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Lucy Pollock @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social · Jun 18

Loved every minute of this. Super turn out and great questions - pills, AI, looking after someone at the end, loving life - and kisses! Really special thank you for inviting me xx

Chorleywood Bookshop @chorleywoodbooks.bsky.social · Jun 18

Thanks also to @penguinbooksuk.bsky.social for helping us to host such an interesting event - and to everyone who came along, we really appreciate it!

#IndieBookshopWeek #BookSky 💙📚 #TheGoldenRule #Ageing #Health #ChooseBookshops #Books @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social

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Royal College of Physicians @rcphysicians.bsky.social · Jun 18

Applications for the Emerging Women Leaders Programme close on Tuesday 1 July.

Don’t miss this chance to enhance your leadership skills. Apply today: ow.ly/mp9K50WaFjz

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · Jun 18

This man is a cryptid and I both love him and am about a decade off from becoming him.

Garrett Merz @garrettmerz.bsky.social · Jun 18

My partner & I were trying to ID a bird we heard while walking and the guy who had stopped his car to let us pass got out and was like "it's a frog, actually. Cope's Gray. I do frog surveys... Sorry" And then got in his car without a word and drove off. Absolute king

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Garrett Merz @garrettmerz.bsky.social · Jun 18

My partner & I were trying to ID a bird we heard while walking and the guy who had stopped his car to let us pass got out and was like "it's a frog, actually. Cope's Gray. I do frog surveys... Sorry" And then got in his car without a word and drove off. Absolute king

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Helen Buckingham @hbuckingham.bsky.social · Jun 16

The responses to this are an utter joy and a suitably British mix of the serious, the mildly sarky and the just plain bizarre (prog rock??).

All is definitely not lost.

Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · Jun 16

So,as a little thought-experiment, tell me something about the United Kingdom that works well and is actually quite impressive. I am not trying to sound like some boosterish politician. I just genuinely believe that making people believe that all is lost is a convenient pretext for shady characters.

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Alix Mortimer @alixmortimer.bsky.social · Jun 16

Toilets became free (and are still clean) in a lot of major railway stations a few years ago

Police remain relatively untooled up after a lot of pushback a couple of decades ago (though other problems remain)

Pharmacists are low key heroes in my experience

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Lucy Pollock @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social · Jun 16

Oh yes

Lucy Pollock @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social · Jun 16

Bach playing in the loos at Heathrow. Flew in from Miami. What a relief, Blighty is fabulous

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Lucy Pollock @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social · Jun 16

The passport office. Was a shambles a few years ago. Someone has totally turned it around 👏👏👏👏

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Tim F @culturalsnow.bsky.social · Jun 16

Allotments. Public parks. Car boot sales. Thousands of small, local charities.

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Lucy Pollock @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social · Jun 16

Hugely looking forward to tomorrow Tuesday evening in Chorleywood (#BestBookshopEver) chilternbookshops.co.uk/events/categ... where we’ll talk happy sad funny helpful stuff 🥳❤️

Events from 16 June, 2025 – 17 September, 2019 › Author Events › – Chiltern Bookshops

chilternbookshops.co.uk

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Lucy Pollock @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social · Jun 8

We had such a happy time recording this. And wow @juliasamuelmbe.blueskysocial is a wise and funny woman and I wish I’d listened more and talked less! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Expert Episode: How to Age Well with Dr. Lucy Pollock

Podcast Episode · Therapy Works · 04/06/2025 · 1h 2m

podcasts.apple.com

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Anna Baverstock @annabav.bsky.social · May 16

Up early but I have tea and the best of company.
Looking forward to spending the next few days with @lucygobag.bsky.social this feels like a very timely book - @doctoroxford.com @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social @bedsidereading.bsky.social @drrageshri.bsky.social

Come what may book with cup of tea. Matching PJ trousers underneath orange / blue entirely coincidental.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · May 8

Reform UK’s plans to obstruct green energy projects in Lincolnshire put at risk almost £1bn in local investment and more than 12,000 jobs,

How many people analysed policies before voting for Reform, the party that also voted against worker rights.

