Sara-Jane McAteer @sarajanemcateer.bsky.social · 27/11/2025www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-ea...hulldailymail.co.ukDad's petition to stop children like Lyla dying from type 1 diabetesLyla from Hull had several symptoms of type 1 diabetes, but was not given a urine test or finger prick and died that night 010
Sara-Jane McAteer @sarajanemcateer.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Covid inquiry report 😢 youtu.be/Y-lI_tgQMMkyoutu.beJamie Lawson - Wasn't Expecting That [Official Video]YouTube video by Gingerbread Man Records 100
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerMartin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · 16/07/2025🧵1/ Big changes are coming for the occupational group now termed physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) in England. Our new @bmj.com piece (@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social & me) unpacks the implications of the Leng Review, commissioned by @wesstreeting. Here are our thoughts. 👇 36649
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerTim Davies @timdavies.org.uk · 08/07/2025📢 Open Letter to UK Govt: we're urging Keir Starmer, Peter Kyle & @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social to prioritise critical AI literacy for ALL. It's time everyone had access to learning that supports them to choose how they want to engage with AI. Read here: connectedbydata.org/blog/2025/07... #AILiteracyconnectedbydata.orgOpen Letter to the UK Government - Prioritising AI Literacy for All CitizensOn 9th June the Prime Minister announced a skills drive on AI focussed technical/functional skills for students and workers, with the announcement centred on industry collaborations, and economic impa... 185
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerTech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 10/06/2025After a recent court order, OpenAI is now required to retain the very data many of its users believed to be most private. This introduces serious privacy risks, especially for vulnerable users like victims and survivors of domestic violence, Belle Torek writes.techpolicy.pressFor Survivors Using Chatbots, ‘Delete’ Doesn’t Always Mean Deleted | TechPolicy.PressMany survivors may assume that AI platforms and chatbots offer common privacy protections, but these are not guaranteed, Belle Torek writes. 25636
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 29/05/2025👀 Who's been using AI to write health policy? MAHA = GIGO 🧪 #healthpolicy via @duncanrobertson.bsky.social 49436
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerAli Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 25/05/2025On top of everything else, AI is a narc 0242
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 15/05/2025For a few hours yesterday, Elon Musk's chatbot responded to questions by randomly mentioning "white genocide" in South Africa. @alibreland.bsky.social and @matteowong.bsky.social investigate the strangest day yet on X.bit.lyThe Day Grok Told Everyone about ‘White Genocide’What in the world just happened with Elon Musk’s chatbot? 45447112
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerNature @nature.com · 07/05/2025A generative AI model has been let loose on an entire nation’s health records for the first time go.nature.com/4jI9Z9Mgo.nature.comMedical AI trained on whopping 57 million health recordsResearchers fed an artificial-intelligence model called Foresight anonymized data from a huge swathe of patients in Britain’s NHS. 33510
Sara-Jane McAteer @sarajanemcateer.bsky.social · 10/05/2025Only “old ladies” apparently…🙄 At what age does one become one 🤔media.tenor.coma woman is standing in front of a window with her hands up and says `` oh , my gif '' .ALT: a woman is standing in front of a window with her hands up and says `` oh , my gif '' . 110
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerJo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 09/05/2025It appears that this indeed was the plan. 5776
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerNew Scientist @newscientist.com · 07/05/2025The makers of an AI model called Foresight say it could help predict disease or hospitalisation rates, but others have expressed concern about the fact it is trained on millions of health recordsnewscientist.comConcerns raised over AI trained on 57 million NHS medical recordsThe makers of an AI model called Foresight say it could help predict disease or hospitalisation rates, but others have expressed concern about the fact it is trained on millions of health records 0128
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerNew Scientist @newscientist.com · 08/05/2025Putting air filters in classrooms seems to reduce student sick days by more than 10 per cent.newscientist.comAir filters in classrooms reduce sick days by more than 10 per centPutting air filters in classrooms seems to boost student attendance, which may be due to them reducing levels of air pollution, pollen, pathogens or all three 0134
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerLiam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 02/05/2025FWIW, I went out chatting to voters in Runcorn several times. Yes some mentioned immigration, but more spoke about the winter fuel cuts and they were very pissed off about it. 50549151
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 29/04/2025AI-written text is baked into software that millions, if not billions, of people use every day, Victoria Turk writes. How will it influence how we communicate with one another?bit.lyThe Great Language FlatteningChatbots learned from human writing. Now, it’s their turn to influence us. 13810
