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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS.

@susantomlinson.bsky.social
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Research Fellow, School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham. Interested in clinical academic careers, research culture, hospice & palliative care, medical complexity, clinical, health, & social psychology.

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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 10h
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Emotional TV plea for cancer research leads to meeting with PM
Scottish athlete, Archie Goodburn, who was diagnosed with three inoperable brain tumours two years ago, met Andy Burnham after an appeal for more investment into brain cancer research.
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
I can now share - early 2024 was in pieces at my desk as I could not see any patterns in the research content to develop themes. Well it took months but finally the light and now finally this. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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An exploratory study into the expected role of the clinical academic researcher in relation to teaching, clinical practice, and research - BMC Health Services Research
Background Over the last decade, the role of ‘clinical academic’ has been championed for Nurses, Midwives or Allied Health Professionals (known as NMAHPs) in the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland. The C...
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Consider contacting a doctor over the following: Extreme tiredness Looking really pale Bruises that you can't explain Lumps and bumps that are getting bigger or not going away and growing over time
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Childhood cancer symptoms - what to look out for
Although rare, cancer is the leading cause of death from disease among children under 15 in the UK.
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Saw this film today. I am not sure this resistance would take place everywhere www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Documentary on Kenmure Street immigration protest wins Sundance award
The film documents how hundreds of residents in Pollokshields prevented the detention of two neighbours during a dawn raid in May 2021.
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Women Against the Far Right
Women Against the Far Right is a women-led antiracist campaign.
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Nott Here Palantir. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/no...
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Nott Here Palantir
Palantir is a spy-tech firm, known for developing technology used for mass surveillance, predictive policing, and drone strikes. In 2023 Palantir was awarded a £330 million contract with the NHS, to b...
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Yes, this is true the strengths of these conditions are cancelled out when a person is depressed. This is why such bad stigma as most are depressed and so the view is that picture. "conditions such as anxiety and depression can "worsen the traits of ADHD and autism" www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
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ADHD and autism at risk of over-diagnosis, says report, as author warns of rise in mental ill health
Prof Peter Fonagy, who chaired the review, tells Radio 4's Today programme there has been a "very real" rise in "distress and mental ill health among young people".
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"NIH funding cuts delayed a promising childhood brain cancer trial. Patients lost time they didn’t have." www.cnbc.com/2026/09/25/n...
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NIH funding cuts delayed a promising childhood brain cancer trial. Patients lost time they didn't have
A delayed clinical trial underscores the stakes of federal research funding cuts for children with DIPG, a deadly brain tumor with few treatment options.
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
What does not make sense to me is many boys suffer as a result of misogyny, yet some as adults do nothing to change the situation. www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Government launches National Taskforce for Tackling Misogyny
Government, local leaders and experts will look at misogyny prevention across society so women and girls no longer need to face harmful attitudes.
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Great to see this written for siblings www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Twin's stillbirth inspires grieving Stratford father's children's book
Richard Ganjavi says you never get over the loss of a child but hopes his book will be her legacy.
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Research involving preschool children has reported higher rates, with some studies suggesting the condition may be more common in multilingual and immigrant communities - perhaps even four times higher than the average. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Bradford doctor's fight to overcome selective mutism
Sohail Ahmed struggled to talk as a child, and now helps other people overcome selective mutism.
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Can't believe I forgot to post. First paper in 14 -15 years has been accepted Friday 4/9 just gone. Still waiting for a first author paper though. Just looked at the date and noticed it is 31 years ago today my Grandad whose second to last words to me were what do you want to do Susie? died.
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I was in Luton and Dunstable hospital collecting data for my MSc and didn't find out until I entered the Tesco staff room later that day. Gosh a 1/4 of a century. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...
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9/11 anniversary: Victims remembered 25 years on from September 11 attacks - follow live
Memorials to remember those killed in the September 11 attacks will be held at the site of the World Trade Center and at the Pentagon.
