Rebecca Henderson
@rebecca-henderson.bsky.social
PhD student at Lancaster Uni, researching end of life inequalities in NW England.
The first paper from my PhD research has just been published in @bjgp.bsky.social 🎉
Our review found that people with incurable cancer risk missing out on vital end-of-life support due to challenges faced by GPs when identifying patients who need palliative care.
doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
Our review found that people with incurable cancer risk missing out on vital end-of-life support due to challenges faced by GPs when identifying patients who need palliative care.
doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
Equitable inclusion of patients with cancer on the palliative care register: a systematic review in primary care
Background GPs are instrumental to palliative care in the UK and most practices maintain a register of patients with palliative care needs. However, many people with incurable cancer who could benefit...
doi.org
July 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The first paper from my PhD research has just been published in @bjgp.bsky.social 🎉
Our review found that people with incurable cancer risk missing out on vital end-of-life support due to challenges faced by GPs when identifying patients who need palliative care.
doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
Our review found that people with incurable cancer risk missing out on vital end-of-life support due to challenges faced by GPs when identifying patients who need palliative care.
doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
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Everyone should get the end of life or respite care they need, no matter where they live.
But in remote, rural and island areas, that’s not a reality.
Long journeys, poor transport and staff shortages make it harder to get vital support.
More here 👉 www.hospiceuk.org/our-campaign...
But in remote, rural and island areas, that’s not a reality.
Long journeys, poor transport and staff shortages make it harder to get vital support.
More here 👉 www.hospiceuk.org/our-campaign...
June 27, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Everyone should get the end of life or respite care they need, no matter where they live.
But in remote, rural and island areas, that’s not a reality.
Long journeys, poor transport and staff shortages make it harder to get vital support.
More here 👉 www.hospiceuk.org/our-campaign...
But in remote, rural and island areas, that’s not a reality.
Long journeys, poor transport and staff shortages make it harder to get vital support.
More here 👉 www.hospiceuk.org/our-campaign...
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A report by the Northern Health Science Alliance (@thenhsa.bsky.social) co-authored by Lancaster University Division of Health Research authors reveals that older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely and in poor housing 👇
Westminster launch for report into poor health of older people in the North of England - Lancaster University
A report co-authored by Lancaster University reveals that older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely and in poor housing.
www.lancaster.ac.uk
June 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A report by the Northern Health Science Alliance (@thenhsa.bsky.social) co-authored by Lancaster University Division of Health Research authors reveals that older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely and in poor housing 👇
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Although there are record numbers of appointments, patient satisfaction with access to NHS general practice is decreasing. We reviewed & sorted 449 sources into a themed, curated catalogue of interventions to help guide improvement. THIS summary: ths.im/44njDJG Full paper: ths.im/4lgXkew
What’s been tried: A curated catalogue of efforts to improve access to general practice
Carol Sinnott, Evleen Price, Akbar Ansari, Rebecca Fisher, Jake Beech, Hugh Alderwick and Mary Dixon-Woods. BJGP Open 9 January 2025; BJGPO.2024.0184. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0184
ths.im
June 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Although there are record numbers of appointments, patient satisfaction with access to NHS general practice is decreasing. We reviewed & sorted 449 sources into a themed, curated catalogue of interventions to help guide improvement. THIS summary: ths.im/44njDJG Full paper: ths.im/4lgXkew
I will always share this too. Everyone needs to read it.
I almost drowned when I was 6. In a busy pool with people standing around me - none of them realised I was drowning.
If my Dad hadn’t seen me go under from the opposite end of the pool, I wouldn’t be here today.
I almost drowned when I was 6. In a busy pool with people standing around me - none of them realised I was drowning.
If my Dad hadn’t seen me go under from the opposite end of the pool, I wouldn’t be here today.
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 20, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I will always share this too. Everyone needs to read it.
I almost drowned when I was 6. In a busy pool with people standing around me - none of them realised I was drowning.
If my Dad hadn’t seen me go under from the opposite end of the pool, I wouldn’t be here today.
I almost drowned when I was 6. In a busy pool with people standing around me - none of them realised I was drowning.
If my Dad hadn’t seen me go under from the opposite end of the pool, I wouldn’t be here today.
A great article that articulates some of my own thoughts on the assisted dying bill.
