Tom Kent @tompsy.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Over 10 years, NIHR recorded very few applications focused on LGB mental health — and none were funded in 2025. Given the scale of the inequalities, this deserves scrutiny. Full analysis: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #NIHR #LGBT 000
Tom Kent @tompsy.bsky.social · 12/06/2026I think one of my favourite works by David Hockney is Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy (1970–71). 000
Tom Kent @tompsy.bsky.social · 08/10/2025The potential overturning of conversion therapy bans highlights something wider: therapy isn’t “anything goes.” We don’t just say or practise whatever we think or believe — our work is guided by evidence, ethics, and professional standards. #SCOTUS #therapy 000
Tom Kent @tompsy.bsky.social · 10/07/2025One of Paul Flowers’ concluding points in his keynote was the importance of supporting the next generation of qualitative researchers. I think mentorship from more experienced researchers is very advantageous—not only for early career success in academia, but also for achieving impact #qmip2025 052
Tom Kent @tompsy.bsky.social · 10/07/2025In his keynote, Paul Flowers highlighted the use of logic models—within qualitative intervention development—as a key tool for building team consensus, supporting theorising, and shaping commissioning briefs. #qmip2025 041
Tom Kent @tompsy.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Michael Larkin also discusses AI in qualitative analysis. Similar to Virginia Braun’s points, "we" are the instrument of analysis. AI simply identifies topics that are spoken about; it is not performing analysis, and we need to resist the idea that AI is doing an analysis #qmip2025 1164
Tom Kent @tompsy.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Concluding that the question is more about whether we should use it than whether we can use it. 062
