Miranda Davies
@daviesmiranda1.bsky.social
Senior Fellow, Nuffield Trust. Views my own. Interested in prisoner health, end of life care and health inequality.
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Prisoner health
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk
Having made the move to Bluesky, v interested to connect with others interested in prisoner health. Here is a link to our Nuffield Trust prisoner health research and we have more to come.
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/prisoner-hea...
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/prisoner-hea...
1/4 If you're interested in data about assisted dying, take a look at the Appendix of this new Nuffield Trust report. It collates international data about numbers requesting & accessing an assisted death, demographic characteristics, health and care needs and key reporting information.
Today we published our comprehensive research on #AssistedDying in 15 jurisdictions across 9 countries where it is legal. If it becomes legal in the UK, what can we learn from the experience in other countries?
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/research/ass...
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/research/ass...
Assisted dying in practice: International experiences and implications for health and social care
Exploring 15 jurisdictions across the world, this is the most detailed look to date at what the UK can learn from other countries as the UK and Scottish Parliaments debate bills to legalise assisted d...
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September 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
1/4 If you're interested in data about assisted dying, take a look at the Appendix of this new Nuffield Trust report. It collates international data about numbers requesting & accessing an assisted death, demographic characteristics, health and care needs and key reporting information.
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New comment piece by me & colleagues in @bmj.com on the using health data for research in UK
Processes are so complex and so slow now that less research is happening and we are wasting the enormous potential of the NHS to drive innovation
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Processes are so complex and so slow now that less research is happening and we are wasting the enormous potential of the NHS to drive innovation
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Health research in England is grinding to a halt
Wes Streeting, the UK health and social care secretary, announced in 2024 that “the NHS is broken” against a background of ballooning waiting lists, delays in disease detection, and reduced staff prod...
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July 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
New comment piece by me & colleagues in @bmj.com on the using health data for research in UK
Processes are so complex and so slow now that less research is happening and we are wasting the enormous potential of the NHS to drive innovation
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Processes are so complex and so slow now that less research is happening and we are wasting the enormous potential of the NHS to drive innovation
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Reposted by Miranda Davies
NEW ANALYSIS explores how approaches to #AssistedDying vary internationally.
The Nuffield Trust holds a neutral position on the legalisation of assisted dying in the UK.
Our analysis reviews the evidence for jurisdictions where it has been implemented, to help inform debate.
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The Nuffield Trust holds a neutral position on the legalisation of assisted dying in the UK.
Our analysis reviews the evidence for jurisdictions where it has been implemented, to help inform debate.
🧵1/9
buff.ly/CTLXDjs
Diverging paths: How other countries have designed and implemented assisted dying
As the assisted dying Bill returns to the House of Commons next week, this in-depth analysis offers evidence from a wide range of contexts to further inform the debate. What can the UK learn from…
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk
May 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
NEW ANALYSIS explores how approaches to #AssistedDying vary internationally.
The Nuffield Trust holds a neutral position on the legalisation of assisted dying in the UK.
Our analysis reviews the evidence for jurisdictions where it has been implemented, to help inform debate.
🧵1/9
buff.ly/CTLXDjs
The Nuffield Trust holds a neutral position on the legalisation of assisted dying in the UK.
Our analysis reviews the evidence for jurisdictions where it has been implemented, to help inform debate.
🧵1/9
buff.ly/CTLXDjs
Reposted by Miranda Davies
The beautiful London Library offers emerging writers one year’s free membership including masterclasses, networking opportunities, peer support, access to all the Library’s resources and publication in an anthology. Details below.
Please share :)
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Please share :)
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February 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The beautiful London Library offers emerging writers one year’s free membership including masterclasses, networking opportunities, peer support, access to all the Library’s resources and publication in an anthology. Details below.
Please share :)
www.londonlibrary.co.uk/about-us/ll-...
Please share :)
www.londonlibrary.co.uk/about-us/ll-...
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New play to debut at university exploring mothers' experiences in prison
Scenes from Lost Mothers, a new play about the experiences of pregnant women and mothers in prison, is set to debut at the University of…
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January 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I'm very pleased to have contributed to a new BMJ paper with Laura Abbott, Kirsty Kitchen, Tanya Capper & Lucy Baldwin exploring how care for pregnant women in prison can be improved
@midwifeteacher.bsky.social @birthcompanions.bsky.social @drtanyacapper.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
@midwifeteacher.bsky.social @birthcompanions.bsky.social @drtanyacapper.bsky.social
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Improving maternity provision for incarcerated women in the UK
Laura Abbott and colleagues highlight gaps in clinical care for pregnant women in prison and consider how best to meet their needs
Two newborn babies died in UK prisons in 2019-20 and another died in...
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January 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I'm very pleased to have contributed to a new BMJ paper with Laura Abbott, Kirsty Kitchen, Tanya Capper & Lucy Baldwin exploring how care for pregnant women in prison can be improved
@midwifeteacher.bsky.social @birthcompanions.bsky.social @drtanyacapper.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
@midwifeteacher.bsky.social @birthcompanions.bsky.social @drtanyacapper.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Having made the move to Bluesky, v interested to connect with others interested in prisoner health. Here is a link to our Nuffield Trust prisoner health research and we have more to come.
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/prisoner-hea...
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/prisoner-hea...
Prisoner health
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk
November 13, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Having made the move to Bluesky, v interested to connect with others interested in prisoner health. Here is a link to our Nuffield Trust prisoner health research and we have more to come.
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/prisoner-hea...
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/prisoner-hea...