Increasing choice and improving palliative care isn’t mutually exclusive. We can do both. Even with the best possible palliative care, some people would prefer to have the right to choose.
Increasing choice and improving palliative care isn’t mutually exclusive. We can do both. Even with the best possible palliative care, some people would prefer to have the right to choose.
The deciding vote on the assisted dying legislation is happening very soon. I have been thinking about my own experiences of death and why I do think we should all have choice.
app.hsj.co.uk/2025/06/18/a...
app.hsj.co.uk/2025/06/18/a...
Assisted dying must be the start of greater patient choice at end of life
As debates on the 10-Year Plan and assisted dying unfold, real patient agency in end of life care remains elusive despite clear public desire for choice and dignity
app.hsj.co.uk
June 19, 2025 at 8:55 AM
A great article that articulates some of my own thoughts on the assisted dying bill.
Increasing choice and improving palliative care isn’t mutually exclusive. We can do both. Even with the best possible palliative care, some people would prefer to have the right to choose.
Increasing choice and improving palliative care isn’t mutually exclusive. We can do both. Even with the best possible palliative care, some people would prefer to have the right to choose.
Interesting campaign.
But is it really inclusive when the only obvious depiction of the working class is an angry man on a council estate? 🤔
But is it really inclusive when the only obvious depiction of the working class is an angry man on a council estate? 🤔
Sometimes I love working at Channel 4.
And sometimes, I really, REALLY love working at channel 4.
And sometimes, I really, REALLY love working at channel 4.
June 14, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Interesting campaign.
But is it really inclusive when the only obvious depiction of the working class is an angry man on a council estate? 🤔
But is it really inclusive when the only obvious depiction of the working class is an angry man on a council estate? 🤔
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"The whole system is in a perilous state due to a lack of sustainable funding & limited prioritisation of end of life care"
Well said @munirawilson.bsky.social 👏
❗️Whether assisted dying is made legal or not, it's crucial the UK government acts to improve end of life care.
Well said @munirawilson.bsky.social 👏
❗️Whether assisted dying is made legal or not, it's crucial the UK government acts to improve end of life care.
June 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"The whole system is in a perilous state due to a lack of sustainable funding & limited prioritisation of end of life care"
Well said @munirawilson.bsky.social 👏
❗️Whether assisted dying is made legal or not, it's crucial the UK government acts to improve end of life care.
Well said @munirawilson.bsky.social 👏
❗️Whether assisted dying is made legal or not, it's crucial the UK government acts to improve end of life care.
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🚨New review led by @lshtm.bsky.social researchers @wendesafari.bsky.social & @camaringe.bsky.social, funded by @cancerresearchuk.org, reveals key missed opportunities in tackling cancer inequalities.
Most interventions focus narrowly on screening, missing broader systemic issues.
👉 bit.ly/44d1Tk8
Most interventions focus narrowly on screening, missing broader systemic issues.
👉 bit.ly/44d1Tk8
June 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🚨New review led by @lshtm.bsky.social researchers @wendesafari.bsky.social & @camaringe.bsky.social, funded by @cancerresearchuk.org, reveals key missed opportunities in tackling cancer inequalities.
Most interventions focus narrowly on screening, missing broader systemic issues.
👉 bit.ly/44d1Tk8
Most interventions focus narrowly on screening, missing broader systemic issues.
👉 bit.ly/44d1Tk8
Deep in thesis writing mode at the mo & this is on my mind a lot more than it should be.
Do I edit out my em dashes, so I’m not accused of getting the bots to write it?
Or do I prepare an audit trail that proves I loved this *far superior* punctuation mark before AI was a twinkle in Altman’s eye?
Do I edit out my em dashes, so I’m not accused of getting the bots to write it?
Or do I prepare an audit trail that proves I loved this *far superior* punctuation mark before AI was a twinkle in Altman’s eye?
For my first @salonnewsroom.bsky.social piece, I wrote about how freaks for the em dash (me, and possibly you) will not stand by and cede our precious punctuation to AI www.salon.com/2025/06/11/a...
AI can’t have my em dash
Gen Z and AI have pulled a divisive punctuation mark into the spotlight.
www.salon.com
June 12, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Deep in thesis writing mode at the mo & this is on my mind a lot more than it should be.
Do I edit out my em dashes, so I’m not accused of getting the bots to write it?
