Anna Coleman
@drannac.bsky.social
Mixed Methods Researcher (Qual), inclusive research methods, occupations & health, health & care policy, inequalities, (invisible) disabilities.
Support inclusivity in research for NIHR Centres in Manchester (BRC, CRF, HtRC and HDRC)
Thoughts mine.
Support inclusivity in research for NIHR Centres in Manchester (BRC, CRF, HtRC and HDRC)
Thoughts mine.
"Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium from the gut and regulates calcium and phosphate levels. These minerals are crucial for healthy bones, teeth and muscles"... "Unlike other vitamins, which we obtain through diet, vitamin D is made when the skin is exposed to sunlight" more 👇
Vitamin D plays an important role in our health.
Vitamin D: everything you need to know about this supplement – from when to take it, to how much you really need
Vitamin D plays an important role in our health.
tcnv.link
February 11, 2026 at 8:46 AM
"Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium from the gut and regulates calcium and phosphate levels. These minerals are crucial for healthy bones, teeth and muscles"... "Unlike other vitamins, which we obtain through diet, vitamin D is made when the skin is exposed to sunlight" more 👇
"According to a recent review of past research: here are very few risk calculators to predict how symptoms of anxiety & depression will change over the course of a person’s life... Review shows effective models for predicting risk of persistent or worsening depression & anxiety are needed"
More 👇
More 👇
📢 New research paper!
🫂Our review shows there's a lack of risk calculators to predict long-term #depression and #anxiety
👉 www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/review-finds...
#MentalHealth #MentalHealthResearch
@sjfairweather.bsky.social @uob-ieu.bsky.social
🫂Our review shows there's a lack of risk calculators to predict long-term #depression and #anxiety
👉 www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/review-finds...
#MentalHealth #MentalHealthResearch
@sjfairweather.bsky.social @uob-ieu.bsky.social
Review finds lack of risk calculators to predict long-term depression and anxiety - Bristol Biomedical Research Centre
There are very few risk calculators to predict how symptoms of anxiety and depression will change over the course of a person’s life, according to a recent review of past research. This is the first s...
www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk
February 9, 2026 at 10:26 AM
"According to a recent review of past research: here are very few risk calculators to predict how symptoms of anxiety & depression will change over the course of a person’s life... Review shows effective models for predicting risk of persistent or worsening depression & anxiety are needed"
More 👇
More 👇
"...costs – initially an extra £1bn over three years– will be borne by the Department of Health and Social Care, which funds the NHS in England, and not the Treasury"... "risk that the NHS may have to cut services in order to pay the 25% higher prices for new drugs that ministers agreed to" More👇
February 4, 2026 at 7:12 AM
"...costs – initially an extra £1bn over three years– will be borne by the Department of Health and Social Care, which funds the NHS in England, and not the Treasury"... "risk that the NHS may have to cut services in order to pay the 25% higher prices for new drugs that ministers agreed to" More👇
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‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?
‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?
When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degrees
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:27 AM
‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?
@jrf-uk.bsky.social UK Poverty 2026 Report 👇
Read our full #UKPoverty2026 report here: www.jrf.org.uk/uk-poverty-2...
UK Poverty 2026: The essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK
This report sets out the nature of poverty in the UK, and evaluates changes under the last Conservative-led Government. It also sets out the scale of action necessary for the current Government to del...
www.jrf.org.uk
February 3, 2026 at 11:58 AM
@jrf-uk.bsky.social UK Poverty 2026 Report 👇
First signs of spring @manchester.ac.uk although bitterly cold wind today!
@drdon.bsky.social @imcdermott.bsky.social @kreissl.bsky.social @festivalofph-uom.bsky.social @francescagains.bsky.social @drpmanc110.bsky.social
@drdon.bsky.social @imcdermott.bsky.social @kreissl.bsky.social @festivalofph-uom.bsky.social @francescagains.bsky.social @drpmanc110.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 9:48 AM
First signs of spring @manchester.ac.uk although bitterly cold wind today!
@drdon.bsky.social @imcdermott.bsky.social @kreissl.bsky.social @festivalofph-uom.bsky.social @francescagains.bsky.social @drpmanc110.bsky.social
@drdon.bsky.social @imcdermott.bsky.social @kreissl.bsky.social @festivalofph-uom.bsky.social @francescagains.bsky.social @drpmanc110.bsky.social
Reposted by Anna Coleman
Since 2019, economic inactivity rates in the North have been rising ten times faster than the growth of the working-age population.
Our #HealthforWealth report exposes shocking findings around inequities people in the North are facing.
Read more👉 www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/...
Our #HealthforWealth report exposes shocking findings around inequities people in the North are facing.
Read more👉 www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/...
