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Dr Lucy Pocock

@drpoco.bsky.social
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Academic GP with interest in care of older people and EOL care. Wife, mum of ND child, rock chick, socialist. She/her.

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Bristol Palliative and End of Life Care Research @peolcsw.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Very pleased to share PEOLC group member Emma Gilbert's new paper published in the International Journal of Prison Health @lucyselman.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social @barnyhole.bsky.social @drpoco.bsky.social www.emerald.com/ijoph/articl...
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Bristol Palliative and End of Life Care Research @peolcsw.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Very pleased to share PEOLC group member Lucy Pocock's new paper "Challenges in implementing an Electronic Palliative Care Coordination System (EPaCCS): Lessons learned from a realist evaluation in the South West of England" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @drpoco.bsky.social
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Challenges in implementing an Electronic Palliative Care Coordination System (EPaCCS): Lessons learned from a realist evaluation in the South West of England
Electronic Palliative Care Coordination Systems (EPaCCS) were developed to improve information-sharing and coordination for people approaching the end of life. Despite longstanding policy support, ...
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Dr Lucy Pocock @drpoco.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Looking forward to this today!
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Bristol Palliative and End of Life Care Research @peolcsw.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
CAPC's latest newsletter includes a blog by Lucy Selman on the case for bereavement training @lucyselman.bsky.social @barnyhole.bsky.social @drpoco.bsky.social
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Matthew J Ridd @riddmj.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
@drpoco.bsky.social presenting her SHIP study at SAPC plenary - communication of prognosis between hospitals and GP surgeries.
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Louisa @chiefendoflife.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Step aside, Olympics #BM100
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KD @kdphoto.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Happy Barkley Day for those who celebrate! #BM100
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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
www.bmj.com/content/387/... Chris Hoy and cancer screening: is celebrity campaigning a bad way to make policy? HT @mgtmccartney.bsky.social Excellent job explaining complex stuff simply
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Chris Hoy and cancer screening: is celebrity campaigning a bad way to make policy?
The response to the Olympian’s call for wider access to prostate cancer screening has been largely uncritical, Margaret McCartney finds Media coverage has been rightly sympathetic to Chris Hoy, one o...
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Dr Ruby (she/her) @paperwhispers.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Leeds has a fully funded scholarship program for undergraduate and Masters study for Gaza students. **Tell Everyone** www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...
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Gazan Humanitarian Scholarship
We offer scholarships for citizens of Gaza who have been displaced as a result of the ongoing conflict in the region and are living in a different country (outside of the UK).
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Sethina Watson @sethina.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
#CivilitySavesLives
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Ben Lovell @drbenlovell.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
We’re looking for a doctor in any training programme (ST1-5) to join us as the 1st ever pan-London Foundation School Simulation Fellow! A 100% non-clinical role for someone interested in driving change+improvement in sim education for all London Foundation docs Fantastic OOPE! shorturl.at/jv38U
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Current vacancies : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Sarah M @sarah-owl.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
We had our first palliative liver MDT today 😊 Several months in the planning, thanks to the residents who challenged their seniors at an m&m for delayed recognition of dying I’m not sure where I’m fitting in the extra work generated, but these patients can really benefit from pall care so I will
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Huma Naqvi @humanaqvi.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Key messages from #chriswhitty Older adults are ageing well But we have a responsibility to manage multimorbidity & lifestyle adaptations Get more geriatricians in research Tackle the prejudices around involving older adults in research #BGSconf @gerisoc.bsky.social @jkdhesi.bsky.social
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Prof Marie Bismark @mbismark.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
“CPR mannequins with no breasts are emblematic of healthcare practices being optimised for the white male body; with detrimental and sometimes deadly implications for anyone who doesn’t fit this mould.” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Learning CPR on manikins without breasts puts women’s lives at risk, study finds
Analysis of training models on global market found all had flat torsos with just one having a breast overlay
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Dr Lucy Pocock @drpoco.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Not sure where/who this came from, but it seems apt this week…
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Holly Paris @bloody--holly.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Prognostication… an art not a science. How often is this also shared with the patient and their family too? 👇🏻truth talking @drpoco.bsky.social @lucyselman.bsky.social
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Louise Baverstock @louisebaverstock.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
As a GP, I initiate conversations about limited life expectancy when appropriate. They are less initiated by secondary care teams and patients sometimes disagree with me- ‘my consultant is trying to build me up’. An important topic for discussion particularly for secondary/primary care interface.
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Dr Lucy Pocock @drpoco.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
TL:DR - 1. Communication of poor prognosis from secondary to primary care doesn’t routinely occur, but GPs value it.
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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Read the full paper: What helps or hinders the communication of poor prognosis between secondary and primary care? A systematic review with narrative synthesis: bjgp.org/content/earl... #GPSky #PrimaryCare #MedSky
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What helps or hinders the communication of poor prognosis between secondary and primary care? A systematic review with narrative synthesis
Background The communication of poor prognosis from secondary to primary care helps to ensure that patients with life-limiting illness receive appropriate coordinated care in line with their preferenc...
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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Hospital teams rarely share information about patients' limited life expectancy with GPs, even though GPs find this very helpful in planning patient care. Research by Lucy Pocock & @lucyselman.bsky.social et al. published in @bjgp.bsky.social & covered in Pulse: pulsetoday.co.uk/news/clinica...
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Hospitals rarely provide information to GPs about poor prognosis, research shows
Information about poor prognosis is rarely communicated from hospitals despite this being vital information for GPs, a study has found.
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Dr Natasha Wiggins @drnwiggins.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Uncomfortable and important article by Prof Mark Taubert around what an assisted dying death actually looks like. For many it is worse than the natural death the vast majority have now. These peaceful undramatic deaths have been lost in the polarised rhetoric. www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
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The uncomfortable truth about assisted dying
Throughout all the questions, there is a baseline assumption that assisted dying will likely mean a smoother and calmer death. But does it?
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Dr Lucy Pocock @drpoco.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Happy Saturday from Max!
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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Can’t get an appt with a GP? Yet there are 1000s of GPs out of work or struggling to find work NHS England have cut the equivalent of 2 full-time GPs in funding from an average practice, whilst funding ‘additional’ roles via ARRS £2bn cut in real term Not additional then🤷🏻‍♂️ youtu.be/tI69wqP1_3g?...
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Over 80% of locum GPs in England are struggling to find work
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
#GeneralPractice
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 14/11/2024
The communication of poor prognosis from secondary to #PrimaryCare is highly valued by GPs, but rarely occurs due to cultural and systemic challenges doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
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What helps or hinders the communication of poor prognosis between secondary and primary care? A systematic review with narrative synthesis | British Journal of General Practice
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Dr Lucy Pocock @drpoco.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
My first post on here and I am shamelessly promoting my work! This is the first output from my @nihr.bsky.social funded PhD. Watch this space to find out how this information-sharing can be improved… #medsky
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