Tim van Hasselt
@tim-van-hasselt.bsky.social
Neonatal doctor and Academic Clinical Lecturer, University of Leicester, UK.
Cheeky fox came back, kids so excited. They got within a few metres of it.
Then the cat came and had another face off..
Then the cat came and had another face off..
October 25, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Cheeky fox came back, kids so excited. They got within a few metres of it.
Then the cat came and had another face off..
Then the cat came and had another face off..
Finally did some scrambling up mountains in Wales, Tryfan and Bristley, mate took this cheesy photo without me knowing.
We are so lucky in the Midlands to be under 3 hours drive from these amazing places
We are so lucky in the Midlands to be under 3 hours drive from these amazing places
October 25, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Finally did some scrambling up mountains in Wales, Tryfan and Bristley, mate took this cheesy photo without me knowing.
We are so lucky in the Midlands to be under 3 hours drive from these amazing places
We are so lucky in the Midlands to be under 3 hours drive from these amazing places
When you find some lego your kids built, and it reminds you of the psychological-horror-with robots-game Soma
Creepy!
Creepy!
October 14, 2025 at 7:17 AM
When you find some lego your kids built, and it reminds you of the psychological-horror-with robots-game Soma
Creepy!
Creepy!
So sorry to read that Dr Sophie Jackson has passed away.
Such an inspirational figure.
A huge loss to the healthcare community, and the children she looked after and their families.
Sophie Jackson: paediatrician and trailblazer for doctors with disabilities | The BMJ
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
Such an inspirational figure.
A huge loss to the healthcare community, and the children she looked after and their families.
Sophie Jackson: paediatrician and trailblazer for doctors with disabilities | The BMJ
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
Sophie Jackson: paediatrician and trailblazer for doctors with disabilities
“To fully understand our patients, we ideally need to have shared experience with them,” paediatric trainee Sophie Jackson said. “Having doctors of diverse backgrounds and abilities is crucial because...
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October 10, 2025 at 10:51 AM
So sorry to read that Dr Sophie Jackson has passed away.
Such an inspirational figure.
A huge loss to the healthcare community, and the children she looked after and their families.
Sophie Jackson: paediatrician and trailblazer for doctors with disabilities | The BMJ
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
Such an inspirational figure.
A huge loss to the healthcare community, and the children she looked after and their families.
Sophie Jackson: paediatrician and trailblazer for doctors with disabilities | The BMJ
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
To me this is a thread of normal sized things. Have you seen a emdotrachel tube for an adult man (8.0) its like a drainpipe!
NICU makes sense, best place to work
NICU makes sense, best place to work
Tiny NICU things thread!
October 5, 2025 at 7:05 AM
To me this is a thread of normal sized things. Have you seen a emdotrachel tube for an adult man (8.0) its like a drainpipe!
NICU makes sense, best place to work
NICU makes sense, best place to work
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Photos of a pigeon live on stage at Rock City, Nottingham last night, plus some guys called the Beta Band who played some great stuff.
Been a while since I've been to a proper gig, black painted walls, sticky floors, and band having a great time
Photos of a pigeon live on stage at Rock City, Nottingham last night, plus some guys called the Beta Band who played some great stuff.
Been a while since I've been to a proper gig, black painted walls, sticky floors, and band having a great time
October 1, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Photos of a pigeon live on stage at Rock City, Nottingham last night, plus some guys called the Beta Band who played some great stuff.
Been a while since I've been to a proper gig, black painted walls, sticky floors, and band having a great time
Photos of a pigeon live on stage at Rock City, Nottingham last night, plus some guys called the Beta Band who played some great stuff.
Been a while since I've been to a proper gig, black painted walls, sticky floors, and band having a great time
Orange cat meets orange fox!
September 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Orange cat meets orange fox!
I had a great chat with Rupa from St Louis for the Incubator podcast, talking about how we train in neonatology in the UK, and my research
www.the-incubator.org/post/343-inv...
www.the-incubator.org/post/343-inv...
