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Kit Byatt

@kitb.bsky.social

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Retired geriatrician, now working in human rights medicine & med ed; EBM; patient-centred care; equity & justice; polycurious & usually optimistic. Refugee from Twitter (@Laconic_doc)!

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Kit Byatt @kitb.bsky.social · 26d

We have now moved onto the next phase of using som real-world data to test the model.

Watch this space!

tasalk.bsky.social @tasalk.bsky.social · Jan 28

I've devised a model for analysis of unplanned hospital bed use.

I am looking for some NHS clinical/managerial decision-makers to interview about your thoughts on this.

Get in touch!

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

A Compartmental Model to Describe Acute Medical In-Patient Flow Through a Hospital

Health care is becoming increasingly complex, especially in secondary care. Hospital bed numbers per capita in the United Kingdom (UK) are lower than many Europ

papers.ssrn.com

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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 2d

There are too many good people with powerful voices who stay silent because they think everything will eventually be OK & therefore it’s not worth the effort or the risk to speak out against the increasingly prevailing hate & division agenda. They’re wrong. They must speak out. And the time is now.

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Kit Byatt @kitb.bsky.social · 8d

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Manuela Casasoli @manuelacasasoli.bsky.social · 8d

Tipping points...

"Surging temperatures worldwide have pushed coral reef ecosystems into a state of widespread decline, marking the first time the planet has reached a #climate "tipping point" [...]".

🧪 #Science #Ecology #Environment
1- www.nature.com/articles/d41...
2- global-tipping-points.org

Image Source:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03316-w

Vast expanses of coral in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have died as a result of extremely high water temperatures.

Credit: David Gray/AFP/Getty

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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 13d

Great to see research on biomarkers for ME/CFS but the headline is premature IMO. Not clear what the test was validated against given there’s no gold standard.
What is needed -and can be achieved rn- is consensus on diagnostic criteria which may include -but not defined solely by- blood tests.

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 13d

ME/CFS is a devastating condition that has long been denied, dismissed, psychologised and underdiagnosed. Research is at last starting to catch up with it, with glimmers of hope for those who have been left untreated for so long.
There's a huge BUT coming ...🧵
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Scientists develop first ‘accurate blood test’ to detect chronic fatigue syndrome

Research could offer hope for ME patients – but some experts urge caution and say more studies needed

www.theguardian.com

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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 13d

We're inviting people who've engaged with the SLCC webtool (long-covid-care.org.uk) to take part in its evaluation to help us improve the tool &make it more relevant& helpful to pw #LongCovid. This involves a short survey(10-15m)& potentially interview(if interested)
For more info: shorturl.at/ADoh0

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Kit Byatt @kitb.bsky.social · 13d

Should you normalize the results to take account of the number of reposts?

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 14d

An experiment:

If you see this post, please like it. Am comparing numbers to the other place for a piece.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks, New Yorker

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Kit Byatt @kitb.bsky.social · 13d

I'm being followed by a moonshadow

A portrait orientation photograph of the shadow of a person on patio slabs.

As a nighttime image, made with natural moonlight only, it's monochrome.

Kit Byatt @kitb.bsky.social · 13d

Last night's harvest moon

A landscape mode photograph with the silhouette of two trees, one an unusually shaped conifer occupying most of the left of the image and the other is a leafless horse chestnut tree to the right.

A bright moon is on the middle of the image at the top.

There are scattered clouds in the sky, in the background.

Because it's a nighttime shot, it's effectively a monochrome image.

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Manuela Casasoli @manuelacasasoli.bsky.social · 14d

Here is a part of the wonderful Cohab Canyon.

Capitol Reef National Park.

Utah - 2023

🥾 #hiking #nature #landscapes #desert

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Kit Byatt @kitb.bsky.social · 13d

Sending calm thoughts to you Nisreen—your leadership has been impressive for so long, but we all have our limits! 😊

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 15d

Quite aside from all the moral and practical concerns around anti-immigration policies, there's no evidence that their implementation will make voters happier or government more able to focus on improving public services.

