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Luke

@lukeintohealth.bsky.social
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Chair - RCN Public Health Forum | RN | MPH. Working to make secondary care services more equitable

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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
We’re coming up to our Public Health forum strategy day! What are your Public Health priorities?
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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
www.bmj.com/content/391/... Seth Berkley interview: vaccination in a time of extreme scepticism
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Seth Berkley interview: vaccination in a time of extreme scepticism
The former head of the international vaccine access organisation Gavi tells The BMJ about the politicising of vaccination, chaos at the CDC, and the impact on global vaccine equity ### Biography Set...
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Loving the refreshed definition of ‘nurse’ by the #ICN which includes…’managing services, enhancing health systems, advance public and population health’
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Really excited to have had the opportunity to host this new podcast on the wider determinants of health from @rcn.org.uk
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Health Equity North @healthequitynorth.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
THREAD: The Government needs to take urgent steps to reverse the deterioration of England’s High Streets - particularly in the North, deprived & coastal areas, according to our new research with @newcastleuni.bsky.social and @manchester.ac.uk 1/11 www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/report-calls...
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Report calls for decisive action to reverse the decline of England’s High Street “Ghost Towns” - Health Equity North
Read the report here The Government needs to take urgent steps to reverse the deterioration of England’s High Streets – particularly in the North, and in more deprived and coastal areas. A new report ...
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
The RCN Public Health Forum and other forums are looking for steering committee members to help shape the future work of the forum. This can include; creating activities and events, developing guidance, setting the Congress agenda, improving member engagement. www.rcn.org.uk/Get-Involved...
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RCN Public Health Forum @rcnpublichealth.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
🏃‍➡️ Unsure on how to approach conversations on encouraging your patients to get involved in physical activity? 🏵️ Come to our free webinar ‘Let’s get moving’ on 25/06 1815-1930 We will give guidance on how to support patients to become more physically active www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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Let’s Get Moving: The Power of Physical Activity in Nursing Practice | Event | Royal College of Nursing
The Power of Physical Activity in Nursing Practice
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Fantastic week at #RCN25 Met some amazing humans Opened or contributed to 5 debates Developed 3 amazing learning events with @nhsactivistrn.bsky.social @alisonleary1.bsky.social @drmarionlynch.bsky.social Congress is the Glastonbury of nursing, it’s amazing and it brings me so much joy
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
I’m still eager to hear more opinions on this! Feel free to comment #RCN25 #RCNCongress
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
For those who missed #RCN25 @lcdoncaster.bsky.social has done a fantastic job of documenting each debate! Definitely go check out her feed from the past few days.
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
On my way #RCNCongress! Who else is on their way and what is your advice to first timers? @rcn.org.uk #RCN25
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Hi followers, The RCN Public Health Forum is now on BlueSky! Give us a follow below @rcnpublichealth.bsky.social
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Opportunity for UK nurses The CNO for England's Policy Network welcomes all nurses, midwives, nursing associates and students – no matter what your role and no matter where you work. Find out how the network can support you to inform and influence policy. ⬇️ forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
UK GPN/MH Nurses, I have a genuine ask for your insights. How much do you know about problem gambling? Has a patient ever disclosed this was an issue in your field of practice? Would you know where to direct them to for support?
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
👨‍🏫 Really enjoyed teaching aspiring medical students about health inequalities - As they were 16yo we focused on how the wider determinants can manifest in ill health - We tasked them to design an intervention to reduce CYP inequalities, using their experience Was phenomenal!
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
A great quote on the state of nurse staffing ‘If nurses are the lifeblood of the NHS we are anaemic and haemorrhaging at the same time’
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Great opportunity for nurses! www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/pop...
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Population Health Fellowship | NHS England | Workforce, training and education
Population Health is an approach aimed at improving the health of an entire population. It is about improving the physical and mental health outcomes and wellbeing of people, while reducing health ine...
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Public Health Forum RCN Congress plans are really shaping up. - 2 Resolutions - 1 Matter for Discussion - 3 Learning Events Looking forward to seeing you there!
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
RCN Congress debate list is out! Excited to share that the public health forum have had 3 topics accepted. 🏆 The role of Nurses in Quality Improvement 🏥 Physician Associates 📝 Nursing regulation Learn more about all the debates below 👇 www.rcn.org.uk/Congress/Age...
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RCN Congress agenda | Congress | Royal College of Nursing
See the important nursing topics we'll be debating this year.
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Great opportunity for nurses to gain global medical experience through the KCL fellowship in Sierra Leone. Travel and accommodation paid for and a £500 monthly stipend. www.kcl.ac.uk/kghp/volunte...
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Great summary of reports by HIN KSS on gender bias in AI ‘Under diagnosis of CVD in Women where data and training predominately featured male patients and their symptomatology’ healthinnovation-kss.com/making-ai-in...
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Making AI in Healthcare Work for Women: New Reports - Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex
Healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) systems are consistently failing women, especially women from ethnic minority backgrounds, according to new research released...
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Joe Sarling @joesarling.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
"Research from the Health Foundation shows that the Public Health Grant has been cut by 24% on a real-terms per person basis since 2015/6, and despite the outstanding work of local public health teams this reduced funding has risked delivery of these critical services becoming unsustainable."
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Great explainer from Kings Fund on how community services work. www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
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Community Health Services Explained | The King's Fund
Community health services are poorly understood compared to other parts of the NHS. So what are they, how are they organised and what challenges are they facing?
