Kirsten Foster
@kirstenfoster.bsky.social
All things equity and inclusion 🌻🌈💚 Head of Bradford nutrition & dietetics services @BTHFT, Carer, Trustee Yorkshire Mesmac
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All children from households receiving universal credit will get free school meals, the government has announced ahead of next week’s spending review
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All children on universal credit to get free school meals
All children from families on universal credit will get free school meals from the 2026 school year in Labour child poverty crackdown.
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June 5, 2025 at 5:15 AM
All children from households receiving universal credit will get free school meals, the government has announced ahead of next week’s spending review
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Why the Spring Statement is set to drive up poverty and food bank need
A blistering read from @trusselluk.bsky.social
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A blistering read from @trusselluk.bsky.social
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Why the Spring Statement is set to drive up poverty and food bank need | Trussell
This week saw the Chancellor confirm record cuts to social security for disabled people.
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March 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Why the Spring Statement is set to drive up poverty and food bank need
A blistering read from @trusselluk.bsky.social
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A blistering read from @trusselluk.bsky.social
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Do you think your child might be eligible for free school meals in England?
Make sure you check before Monday. Please share.
gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals
Make sure you check before Monday. Please share.
gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals
March 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Do you think your child might be eligible for free school meals in England?
Make sure you check before Monday. Please share.
gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals
Make sure you check before Monday. Please share.
gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals
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Five years ago, free PrEP at NHS clinics became available to help drive down HIV cases in England—but too many still struggle to access it.
Research shows up to 65% of people who want PrEP can’t get it due to stigma, lack of awareness & long wait times. That must change. (1/2)
Research shows up to 65% of people who want PrEP can’t get it due to stigma, lack of awareness & long wait times. That must change. (1/2)
March 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Five years ago, free PrEP at NHS clinics became available to help drive down HIV cases in England—but too many still struggle to access it.
Research shows up to 65% of people who want PrEP can’t get it due to stigma, lack of awareness & long wait times. That must change. (1/2)
Research shows up to 65% of people who want PrEP can’t get it due to stigma, lack of awareness & long wait times. That must change. (1/2)
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Just like old days, back at a @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social event! Looking forward to much discussion and learning on #HospitalToHome. With some practical options to build on, I hope. Kicking off with @sjanereed.bsky.social looking at international learning.
January 15, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Just like old days, back at a @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social event! Looking forward to much discussion and learning on #HospitalToHome. With some practical options to build on, I hope. Kicking off with @sjanereed.bsky.social looking at international learning.
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Closing date 15 Jan.
#Job! Agent based modeling post looking at food environments, health and food security. jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...
a penguin wearing a top hat and carrying a briefcase is standing in the snow .
ALT: a penguin wearing a top hat and carrying a briefcase is standing in the snow .
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January 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Closing date 15 Jan.
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Primary schools across England are gearing up for the government’s free breakfast club pilot and future rollout, and we’re here to help!
💡 Everything you need to know is in our simple guide:
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💡 Everything you need to know is in our simple guide:
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How to get your primary school ready for the free breakfast club rollout
This month, primary schools in England that applied to become ‘early adopters’ of the government’s free breakfast club programme will learn if their application has been successful. Some 750 schools n...
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January 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Primary schools across England are gearing up for the government’s free breakfast club pilot and future rollout, and we’re here to help!
💡 Everything you need to know is in our simple guide:
www.schoolfoodmatters.org/news-views/b...
💡 Everything you need to know is in our simple guide:
www.schoolfoodmatters.org/news-views/b...
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@eyalliance.bsky.social Hi! We’re doing a project for Ofsted, helping them redefine ’vulnerability’. We want to hear from professionals across England and the early years focus group is 23 Jan. More info & sign/up is here: www.researchinpractice.org.uk/children/new... Please share widely, thanks!
How can Ofsted conceptualise ‘vulnerability’ in its work within the education and social care sectors? New dates added | Research in PracticeFacebook_SimpleTwitter_SimpleLinkedInMailLinkedInShare_Outl...
We want to hear from professionals at all levels to learn how providers are meeting the needs of vulnerable children, learners and young people.
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January 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
@eyalliance.bsky.social Hi! We’re doing a project for Ofsted, helping them redefine ’vulnerability’. We want to hear from professionals across England and the early years focus group is 23 Jan. More info & sign/up is here: www.researchinpractice.org.uk/children/new... Please share widely, thanks!
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“This is a book I believe that healthcare leaders and anyone who has face to face patient contact should read every few years.”
Thank you @bmj.com Leader for this lovely review of #Unheard!
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Thank you @bmj.com Leader for this lovely review of #Unheard!
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December 18, 2024 at 7:47 AM
“This is a book I believe that healthcare leaders and anyone who has face to face patient contact should read every few years.”
