Kristina Lutomya Wanyonyi-Kay

On Friday we had a roundtable on opportunities for open NHS dental data actionable analytics, bringing together experts to identify practical next steps to achieve this.
A productive session in partnership @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk and @bengoldacre.bsky.social @bennettoxford.bsky.social

It was a real pleasure working on this project led by @kristinawk.bsky.social This co-designed framework provides a clear and practical structure for thinking about quality of perioperative care.

A few months ago, we shared the perioperative quality framework. Today, we’re excited to share our new publication detailing the methods behind it, developed with an outstanding group of collaborators. Read the full paper here: ths.im/4bxxpNU

Nurse in a hospital ward offering a glass of water to an elderly patient in bed.

Nearly 10m people have surgery in the UK yearly & need good perioperative care. Our rapid evidence review & participatory exercise highlighted 10 key areas. We worked with patients, carers, clinicians & managers to develop a quality framework.

Full paper: ths.im/4bxxpNU
THIS summary: ths.im/3Nt0Dn4

It's now 20 years since we came up with the candidacy framework for explaining access to healthcare. Now, our scoping review shows how candidacy has been used in research on access to general practice. It seems to be useful and actionable - good news! journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....?

How do we get better dental data? A huge opportunity for the UK! Our editorial in @bmj.com

We discuss the challenges and the opportunities to address the dental crisis with actionable data.

A story about people having to pull their own teeth from @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Getting dental data right might not be glamorous, but it's going to be a key element of solving the problem. www.bmj.com/content/391/...

We're seeking a research associate/assistant in health services research (maternity cover)

Check out this opportunity for an early career researcher to join our team and support an exciting programme of work on innovation and improvement in healthcare.

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Delighted to share our work alongside dedicated collaborators. This reflects the views of patients, carers and clinicians. Thank you to all who contributed.

Health Check - Have we found a better alternative to aspirin? - BBC Sounds An alternative blood thinner is showing improvements in warding off heart attack

This week on BBC Radio’s Healthcheck, I shared thoughts on new research showing that oral healthcare before surgery can cut hospital stay & lower pneumonia risk. Should oral healthcare be part of standard pre-op care? 🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

How many times have cities across America reached 100º in recorded history? Some of them might surprise you! bit.ly/3UxSX3h

There has been a lot of debate recently about the promise of real world data - the routine (observational) data collected on patients eg  treatments received, clinical outcomes etc – for estimating treatment effects. But can they deliver? 1/9
#MethodologyMonday #123

Encouraging findings for real ways to support underserved groups. I hope there will be more work around the quality of the records shared - making them more accessible.

How do you solve problems relating to access to general practice? Making sure that people have reliable and prompt access to primary care is, of course, a challenge politicians have been trying to solve for many decades. An analysis by THIS Institute and the Health…

Access to general practice is a subject that’s often in the news. Here’s how THIS Institute is working to tackle the issue through our innovative research programme.

The first of our great short guides to major improvement approaches, complementing our equally great open access Cambridge University Press elements series www.cambridge.org/core/publica...

'Learning from the experiences and mistakes of the past will be key to making "neighbourhood health" a reality this time.' Jake Beech, Policy Fellow and Luisa Pettigrew, Senior Policy Fellow at the Health Foundation

Alongside tech, the 10-Year Health Plan sees Labour betting big on establishing a ‘neighbourhood health service’ to reduce costs and improve care.

In this blog, @jaketreenotsea.bsky.social​‪ and @luisaptg.bsky.social​ ask how will it happen, and will it work?

Read more ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4evb4jo

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We welcome publication of the new 10-year health plan. We're here to build evidence in line with the plan through projects like:
• Evaluating ambient voice technology and launching a new online community
• Supporting design and planning of large-scale change programmes
Find out more: ths.im/4laMCq3

NHS ten-year plan for England: what’s in it and what’s needed to make it work Ten-year NHS transformation hinges on funding and staff support.

My article for @uk.theconversation.com on theTen Year Health Plan for England. So many ideas (and some good ones at that) but precious little about how to implement them. #NHSPlan #FitForTheFuture #NHS #healthpolicy

theconversation.com/nhs-ten-year...

Government’s 10 year plan for the NHS in England Familiar ambitions; familiar questions about delivery The Labour government published its 10 year health plan on 3 July1—a year after it entered office. Life expectancy in the UK has stalled,2 and public satisfaction with the NHS is the worst on record.3 The government’s prescription is for “r...

Writing for @bmj.com​‬ @hughalderwick.bsky.social​ says broad ambitions in the 10-Year Health Plan are right but have appeared in a long line of NHS plans over decades. So what will be different this time around?

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🌞 Explore the summer issue of the Bulletin with our new interactive teaser!

Featuring:
🔹Frailty & post-op outcomes
🔹NAP8: Getting nervous
🔹Periop care for patients with learning disabilities
🔹And LOTS more

📰 Take a look 👉 publuu.com/flip-book/89...

#medsky #ansky

Great to start to share this work. In the context of the conference, it was nice to see how the framework and our development method could fit into ongoing research focused on evaluating different changes to care pathways to support the 10 year plan. #HSRUK25

#HSRUK Day 2: Another great plenary on the 2030 health workforce. A stark picture of the workforce challenges in underserved areas, low morale, and retention issues all deepening health inequalities. And straight into timely research discussions on tech-enabled monitoring. Great talks!

Great week at @iadr.bsky.social! General Session Barcelona. Our IADR Health Inequalities Research Network (GOHIRN) shared strong work on disparities + digital innovation to improve healthcare care. Wrapped up my GOHIRN presidency on a high with an amazing team. Most grateful.

Fantastic #IADR2025 Distinguished Lecture by @hlusko.bsky.social So great to see some evolutionary biology represented!

An older woman swimming

"As I get older I want to be seen in terms of doors that might still open for me, not ones that have already closed."

John Launer on why any measurement of a patient's deficits in health should be accompanied by a list of capabilities
www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Women in the foreground with two people in the background waiting in a waiting room

Despite 40-plus years of interventions, patient satisfaction with access to NHS general practice continues to drop. We reviewed and sorted 449 previous attempts at improving access into a catalogue for policymakers, researchers, and clinicians. THIS summary: ths.im/44njDJG Full paper: ths.im/4lgXkew

What does taking a holistic approach to improving healthcare look like? In this episode @kristinawk.bsky.social, #THISFellows Graham Pullin, Kurannen Baaki & @nielspeek.bsky.social explore pushing boundaries in research & learning from other disciplines to problem solve. Listen now ths.im/3YHQRQX

Worth taking part. I think it’s really important to see NHS data work for the people in the way they need it to.

Groundbreaking Cambridge research indicates immunosuppression may help treat Parkinson's - NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre Groundbreaking Cambridge research indicates immunosuppression may help treat Parkinson's disease - results presented last weekend in Vienna

🚨 Learn about how a trial using the immunosuppressant Azathioprine showed possible breakthrough in treating Parkinson’s disease (AZA-PD trial)
>>> bit.ly/4jlUfss

@cuhnhs.bsky.social @uniofcam.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @cureparkinsons.org.uk #research #parkinsons