Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonLuke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 30/11/2025This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started 32532481218
Dr Agnes Ayton @agnesayton.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Delighted that our new paper on addressing the false dichotomy of autonomy and preservation of life in severe anorexia nervosa has been published. We are challenging unhelpful myths, and offer constructive solutions to clinicians and lawyers www.sciencedirect.com:5037/science/arti... 030
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonAndrew Ayton @andrewayton.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Psychiatric Educator of the Year award for my brilliant wife @agnesayton.bsky.social. So pleased to trumpet this achievement to a broader constituency than would normally hear about such things. 4th photo: Agnes & two colleagues (see ALT text) who contributed to this work. 272
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonWest Midlands Ringing Group @westmidlandsrg.bsky.social · 27/09/2025👀 Want to see conservation in action? Join us for updates on bird ringing across the West Midlands, from robins to warblers. Follow, share & spread the word, together, we can give nature a voice! 🕊️ #BirdsOfBritain #CitizenScience 0174
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonWear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 02/09/2025A man on the streets of the UK is asked about the “problem of immigration” and dismantles talking points with ease. 127108773891
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonAndrew Ayton @andrewayton.bsky.social · 27/05/2025The end of a few days at Woodspring Priory, Somerset. Of all the Landmark Trust properties that we’ve stayed at, few can match this former Augustinian Priory for grandeur. Significant portion of the church attached, as a ‘museum’, to the the spacious living quarters. A wind-swept, memorable weekend. 1283
Dr Agnes Ayton @agnesayton.bsky.social · 25/04/2025@lukelukeluke.bsky.social some nice mushrooms in Staffordshire UK 010
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonJoan Silk @jbsilk.bsky.social · 25/04/2025GreatAdaptations: Female bonobos team up to boss males around. One more awesome piece of data to add to the enduring mystery of why bonobos and chimps are so different. www.nature.com/articles/s42...nature.comDrivers of female power in bonobos - Communications BiologyIn mammals, documented female dominance is rare, but females can hold high status even with male-biased dimorphism. In wild living bonobo groups, female coalition formation best explains the observed ... 0429
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonSpace VFX @spacevfx.bsky.social · 25/04/2025A celestial whisper: a planetary nebula’s ring of ionized gas cradles a white dwarf star, as radiative shock waves etch delicate secrets, shimmering through a starry expanse. 502224264
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonJasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · 24/04/2025i love that we got 4 new hubble images today and we still continue to get more after 35 years 🥹 hubble really is the little telescope that could!!! 836495858
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/04/2025The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction. 15664701012952
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonJohn Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 22/04/2025The key chart right now: Usually US economic pain is cushioned by falling bond yields and a strengthening dollar, which mean lower interest rates and more spending power for consumers. This time we’re seeing the opposite, meaning the pain will be amplified. 11146231710
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonAndrew Ayton @andrewayton.bsky.social · 22/04/2025The cowslips phase of our Staffs #GardenMeadow is now in full swing. So far, more butterflies this year as well. 061
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonAndrew Ayton @andrewayton.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Given the dramatic decline (in many places, disappearance) of the House Sparrow in the UK during my adult life, it’s heartening to encounter a noisy colony of these gregarious birds, as here, by the Trent & Mersey canal, near #Shugborough (sound on). 3918
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonJillian Rigert, DMD, MD, ACC @jillianrigert.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Anorexia nervosa is an often misunderstood condition that thrives in secrecy- so let's talk about it. Friend's link for access regardless of subscription: medium.com/@jillian.rig...medium.comDo You Live With Anyone? Yes, Anorexia NervosaAnorexia nervosa (AN) is (falsely) portrayed as a glorified condition that young, White females and celebrities get in attempts to obtain… 022
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonTheGingerGeologist 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️☮️ @gingergeologist.bsky.social · 05/03/2025I’m a paleontologist. As such, it is comforting to me to know the Earth will be absolutely fine no matter what screwed up things we humans do. Sure, we may yeet ourselves out of existence but the Earth will be fine. In fact, life will, indeed, go on, with or without us. 4257
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonThe Royal College of Psychiatrists @rcpsych.bsky.social · 05/03/2025🚨 NEW: The RCPsych has identified plans that would result in funding cuts for children and young people’s eating disorder services in more than half of areas across England. We're calling for the creation of a national strategy for eating disorders in England. www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-fea... 01211
Dr Agnes Ayton @agnesayton.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Listening to the assistedsuicide debate on Parliament tv: they don’t want a photo ID 🤷🏻♀️ parliamentlive.tv/Commonsparliamentlive.tvParliamentlive.tv - Commons 010
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonHelen Salisbury @helensalisbury.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Although GPs have not been granted everything on their wish list, major steps have been made towards making good the losses of the past few years, which may at least pause the closure of general practices. But the real prize is the promise of a comprehensive new contract. doi.org/10.1136/bmj....doi.orgHelen Salisbury: The promise of a comprehensive new GP contractFor the first time in four years, negotiations between the Department of Health and Social Care and GP representatives in England have resulted in agreed changes to the GP contract, rather than fundin... 0189
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonChris Stringer @chrisbstringer.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Royal Society to meet after fellow Elon Musk accused of ‘promoting conspiracies’ www.independent.co.uk/space/elon-m...independent.co.uk 2254
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 02/03/2025This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern. 33075652612759
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonChris Stringer @chrisbstringer.bsky.social · 01/03/2025ncse.ngo/vast-majorit...ncse.ngoVast majority of Americans accept human evolution, new survey finds | National Center for Science Education 2317
Reposted by Dr Agnes Aytonlukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Here are some nice mushrooms 28214578847
Dr Agnes Ayton @agnesayton.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Is anyone interested in here about the assisted suicide bill in the UK? i wanted to stop using X, but there seems to be complete silence here. 151
