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Dr Erica Gadsby

@ericagadsby.bsky.social
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Associate Professor of public health in Scotland. Social scientist investigating how society shapes health outcomes, with a focus on health services, policies and systems thinking in practice.

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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Nice one LBD www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
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‘Send them to Mars’: Led By Donkeys Glastonbury exhibit takes aim at Musk
Campaign group say piece responds to tech billionaires’ ‘dangerous’ mission to make humans interplanetary
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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Today's GB News TV advertisers include *MyClaim Group *MoneyFacts Compare *Housing Units *AllClearTravel *Freshpet *Belgica *Body By Nature *Desira *Fischer WarmHome *Bullards Gin *Polish Tourism Organisation *Lawn Master *Staysure *Boxt *HMELogistics *EFoldiWorld *Reclaim_Nation *VintageCashCow
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Steve Griffin @profstevegriffin.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Prof Deenan Pillay @deenan.bsky.social , former chair of @independentsage.bsky.social , is an expert virologist never afraid to call things out. He was right to oppose arbitrary reductions in COVID isolation times, and he's right about this. £bns wasted on private industry, no UK legacy 🤬
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Rob Percival @rob-percival.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
I spent the half-year working on this investigation. Extraordinary influence of UPF lobby behind the scenes. 'UK government dropped health push after lobbying by ultra-processed food firms' 👇 www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
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UK government dropped health push after lobbying by ultra-processed food firms
Exclusive: Guardian investigation reveals guidance for retailers in England changed after campaign by global food firms
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Mïra Vogel ïs responsïble ()=== @trabimechanic.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
🚨🌱 The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. Please join me in signing the @campaignforthearts.org petition to remind the UK Govt: the arts make our lives happier & our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...
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Petition: Make the arts part of UK National Renewal | Campaign for the Arts
The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. The arts make our lives happier and our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them.
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Paul Nuki @paulnuki.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Trump spurs global rollback on the rights of women and girls www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
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Trump spurs global rollback on the rights of women and girls
US President leads the way to a cruel new world order in which women and girls are among the first victims. Governments must push back
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
I love the range of projects conducted by our MPH students. One such student - a dental therapist - conducted a critical policy analysis of oral health policies in England and Scotland. 📖 Read about Zoe's final year project below 👇 www.linkedin.com/pulse/rethin...
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Rethinking Early Childhood Caries: What’s the Problem Represented to Be?
A critical policy analysis from Scotland and England What happens when we stop asking only how to solve a public health problem, and instead ask how the problem itself is being defined? This was the c...
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Society for Social Medicine & Population Health @socsocmed.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
📣Calling our mid-career researchers: Our MCR sub-committee is hosting a webinar on practical tips for aspiring Principal Investigators!📣 In this 2hour workshop, Profs Simon Capewell & Ruth Dundas will share insights on planning + managing projects to improve your capability as a PI bit.ly/44lfh6u
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Practical tips for aspiring PIs
Congratulations! You, a first-time PI have been awarded £500K. What do you now??
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Listening to Farage on R4 I'm feeling for the public health team in Runcorn. It's going to be a tough period I think. Farage seems to dismiss preventive measures as a waste of money.
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Sammie McFarland @sammiemc.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
📣 It’s finally out out - initial guidance to address the spectrum of LC as a disease & reinforces the need for translational research & large-scale treatment trials for treatment protocols. 🌍 🫶🏼 🙏 to the 179 exerts who collaborated from 28 countries ann-clinmicrob.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Thank you @icchnr.bsky.social & QICN for a great conference last week! Fantastic to hear experts from so many countries discussing the critical role of community nursing in achieving the UN SDGs. Privileged to share my work on health visiting www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hsdr/publish...
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Absolutely. The whole thing left a very sour taste in my mouth, followed by a deep groan.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
A decade of the lies and false promises common to abusers is a decade too long.
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DO NOT RETALIATE AND YOU WILL BE
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
You think the arbitrary arrest of political dissenters cannot happen in the UK? It already does. www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
So much of this ill-health is preventable. But who are we as a society if we withdraw support BEFORE reducing the need for it?
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
This covers some of my own rants over the years of working in academia.
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Trump's pants should be on fire. Has there ever been such a flagrant liar? This is the great 'more or less' on his 350 billion dollar claim: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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More or Less - Defence Spending, Rare Earths and Trunk Truths - BBC Sounds
The numbers behind Ukraine’s rare earth worth and the UK’s defence spending ambitions.
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Heartbreaking.
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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 01/03/2025
If you are reeling from Trump & Vance's disgusting performance towards Zelensky last night, might you consider donating to www.hospiceukraine.com, the tiny charity I set up with Henry Marsh to support local Ukrainian palliative care teams? We delivered this Land Rover to a rural hospice in Dec...
Drs Rachel Clarke & Olena Parichuk standing in front of the Hospice Ukraine Land Rover
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
An excellent #mustread on the unprecedented assault on the concept of public health (and much more) in the US
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Beingsass @beingsass.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
"This is going to be a massive loss of life overall,” Gawande told me in an interview. “Children are likely already dying, and will clearly be dying in large numbers.”
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/02/2025
“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”
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The Great Resegregation
The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
😂
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Donald Trump again mimics Putin and calls for an election in Ukraine - falsely claiming Zelensky’s approval rating was “at 4%” Recent polling in fact shows that Zelensky’s approval rating is better than Trumps Lets make sure everyone knows the truth youtu.be/QDagM0WWEP4?...
