Nick Hopkinson
@copddoc.bsky.social
Professor of Respiratory Medicine FRCP
#LungSky, Social justice 🫁 🚭 #NHS He/him cis Born at 323ppm
https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/n.hopkinson
#MedSky #NHS #LungSky
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#LungSky, Social justice 🫁 🚭 #NHS He/him cis Born at 323ppm
https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/n.hopkinson
#MedSky #NHS #LungSky
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Nick Hopkinson
@copddoc.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Lung disease and social justice - COPD as a manifestation of structural violence.
#WorldCOPDday www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/... @atscommunity.bsky.social @ats-assemblies.bsky.social
#WorldCOPDday www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/... @atscommunity.bsky.social @ats-assemblies.bsky.social
Dismal: latest NHS data show that as of 4 January less than half of healthcare workers (46.9%) have had a flu vaccine this winter season. @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/392/... #LungSky /n
Flu: NHS sees post-festive bounce back amid cold snap
A bounce back in flu admissions has been seen in NHS hospitals since Christmas as services grapple with other seasonal viruses and a biting cold snap.
Latest NHS England figures for the week ending 4...
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January 16, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Dismal: latest NHS data show that as of 4 January less than half of healthcare workers (46.9%) have had a flu vaccine this winter season. @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/392/... #LungSky /n
"High profile physicians should be using their positions of power to resist Trump and RFK Jr’s damaging policies, not collaborating with them" www.bmj.com/content/392/... @bmj.com
Trump and RFK Jr are dismantling public health—aided and abetted by powerful doctors
High profile physicians should be using their positions of power to resist Trump and RFK Jr’s damaging policies, not collaborating with them, say Gavin Yamey and Jonathan Shaffer
President Donald Tr...
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January 16, 2026 at 5:42 PM
"High profile physicians should be using their positions of power to resist Trump and RFK Jr’s damaging policies, not collaborating with them" www.bmj.com/content/392/... @bmj.com
All Together Fairer: Addressing health inequity in Cheshire and Merseyside medicalcare.rcp.ac.uk/content-item... @rcphysicians.bsky.social @michaelmarmot.bsky.social
All Together Fairer: Addressing health inequity in Cheshire and Merseyside
Cheshire and Merseyside has been a Marmot Place since 2021, committed to reducing health inequalities by addressing the social determinants of health.
medicalcare.rcp.ac.uk
January 16, 2026 at 4:22 PM
All Together Fairer: Addressing health inequity in Cheshire and Merseyside medicalcare.rcp.ac.uk/content-item... @rcphysicians.bsky.social @michaelmarmot.bsky.social
Climate change, migration, displacement, and health: past, present, and future @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...?
Climate change, migration, displacement, and health: past, present, and future
The history of human health and migration, the human story, is deeply intertwined
with the natural environment. As described by Anthony McMichael,1 pioneering scholar
of health and environmental chang...
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January 15, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Climate change, migration, displacement, and health: past, present, and future @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...?
The @healthfoundation.bsky.social Evidence hub: What drives health inequalities? www.health.org.uk/evidence-hub #RespEd #LungSky #StructuralViolence
www.health.org.uk
January 14, 2026 at 8:58 AM
The @healthfoundation.bsky.social Evidence hub: What drives health inequalities? www.health.org.uk/evidence-hub #RespEd #LungSky #StructuralViolence
RCP welcomes announcement of Bill to prioritise UK medical graduates for training places rcp.ac.uk/news-and-med... @rcphysicians.bsky.social
RCP welcomes announcement of Bill to prioritise UK medical graduates for training places
rcp.ac.uk
January 13, 2026 at 4:51 PM
RCP welcomes announcement of Bill to prioritise UK medical graduates for training places rcp.ac.uk/news-and-med... @rcphysicians.bsky.social
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Reposted by Nick Hopkinson
Short course in health economics and policy at Oxford (online). Run by my friends. Recommend. #healthpolicy
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Health Economics and Policy Evaluation Course March 2026 - Online | University of Oxford
This intensive 2-day online course plus half day of Stata course offers a comprehensive overview of health economics and policy assessment. Designed for &#
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January 12, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Short course in health economics and policy at Oxford (online). Run by my friends. Recommend. #healthpolicy
www.oxforduniversitystores.co.uk/conferences-...
www.oxforduniversitystores.co.uk/conferences-...