January 14, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Since 2019, economic inactivity rates in the North have been rising ten times faster than the growth of the working-age population.
Our #HealthforWealth report exposes shocking findings around inequities people in the North are facing.
Read more👉 www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/...
Our #HealthforWealth report exposes shocking findings around inequities people in the North are facing.
Read more👉 www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/...
Reposted by Anna Coleman
A study from @yorkstjohn.bsky.social is looking for autistic adults to share their experiences of using a wellbeing toolkit.
It involves receiving one of two wellbeing card packs and saying whether they worked for you. If you would like to join, please email Laura at [email protected]
It involves receiving one of two wellbeing card packs and saying whether they worked for you. If you would like to join, please email Laura at [email protected]
January 14, 2026 at 10:10 AM
A study from @yorkstjohn.bsky.social is looking for autistic adults to share their experiences of using a wellbeing toolkit.
It involves receiving one of two wellbeing card packs and saying whether they worked for you. If you would like to join, please email Laura at [email protected]
It involves receiving one of two wellbeing card packs and saying whether they worked for you. If you would like to join, please email Laura at [email protected]
Reposted by Anna Coleman
📣 New research in @theguardian.com shows MPs massively underestimate public support for climate policies.
This perception gap matters. When leaders only hear the loudest voices climate action slows, even when most people back a fair, ambitious transition. 1/2
This perception gap matters. When leaders only hear the loudest voices climate action slows, even when most people back a fair, ambitious transition. 1/2
‘A silent majority’: MPs underestimate support for green policies, study reveals
Exclusive: From solar subsidies to meat taxes, minority rightwing voices appear to drown out the consensus
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:59 AM
📣 New research in @theguardian.com shows MPs massively underestimate public support for climate policies.
This perception gap matters. When leaders only hear the loudest voices climate action slows, even when most people back a fair, ambitious transition. 1/2
This perception gap matters. When leaders only hear the loudest voices climate action slows, even when most people back a fair, ambitious transition. 1/2
🧡❤️For once a nice clear morning so a beautiful visible sunrise ❤️🧡
December 11, 2025 at 8:38 AM
🧡❤️For once a nice clear morning so a beautiful visible sunrise ❤️🧡
Reposted by Anna Coleman
"If there was one thing I could change about the pandemic, it would have been for governmental and public-health institutions to have focused on listening to the public’s questions"
This was a big part of the reason why @independentsage.bsky.social was established.
www.nature.com/artic...?
This was a big part of the reason why @independentsage.bsky.social was established.
www.nature.com/artic...?
Five years of COVID vaccines: how a breakthrough created a public-health crisis
Nature - Physician and science communicator Kristen Panthagani talks about why public trust in vaccines has fallen since the COVID-19 pandemic.
www.nature.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
"If there was one thing I could change about the pandemic, it would have been for governmental and public-health institutions to have focused on listening to the public’s questions"
This was a big part of the reason why @independentsage.bsky.social was established.
www.nature.com/artic...?
This was a big part of the reason why @independentsage.bsky.social was established.
www.nature.com/artic...?
REF2029 reworked - more below
🚨BREAKING🚨
REF 2029: Research culture metric overhauled (and weighting reduced).
Research Excellence Framework reworked “to reduce burden”, with elements of 2021 exercise reinstated.
All the headlines as the three-month pause ends. Free to read.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
REF 2029: Research culture metric overhauled (and weighting reduced).
Research Excellence Framework reworked “to reduce burden”, with elements of 2021 exercise reinstated.
All the headlines as the three-month pause ends. Free to read.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
REF 2029: research culture metric overhauled - Research Professional News
Research Excellence Framework reworked “to reduce burden”, with elements of 2021 exercise reinstated
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
REF2029 reworked - more below
Reposted by Anna Coleman
Our new report shows the economic inactivity crisis is greater in the North of England, with workers more likely to lose their job due to ill health, and those without educational qualifications nine times more likely to lose their job if they become ill.
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
November 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Our new report shows the economic inactivity crisis is greater in the North of England, with workers more likely to lose their job due to ill health, and those without educational qualifications nine times more likely to lose their job if they become ill.
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
Reposted by Anna Coleman
Our annual Making a Difference Awards are now OPEN for entries and nominations!
The Awards recognise the students, staff, alumni and members of our wider community who are creating positive change.
Enter or nominate someone today. 💜🌟
The Awards recognise the students, staff, alumni and members of our wider community who are creating positive change.
Enter or nominate someone today. 💜🌟
Making a Difference Awards < Social Responsibility
The Making a Difference Awards for Social Responsibility recognise the outstanding achievements of our staff, students, alumni and external partners, and celebrate how they are making a difference.
www.socialresponsibility.manchester.ac.uk
November 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Our annual Making a Difference Awards are now OPEN for entries and nominations!
