Michael Sykes

Michael Sykes

@msykes.bsky.social

Nurse, implementation scientist, National audit improvement lead, father, husband, swimmer. Vice Chancellor’s Fellow (Associate Professor) @NorthumbriaUni

609 Followers 584 Following 120 Posts Joined Dec 2023
2 weeks ago
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FULL VICTORY SPEECH: Hannah Spencer Speaks After Winning Gorton and Denton By-Election | AC1Z YouTube video by DWS News

If you get the chance, do listen to Hannah Spencer's victory speech, it's uplifting.

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2 weeks ago
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New Green MP Hannah Spencer delivers victory speech YouTube video by ITV News

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2 weeks ago
Screenshot of BBC webpage stating 23000 viewing

Struck by how many people are following a local by-election in the early hours.
#gorton #denton

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1 month ago

Very happy to be in Zurich discussing new developments in implementation science. I will be sharing our ongoing work on the Impact of an Intervention on Inequalities in Overprescribing - the 3i-o study tomorrow.
#IMPACT2026 #ImpSci
@au-primarycareuol.bsky.social @wy-icb-research.bsky.social

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1 month ago

"non-communicable" obvs! 🙄

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1 month ago
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Dr Giulia Loffreda from @who.int calling for closer integration between policy, implementation and research in addressing non-communicative diseases (NCDs).

Recommends extending embedded implementation research (IR) in health systems. #IMPACT2026

#ImpSci

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2 months ago

How might a national organisation support changes that improve outcomes for young adults?
#ImpSci

Working in partnership, we are conducting a pragmatic trial with process & economic eval.
We are using routine date and opt-out permissions to investigate two nationally-delivered interventions:

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2 months ago

How might a national organisation support changes that improve outcomes for young adults?
#ImpSci

Working in partnership, we are conducting a pragmatic trial with process & economic eval.
We are using routine date and opt-out permissions to investigate two nationally-delivered interventions:

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5 months ago

The increasingly hostile rhetoric shown towards migrants is deeply concerning.

We urge all UK political parties to end this race to the bottom and instead celebrate the contribution of those from overseas.

Without brilliant migrant nursing staff, our health & care services would cease to function.

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6 months ago
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Absolutely love this 🌳 Sign me up!

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6 months ago

Deep down in the entrails of every large company, there is a single person copying cells from one spreadsheet onto another spreadsheet one by one and if they stop the company collapses #orgdesign

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6 months ago
Iconic Harland and Wolff cranes, also known as Samson and Goliath, from across the Lagan. The Big Fish, also known as the Salmon of Knowledge, a 10-metre-long ceramic sculpture by John Kindness.

Lovely to be back in Belfast, albeit briefly.

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7 months ago
Combine harvester under the setting sun

Evening harvest
#Warwickshire

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7 months ago
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Good evening
#EastNeuk

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7 months ago
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East Neuk... in case it helps!
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7 months ago

I often think that if Peter Parker were bit by the wrong kind of spider he would have died of dehydration in a closet

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7 months ago
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ok there you go, here's my first draft

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9 months ago

Out of genuine interest, does the paywalled article give evidence about motivation for vaccines in healthcare workers?

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9 months ago

Our Vice Chancellor's Fellowship in Evaluation Methods in Health and Social Care will be appointed at Assistant or Associate Professor level. We welcome applicants from disciplines such as public health, social sciences, allied health, or health economics.
work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_...

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10 months ago
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Morning BlueSky can be a little grim...

So here's my attempt to do justice to last night's sunset:

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10 months ago
Crab apple blossom in the Spring sunshine Footprints on an eternal Norfolk beach

A day of colours!

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10 months ago

Bluebells with ears!
😍🦮😍

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10 months ago
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Easter bluebells 😍

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11 months ago
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Good morning!
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11 months ago

#ImpSci 👀👇🏽

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11 months ago
Post image Post image Lone tree in a stunning Warwickshire sunset

Lovely evening walk.

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11 months ago
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Another great contribution by Lucie Byrne-Davies and Jo Hart

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11 months ago

We often use the terms internal and external validity in trials, but are we really clear what those terms mean? 1/9
#MethodologyMonday #114

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1 year ago
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Brilliant statement by @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social, starting with recognizing the human cost associated with abolishing NHSE. I know so many brilliant and dedicated NHSE staff who work tirelessly for patient safety and improved outcomes
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1 year ago
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An important reminder to consider the content (active ingredients) within #ImpSci strategies at Future of Evaluation in Health & Social Care symposium

@northumbriaideas.bsky.social
@northumbriauni.bsky.social

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