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Danielle Doyle

@danielledoyle.bsky.social
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Strategic Comms & Engagement Lead at The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute (@thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk), University of Cambridge

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THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 22/07/2026
What should you consider when spreading, scaling, and sustaining healthcare improvement? Read our Explain THIS guide, part of our microlearning series of practical resources: ths.im/4pkWGQb
Sketchnote with six top tips for spreading, scaling, and sustaining healthcare improvement. 1. Starting from scratch isn't always the answer 2. Think about the potential for spread, scale-up, and sustainability early on 3. They tend to be overlapping and interdependent, not a step-by-step process 4. Pay attention to the context and the resources that can support the process 5. Bring in the right people, with the right skills, at the right time 6. Be open to adapting interventions to work in different settings.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Look the way she translates the opening versus other versions. It's incredible.
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 25/02/2026
Next week we host our annual #ntsummit — a flagship event for health and social care policy 💫 We'll be livestreaming sessions across both days 📽️ Explore the agenda and register to watch for free via Zoom 👇
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Nuffield Trust Summit 2026
The Summit is the Nuffield Trust's annual flagship event. Sessions from the conference will be available to watch here.
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Danielle Doyle @danielledoyle.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
If you want to shape how healthcare research actually involves and engages the people it’s meant to serve – patients, NHS staff, and the public – and you’re passionate about making sure research doesn’t just happen to communities but with them, this role could be perfect for you.
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Danielle Doyle @danielledoyle.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
THIS Space is back and always one of the highlights of my year. It’s a mammoth team effort that brings together people focused on healthcare innovation and improvement. It’s completely free to attend, it’s all online, & it’s always worth your time. #QISky #SafetySky #HealthcareImprovement #MedSky
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THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 10/07/2025
What should you consider when spreading, scaling, and sustaining healthcare improvement? Find out more in the first resource from our series of quick, practical guides to major improvement approaches. ths.im/4nC8koI
Sketchnote from THIS Institute titled “Six considerations for spreading, scaling, and sustaining healthcare improvement.” It highlights six points with accompanying stick-figure illustrations.
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Danielle Doyle @danielledoyle.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
We'll shortly be launching an ambient voice technology community. Interested in joining? Contact: AVTcommunity@thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk We'll also be testing a new framework to help NHS teams with planning and design of change programmes. Intrigued? Contact: researchsupport@thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk
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At THIS Institute we have an important goal: To strengthen the evidence-base for improving healthcare. Working in partnership with NHS patients & staff throughout the UK, we’re boosting research activ...
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Danielle Doyle @danielledoyle.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Sadly, I won’t be able to make it to Manchester for #NHSConfedExpo. If you’re attending, do swing by and say hello to the @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk team, including the marvellous @janekohara.bsky.social. And don’t miss the chance to pick up free copies of our latest resources.
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Danielle Doyle @danielledoyle.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
One for #QISky
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Medlife Crisis (Rohin) @medcrisis.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
This is an excellent discussion about something I think about all the time. I wanted to highlight 2 points: It’s often easier and less time consuming to do more: ie just book the test, give the antibiotics, rather than spend time explaining why it’s unlikely to be helpful. HCWs are time pressured
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THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 02/05/2025
What if your story could shape the future of respiratory care in England? We’re looking for people who have received treatment for a respiratory infection or respiratory condition to join our public involvement group. Express your interest in joining the group. ths.im/43dS5Ww
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Join public involvement group for respiratory care
We’re looking for people who have received treatment for a respiratory infection (e.g. flu) or respiratory condition (e.g. asthma) to join our public involvement group. This group will contribute…
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Danielle Doyle @danielledoyle.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
This is data visualisation at its finest. Bravo @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social 👏
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
no idea who made this but it’s genius
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Danielle Doyle @danielledoyle.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Declining census response rates mean entire communities are becoming statistically invisible: “When people vanish from data, they vanish from policy. When certain groups are systematically undercounted – often minorities, rural communities or poorer people – they become invisible to policymakers.”
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Danielle Doyle @danielledoyle.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
I hope we all agree that it’s vital to involve patients & public in healthcare improvement. But there isn’t always clarity on how to best do so in a meaningful way. This case study sets out how we worked in partnership with maternity service users to co-design inclusive & practical improvements.
