Iain Buchan
@profbuchan.bsky.social
W.H. Duncan Chair in Public Health Systems, Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for Innovation, University of Liverpool @LivUni; public health physician; data scientist; social impact seeker; views own
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One week left! 📣 Apply for our five-year AI Research Fellowships. We’re seeking early career researchers with bold ideas for AI-driven discovery. Fellows receive protected research time, tailored support, and a path to a permanent post.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:37 AM
One week left! 📣 Apply for our five-year AI Research Fellowships. We’re seeking early career researchers with bold ideas for AI-driven discovery. Fellows receive protected research time, tailored support, and a path to a permanent post.
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New paper from Alice Lee, a fab @liverpooluni.bsky.social PhD student @iansinha.bsky.social & I supervise, combining hyper-local delivery & regional data (h/t @profbuchan.bsky.social & team), improving bronchiolitis hospitalisation rates @alderhey.nhs.uk
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Evaluating the impact of a parent champion model on bronchiolitis hospitalisation rates: a difference in differences study
Background Bronchiolitis and its outcomes have strong socioeconomic determinants. In Liverpool, a city with high deprivation and above-average bronchiolitis hospitalisations, we implemented the Respir...
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October 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
New paper from Alice Lee, a fab @liverpooluni.bsky.social PhD student @iansinha.bsky.social & I supervise, combining hyper-local delivery & regional data (h/t @profbuchan.bsky.social & team), improving bronchiolitis hospitalisation rates @alderhey.nhs.uk
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#paedsky #pedsky
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#paedsky #pedsky
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The @lpoolcityregion.bsky.social AI Summit is back for the second year on the 23rd October. CHIL's @profbuchan.bsky.social is delighted to be a panellist talking about AI in Health & Life Sciences.
See the programme for more details: liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk/ai-summit
See the programme for more details: liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk/ai-summit
AI Summit | Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Bringing together leading thinks and practitioners from the UK and beyond, the summit will advance the national debate on Artificial Intelligence in a city region determined to become a global leader ...
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October 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The @lpoolcityregion.bsky.social AI Summit is back for the second year on the 23rd October. CHIL's @profbuchan.bsky.social is delighted to be a panellist talking about AI in Health & Life Sciences.
See the programme for more details: liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk/ai-summit
See the programme for more details: liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk/ai-summit
Papyraceous poppy petals, unfurled this morning
May 31, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Papyraceous poppy petals, unfurled this morning
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NEWS | Prof Iain Buchan told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry what Liverpool’s testing pilot taught us, highlighting ways to handle future pandemics more effectively.
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May 19, 2025 at 10:39 AM
NEWS | Prof Iain Buchan told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry what Liverpool’s testing pilot taught us, highlighting ways to handle future pandemics more effectively.
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.@profbuchan.bsky.social has recently provided evidence for Module 7 'Test, Trace and Isolate' of the COVID-19 Inquiry. You can find Professor Buchan’s evidence at the inquiry and read a summary of his major points here: www.thepandemicinstitute.org/news/profess...
May 16, 2025 at 9:42 AM
.@profbuchan.bsky.social has recently provided evidence for Module 7 'Test, Trace and Isolate' of the COVID-19 Inquiry. You can find Professor Buchan’s evidence at the inquiry and read a summary of his major points here: www.thepandemicinstitute.org/news/profess...
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@profbuchan.bsky.social is a member of our Internal Scientific Advisory Panel at @thepandemicinst.bsky.social and his insights draw on Liverpool’s pioneering work in mass community testing and highlight lessons for future public health preparedness.
You can read more on the link below.
#covid19
You can read more on the link below.
#covid19
.@profbuchan.bsky.social has recently provided evidence for Module 7 'Test, Trace and Isolate' of the COVID-19 Inquiry. You can find Professor Buchan’s evidence at the inquiry and read a summary of his major points here: www.thepandemicinstitute.org/news/profess...
May 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM
@profbuchan.bsky.social is a member of our Internal Scientific Advisory Panel at @thepandemicinst.bsky.social and his insights draw on Liverpool’s pioneering work in mass community testing and highlight lessons for future public health preparedness.
You can read more on the link below.
#covid19
You can read more on the link below.
#covid19
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1/ 🎧 New 'Health Data Decoded' episode! 🎧 #DataScience #SciComm
❓What are the responsibilities of a Research Programme manager? What is the Data Action Accelerator (DAA)?
👥 DAA Programme Manager, Seonaid Lafferty, joins us to discuss!
📹 YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6JW...
🔗 Spotify👇
❓What are the responsibilities of a Research Programme manager? What is the Data Action Accelerator (DAA)?
👥 DAA Programme Manager, Seonaid Lafferty, joins us to discuss!
📹 YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6JW...
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Data Action Accelerator Programme Manager - Seonaid Lafferty | Health Data Decoded - Episode 2
Health Data Decoded · Episode
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April 25, 2025 at 8:15 AM
1/ 🎧 New 'Health Data Decoded' episode! 🎧 #DataScience #SciComm
❓What are the responsibilities of a Research Programme manager? What is the Data Action Accelerator (DAA)?