Or do I prepare an audit trail that proves I loved this *far superior* punctuation mark before AI was a twinkle in Altman’s eye?
Do I edit out my em dashes, so I’m not accused of getting the bots to write it?
Or do I prepare an audit trail that proves I loved this *far superior* punctuation mark before AI was a twinkle in Altman’s eye?
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55,000 now dead, but there will be many more not yet known about.
120 Palestinians killed and 474 wounded in the last 24 hours. And the West watches on.
June 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
55,000 now dead, but there will be many more not yet known about.
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🚨BREAKING: 300+ NIH employees call out the harm of censorship & politicized science in scathing email to Bhattacharya, demanding an end to political interference, a lift on funding freezes, & rehiring of fired staff whose work saves lives.
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
🧵(1/5)
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
🧵(1/5)
June 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🚨BREAKING: 300+ NIH employees call out the harm of censorship & politicized science in scathing email to Bhattacharya, demanding an end to political interference, a lift on funding freezes, & rehiring of fired staff whose work saves lives.
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
🧵(1/5)
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
🧵(1/5)
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It's good to see the government reconsider its position on winter fuel payments.
But this is no help to working age terminally ill people.
Even if they're living IN POVERTY, working age terminally ill people still can't get the payment - simply because they're dying too young.
But this is no help to working age terminally ill people.
Even if they're living IN POVERTY, working age terminally ill people still can't get the payment - simply because they're dying too young.
June 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It's good to see the government reconsider its position on winter fuel payments.
But this is no help to working age terminally ill people.
Even if they're living IN POVERTY, working age terminally ill people still can't get the payment - simply because they're dying too young.
But this is no help to working age terminally ill people.
Even if they're living IN POVERTY, working age terminally ill people still can't get the payment - simply because they're dying too young.
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People who are terminally ill should NEVER have to worry about being able to afford their bills or other essentials.
This is a truly sad and shocking situation – and it’s happening to people right across the UK. 💔
This is a truly sad and shocking situation – and it’s happening to people right across the UK. 💔
May 27, 2025 at 10:50 AM
People who are terminally ill should NEVER have to worry about being able to afford their bills or other essentials.
This is a truly sad and shocking situation – and it’s happening to people right across the UK. 💔
This is a truly sad and shocking situation – and it’s happening to people right across the UK. 💔
An intervention I’m guessing would be way more effective… it’s a bit radical though… more NHS dentists?
Should we be increasing flouride levels in water in some parts of the UK to improve dental health? Huge disparities between high and low income households - so do we need interventions like this to prevent hospitalisations?
Big debate about this - what are your thoughts? @bbc5live.bsky.social
Big debate about this - what are your thoughts? @bbc5live.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
An intervention I’m guessing would be way more effective… it’s a bit radical though… more NHS dentists?
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JRF analysis shows clear public opposition to the ‘deepest cuts to social security since George Osborne. That the cuts will drive up poverty, particularly in Labour’s heartlands and fail to move people into work, with over 3m families affected by up to £12,000/yr
www.jrf.org.uk/social-secur...
www.jrf.org.uk/social-secur...
Where will cuts to sickness and disability benefits fall hardest?
JRF analysis shows that more people receive social security for health issues and disabilities in Labour’s heartlands.
www.jrf.org.uk
April 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
JRF analysis shows clear public opposition to the ‘deepest cuts to social security since George Osborne. That the cuts will drive up poverty, particularly in Labour’s heartlands and fail to move people into work, with over 3m families affected by up to £12,000/yr
www.jrf.org.uk/social-secur...
www.jrf.org.uk/social-secur...
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@bhfpolicy.bsky.social’s report highlights why we need a cross-government strategy on #healthinequalities. Our latest survey saw nearly 90% of doctors concerned about the impact of health inequalities on patients.
Tackling what makes people sick in the first place is vital to reducing #NHS demand.
Tackling what makes people sick in the first place is vital to reducing #NHS demand.
🆕 Out today, our new report 'Bridging Hearts' explores the inequalities which exist in cardiovascular risk, outcomes and care across 3 lenses: deprivation, sex and ethnicity.
We set out action that Govt and the health system should take to drive better outcomes for all 🫀
bhf.org.uk/-/media/file...
