I haven’t been able to put this book down. @drrageshri.bsky.social names, in such a balanced way, so many of the tensions and barriers that exist for medical doctors and patients in the context of the NHS. I’m compelled to keep reading, but I’ll get nothing else done this weekend 😂 Buy this book!

Fewer people faint watching The Exorcist in the cinema in 2025 compared with 1973. It stands the test of time in every way.

A brilliant meta-analysis: social support & integration are the most important predictors of health beyond the conventional physical risks such as smoking, obesity etc (Holt-Lunstad et al., 2010). Astonishingly, the general public see these as least important (Haslam et al., 2018). Graph ⬇️

Thankfully in the UK we have access to free healthcare through the NHS. Excellent care is provided to the best of our ability with what’s available. But how often do our processes and systems get in the way of genuinely containing the fears of people living with long-term health conditions? EricDane

“Nobody with any sanity, including myself, would have anything but sympathy for the Palestinian plight.” - Sinead O’Connor

It’s Pride Month. This moving video shows us how much safety can be communicated simply by seeing 🌈 #OsloPride #LGBTQ

I’ve been doggy sitting the lovely Daisy this weekend who has just moved to Bristol. I’ve been hoping to help her feel safe in new surroundings. We’ve been out shopping for new toys, enjoying the weather, discovering new walking destinations & striking up conversations with other people (and dogs).

@garyseconomics.bsky.social resonates with me. What we do to meet each other from less extreme positions, and how we cultivate a willingness to do so, is probably the tricky part of the problem.

House music history is interesting to me. I always wish I was around for the advent of HM. This song from 1987 by Sterling Void has some hitting social comments in it. Found it via Pet Shop Boys cover. I’d like some more of this in music today.

Global efforts to take some steps in the direction of health equity completely undermined. Seems so unfair. I am trying to hold onto hope.

The HIV anti-stigma campaign ‘You, Me & HIV’ launched today in Ireland by the HSE. HIV activist Aoife Commins stated that being told she had HIV was not the worst part, she knew she would be okay, it was the stigma that was the hardest. about.hse.ie/news/hse-lau... #FastTrackCities #U=U

Even as h.care professionals we can unintentionally do harm with our words. Here Dr Hilary Jones is sharing information that is simply untrue. Surgeons can live with HIV & work safely with NO RISK to patients at all. This is an eye opening example of the HIV stigma that exists. (Nat AIDS Trust)

Brown et al., (2024). A co-produced trauma-informed intervention for people living with HIV in a part of America with significant health inequalities yielded promising outcomes. Listen to an AI- generated ‘deep dive’ here notebooklm.google.com/notebook/ed4... link to paper tinyurl.com/4ea3vrvm