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Gill Norman

@gillnorman.bsky.social
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Programme lead for medicines at NIHR Innovation Observatory, methodologist, history nerd, servant of cats; all views my own.

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Gill Norman @gillnorman.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
And another opportunity at @nihr-io.bsky.social supervised by Prof Dawn Craig, Prof Paul Wilson and Dr Pauline Addis www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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PhD Studentship: Embedding Implementation Science within Horizon Scanning to Enable Adoption-Ready Technologies at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - PhD Studentship: Embedding Implementation Science within Horizon Scanning to Enable Adoption-Ready Technologies at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Gill Norman @gillnorman.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Opportunity for funded PhD supervised by me, Prof Dawn Craig and Dr Katie Thomson at @nihr-io.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Gill Norman @gillnorman.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Our HTA teams are hiring! Come and work with us at Newcastle jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...
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Senior Research Associate
Senior Research Associate
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NIHR Innovation Observatory @nihr-io.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Welcome to our Bluesky page👋 Our team leverages the world's largest healthcare dataset to anticipate & analyse emerging trends🙌 Through advanced horizon scanning we engage with policymakers, researchers & businesses worldwide to shape the future of healthcare.​ Visit our website👇 io.nihr.ac.uk
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Home - NIHR Innovation Observatory
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Wulfhelm @wulfhelm.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
A very Happy 15th of March to one and all.
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Jack Wilkinson @jdwilko.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Funders expect evidence of 'promise' (the intervention is likely to work) when considering whether to fund an RCT, pilot, or feasibility study. But there is no shared understanding of how we should do this. We have been funded by @nihr.bsky.social to develop guidance to help.
Logo - the word 'promise'
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Gill Norman @gillnorman.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
This cochrane review has been a long time in the making… well done to the first author for getting it over the line…. Shows the real development of the field since the HTA Alexis Llewellyn and I did way back in 2013 doi.org/10.1002/1465...
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Balloon dilatation of the Eustachian tube for obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction in adults - Swords, C - 2025 | Cochrane Library
Select your preferred language for Cochrane reviews and other content. Sections without translation will be in English.
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Gill Norman @gillnorman.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Cheers for this Duolingo
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Mary Dixon-Woods @marydixonwoods.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Why is remote monitoring on virtual wards for people with frailty so hard? Our new @thisinstitute.bsky.social paper investigates, finding multiple challenges ranging from procurement to work system design and clinician and patient preference. academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...
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Why is implementing remote monitoring in virtual wards (Hospital at Home) for people living with frailty so hard? Qualitative interview study
AbstractBackground. There is relatively low uptake of remote monitoring on frailty virtual wards (Hospital at Home) compared to virtual wards caring for pe
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Neil Chadborn @neilchadborn.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Just announced! We have internships to come and work with myself and colleagues on #dementia research - engaging diverse ethnic communities, young onset dementia and latest digital technology #DementiaResearch
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Gill Norman @gillnorman.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
The next stage in the development of reporting guidelines for reviews of health apps, thanks to NIHR ARC-GM for their support so far academic.oup.com/jamiaopen/ar...
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A scoping review of the reporting quality of reviews of commercially and publicly available mobile health apps
AbstractObjectives. There is no guidance to support the reporting of systematic reviews of mobile health (mhealth) apps (app reviews), so authors attempt t
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Gill Norman @gillnorman.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
New paper from the IO’s medicines team onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Horizon Scanning Methods for Identification of New and Repurposed Medicines for Stakeholders in the United Kingdom
Horizon scanning (HS) is a method for the identification of emerging change through systematic analysis of trusted sources using a defined scope and prespecified methods. In health research, it can p...
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Gill Norman @gillnorman.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
From a predoc fellowship awarded by the greater Manchester ARC to the first author: these awards provide such valuable springboards into clinical academia (also Laura is a genuine star working in a highly specialised field) journals.lww.com/cptj/fulltex...
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Rehabilitation for Physical Frailty in Lung Transplant... : Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal
We prospectively registered and published a protocol (PROSPERO CRD42022363730) before undertaking a systematic review. We searched 4 databases plus trial registries from 1980 to February 2024 for stud...
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Dr Danny Bate @dannybate.com · 23/12/2024
A Christmas gift from me to my fellow word nerds: Nine Christmas-related words with interesting etymologies, one for each of the nine letters of 'Christmas'! It was written with much linguistic love in an armchair beside a roaring fire. dannybate.com/2024/12/23/a...
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A CHRISTMAS Full of Etymology
Reading time: 5 minutes It’s December now, the month when the calendar helpfully provides me with a topic for the monthly article. So, here’s a short and sweet linguistic post with a fe…
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Peter van der Graaf @pvandergraaf.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Would you like to work as a full-time Knowledge Mobilisation Fellow for the @nihrarcs.bsky.social North East and North Cumbria, based at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS FT, and build your #KMb skills and networks as part of a supportive team? Apply now! www.healthjobsuk.com/job/v6860149
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Job vacancy: Knowledge Mobilisation Fellow, Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne | trac.jobs
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Gill Norman @gillnorman.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Pleased to see this review out showing the limited data on what is an undoubtedly complex relationship between falls and delirium in older people. Not sure if any other authors are here yet, so no tagging academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...