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
The RCN Public Health Steering Committee have their strategy day tomorrow. Let us know what challenges or guidance you think should be high on our agenda. - Vaccinations - Prevention - Better engagement with members - Inequalities - Workforce issues Let us know in the comments
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Cracking edition of @nursingstandard.bsky.social would recommend everyone read. Great articles on diabetes related stigma, how to become a chief nurse to managing some tricky workforce issues. Great work RCNi team!
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Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
The @rcn.org.uk , backed by @rcem.bsky.social and others has written to @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social on corridor care urging him to force the NHS to be more transparent over the numbers being treated on corridors:
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Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
So more work for private hospitals to cut waiting lists...the sector has many potential safety risks as government and NHS well know. Recommendations from the Ian Paterson inquiry have still not been implemented, leaving patients at risk. Read my 2023 piece here: www.thetimes.com/uk/article/y...
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You can pay for private healthcare — but can you trust it?
More than a quarter of million people dipped into their savings or took a loan to pay for a private hospital operation or appointment last year — a record hig
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Curious to see PM deflect a question on increasing workforce numbers to match his proposed capacity increase. Just focused on workforce efficiency savings.
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
I welcome the governments efforts to reduce waiting times through expanding CDC’s… but am skeptical about who will staff them (workforce typically rotated from local trust). Additionally increasing diagnostic capacity doesn’t mitigate waiting times for specialist appointments to discuss results.
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Royal College of Nursing @rcn.org.uk · 05/01/2025
Nursing is an amazing career. Professor Nicola Ranger told @bbclaurak.bsky.social this morning how the government must act to entice staff into the profession to halt the workforce crisis. Agree? Reshare this post and join our campaigns 📣 www.rcn.org.uk/Get-Involved...
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Patricia Marquis @pmarquisrcn.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Great to see @rcn.org.uk General Secretary Nicola Ranger on Laura Kuenssberg this morning raising the concerns nursing has about health and social care services now
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Great article on the winter bugs 🦠
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Great report, there is a need for clarity over what this big shift entails and that nurses are involved if they are to be affected. ‘The government risks oversimplifying the shift from hospital to the community, treating it as one thing when it covers a whole range of possibilities.’
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Leanne Patrick QN @leannehpatrick.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Good evening and welcome to December's #SkyChat Comment to say hello below if you'll be joining in! Remember to use #NurseSky at the end of each post so everyone can find you and your comments.
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Leanne Patrick QN @leannehpatrick.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
If you haven't heard of "Nursism", follow Sally for more information and insights from her research #NurseSky #SkyChat #Nursism
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Rajeka Lazarus (she/her) @rajlaz.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
My main take home: increasing deprivation = decreasing vaccine uptake. Decreasing vaccine uptake = increasing deprivation/inequalities. We cannot address vaccine uptake without addressing existing structural health inequalities. Some other thoughts below
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The NHSA @thenhsa.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
This year @healthequitynorth.bsky.social launched the #WomanOfTheNorth report with a Parliamentary event hosted by Emma Lewell Buck, MP for South Shields. The report exposed the vast inequalities that women in the North face www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/vast-inequal...
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Newfound admiration for Nicola Ranger @thercn.bsky.social “It's no longer just about a percentage pay rise. “It's what are we doing, particularly in England, to make sure that we both retain and recruit brilliant nurses in every single sector, and that is what we're disappointed about.”
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Ministers urged to engage with RCN on reforms to nursing
The government needs to urgently introduce structural reforms for nursing, if ambitions to move ...
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Great end to the week delivering a training session to our Trusts charity teams on the role of acute care providers in addressing health inequalities. We do so much more than be culturally aware, we can design, deliver and evaluate our services to prevent so much disparity.
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
What are your thoughts on the 3 big shifts and their opportunities and risks to nursing? 1) treatment to prevention 2) hospital to community 3) analogue to digital
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sheilasobrany.bsky.social @sheilasobrany.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Gathering insights from our nursing workforce- what are your thoughts? www.gov.uk/government/c...
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Leading the NHS: proposals to regulate NHS managers
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
It was amazing to have been invited to the celebration event of Cohort 2&3 fellows from the Kofoworola Abeni Pratt programme. It’s amazing to see such exemplars of #nursingexcellence and recognising the passionate, intelligent and capable nurses that are our future leaders. @gstt-nhs.bsky.social
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Professor John Unsworth OBE FRCN FAAN @johnunsworth10.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Are you a District Nursing Team Leader? can you help with a 10-miunte survey examining advanced practice? survey and info here app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/northumbri... thanks
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Great article by Ronny Cheung on how the clinical workforce can take health inequalities from a cognisant space into something actionable. Give us a holler if you’re interested in writing something similar for a nurse audience. ep.bmj.com/content/106/...
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Public health for paediatricians: Fifteen-minute consultation on addressing child poverty in clinical practice
Paediatricians and other child health professionals have a key role in identifying, preventing or mitigating the impacts of poverty on child health. Approaching a problem as vast and intractable as po...
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Wonderful away day with the three wonderful charities I get the pleasure to work with.
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
There’s something really special about going back to the town where you did your nurse training. Some of the best years, growing as a person and finding a wonderful community.
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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Marmot on UK Health Inequalities open.spotify.com/episode/3svE... To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing
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The Health Gap: Achieving Social Justice in Public Health - Michael Marmot
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Alison Leary @alisonleary1.bsky.social · 29/09/2024
Our latest paper looks at why people leave #NHS roles People give multiple reasons for leaving (not just one) We have started to see supervisory burden and taskification emerge as contributory factors. Distress, overwork & understaffing were common rdcu.be/dVtUO
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Luke @lukeintohealth.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Nurses in specialist areas. What’s your favourite 101 / introductory resource that would help others understand what you do?
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