@maherjane @maherjane.bsky.social · 10/01/2026I remember meeting her at breakfast in a rather ramshackle colonial hotel in India - a riot of colour and fun 010
@maherjane @maherjane.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Haven’t posted here for a long time but such a relief after The Other Place . 040
Reposted by @maherjane@maherjane @maherjane.bsky.social · 20/05/2025If hospital to community & virtual wards & stuff going to work you have to have enough “decision makers” ( and non medical prescribers) and you need experienced embedded people to hold the ring, while joining up the various patient record and IT systems takes place - which can be painfully slow 012
Reposted by @maherjaneColin Angus @victimofmaths.bsky.social · 16/10/2025I was looking at some Scottish cause of death data yesterday and the extent to which transport accident deaths in young men have all but disappeared is pretty remarkable. Nice to find a good news story in this data for a change. 108322
Reposted by @maherjaneTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Your periodic reminder that mRNA vaccines are a scientific and public health game-changer. Those that have been approved have passed stringent efficacy and safety checks. They protect you and your child against potentially fatal diseases. You may, however, get a sore arm. 14874801918
Reposted by @maherjaneDr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 13/07/2025Please know that NHS doctors & nurses like me would never urge you to do something that could endanger your child. Really reliable NHS info on vaccines can be found here. Please read, it’s excellent. (2/3) nhs.uk/vaccinations/nhs.uk 414439
Reposted by @maherjaneNuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 06/07/2025There's a lot that England's social care sector can learn from Covid-19, both from the experience here and from that of other countries. Read the blog from @natashacurry.bsky.social for the four key building blocks of a resilient social care system, based on our research findings. buff.ly/5H8bmXpnuffieldtrust.org.ukLooking back to move forward: what can other countries’ Covid experiences tell us about building a resilient care system?As the Hallett Inquiry turns its focus to social care this week, this blog draws on a set of international case studies being published by Nuffield Trust and LSE's Care Policy and Evaluation Centre… 165
Reposted by @maherjaneTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Plenty studies showing that your postcode is a better predictor of your health outcomes than your genome. 531407482
@maherjane @maherjane.bsky.social · 12/06/2025I learned American history through Batman and superman comics 000
Reposted by @maherjaneTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Welcome to my world. #academicsky 810621
Reposted by @maherjaneStephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 23/05/2025More of this please. Co-designing play spaces with children and young people near their homes led to “what researchers say is the highest increase in children’s physical activity ever recorded by an intervention of its kind”theguardian.comBradford project produces ‘outstanding’ rise in children’s physical activityJU:MP programme included co-design of play spaces, exercise in faith settings and interventions in schools 6464164
Reposted by @maherjaneTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 18/05/2025Loving this live webcam of puffins from the Farne Islands @nationaltrust.org.uk Via @oohgpwales.bsky.social www.nationaltrust.org.uk/discover/vir...nationaltrust.org.ukWatch puffins live | Farne Islands webcamWatch rare live footage of puffins and other clifftop birds with our Farne Islands wildlife webcam; livestreaming for the breeding season. 715744
@maherjane @maherjane.bsky.social · 20/05/2025If hospital to community & virtual wards & stuff going to work you have to have enough “decision makers” ( and non medical prescribers) and you need experienced embedded people to hold the ring, while joining up the various patient record and IT systems takes place - which can be painfully slow 012
Reposted by @maherjaneSTITCHES Medicine - the Best of Medical Research @medicine.stitches.today · 14/05/2025EORTC effectively captures tyrosine kinase inhibitor side effects, outperforming other patient-reported outcome libraries in non-small-cell lung cancer assessments. by Paton EL, Cetnar JP (...) King-Kallimanis BL et 2 al. in J Natl Cancer Inst #MedSky 👉 get more here 📖 read the article: academic.oup.comLandscape assessment of patient-reported outcome item coverage of tyrosine kinase inhibitor-associated AEsAbstractBackground. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are critical for assessing symptomatic adverse events (AEs) in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) clin 052
@maherjane @maherjane.bsky.social · 13/04/2025Unplanned acute illness and cancer should often be the trigger for new conversations - #seeitsayitshareit 042
@maherjane @maherjane.bsky.social · 19/03/2025As palliative &EOL care becomes increasingly community based is it time to reconsider a route into the specialty palliative medicine via general practice? Community based palliative medicine training without such a long acute medicine commitment ? @johnlauner.bsky.social @danmunday.bsky.social 030
Reposted by @maherjaneNada Khan @nadakhan.bsky.social · 11/03/2025As #generalpractice takes an increasingly 'digital first' approach, it's important to know how practices are facilitating access to these services - I talk to Helen Atherton here on the @bjgp.bsky.social podcast about the impact on practices and patients bjgplife.com/episode-198-...bjgplife.comEpisode 198: The increasing digitalisation of general practice systems – how it’s impacting patients and what we can do about itIn this episode, we talk to Professor Helen Atherton about the increasing push for a digital-first approach in general practice. 043
Reposted by @maherjaneHelen Buckingham @hbuckingham.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Now, this is a really important session. Continuing Healthcare is relatively unknown, complex, and yet has a massive impact on individuals. Juliet Bouverie, Chair of the Richmond Group warns us that we're going to get cross. #NTSummit 1143
Reposted by @maherjaneLesley Smith @lesleysmith.bsky.social · 27/02/2025“Advancements in cancer treatment have led to a growing population of cancer survivors worldwide, who often experience premature onset of age-related conditions” #LivingWithAndBeyondCancer 184
