Charlotte Bolton
@profbolton.bsky.social
Prof Respiratory Medicine. Focus on #COPD, #GlobalHealth, #rehabilitation #recovery, #AirQuality #Medsky #RespMed. #Lung #lungsky #research. Clinical Academic. FRCP. Social justice, addressing inequalities. Uni of #Nottingham. Views expressed my own.
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"Three values have animated my work - truth, justice and hope." Michael Marmot.
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
"Three values have animated my work - truth, justice and hope." Michael Marmot.
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
👇… Not right time for vote / when done - do properly! ….
The RCP is asking Fellows to vote on key constitutional reforms, including extending the franchise.
A group of 27 Fellows tabled a motion saying reform should be slowed down + done properly.
Not enough information. Too many questions.
Our views here:
tinyurl.com/ye5k2fa2
A group of 27 Fellows tabled a motion saying reform should be slowed down + done properly.
Not enough information. Too many questions.
Our views here:
tinyurl.com/ye5k2fa2
RCP Constitutional Reforms - The Case for No (Not Yet)
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is currently asking Fellows to vote on constitutional reforms. The reforms seem relatively straightforward – widening the franchise to allow Collegiate members to...
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September 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
👇… Not right time for vote / when done - do properly! ….
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"the poorest 10 per cent of people would need to spend 74 per cent of their income to eat healthily" www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/he... #StructuralViolence
Michael Marmot: "Stress associated with poverty will damage children"
The health inequalities expert on how rising prices are making us ill.
www.newstatesman.com
August 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
"the poorest 10 per cent of people would need to spend 74 per cent of their income to eat healthily" www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/he... #StructuralViolence
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“The review… comments that without core knowledge of the pre-clinical subjects (such as pathology), it is not possible to apply mechanistic reasoning to complex health problems”
Agreed
Training to be a doctor is necessarily long because, simply put, medicine is complex
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Agreed
Training to be a doctor is necessarily long because, simply put, medicine is complex
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Farewell, associates. Welcome back assistants
On 20 November 2024, Wes Streeting, the UK’s Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, commissioned Gillian Leng to undertake an independent review of physician associates and anaesthesia associa...
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July 17, 2025 at 4:52 AM
“The review… comments that without core knowledge of the pre-clinical subjects (such as pathology), it is not possible to apply mechanistic reasoning to complex health problems”
Agreed
Training to be a doctor is necessarily long because, simply put, medicine is complex
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Agreed
Training to be a doctor is necessarily long because, simply put, medicine is complex
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Quite some headlines on how things need to change after #LengReview. Thank goodness for everyone who stood up for /had to whistleblow for patient safety, resident doctor training and how the public were being mislead. Review could have gone further but …
July 16, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Quite some headlines on how things need to change after #LengReview. Thank goodness for everyone who stood up for /had to whistleblow for patient safety, resident doctor training and how the public were being mislead. Review could have gone further but …
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NHS physician associates should not diagnose untriaged patients, review finds
NHS physician associates should not diagnose untriaged patients, review finds
Government review says PAs sometimes used to fill roles designed for doctors, potentially exposing patients to risk
NHS physician associates should be banned from diagnosing patients who have not already been seen by a doctor, a government review has concluded.
The review calls for the government to overhaul the role of physician associates (PAs), who it says have been substituted in for doctors to fill staffing gaps despite having significantly less training. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
NHS physician associates should not diagnose untriaged patients, review finds
The Leng review …. Physician associates need new job title, says review www.bbc.com/news/article...
Physician associates need new job title, says review
It also recommends PAs and AAs wear standardised clothing and badges to distinguish them from doctors.
www.bbc.com
July 16, 2025 at 5:29 AM
The Leng review …. Physician associates need new job title, says review www.bbc.com/news/article...
Really questions the whole process!!