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerRachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 27/04/2025And, yes, people who are good at maths puzzles are really talented but gov also needs people who can do scenario planning and strategy and understand how to implement things effectively. You can't just do the maths then hope for the best. 5183
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerPritesh Mistry @mustbemistry.bsky.social · 28/04/2025New guidance on use of AI scribing tools has now released. - gives a good overview - outlines benefits but there’s no link to evidence base of these benefits!! - no acknowledgment of the downsides & mitigation - lots of expectation on staff but some of this could (should!) be embedded in the tech 196
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerFred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 25/04/2025The FBI is arresting judges. We just blew through Constitutional Crisis and into fascism. 471141234386
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerReece @thiccreese.bsky.social · 23/04/2025It’s not just biased—generative AI is importing old stereotypes into new languages and cultures. My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ai-bia... 24949294
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerShaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social · 13/04/2025The genesis of this scandal was in the aftermath of last big NHS reconfiguration & Public Health England made a decision to axe quality peer review checks on test centres. Concerns by experts were ignored in 2013...a warning from history as the next big change is on the horizon. 24523
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerTimes Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work #AcademicSky #EduSkytimeshighereducation.comX’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for researchData indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover 7932295
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerSeeadler @seeadler.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Reminder: according to JRR Tolkien, a Palantir was a tool that, when men became weak and corrupted by power, became an instrument facilitating evil, corruption, the collapse of the West and the rise of an unspeakable dictator. 613351
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerAlbert Vilella, PhD. @albertvilella.bsky.social · 29/03/2025"It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the Secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies," Mr Marks wrote in a resignation letter, obtained by multiple US media outlets, referring to the agency's new leader Robert F Kennedy Jr. 1201
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerDavenant 📸 @marcdavenant.bsky.social · 05/02/2025‘I do not represent the big bosses at the top. I represent the people at the bottom, the individual men and women …’ Nye Bevan, House of Commons, 28 April 1944 315434
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerGary Marcus @garymarcus.bsky.social · 25/03/2025𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗽. Elon Musk: “Rigorous adherence to truth is the only way to build safe Al.” Grok: “Musk's pattern-whether it's about immigration, elections, or social issues-shows he'll often signal-boost stuff from shaky sources if it fits his narrative or gets a reaction.” 29619
Sara-Jane McAteer @sarajanemcateer.bsky.social · 25/03/2025www.linkedin.com/posts/leo-an...linkedin.comArtificial Intelligence in Cardiology: Insights From a Multidisciplinary… | Leo Anthony Celi | 10 commentsKnowledge, our understanding of truth, is purely based on experiences and observations; there is no such thing as “ground truth”. How we see things… | 10 comments on LinkedIn 010
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 19/03/2025When we first suggested there was a problem, they called us a “social media rabble”. Now the Royal College of Physicians has come round to our concerns. New statement: www.rcp.ac.uk/news-and-med... Vote for @drasifqasim.bsky.social for Presidentrcp.ac.ukRCP publishes submission to the independent review of the physician associate profession (the Leng review) 1020961
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Labour MP condemns his party's 'devastating' benefit cuts Chris Webb, the MP for Blackpool South, has told Sky News the benefit changes are "not what any of us stood on" during the general election news.sky.com/story/new-la...news.sky.comLabour MP condemns his party's 'devastating' benefit cutsChris Webb, the MP for Blackpool South, has told Sky News the benefit changes are "not what any of us stood on" during the general election - and he warned the measures could make his constituents wor... 31440118
Sara-Jane McAteer @sarajanemcateer.bsky.social · 19/03/2025It was great to be involved in this research published today and to be acknowledged in the report 👍 osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/publication/...osr.statisticsauthority.gov.ukStatistics in Personal Decision-MakingStatistics in Personal Decision-Making 020
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerJessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 18/03/2025💥Sources confirms that PIP reform WILL need a vote in parliament order to change the assessment criteria. Some changes will be very hard for Labour MPs to bear - it will mean only the most severely disabled, who routinely need help with washing and toilet use can claim. 114926
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerKevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away. They’re throwing away a cure for cancer. 6052411812725