#343 - Investigating preterm birth and readmission to the PICU (Dr. Tim Van Hasselt)
Hello friends 👋In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Tim Van Hasselt, who is now a NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer and Neonatal Subspeciality Registrar (fellow-equivalent) at the Uni...
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September 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I had a great chat with Rupa from St Louis for the Incubator podcast, talking about how we train in neonatology in the UK, and my research
www.the-incubator.org/post/343-inv...
www.the-incubator.org/post/343-inv...
Happy to share latest work on hospital admissions of very preterm children in England and Wales.
Majority of children had at least 1 admission between neonatal discharge and their 2nd birthday, mostly short unplanned admissions for respiratory infections.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Majority of children had at least 1 admission between neonatal discharge and their 2nd birthday, mostly short unplanned admissions for respiratory infections.
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Morbidities and Hospitalization by Age 2 Years in Infants Born Very Preterm
This cohort study examines the prevalence of hospital admissions before age 2 years among children born at less than 32 weeks’ gestation in England and Wales and associations between hospitalization a...
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September 4, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Happy to share latest work on hospital admissions of very preterm children in England and Wales.
Majority of children had at least 1 admission between neonatal discharge and their 2nd birthday, mostly short unplanned admissions for respiratory infections.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Majority of children had at least 1 admission between neonatal discharge and their 2nd birthday, mostly short unplanned admissions for respiratory infections.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Not sure you can see the swifts on the photo but nice evening display over the gardens last night
July 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Not sure you can see the swifts on the photo but nice evening display over the gardens last night
Well done to Hannah Mitchell & her great team who produced this hugely important work:
Contribution of ethnicity and deprivation to paediatric critical care outcomes in the UK, 2008–21: a national retrospective cohort study - The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Contribution of ethnicity and deprivation to paediatric critical care outcomes in the UK, 2008–21: a national retrospective cohort study - The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Contribution of ethnicity and deprivation to paediatric critical care outcomes in the UK, 2008–21: a national retrospective cohort study
Variation in PICU mortality by ethnicity and area-level deprivation highlights the
importance of further investigation into systemic drivers of disparities in PICU outcomes
in the UK. Targeted strateg...
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July 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Well done to Hannah Mitchell & her great team who produced this hugely important work:
Contribution of ethnicity and deprivation to paediatric critical care outcomes in the UK, 2008–21: a national retrospective cohort study - The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Contribution of ethnicity and deprivation to paediatric critical care outcomes in the UK, 2008–21: a national retrospective cohort study - The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
"Function over diagnoses: parents of extremely preterm infants give recommendations to clinicians about their information needs"
Another intriguing paper from Annie Janvier's group in Canada
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Another intriguing paper from Annie Janvier's group in Canada
fn.bmj.com/content/earl...
@99nicu.bsky.social @ebneo.bsky.social @nicupodcast.bsky.social
Function over diagnoses: parents of extremely preterm infants give recommendations to clinicians about their information needs
Objectives Extremely preterm children may have a prolonged neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) stay. Their parents interact with clinicians both before and after birth. There is little information abo...
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June 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
"Function over diagnoses: parents of extremely preterm infants give recommendations to clinicians about their information needs"
Another intriguing paper from Annie Janvier's group in Canada
fn.bmj.com/content/earl...
@99nicu.bsky.social @ebneo.bsky.social @nicupodcast.bsky.social
Another intriguing paper from Annie Janvier's group in Canada
fn.bmj.com/content/earl...
@99nicu.bsky.social @ebneo.bsky.social @nicupodcast.bsky.social
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Good letter in BMJ identifies key challenges for clinical academia and trials - with some suggestions for how we could do better.
Better use of patient data seems like could be part of the answer.
Good letter in BMJ identifies key challenges for clinical academia and trials - with some suggestions for how we could do better.
Better use of patient data seems like could be part of the answer.
Rethinking clinical trial design and electronic health record systems could improve clinical research in the UK
Husain describes the need for closer collaboration between universities and NHS organisations.1 At the heart of this struggling relationship are financial pressures, with partnered institutions essent...
