Conscious Leadership Pathways
In the pantheon of leadership traits, charisma often takes center stage. Bold pronouncements, decisive action, and an air of unwavering confidence are the qualities traditionally associated with succe...
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September 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Leading with Humility: The Role of Modesty in Effective Leadership.
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What is modest leadership? Why humility improves teams, leaders and patient care.
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September 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
What is modest leadership? Why humility improves teams, leaders and patient care.
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New publication: While this research was undertaken a few years ago, its findings remain relevant. As health services respond to winter pressures & large-scale clinical model transformation, the lessons continue to offer valuable insights.
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‘Every day was a learning curve’: implementing COVID-19 triage protocols in UK ambulance services—a qualitative study of staff experiences
Background TRIM (What TRIage model is safest and most effective for the Management of 999 callers with suspected COVID-19? A linked outcome study) was an evaluation of models used to triage and manage...
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September 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
New publication: While this research was undertaken a few years ago, its findings remain relevant. As health services respond to winter pressures & large-scale clinical model transformation, the lessons continue to offer valuable insights.
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Great to showcase the work of Welsh Ambulance Service
& Industry Partners today at the 999 Remote Patient Care Best Practice Day & Robotics AI summit - Discussing the implementation & validation of clinical systems & early learning from conversational AI for NHS 111 Wales Online.
& Industry Partners today at the 999 Remote Patient Care Best Practice Day & Robotics AI summit - Discussing the implementation & validation of clinical systems & early learning from conversational AI for NHS 111 Wales Online.
September 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Great to showcase the work of Welsh Ambulance Service
& Industry Partners today at the 999 Remote Patient Care Best Practice Day & Robotics AI summit - Discussing the implementation & validation of clinical systems & early learning from conversational AI for NHS 111 Wales Online.
& Industry Partners today at the 999 Remote Patient Care Best Practice Day & Robotics AI summit - Discussing the implementation & validation of clinical systems & early learning from conversational AI for NHS 111 Wales Online.
With a robust background in clinical practice & telehealth, Dr. Brady delves into the profound impact of remote clinical care in today's health landscape. The conversation explores benefits, including increased accessibility & convenience for patients.
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Episode 26 - Advancing Remote Clinical Care with Dr Mike Brady
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September 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
With a robust background in clinical practice & telehealth, Dr. Brady delves into the profound impact of remote clinical care in today's health landscape. The conversation explores benefits, including increased accessibility & convenience for patients.
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This past week of leave has been a game-changer. Less dread, more disconnection. With my fantastic family and beautiful wife, I found a new sense of clarity. Now, I'm curiously and excitedly searching for new opportunities that will truly value my unique contributions.
August 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This past week of leave has been a game-changer. Less dread, more disconnection. With my fantastic family and beautiful wife, I found a new sense of clarity. Now, I'm curiously and excitedly searching for new opportunities that will truly value my unique contributions.
BBC News - The head of research at South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the College of Paramedics.
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Secamb 'trailblazer' receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Prof Julia Williams received the award at a ceremony at Keele University recently.
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August 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
BBC News - The head of research at South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the College of Paramedics.
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Aiming to spark debate through possibly controversial proposals, the authors suggest that academics should be limited to one publication, book or chapter every year, or even every two years, as a solution to the “publish or perish…mania”.
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Researchers suggest one-a-year publication limit - Research Professional News
“Probably controversial” proposals intended to spark renewed efforts to tackle “publish or perish...mania”
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August 23, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Aiming to spark debate through possibly controversial proposals, the authors suggest that academics should be limited to one publication, book or chapter every year, or even every two years, as a solution to the “publish or perish…mania”.
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Appropriateness of NHS 111 Wales outcomes—using the Call Prioritisation Streaming System: a RAND/UCLA modified Delphi method.
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Appropriateness of NHS 111 Wales outcomes—using the Call Prioritisation Streaming System: a RAND/UCLA modified Delphi method
Introduction NHS 111 Wales offers 24-hour telephone assessment, care and referrals for urgent healthcare needs. Call handlers use the newly created and implemented Call Prioritisation Streaming System...
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August 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Appropriateness of NHS 111 Wales outcomes—using the Call Prioritisation Streaming System: a RAND/UCLA modified Delphi method.
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Horribly tragic case which evidences how challenging designing remote clinical decision systems for call handlers can be, in assessing peadiatrics breathing rates, noises, causes.
Improvements should include the people, the processes, as-well-as the technology used.
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Improvements should include the people, the processes, as-well-as the technology used.
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Coroner calls for 111 action after Buckinghamshire baby's death
A coroner says her concerns about NHS call handling may be widespread following the death of a baby.
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August 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Horribly tragic case which evidences how challenging designing remote clinical decision systems for call handlers can be, in assessing peadiatrics breathing rates, noises, causes.
Improvements should include the people, the processes, as-well-as the technology used.
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Improvements should include the people, the processes, as-well-as the technology used.
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Great to see Tom Fallon featured here. Tom is WAST respiratory clinical lead for remote care and a key member of my team.
His work is already showing the potential to embed respiratory and rehab thinking upstream in the 999 and 111 systems.
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His work is already showing the potential to embed respiratory and rehab thinking upstream in the 999 and 111 systems.
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August 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Great to see Tom Fallon featured here. Tom is WAST respiratory clinical lead for remote care and a key member of my team.
His work is already showing the potential to embed respiratory and rehab thinking upstream in the 999 and 111 systems.
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His work is already showing the potential to embed respiratory and rehab thinking upstream in the 999 and 111 systems.
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A BBC Verify investigation has revealed that the identities of British public sector workers (like 999 Emergency Medical Advisors) have been cloned using AI by a Russian-linked disinformation campaign.
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British 999 caller's voice cloned by Russian network using AI
A BBC Verify investigation has revealed that the identities of British public sector workers have been cloned using AI by a Russian-linked disinformation campaign.
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July 31, 2025 at 8:13 AM
A BBC Verify investigation has revealed that the identities of British public sector workers (like 999 Emergency Medical Advisors) have been cloned using AI by a Russian-linked disinformation campaign.
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Welsh Ambulance Service demonstrates commitment to environmental management standard and has successfully retained its ISO 14001 accreditation for another year.
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Welsh Ambulance Service demonstrates commitment to environmental management standard - aace.org.uk
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July 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Welsh Ambulance Service demonstrates commitment to environmental management standard and has successfully retained its ISO 14001 accreditation for another year.
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I really enjoyed being a panel member at this week's Welsh Ambulance research day with colleagues Aasha & Scott where we discussed & answered questions on emerging technologies, change management, implementation science, & of course the role of AI in healthcare.
July 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I really enjoyed being a panel member at this week's Welsh Ambulance research day with colleagues Aasha & Scott where we discussed & answered questions on emerging technologies, change management, implementation science, & of course the role of AI in healthcare.