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Danielle Doyle @danielledoyle.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
If you're interested in healthcare improvement and podcasts are your thing, check out the new Listen to THIS series - the podcast from @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk. The first episode has dropped! ths.im/4gPvuDq #NHS #Healthcare #HealthcareImprovement #PatientSafety #QISky #SafetySky #MedSky
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Rosie Lindsay @rosielindsay.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Our latest report explores the key differences between frailty virtual wards and the challenges they face in practice. Find out more here: ths.im/3QaAZll
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Matt Kane @mk.gg · 10/12/2024
The UK parliament has joined Bluesky, with proper verified domains and everything: • @houseofcommons.parliament.uk • @houseoflords.parliament.uk • @ukparliament.parliament.uk • @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk
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THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 06/12/2024
If healthcare professionals are to embrace the benefits of AI tools in clinical decision-making, they need to trust the tools & understand the benefits. We reviewed the literature on healthcare professionals' experiences. THIS summary: ths.im/3BpW6Mu Full paper: ths.im/3Zj1oBE
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The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
In October, NHS England experienced the highest number of appointments in general practice ever recorded. Policy Fellow, Jake Beech interprets today’s data and points to what government can do to further strengthen primary care. Read our full response ⬇️ buff.ly/49d730H
'These [record-breaking] numbers speak to the huge effort that has gone into meeting the high level of demand for primary care, but need to be seen within the context of declining patient satisfaction and high numbers of GPs struggling to manage overwhelming patient demand.' Jake Beech, Policy Fellow at the Health Foundation.
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Danielle Doyle @danielledoyle.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Kicking off December with a Christmas Carol singalong. This is my favourite annual village event (pancake racing down the high street is a close second).
The group gather around around the village Christmas tree for the light switch on and a Christmas Carol singalong. The tree can be seen on the left side of the photo. On the right you can just make out the corner of the 16th century pub.
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Eve Holt @evefrancisholt.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
‘Change moves at the speed of trust.’ I’m reminded daily how true this is. All time invested in building & maintaining trust is time well spent. Gloss over trust at your peril & watch the pace of work drop, costs & energy use increase & change stagnate. This starts with us trusting others.
‘change moves at the speed of trust’ Stephen Covey.   Written on a post-it note.
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Danielle Doyle @danielledoyle.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Is it still too early, then?
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Danielle Doyle @danielledoyle.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
A helpful at-a-glance spectrum of people-centred participatory and involvement methods mapped against various stages of the policy cycle.
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Danielle Doyle @danielledoyle.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Together with the @healthfoundation.bsky.social, we’ve been exploring access to general practice. Surprise - it’s not all about supply and demand. In this podcast, @cmsinnott.bsky.social discusses how the candidacy framework offers a way to rethink access. #GeneralPractice #GPsky #MedSky #QIsky
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Danielle Doyle @danielledoyle.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
This data mapping is both fascinating and beautiful in equal measure. #AcademicSky #SciSky
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Adam Gordon MBE @adamgordon1978.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
“Be more Ted Lasso” - if you want to improve systems be curious about why motivated colleagues who are doing their best don’t always do what we think is the right thing says @sheffielddoc.bsky.social #bgsconf @gerisoc.bsky.social
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a man with a mustache is pointing at another man in front of a sign that says `` believe you must '' .
ALT: a man with a mustache is pointing at another man in front of a sign that says `` believe you must '' .
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Danielle Doyle @danielledoyle.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
We’re counting down to our annual conference and have created an event starter pack so people can easily find and connect with speakers. Might this be a useful tool for events going forward or do you think they’re likely to be a fad as people get started on here?
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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 19/11/2024
Fantastic starter pack for all those wanting reliable health & science news 🩺🧬🦠 go.bsky.app/BNiFuEN
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Centre for Ageing Better @ageingbetter.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Final call for our Invitation to tender: Professional services – Communications specialists. Find out more, deadline is 4pm this Friday 22 November: ageing-better.org.uk/invitation-t... #WorkWithUs #Opportunity #AgeingBetter
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Invitation to tender: Professional services – Communications specialists
We're creating four different frameworks for the professional services of communications specialists who may be called upon to support us in producing outputs on an ad hoc basis.
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Danielle Doyle @danielledoyle.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Adding alt text to images is super easy. There’s even a handy Bluesky setting to make it impossible to forget. Go to Settings > Accessibility and select ‘Require alt text before posting’.