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Trump falsely claims Zelensky’s approval rating was “at 4%” - recent polling puts it better than his
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
No mention of @ledbydonkeys.org which feels like a missed opportunity
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Olga Onuch @oonuch.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Make this @OfficialUoM press release viral “Trump … echoed Kremlin talking points, by falsely claiming …Zelensky’s approval rating stands at a mere 4%…polling…puts his approval rating at 63% - making him the most popular politician in the country.” www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...
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Trump is making false claims about Zelensky's popularity, say experts
US President Donald Trump has once again echoed Kremlin talking points, by falsely claiming that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s approval rating stands at a mere 4%. In reality, polling by ex...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 19/02/2025
We are on the road for democracy and justice | Bernie Sanders
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We are on the road for democracy and justice | Bernie Sanders
What we are fighting for is not ‘utopian’ or unachievable. Trumpism can and must be defeated
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Louise, Prof/Dr @louiselocock.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Hard-won rights, so easily rescinded.
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Studies like this fascinate me. Simple but insightful. Do climate advocates coordinate to the same extent in similar ways I wonder?
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Heathrow expansion and Rosebank oil are pushed in the name of economic growth, but at what cost? With ill health among workers costing the economy £150bn a year, isn't it time to prioritise growth in health & wellbeing instead? A healthier society means a more productive one, right?
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Fancy being a regular small donor to these friends who speak truth to power? Have a watch of their campaign film and help them recruit 1,984 new supporters.
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
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Daniel S. Goldberg @profgoldberg.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs. Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this? #PHEthx
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Infant Mortality Increases Across US Following Dobbs Decision
The Dobbs decision was associated with a 7% absolute increase in overall infant mortality—equivalent to 247 excess deaths—and a 10% increase among infants with congenital anomalies, corresponding to 2...
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Yep!
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
These sound great! Plus, the title made me chuckle as my eldest used to say 'Christ on a bike' whenever he was surprised by anything at the age of about 5 (much to the consternation of his primary school teacher!).
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Our curriculum is validated by APHEA and underpinned by the world-leading research of the Institute for Social Marketing and Health (ISMH). Members of the team teach subjects aligned with their expertise and bring insights from their research into their teaching.
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Our vision, with our MPH programme, is to inspire, educate and empower individuals who will champion evidenced-based policies, design and implement effective interventions, and drive positive change in public health practice.
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Our students are increasingly UK-based allied health professionals and people working in health improvement and public health teams in various capacities. We have a number of successful graduates and current students from oversees too, working in third sector or government organisations.
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Interested in Public Health? The University of Stirling's online Master of Public Health offers part-time, flexible learning for busy people. We're preparing for our new intake, but there's still time to enrol! - Fully online, over 3 years - Start in Jan, May or Sept Learn more: shorturl.at/RPEaP
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Health Sciences Online | Study | University of Stirling
Study a Masters degree online at the University of Stirling.
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Thanks for the mention @justjordie.bsky.social 😊
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
It was great to hear positive experiences that could be characterised as 'broad path', to discuss barriers in pursuing this path where it would be relevant to do so, and to identify potential actions that could make the broad path easier more of the time. Big thanks to everyone who came and to PHW!
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
We felt that in each case, in our experience, the narrow path is the more dominant. In last week's workshop, this feeling was largely supported, though there were some really interesting examples of 'broad path' practice that we clearly need to hear more about.
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
So, we articulated two paths in a duality: a 'broad path', within which a 'narrow path' is encompassed. We discussed the contrasts between a narrow and broad path in relation to the nature of transformation, partnership working, legitimacy and change, and the role of ideas and tools from Systems.
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
3) the framing of the problem to which systems approaches are being applied is usually starting with diseases or risks to health, rather than wellbeing and inequalities. (We can see this in all the 'whole systems approaches to ... obesity, tooth decay, physical activity, falls prevention, etc.)
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
2) systems approaches/methods are generally being adopted by researchers, often at the beginning of an intervention, rather than as an ongoing collective learning process (Ray Ison's depiction of a person 'spying systems she can engineer' comes to mind link.springer.com/book/10.1007...).
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Helen and I wrote this paper because, over a long period of discussions, we came to realise 3 things: 1) public health communities tend to engage with a relatively narrow set of ideas and tools from Systems; there are whole lineages of Systems yet to be discovered. dougbelshaw.com/blog/2023/11...
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Had a lot of fun last week discussing our paper 'Systems thinking in, and for, public health: a call for a broader path' with the very friendly Wider Determinants of Health community of interest facilitated by Public Health Wales. The paper is open access here: academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...
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Dr Erica Gadsby @ericagadsby.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Be a Secret Santa before 3rd December and Nationwide Building Society will double your donation 😊
Text reads: I'm a Secret Santa for a vulnerable child. Will you join me? iamsanta.org.uk
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Jon Noblett @jonnoblett.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
We need to force the govt to talk about climate breakdown and the impacts it will have on our lives. That's what makes this petition more important than it seems at first glance. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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Petition: Run a public information campaign on the climate crisis
Communicate clearly: 1) the science behind the climate crisis - how & why for the first time in the last year we've averaged 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels 2) the implications of going beyond...
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