Brigid Reid
@brigidreid.bsky.social
Nurse & Hospice Trustee, passionate about high quality person centred care for everyone, advocating for unpaid carers from lived experience…
I’m currently isolating due to COVID, positive for 6 days … only my 2nd infection & not as bad as the 1st 20/12 ago (13 days positive with high temperatures the first week) but probably because 7/12 post vaccination rather than 12/12. Nonetheless debilitating - going to pay for 6/12 vaccinations!
"It no longer exists"
The Covid Inquiry heard evidence this week that the testing infrastructure built up in 2020 has been completely dismantled.
Prof. Alan McNally: "If Sars 3 happens in December, we will be exactly where we were in January 2020"
An insult to those we lost.
The Covid Inquiry heard evidence this week that the testing infrastructure built up in 2020 has been completely dismantled.
Prof. Alan McNally: "If Sars 3 happens in December, we will be exactly where we were in January 2020"
An insult to those we lost.
May 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I’m currently isolating due to COVID, positive for 6 days … only my 2nd infection & not as bad as the 1st 20/12 ago (13 days positive with high temperatures the first week) but probably because 7/12 post vaccination rather than 12/12. Nonetheless debilitating - going to pay for 6/12 vaccinations!
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"It no longer exists"
The Covid Inquiry heard evidence this week that the testing infrastructure built up in 2020 has been completely dismantled.
Prof. Alan McNally: "If Sars 3 happens in December, we will be exactly where we were in January 2020"
An insult to those we lost.
The Covid Inquiry heard evidence this week that the testing infrastructure built up in 2020 has been completely dismantled.
Prof. Alan McNally: "If Sars 3 happens in December, we will be exactly where we were in January 2020"
An insult to those we lost.
May 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"It no longer exists"
The Covid Inquiry heard evidence this week that the testing infrastructure built up in 2020 has been completely dismantled.
Prof. Alan McNally: "If Sars 3 happens in December, we will be exactly where we were in January 2020"
An insult to those we lost.
The Covid Inquiry heard evidence this week that the testing infrastructure built up in 2020 has been completely dismantled.
Prof. Alan McNally: "If Sars 3 happens in December, we will be exactly where we were in January 2020"
An insult to those we lost.
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We're delighted to launch the new @griefcentrebris.bsky.social today! The Bristol Centre for Grief Research and Engagement will unite our research, education, and policy and public engagement on the topics of grief, death and loss.
www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/ap...
@leseldawson.bsky.social
www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/ap...
@leseldawson.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 8:43 AM
We're delighted to launch the new @griefcentrebris.bsky.social today! The Bristol Centre for Grief Research and Engagement will unite our research, education, and policy and public engagement on the topics of grief, death and loss.
www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/ap...
@leseldawson.bsky.social
www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/ap...
@leseldawson.bsky.social
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This is a terrible terrible destructive decision.
These sorts of long running research programmes take decades to build and their insights accumulate over decades too - the longer they run, the more valuable they become.
This is knowledge vandalism. Nothing new and shiny can replace it.
These sorts of long running research programmes take decades to build and their insights accumulate over decades too - the longer they run, the more valuable they become.
This is knowledge vandalism. Nothing new and shiny can replace it.
Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
www.science.org
April 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This is a terrible terrible destructive decision.
These sorts of long running research programmes take decades to build and their insights accumulate over decades too - the longer they run, the more valuable they become.
This is knowledge vandalism. Nothing new and shiny can replace it.
These sorts of long running research programmes take decades to build and their insights accumulate over decades too - the longer they run, the more valuable they become.
This is knowledge vandalism. Nothing new and shiny can replace it.
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The RI Christmas lectures are awesome. I had the amazing privilege to do one in 2021 on respiratory disease transmission and it was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had. If you have memories of Christmas lectures please share at the link 👇
What are your fondest memories of the Christmas Lectures or Discourses lecture series?