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Jane O'Hara @janekohara.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
This is a really super blog about the 'grief' that patients and families bring when they engage in healthcare research, and what that means for everyone involved. Interested to hear others thoughts on this? #safetysky #patientsafety Thanks @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social for sharing!
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Danielle Doyle @danielledoyle.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Are you looking to connect with other policy-focused comms folk? This bumper starter pack is for you.
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Danielle Doyle @danielledoyle.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
This is a superb at-a-glance resource. Hats off to the @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social team for developing a tool that communicates complex data accessibly.
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Susan Wallace @susan-wallace.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
UK healthcare professionals - help a newbie out? This is one of the first projects I've contributed to in my new role at THIS Institute. Take a quick survey and make your mark (and help me make mine!). #MedSky #QISky #SurgSky
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Seems like it is a day to reissue the @britishacademy.bsky.social report from 2012 on the efficacy of league tables in the public sector and especially to flag this point: often the level of statistical uncertainty involved renders them meaningless www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...
The second issue is that the uncertainty surrounding any given ranking is very large, and in many important cases so large that no statistically meaningful comparisons can be made, nor can useful user choices be sustained.
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Danielle Doyle @danielledoyle.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Calling #SurgSky #SurgEdSky #MedSky and #QI folks. Can you spare some time to help develop a set of measures to ensure good care before, during and after surgery?
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Jane O'Hara @janekohara.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
I'm trying to follow folk who work in the research or practice of safety, patient safety, or human factors. So I created a small starter pack. Please let me know who I have missed! #safetysky #hfesky go.bsky.app/Ukaym74
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Danielle Doyle @danielledoyle.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
The countdown to THIS Space 2024 has begun. It’s completely free and open to everyone interested in healthcare improvement, but you need to hurry - we already over 1000 people registered to attend, and space is filling fast. #QI #MedSky #AcademicSky #HealthcareImprovement #QualityCare
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Shayan Sardarizadeh @shayan86.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Hello to all the new people migrating from X. I'm a BBC journalist and fact-checker. Please flag any potentially misleading viral claims either on Bluesky or any other social media platform that needs fact-checking via DM, and I'll do the rest. Thank you!
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 06/11/2024
Here’s a starter pack of some of my favourite UK commentators - hopefully helpful to new joiners to get you going. (It is pretty balanced female/male although the Bluesky generated picture always seems to tilt male) go.bsky.app/M4Bt6Wq
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 31/10/2024
Very hard for the Onion to compete in this media environment www.ft.com/content/076c...
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Donald Trump says he will protect women whether they ‘like it or not’
Comments in final days of US presidential campaign are ‘very offensive’ to female voters, Kamala Harris says
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Danielle Doyle @danielledoyle.bsky.social · 10/10/2024
Breathtaking sky above Cambridge tonight. #Aurora
Aurora borealisAurora borealisAurora borealis
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THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 03/10/2024
Professor Mary Dixon-Woods, Director of THIS Institute, gave expert evidence at the Thirlwall Inquiry recently, and her detailed report into patient safety culture and systems has now been published. Read the report: ths.im/3zEqfHh
Cover of Mary Dixon-Woods' report to the Thirlwall Inquiry: addressing Part C of the Terms of Reference
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Professor Judith Smith @profjudithsmith.bsky.social · 18/09/2024
My article for @theconversationuk.bsky.social about the #DarziReview of the #NHS and the pitfalls that the government needs to avoid as it embarks on NHS reforms: theconversation.com/the-nhs-is-i...
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The NHS is in ‘serious trouble’ and needs major reform – here are the pitfalls the government must avoid
The government has announced three major reform priorities for the NHS. If successfully implemented, they could start to transform the health service.
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Danielle Doyle @danielledoyle.bsky.social · 19/09/2024
Health Secretary Wes Streeting, described the findings of this report as a "cause for national shame". We (@thisinstitute.bsky.social) couldn’t agree more and that’s why my colleagues continue to put a spotlight on what is and isn’t working.
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Danielle Doyle @danielledoyle.bsky.social · 17/09/2024
THIS Institute has landed on Bluesky! Pop over and follow us if you are interested in improving healthcare. #NHS #Healthcare #HealthcareImprovement
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Danielle Doyle @danielledoyle.bsky.social · 23/08/2024
Super starter pack for anyone looking to connect with health services research folk on here. Thanks @louiselocock.bsky.social for pulling this together!
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