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Do we really know what capacity they do or do not have. Appalling - glad she is struck off. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Chepstow nurse said man with dementia 'didn't need birthday cake'
Rossita Petkova is struck off after saying the care home resident wouldn't know it was his birthday.
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Trigger - this violates international law - asking to commute sentence. www.amnestyusa.org/urgent-actio...
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USA: WOMAN FACING EXECUTION FOR CRIME AT AGE 18
Christa Pike, aged 50, is scheduled to be executed in Tennessee, USA, on September 30, 2026. She was convicted in 1996 of a 1995 murder committed when she was 18, barely out of a childhood in which sh...
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Trigger In the trial that I have been following on AL I think an expert on suicidology should have been called. It may not matter to the verdict but I recall from my last degree most people who are intent on suicide ensure there is no possibility of being found. So, the person is not guilty.
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Wybrow is adamant this is not about "covering up" Marinker's illness, but showing that collaborative, creative work is still more than possible after a dementia diagnosis. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This actor was told he had Alzheimer's, now he's performing a one-man show
Peter Marinker is taking on one of Samuel Beckett's most famous plays alone on a London stage.
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Dame Rachel said that parents have told her of the "impossible choices" they have made when "splitting time between caring for their seriously ill and disabled children and trying to hold down a job". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Parents of seriously ill children should get paid leave, says commissioner
Children's commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza has backed called for more support for parents and carers.
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Jason Jasonson @jaseygalore.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
“The inclusion of ME/CFS in the Australian Burden of Disease Study signifies official recognition of the substantial public health burden this condition imposes. It places ME/CFS alongside major health challenges such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and mental health disorders..." #MEcfs #AusPol
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Titania @titaniasrealm.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"I'm going to get a lot done this evening" Me all evening:
Illustration of a mouse sleeping in a bed in a cozy burrow surrounded by mushrooms. Art by Anna Tromop.
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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
𝟔𝟎+ 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐂 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟏𝟐. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
👏🏽👏🏽 Thanks to vaccines, Australia is on track to become the first country to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035 news.uq.edu.au/2026-08-20-y...
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20 years. Millions of lives saved. One revolutionary vaccine
Gardasil 20-year anniversary story.
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Call 4 papers below for "Knowing Through Photography: Rethinking Photographic Practice in Research," an online workshop taking place on 28 10 2026. Abstracts (max. 300 words), along with a title, biography, and contact details, should be submitted by 4 9 2026. archives.stir.ac.uk/2026/07/17/c...
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Call for Papers – Culture on Campus
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Trigger warning Watched some of this trial live on annual leave. It brought the forensic psychology in my last degree to life. This witness was in my opinion the most objective of the 2 MH experts 4 the prosecution. Rekindles my interest in wanting 2 develop objective ways 4 assessments & reports.
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Perhaps a similar video would support families wanting to blend feed who do not know how to make meals from scratch www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gyp...
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Waffles + Mochi "Tomato" Full Episode 1 l Netflix Jr
YouTube video by Netflix Jr.
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
How interesting www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
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'Pottery liberates me from motor neurone disease symptoms'
Linda took up pottery two years ago when one of her sons bought her sessions at a studio.
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Yesterday Norwood Park Sir John Starkey XI vs I Zingari
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Well there is hope for me yet! Shame Nottingham or the RCN does not offer on the job training and allow suitably qualified people to sit exams to exempt them everything except the clinical skills www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Bristol father-of-five follows dream to become nurse at 64
John Adesoye studied at UWE and now works at Southmead Hospital as a registered nurse.
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I know all about training in healthcare being based on the male body but it was a real eye opener today when I found out how hairdresser training maintains sexism, racism and other ableisms. This is an area that needs to be the prime focus for reducing divisions in society.
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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
My first search engine.
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
To make it clear I do not live with ME. However, I have researched into a similar condition Long COVID.
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The norm in your culture, community, region, or country is not the same everywhere.