@maherjane @maherjane.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Several Popes have been very supportive of the concept of palliative care but perhaps less so the personal application during their own illnesses . Recognising when palliative care can help (eg sick enough to die ) even though active treatment continuing #palliative 000
Reposted by @maherjaneTrisha Elliott @trishaelliott.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Yes, I was asking this question a few days ago, hoping that he’s getting relevant support from a geriatrician or similar physician, not just people tasked with keeping him alive at all costs. (Good palliative care can as we know actually prolong life rather than shorten it…) 021
@maherjane @maherjane.bsky.social · 24/02/2025But I wonder if he would see it’s value for himself ? 130
Reposted by @maherjaneDr Kathryn Mannix @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Here's what #PopeFrancis has said about palliative care. international.la-croix.com/ethics/palli...international.la-croix.comPalliative care sign of compassion, hope for the dying, pope saysIn a messageto an international interfaith symposium on palliative care, Pope Francis highlights how true compassion involves accompanying the suffering, not ending lives, and stressed the need for pa... 163
Reposted by @maherjaneBen Goldacre @bengoldacre.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Great piece in The BMJ @bmj.com about our OpenSAFELY platform granting unprecedented secure, transparent, efficient access to whole population GP data for analysts in collaboration with NHS England @england.nhs.uk www.bmj.com/content/388/... 0149
@maherjane @maherjane.bsky.social · 24/02/2025But previous popes have been quite resistant to palliative care which I always found curious 330
@maherjane @maherjane.bsky.social · 24/02/2025RIP Roberta Flack - songs of youth #killingmesoftly 020
@maherjane @maherjane.bsky.social · 23/02/2025Does anyone know if the pope has a palliative care physician overseeing supportive care in addition to the specialist doctors continuing to give acute illness care ? #popefrancis #palliative 3101
@maherjane @maherjane.bsky.social · 23/02/202584% turn out in German elections. There is hope for democracy. #germanelection 000
Reposted by @maherjaneDavid Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · 22/02/2025www.thetimes.com/life-style/f...thetimes.comSix easy chocolate cake recipes by Rahul MandalThe Bake Off winner’s delicious creations, from a white chocolate cake with fresh cherries to brownies and cheesecake — some don’t even require baking 052
Reposted by @maherjaneCarolineJMolloy @carolinejmolloy.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Being pro migrant, pro public sector, willing to borrow to spend, prioritising looking after people, and basically being socialist, has helped Spain’s economy soar. Why don’t we hear more about it? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...theguardian.comHow Spain’s radically different approach to migration helped its economy soarAs immigration has increased, GDP has surged and unemployment has fallen to lowest level since 2008 35935
@maherjane @maherjane.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Have you tried Nigella clementine/almond flour/flour / sugar and eggs ( clementines cooked whole for 10 minutes in microwave) also v popular in our house 130
@maherjane @maherjane.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Golly - great work as always @mariecurie @jameslindalliance but that’s a lot of priorities … 010
Reposted by @maherjaneHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Boom! We’ve revealed the next season theme for our events programme over April/May will be Folklore Reimagined. Features lore of the land, history of the witch, and a rare performance by Simon Armitage www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/seasons/folk...thebritishacademy.ac.ukFolklore ReimaginedHow have global folklore traditions, stories, and customs shaped our identities? And what does contemporary folklore look like? Delve into fascinating topics like the lore of our landscapes, the impor... 23816
Reposted by @maherjaneHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Am trying to stay sane through the untrammelled techno optimism so far experienced at the Paris AI Summit by reading Colette 55614
@maherjane @maherjane.bsky.social · 08/02/2025www.radchat.co.uk a really brilliant resource about everything you need to know about radiation therapy but didn’t askradchat.co.ukRad Chat 000
Reposted by @maherjaneHelen Buckingham @hbuckingham.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Oh this is very good. I'd just add that 'other hospital departments' includes functions such as pathology and pharmacy, which are critical to effective flow, not just wards. But it's still very good. 2116
@maherjane @maherjane.bsky.social · 28/01/2025I assume there is an association of data cleaners ? - if there isn’t , there should be one . Clinicians who look at health data and say “ that’s wrong - I’m not sure why but it is “ also invaluable 030
Reposted by @maherjaneSarah K @dr-know.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Oh absolutely! But that labour, time and skill in cleaning up and knowing what you can and can’t say from the analysis seems to get missed out in narratives where you can just plug and play with it for instant reward. 131
@maherjane @maherjane.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Also agree. But with good “cleaning up” and careful analysis it can be pretty amazing 120
Reposted by @maherjaneRichard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 30/12/2024Nice resource here... 🛟 medsky 😷 sociology idsky 🧭 🧪 science communication health policy 14924
Reposted by @maherjaneRuairidh Milne @ruairidhm.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Thought-provoking piece on Cochrane's cancelled update of #ME/CFS review. Sad, troubling, powerful - from @hildabast.bsky.social 1177
Reposted by @maherjaneMary Curnock Cook @marycurnockcook.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Depressing reading from US in terms of demand for higher education - our demographic dip in the UK is due in a few years' time.... n.pr/409W3Ntn.prA looming 'demographic cliff': Fewer college students and ultimately fewer graduatesThe long-predicted downturn in the number of 18-year-olds is almost here. And it isn't just a problem for higher education. It's a looming crisis for the economy. 231
Reposted by @maherjaneThe Lancet @thelancet.com · 17/01/2025The spread of health misinformation and disinformation poses a serious threat to public health. How can we respond to the danger and combat the tide of misinformation and disinformation to protect public health? Find out more in our latest Editorial: tinyurl.com/mtf95p25 9332198