Heather MacKinnon
@heathermackinnon.bsky.social
Clinical Service Lead for Prehab at Leicester. Loves coffee, cake & parkrun
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'The NHS wouldn’t tell a surgeon to stop an operation halfway through.
'A pharmacist wouldn’t hand out 40% of a course of antibiotics.
'So why is it OK for patients to be denied a full course of rehabilitation?'
@sarahazzard.bsky.social in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
'A pharmacist wouldn’t hand out 40% of a course of antibiotics.
'So why is it OK for patients to be denied a full course of rehabilitation?'
@sarahazzard.bsky.social in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
A fine balance of hope and reality in stroke recovery | Letters
Letters: Dr Jessica Beavan on the challenges of providing effective treatment and support to patients, and Sara Hazzard on the stark impact of inadequate physiotherapy services. Plus letters from Sall...
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May 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
'The NHS wouldn’t tell a surgeon to stop an operation halfway through.
'A pharmacist wouldn’t hand out 40% of a course of antibiotics.
'So why is it OK for patients to be denied a full course of rehabilitation?'
@sarahazzard.bsky.social in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
'A pharmacist wouldn’t hand out 40% of a course of antibiotics.
'So why is it OK for patients to be denied a full course of rehabilitation?'
@sarahazzard.bsky.social in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Reposted by Heather MacKinnon
The first phase 3 RCT proving exercise reduces risk of cancer recurrence & is better than many drugs.This should be a gamechanger & trigger funding to support people to be active in a way that works for them. It def supports what we do at Move Against Cancer!
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Exercise ‘better than drugs’ to stop cancer returning after treatment, trial finds
First clear evidence that structured exercise regime reduces risk of dying by a third, can stop tumours coming back or a new cancer developing
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June 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The first phase 3 RCT proving exercise reduces risk of cancer recurrence & is better than many drugs.This should be a gamechanger & trigger funding to support people to be active in a way that works for them. It def supports what we do at Move Against Cancer!
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Reposted by Heather MacKinnon
'Poor access to rehabilitation for people with long-term conditions is driving the gap in healthy life expectancy.'
CSP policy lead @tashaowusu.bsky.social guest blogs @rcphysicians.bsky.social, sharing how universal access to rehab is key to reducing health inequalities. #RightToRehab
CSP policy lead @tashaowusu.bsky.social guest blogs @rcphysicians.bsky.social, sharing how universal access to rehab is key to reducing health inequalities. #RightToRehab
Universal access to rehabilitation is key to reducing the gap in healthy life expectancy: guest blog post from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
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December 3, 2024 at 6:31 PM
'Poor access to rehabilitation for people with long-term conditions is driving the gap in healthy life expectancy.'
CSP policy lead @tashaowusu.bsky.social guest blogs @rcphysicians.bsky.social, sharing how universal access to rehab is key to reducing health inequalities. #RightToRehab
CSP policy lead @tashaowusu.bsky.social guest blogs @rcphysicians.bsky.social, sharing how universal access to rehab is key to reducing health inequalities. #RightToRehab