The Awards recognise the students, staff, alumni and members of our wider community who are creating positive change.
Enter or nominate someone today. 💜🌟
The Awards recognise the students, staff, alumni and members of our wider community who are creating positive change.
Enter or nominate someone today. 💜🌟
Reposted by Anna Coleman
Working alongside people with lived experience of multiple disadvantage can transform services – and lives.
Our new study with Changing Futures Bristol shows how trauma-informed, co-produced work makes a difference.
📄 Read more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/evaluating-h...
#HealthResearch #CoProduction
Our new study with Changing Futures Bristol shows how trauma-informed, co-produced work makes a difference.
📄 Read more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/evaluating-h...
#HealthResearch #CoProduction
Evaluating how people with lived experience of multiple disadvantage can improve services - ARC West
Working alongside people with lived experience of multiple disadvantage to improve services can have multiple benefits, according to a new study published in Health Expectations. Multiple disadvantage...
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Working alongside people with lived experience of multiple disadvantage can transform services – and lives.
Our new study with Changing Futures Bristol shows how trauma-informed, co-produced work makes a difference.
📄 Read more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/evaluating-h...
#HealthResearch #CoProduction
Our new study with Changing Futures Bristol shows how trauma-informed, co-produced work makes a difference.
📄 Read more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/evaluating-h...
#HealthResearch #CoProduction
Reposted by Anna Coleman
The Government could support more than 220,000 people back into employment through return-to-work schemes, according to new analysis.
@lukemunford.bsky.social of @manchester.ac.uk is one of the authors who wrote the analysis.
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/government-s...
@lukemunford.bsky.social of @manchester.ac.uk is one of the authors who wrote the analysis.
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/government-s...
November 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The Government could support more than 220,000 people back into employment through return-to-work schemes, according to new analysis.
@lukemunford.bsky.social of @manchester.ac.uk is one of the authors who wrote the analysis.
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/government-s...
@lukemunford.bsky.social of @manchester.ac.uk is one of the authors who wrote the analysis.
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/government-s...
Reposted by Anna Coleman
📣 Equitable partnerships in research are vital to tackling health inequalities.
The Respectful Research Charter sets out 5 guiding principles, co-produced with communities & researchers.
Read more here: zurl.co/OZ1Wg
#InclusiveResearch #GetVocal
The Respectful Research Charter sets out 5 guiding principles, co-produced with communities & researchers.
Read more here: zurl.co/OZ1Wg
#InclusiveResearch #GetVocal
The Greater Manchester Respectful Research Charter
Creating equal partnerships and collaboration between researchers and the voluntary sector.
zurl.co
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
📣 Equitable partnerships in research are vital to tackling health inequalities.
The Respectful Research Charter sets out 5 guiding principles, co-produced with communities & researchers.
Read more here: zurl.co/OZ1Wg
#InclusiveResearch #GetVocal
The Respectful Research Charter sets out 5 guiding principles, co-produced with communities & researchers.
Read more here: zurl.co/OZ1Wg
#InclusiveResearch #GetVocal
Just after 7am! Fleeting - blink and you miss it...
November 6, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Just after 7am! Fleeting - blink and you miss it...
Last week's beautiful sky @manchester.ac.uk as I finished my early swim. So dark and miserable in comparison this week!
@drdon.bsky.social @francescagains.bsky.social @imcdermott.bsky.social @manclibrarian.bsky.social @profjackiecarter.bsky.social @mhoraggoff.bsky.social @drpmanc110.bsky.social
@drdon.bsky.social @francescagains.bsky.social @imcdermott.bsky.social @manclibrarian.bsky.social @profjackiecarter.bsky.social @mhoraggoff.bsky.social @drpmanc110.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Last week's beautiful sky @manchester.ac.uk as I finished my early swim. So dark and miserable in comparison this week!
@drdon.bsky.social @francescagains.bsky.social @imcdermott.bsky.social @manclibrarian.bsky.social @profjackiecarter.bsky.social @mhoraggoff.bsky.social @drpmanc110.bsky.social
@drdon.bsky.social @francescagains.bsky.social @imcdermott.bsky.social @manclibrarian.bsky.social @profjackiecarter.bsky.social @mhoraggoff.bsky.social @drpmanc110.bsky.social
Reposted by Anna Coleman
As many as 3.37 million adults will be economically inactive due to long-term health conditions over the next decade, costing the economy £36 billion a year, our analysis has shown.
We're calling for a shift in the way policymakers and employers see workplace health.
https://ow.ly/eCCy50XlBAZ
We're calling for a shift in the way policymakers and employers see workplace health.
https://ow.ly/eCCy50XlBAZ
Number of economically inactive adults in UK workforce set to soar over next decade
New analysis from RSPH has warned that by 2035 up as many as 3.37 million adults will be economically inactive due to long-term health conditions.
ow.ly
November 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
As many as 3.37 million adults will be economically inactive due to long-term health conditions over the next decade, costing the economy £36 billion a year, our analysis has shown.
We're calling for a shift in the way policymakers and employers see workplace health.
https://ow.ly/eCCy50XlBAZ
We're calling for a shift in the way policymakers and employers see workplace health.
https://ow.ly/eCCy50XlBAZ
Reposted by Anna Coleman
So much confusion by charging guidelines for Covid and flu vaccines in UK with a massive mismatch in eligibility for who can get them 🧵
Pharmacies facing angry patients over Covid jab confusion
Up to half of patients coming to some pharmacies are being turned away because they are not eligible.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 7:16 AM
So much confusion by charging guidelines for Covid and flu vaccines in UK with a massive mismatch in eligibility for who can get them 🧵
"Govt to roll out neighbourhood health services in 43 places backed by £10 million"
www.gov.uk/government/n...
"Will target working class areas with lowest life expectancy & longest waits"
@melissasurgey.bsky.social @ewenspeed.bsky.social @stevensenior.bsky.social @shobadawson.bsky.social
www.gov.uk/government/n...
"Will target working class areas with lowest life expectancy & longest waits"
@melissasurgey.bsky.social @ewenspeed.bsky.social @stevensenior.bsky.social @shobadawson.bsky.social
Millions of people to benefit from healthcare on their doorstep
Government to roll out first neighbourhood health services in 43 places backed by £10 million.
www.gov.uk
October 7, 2025 at 8:16 AM
"Govt to roll out neighbourhood health services in 43 places backed by £10 million"
www.gov.uk/government/n...
"Will target working class areas with lowest life expectancy & longest waits"
@melissasurgey.bsky.social @ewenspeed.bsky.social @stevensenior.bsky.social @shobadawson.bsky.social
www.gov.uk/government/n...
"Will target working class areas with lowest life expectancy & longest waits"
@melissasurgey.bsky.social @ewenspeed.bsky.social @stevensenior.bsky.social @shobadawson.bsky.social
Great to see reports being tailored to different audiences 👇
"findings of this report will be used by the Inquiry to understand how children & young people felt about & adapted to changes that took place in the pandemic & their effects"
@letsgetvocal.bsky.social @thomasashtoninst.bsky.social
"findings of this report will be used by the Inquiry to understand how children & young people felt about & adapted to changes that took place in the pandemic & their effects"
@letsgetvocal.bsky.social @thomasashtoninst.bsky.social
Children and the Covid-19 pandemic. UK report is out, and includes a child-friendly version.
Children & Young People's Voices Research Project - UK Covid-19 Inquiry
The independent public inquiry to examine the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK
covid19.public-inquiry.uk
September 15, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Great to see reports being tailored to different audiences 👇
"findings of this report will be used by the Inquiry to understand how children & young people felt about & adapted to changes that took place in the pandemic & their effects"
@letsgetvocal.bsky.social @thomasashtoninst.bsky.social
"findings of this report will be used by the Inquiry to understand how children & young people felt about & adapted to changes that took place in the pandemic & their effects"
@letsgetvocal.bsky.social @thomasashtoninst.bsky.social
Reposted by Anna Coleman
Great piece from JP (and thread/summary) explaining why GM might be doing well…
Greater Manchester has been the fastest growing part of the country in the past decade – measured either by total growth or by productivity growth. I’ve had a look into the data to try to work out what is growing and why.
Below are some of the things I have found.
🧵 1/7
Below are some of the things I have found.
🧵 1/7
September 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Great piece from JP (and thread/summary) explaining why GM might be doing well…
Interesting... many watching this space.
"Going by 2023–24 student numbers, the new “super-university” would have 46,885 registered students, around same size as the manchester.ac.uk. It would employ 2,550 academic staff [...] offering 442 full time undergraduate courses". More tinyurl.com/zybfsvzt
"Going by 2023–24 student numbers, the new “super-university” would have 46,885 registered students, around same size as the manchester.ac.uk. It would employ 2,550 academic staff [...] offering 442 full time undergraduate courses". More tinyurl.com/zybfsvzt
September 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Interesting... many watching this space.
"Going by 2023–24 student numbers, the new “super-university” would have 46,885 registered students, around same size as the manchester.ac.uk. It would employ 2,550 academic staff [...] offering 442 full time undergraduate courses". More tinyurl.com/zybfsvzt
"Going by 2023–24 student numbers, the new “super-university” would have 46,885 registered students, around same size as the manchester.ac.uk. It would employ 2,550 academic staff [...] offering 442 full time undergraduate courses". More tinyurl.com/zybfsvzt