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June 19, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Good letter in BMJ identifies key challenges for clinical academia and trials - with some suggestions for how we could do better.
Better use of patient data seems like could be part of the answer.
Good letter in BMJ identifies key challenges for clinical academia and trials - with some suggestions for how we could do better.
Better use of patient data seems like could be part of the answer.
Thought provoking paper I read today, does ableism affect the way we talk to parents in NICU?
Includes suggested phrases e.g. 'what does a good life look like for your child?' and 'we are here to support you making the best decision for your family'
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Includes suggested phrases e.g. 'what does a good life look like for your child?' and 'we are here to support you making the best decision for your family'
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Disability, ableism, and decision-making at extreme prematurity
Ableism plays a pervasive yet often unexamined role in decision-making at extreme prematurity. This review examines how ableist assumptions about qual…
www.sciencedirect.com
June 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Thought provoking paper I read today, does ableism affect the way we talk to parents in NICU?
Includes suggested phrases e.g. 'what does a good life look like for your child?' and 'we are here to support you making the best decision for your family'
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Includes suggested phrases e.g. 'what does a good life look like for your child?' and 'we are here to support you making the best decision for your family'
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Another thing not sure we always think about...
Prematurity and obstructive sleep apnea in children: The perfect storm
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Prematurity and obstructive sleep apnea in children: The perfect storm
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Prematurity and obstructive sleep apnea in children: The perfect storm
As survival rates for premature infants improve, understanding the link between prematurity and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has become critical for …
www.sciencedirect.com
June 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Another thing not sure we always think about...
Prematurity and obstructive sleep apnea in children: The perfect storm
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@99nicu.bsky.social @nicupodcast.bsky.social
Prematurity and obstructive sleep apnea in children: The perfect storm
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@99nicu.bsky.social @nicupodcast.bsky.social
Interesting!
Moderate-To-Late Preterm Infants Benefit From the Early Collaborative Intervention: Primary Outcomes of an RCT
87 babies born 30-36wk, 3 sessions for parent-baby interactions
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40511708/
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Moderate-To-Late Preterm Infants Benefit From the Early Collaborative Intervention: Primary Outcomes of an RCT
87 babies born 30-36wk, 3 sessions for parent-baby interactions
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40511708/
@ebneo.bsky.social
@nicupodcast.bsky.social
@99nicu.bsky.social
Moderate-To-Late Preterm Infants Benefit From the Early Collaborative Intervention: Primary Outcomes of an RCT - PubMed
ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02034617.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
June 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Interesting!
Moderate-To-Late Preterm Infants Benefit From the Early Collaborative Intervention: Primary Outcomes of an RCT
87 babies born 30-36wk, 3 sessions for parent-baby interactions
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40511708/
@ebneo.bsky.social
@nicupodcast.bsky.social
@99nicu.bsky.social
Moderate-To-Late Preterm Infants Benefit From the Early Collaborative Intervention: Primary Outcomes of an RCT
87 babies born 30-36wk, 3 sessions for parent-baby interactions
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40511708/
@ebneo.bsky.social
@nicupodcast.bsky.social
@99nicu.bsky.social
Loved listening to a range of great talks, and chance to discuss good practice, challenges, and priorities for care of children with complex chronic conditions
June 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Loved listening to a range of great talks, and chance to discuss good practice, challenges, and priorities for care of children with complex chronic conditions
This came up on my alerts, very good paper using data from the Basque region to look at medical complexity and life limiting conditions in children, important group of children who spend a lot of time in hospital.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40447966/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40447966/
Impact of complex chronic diseases and life-limiting condition status on paediatric hospitalization: observational study - PubMed
• There is an important overlap between children classified as having C-CD and those with LLC. Both groups exhibited substantial utilization of hospital resources and high in-hospital mortality, being...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
June 3, 2025 at 7:56 AM
This came up on my alerts, very good paper using data from the Basque region to look at medical complexity and life limiting conditions in children, important group of children who spend a lot of time in hospital.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40447966/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40447966/
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Fantastic piece in @theguardian.com.
Doctors only see part of families' lives after brain injury in childhood, this illuminates a bit more of the other side.