Click on the link below to share yours 👇 www.rigb.org/explore-scie...
Click on the link below to share yours 👇 www.rigb.org/explore-scie...
Share your memories of CHRISTMAS LECTURES and Discourses
Throughout 2025 we’re celebrating the 200th anniversaries of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES and Ri Discourses, and we’re asking as ma
www.rigb.org
April 24, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The RI Christmas lectures are awesome. I had the amazing privilege to do one in 2021 on respiratory disease transmission and it was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had. If you have memories of Christmas lectures please share at the link 👇
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Calling all people living in larger bodies! Leeds Beckett and West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership are hosting a powerful and positive photoshoot in Leeds to celebrate and represent body diversity.
🗓️ Wednesday, April 30th
📍 Leeds
📧 Interested? Contact a.lake@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
#BodyPositivity
🗓️ Wednesday, April 30th
📍 Leeds
📧 Interested? Contact a.lake@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
#BodyPositivity
April 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Calling all people living in larger bodies! Leeds Beckett and West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership are hosting a powerful and positive photoshoot in Leeds to celebrate and represent body diversity.
🗓️ Wednesday, April 30th
📍 Leeds
📧 Interested? Contact a.lake@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
#BodyPositivity
🗓️ Wednesday, April 30th
📍 Leeds
📧 Interested? Contact a.lake@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
#BodyPositivity
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Wow. This sounds really excellent. Do go along if you can.
Looking forward to this panel @ucl.ac.uk next Weds 5-7pm.
5 years since covid, what are the lessons for communicating in a crisis?
Jonathan Van-Tam
@profaliceroberts.bsky.social
@susanmichie.bsky.social
Professor Jack Stilgoe
Dr Philip Ball
and me!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/communicat...
5 years since covid, what are the lessons for communicating in a crisis?
Jonathan Van-Tam
@profaliceroberts.bsky.social
@susanmichie.bsky.social
Professor Jack Stilgoe
Dr Philip Ball
and me!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/communicat...
March 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Wow. This sounds really excellent. Do go along if you can.
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Hospice UK's Clinical Quality Lead, Anita Hayes has joined an expert panel for the Health and Social Care Committee’s review of palliative care in England.
With 25 years of nursing experience, she will help shape a future where everyone gets the care they need.
www.nursingtimes.net/end-of-life-...
With 25 years of nursing experience, she will help shape a future where everyone gets the care they need.
www.nursingtimes.net/end-of-life-...
Nurses join panel leading national palliative care review | Nursing Times
Read about nurses Michael Tatterton and Anita Hayes being appointed to the Health and Social Care Committee's panel reviewing palliative care.
www.nursingtimes.net
March 6, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Hospice UK's Clinical Quality Lead, Anita Hayes has joined an expert panel for the Health and Social Care Committee’s review of palliative care in England.
With 25 years of nursing experience, she will help shape a future where everyone gets the care they need.
www.nursingtimes.net/end-of-life-...
With 25 years of nursing experience, she will help shape a future where everyone gets the care they need.
www.nursingtimes.net/end-of-life-...
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Grateful to be interviewed for this deep dive by the BBC's Nick Triggle into the threadbare state of NHS palliative care services.
4 in 10 hospitals don't even have a 7-day palliative care service.
This is a travesty, @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social. (1/2)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
4 in 10 hospitals don't even have a 7-day palliative care service.
This is a travesty, @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social. (1/2)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Assisted dying debate: The UK’s real problem with palliative care
The UK was once ranked the best country for end-of-life care - but, say experts, that has all changed
www.bbc.co.uk
March 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Grateful to be interviewed for this deep dive by the BBC's Nick Triggle into the threadbare state of NHS palliative care services.
4 in 10 hospitals don't even have a 7-day palliative care service.
This is a travesty, @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social. (1/2)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
4 in 10 hospitals don't even have a 7-day palliative care service.