Reposted by Nick Hopkinson
So if one doesn't do 'faulty, fraudulent or highly defective' research all else is fine?
Where's the limit @royalsociety.org? There's much to choose, including
Destroying and defunding research/infrastructures
Hundreds of thousands of deaths
Monetising creation/distribution of child abuse images
Where's the limit @royalsociety.org? There's much to choose, including
Destroying and defunding research/infrastructures
Hundreds of thousands of deaths
Monetising creation/distribution of child abuse images
Paul Nurse, interviewed by the FT about whether @royalsociety.org should expel Musk said: "the institution should only expel fellows if their science proved “faulty or fraudulent or highly defective”". That implies the Society's Code of Conduct is utterly meaningless.
January 10, 2026 at 8:12 PM
So if one doesn't do 'faulty, fraudulent or highly defective' research all else is fine?
Where's the limit @royalsociety.org? There's much to choose, including
Destroying and defunding research/infrastructures
Hundreds of thousands of deaths
Monetising creation/distribution of child abuse images
Where's the limit @royalsociety.org? There's much to choose, including
Destroying and defunding research/infrastructures
Hundreds of thousands of deaths
Monetising creation/distribution of child abuse images
Reposted by Nick Hopkinson
Physicians in the Trump administration are aligning themselves with anti-public health interests and policies.
High profile physicians should be resisting Trump and RFK Jr’s damaging policies, not collaborating with them, @gavinyamey.bsky.social @jonshaffer.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
High profile physicians should be resisting Trump and RFK Jr’s damaging policies, not collaborating with them, @gavinyamey.bsky.social @jonshaffer.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
January 6, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Physicians in the Trump administration are aligning themselves with anti-public health interests and policies.
High profile physicians should be resisting Trump and RFK Jr’s damaging policies, not collaborating with them, @gavinyamey.bsky.social @jonshaffer.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
High profile physicians should be resisting Trump and RFK Jr’s damaging policies, not collaborating with them, @gavinyamey.bsky.social @jonshaffer.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
ERS: Academy of thoracic imaging
18–20 February, 2026 | Antwerp, Belgium www.ersnet.org/events/acade...
18–20 February, 2026 | Antwerp, Belgium www.ersnet.org/events/acade...
Academy of thoracic imaging - ERS - European Respiratory Society
This course offers essential insight into thoracic imaging, equipping clinicians with the skills to interpret key abnormalities from a multidisciplinary perspective.
www.ersnet.org
January 6, 2026 at 5:16 PM
ERS: Academy of thoracic imaging
18–20 February, 2026 | Antwerp, Belgium www.ersnet.org/events/acade...
18–20 February, 2026 | Antwerp, Belgium www.ersnet.org/events/acade...
“If you come into my house and steal my jacket, don't then ask me whether I'm ready for my jacket” Julius Nyerere
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Don’t even ask me if am ready for my jacket says Julius Nyerere #africa #panafricanism #shorts
YouTube video by African Patriots
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January 6, 2026 at 11:23 AM
“If you come into my house and steal my jacket, don't then ask me whether I'm ready for my jacket” Julius Nyerere
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI2P...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI2P...
