Dr Pauline Nelson

ICB predicts 400 staff will get £100k redundancy payouts Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board has proposed shedding up to 400 posts via a voluntary redundancy scheme costing more than £40m.

Redundancy costs for Greater Manchester ICB could be as much as £40m due to NHS reform. There are 42 ICBs in England
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han solo from star wars is pointing at the camera in a room . Alt: han solo from star wars is pointing at the camera in a room .

Well, that's a wrap.

As of September I will be leaving the University of Sheffield after a 27 year relationship to start out on my own - or at least give it a go.

Lot's of work still to do here before I go, but if anyone is interested in working with me from the Autumn onwards, get in touch.

Older northerners struggle with “alarming” inequalities compared to people from the South - The NHSA Click here to download the Ageing in the North report Older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely and in poor housing – resulting in mi...

"disadvantages faced by older people living in the North, in areas such as health life expectancy housing nutrition employment & social isolation" [...] driven by economic & social factors & is “totally reversible” says report tinyurl.com/2x7weu2u
@lukemunford.bsky.social @stevensenior.bsky.social

Protesting over Gaza’s starvation feels like screaming into a void – but we mustn’t stop | Nesrine Malik Political platitudes and a few trucks of aid won’t save the children dying now. But they show leaders can’t ignore public opinion for ever, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Protesting over Gaza’s starvation feels like screaming into a void – but we mustn’t stop | Nesrine Malik

Family members: You are the expert on your loved one's baseline.

If staff say "just having a bad day," respectfully insist: "This is not normal for them. I need a delirium assessment."

Myth: Only people with dementia get delirium.

Fact: While dementia increases risk, anyone can develop delirium. In hospitals, about 60% of people with delirium also have dementia.

Important given so many people admitted to hospital have dementia. However when not nationally mandated many NHS orgs have staff with lack of skills.

Nurseries in England bring in Covid-style protocols as measles cases rise Staff deploy infection controls and step up cleaning as cases pass 500 for year to date and after one child dies

While infection control and cleaning is always a good thing, it’s not going to cut it for measles. Measles is airborne and highly contagious. The best approach is vaccination, and local infection control should focus on ventilation and air cleaning www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

This this this
Washing hands and wiping down surfaces will not do much to protect children from a deadly, highly infectious, airborne virus. Vaccinate and ventilate.

Helen Salisbury: Physician assistant roles in general practice after the Leng review After some delay, Gillian Leng’s report on physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) in the NHS was published on 16 July.1 Her remit was to look at the safety and effectiveness of th...

My take on the Leng review.
Still some confusion as PAs can't make diagnoses but can see patients after triage - which is not diagnosis
bmj.com/cgi/content/...

Just some #alpacas for a Saturday 🦙

Universities urged to hasten ‘quiet retreat’ from X after Grok outcry - Research Professional News Fresh analysis shows increasing numbers of UK universities going silent on Elon Musk’s platform

Universities urged to hasten ‘quiet retreat’ from X after Grok outcry.

Fresh analysis shows increasing numbers of UK universities going silent on Elon Musk’s platform.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Scientists reportedly hiding AI text prompts in academic papers to receive positive peer reviews Research papers found carrying hidden white text giving instructions not to highlight negatives as concern grows over use of large language models for peer review Academics are reportedly hiding prompts in preprint papers for artificial intelligence tools, encouraging them to give positive reviews. Nikkei reported on 1 July it had reviewed research papers from 14 academic institutions in eight countries, including Japan, South Korea, China, Singapore and two in the United States. Continue reading...

