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Annette Boaz

@annetteboaz.bsky.social

Professor of Health and Social Care and Director of the Policy Research unit for the Health and Social Care Workforce (https://www.kcl.ac.uk/hscwru), Kings College London, Co-lead https://transforming-evidence.org

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Our Community First Responders work, noted here by Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care Karin Smyth MP, is available via:
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/communi...

02.10.2025 08:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It was a real pleasure talking to #CFRs for the study mentioned in the Minister of Stateโ€™s letter @hscwru.bsky.social

02.10.2025 06:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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What a beautiful evening to be cycling @denbies vineyard. Very lucky to have all this on our doorstep

01.10.2025 19:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Absolutely intellectually spoiled these past 2 days! At โ€˜A New Odyssey for Public Engagementโ€™ in London, leading thinkers in science, diplomacy & public engagement from 4 continents came together to explore how the ODESSI framework (doi.org/10.5281/zeno...) can guide global dialogues on science ๐ŸŒโœจ

01.10.2025 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Huge thanks to Shaofeng Hu (UNESCO) & @francoisefrancois.bsky.social for inspiring keynotes, and to our brilliant speakers & discussants for their transdisciplinary insights ๐Ÿ™
@itswiggins.bsky.social @annettemarkham.bsky.social @annetteboaz.bsky.social @davidludwig.bsky.social @gsej.bsky.social

01.10.2025 13:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A new future for universities: how can universities help support national renewal and local pride? it Monday 29 September โ€ข 15:15 - 16:15pm ยฎ Sherwood Room 6, ACC Liverpool

A new future for universities: how can universities help support national renewal and local pride? it Monday 29 September โ€ข 15:15 - 16:15pm ยฎ Sherwood Room 6, ACC Liverpool

If you are interested in universities policy Iโ€™ll be on a panel discussing this with @greenmirandahere.bsky.social @pollymackenzie.bsky.social @papiteide.bsky.social & Michael Spence on Monday 3.15pm in Liverpool

28.09.2025 09:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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House of Commons Education Select Committee cites Unit work | King's College London The Committee has published: 'Solving the SEND Crisis'

House of Commons Education Select Committee cites Unit work by Ian Kessler and @annetteboaz.bsky.social
The Committee has published: 'Solving the SEND Crisis'
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/house-o...

24.09.2025 08:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New in British Journal of Social Work
Visiting Professor Cheryl Regehr, with Reader in Social Care at the Unit Mary Baginsky and colleagues: Experiences of in-person violence and cyberviolence against child welfare workers in Canada.
academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance...

23.09.2025 07:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How are Nursing Associates working in primary care? - ARC West Nursing Associates (NAs) are a relatively new role in healthcare. Introduced in 2016, they work at Band 4 โ€“ between Healthcare Support Workers and Registered Nurses. After 2 years of training, NAs can...

In our new project, we are exploring how NHS Nursing Associates are working in GP practices. What's their role in the wider healthcare team, the types of work they do and the factors that affect their development and integration? #PrimaryCare
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/how-are-nurs...

23.09.2025 09:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Coming up on Wednesday at the Unit ๐Ÿ‘‡

22.09.2025 07:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for our Workshop Pathways to Inclusion: Engaging Underrepresented Voices in Open Research 

Your insights, challenges, and ideas are helping us build a more inclusive, impactful research system. 

#openresearch #publicengagement #inclusion

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for our Workshop Pathways to Inclusion: Engaging Underrepresented Voices in Open Research Your insights, challenges, and ideas are helping us build a more inclusive, impactful research system. #openresearch #publicengagement #inclusion

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for our Workshop Pathways to Inclusion: Engaging Underrepresented Voices in Open Research

Your insights, challenges, and ideas are helping us build a more inclusive, impactful research system.

#openresearch #publicengagement #inclusion

20.09.2025 14:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Open House 2025 Step inside the British Academyโ€™s historic Grade-I listed home for Open House Festival 2025. Discover the buildingโ€™s Nash-designed architecture and explore its history and art collection. Be among the...