Reform’s green energy assault in Lincolnshire ‘puts 12,200 jobs at risk’

Party intends to block projects despite net zero industries contributing nearly £1bn to local economy, analysis shows

www.theguardian.com

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Megan Tjasink @megantj.bsky.social · May 9

Two interesting and inspiring inaugural lectures @qmul-wiph.bsky.social yesterday and an absolute tonic to catch up with research colleagues @qmulresilience.bsky.social

QMUL Centre for Psychiatry & Mental Health @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social · May 8

A great moment for the Centre as we enjoy the inaugural lectures of both Prof Jennifer Lau and Prof Claudia Cooper, illustrating a range from youth mental health to dementia @qmul-wiph.bsky.social

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QMUL Centre for Psychiatry & Mental Health @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social · May 8

A great moment for the Centre as we enjoy the inaugural lectures of both Prof Jennifer Lau and Prof Claudia Cooper, illustrating a range from youth mental health to dementia @qmul-wiph.bsky.social

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Lucy Pollock @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social · May 9

One very cheery geriatrician!! Paperback coming soon and it has fab reviews. I’m so happy! www.amazon.co.uk/Golden-Rule-...

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Sean @keepstone.uk · May 1

Fantastic workshop on #Ageing Education hosted by @graceinvaders.bsky.social with guest speaker @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social readings about #GettingOlder and #Geriatric medicine. Excited for further innovation & collaboration via @stmonicatrust.bsky.social & @impactalliance.bsky.social !

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Lucy Pollock @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social · May 3

One of the best bookshops ever. I’m honoured to be invited!

Chorleywood Bookshop @chorleywoodbooks.bsky.social · May 2

If you're interested in living longer and ageing well (and quite frankly, who isn't?) book yourself a ticket for our event with
@lucypgeridoc.bsky.social! 💙📚

Lucy will be chatting about her new book THE GOLDEN RULE, Lessons in Living from a Doctor of Ageing.
chilternbookshops.co.uk/event/an-eve...

An evening with Dr Lucy Pollock - Chiltern Bookshops

We can’t wait to welcome Consultant Geriatrician Dr Lucy Pollock to Chorleywood, who’ll be discussing her wonderful new book The Golden Rule: Lessons in living from...

chilternbookshops.co.uk

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Lucy Pollock @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social · May 2

Thanks Jo. Ok I don’t know about meth and sex! but I do know we need to listen to what people want at the end of their lives and be realistic about what we are offering pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31519712/

Quality of life after in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation for patients over the age of 80 years - PubMed

Our results have shown that there is a risk of substantial functional decline associated with successful CPR in those patients over the age of 80 years. The majority of patients and relatives contacte...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social · Apr 30

And launched tonight we have @acha020.bsky.social too!
(COI on my way home from the celebration event!)

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Emma Vardy @emmavardy2.bsky.social · Apr 30

@gerisoc.bsky.social @age-and-ageing.bsky.social have bagged handles but no posts as yet.

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Lucy Pollock @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social · May 2

I’m very excited about this - next Friday 9th at 10 am in Stratford upon avon - and I have 2 free tickets so please DM if you’d like them 🥳🥳https://www.stratfordliteraryfestival.co.uk/events/dr-lucy-pollock

Stratford Literary Festival

Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival is an exciting mixture of debate, ideas, celebrity author events, workshops and humour. We run in Spring and Autumn.

www.stratfordliteraryfestival.co.uk

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Lucy Pollock @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social · May 2

Wasn’t it great! Huge well done to @graceinvaders.bsky.social and all the attendees- loads of lively thoughtful stuff about older people shaping education of those who’ll be looking after older people. Wise approach!!

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Lucy Pollock @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social · Apr 26

doi.org/10.1136/ejhp... Super article - drug errors cause so much harm but this is an optimistic article identifying ways to help - systems, tech, support for fallible humans 👏👏👏👏

Tackling medication errors: how a systems approach improves patient safety

Objectives Medication errors are a leading source of preventable harm in healthcare, affecting approximately 1 in 30 patients, with a substantial proportion resulting in severe outcomes. In response, ...

doi.org

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