For frank and honest conversations unpacking what works (and what doesn’t) in healthcare improvement, the Listen to THIS podcast explores the work addressing current & enduring challenges.
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With @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social @sarashaw.bsky.social and other co-authors not active on Bluesky
Care navigation is more than signposting - it’s about providing stability - consistency of human interaction that constitutes primary care infrastructure
Another ‘slow’ piece that accounts for why it’s so hard to get a GP appointment when you are already marginalised and then have to also use remote access
You look tired Jack. Hope you are not working too hard. (From a mum of a Jack)
It was a formative text. Very powerful.
I read that at school!
That was a long term wasn’t it?
Bare trees against a colourful sunset sky with Leicester university buildings in the distance
Yes yes it is. Though we have good sunset tree skeletons on my walk to the station
What a beautiful picture. Love to you Emma x
New qual research on the changing role of ICSs in England, based on interviews with local leaders
Lots in there--including support for government's policy aims--but the ongoing mess of yet another NHS restructure is inescapable:
www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...
Today's post was supposed to be an easy topic but it turned out to be quite hard: metaphors in genomics and AI/LLMs #metaphor #scicomm #genomics #AI
makingsciencepublic.com/2026/03/13/m...
A new study in @thelancet.com shows perioperative care reduces post-surgery deaths in high risk patients.
Led by @qmul.bsky.social and funded by @nihr.bsky.social.
Find out more➡️ shorturl.at/CXA4B
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... new review from the OSIRIS ‘B’ team on multidisciplinary surgical shared decision making
Our new paper:
Synthesis challenges in complex evidence: A critical analysis of systematic reviews of face mask efficacy
#episky #healthpolicy #medsky
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
But there is no ‘I’ !
It's on again - our internationally-renowned Ethnography for Healthcare Improvement Summer School! 8th-10th July, 2026, here in Leicester, UK. Designed for researchers to learn & reflect on use of ethnographic research in healthcare settings. Limited places available: shop.le.ac.uk/product-cata...
This looks extremely interesting
For my writing group pals …
It’s important to recognise and celebrate small academic writing successes patthomson.net/2026/01/22/s...
Lovely colours though
RAAC in NHS hospital buildings has been responsible for closures of facilities such as operating theatres due to safety concerns. This has had a significant impact on NHS long term performance. Yet the deadline has slipped on the RAAC eradication programme.
www.nao.org.uk/reports/upda...
Are we now a … community?
Always good working with you Arne! Good to see this finally out
It‘s been a long journey until this one saw the light of the world. Anyway: new research just hot off the press! (with @gemhughes.bsky.social and Gregory Maniatopoulos)
A few months ago, we shared the perioperative quality framework. Today, we’re excited to share our new publication detailing the methods behind it, developed with an outstanding group of collaborators. Read the full paper here: ths.im/4bxxpNU
GP woman attending to a patient by reviewing the blood pressure.
Our review shows that the candidacy framework can help explain why improving access to general practice is so complex. It highlights issues that affect how people seek care but may benefit from updating to reflect general practice changes.
Full paper: ths.im/4aljBFS
THIS summary: ths.im/4iZqTBe
Painting of a tiny boat in silhouette on a stylised sea with large waves
Sea and boat,1988 by Wilhelmina Barns-Graham #WomensArt #Monday