Scientists reportedly hiding AI text prompts in academic papers to receive positive peer reviews
Scientists reportedly hiding AI text prompts in academic papers to receive positive peer reviews
Research papers found carrying hidden white text giving instructions not to highlight negatives as concern grows over use of large language models for peer review
Academics are reportedly hiding prompts in preprint papers for artificial intelligence tools, encouraging them to give positive reviews.
Nikkei reported on 1 July it had reviewed research papers from 14 academic institutions in eight countries, including Japan, South Korea, China, Singapore and two in the United States. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 14, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Really questions the whole process!!
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What a great meeting! The national COPD ‘25 conference was held in Nottingham last week. Great to share research, clinical views and network. Included talks from @nottscopd.bsky.social team - Ayushman Gupta, @amandatatler.bsky.social @drrachclifford.bsky.social and @profbolton.bsky.social
July 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
What a great meeting! The national COPD ‘25 conference was held in Nottingham last week. Great to share research, clinical views and network. Included talks from @nottscopd.bsky.social team - Ayushman Gupta, @amandatatler.bsky.social @drrachclifford.bsky.social and @profbolton.bsky.social
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"As I get older I want to be seen in terms of doors that might still open for me, not ones that have already closed."
John Launer on why any measurement of a patient's deficits in health should be accompanied by a list of capabilities
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
John Launer on why any measurement of a patient's deficits in health should be accompanied by a list of capabilities
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
June 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
"As I get older I want to be seen in terms of doors that might still open for me, not ones that have already closed."
John Launer on why any measurement of a patient's deficits in health should be accompanied by a list of capabilities
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
John Launer on why any measurement of a patient's deficits in health should be accompanied by a list of capabilities
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
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🚨 1 person is hospitalised every 3 minutes from COPD
🚨1 in 2 patients are readmitted or die within 90 days of a COPD exacerbation
🚨COPD is the 2nd most common cause of emergency admission
🚨In the UK someone has a COPD exacerbation every 20 seconds
It’s time for change
🚨1 in 2 patients are readmitted or die within 90 days of a COPD exacerbation
🚨COPD is the 2nd most common cause of emergency admission
🚨In the UK someone has a COPD exacerbation every 20 seconds
It’s time for change
May 22, 2025 at 7:12 AM
🚨 1 person is hospitalised every 3 minutes from COPD
🚨1 in 2 patients are readmitted or die within 90 days of a COPD exacerbation
🚨COPD is the 2nd most common cause of emergency admission
🚨In the UK someone has a COPD exacerbation every 20 seconds
It’s time for change
🚨1 in 2 patients are readmitted or die within 90 days of a COPD exacerbation
🚨COPD is the 2nd most common cause of emergency admission
🚨In the UK someone has a COPD exacerbation every 20 seconds
It’s time for change
What a privilege to hear from many people w/ lived experience of #COPD & carers, joining politicians, clinicians working for COPD at House of Commons. The need is huge, the voices strong. Now let’s sort it! humbling to hear stories. Thank you to all patients who came. Now let’s ACT! #COPDVoices
May 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
What a privilege to hear from many people w/ lived experience of #COPD & carers, joining politicians, clinicians working for COPD at House of Commons. The need is huge, the voices strong. Now let’s sort it! humbling to hear stories. Thank you to all patients who came. Now let’s ACT! #COPDVoices
Come and sign up for COPD 2025! Now free, due to the sponsorship support. copd-uk.com/home
COPD UK 2025
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April 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Come and sign up for COPD 2025! Now free, due to the sponsorship support. copd-uk.com/home
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I've talked to hundreds of Members and Fellows and their views are clear: we need to revitalise the RCP and restore the #VoiceOfPhysicians
Vote Asif Qasim before Monday 14th April
It's time to act: let's make the RCP something we can be proud of
Vote Asif Qasim before Monday 14th April
It's time to act: let's make the RCP something we can be proud of
April 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I've talked to hundreds of Members and Fellows and their views are clear: we need to revitalise the RCP and restore the #VoiceOfPhysicians
Vote Asif Qasim before Monday 14th April
It's time to act: let's make the RCP something we can be proud of
Vote Asif Qasim before Monday 14th April
It's time to act: let's make the RCP something we can be proud of
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We are excited to advertise for a Band 6 Respiratory Readmissions Nurse to join our friendly COPD Team at NUH - an exciting opportunity to support people living with Chronic Respiratory Disease!! See below for more details 👇....
