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Caroline Mitchell

@dclovesgp.bsky.social
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#GPSky GP & Research Professor Keele University. She/Her Health Equity & Research Equity; CBPR: community based participatory research #inclusiveresearchSky Deep End Research Alliance co-founder: sites.google.com/sheffield.ac.uk/de…

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
“Fauci has devoted more than 50 years to public service, leading NIAID and the US through the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the 2001 anthrax attacks, SARS, pandemic influenza, Ebola, Zika, & other infectious disease threats.” Thanks @gavinyamey.bsky.social for honouring this hero. www.bmj.com/content/394/...
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Fauci’s Senate hearing riled up the MAGA base—but at the cost of damaging public health
The vilification of Anthony Fauci by Senate Republicans will erode trust in science, curtail international research collaborations, and deter scientists and health experts from entering public service...
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Join me in signing this. If scientists and citizens don’t stand up for science, fascism wins.
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Vaccines do not cause autism. Keep saying it. #academicsky 🧪
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pyang.bsky.social @pyang.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This just helped me not ten minutes ago.
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Plenty of evidence that this is a negative policy step. Doctors, scientists: don’t just roll your eyes - call it out. The attack on truth, on institutional trust, is cynical and calculated. We must respond. 🧪 #medsky #episky #academicsky www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump signs order attempting to override CDC vaccine schedule and break up MMR shots
Order also recommends all shots be given at separate medical visits though cost of doing them together is lower
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Caroline Mitchell @dclovesgp.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
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Caroline Mitchell @dclovesgp.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
#academicsky
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 23/05/2026
More than 500 children killed in measles outbreak in Bangladesh aje.news/44egrp
More than 500 children killed in measles outbreak in Bangladesh
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...
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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
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Safety In Numbers @safetyinnumbers.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Fantastic video about drowning and self-rescue. Really worth the extra couple of minutes if you've gotten this far. bsky.app/profile/hydr...
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Message from son who is an ED doctor in Australia: “What do you know about diphtheria?”. Sorry son, I qualified in 1983 and I’ve never seen a case. Looks like you might though. Another vaccine-preventable disease on the rise. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...
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NT Health confirms only one possible diphtheria-related death amid outbreak
The Northern Territory health department is refuting an earlier report that a second person has died with diphtheria in the NT, amid Australia's largest outbreak of the disease since records began.
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Wild swimming is fun but can be dangerous. If you’re going alone, tell someone and message them before and after. Wear a wetsuit (for flotation + warmth). Use a dry bag (put your stuff in, blow it up - is a flotation device). Stay near the shore unless with a guide. Check tides & local warnings. 🏊🏽‍♂️🏊
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Karen Harrowing @klh2.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Reading the news of the number of people drowning in the hot weather - tragic for families & friends … reposting below originally seen from @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Two more drownings today in UK. One in my home city of Oxford. Both youngsters. Slate have (I'm told) kindly removed the paywall on this article.
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Caroline Mitchell @dclovesgp.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
bjgp.org/content/76/7... I agree with every word of this and Euan Lawson’s editorial briefing. I agree that the ‘NHS is in an existential crisis’. Anyone only has to be on the other side of fragmented, silo-specialty Primary and Secondary care with one’s loved ones to see the house of cards.
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Consultant GP-led team-based continuity: a vision for sustainable primary care
It is often said that the NHS can deliver only two of the following: access; continuity of care; and low cost. Given that most UK citizens support the founding NHS principle of ‘free at the point of d...
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Caroline Mitchell @dclovesgp.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
bjgp.org/content/76/7... I agree with every word of this and Alastair Hay’s editorial … @bjgp.org
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What partnership costs
What does partnership cost? In October 2025, I suggested in these pages that defending a model that paid GPs less for working in more deprived parts of the country was verging on delusional. The evide...
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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
SCOOP: The F.D.A. blocked the release of studies finding that Covid and shingles vaccines were safe. In the case of Covid, FDA staff had to withdraw studies heading toward publication: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...
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F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Looks like we need to remind ourselves of this graph. Few cases doesn’t mean nothing to worry about. I’m not saying there’s a pandemic round the corner, I’m saying we need to think smart and act fast, just in case.
Two graphs of exponential growth. Public health say “under control” till the line is nearly vertical (ie late in the day). Scientists recognise it’s exponential even in the early phase when nothing appears to be happening.
