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Catherine Pope @cjpope.bsky.social · 16h

gonna need a big apology... I've been angry since #Thatcher

Tories need a leader who can say sorry - on.ft.com/3KA8bmR via @FT

Tories need a leader who can say sorry

British public remain angry with the previous government, with many turning to Reform as alternative to Labour

on.ft.com

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Catherine Pope @cjpope.bsky.social · 16h

@petescarbs.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I vote we have Sosajis and Bwerger's....🌭🍔😀

EU parliament votes to ban meat names for plant-based foods

Pressure to ban meat labels for plant-based products comes from Europe's livestock farmers.

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Helen Salisbury @helensalisbury.bsky.social · 18h

My thoughts on job advisers in GP surgeries. As you might guess, I'm not a fan.
Will make anxious patients worse. How about incentivising employers instead of telling patients to try harder.

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Helen Salisbury @helensalisbury.bsky.social · 1d

A rapid reponse to my article:
'Despite our practice putting in 6 months of work to prepare for the roll out the coverage in the national press has led to overwhelming demand which has pushed us to the limits of safer capacity. Patients have to read and acknowledge a warning about not using..1/2

Helen Salisbury @helensalisbury.bsky.social · 2d

According to Wes Streeting, GPs are less convenient than hairdressers.
My latest on why goodwill has drained away as we try to provide a safe & equitable service in the teeth of a gale of nonsense from NHS England & the govt.
bmj.com/cgi/content/...

Helen Salisbury: GPs versus hairdressers? Streeting has no idea

The row about online access to GP services continues.1 In April it was agreed that GPs would keep online portals open in their core hours, but a six month delay was put in place. This was so that NHS ...

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Catherine Pope @cjpope.bsky.social · 18h

At #RCGP25 - inspired by plenary about #kindness in health care. Mum's GP did all this when mum was dying. Not sure my family have experienced any of this in the last few years. 😢

Kindness in cancer care - list - Len Barry et al 2017 J Oncol Pract. (11) 744

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 6d

Fuck. Ing. Hell.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 6d

This Israeli government decision to host Tommy Robinson will widen the growing gulf between the Netanyahu government and the British public, including the broad majority of Jews in Britain (3/4 of whom dsapproved of Netanyahu, before this new link to this anti-Muslim racist UK far right convict).

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 6d

The politics of drawing a moral line: When we need to call out racism for what it is open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...

The politics of drawing a moral line

The politics of drawing a moral line.

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Catherine Pope @cjpope.bsky.social · 6d

Sigh. ....Guess I'll just have to keep fighting sexism by listening to #nuntastic @musicasecreta.bsky.social on the loud setting...

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 7d

PubMed is in trouble

This is beyond bad for medical research

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Greg Folkers @gregfolkers.bsky.social · 7d

Lancet: Offline: Those one should not forgive (Makary and Bhattacharya)

by Richard Horton

bit.ly/3IPC0PD

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 11d

Three more days to wait, and our new album Ricordanze will grace the airwaves and the internet! In the meantime, here's a comprehensive interview with Robert Hugill to pique your curiosity about our #nuntastic project. www.planethugill.com/2025/09/one-...

One little book sitting in a convent: Laurie Stras introduces the background to Musica Secreta's new recording of music from the Biffoli-Sostegni manuscript

One little book sitting in a convent - interview: Laurie Stras introduces Musica Secreta's disc of music from the Biffoli-Sostegni manuscript

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Catherine Pope @cjpope.bsky.social · 12d

What an awesome event and line up...

Julia Frost @jufrost.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks to @oliwilliams.bsky.social @tomshakespeare.bsky.social and everyone else who contributed to this weeks qualtiative symposium and for giving us much to think about arc-swp.nihr.ac.uk/news/reflect...

Reflections on the Qualitative Research Symposium 2025: Innovation and Creativity for Impact - PenARC

On 25th September 2025, the University of Exeter’s Qualitative Research Reference Group (QRRG) hosted its third annual Qualitative Research Symposium, supported by PenARC. This year’s theme, Innovatio...

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Satvir Kaur MP @laboursatvir.bsky.social · 12d

This week, I’ve secured £20 million for neighbourhoods in Millbrook and Redbridge, through Labour's Pride In Place fund. 💸

Even better, local people will decide how to spend it. 🎉

What would you prioritise? 🙋🏾‍♀️

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Catherine Pope @cjpope.bsky.social · 12d

My words also! It's the league table that made me feel proud, tho clearly we need to encourage even more alert, conscious, alive and courageous thinking to beat Cambridge to that top slot.

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Catherine Pope @cjpope.bsky.social · 12d

Horrific and damning evidence from the war zone medics. #BMJ
"resulting injury profiles resembled those reported in combat settings among trained military personnel, highlighting the burden of trauma among civilians in #Gaza." www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Patterns of war related trauma in Gaza during armed conflict: survey study of international healthcare workers

Objective To systematically document the patterns of war related injuries in Gaza, Palestine. Design Survey study of international healthcare workers, August 2024 to February 2025. Setting Gaza, Pal...

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Catherine Pope @cjpope.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks Trish. Working with a small but great team at Exeter - Jo Day and Rosemary Simmonds.

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Catherine Pope @cjpope.bsky.social · 14d

Why aren't we doing cutting edge emergency stroke care (thrombectomy)? We asked healthcare professionals. bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/9...
(part of #NIHR Optimist/SPEEDY trial)
@oxprimarycare.bsky.social
@exeter.ac.uk
@newcastleuni.bsky.social
@ouhospitals.bsky.social
@rdm.ox.ac.uk

10 years on from the landmark stroke thrombectomy trials, where are we now? A qualitative study examining professional views on the implementation of endovascular treatment for ischaemic stroke in Eng...

Objective To explore multiprofessional views about system-wide factors influencing (impeding or facilitating) the delivery of stroke mechanical thrombectomy (MT) services and/or improvements to this p...

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The BMJ @bmj.com · 16d

"Do health professionals have a special duty to speak up against the genocide? I think we do."

Fiona Godlee explains why she protested against events in Gaza and the government's proscription of Palestine Action
www.bmj.com/content/390/...

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Catherine Pope @cjpope.bsky.social · 16d

Normally would agree. But I think as he's just been subjected to a huge islamophobic attack on an international platform maybe we can let him do a bit of showcasing his achievements for a few hours.

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Pete Scarborough @petescarbs.bsky.social · 16d

There's a reason why they want to invent a cause of autism. It's the same reason they want to claim they have a cure. It's to remove any emotional or legal obligations to care for or accommodate autistic people

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Catherine Pope @cjpope.bsky.social · 16d

Thank you @london.gov.uk Sadiq Khan for your continued dignity and for role modelling decency and moral values.

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Catherine Pope @cjpope.bsky.social · 16d

Especially ...the importance of having a social group who support the belief system. ...'Without the group an individual might be unable to resist the pressure to abandon their belief in the face of disconfirming facts'

Catherine Pope @cjpope.bsky.social · 16d

All this talk of the Rapture reminded me of this 1956 social psychology classic: When Prophecy Fails by Festinger, Riecken and Schachter.

Their 5 conditions /reasons why people hold onto beliefs also seem helpful for our current times .... 1/2

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Catherine Pope @cjpope.bsky.social · 18d

Can't find the emoji for jealousy but am feeling it big time. Please give full updates - I know the paper will be awesome.