www.nuh.nhs.uk/jobs#!/job/v... @profbolton.bsky.social
www.nuh.nhs.uk/jobs#!/job/v... @profbolton.bsky.social
April 2, 2025 at 10:23 AM
We are excited to advertise for a Band 6 Respiratory Readmissions Nurse to join our friendly COPD Team at NUH - an exciting opportunity to support people living with Chronic Respiratory Disease!! See below for more details 👇....
www.nuh.nhs.uk/jobs#!/job/v... @profbolton.bsky.social
www.nuh.nhs.uk/jobs#!/job/v... @profbolton.bsky.social
Re elections for @rcphysicians.bsky.social London, I will be voting for @drasifqasim.bsky.social as PRCP and @drlkvaughan.bsky.social as clinical VP. It’s time for a BIG change at the College to repair the damage, restore the workforce, rebuild the standards & re-establish reputation #VoteAsifQasim
March 17, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Re elections for @rcphysicians.bsky.social London, I will be voting for @drasifqasim.bsky.social as PRCP and @drlkvaughan.bsky.social as clinical VP. It’s time for a BIG change at the College to repair the damage, restore the workforce, rebuild the standards & re-establish reputation #VoteAsifQasim
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Nick would make a wonderful new member of RCP Council. Integrity. Decency. One of the Fellows who called the EGM. A brilliant doctor and colleague. Just what the College needs more of 👏
Honoured to be nominated for RCP Council by @drasifqasim.bsky.social @respirologist.bsky.social & @martinmckee.bsky.social
Time to get our college back on track. I strongly support @drasifqasim.bsky.social for PRCP and @drlkvaughan.bsky.social for VP.
#VoteAsifQasim #RCPtimeforchange
Time to get our college back on track. I strongly support @drasifqasim.bsky.social for PRCP and @drlkvaughan.bsky.social for VP.
#VoteAsifQasim #RCPtimeforchange
March 15, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Nick would make a wonderful new member of RCP Council. Integrity. Decency. One of the Fellows who called the EGM. A brilliant doctor and colleague. Just what the College needs more of 👏
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💥 Voting for the new @rcphysicians.bsky.social President opens on Monday. 💥
Here's why I believe @drasifqasim.bsky.social would be such a superb new president:
Decency.
Integrity.
Courage.
Candour
The deepest commitment to excellence in medicine.
The true #VoiceOfPhysicans.
#VoteAsifQasim
Here's why I believe @drasifqasim.bsky.social would be such a superb new president:
Decency.
Integrity.
Courage.
Candour
The deepest commitment to excellence in medicine.
The true #VoiceOfPhysicans.
#VoteAsifQasim
March 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
💥 Voting for the new @rcphysicians.bsky.social President opens on Monday. 💥
Here's why I believe @drasifqasim.bsky.social would be such a superb new president:
Decency.
Integrity.
Courage.
Candour
The deepest commitment to excellence in medicine.
The true #VoiceOfPhysicans.
#VoteAsifQasim
Here's why I believe @drasifqasim.bsky.social would be such a superb new president:
Decency.
Integrity.
Courage.
Candour
The deepest commitment to excellence in medicine.
The true #VoiceOfPhysicans.
#VoteAsifQasim
Vital message for doctors!!
💥 DOCTORS!💥
Please share.
The #LengReview is running 2 engagement webinars for doctors:
🩺 Resident doctors: 6pm, 3 April
🩺 Other doctors: 1pm, 1 April
You can sign up for both here with your NHS email:
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Please share.