Fantastic piece in @theguardian.com.
Doctors only see part of families' lives after brain injury in childhood, this illuminates a bit more of the other side.
The boy who came back: the near-death, and changed life, of my son Max
It was, we were told, a case of sudden infant death syndrome interrupted. What followed would transform my understanding of parenting, disability and the breadth of what makes a meaningful life
www.theguardian.com
May 24, 2025 at 8:02 AM
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Fantastic piece in @theguardian.com.
Doctors only see part of families' lives after brain injury in childhood, this illuminates a bit more of the other side.
Fantastic piece in @theguardian.com.
Doctors only see part of families' lives after brain injury in childhood, this illuminates a bit more of the other side.
BMJ News:
ABC programme to reduce brain injury in childbirth will be rolled out in England
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
ABC programme to reduce brain injury in childbirth will be rolled out in England
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
ABC programme to reduce brain injury in childbirth will be rolled out in England
An NHS programme designed to improve safety in maternity care and help prevent brain injuries during childbirth is set to be rolled out in England.
The government said that the Avoiding Brain Injurie...
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May 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
BMJ News:
ABC programme to reduce brain injury in childbirth will be rolled out in England
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
ABC programme to reduce brain injury in childbirth will be rolled out in England
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
Back in Somerset today to present research findings on preterm PICU admissions to the South West Neonatal Network, thanks for the invitation, was a great excuse for a morning run through the lanes.
Also heard about some great work in the westcountry including home antibiotics
Also heard about some great work in the westcountry including home antibiotics
May 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Back in Somerset today to present research findings on preterm PICU admissions to the South West Neonatal Network, thanks for the invitation, was a great excuse for a morning run through the lanes.
Also heard about some great work in the westcountry including home antibiotics
Also heard about some great work in the westcountry including home antibiotics
Supporting families after the unexpected death of a child
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"In Australia, several states... integrate bereavement support for SUDIC...
Several children’s hospices in England [have] a dedicated SUDIC service, working alongside the joint agency response"2
Sounds good service
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"In Australia, several states... integrate bereavement support for SUDIC...
Several children’s hospices in England [have] a dedicated SUDIC service, working alongside the joint agency response"2
Sounds good service
doi.org
May 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Supporting families after the unexpected death of a child
doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...
"In Australia, several states... integrate bereavement support for SUDIC...
Several children’s hospices in England [have] a dedicated SUDIC service, working alongside the joint agency response"2
Sounds good service
doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...
"In Australia, several states... integrate bereavement support for SUDIC...
Several children’s hospices in England [have] a dedicated SUDIC service, working alongside the joint agency response"2
Sounds good service
Problematic trials are contaminating the evidence ecosystem
"4000 meta-analyses included retracted trials. These retracted trials distorted the conclusions in 218 meta-analyses, which further contaminated the evidence of 157 clinical practice guidelines."
Bit worrying!
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
"4000 meta-analyses included retracted trials. These retracted trials distorted the conclusions in 218 meta-analyses, which further contaminated the evidence of 157 clinical practice guidelines."
Bit worrying!
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
doi.org
May 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Problematic trials are contaminating the evidence ecosystem
"4000 meta-analyses included retracted trials. These retracted trials distorted the conclusions in 218 meta-analyses, which further contaminated the evidence of 157 clinical practice guidelines."
Bit worrying!
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
"4000 meta-analyses included retracted trials. These retracted trials distorted the conclusions in 218 meta-analyses, which further contaminated the evidence of 157 clinical practice guidelines."
Bit worrying!
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
Rethinking ethnicity data for precision health
Good summary from BMJ around the challenges of how we address ethnicity in health data to improve population outcomes
doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...
Good summary from BMJ around the challenges of how we address ethnicity in health data to improve population outcomes
doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...
doi.org
May 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Rethinking ethnicity data for precision health
Good summary from BMJ around the challenges of how we address ethnicity in health data to improve population outcomes
doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...
Good summary from BMJ around the challenges of how we address ethnicity in health data to improve population outcomes
doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...