Interesting start to the parallel session on continuity. @patrickburch.bsky.social discussing his qualitative research. Patients who have experienced continuity know the value of it, those who haven’t haven’t necessarily considered it. #sapc2025 @sapc.ac.uk

Great presentation by Polly Duncan on primary care for housebound patients. What factors are associated with being housebound / who is most likely to be housebound? How can health care services better support their patients who are housebound? #sapc2025 @capcbristol.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk

On my way to Cardiff for #SAPC2025. Come catch my presentation tomorrow afternoon. I’ll be talking about outpatient clinic letters, who they are written to and why. @sapc.ac.uk @sharpcharlotte.bsky.social @brianmcmillan.bsky.social

Patient-first clinic letters: join an event for clinical and administrative staff working in primary care and help decide what works for general practice.
When: Thursday, 26 June from 14:00-16:00
Where: @nexerdigital.com, Macclesfield
This is your opportunity to shape how change is implemented.

Primary care stakeholder event on writing outpatient clinic letters to patients: We want to hear from primary care clinicians and administrative staff to ensure your needs are taken into account as we encourage and support healthcare professionals to write outpatient clinic letters to patients. 1/3

Today marks a pretty monumental occasion. I’ve worked at @uniofmanchester.bsky.social in the @fbmh-uom.bsky.social for 20 years! Feeling appreciation for the many wonderful people I’ve met and worked with in that time. Special shout out to @suzypuss.bsky.social for your support since the early days.

Just one hour left of work in 2024. Have had a lovely year working with @sharpcharlotte.bsky.social @brianmcmillan.bsky.social et al. on the writing to patients from rheumatology study. Happy holidays all!

Are you a current patient of a #Rheumatology outpatient department in the UK NHS/HSC? We want to know your views on clinic letters and who they are written to. For information on our interview and focus group study, please visit: sites.manchester.ac.uk/writing-to-r...

We are looking for #HealthcareProfessionals working in #Rheumatology outpatient departments in the UK NHS/HSC. We want to know what you think about writing clinic letters directly to patients. For information about our interview study, please visit: sites.manchester.ac.uk/writing-to-r...

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,553,673!

Rheumatology MDT members: Do you conduct #Rheumatology outpatient consultations in the UK NHS/HSC? If so, we want to know what you think about writing clinic letters directly to patients. To complete our survey, or for more information, please visit: bit.ly/W2Phcpsurvey

NEW SURVEY: We are looking for current patients of #Rheumatology outpatient departments in the UK NHS/HSC. We want to know what you think about clinic letters and who they are written to. To complete our survey, or for more information, please visit: bit.ly/W2Pptsurvey

We are trying to understand researchers’ experience of trying to record clinical encounters (in any UK setting) for healthcare research – we are interested in understanding both successful and unsuccessful attempts to do so. Please follow uwe.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... to take part.

Returned from lunch to find a furry co-worker covering for me (and definitely not just enjoying the proximity to the radiator and residual heat from my heat pad). #AcademicsWithCats #AcademicSky

📣 New publication: Safer Patients Empowered to Engage and Communicate about Health (SPEECH) in primary care: a feasibility study and process evaluation of an intervention for older people with multiple long-term conditions #AcademicSky rdcu.be/dvhuK

Attending and presenting at SAPC North today. The Northern arm of the Society for Academic Primary Care. I will be sharing results from a feasibility study and process evaluation of SPEECH: Safer Patients Empowered to Engage and Communicate about Heath. #AcademicSky