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
RFK Jr—a grotesque liar—says: “It’s very, very difficult for measles to kill a healthy person. We see a correlation between people who get hurt by measles & people who don’t have good nutrition or who don’t have a good exercise regime” If your kid dies of measles, he thinks it’s the kid’s fault!
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Some people have asked me what I think about Hantavirus - and the answer is that there are far better people than me to get that info from! I've made a short starter pack for some great accounts to follow in case useful ! (NB it includes me by default) #Hantavirus go.bsky.app/UEkjsT
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Sound up.
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Helen Salisbury @helensalisbury.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
A study shows that when medical chatbots are required to interact with real people they arrive at the right diagnosis in only 35% of cases - and the study authors ask 'why humans fail when interacting with LLM based tools?' Is it really the humans that are failing? www.bmj.com/content/393/...
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Caroline Mitchell @dclovesgp.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Proud to work through the #DERA Deep End Research Alliance with Johanna White #NIHR Senior Nurse Research leader -and David Bussue and Sheila Daley (SACMHA) & Qizhi Huang, over a several projects to address inequalities in #ProstateCancer screening, diagnosis and care including the #YCR #IMPROVE
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Caroline Mitchell @dclovesgp.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
In the UK , despite universal healthcare, Cardiovascular disease still drives over one‑fifth of the life‑expectancy gap between rich and poor—but much of this harm is preventable. #NIHR funded researchers driving collaborative research for change #BJGP bjgp.org/content/76/7...
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Missing by omission: the hidden heart of cardiovascular inequity in the UK
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a leading cause of premature mortality in the UK contributing to a quarter of all deaths.1 It is one of the largest drivers of health inequalities nationally, acco...
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Island kids in Fiji can’t get to school because boat fuel prices have skyrocketed. They have a message for world leaders.
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Caroline Mitchell @dclovesgp.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Is osteoarthritis care built on evidence‑biased medicine? An SR of 241 RCTs; 22,443 participants-trials informing knee osteoarthritis guidelines overwhelmingly include White, highly educated women, with minimal reporting of equity‑relevant characteristics. authors.elsevier.com/c/1n0Oy3npMr...
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Shining a light on blind spots in osteoarthritis research
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Agnus Dei in memory of Sarah Everard, composed by Elisabet Dijkstra. Performed in Christ Church Cathedral recently. Just beautiful. www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
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Agnus Dei for Sarah
YouTube video by Elisabet Dijkstra
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
In other news, Nigel Farage accepted £200k donation plus a trip to Davos from Iranian oligarchs who used a churchwarden as strawman to conceal their ownership of companies in UK as well as in Iran. But sure, let's talk about national security, Nigel.
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NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) @nihrspcr.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The SPCR recently hosted a masterclass titled “Engaging people experiencing socioeconomic deprivation in research.” Webinar slides and link to the recording are now available for viewing: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/spcr-ma... #SPCR #PPIE #PrimaryCare #Research
The SPCR recently hosted a masterclass titled “Engaging people experiencing socioeconomic deprivation in research.” Webinar slides and link to the recording is now available for viewing: https://www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/spcr-masterclass-recording-engaging-people-experiencing-socioeconomic-deprivation 

#SPCR #PPIE #PrimaryCare #Research
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Caroline Mitchell @dclovesgp.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
A great conference- thanks to the organisers, great keynote speakers and wonderful to meet so many talented early career researchers passionate about generating evidence to transform primary healthcare. The workshop on research storytelling and messaging was outstanding!
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 24/03/2026
Highlights from the BJGP's Research & Publishing Conference with @nadakhan.bsky.social Visit bjgp.org/conference #BJGPRC #PrimaryCareResearch #ResearchImpact #HealthcareInnovation #BJGP #PrimaryCare #research #GeneralPractice
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 24/03/2026
In patients with chronic kidney disease, the probability of death is often greater than renal replacement therapy, with, on average, 11% of patients eligible for referral to nephrology services using the kidney failure risk equation doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #PrimaryCare #GeneralPractice
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Use of the kidney failure risk equation: a regional retrospective primary care cohort study in England | British Journal of General Practice
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Caroline Mitchell @dclovesgp.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
#GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare Delighted to be attend my first RDF26 conference. I’ll deliver a keynote about inclusive NIHR research from design to delivery and Deep End modelling powerful patient/public- practitioner-researcher collaborations to coproduce useful relevant primary care research
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Caroline Mitchell @dclovesgp.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
www.wellbeingofwomen.org.uk/what-we-do/r... DERA - Deep End Research Alliance Researcher funded by WoW- co-creating useful relevant research outputs with and by underserved communities
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Attitudes to contraception in the UK: ethnic minority and religious perspectives - Wellbeing of Women
A landmark study by Fatima Nasiru Nabage and supervisor Dr Becky Mawson of the DeepEnd Research Alliance at University of Sheffield offers guidance for better conversations about contraception. Illust...