This is a travesty, @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social. (1/2)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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“ Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s focus on vitamin A use to combat a growing measles outbreak in Texas is raising concerns among public health experts, who fear he is sending the wrong message about preventing the highly contagious disease.”
www.bostonglobe.com/...
www.bostonglobe.com/...
RFK Jr.’s focus on vitamin A for measles worries health experts - The Boston Globe
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s focus on vitamin A use to combat a growing measles outbreak in Texas is raising concerns among public health experts, who fear he is sending the wrong message about preventing the highly contagious disease.
www.bostonglobe.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
“ Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s focus on vitamin A use to combat a growing measles outbreak in Texas is raising concerns among public health experts, who fear he is sending the wrong message about preventing the highly contagious disease.”
www.bostonglobe.com/...
www.bostonglobe.com/...
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Powerful & heartbreaking from @lukeharding1968.bsky.social on Trump’s attempts at extortion of Ukraine’s wealth. Essential reading.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
‘It’s blackmail’: Ukrainians react to Trump demand for $500bn share of minerals
Ukraine’s lithium deposits are among biggest in Europe and the US is looking for ‘payback’ for previous military assistance
www.theguardian.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Powerful & heartbreaking from @lukeharding1968.bsky.social on Trump’s attempts at extortion of Ukraine’s wealth. Essential reading.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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The NHS elective recovery plan recognises that there is scope for digital technologies to improve patient care.
Pritesh Mistry looks at how embracing technology will improve patient experience, streamline processes & boost efficiency.
https://buff.ly/42W9fIL
Pritesh Mistry looks at how embracing technology will improve patient experience, streamline processes & boost efficiency.
https://buff.ly/42W9fIL
Bytes And Bandages: The Role Of Tech In Elective Care Recovery | The King's Fund
The latest elective recovery plan was published in January. Pritesh Mistry looks at how embracing technology will help improve patient choice, streamline processes and boost efficiency.
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February 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The NHS elective recovery plan recognises that there is scope for digital technologies to improve patient care.
Pritesh Mistry looks at how embracing technology will improve patient experience, streamline processes & boost efficiency.
https://buff.ly/42W9fIL
Pritesh Mistry looks at how embracing technology will improve patient experience, streamline processes & boost efficiency.
https://buff.ly/42W9fIL
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Julie Hesmondhalgh presents a truly special episode of #POTW which looks at legacy, language and legendary audio. Sunday 1815 on R4 including @mhairiblack.bsky.social @davidadger.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @laurenlaverne.bsky.social #radio #podcasts
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Pick of the Week, Julie Hesmondhalgh
A weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Julie Hesmondhalgh presents a truly special episode of #POTW which looks at legacy, language and legendary audio. Sunday 1815 on R4 including @mhairiblack.bsky.social @davidadger.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @laurenlaverne.bsky.social #radio #podcasts
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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My letter in today’s Guardian on last weeks oral evidence sessions for the assisted dying bill - and how they left us with more questions than answers (including a big one)…
February 7, 2025 at 9:25 AM
My letter in today’s Guardian on last weeks oral evidence sessions for the assisted dying bill - and how they left us with more questions than answers (including a big one)…
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🚨 Autumn Covid Boosters🚨
We've received responses from the JCVI & DHSC about millions set to be denied vaccines this autumn.
"The Government has received advice from the [JCVI] [...]. It is now considering the advice [...] carefully and will respond in due course."
1/🧵
We've received responses from the JCVI & DHSC about millions set to be denied vaccines this autumn.
"The Government has received advice from the [JCVI] [...]. It is now considering the advice [...] carefully and will respond in due course."
1/🧵
![Dear Ms Wong,
Thank you for your correspondence of 14 November about COVID-19 vaccine eligibility. I apologise for the delay in replying.
I appreciate your concerns.
