New editorial out now on media influences on infant care practices adc.bmj.com/content/earl... message me for the full text

Fromers & visitors... Amid the monthly Frome Independent market, I'll be at Hunting Raven books in Cheap St this Sunday signing books & all that from 11.30 onwards, & maybe doing a couple of Clash songs with James on the main band stage beforehand

See you there!!

Absolutely LOVED the #SaferSleepWeek conference in Leicester today, got to meet Jess, Tilly and Michon from the neonatal unit who helped us design and test part of the Baby Sleep Project. And the mentimeters worked!

It's #SaferSleepWeek ! I'm going to Leicester tomorrow to speak at and attend their safer sleep conference, looking forward to catching up with fantastic colleagues 😀 and 8 hours on 4 trains so guess how many papers I will get written 🤔

"Scissor Graph" showing men overtaking women in proportional representation in sciences after doctorate

Happy International Women's Day! Despite the efforts, while much more women enter scientific fields, due to numerous factors, few manage to remain in the field or secure senior positions. Support your coworkers, call out harmful systemic behaviour. 😘

Image of a word cloud in response to the statement "describe your experiences of tricky conversations with families" the largest words are "emotional" "awkward" "listening" and "satisfying"

I've never used mentimeter during a talk, so of course the best time to use tech you've zero experience of is during a 3 minute pitch to a room full of child health clinicians and peers. On a laptop that wasn't connected to the Internet. We live and learn but here are the results! So beautiful 😍

Balancing realist review outputs with the needs of policymakers and practitioners Abstract. A realist review is a theory-driven approach to synthesizing evidence based on the realist philosophy of science. Realist reviews are conducted t

Realist reviewers, here's a banger of a new paper by a South African group whose work I've only just become aware of. Good bit of philosophy to chew on if you've time. But also seeking to make RR more practical. Enjoy! #healthpolicy

academic.oup.com/heapol/artic...

Would love to involve our @hpigbristol.bsky.social colleagues if it happens again!!

I'm so sorry I've missed this!! Will this be an annual event? Thanks

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Our Baby Sleep Project Protocol is out now in the BMJ Open. Find out how we are investigating innovative tools for promoting safer sleep in families with infants at increased risk of SUDI.
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/2...

Cover of The Lancet's Feb 15, 2025 issue. Quote on cover reads "At the core of patients not being heard is the unequal power dynamic between doctor and patient. Each holds a different form of expertise...It is vital that we combine this expertise and collaborate."

When patients are not heard by their doctors there can be devastating consequences.

So why does this happen & what can be done to address it?

On the cover, Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan explores this question.

Read her full essay & more: tinyurl.com/5c7xwj2e ‪@drrageshri.bsky.social‬

Tony Blair is wrong – AI will not magically solve our public services Too many people might be left out of its revolution.

'Taking the time to do things right isn’t anti-innovation – it is what is required to get deep-rooted change in social systems.'
My piece on AI and public services in this week's @newstatesman.com
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...

Having a great time on the NIHR Emerging Research Leaders training in Reading this week. Fantastic people, great to have time and space to think strategically. @louca-mai.bsky.social

Ending Child Homelessness Campaign | Parliament YouTube video by Shared Health Foundation

"Children lose their places at school, their educational attainment falls, and babies die."

The government should commit to #EndChildHomelessness

Sign our petition
sharedhealthfoundation.org.uk/ending-child...

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The doctor-turned-campaigner for homeless children The Shared Health Foundation’s campaign led to the government changing its guidance on providing cots in temporary accommodation. Katharine Swindells speaks to CEO Dr Laura Neilson about the next stag...

Really informative read. When I’ve talked about babies & children living in temporary housing many colleagues are not well informed about it, or how it causes vulnerability. www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/the-...

Temporary housing linked to deaths of at least 74 children Official data show that 58 of those children were babies under the age of one.

We've been warning about unsafe temporary housing for years. We should not have had to wait for 74 children to die before those in power start to listen. "Temporary" should mean safe, not "anything will do" @ncmd.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Child mortality in England after national lockdowns for COVID-19: An analysis of childhood deaths, 2019–2023 David Odd and colleagues analyse rates and causes of childhood deaths in England before, during, and after the COVID pandemic, and assess temporal trends for categories of death and demographic groups...

Excellent analysis from NCMD looking at mortality trends pre and post lockdowns. Mortality overall fell during lockdown but not for non-white children or those living in deprived areas, and has increased since.
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A blue and grey slide with the text 'Artificial Intelligence in Behavioural Research. Dr Janna Hastings Universities of St. Gallen and Zurich. Professor Susan Michie, University College London and Professor Robert West, University College London' What you'll learn: What the difference is between 'Analytical AI' and 'Generative AI.' Strengths and weaknesses of existing AI tools. How Generative AI can be used in behavioural science to generate evidence-based ideas for behaviour change interventions.

Are you interested in learning how AI can be used to improve behavioural research? 📈 There is time to register for BR-UK’s webinar tomorrow at 1:30pm BST with speakers @jannahastings.bsky.social, @susanmichie.bsky.social and @robertjwest.bsky.social.
Sign up here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

This paper is an oldie but a goodie ✨️

At your service, Jilly. Evidence based advice for families about how to keep their babies safe while they sleep in all and any locations is vital! Thanks for sharing your experience 😊

Safer Sleeping Update 2025 Dr. Anna Pease, a research fellow working on the Baby Sleep Project, shares the latest insights and best practices for promoting safer infant sleep.

Want to get the latest insights into safer sleep for infants? Join us next month as @annapease.bsky.social leads a session on this crucial topic, and shares what the latest research is telling us: www.ncmd.info/events/safer...

I feel like we went through this so they didn't have to, but history repeats itself to our downfall!!!

Wishing you all a happy festive midwinter! Here is the sky showing off this morning just North of the Border 😍

Congratulations that's fantastic!!!

How we have conversations matters. Great to be training midwives today in London with Jitsuvax, conversations for vaccine hesitancy.

I took a train North, and plotted the life expectancy at each station. 238 miles between London and Blackpool and the life expectancy drops by 6 years for males and 5 years for females born in 2020-2022. Let’s just reflect on that!

New toolkit developed for clinicians involved in Child Death Review - University of Birmingham New paper outlines recommendations to end “postcode lottery” of good care for bereaved parents.

www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/ne...

Thanks to Hannah #SUDC #childloss

We couldn't have done this work without our bereaved parents

This was a great piece of work with a brilliant team. V proud to have been involved.