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Ruth Bromley
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GP & Professor of Medical Ethics & Health Inequalities at the University of Manchester
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This looks cosy. When does the disco-dancing commence…?
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Many doctors experience distressing inappropriate behaviour from colleagues, including unwelcome sexual comments and advances.

Tom Moberly hears advice on how to tackle such behaviour
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
May 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Still revelling in the fact that thiS happened yesterday. A beautiful day spent with lots of beautiful people whom I love deeply… #feelingblessed
April 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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This International Women's Day 2025, Dr Omolade Allen, Prof Ruth Bromley, Dr Julia Schoonover and Dr Neil Pemberton share their personal experiences and perspectives.
March 8, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Our latest report found over 1 in 5 people in the UK are in poverty.

On Friday we are hosting an 'Ask Me Anything' session on Reddit - you can ask our analysts about the stats, the modelling, policy, and the picture of poverty across the UK.

🙋 Join our session: www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics...
From the ukpolitics community on Reddit: AMA (Ask Me Anything) Thread: Analysts from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation: Friday 7th February, 10:30am - 1:30pm
Explore this post and more from the ukpolitics community
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February 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Having spent this morning teaching our students about the unequivocal evidence for lifelong health impact from poverty & Adverse Childhood Experience, surely reversing this trend has to be an absolute priority…
January 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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The scale of health inequalities across the UK is alarming. 🚨

For the first time, we commissioned the Office for National Statistics to produce new data on life expectancy at constituency level – showing widespread inequality. ⤵️ healthequals.org.uk/data_insight...
January 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
January 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Testing and cancer diagnosis in gen practice
qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/earl...

Top editorial
doi.org/10.1136/bmjq...

Excellent on the complexities:
Benefit, risk, cost, interpretation in real world settings, limitations of crude interpretation of data on testing variation to make policy
Testing and cancer diagnosis in general practice
Healthcare systems worldwide have for decades sought to prioritise prompt diagnosis of cancer as a means to improve outcomes. The gatekeeping role of general practitioners (GPs) that restricts access ...
qualitysafety.bmj.com
January 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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🩺| "Why won’t the Department for Health just fund the employment of 3,500 under and unemployed GPs, who can offer the expert care patients need and are extremely good value for money?"
Read responses from our GP committee members on Government plans to cut waiting lists
dauk.org/work-with-gp...
Government urged to work with GPs to reduce waiting lists | Doctors Association UK
The Doctors' Association UK is urging the Government to work with GPs to reduce NHS waiting lists and improve patient care
dauk.org
January 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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“Let’s focus on general practice. It used to be the jewel in the crown of the NHS and we’ve lost 2,000 GPs in the last 10 years….yet we’ve got GPs at home who can’t find work and that’s because the funding is inadequate.”

Dr David Wrigley speaks to Sky News on what we need to see from Government.
January 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
What a difference a day makes…
January 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Great to be here celebrating our School of Medical Sciences 200th birthday @officialuom.bsky.social #UOM200 a chance to reflect on what went before & to leave inspired for what will come next…
December 17, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Impossible to contain my excitement at seeing Paul McCartney tonight. A joint birthday present for Son 1 & I. Good to know that love for The Fab Four is nurturable, if not genetic…😆
December 14, 2024 at 2:03 PM
There’re worse places to be…
December 6, 2024 at 5:27 PM
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November 20, 2024 at 9:00 PM
This looks cosy. When does the disco-dancing commence…?
November 20, 2024 at 3:16 PM