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John Blenkinsopp

@blenky64.bsky.social

Clinical Effectiveness Advisor in the NHS who runs critical appraisal courses teaching clinical staff how to interpet evidence.. Love my family, music, cricket and football.

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Cambridge 'swimming cap' brings hope for brain-injured babies Researchers are trialling a new technique to monitor brain function in newborns.

BBC News - Cambridge 'swimming cap' brings hope for brain-injured babies - BBC News
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07.11.2025 06:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How the simmering freedom of speech row reached boiling point How did we reach a point where the UK is being compared to a 'tin pot Third World dictatorship'?

BBC News - How the simmering freedom of speech row reached boiling point - BBC News
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23.09.2025 01:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump will reportedly link Tylenol to autism - but many experts are sceptical Some studies have suggested an association between the two, but experts say there is no causal relationship.

Oh blimey! I'll add the paper to next months Journals Club. Politicians saying the experts are wrong is always an interesting discussion - brace yourselves! BBC News - Trump will reportedly link pain reliever Tylenol to autism - but many experts are sceptical
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22.09.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Art Gallery is great and they have a nice cafe. They had a brilliant exhibition of prison artists when we were there. Ticket gets you into the museum as well.

18.07.2025 06:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to running the national critical appraisal course tomorrow. An interesting RCT and a lot of number crunching.

03.06.2025 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Immunotherapy drug doubles cancer survival in breakthrough trial An international study found immunotherapy before surgery could give patients extra years of life.

BBC News - Breakthrough cancer drug doubles survival in trial
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31.05.2025 04:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, it was a pleasure.

23.05.2025 09:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Enjoyable day in London with @rigsbyhatstand.bsky.social visiting the Wallace Collection to see the Grayson Perry exhibition and then on to Balham for an interesting evening of thought provoking writing

23.05.2025 06:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you to Michael, Mel and @malwinagudowska.bsky.social for a thought provoking and at times emotional discussion last night in London. Dank u wel! and DziΔ™kujΔ™.

23.05.2025 06:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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New pill can slow progression of incurable breast cancer Around 3,000 women a year with advanced cancer could benefit from capivasertib which can slow the disease.

BBC News - New pill can slow progression of incurable breast cancer
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11.04.2025 04:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.

Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.

We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

28.02.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 74201    πŸ” 14849    πŸ’¬ 1638    πŸ“Œ 709
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Ethical Considerations in Conducting Research: Key Insights for Critical Appraisal In this tutorial, we explore the ethical considerations in conducting research and their impact on critical appraisal initiatives. Learn how to evaluate evid...

Explore the essentials of ethical research! Dive into key insights for critical appraisal here: πŸ‘‰ buff.ly/4biyAyR

#EthicalConsiderations #ResearchEthics #CriticalAppraisal #ResponsibleResearch #HealthcareEthics

23.02.2025 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A thread about coin flips and what they can tell us about changing minds...

Imagine you’re holding a coin you believe is biased, so heads comes up about a quarter of the time - though you’re not sure. It could be bit higher or lower. Your belief about heads follows this probability distribution: 1/

02.02.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sounds like a plan

19.01.2025 08:09 β€” πŸ‘ 29667    πŸ” 6499    πŸ’¬ 666    πŸ“Œ 333
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Very impressive and moving tribute.

16.01.2025 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

16.01.2025 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just finished the first of two critical appraisal sessions for groups in the Wye Valley this week. Lovely lot who worked really hard on predictive values and confidence intervals. So good to have such a motivated group working together!

14.01.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Something to upset the Librarians here. The Anaesthetics library - shelved according to colour???

20.12.2024 11:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Last minute preparations for our 6th annual Critical Appraisal Day for the editors of the BNF at the Royal Society of Pharmaceuticals in London on Wednesday. Hopefully this fellow will still be waiting for me in reception at their museum.

16.12.2024 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to a full house for today's national Critical Appraisal Day! We've got representatives from all over the country learning about RCT, Meta Analysis, Diagnostic data and how we can use statistics in health care. Then off to our Christmas party. ☺️

06.12.2024 06:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
River Tees - Low Force waterfall near Middleton-in-Teesdale - a fast moving river dropping over a series of rocky drops.

River Tees - Low Force waterfall near Middleton-in-Teesdale - a fast moving river dropping over a series of rocky drops.

High Force - river Tees cascades over 70ft rocky drop - backlit by a cold wintery sunset.

High Force - river Tees cascades over 70ft rocky drop - backlit by a cold wintery sunset.

Low Force river Tees rounds a bend, fast flowing river drops repeatedly over rocky steps in a tree lined rocky riverbank

Low Force river Tees rounds a bend, fast flowing river drops repeatedly over rocky steps in a tree lined rocky riverbank

Low Force, river Tees, drops over a 12ft / 3m step of rocks, tree lined rocky riverbanks.

Low Force, river Tees, drops over a 12ft / 3m step of rocks, tree lined rocky riverbanks.

#RiverTees #Photography #Waterfall #LowForce #HighForce #Tees - High & Low Force waterfalls, river Tees 85 miles long starts in North Pennines & reaches the North Sea at industrial Teesside.

23.11.2024 10:33 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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In our eighth special report on the Lucy Letby case, published online today, MD points out the danger of publishing a book about a killer nurse before her appeals’ process is completed is that you may end up being sued if she wins!

➑️ www.private-eye.co.uk/special-repo...

20.11.2024 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 133    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0
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Painted wall of the anti-fascist Golden Smog pub in Stockton-on-Tees, NE England, painted in Spanish Republican colours and the three-point star of the International Brigades. I'd love a pint in the @thegoldensmog.bsky.social this afternoon.

22.11.2024 06:29 β€” πŸ‘ 81    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Loud and clear, Skipper

22.11.2024 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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