👥 DAA Programme Manager, Seonaid Lafferty, joins us to discuss!
📹 YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6JW...
🔗 Spotify👇
❓What are the responsibilities of a Research Programme manager? What is the Data Action Accelerator (DAA)?
👥 DAA Programme Manager, Seonaid Lafferty, joins us to discuss!
📹 YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6JW...
🔗 Spotify👇
Gifts of Spring aglow
April 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Gifts of Spring aglow
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2/ 👥 With @edmhill.bsky.social @profbuchan.bsky.social @cathymonty-psy.bsky.social & André Charlett.
🏫 Part of NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging & Zoonotic Infections (HPRU-EZI). @hpruezi.bsky.social
⏳ Application deadline: 07 May 2025
🗓️ Start date: October 2025 - March 2026
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🏫 Part of NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging & Zoonotic Infections (HPRU-EZI). @hpruezi.bsky.social
⏳ Application deadline: 07 May 2025
🗓️ Start date: October 2025 - March 2026
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April 3, 2025 at 6:46 AM
2/ 👥 With @edmhill.bsky.social @profbuchan.bsky.social @cathymonty-psy.bsky.social & André Charlett.
🏫 Part of NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging & Zoonotic Infections (HPRU-EZI). @hpruezi.bsky.social
⏳ Application deadline: 07 May 2025
🗓️ Start date: October 2025 - March 2026
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🏫 Part of NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging & Zoonotic Infections (HPRU-EZI). @hpruezi.bsky.social
⏳ Application deadline: 07 May 2025
🗓️ Start date: October 2025 - March 2026
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Great PhD opportunity with @edmhill.bsky.social @profbuchan.bsky.social and others, please circulate to anyone interested!
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Optimising Vaccination Outreach Through Epidemiological-Behavioural Modelling and AI
Vaccine hesitancy is a complex, time-varying problem leading to suboptimal vaccination coverage for individuals, groups and populations. In turn, this has serious consequences for individuals and popu...
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April 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Great PhD opportunity with @edmhill.bsky.social @profbuchan.bsky.social and others, please circulate to anyone interested!
www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/postgr...
www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/postgr...
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The impact of Citizen's Advice on Prescription on mental health. Showing it reduced mental health related service use and was likely cost saving to the NHS. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @felly500.bsky.social @profbuchan.bsky.social with @roberta-piroddi.bsky.social @kdaras.bsky.social
The impacts of Liverpool Citizen's Advice on Prescription (CAP) on mental health outcomes– an Instrumental Variable (IV) approach
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March 27, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The impact of Citizen's Advice on Prescription on mental health. Showing it reduced mental health related service use and was likely cost saving to the NHS. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @felly500.bsky.social @profbuchan.bsky.social with @roberta-piroddi.bsky.social @kdaras.bsky.social
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Great to be featured on BBC NW last night with @runningmadprof.bsky.social, Dr Subramaniam & @profbuchan.bsky.social talking about the work carried out in Liverpool during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the work we are doing to prepare for future pandemics
Watch from 13:23
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Watch from 13:23
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March 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Great to be featured on BBC NW last night with @runningmadprof.bsky.social, Dr Subramaniam & @profbuchan.bsky.social talking about the work carried out in Liverpool during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the work we are doing to prepare for future pandemics
Watch from 13:23
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Watch from 13:23
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Inspired by Vietnam’s vision and ambition for health and care evolution with civic data approaches. We hosted colleagues from Ho Chi Minh twice at CHIL @livunichil.bsky.social in the past year and have the pleasure of detailed work with colleagues here this week #DataSavesLives
March 17, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Inspired by Vietnam’s vision and ambition for health and care evolution with civic data approaches. We hosted colleagues from Ho Chi Minh twice at CHIL @livunichil.bsky.social in the past year and have the pleasure of detailed work with colleagues here this week #DataSavesLives
An honour to pay my respects at Liverpool’s #COVID19 remembrance today in our secular ‘cathedral’ St George’s Hall. An apt reflection of the grit and grace that delivered so much by and for so many in this City’s response to the pandemic. Humbled to serve this true collective heart of #PublicHealth
March 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
An honour to pay my respects at Liverpool’s #COVID19 remembrance today in our secular ‘cathedral’ St George’s Hall. An apt reflection of the grit and grace that delivered so much by and for so many in this City’s response to the pandemic. Humbled to serve this true collective heart of #PublicHealth
Inspired by Liverpool City Region residents at today's Assembly. Mobilising data into action well becomes real in health systems where organisations are accountable to one another and to the residents they serve - a national grid of civic data & AI is overdue - see: www.thenhsa.co.uk/app/uploads/...
March 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Inspired by Liverpool City Region residents at today's Assembly. Mobilising data into action well becomes real in health systems where organisations are accountable to one another and to the residents they serve - a national grid of civic data & AI is overdue - see: www.thenhsa.co.uk/app/uploads/...