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerAtul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Nothing will kill more children than the ongoing decimation of CDC, NIH, and USAID work to lift vaccine uptake in the US and world. Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...thelancet.comContribution of vaccination to improved survival and health: modelling 50 years of the Expanded Programme on ImmunizationSince 1974 substantial gains in childhood survival have occurred in every global region. We estimate that EPI has provided the single greatest contribution to improved infant survival over the past 50... 5135111679
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerTim Durrant @timdurrant.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Does the left hand know what the right hand is doing? Why brief no 1 on Monday if you're going to do no 2 on Thursday? 2237
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Quite and there are a lot of questions unanswered. Actually scrapping NHSE will require legislation to undo the 2012 reforms. I thought there were merely cutting it so as to avoid that. 83212
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerShaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social · 13/03/2025BREAKING: Prime minister announces govt will abolish @nhsenglandldn.bsky.social "I have absolutely no intention of wasting time with a big costly reorganisation" - @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social told me in Dec 2023. Clearly the temptation - and perhaps his frustration proved too much 33422
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerRose Penfold @rosespenfold.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Delirium is an underrecognised risk factor for future dementia...sometimes preventable, and perhaps treatable if we prioritise research in this area @amaclullich.bsky.social @proflizsampson.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social inews.co.uk/news/health/...inews.co.ukThe overlooked cause of dementia that doctors can preventWe are advised to cut risk of dementia through exercise and eating healthy – but are never warned to try to avoid an episode of delirium while in hospital, although it is linked with a three-fold high... 01711
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerMr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Oh…….. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...theguardian.comNHS England to cut workforce by half as Streeting restructuresThe health secretary will shrink NHS England’s workforce to save money and avoid ‘duplication’ 557
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerKatherine Stewart @katherinestewart.bsky.social · 09/03/2025It never was about "free speech" www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comThe Words Federal Agencies Are Discouraged From Using Under TrumpFederal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed. 312257
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerSara-Jane McAteer @sarajanemcateer.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Pinched from the other place 🌻 021
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerJim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 07/03/2025The Miraculous Life of Shane DiGiovanna The 27-year-old Ohioan has not let his rare genetic condition prevent him from having a rich life. But Trump’s second administration is creating new risks to his fragile health.open.substack.comThe Miraculous Life of Shane DiGiovannaThe 27-year-old Ohioan has not let his rare genetic condition prevent him from having a rich life. But Trump’s second administration is creating new risks to his fragile health. 14015
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerJacob Harris @jacobharr.is · 07/03/2025I just had a horrifying realization about Elon's grand plans here. They're going to do a join on a several different data sets with different collection latencies, data quality practices, etc. They're going to act like all the data is perfect, the schema all match, there are no special cases... 6745210
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerMartin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · 07/03/20256/11 🗣️ Patient feedback was crucial! Two lay commentators on our review emphasised the importance of patients knowing whether they are being seen by a doctor or an associate, highlighting the need for clear scopes of practice. 16314
Sara-Jane McAteer @sarajanemcateer.bsky.social · 07/03/2025I am happy to have been given the opportunity to provide a public review of this research. bsky.app/profile/tris... 1117
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerDr Hema Chaplin @hemachaplin.bsky.social · 05/03/2025📢Do you or a family member have #KidneyDisease, #HighBloodPressure or #Diabetes? 📒 We would like to hear about what information you have received about your #kidneys - what was good & what could be improved! 🔗https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/salford/phase-1-patient-survey 🙌Thank you! 41715
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerKit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 04/03/2025🚨I promised I'd say more on the Royal Society and Elon Musk, so here it is. 🚨 I've resigned my position as Associate Editor at Royal Society's journal Open Science in protest at their lack of action over Elon Musk. My op-ed in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comElon Musk is a proven danger to good science, but the Royal Society won’t say so. That’s why I resigned | Kit YatesIt is vital to act, and I urge colleagues to do so. How can we stand by and laud this man while he undermines scientific integrity? asks academic and author Kit Yates 15140891244
Reposted by Sara-Jane McAteerSky News @news.sky.com · 03/03/2025Blood donor who saved the lives of 2.4 million babies diesnews.sky.comBlood donor who saved the lives of 2.4 million babies diesThe world's most prolific blood donor, whose plasma saved the lives of more than 2.4 million babies, has died in Australia. 37120