As part of Open House we are opening up the home of @britishacademy.bsky.social next Sunday 21 Sept. Itโ€™s a gorgeous building with a lot of history
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/livin...

14.09.2025 13:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Volunteering in health and adult social care | King's College London Two recent Unit studies examined volunteering with the ambulance service, and in adult social care

Two recent Unit studies examined #volunteering with the ambulance service, and in adult social care
The researchers reflect on the parallels and distinctions to be drawn-
@annetteboaz.bsky.social - Alec Fraser - Kalpa Kharicha
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/volunte...

12.09.2025 15:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@hscwru.bsky.social Director @annetteboaz.bsky.social talking about what Careforce (care workforce) means this afternoon. Great to see a packed out room, despite the tube strikes.

10.09.2025 16:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Community First Responders and the ambulance service New report examines the impact of CFR volunteers

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Community First Responders and the ambulance service
Alec Fraser, Ben Hickman, Britt Regal, Tianne Haggar, & @annetteboaz.bsky.social examine the impact of CFR volunteers in report out today
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/communi...

04.09.2025 10:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Last days of the summer in the Lake District

03.09.2025 13:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Health Services Research UKย 2025 By Imelda McDermott The Health Services Research UK (HSRUK) conference is a must-attend annual event for those interested in health and care services research, policy, and practice in the UK and internationally. It brings together a diverse community including academics, policymakers, and NHS and social care professionals, to promote cutting-edge research, foster collaboration, and drive improvements in health and social care.

Health Services Research UKย 2025

By Imelda McDermott The Health Services Research UK (HSRUK) conference is a must-attend annual event for those interested in health and care services research, policy, and practice in the UK and internationally. It brings together a diverse community includingโ€ฆ

04.08.2025 11:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ“ขNew publication from our team: "The meaning of โ€˜qualityโ€™ of homecare for older people: a scoping review" bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

31.07.2025 12:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Good decision-making in adult social care This podcast explores good decision-making in adult social care and highlights the key themes. It also introduces the recently updated good decision-making resource, providing practitioners with guida...

How can we support good decision-making in adults social care?

Hear a new open access podcast that introduces the recently updated good decision-making resources. ow.ly/4sBG50Wwwfc

31.07.2025 09:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Colorful aurora looking south next to a spring-fed river near Fairbanks, Alaska

29.07.2025 14:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 693    ๐Ÿ” 98    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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From our Editors' Choice Collection, with #FreeAccess until 31 July!

'#Policy engagement as โ€˜empowered representationโ€™: democratic mediation through a participatory research project on climate resilience' by โ€ช@laurencepiper.bsky.socialโ€ฌ et al.:
doi.org/10.1332/1744...

@bupjournals.bsky.social

30.07.2025 11:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Directorโ€™s Blog July 2025 - The Strand Group Professor Jon Davis OBE

As we come to the end of the academic year, Iโ€™d like to share some of the great work done by the Strand Group in 2024-25 with particular reference to the first year of the MA Government Studies

thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/news-item/di...

28.07.2025 15:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today we have released the latest size and structure information with up-to-date data about the adult social care sector and workforce in England in 2024/25.

โžก๏ธ Take a look now bit.ly/SizeAndStruc...

#SizeAndStructure

29.07.2025 11:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: TCN Book Seminar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: TCN Book Seminar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

๐Ÿ’ปRegister now to join CPEC researcher Nicola Brimblecombe and her colleagues for the online launch of their new book 'Care Poverty and Unmet Needs: Inequalities in Theory and Practice', part of the #TransformingCare book series!๐Ÿ“š
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ10th Sept, 2-3.
swanseauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

29.07.2025 15:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nothing like a summer holiday at home ๐Ÿ˜Š

29.07.2025 15:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lovely to be by the sea ๐Ÿ˜Š

26.07.2025 20:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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At Research in Practice we support professional learning and development to enable people to live good lives.

Explore our work, resources and collaborations from the past year in our annual review. ow.ly/OwlT50Wrcqm

17.07.2025 13:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Probably the last thing I write before I take over on MasterChef

15.07.2025 16:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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