The #LengReview is running 2 engagement webinars for doctors:
🩺 Resident doctors: 6pm, 3 April
🩺 Other doctors: 1pm, 1 April
You can sign up for both here with your NHS email:
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
March 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Vital message for doctors!!
We are recruiting!!
Are you pursuing a respiratory clinical academic career?
Looking for NIHR clinical lecturer post?
A post in resp medicine with focus on multiple long-term conditions. jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
#Respsky #Academicsky #lungsky #medsky
@uniofnottingham.bsky.social
Are you pursuing a respiratory clinical academic career?
Looking for NIHR clinical lecturer post?
A post in resp medicine with focus on multiple long-term conditions. jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
#Respsky #Academicsky #lungsky #medsky
@uniofnottingham.bsky.social
Job Vacancy at the University of Nottingham: Clinical Assistant Professor (NIHR Clinical Lecturer) (Fixed term)
Applications are invited from medically-qualified doctors who seek integrated academic and clinical training for a clinical academic career. One post is available in competition between applications f...
jobs.nottingham.ac.uk
March 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
We are recruiting!!
Are you pursuing a respiratory clinical academic career?
Looking for NIHR clinical lecturer post?
A post in resp medicine with focus on multiple long-term conditions. jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
#Respsky #Academicsky #lungsky #medsky
@uniofnottingham.bsky.social
Are you pursuing a respiratory clinical academic career?
Looking for NIHR clinical lecturer post?
A post in resp medicine with focus on multiple long-term conditions. jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
#Respsky #Academicsky #lungsky #medsky
@uniofnottingham.bsky.social
Thanks to everyone who came last night to “research lounge” on COPD & making diagnoses in community. Really helpful to get peoples insight, views & suggestions. we’re looking at doing a daytime one soon. Thanks to the team. #CFINDCOPD @nottscopd.bsky.social @uniofnottingham.bsky.social #NUHResearch
March 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Thanks to everyone who came last night to “research lounge” on COPD & making diagnoses in community. Really helpful to get peoples insight, views & suggestions. we’re looking at doing a daytime one soon. Thanks to the team. #CFINDCOPD @nottscopd.bsky.social @uniofnottingham.bsky.social #NUHResearch
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Attention FRCPs Happy #RCPEGM Anniversary😱
Here is why I’m supporting @drlkvaughan.bsky.social to be Clinical Vice President at @rcphysicians.bsky.social
#VoteLouella & polls open Monday 🗳️
Here is why I’m supporting @drlkvaughan.bsky.social to be Clinical Vice President at @rcphysicians.bsky.social
#VoteLouella & polls open Monday 🗳️
March 13, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Attention FRCPs Happy #RCPEGM Anniversary😱
Here is why I’m supporting @drlkvaughan.bsky.social to be Clinical Vice President at @rcphysicians.bsky.social
#VoteLouella & polls open Monday 🗳️
Here is why I’m supporting @drlkvaughan.bsky.social to be Clinical Vice President at @rcphysicians.bsky.social
#VoteLouella & polls open Monday 🗳️
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🧵/ Today the BMJ lays out in stark terms the crisis faced by the @rcphysicians.bsky.social.
I believe the College has lost the trust of members & ceased to be the credible voice of physicians.
This has to change.
Here's why I back presidential candidate @drasifqasim.bsky.social to do so.
I believe the College has lost the trust of members & ceased to be the credible voice of physicians.
This has to change.
Here's why I back presidential candidate @drasifqasim.bsky.social to do so.
March 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
🧵/ Today the BMJ lays out in stark terms the crisis faced by the @rcphysicians.bsky.social.
I believe the College has lost the trust of members & ceased to be the credible voice of physicians.
This has to change.
Here's why I back presidential candidate @drasifqasim.bsky.social to do so.
I believe the College has lost the trust of members & ceased to be the credible voice of physicians.
This has to change.
Here's why I back presidential candidate @drasifqasim.bsky.social to do so.