The aim of the COVID-19 immunisation programme is to prevent serious disease arising from COVID-19. The Government has received advice from the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) about eligibility for the 2025 spring and autumn COVID-19 vaccination programmes, and about the spring 2026 programme. The Government has accepted JCVI advice on eligibility for the spring 2025 COVID-19 vaccination programme. [HIGHLIGHTED] It is now considering the advice for autumn 2025 and spring 2026 carefully and will respond in due course. [END HIGHLIGHTING]
I hope this reply is helpful.
Yours sincerely,
ANDREW GWYNNE](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ubv6aix4vvpwhfepzi3z4vbl/bafkreifyv6ykuj24x2gz24lxp5nkfdryu2gvgcfusbp32qai2iqpbmq26q@jpeg)
February 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
🚨 Autumn Covid Boosters🚨
We've received responses from the JCVI & DHSC about millions set to be denied vaccines this autumn.
"The Government has received advice from the [JCVI] [...]. It is now considering the advice [...] carefully and will respond in due course."
1/🧵
We've received responses from the JCVI & DHSC about millions set to be denied vaccines this autumn.
"The Government has received advice from the [JCVI] [...]. It is now considering the advice [...] carefully and will respond in due course."
1/🧵
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I've just been told by a friend that she is no longer allowed to use any air purifiers anywhere in the hospital where her husband is receiving chemo from unmasked nurses.
As Editor-in-Chief of Evidence Based Nursing and someone in the clinically extremely vulnerable group I find this unbelievable.
As Editor-in-Chief of Evidence Based Nursing and someone in the clinically extremely vulnerable group I find this unbelievable.
a cartoon character says " unbelievable " in a netflix advertisement
Alt: a cartoon character says " unbelievable " in a netflix advertisement
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February 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I've just been told by a friend that she is no longer allowed to use any air purifiers anywhere in the hospital where her husband is receiving chemo from unmasked nurses.
As Editor-in-Chief of Evidence Based Nursing and someone in the clinically extremely vulnerable group I find this unbelievable.
As Editor-in-Chief of Evidence Based Nursing and someone in the clinically extremely vulnerable group I find this unbelievable.
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An international panel of medical experts have thrust Lucy Letby's case back into the spotlight by casting doubt on the medical evidence, but what to the statistics say?
A 🧵
1/28
A 🧵
1/28
February 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
An international panel of medical experts have thrust Lucy Letby's case back into the spotlight by casting doubt on the medical evidence, but what to the statistics say?
A 🧵
1/28
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NHS to offer 'groundbreaking' sickle cell gene therapy
…About 50 people a year with the inherited blood disorder are likely to receive it, experts say.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
…About 50 people a year with the inherited blood disorder are likely to receive it, experts say.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
NHS to offer 'groundbreaking' sickle cell gene therapy
The gene therapy Casgevy, which will now be offered to some patients in England, could help people live disease-free, experts say.
www.bbc.com
January 31, 2025 at 10:06 AM
NHS to offer 'groundbreaking' sickle cell gene therapy
…About 50 people a year with the inherited blood disorder are likely to receive it, experts say.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
…About 50 people a year with the inherited blood disorder are likely to receive it, experts say.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I was proud to have Claire present while I led a debate calling for changing the law to remove the family courts’ presumption in favour of contact.
I look forward to working with the government and survivors like Claire to prevent tragedies like this ever happening again.
bbc.com/news/article...
I look forward to working with the government and survivors like Claire to prevent tragedies like this ever happening again.
bbc.com/news/article...
Penistone mum 'confident' of law change after sons' death
Clare Throssell is leading a campaign to change presumption of contact rules to protect children.
www.bbc.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I was proud to have Claire present while I led a debate calling for changing the law to remove the family courts’ presumption in favour of contact.
I look forward to working with the government and survivors like Claire to prevent tragedies like this ever happening again.
bbc.com/news/article...
I look forward to working with the government and survivors like Claire to prevent tragedies like this ever happening again.
bbc.com/news/article...
