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Peta Coulson-Smith

@petacs.bsky.social
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Consultant Paediatrician 👩🏻‍⚕️ Principal Teaching Fellow Medical Ethics & Law 👩🏻‍🏫

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Lorna Fraser @paedpallcare.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Exciting opportunity for someone with clinical experience of working with children with life limiting conditions in the UK to undertake a PhD. Funded by the Kentown Support charity. Please share www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117146-...
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PhD Fellow - Kentown
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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 06/06/2025
Holy smokes! Our article is on the cover of The Lancet!!!!!!!!!! Nbd 💅
The cover of The Lancet with this quote from our commentary: "If we in academic medicine give in to the campaigns against diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, the consequences will include resegregation and fewer opportunities for marginalised groups."
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Peta Coulson-Smith @petacs.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
What a great few days at #EAPC2025 An honour to stand with awesome female clinicians, sharing experiences surrounding complexity in decision making for CYP with life limiting conditions #MedicalEthics #MedicalLaw #Paediatrics #PaediatricPalliativeCare
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Dr. Glaucomflecken @glaucomflecken.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Happy 5 year anniversary of the worst Mother’s Day gift I have ever given my wife: The opportunity to perform chest compressions on me for 10 minutes.
Picture of Dr. Glaucomflecken post cardiac arrest
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 30/04/2025
Preventing verbal abuse is essential for healthy brain development and lifelong wellbeing.
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As a neuroscientist, I’ve seen the impact of harsh words on children’s brains. We need to prevent childhood verbal abuse
Preventing verbal abuse is essential for healthy brain development and lifelong wellbeing.
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British Psychological Society @bpsofficial.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
How can we improve mental health care for autistic people? Simple actions like using affirming language, and accommodating sensory needs can make a huge difference. Discover 5 ways we can humanise mental health care for autistic people #AutismAcceptanceMonth: www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 08/04/2025
Pupils from poorer backgrounds – those eligible for free school meals – made less progress in their schooling than their peers.
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Children from poorer families do worse at school – here’s how to understand the disadvantage gap
Pupils from poorer backgrounds – those eligible for free school meals – made less progress in their schooling than their peers.
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Go Nature! Truth to power.
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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
www.cogora.com/cogora-gener... Right There are only so many ways to say this The demand problems in the NHS won't be sorted by narrowly defined schemes focused on frequently admitted cohort It basically needs well resourced primary, community and social care Ends.
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Cogora General Practice Workforce White Paper - Cogora
Our General Practice Workforce White Paper is a major development in Cogora’s editorial and insight.
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 22/01/2025
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Jack Turban MD @turban.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
We need to be educating people about #trans kids now more than ever. I hope you’ll consider sharing a copy of my book with someone this holiday season. a.co/d/b2LEzmG
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Free to Be: Understanding Kids & Gender Identity
Amazon.com: Free to Be: Understanding Kids & Gender Identity: 9781668017043: Turban MD, Jack: Books
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 23/12/2024
One of the most important things we uncovered in 2024 is how people with learning disabilities are missing out on potentially life-saving preventive healthcare. We looked at how the #NHS should go about preventing people with a learning disability from dying too young. 👇
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Preventing people with a learning disability from dying too young
Around 1.3 million people in England have a learning disability and may need more support to stay in good health. But are they able to get access to the services they are entitled to in order to…
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 12/12/2024
Inequalities in childhood vaccination are widening in England, with uptake rates of five key vaccines consistently lower in young children living in areas of higher deprivation from 2019 to 2023, finds this new study www.bmj.com/content/387/...
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Celia Kitzinger @kitzingercelia.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
My new blog post Would love to hear people's views on treating anorexia this way. It's not something I'd come across before. openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2024/12/14/a...
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Anorexic teenager in 10-day induced coma for re-feeding: What next?
Doctors gave her a general anaesthetic, ventilated and sedated her, and fitted her with an NG tube, believing this to be in her best interests. She did not consent to any of this – there was …
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The BMA @bma.org.uk · 13/12/2024
Today @gmcuk.bsky.social starts regulating non-doctors as it opens voluntary registration of AAs and PAs. It does so without any national agreement in place to confirm scope of practice for these roles, and so puts patient safety at risk. Read our full statement: www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
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Martin Pratt @martinpratt.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Despite similar #ADHD symptom levels, disadvantaged families were less likely to report impacts or progress from diagnosis to medication.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Findings suggest potential intervention points for professionals to ensure adequate support for all acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Dr Ruby (she/her) @paperwhispers.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
**Black UK PhD students** Fully funded PhD study - fees and stipend -Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences -Faculty of Health and Life Sciences **Tell everyone** www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgr...
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Black heritage PhD scholarships | Study at Bristol | University of Bristol
We welcome applications for full scholarships to postgraduate research programmes starting in 2025.
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Dr Michael Farquhar @drmikefarquhar.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Under-resourced child/adolescent mental health services lead to many secondary consequences, not least a significant impact on young people's sleep which is difficult to compensate for without adequate CAMHS assessment/support Early intervention is essential www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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Long wait for NHS mental healthcare has ‘stark consequences for children’s life chances’
Consultant psychiatrist on why early intervention is key and why delays are unacceptable
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