Thank you @bmj.com Leader for this lovely review of #Unheard!
blogs.bmj.com/bmjleader/20...
Thank you @bmj.com Leader for this lovely review of #Unheard!
blogs.bmj.com/bmjleader/20...
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Join us to learn from @crageshri about the transformative power of listening in medical care on 23 January 2025. More details here: https://buff.ly/3BBdDSf #PatientCare
The importance of listening in medical care - a Fireside chat with Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan, author of 'Unheard: The Medical Practice of Silencing - 23/01/2025 19:00:00
On 23rd January 2025, Dr Dhairyawan will share how not listening to patients has been ingrained in medicine since its inception.
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December 29, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Join us to learn from @crageshri about the transformative power of listening in medical care on 23 January 2025. More details here: https://buff.ly/3BBdDSf #PatientCare
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#Job! Agent based modeling post looking at food environments, health and food security. jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...
a penguin wearing a top hat and carrying a briefcase is standing in the snow .
ALT: a penguin wearing a top hat and carrying a briefcase is standing in the snow .
media.tenor.com
December 18, 2024 at 10:26 AM
#Job! Agent based modeling post looking at food environments, health and food security. jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...
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George House Trust is recruiting a Head of Fundraising, Communications and Engagement to ensure that we can reach more people, involve more people living with #HIV in our work and build our support.
You can find all the details here: ght.org.uk/were-hiring-...
You can find all the details here: ght.org.uk/were-hiring-...
December 7, 2024 at 5:06 PM
George House Trust is recruiting a Head of Fundraising, Communications and Engagement to ensure that we can reach more people, involve more people living with #HIV in our work and build our support.
You can find all the details here: ght.org.uk/were-hiring-...
You can find all the details here: ght.org.uk/were-hiring-...
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It’s #WorldAIDSDay, time to remember the people who we have lost, reflect on how far we have progressed and what we still need to do to end the epidemic and support people living with HIV. A few thoughts as an sexual health/HIV doctor & researcher since 2008,
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December 1, 2024 at 12:59 PM
It’s #WorldAIDSDay, time to remember the people who we have lost, reflect on how far we have progressed and what we still need to do to end the epidemic and support people living with HIV. A few thoughts as an sexual health/HIV doctor & researcher since 2008,
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The first 1,000 days of a child’s life are crucial - there’s growing evidence that the next 1,000 days are just as important and an opportunity to sustain and build on gains achieved in the first 1,000 days.
#childdevelopment #nutrition #NutSky
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#childdevelopment #nutrition #NutSky
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The first 1,000 days of a child’s life are crucial – there’s growing evidence that the next 1,000 are just as important
Young children’s development between the ages of 2 and 5 is shaped by a range of influences.
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November 27, 2024 at 6:09 PM
The first 1,000 days of a child’s life are crucial - there’s growing evidence that the next 1,000 days are just as important and an opportunity to sustain and build on gains achieved in the first 1,000 days.
#childdevelopment #nutrition #NutSky
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#childdevelopment #nutrition #NutSky
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I know I'm not the first person to say this, but I think we need to stop talking about obesity (and other health outcomes) as the focus of dietary public health policy. Focusing on obesity frames the problem as one of individual bodies, creates shame and stigma and leads to individualised solutions.
November 27, 2024 at 5:03 PM
I know I'm not the first person to say this, but I think we need to stop talking about obesity (and other health outcomes) as the focus of dietary public health policy. Focusing on obesity frames the problem as one of individual bodies, creates shame and stigma and leads to individualised solutions.
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New report from Kings Fund today on inequalities in waiting lists. DHSC and NHSE asked NHS for an inclusive recovery in 2020. We found little progress has been made on understanding inequity on lists but some localised examples of action to tackle it www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
NHS failed tackle ‘shameful’ issues leaving poorer waiting longer for treatment
Exclusive: Hospital leaders warned care must not be about “winners and losers”
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November 8, 2023 at 7:46 AM
New report from Kings Fund today on inequalities in waiting lists. DHSC and NHSE asked NHS for an inclusive recovery in 2020. We found little progress has been made on understanding inequity on lists but some localised examples of action to tackle it www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
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I have no idea how far my reach is currently…But if there is anyone out there considering an @nihr.bsky.social doctoral fellowship, I’m very happy to share my experiences and help where I can. Please get in touch if that is you! #phd #fellowship
November 26, 2024 at 5:05 PM
I have no idea how far my reach is currently…But if there is anyone out there considering an @nihr.bsky.social doctoral fellowship, I’m very happy to share my experiences and help where I can. Please get in touch if that is you! #phd #fellowship
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An important read ahead of #WorldAIDSDay
It's also an important reminder of the wider implications of homophobia (in this instance) but applies to any situation.