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 28/02/2025London was the first city in the Western world to host a Ramadan Lights display. It’s a powerful symbol of who we are as Londoners. I’d like to extend my warmest wishes to Londoners and those around the world observing the holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan Mubarak.youtu.beRamadan Lights Return to the West End | Mayor of London Switches on the Dazzling DisplayYouTube video by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan 020027
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonRichard Branson @richardbranson.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Whenever you welcome guests, treat them with kindness, grace and respect. Simple as that. 27879417810874
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonUrsula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 28/02/2025Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace. 16107340214669
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonNuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 20/02/2025What does the #NHS staff survey tell us about the changing behaviours and motivation of health care staff? 👨⚕️ Our new analysis reveals a widening gulf in job satisfaction between the NHS’s youngest and oldest staff. 👇🧵 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/wh...nuffieldtrust.org.ukWhat does the NHS staff survey tell us about the changing behaviours and motivation of health care staff?Over the past decade younger NHS staff have reported lower job satisfaction, higher stress levels, and greater dissatisfaction with pay than their older colleagues, according to this new analysis of o... 1811
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonGovernor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 20/02/2025It was an honor to sign the guest book in the home of Anne Frank. I was here as a younger man and thought about her life as a dark chapter of history. Today, I can’t help but think of her story as one of caution. Our world is fragile, and it’s incumbent on us not to break it. 1135697659365
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonBarbara Rich @barbararich.bsky.social · 10/02/2025After making judicial oversight by the High Court a principal ornament of her Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill to encourage MPs to vote for it at Second Reading, Kim Leadbeater MP now proposes to abandon that provision www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comI’m changing my bill to ensure people have the right to a dignified death – here’s how | Kim LeadbeaterI’ve listened to the evidence, and believe that the new safeguarding process will protect terminally ill people and their families as best as possible, says Kim Leadbeater MP, sponsor of the assisted ... 3198
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonBuDS Disability Service @buds-disability.bsky.social · 18/02/2025We have always said that a complex and difficult area like assisted suicide needs mature consideration by a Royal Commission or enquiry, and then Government legislation if a case can be made. We once again call on Kim Leadbeater to withdraw her Bill and let the professionals deal with the issue. 191
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonBuDS Disability Service @buds-disability.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Of the other signatories, 81% are new MPs who entered Parliament only last year. There are very few experienced MPs willing to back the Bill after its catastrophic first few days in Committee. We know that the Secretaries of State for both Health and Justice passionately oppose the Bill. 131
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonBuDS Disability Service @buds-disability.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Trying to plug a catastrophic loss of support for their Assisted Dying Bill, lobbyists have published a letter signed by 53 MPs backing the latest change to the Bill, removing the judicial safeguards that they'd previously said were critical. But the letter reveals more weakness than strength 🧵 2113
Reposted by Dr Agnes Ayton♾️Clear Autism♾️ @clearautism.bsky.social · 19/02/2025If Westminster and/or Holyrood politicians go through with assisted dying/ assisted suicide, despite the clear danger to so many underprivileged groups, they must not be permitted to claim they couldn't have known what the inevitable result would be. Their eyes are wide open, as are ours. 021
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonAndrew Ayton @andrewayton.bsky.social · 20/02/2025All over the UK, half-term science projects are being completed, often, no doubt (as here) with the assistance of grandparents. Here we have an erupting, prehistoric volcano, using ingredients that will be familiar to those who unblock sinks. 061
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonCarol Jasper @drcaroljasper.bsky.social · 08/02/2025If there are autistic people in your life, make sure they’re ok. The anti-vax mob won’t give up and are now trying to buy results to ‘prove’ autism is caused by vaccines. It’s not. But the side effect of this is stigmatising autism as a preventable disease. It’s not a disease. It’s a difference. 47620
Reposted by Dr Agnes Aytonlukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Here are some nice mushrooms 1357969337
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonSeth Chagi (World of Paleoanthropology🏺) @sethchagi.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Genevieve has often mentioned these paintings on the Paleo Post Podcast, which we co-host with Dr. George Nash. It’s exciting to finally see their dating made public, enabling more open discussions about these remarkable findings. Here’s the link: knewz.com/world/resear... #Neanderthalknewz.comResearchers Discover Paleolithic Cave Art Dated 66,000 Years Ago, Reveal Neanderthals to Be the ‘First Artists'Three caves in Spain were examined for paintings and analyzed with modern dating technology to confirm Neanderthal participation in the art. 0299
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonGreg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · 07/02/2025www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... The Food Programme on Broken food policy @henrydimbleby.bsky.social at c11m - The multiple friction costs across multiple depts slow progressbbc.co.ukThe Food Programme - Broken Policies - BBC SoundsSheila Dillon looks into why healthy eating policies often fail and future strategy. 173
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonArdem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 06/02/2025“You can’t discover what you don’t study.” @jennifergarrison.bsky.social highlights the need for more focus on women’s health at the Merkin Symposium at Caltech. Hard for anti-diversity folks to argue against addressing health issues that impact half the population… 29422
Reposted by Dr Agnes AytonDr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 06/02/2025Such an important & timely piece of research interrogating the evidence base for the safety of physician associates in the NHS. (TL:DR worryingly thin with widespread & significant gaps.) Thank you, @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social #LengReview www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/workfor...pulsetoday.co.ukNo evidence that PAs add value in GP settings, finds academic reviewThere is ‘no evidence’ that physician associates (PAs) add value in GP practices, according to a new academic review. 217193