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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · 21d

Webinar: Evaluating impact in Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE).

Join us for this FREE 90-minute session on the different approaches to evaluating PPIE in health research, led by PPIE experts.

📆Tues 21 Oct 2025, 1-2.30pm

Register: tinyurl.com/5xvmpdmw

@nihrspcr.bsky.social

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Kit Byatt @kitb.bsky.social · 15d

Noli illegitimi carborundum!

Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 15d

Make no mistake. This race-to-the-bottom political circus of racism & xenophobia is not only about unicorn future policies of discrimination & oppression. It’s about scaring & sickening us and making us give up on making this country fair & equitable. Take a break if you must but don’t let them win.

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 15d

In fact this *understates* the point here.

Tory policy is not (just) to remove benefits but to remove ILR and deport, exactly like the Farage plan the PM correctly described as racist.

Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 15d

“Another part of the plan would limit benefits to people with UK citizenship, removing it even from those who have been in the country for years or even decades and have indefinite leave to remain”

If this is not xenophobia then I don’t know what is.
Sickening.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Tories say people denied benefits in UK can return to home countries

Mel Stride outlines plans to slash £47bn a year from public spending, including £23bn welfare cut

www.theguardian.com

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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 16d

This is the time when these three truths need repeating over and over:

1. Racism is inexcusable.

2. Migrants are equal humans to non-migrants.

3. The right to protest is fundamental to democracy.

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Kit Byatt @kitb.bsky.social · 15d

Worth a listen - almost irrespective of the cause, there are inconsistencies that suggest legislative overreach.

Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 16d

Vicars, grannies, blind people, those in wheelchairs all being physically carried away by police, one at a time after their rights are read… All for holding a placard.

…instead of the police being used to stop rape, burglary, domestic violence and theft. This farce has to break, surely.

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 16d

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Kit Byatt @kitb.bsky.social · 15d

Autumn fireworks

A landscape mode photograph taken in some formal gardens, locally.
It's a view through a row of lime trees towards an obelisk surrounded by ornamental grasses, nearly as tall as the obelisk itself. The obelisk is grey and almost unnoticeable, whereas the golden yellow grasses are lit by the morning sun, and with their feathery tips, look like sparklers.
The upper half of the picture consists of the dark green tree foliage and the lower quarter dark green grass in shade. Behind the grasses and obelisk are some brick-faced buildings, also in shade.
Since virtually everything else is dark, in shade, or both, the grasses are dramatically highlighted.

Kit Byatt @kitb.bsky.social · 16d

Rush hour in Hereford.

Photo looking through the car's rear window. There's a lot of traffic and immediately behind my car there's a tractor!

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Manuela Casasoli @manuelacasasoli.bsky.social · 19d

"We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place."
Dr. Jane Goodall

Thank you, Jane.
#JaneGoodall
janegoodall.org

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Kit Byatt @kitb.bsky.social · 19d

Autumn has arrived

A portrait mode telephoto photograph of a dark red liquidambar tree caught in sunlight, surrounded by a variety of tree and hedge shapes in a variety of textures and much darker greens.
The dark surrounding emphasises the red leaves of the liquidambar tree.

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Kit Byatt @kitb.bsky.social · 22d

Don't tell Donald...

Screenshot from BBC website a short time ago:

'Watch the 18th hole between Shane Lowry and Russell Henley which sees Europe retain the Ryder Cup as the Irishman holes for birdie to earn a half-point.'

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · Mar 28

The fat-tailed dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus medius) is native to Madagascar, and is famous for two things:
1. The fat tail.
2. Sleeping (well, 'estivating') for up to 7 months of the year.

They're the only known primate that hibernates for extended periods.

(📷: Duke Lemur Center)

A grey animal resembling a squirrel but with primate ears, dark mask around the eyes, and a primate nose walks across a brown branch in a dark scene. The belly is a lighter grey, and the nose and toes are pinkish.

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Kit Byatt @kitb.bsky.social · 22d

Stunning vista! 😍