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I am mad about data, and work with lots of teams sharing the madness. A bunch of us Northerners, inspired by @profbuchan.bsky.social, wrote of working together as big team of Unis, NHS, local gov, charities and citizens to use data+combined skills to innovate.
👉 www.thenhsa.co.uk/app/uploads/...
👉 www.thenhsa.co.uk/app/uploads/...
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March 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I am mad about data, and work with lots of teams sharing the madness. A bunch of us Northerners, inspired by @profbuchan.bsky.social, wrote of working together as big team of Unis, NHS, local gov, charities and citizens to use data+combined skills to innovate.
👉 www.thenhsa.co.uk/app/uploads/...
👉 www.thenhsa.co.uk/app/uploads/...
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Take a look at the film by @profbuchan.bsky.social exploring the Liverpool mass community testing scheme during the Covid-19 pandemic and how we can use data to respond in future pandemics.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=60Z6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=60Z6...
Pandemic Preparedness - Purpose & Data Driven Testing
YouTube video by The Pandemic Institute
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February 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Take a look at the film by @profbuchan.bsky.social exploring the Liverpool mass community testing scheme during the Covid-19 pandemic and how we can use data to respond in future pandemics.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=60Z6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=60Z6...
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Identifying households with children who have complex needs: a segmentation model for integrated care systems,
my new paper with A. Astubury, W. Baker, K. Daras, @joerafferty.bsky.social, @profbuchan.bsky.social and @benjaminbarr.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
my new paper with A. Astubury, W. Baker, K. Daras, @joerafferty.bsky.social, @profbuchan.bsky.social and @benjaminbarr.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Identifying households with children who have complex needs: a segmentation model for integrated care systems - BMC Health Services Research
Background Adversity in childhood is increasing in the United Kingdom. Complex health and social problems affecting children cluster in families where adults also have high need, but services are rare...
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February 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Identifying households with children who have complex needs: a segmentation model for integrated care systems,
my new paper with A. Astubury, W. Baker, K. Daras, @joerafferty.bsky.social, @profbuchan.bsky.social and @benjaminbarr.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
my new paper with A. Astubury, W. Baker, K. Daras, @joerafferty.bsky.social, @profbuchan.bsky.social and @benjaminbarr.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Co-ordinated by the estimable @profbuchan.bsky.social, some of us contributed to the evidence to the Science Innovation and Technology Committee Inquiry into Innovation Growth and the Regions on use of Data and AI in civic learning systems.
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February 14, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Co-ordinated by the estimable @profbuchan.bsky.social, some of us contributed to the evidence to the Science Innovation and Technology Committee Inquiry into Innovation Growth and the Regions on use of Data and AI in civic learning systems.
committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...
committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...
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Identifying households with children who have complex needs, using linked data. A piece of work that has been a long time in development - now being piloted in primary care in Liverpool, with a live interactive tool supporting services to join up support link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Identifying households with children who have complex needs: a segmentation model for integrated care systems - BMC Health Services Research
Background Adversity in childhood is increasing in the United Kingdom. Complex health and social problems affecting children cluster in families where adults also have high need, but services are rare...
link.springer.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Identifying households with children who have complex needs, using linked data. A piece of work that has been a long time in development - now being piloted in primary care in Liverpool, with a live interactive tool supporting services to join up support link.springer.com/article/10.1...
PhD in data science of health protection with Oxford and Liverpool - dynamic evaluation and adaptation of public driven apps, AI and pandemic preparedness #DataSavesLives @livunichil.bsky.social
January 29, 2025 at 4:36 AM
PhD in data science of health protection with Oxford and Liverpool - dynamic evaluation and adaptation of public driven apps, AI and pandemic preparedness #DataSavesLives @livunichil.bsky.social
Malawi Liverpool Wellcome site visit: great people, great science, great impact #PublicHealth
January 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Malawi Liverpool Wellcome site visit: great people, great science, great impact #PublicHealth
Great opportunity for a Lecturer position with Simon Maskell and @livunichil.bsky.social in #HealthDataScience and #HealthTech Engineering - with Bayesian computational novelty and real-world application in the NHS and wider civic data systems: my.corehr.com/pls/ulivrecr...
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January 6, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Great opportunity for a Lecturer position with Simon Maskell and @livunichil.bsky.social in #HealthDataScience and #HealthTech Engineering - with Bayesian computational novelty and real-world application in the NHS and wider civic data systems: my.corehr.com/pls/ulivrecr...
Birch genetics redirected by hormonal effects of a fungus en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taphrin... - complex cohabitat or gall / witch’s broom. Nature never ceases to make me understand more of the world we should care for and learn from.
December 30, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Birch genetics redirected by hormonal effects of a fungus en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taphrin... - complex cohabitat or gall / witch’s broom. Nature never ceases to make me understand more of the world we should care for and learn from.