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SAPC @sapc.ac.uk · 20/01/2026
SAPC ASM 2026, University of St Andrews, 24th - 26th June. Abstract and workshop submissions for SAPC ASM 2026 are closing soon — submit yours today, sapc.ac.uk/conference/s... #SAPC_ASM, #SAPC2026, #PrimaryCareResearch, #Abstract
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 20/01/2026
Listen to the audio interview with Dr Isobel J McFadzean on critical illness in prisons www.bjgplife.com/220 #PrisonHealthcare #CriticalIllness #PatientSafety #EmergencyCare #SafetyIncidents #BJGP #PrimaryCare #research #GeneralPractice #FamilyMedicine
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Caroline Mitchell @dclovesgp.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
#vaccinationworks to prevent cancer. Well done Denmark!
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Caroline Mitchell @dclovesgp.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
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Caroline Mitchell @dclovesgp.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
And behind these figures, all that stress and worry for individual patients and their loved ones arising from delay and in some instances depersonalised care by completely overloaded staff
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Caroline Mitchell @dclovesgp.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
www.instagram.com/reel/DTUproS... A mother of a child of Elon Musk To anyone on X or advertising on X, where is your conscience and response to this rapid escalation in worldwide online misogyny?
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Today in Focus on Instagram: "“They undressed me into a floss bikini and the users just piled on, bend her over, turn her around. There are now videos that they produced of me dancing around and rubbi...
5,992 likes, 174 comments - todayinfocuspod on January 9, 2026: "“They undressed me into a floss bikini and the users just piled on, bend her over, turn her around. There are now videos that they prod...
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BMJ Medicine @bmjmedicine.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
To learn more, read the full article "Case studies: a guide for researchers, educators, and implementers" by Trish Greenhalgh, in BMJ Medicine bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/...
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Case studies: a guide for researchers, educators, and implementers
Case study is a widely used but poorly understood research method, conducted differently in different disciplines. This paper explores philosophical, theoretical and methodological issues in case stud...
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BMJ Medicine @bmjmedicine.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Are you conducting a case study in 2026? Here are some tips from @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social's guide to case studies, published in BMJ Medicine. 🧵
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 06/01/2026
Physicians in the Trump administration are aligning themselves with anti-public health interests and policies. High profile physicians should be resisting Trump and RFK Jr’s damaging policies, not collaborating with them, @gavinyamey.bsky.social @jonshaffer.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/392/...
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Q: Are USA's cuts to childhood vaccines evidence-based? A: No. New from @sheencr.bsky.social #helathpolicy #episky sheenacruickshankimmunology.substack.com/p/sweeping-c...
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Sweeping cuts are being made to the US childhood vaccine schedule
The USA have made dramatic changes to the childhood vaccine schedule
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Caroline Mitchell @dclovesgp.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
A clinical gem of how to navigate the complexities of gout treatment. Gout is common and causes significant pain and disruption to normal activities, including work. It’s often poorly managed in Primary Care. Our #NIHR OCCUR RCT will pin down steroid use parameters. www.bmj.com/content/392/...
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Ask an expert: Gout
### What you need to know ### BMJ Learning To obtain accredited continuous professional development points, subscribers to BMJ Learning can complete the full module at https://new-learning.bmj.com/c...
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Caroline Mitchell @dclovesgp.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
sites.google.com/sheffield.ac... Working with a great team on the REMAP study- using realist methodology with multisource data: What are the conditions that contribute to effective outcomes in multi-professional advanced practice?
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
When I was a medical student 45 years ago, I clerked in a 13 year old girl with deep jaundice and an abdominal mass. She was Hepatitis B positive. That had led to a primary liver tumour. In a 13-year-old. She was dead within the month. Avoidable with vaccination.
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