***Barriers and prejudice stop people accessing and providing healthcare and life-saving treatment.***
It's also an important reminder of the wider implications of homophobia (in this instance) but applies to any situation.
***Barriers and prejudice stop people accessing and providing healthcare and life-saving treatment.***
A 🧵 on #AIDS in the 80s/90s:
I was 15 when I first had sex with a man.
I’d snuck off to London’s Heaven nightclub with the express intent of ridding myself of my ‘gay virginity’, a goal I achieved easily with a visiting American photographer.
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I was 15 when I first had sex with a man.
I’d snuck off to London’s Heaven nightclub with the express intent of ridding myself of my ‘gay virginity’, a goal I achieved easily with a visiting American photographer.
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November 26, 2024 at 10:58 AM
An important read ahead of #WorldAIDSDay
It's also an important reminder of the wider implications of homophobia (in this instance) but applies to any situation.
***Barriers and prejudice stop people accessing and providing healthcare and life-saving treatment.***
It's also an important reminder of the wider implications of homophobia (in this instance) but applies to any situation.
***Barriers and prejudice stop people accessing and providing healthcare and life-saving treatment.***
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Research call-out!
This trans-led PhD project explores the role food has in the lives of trans people in London.
The project explores how trans people navigate the complexity of their food lives.
To register interest or for more information contact Cole (they/he) at: Cole.davidson.22@ucl.ac.uk
This trans-led PhD project explores the role food has in the lives of trans people in London.
The project explores how trans people navigate the complexity of their food lives.
To register interest or for more information contact Cole (they/he) at: Cole.davidson.22@ucl.ac.uk
November 25, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Research call-out!
This trans-led PhD project explores the role food has in the lives of trans people in London.
The project explores how trans people navigate the complexity of their food lives.
To register interest or for more information contact Cole (they/he) at: Cole.davidson.22@ucl.ac.uk
This trans-led PhD project explores the role food has in the lives of trans people in London.
The project explores how trans people navigate the complexity of their food lives.
To register interest or for more information contact Cole (they/he) at: Cole.davidson.22@ucl.ac.uk
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Important for trans folk to fill this in.
The question on gender markers feels quite leading but otherwise seems in good faith.
Just be careful around sex/gender markers there’s a move to separate these and I feel strongly this would be a negative move.
The question on gender markers feels quite leading but otherwise seems in good faith.
Just be careful around sex/gender markers there’s a move to separate these and I feel strongly this would be a negative move.
Healthwatch want to hear from trans and non-binary people about their experiences with their GP. This is an important research project and the data will help us to highlight the issues impacting trans people.
You can complete the survey at: https://buff.ly/4hVqzme
#Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary
You can complete the survey at: https://buff.ly/4hVqzme
#Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary
November 25, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Important for trans folk to fill this in.
The question on gender markers feels quite leading but otherwise seems in good faith.
Just be careful around sex/gender markers there’s a move to separate these and I feel strongly this would be a negative move.
The question on gender markers feels quite leading but otherwise seems in good faith.
Just be careful around sex/gender markers there’s a move to separate these and I feel strongly this would be a negative move.
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Neurodivergence, intersectionality, and eating disorders: a lived experience-led narrative review
Laurence Cobbaert, Anna Rose Millichamp, Rosiel Elwyn, Scout Silverstein, Kai Schweizer, Elysia Thomas & Jane Miskovic-Wheatley
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Laurence Cobbaert, Anna Rose Millichamp, Rosiel Elwyn, Scout Silverstein, Kai Schweizer, Elysia Thomas & Jane Miskovic-Wheatley
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Neurodivergence, intersectionality, and eating disorders: a lived experience-led narrative review - Journal of Eating Disorders
Autistic people and those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are at a high risk of developing an eating disorder. While there is limited evidence on the relationship between other forms of ...
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November 21, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Neurodivergence, intersectionality, and eating disorders: a lived experience-led narrative review
Laurence Cobbaert, Anna Rose Millichamp, Rosiel Elwyn, Scout Silverstein, Kai Schweizer, Elysia Thomas & Jane Miskovic-Wheatley
jeatdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Laurence Cobbaert, Anna Rose Millichamp, Rosiel Elwyn, Scout Silverstein, Kai Schweizer, Elysia Thomas & Jane Miskovic-Wheatley
jeatdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Recognition for Bradford's excellent Neonatal Unit. Well deserved 🎉
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Bradford neonatal unit 'outstanding' - CQC report
Neonatal care is exceptional but maternity services still need improvement, the watchdog says.
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November 20, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Recognition for Bradford's excellent Neonatal Unit. Well deserved 🎉
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