Scientists reportedly hiding AI text prompts in academic papers to receive positive peer reviews

Great opening plenary at @hsruk.bsky.social about how we as H&SC researchers make impact on policy. Lots of useful advice: share green shoots with caveats, involve local MPs, acknowledge different timescales, ensure representativeness throughout, work with third sector to mobilise findings #HSRUK25

Imagine running 66 miles over 42 mountains with 8000m of ascent ⛰️ for 22 of 26 hours. Husband and team coming off #GreatGable Saturday teatime ⛈️ ⚡️ 🌧️ #BobGrahamRound 🏃‍♂️

Absolutely in awe of my amazing husband battling torrential rain 🌧️ thunderstorms ⛈️ lightning ⚡️ and a dodgy knee to complete the #BobGrahamRound in 26 hours (66 miles, 42 #LakelandPeaks and 8000m of ascent ⛰️). Chapeau! 🏃‍♂️

Vaccinations for younger children in England are: 📉'Way off target'! 👉 Proportion of five-year-olds in England fully vaccinated 💪 Article @shaunlintern.bsky.social Chart: The Times and The Sunday Times, Source: COVER, UK Health Security Agency, @ukhsa.bsky.social https://www.thetimes.com/article/ba547310-19f4-4585-88d4-25232fa44a0e

Vaccinations for younger children in England are:
📉'Way off target'!
👉 Proportion of five-year-olds in England fully vaccinated
💪 Article @shaunlintern.bsky.social
Chart: The Times and The Sunday Times, Source: COVER, UK Health Security Agency, @ukhsa.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/article/ba54...

Why is Trump’s America anti-science? The US has long led the science world but now, researchers are moving abroad to continue their work

Europe (including the UK) prepares to welcome scientists from across the Atlantic, as radical budget cuts cut swathes through US science - @philipcball.bsky.social in @theneweuropean.bsky.social
app.theneweuropean.co.uk/story/135577...

I needed to scan something today. Went to the local public library, and, of course, the service was impeccable and free, confirming public #libraries are the epitome of civilized life.

Israel is accused of the gravest war crimes in Gaza Distinguished lawyers, senior humanitarians and diplomats tell Jeremy Bowen why they are increasingly concerned about the catastrophe inside Gaza

Jeremy Bowen's long, measured, objective, but ultimately entirely clear and conclusive essay on Israeli war crimes. As Jonathan Sumption puts it:

"These things make genocide the most plausible explanation for what is now happening."

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New #StrongMessageHere is up on #BBCSounds and indeed everywhere. Special guest Stewart Lee and I discuss politicians telling jokes and making TikTok videos attacking ‘weird Turkish barbers.’

Trump administration races to fix a big mistake: DOGE fired too many people Across the government, the administration is rehiring federal workers who were forced out or encouraged to resign.

Trump administration races to fix a big mistake: DOGE fired too many people
Across the government, officials are rehiring federal workers who were forced out or encouraged to resign.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

“…as author Michael Rosen has pointed out:

- Most of the world wants it to stop.

- The US doesn’t want it to stop.

- So it doesn’t stop.”

New research examines how COVID-19 infections and hospitalisations could be reduced through national vaccine campaigns.

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Our paper on #implementation of #targetedvaccination to address #inequalities in #GreaterManchester may be of interest @sheencr.bsky.social

Chart showing proportion of families with children in relative poverty after housing costs with specified barriers to work: UK, 2022-23

The majority of parents in poverty who remain out-of-work face significant barriers to work.

This includes having a child under 5, having a disabled adult or child in the family or having three or more children.

It’s almost summer. But the removal of winter fuel payments for pensioners has a long tail | The Observer ‘Rarely in the field of politics has so much electoral damage been wreaked for such a meagre cash saving’

Keir Starmer at PMQs confirms that they are preparing to retreat on winter fuel payments. I set out why at the weekend.
observer.co.uk/news/columni...

It’s almost summer. But the removal of winter fuel payments for pensioners has a long tail | The Observer ‘Rarely in the field of politics has so much electoral damage been wreaked for such a meagre cash saving’

Rarely in the field of politics has so much electoral damage been wreaked for such a meagre cash saving
observer.co.uk/news/columni...

Glad to see the government have YET AGAIN heeded the wise words of @andrewrawnsley.bsky.social
Not before time…