Development and validation of PRECISE-X model: predicting first severe exacerbation in COPD. thorax.bmj.com/content/earl... @bmj.com #RespEd
January 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Development and validation of PRECISE-X model: predicting first severe exacerbation in COPD. thorax.bmj.com/content/earl... @bmj.com #RespEd
The NHS opt-out inpatient tobacco dependency service provides treatment on an equitable basis across deprivation quintiles, with the greatest proportion of patients making a supported quit attempt in the most deprived quintile. thorax.bmj.com/content/earl... @bmj.com #LungSky @ashorguk.bsky.social
Is the provision of a national opt-out tobacco dependence treatment service in acute hospitals in England equitable? A national cohort study
Introduction People who smoke are a third more likely to be admitted to hospital than non-smokers. A disparity in smoking prevalence between the most and least deprived populations persists. Hospital-...
thorax.bmj.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
The NHS opt-out inpatient tobacco dependency service provides treatment on an equitable basis across deprivation quintiles, with the greatest proportion of patients making a supported quit attempt in the most deprived quintile. thorax.bmj.com/content/earl... @bmj.com #LungSky @ashorguk.bsky.social
European Respiratory Society clinical practice guideline for the management of adult bronchiectasis.
publications.ersnet.org/content/erj/... #RespEd #LungSky
publications.ersnet.org/content/erj/... #RespEd #LungSky
January 5, 2026 at 4:02 PM
European Respiratory Society clinical practice guideline for the management of adult bronchiectasis.
publications.ersnet.org/content/erj/... #RespEd #LungSky
publications.ersnet.org/content/erj/... #RespEd #LungSky
New government investment has delivered expanded stop smoking services that are working hard to reach smokers in all communities and reduce health inequalities. ash.org.uk/resources/vi... @ashorguk.bsky.social @ash.org #LungSky
Breaking new ground: Local authority stop smoking services and wider tobacco control in England, 2025 - ASH
The twelfth instalment of the annual ASH survey of tobacco control leads.
ash.org.uk
January 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
New government investment has delivered expanded stop smoking services that are working hard to reach smokers in all communities and reduce health inequalities. ash.org.uk/resources/vi... @ashorguk.bsky.social @ash.org #LungSky
Editorial: Occupational asthma - still an underestimated burden? thorax.bmj.com/content/81/1/1
Occupational asthma: still an underestimated burden?
Work-related asthma remains one of the most complex and underappreciated dimensions of adult-onset respiratory disease. Estimated to account for 25% of adult-onset cases,1 it encompasses a heterogeneo...
thorax.bmj.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Editorial: Occupational asthma - still an underestimated burden? thorax.bmj.com/content/81/1/1
New in Thorax: Time to diagnosis and long-term outcomes for adults presenting with breathlessness thorax.bmj.com/content/81/1...
#RespEd @bmj.com #LungSky
#RespEd @bmj.com #LungSky
January 5, 2026 at 2:12 PM
New in Thorax: Time to diagnosis and long-term outcomes for adults presenting with breathlessness thorax.bmj.com/content/81/1...
#RespEd @bmj.com #LungSky
#RespEd @bmj.com #LungSky
Health Leaders support action to create a Smokefree Generation www.fresh-balance.co.uk/news/health-... @freshsmokefree.bsky.social @ashorguk.bsky.social
Health Leaders support action to create a Smokefree Generation - Fresh Balance
69% of North East adults support raising age of sale for lethal tobacco With Parliament returning, health leaders across the North East are supporting plans to create a “smokefree generation” with les...
www.fresh-balance.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Health Leaders support action to create a Smokefree Generation www.fresh-balance.co.uk/news/health-... @freshsmokefree.bsky.social @ashorguk.bsky.social
Isn't it great that there is Patricia Lockwood?
January 4, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Isn't it great that there is Patricia Lockwood?
Happy Birthday Christy Turlington.
January 2, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Happy Birthday Christy Turlington.
This, by Richard Sennett, is delightful and wise. www.waterstones.com/book/the-per...
January 1, 2026 at 7:18 PM
This, by Richard Sennett, is delightful and wise. www.waterstones.com/book/the-per...