Deirdre Anderson

I have a theory that those who can work three-way taps excel at this - transferable skills!

24.03.2025 13:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Health inequalities | The Health Foundation Improvements in life expectancy have stalled and there are wide inequalities in health within and between local areas

What influences health inequalities?

Our Evidence Hub is newly updated and expanded, with the latest insights into the impact of inequalities by deprivation, geography, ethnicity and disability.

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26.02.2025 14:45 — 👍 3    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0

AI model reads ECGs to identify female patients at higher risk of heart disease | Imperial News | Imperial College London A new AI model can flag female patients who are at higher risk of heart disease based on an electrocardiogram (ECG).

A new AI model that flags female patients at risk of heart disease has been developed by Imperial researchers.

Using ECG data from 180,000 patients, the model could enable doctors to identify high-risk women earlier.

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www.imperial.ac.uk/news/261516/...

26.02.2025 14:47 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Surgeons accused of racism, bullying and toxic power struggle An investigation into the facial trauma unit at Barts Health NHS Trust says a corrosive culture of competition and bigotry led to patients being harmed

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Surgeons at a top NHS trust embroiled in allegations of racism, sexism, homophobia and bullying that created a “toxic” culture and harmed patient care, according to a secret report: www.thetimes.com/article/aa76...

23.02.2025 08:52 — 👍 33    🔁 14    💬 5    📌 8

Infographic titled '5 top tips for designing inclusive digital services with people and communities'. Point 1: Make it meaningful, emphasizes user involvement. Point 2: Share power and have an equal voice, highlights consistent participation. Point 3: Provide training and support, focuses on building staff skills. Point 4: Streamline the process, discusses removing constraints in engagement. Point 5: Make it business as usual, suggests integrating engagement

8.5 million adults lack the most basic digital skills. So how can we create digital services that are inclusive? Our new long read, supported by @healthfoundation.bsky.social, argues that it's essential to listen to the voices of people & communities. Read more👉 www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

30.01.2025 08:59 — 👍 27    🔁 14    💬 2    📌 1

Patients must help design digital services, says The King’s Fund The King’s Fund has called for patient engagement around digital health technologies to be more than just a “tick box exercise”.

The King’s Fund has called for patient engagement around digital health technologies to be more than just a “tick box exercise” if the government is to achieve its aspiration to shift from analogue to digital.

Full story 👉 ow.ly/JbX350UQ24j

30.01.2025 09:11 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0