We set out action that Govt and the health system should take to drive better outcomes for all 🫀
bhf.org.uk/-/media/file...
bhf.org.uk
April 17, 2025 at 11:17 AM
@bhfpolicy.bsky.social’s report highlights why we need a cross-government strategy on #healthinequalities. Our latest survey saw nearly 90% of doctors concerned about the impact of health inequalities on patients.
Tackling what makes people sick in the first place is vital to reducing #NHS demand.
Tackling what makes people sick in the first place is vital to reducing #NHS demand.
Reposted by Rebecca Henderson
Steve Bland reminding us why we do what we do. Honoured to be in the audience.
Fantastic keynote from Steve Bland reflecting on his experience supporting someone with cancer. A poignant reminder that better, more meaningful, support is needed for family members and carers. #bpos2025
March 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Steve Bland reminding us why we do what we do. Honoured to be in the audience.
A brilliant first day at the British Psychosocial Oncology Society Conference yesterday.
So much great work happening to support people living with and beyond cancer, but still so much more to do. #BPOS2025 @bposociety.bsky.social
So much great work happening to support people living with and beyond cancer, but still so much more to do. #BPOS2025 @bposociety.bsky.social
March 28, 2025 at 8:52 AM
A brilliant first day at the British Psychosocial Oncology Society Conference yesterday.
So much great work happening to support people living with and beyond cancer, but still so much more to do. #BPOS2025 @bposociety.bsky.social
So much great work happening to support people living with and beyond cancer, but still so much more to do. #BPOS2025 @bposociety.bsky.social
Top tier afternoon snacks at @bposociety.bsky.social #BPOS2025
March 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Top tier afternoon snacks at @bposociety.bsky.social #BPOS2025
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Earlier today, our Principal Analyst @rebeccaflorisson.bsky.social
responded to the Department for Work and Pensions's impact assessment of the health & disability benefit cuts⬇️
Read the full statement here: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...
responded to the Department for Work and Pensions's impact assessment of the health & disability benefit cuts⬇️
Read the full statement here: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...
March 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Earlier today, our Principal Analyst @rebeccaflorisson.bsky.social
responded to the Department for Work and Pensions's impact assessment of the health & disability benefit cuts⬇️
Read the full statement here: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...
responded to the Department for Work and Pensions's impact assessment of the health & disability benefit cuts⬇️
Read the full statement here: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...
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Our new paper explores the impact of circumstances early in the COVID-19 pandemic on experiences of death & dying in care homes. With colleagues from Lancaster, Newcastle & Sheffield Universities.
@ioelc.bsky.social @nancypreston.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
Full paper link rdcu.be/ebmVF
@ioelc.bsky.social @nancypreston.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
Full paper link rdcu.be/ebmVF
February 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Our new paper explores the impact of circumstances early in the COVID-19 pandemic on experiences of death & dying in care homes. With colleagues from Lancaster, Newcastle & Sheffield Universities.
@ioelc.bsky.social @nancypreston.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
Full paper link rdcu.be/ebmVF
@ioelc.bsky.social @nancypreston.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
Full paper link rdcu.be/ebmVF
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Happy #InternationalWomensDay2025 to all those working to advance #palliative and end of life care research. #hpm #hapc And a particular nod to this wonderful group of women working @lancasteruni.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Happy #InternationalWomensDay2025 to all those working to advance #palliative and end of life care research. #hpm #hapc And a particular nod to this wonderful group of women working @lancasteruni.bsky.social
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People who are part of the LGBTQ+ community often experience inequalities in health and care services and outcomes.
Our five-year programme of work on health inequalities highlights seven priorities for the NHS to tackle the worst health outcomes.
https://buff.ly/4117KHE
Our five-year programme of work on health inequalities highlights seven priorities for the NHS to tackle the worst health outcomes.
https://buff.ly/4117KHE
Tackling Health Inequalities | Seven Priorities For The NHS | The King's Fund
Drawing on our five-year programme of work on health inequalities, we outline what we think the anticipated 10-year health plan should focus on.
buff.ly
February 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
People who are part of the LGBTQ+ community often experience inequalities in health and care services and outcomes.
Our five-year programme of work on health inequalities highlights seven priorities for the NHS to tackle the worst health outcomes.
https://buff.ly/4117KHE
Our five-year programme of work on health inequalities highlights seven priorities for the NHS to tackle the worst health outcomes.
https://buff.ly/4117KHE