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The RCN is hosting a webinar on 13 May, 18:00–19:00, exploring how the higher education recession is affecting nurse education, academic staffing and programme sustainability. Please share with colleagues who may want to attend. Registration link: www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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Webinar | Nurse Education in the Higher Education Economic Recession | Royal College of Nursing
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Yes Yes. Not just physical measures here! To compare a sequential treatment algorithm considering psychosocial and physical impairments, with a conventional rehabilitation approach considering only physical impairments in adolescents with patellofemoral pain. https:doi/10.1177/0269215518787002
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Based on a review I am currently working on I no longer believe that health is made up of social, mental, physical, and spiritual it is only physical health.
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
The importance of service coordination "He managed to get teams such as wheelchair services, physiotherapy, neurology and children's services all in a room every three months so they were working together, not separately" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Jesy Nelson spoke about SMA this week - I've lived with it for years
The BBC's Ben Morris describes living with spinal muscular atrophy, as former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson reveals her twins have the condition.
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
What does this tell us about the development of dementia? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Young dementia victim from Dereham dies leaving brain to science
Andre Yarham dies aged 24 after being diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia a year earlier.
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
This is great news not only in terms of saving lives but reducing the amount of rehabilitation needed. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Keele University researcher discovers infant brain tumor cure
The discovery by the Institute for Cancer Research is saving lives of infants with rare disease.
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
The project I am currently working on archive.org/details/osf-...
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
"Is this [the implant] an expensive toy? Is it a luxury?" he said. "Is this a technology that is worth the cost and worth investing in?" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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North East epilepsy brain implant trial gives ‘bit of hope’
Adam Atkinson has an implant in his brain which is tracking the seizures he experiences.
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 14/11/2025
📣 BMJ Medicine is now on Bluesky 📣 Follow them at @bmjmedicine.bsky.social
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Stop the suspension of undergraduate music courses at The University of Nottingham c.org/2LKSD6Bt2p
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We Can Make an Impact.
Stop the suspension of undergraduate music courses at The University of Nottingham
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
This fits with what appeared to be a change in the cause of death of children in a recent study I worked on.
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optimusfan @optimusfan.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
This is why I've brushed my dog's teeth for the past like 18 years, in addition to taking good care of my own.
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Dr. Elli Wilson @elliwilson.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Cuts to Mental Health & Child Nursing + Health Promotion courses at the University of Nottingham will have wider implication for the NHS workforce at the time when we need more nurses www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-g...
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As Head of School of Health Sciences and Professor of Nursing at the University of Nottingham, I am devastated about the proposals to suspend courses for 26/27 intake in health promotion and public… |...
As Head of School of Health Sciences and Professor of Nursing at the University of Nottingham, I am devastated about the proposals to suspend courses for 26/27 intake in health promotion and public he...
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Can you help me out by signing this petition? c.org/SSJG8CkZvB
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Sign the Petition
Stop the suspension of Uni of Nottingham Mental Health & Child Nursing + Health Promotion
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Exactly we cannot have so many people "inactive" simply because they reach a certain age. At least people should have a choice about continuing to work or study. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Terminally ill Hereford woman graduates despite family tragedies
Ann Gabb says she hopes her achievement will inspire others to do the same.
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
"For their 18th birthday - which was very emotional because we were told at diagnosis that 14 would probably be their maximum age - we had a Bob Marley cake," she said. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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'Superstar' Nottingham mum celebrates as sons turn 20
Freddie and Louie Dawkins, who have Batten disease, were three years old when they lost their sight.
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Susan Tomlinson, BSc, DipPsych, PGDip, MSc, PhD, GMBPsS. @susantomlinson.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
The beginnings of a successful model towards supporting clinical academic careers. bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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A mixed methods evaluation of a facilitated research career pathway for nurses, midwives, allied health professionals and healthcare scientists working in the NHS - BMC Medical Education
Background Opportunities for nurses, midwives, allied health professionals and healthcare scientists (NMAHP+s) to engage in research are increasing but still lag behind opportunities for medical staff...
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