Francesca Romana Cavallo
frcavallo.bsky.social
Francesca Romana Cavallo
@frcavallo.bsky.social
Research Associate in the Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department at the School of Public Health @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social

🔗 https://francescacavallo.github.io/
Reposted by Francesca Romana Cavallo
🚨Our #ThermoCare survey is live🚨

We’re studying how extreme #heat affects #carehome staff & residents worldwide. If you work in a care home, we’d love your input!

📢Take the survey here: southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Please share if you know anyone in the sector—your support helps! 🙌
March 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Lessons from six years of studying AI in the public sector: "Lack of clear terminology about ‘AI’ is inhibiting learning and effective use" 🫠
Yesterday the Prime Minister described AI as a 'golden opportunity' for reform. Governments are seeking to accelerate the use of AI in the public sector.

Our briefing outlines lessons for success gleaned from over 30 reports and research publications.

www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/policy-brief...
Learn fast and build things
Lessons from six years of studying AI in the public sector
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org
March 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Reposted by Francesca Romana Cavallo
Women from ethnic minority groups face obstacles in accessing health care due to the way services are often structured, including language barriers, lack of cultural sensitivity and inadequate health education. 

Find out more in our explainer. buff.ly/P9QTZcE
March 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Reposted by Francesca Romana Cavallo
Analysis from our response to Treasury’s Spending Review estimates if adult social care funding were to keep pace with projected demand and access to care packages was expanded by 10%, additional £7.6bn would be needed by 2028/29, an annual increase of 4.8% from 2021/22.
Read more⬇️
buff.ly/8RhQEQP
March 18, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Finally a paper systematically showing the effects of class imbalance corrections in medical machine learning
March 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Racial and gender-based disparities are a known problem in healthcare, but this new report from the race NHS Race & Health Observatory highlights just how entrenched the issue is in the NHS Primary Care.

Really thought-provoking and emotional read.

www.nhsrho.org/news/patient...
NHS - Race and Health Observatory
www.nhsrho.org
March 14, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Reposted by Francesca Romana Cavallo
With many hospitals declaring 'critical incidents' this week due to extreme pressure, how does this winter in the #NHS compare with previous years? What's changed since last month?

View the stats on our #QualityWatch dashboard, including A&E waits. 👇
https://buff.ly/425prH1
January 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM