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M Smallman
@melaniesmallman.bsky.social
Professor of Science & Technology Studies and Director of Scicom @stsucl.bsky.social Author Governance Democracy & Ethics, ex-Chair SERA Labour Environment Campaign. Science & society, tech, inequality & populism, climate change & tech ethics. EASST.
To list them:
DrDoctor
Care Information Exchange
NHS App
Patients Know Best
PATCHS

That's 8 bodies with access to my data, when only 3 need it - me, the consultant and my GP.

Privacy issues aside, how is this improving efficiency in NHS?
November 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It's also creating a new admin burden for academic staff who have to set up and monitor registration systems, hold doors open when human security staff are no longer employed etc etc. (If you can even book a room without ££). All a part of the sad, incremental erosion of academic life in the UK.
October 22, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Reposted by M Smallman
Also the first time the three great offices of state (FCDO, Home, CX) have all been held by women at the same time.
September 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM