Katie Spencer
@katiespencer.bsky.social
Consultant Clinical Oncologist and Associate Professor | National Clinical Lead for Radiotherapy Data | Cancer Policy | Equity | Routine health data | Health economics. Views my own. She/her.
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The latest @nhsengland.bsky.social board papers are worth reading, especially the update on #healthinequalities and the NHS Race and Health Observatory. And in particular this para on #accountability #yes www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/he...
September 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The latest @nhsengland.bsky.social board papers are worth reading, especially the update on #healthinequalities and the NHS Race and Health Observatory. And in particular this para on #accountability #yes www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/he...
Our @crukpolicy.bsky.social funded report on the costs of cancer in the UK is out today @auhe-leeds.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social @leedsbeckett.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @cancerdataedin.bsky.social
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UK economy losing billions to cancer
Cancer is costly for patients and the NHS – but it also has a significant impact on the UK economy, according to research led by the University of Leeds.
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June 27, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Our @crukpolicy.bsky.social funded report on the costs of cancer in the UK is out today @auhe-leeds.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social @leedsbeckett.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @cancerdataedin.bsky.social
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Fascinating lecture by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social on How digitalisation increases health inequalities. Introduced by @auhe-leeds.bsky.social 's own @katiespencer.bsky.social at Leeds Uni Med School. I suspect (hope) lots of research ideas and plans are being generated to build on this. Thank you 🙏
May 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Fascinating lecture by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social on How digitalisation increases health inequalities. Introduced by @auhe-leeds.bsky.social 's own @katiespencer.bsky.social at Leeds Uni Med School. I suspect (hope) lots of research ideas and plans are being generated to build on this. Thank you 🙏
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Congratulations @montefiored.bsky.social & team 👏🏽 I remember talking to you in clinic about this as a registrar. Great to see the results and the impact for patients #ESTRO25 @thelancetoncol.bsky.social
May 4, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Congratulations @montefiored.bsky.social & team 👏🏽 I remember talking to you in clinic about this as a registrar. Great to see the results and the impact for patients #ESTRO25 @thelancetoncol.bsky.social
Exciting #JobOpportunity! We're recruiting a #PostDoc with expertise in #EconSky #EpiSky #NHS #data to join us at @auhe-leeds.bsky.social. You'll work with a multi-disciplinary team using routine data to address #cancer #inequalities. Get in touch for more info! jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Fellow
Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you have a background in economics, econometrics, statistics, epidemiology or health data science? Are you interested in working wit...
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April 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Exciting #JobOpportunity! We're recruiting a #PostDoc with expertise in #EconSky #EpiSky #NHS #data to join us at @auhe-leeds.bsky.social. You'll work with a multi-disciplinary team using routine data to address #cancer #inequalities. Get in touch for more info! jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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If you want people to understand what you're doing, don't put figures and tables at the end.
Sincerely,
Everyone
Sincerely,
Everyone
January 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
If you want people to understand what you're doing, don't put figures and tables at the end.
Sincerely,
Everyone
Sincerely,
Everyone
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"To get Britain working we need to get Britain healthy" - our BMJ editorial today with ideas for government @lukemunford.bsky.social @healthequitynorth.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
To get Britain working we need to get Britain healthy
An approach linking health and skills could boost employability
In the UK, 2.8 million people are economically inactive and in receipt of health related welfare benefits.1 Almost a million young peop...
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January 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM
"To get Britain working we need to get Britain healthy" - our BMJ editorial today with ideas for government @lukemunford.bsky.social @healthequitynorth.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
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Doctors are in the business of supporting vulnerable people.
As Virchow said: "The physician is the natural attorney of the poor."
Anyone who believes healthcare can ever be completely apolitical, or separate from the issues of the day, is kidding themselves.
#WSM2025
As Virchow said: "The physician is the natural attorney of the poor."
Anyone who believes healthcare can ever be completely apolitical, or separate from the issues of the day, is kidding themselves.
#WSM2025
January 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Doctors are in the business of supporting vulnerable people.
As Virchow said: "The physician is the natural attorney of the poor."
Anyone who believes healthcare can ever be completely apolitical, or separate from the issues of the day, is kidding themselves.
#WSM2025
As Virchow said: "The physician is the natural attorney of the poor."
Anyone who believes healthcare can ever be completely apolitical, or separate from the issues of the day, is kidding themselves.
#WSM2025
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We’re recruiting a full-time post-doc to work with @katiespencer.bsky.social!
If you have #econometric, #data science or #epidemiology skills this post investigating the causes of the deprivation gap in #cancer survival could be for you.
Get in touch for more info!
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If you have #econometric, #data science or #epidemiology skills this post investigating the causes of the deprivation gap in #cancer survival could be for you.
Get in touch for more info!
tinyurl.com/2fes4pmj
Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Fellow
Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you have a background in economics, econometrics, statistics, epidemiology or health data science? Are you interested in working wit...
jobs.leeds.ac.uk
January 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM
We’re recruiting a full-time post-doc to work with @katiespencer.bsky.social!
If you have #econometric, #data science or #epidemiology skills this post investigating the causes of the deprivation gap in #cancer survival could be for you.
Get in touch for more info!
tinyurl.com/2fes4pmj
If you have #econometric, #data science or #epidemiology skills this post investigating the causes of the deprivation gap in #cancer survival could be for you.
Get in touch for more info!
tinyurl.com/2fes4pmj
Are you a health economist, epidemiologist or data scientist with experience using routine healthcare data? Interested in equity in cancer care? Come and join this exciting @nihr.bsky.social funded project! Work with a range of stakeholders and build your skills. jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Fellow
Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you have a background in economics, econometrics, statistics, epidemiology or health data science? Are you interested in working wit...
jobs.leeds.ac.uk
January 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Are you a health economist, epidemiologist or data scientist with experience using routine healthcare data? Interested in equity in cancer care? Come and join this exciting @nihr.bsky.social funded project! Work with a range of stakeholders and build your skills. jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Very excited to say that in 2025 I'll become an NIHR Advanced Fellow! @nihr.bsky.social Finding out how we spend money in NHS cancer care, if this influences the deprivation gap in survival and how policy can reduce the gap. @universityofleeds.bsky.social @annetteboaz.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social
January 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Very excited to say that in 2025 I'll become an NIHR Advanced Fellow! @nihr.bsky.social Finding out how we spend money in NHS cancer care, if this influences the deprivation gap in survival and how policy can reduce the gap. @universityofleeds.bsky.social @annetteboaz.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social
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Why not submit an abstract of your latest health and care services research for the @hsruk.bsky.social annual conference to be held in Newcastle in July? More information at hsruk2025.org #healthpolicysky #healthresearch #healthservicesresearch #academicsky #medsky
January 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Why not submit an abstract of your latest health and care services research for the @hsruk.bsky.social annual conference to be held in Newcastle in July? More information at hsruk2025.org #healthpolicysky #healthresearch #healthservicesresearch #academicsky #medsky
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Upgrade your #causalinference arsenal.
A revision of our book "Causal Inference: What If" is available at miguelhernan.org/whatifbook
Thanks to everyone who suggested improvements, reported typos, and proposed new citations and material.
Enjoy the #WhatIfBook plus code and data. Also, it's free.
A revision of our book "Causal Inference: What If" is available at miguelhernan.org/whatifbook
Thanks to everyone who suggested improvements, reported typos, and proposed new citations and material.
Enjoy the #WhatIfBook plus code and data. Also, it's free.
December 23, 2024 at 9:28 AM
Upgrade your #causalinference arsenal.
A revision of our book "Causal Inference: What If" is available at miguelhernan.org/whatifbook
Thanks to everyone who suggested improvements, reported typos, and proposed new citations and material.
Enjoy the #WhatIfBook plus code and data. Also, it's free.
A revision of our book "Causal Inference: What If" is available at miguelhernan.org/whatifbook
Thanks to everyone who suggested improvements, reported typos, and proposed new citations and material.
Enjoy the #WhatIfBook plus code and data. Also, it's free.
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Update: this list has now 100 (!) women political economists to follow! 🤩
Thanks so much for the (self-)recommendations, I'm thrilled to connect and reconnect with you all here & so looking forward to learning more about your work!
Still 50 spots open! 🙋
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Thanks so much for the (self-)recommendations, I'm thrilled to connect and reconnect with you all here & so looking forward to learning more about your work!
Still 50 spots open! 🙋
go.bsky.app/QFrdfh3
November 27, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Update: this list has now 100 (!) women political economists to follow! 🤩
Thanks so much for the (self-)recommendations, I'm thrilled to connect and reconnect with you all here & so looking forward to learning more about your work!
Still 50 spots open! 🙋
go.bsky.app/QFrdfh3
Thanks so much for the (self-)recommendations, I'm thrilled to connect and reconnect with you all here & so looking forward to learning more about your work!
Still 50 spots open! 🙋
go.bsky.app/QFrdfh3
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We still have a relatively poor understanding of the relationship between evidence and policy. Program evaluation in particular is often motivated by a desire to make policy better. But how effective is program evaluation itself?Michelle Rao's JMP tackles this question. www.michellerao.com/research
November 27, 2024 at 5:42 AM
We still have a relatively poor understanding of the relationship between evidence and policy. Program evaluation in particular is often motivated by a desire to make policy better. But how effective is program evaluation itself?Michelle Rao's JMP tackles this question. www.michellerao.com/research
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Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against women is a major public health and inequality concern. It's not clear what causes it or how to reduce it. Gaby Deschamps' JMP considers that IPV is positively correlated with motherhood, and asks if we can understand why. www.gabrieladeschamps.com/research
November 27, 2024 at 6:10 AM
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against women is a major public health and inequality concern. It's not clear what causes it or how to reduce it. Gaby Deschamps' JMP considers that IPV is positively correlated with motherhood, and asks if we can understand why. www.gabrieladeschamps.com/research
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Interesting to see this on AI-assisted qual. We’ve been trialling this at Nesta to assess strengths and weaknesses. Findings below.
Key thing for me is: don’t think about it as qual - you lose the richness of human conversation. But it is a powerful technique… 1/n
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/can-ai-...
Key thing for me is: don’t think about it as qual - you lose the richness of human conversation. But it is a powerful technique… 1/n
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/can-ai-...
November 25, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Interesting to see this on AI-assisted qual. We’ve been trialling this at Nesta to assess strengths and weaknesses. Findings below.
Key thing for me is: don’t think about it as qual - you lose the richness of human conversation. But it is a powerful technique… 1/n
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/can-ai-...
Key thing for me is: don’t think about it as qual - you lose the richness of human conversation. But it is a powerful technique… 1/n
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/can-ai-...
Tom Roques #RoyalCollegeofRadiologists highlighting the crucial role of workforce planning and development in delivering equitable global access to radiotherapy #radonc #WorldRadiotherapyAwarenessDay
@rose.graysky.social
@rose.graysky.social
November 14, 2024 at 9:40 AM
Tom Roques #RoyalCollegeofRadiologists highlighting the crucial role of workforce planning and development in delivering equitable global access to radiotherapy #radonc #WorldRadiotherapyAwarenessDay
@rose.graysky.social
@rose.graysky.social
Kicking off the launch of #WorldRadiotherapyAwarenessDay #WRAD2025 Exciting to see the global coalition coming together to highlight the importance of #Radiotherapy #radonc for patients with cancer across the world.
November 14, 2024 at 9:10 AM
Kicking off the launch of #WorldRadiotherapyAwarenessDay #WRAD2025 Exciting to see the global coalition coming together to highlight the importance of #Radiotherapy #radonc for patients with cancer across the world.
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The November national newsletter from across all 15 NIHR ARCs
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#HealthInequalities, implementing nationwide interventions to improve #MentalHealth care, building #KnowledgeMobilisation capacity, multiple long-term conditions #MLTC research, awards, training, events & more
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#HealthInequalities, implementing nationwide interventions to improve #MentalHealth care, building #KnowledgeMobilisation capacity, multiple long-term conditions #MLTC research, awards, training, events & more
The NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) November 2024 newsletter
The national newsletter from across all the NIHR ARCs.
In this edition: Regional health inequalities, a type 2 diabetes self-management programme tailored to the UK’s African and Caribbean communities...
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November 5, 2024 at 9:43 AM
The November national newsletter from across all 15 NIHR ARCs
mailchi.mp/nihr/novembe...
#HealthInequalities, implementing nationwide interventions to improve #MentalHealth care, building #KnowledgeMobilisation capacity, multiple long-term conditions #MLTC research, awards, training, events & more
mailchi.mp/nihr/novembe...
#HealthInequalities, implementing nationwide interventions to improve #MentalHealth care, building #KnowledgeMobilisation capacity, multiple long-term conditions #MLTC research, awards, training, events & more
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Are policies like medicines?
Not really, no.
Time for a new push on empiricism
medium.com/@jamestplunk...
Excellent blog on the limits of what might be termed medical model approach in evidence to inform answers to complex social problems
Not really, no.
Time for a new push on empiricism
medium.com/@jamestplunk...
Excellent blog on the limits of what might be termed medical model approach in evidence to inform answers to complex social problems
Are policies like medicines?
Not really, no. Time for a new push on empiricism.
medium.com
November 3, 2024 at 9:11 AM
Are policies like medicines?
Not really, no.
Time for a new push on empiricism
medium.com/@jamestplunk...
Excellent blog on the limits of what might be termed medical model approach in evidence to inform answers to complex social problems
Not really, no.
Time for a new push on empiricism
medium.com/@jamestplunk...
Excellent blog on the limits of what might be termed medical model approach in evidence to inform answers to complex social problems
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HOW TO TRANSITION FROM TWITTER TO BLUESKY!! (Another image because alt text couldn’t fit it all)
January 29, 2024 at 3:42 PM
HOW TO TRANSITION FROM TWITTER TO BLUESKY!! (Another image because alt text couldn’t fit it all)
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"If you really want to deliver best practice for each individual patient, you may need to get off your soapbox and become curious about why so many patients end up not swallowing your guidelines and advice"
@johnlauner.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
@johnlauner.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
October 17, 2024 at 9:30 PM
"If you really want to deliver best practice for each individual patient, you may need to get off your soapbox and become curious about why so many patients end up not swallowing your guidelines and advice"
@johnlauner.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
@johnlauner.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
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Updated starter pack for education and labor economics 📈📉
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October 18, 2024 at 7:13 AM
Updated starter pack for education and labor economics 📈📉
Help me add more people!
Recent additions (1/2)
@colinpgreen.bsky.social
@imarinescu.bsky.social
@hhsievertsen.bsky.social
@montesinosmv.bsky.social
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@colinpgreen.bsky.social
@imarinescu.bsky.social
@hhsievertsen.bsky.social
@montesinosmv.bsky.social
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