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Really interesting article about a trial that is going to take place in England to lower blood pressure in hrougj wall squats www.facebook.com/share/p/1Ab4...

It will always be one of my greatest professional honours to have been the first nurse to become Honorary President of @agilecsp.bsky.social and I'm so looking forward to our bienniel conference in Nottingham 🤗

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The first of our speakers to be introduced... Our wonderful Honorary President. Speaking on 'The Power of Stories in Uncertain Times', be sure not to miss hearing Brian by booking tickets here: tinyurl.com/agileconf2025 #AGILEConf25

Wait list falls for sixth consecutive month but too slowly This run of good news is probably coming to an end

“waiting times are what matter to patients. Not the size of the waiting list, not the percentage within 18 weeks, but the waiting times they are likely to experience.”

Nice piece from Rob on current elective performance.

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We have just announced that Sir Jim Mackey, newly chief executive of NHS England, will speak at our conference on 23 April.

This will be an important opportunity to hear first-hand where mental health fits into the emerging national agenda, with opportunities for members to directly ask questions.

Addressing the wider determinants of health – Exploring the impact of social prescribing on health inequalities Webinar exploring how the increased skill mix provided by the ARRS enables general practice to support patients with the wider determinants of health.

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The applications deadline is one week from today. Don't miss this opportunity to be part of a select cohort of leaders in the only advanced improvement science program for emergency services.

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Douglas Badenoch @dbadenoch.bsky.social and I have built a huge online audience over the last 15 years, and a trusted reputation for high quality independent information. Whoever you're trying to reach (policymakers, clinicians, practitioners, the public...) we can help.

Calling all mental health researchers! Do you need some #ElfHelp from The Mental Elf? 🌳🌤️🍄

This year we have been commissioned by many mental health research groups to help them disseminate their new research. We know how difficult it can be for researchers to get their work out there.

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Senior Fellow - Prevention (Public Health Consultant) Permanent part-time contract Salary: £79,484 pro rata, plus a pro rata premium to reflect the public health consultant pay scale Application deadline: 14 April 2025, 23.59

We are looking for a Senior Fellow to join our team.

You'll design and deliver a range of research and influencing activities on public health and prevention, supporting our work on improving health and reducing inequalities.

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NHS hearing units misdiagnosed thousands of children and ‘did nothing’ Some got the all-clear when they were deaf. Others were wrongly told they had no hope of hearing. Insiders accuse NHS England of dragging it heels

I was genuinely shocked by this story - both for the scale of the harm but also the cover-up by the NHS. It never got the attention it deserved IMO

1,540 children have been misdiagnosed by NHS hearing tests since 2019 4/6 www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

As a parent of a partially deaf child this article is heart breaking. Our early diagnosis lead to speech therapy, l can't imagine the heartache of missing out on language skills in those crucial years.

Independent investigation of the NHS in England Lord Darzi's report on the state of the National Health Service in England.

"...a top-down reorganisation of NHS
England and Integrated Care Boards is neither necessary nor desirable..."

The inconvenient bit of the Darzi review?

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Management of post-acute covid-19 in primary care ### What you need to know Post-acute covid-19 (“long covid”) seems to be a multisystem disease, sometimes occurring after a relatively mild acute illness.1 Clinical management requires a whole-patien...

We published our first paper on long covid in early August 2020. COVID vaccines weren’t released till November 2020. Ergo, vaccines didn’t cause those long covid cases. www.bmj.com/content/370/... 🧪

When you take a bit of time to listen, it's clear that most people living with long term health conditions are doing the best they can in the circumstances they're in. There might be wiggle room for some tweaks but this will come through understanding & alongsidedness, not telling people what to do.

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Have you read this yet? If not you should @roylilley1.bsky.social highlights NHS Law and Practice

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Morning coffee For years, Minerva has started the day with a pot of tea. A report from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2018 makes her wonder if she should switch to coffee (Eur Heart J doi. org/ 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae871). Among 40000 participants, those who drank coffee in the morning had substantially lower all cause and cardiovascular mortality rates compared with non-coffee drinkers. Surprisingly, drinking coffee later in the day had no health benefits.

Lots of us love the Minerva section in the @bmj.com, especially when she tells us to do more of something we love…. like drinking coffee!

Here’s the research article. The recommended dose is four cups, to be taken in the morning.

#MedSky

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Dozens of baby deaths after errors at one of UK’s largest hospitals Special report: Grieving parents were told their tragedies on the maternity wards of Nottingham hospitals were one-offs. But our investigation shows a pattern of poor care, botched inquiries and a fai...

It takes the total cases being looked at by @DOckendenLtd to circa 2,500 and means her report won't be publishes until June 2026.

But deleting of records will worry many families who have accused the trust of covering up serious failings.

My 2021 story: www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

Internal investigations by @nottmhospitals & the NHS Counter Fraud Authority have been unable to determine how the files were deleted, leading to Nottinghamshire Police’s cyber crime unit launching its own investigation alongside its ongoing criminal inquiry into maternity care 1/2

🚨NEW: Detectives are investigating how records linked to the worst maternity scandal in NHS history were mysteriously deleted. Its linked to the discovery of 300 more cases that has meant the Ockenden inquiry will be delayed until June 2026. 1/3

🚨 Oops! The only air ambulance serving 3,500 square miles of the East Midlands has been grounded since Friday night after staff failed to submit paperwork for its controlled drug licence:

*drumroll* 🥁

Independent SAGE website has had a revamp. Now easily searchable with all reports and briefing sessions neatly archived. Take a look!

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Check out this fantastic resource thanks @janetfolland.bsky.social

That’s fabulous I hadn’t seen your list what a great job . Thanks

Too many health & care orgs have separate, unconnected strategies for quality/process improvement & AI. Yet they are mutually reinforcing: combining them can generate huge productivity gains. However, it requires a lot of change leadership: hbr.org/2025/01/how-.... By Tom Davenport & Tom Redman.

For change agents, our ability to influence without authority is a key issue because the impact we create is tied to it. So I appreciated this article which sets out five approaches to influence: medium.com/code-like-a-.... By Vinita Bansal. Graphic by Office Guy Cartoons.
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I’m an AHP too!

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