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The association between delirium and falls in older adults in the community: a systematic review and meta-analysis
AbstractObjective. Systematically review and critically appraise the evidence for the association between delirium and falls in community-dwelling adults a
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Jo TC @jog13.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
Couldn't find a starter pack for the #EvidenceSynthesis community in health and care research and beyond so I created one. If you're not on this and would like to be and/or have suggestions of others to add let me know. Or indeed if you know of a starter pack I've missed. go.bsky.app/79wrV7Y
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Gill Norman @gillnorman.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Slowly but surely the Innovation Observatory team are migrating to what has to be the most aptly named site for horizon scanning: I think we now have @drcokefloat.bsky.social , @niinamk.bsky.social and @fionabeyer.bsky.social
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Jack Wilkinson @jdwilko.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Funding available to do a PhD on statistical methods for assessing the integrity of RCTs, based in Aberdeen, with Alison Avenell, myself, Graeme MacLennan and Mark Bolland. Competitive process, funded by MRC Trials Methodology Research Partnership: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Investigating statistical methods to assess the conduct and integrity of clinical trials at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Investigating statistical methods to assess the conduct and integrity of clinical trials at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com
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Paul Wilson @pmw777.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Check out this exciting opportunity to work with #REVAL and build capacity in sickle cell disease research
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NIHR ARC Greater Manchester @arc-gm.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
A study shows that pre-existing distrust in public health systems, exacerbated by structural racism and inequalities, significantly impacted vaccine uptake in marginalised communities in #GreaterManchester. Read more here: bit.ly/4e3I28M
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Cristina Fernandez-Garcia @cfernandez-garcia.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Come and join our team at Newcastle University. Exciting projects and a supportive and friendly team working with Professor Laura Ternent and me. jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...
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Research Assistant/Associate (in Health Economics)
Research Assistant/Associate (in Health Economics)
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Gill Norman @gillnorman.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
I’m pretty sure this is not the approach recommended by management coaches
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Gill Norman @gillnorman.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Forced on to twitter to figure out transpennine express randomness, idly checked our posts about our fabulous conference last week and the engagement was startlingly low; everyone was engaged on LinkedIn….
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Gill Norman @gillnorman.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
We hosted the inaugural Futures, foresight and horizon scanning conference #FFHSC2024 this week. Our early career researchers did a fantastic job of organising and we were delighted to welcome so many people working in this fast moving space to Newcastle from across the country and beyond!
Some of our early career researchers looking delighted and energetic in a selfie frame reading “horizon scanning guru”
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Gill Norman @gillnorman.bsky.social · 14/11/2023
Pleased to see our ARC-GM rapid synthesis with @emmavardy2.bsky.social on virtual wards for older adults included in this evidence synthesis collection from Age and Ageing. academic.oup.com/ageing/pages...
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Evidence Synthesis for Older Adults. An Age and Ageing themed collection.
Keeping abreast of the latest evidence in older adult care is increasingly difficult, therefore comprehensive, objective, and critical assessment of the publish
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Gill Norman @gillnorman.bsky.social · 10/11/2023
Important points beyond the headline www.theguardian.com/society/2023...
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Gill Norman @gillnorman.bsky.social · 09/11/2023
We hosted our 2023 Capacity Building Showcase today. An opportunity to celebrate the work of our PhD, pre-doctoral fellows, & interns & show the impact of their training with ARC-GM. Amazing to see what our ECRs and AHPs have achieved. All presentations feature here: bit.ly/3FwTdbT
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ARC GM | Student and intern showcase
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Paul Wilson @pmw777.bsky.social · 08/11/2023
With @romankislov.bsky.social our contribution to the excellent Cambridge Elements series on improving quality and safety in health care - Implementtaion Science #impsci www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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Implementation Science
Cambridge Core - Medicine: General Interest - Implementation Science
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Paul Wilson @pmw777.bsky.social · 09/11/2023
Supporting evidence informed decision making through Rapid Evidence Synthesis arc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/news/news/NE...
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ARC GM | New framework for a rapid approach to evidence synthesis
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Gill Norman @gillnorman.bsky.social · 07/11/2023
So if I'm using this instead of twitter I should post work stuff: ARC-GM & UoM researchers have developed a new framework for a Rapid Evidence Synthesis (RES) approach to timely assessments of healthcare innovations. Learn how RES could help the innovation process in your organisation bit.ly/40pkdmz
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ARC GM | New framework for a rapid approach to evidence synthesis
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Gill Norman @gillnorman.bsky.social · 05/11/2023
Not the best abbey (that is rievaulx) but still lovely
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Gill Norman @gillnorman.bsky.social · 01/11/2023
Absolutely agree, so cool (if you're a nerd about these things)
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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 28/10/2023
But look what happens when we break this down by region within the UK: The graduate wage premium has fallen everywhere *except London*. If you work in the capital, having a degree is just as valuable today as it was in 1997.
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Louise, Prof/Dr @louiselocock.bsky.social · 25/10/2023
JOB VACANCY: We're seeking to appoint a research fellow experienced in qualitative research for a project focused on understanding and reducing inequalities in kidney health care and outcomes in Scotland. Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen www.abdn.ac.uk/research/job...
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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 08/10/2023
Academic jargon, translated
Humourous translations of academic jargon like "it has long been known" might mean "I didn't look up the original reference."
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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 16/10/2023
Many thanks to @willpooley.bsky.social for his review of Twilight of the Godlings in the latest Folk Life: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Twilight of the godlings: the shadowy beginnings of Britain’s supernatural beings
Published in Folk Life: Journal of Ethnological Studies (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Gill Norman @gillnorman.bsky.social · 14/10/2023
Slightly in love with Lisbon after about 6 hours
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