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"There was “open warfare” between UK government departments during the pandemic, the former vaccines tsar has said, adding the failure to prioritise the needs of clinically vulnerable, immunocompromised individuals was ethically and morally wrong"
I think we all knew this.
I think we all knew this.
Former vaccines tsar describes ‘open warfare’ within UK government during Covid pandemic
Dame Kate Bingham, who led the vaccine taskforce in 2020, said the clinically vulnerable were deprioritised and goals were not followed
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January 23, 2025 at 8:05 AM
"There was “open warfare” between UK government departments during the pandemic, the former vaccines tsar has said, adding the failure to prioritise the needs of clinically vulnerable, immunocompromised individuals was ethically and morally wrong"
I think we all knew this.
I think we all knew this.
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I am incredibly proud to be part of the recently announced Parliamentary Palliative & End of Life Care Commission. To ensure your voice is heard, contribute to evidence using the link:
palliativecarecommission.uk/submit-writt...
palliativecarecommission.uk/submit-writt...
Palliative Care Commission
palliativecarecommission.uk
January 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I am incredibly proud to be part of the recently announced Parliamentary Palliative & End of Life Care Commission. To ensure your voice is heard, contribute to evidence using the link:
palliativecarecommission.uk/submit-writt...
palliativecarecommission.uk/submit-writt...
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Top job here for someone London based, assisting Layla who is our local MP and fighter for various important causes. ⬇️
Highly motivated? Have excellent communication skills and work well in a fast-paced environment?
I'm looking for a parliamentary assistant to join my Westminster office.
If interested the details are here 👇
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Applications close 31st January
I'm looking for a parliamentary assistant to join my Westminster office.
If interested the details are here 👇
buff.ly/4gZqFs1
Applications close 31st January
w4mp | The site for everyone working for an MP
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January 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Top job here for someone London based, assisting Layla who is our local MP and fighter for various important causes. ⬇️
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💥Clinically Vulnerable Families 💥
Yesterday, @larawong.bsky.social took the stand as founder and leader of CVF.
**Sorry for the delay!**
- New risks posed by Covid-19
- We need to be recognised as an equality group.
1/ FOLLOW THIS THREAD
Yesterday, @larawong.bsky.social took the stand as founder and leader of CVF.
**Sorry for the delay!**
- New risks posed by Covid-19
- We need to be recognised as an equality group.
1/ FOLLOW THIS THREAD
January 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
💥Clinically Vulnerable Families 💥
Yesterday, @larawong.bsky.social took the stand as founder and leader of CVF.
**Sorry for the delay!**
- New risks posed by Covid-19
- We need to be recognised as an equality group.
1/ FOLLOW THIS THREAD
Yesterday, @larawong.bsky.social took the stand as founder and leader of CVF.
**Sorry for the delay!**
- New risks posed by Covid-19
- We need to be recognised as an equality group.
1/ FOLLOW THIS THREAD
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“I lost a part of me, I lost a part of my identity.”
Such as powerful interview by Angelique Chrisafis with Caroline Darian, daughter of Gisèle Pelicot, in today's Guardian
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Such as powerful interview by Angelique Chrisafis with Caroline Darian, daughter of Gisèle Pelicot, in today's Guardian
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Caroline Darian, daughter of Gisèle Pelicot, speaks: ‘How can you rebuild when your father is the worst sexual predator in decades?’
Last month, her father was sentenced to 20 years for drugging and inviting dozens of strangers to rape her mother. Now she tells of the ‘crushing double burden’ of being the child of both victim and p...
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
“I lost a part of me, I lost a part of my identity.”
Such as powerful interview by Angelique Chrisafis with Caroline Darian, daughter of Gisèle Pelicot, in today's Guardian
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Such as powerful interview by Angelique Chrisafis with Caroline Darian, daughter of Gisèle Pelicot, in today's Guardian
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...