Here's my plea to the government, media and everyone else to stop treating NHS administrators as a problem to be eliminated, rather than the glue which holds the whole organisation together.

It’s #WorldCurlewDay 💚

So here's 5 things Curlews are better at than you… a thread.

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Beautiful day for a new billboard ☀️
#teslatakedown

It's what everyone has been waiting for!

An online course on #ConversationsInvitingChange open to all health professionals.

It's likely to fill up very fast - do enrol quickly. And please repost to people who may want to know about it in time.

Pancreatic cancer gets 3% of the annual cancer research budget despite the survival rates having barely changed in the last 50 years it being the 5th most common cancer killer and the fact that the symptoms are so vague that 45% of people are diagnosed at A and E #sethslegacy

If you want to add your voice to 65,967 others; if you want to join them and say 'enough' to the Far Right hatred that is invading our politics, you can do so here. action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-g...

Really great conference with lots of sharing of real-world applications using the 10 footsteps and opportunities to share and network. Book now!

@jackiewalumbe.bsky.social @diarmuiddenneny.bsky.social Please can you share with your networks? Diolch yn fawr 😊

Didn’t quite get the memo on piping down about equity and diverse voices…@diarmuiddenneny.bsky.social and I tread these waters and offer our contribution to this special issue on Pain in Current Opinions in Psychology www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... (institution access required, sorry)

So one way to counter clinical academic isolation? Gather your favourites and go on a writing retreat! @gemhughes.bsky.social @diarmuiddenneny.bsky.social
Hard recommend ⭐️

I'm already finding this really helpful with my PhD research writing and reflexivity as well as with reviewing papers. Thanks so much @ginnybraun.bsky.social and @vicclarke.bsky.social

Reporting guidelines for qualitative research (these seem quite good):
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Thanks to @researchandv.bsky.social for the spot!

We had an idea, but then the pandemic happened. Resurrecting the idea now. Who wants to fund it? (Will be costly but also I think massively cost-effective in the long run).

"Towards and Institute for Patient-Led Research".

@bmj.com

blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2019/11/...

Health inequalities in MSK services are stark. People in deprived areas develop MSK conditions earlier and face worse outcomes.

This Bone and Joint Week, we must push for truly equitable access to services and better support for those most affected.
##JoinedUpForJoints

🧵 What do you feel are the essential elements for #coproduction or #codesign?

What makes engagement authentic?

We read over 1000 articles to explore these questions.
Here is a thread on what we learned (with some examples).
Please share your thoughts 👇

Sadly, freedom from Torture's work is needed more today than ever. Please consider sharing and supporting if you can. secure.freedomfromtorture.org/page/156269/...

Children’s lives in the UK are changing.
They are becoming shorter in height. More of them are going hungry than they were a few years ago. Recently, more have died each year than they did a few years ago. Increased poverty, more destitution & the effects of ongoing austerity are the clear culprits.

'In that moment, when it seems that we have little to offer in the face of suffering and that the solution is beyond the scope of our medicine, the only thing we have left is our listening'

Hi 👋. First post on this new platform! Hoping to find others to connect and share interests