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Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit @hscwru.bsky.social · 6d

Our Community First Responders work, noted here by Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care Karin Smyth MP, is available via:
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/communi...

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Annette Boaz @annetteboaz.bsky.social · 6d

It was a real pleasure talking to #CFRs for the study mentioned in the Minister of State’s letter @hscwru.bsky.social

The Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) @aace.org.uk · 8d

In a heartfelt letter to #ambulance trust chief executives, Karin Smyth, Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care, has praised the indispensable work of ambulance #volunteers, particularly Community First Responders (#CFRs), across the UK.

> aace.org.uk/news/uk-heal...

Annette Boaz @annetteboaz.bsky.social · 7d

What a beautiful evening to be cycling @denbies vineyard. Very lucky to have all this on our doorstep

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Joy Zhang @joyzhang.bsky.social · 7d

Absolutely intellectually spoiled these past 2 days! At ‘A New Odyssey for Public Engagement’ in London, leading thinkers in science, diplomacy & public engagement from 4 continents came together to explore how the ODESSI framework (doi.org/10.5281/zeno...) can guide global dialogues on science 🌍✨

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Joy Zhang @joyzhang.bsky.social · 7d

Huge thanks to Shaofeng Hu (UNESCO) & @francoisefrancois.bsky.social for inspiring keynotes, and to our brilliant speakers & discussants for their transdisciplinary insights 🙏
@itswiggins.bsky.social @annettemarkham.bsky.social @annetteboaz.bsky.social @davidludwig.bsky.social @gsej.bsky.social

Joy Zhang @joyzhang.bsky.social · 7d

Absolutely intellectually spoiled these past 2 days! At ‘A New Odyssey for Public Engagement’ in London, leading thinkers in science, diplomacy & public engagement from 4 continents came together to explore how the ODESSI framework (doi.org/10.5281/zeno...) can guide global dialogues on science 🌍✨

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 10d

If you are interested in universities policy I’ll be on a panel discussing this with @greenmirandahere.bsky.social @pollymackenzie.bsky.social @papiteide.bsky.social & Michael Spence on Monday 3.15pm in Liverpool

A new future for universities: how can universities help support national renewal and local pride? it Monday 29 September • 15:15 - 16:15pm ® Sherwood Room 6, ACC Liverpool

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Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit @hscwru.bsky.social · 14d

House of Commons Education Select Committee cites Unit work by Ian Kessler and @annetteboaz.bsky.social
The Committee has published: 'Solving the SEND Crisis'
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/house-o...

House of Commons Education Select Committee cites Unit work | King's College London

The Committee has published: 'Solving the SEND Crisis'

www.kcl.ac.uk

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Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit @hscwru.bsky.social · 15d

New in British Journal of Social Work
Visiting Professor Cheryl Regehr, with Reader in Social Care at the Unit Mary Baginsky and colleagues: Experiences of in-person violence and cyberviolence against child welfare workers in Canada.
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NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West @arc-west.bsky.social · 15d

In our new project, we are exploring how NHS Nursing Associates are working in GP practices. What's their role in the wider healthcare team, the types of work they do and the factors that affect their development and integration? #PrimaryCare
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/how-are-nurs...

How are Nursing Associates working in primary care? - ARC West

Nursing Associates (NAs) are a relatively new role in healthcare. Introduced in 2016, they work at Band 4 – between Healthcare Support Workers and Registered Nurses. After 2 years of training, NAs can...

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Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit @hscwru.bsky.social · 16d

Coming up on Wednesday at the Unit 👇

Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit @hscwru.bsky.social · Aug 11

Coming up at Home Care Research Forum 24 Sept 2025, 2-4pm #hcrf
Rebekah Luff: Leadership in Home Care Services – What works well? @myhomelifeuk.bsky.social ‬
& Lesley Williamson - PALLDEM-Homecare: Homecare workers providing end-of-life care for people with dementia
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/home-...

Home Care Research Forum September 2025

Leadership in Home Care Services; PALLDEM-Homecare

www.kcl.ac.uk

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Open Research and Public Engagement Roadmap @engagedroadmap.bsky.social · 18d

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for our Workshop Pathways to Inclusion: Engaging Underrepresented Voices in Open Research

Your insights, challenges, and ideas are helping us build a more inclusive, impactful research system.

#openresearch #publicengagement #inclusion

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 24d

As part of Open House we are opening up the home of @britishacademy.bsky.social next Sunday 21 Sept. It’s a gorgeous building with a lot of history
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/livin...

Open House 2025

Step inside the British Academy’s historic Grade-I listed home for Open House Festival 2025. Discover the building’s Nash-designed architecture and explore its history and art collection. Be among the...

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Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit @hscwru.bsky.social · 26d

Two recent Unit studies examined #volunteering with the ambulance service, and in adult social care
The researchers reflect on the parallels and distinctions to be drawn-
@annetteboaz.bsky.social - Alec Fraser - Kalpa Kharicha
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/volunte...

Volunteering in health and adult social care | King's College London

Two recent Unit studies examined volunteering with the ambulance service, and in adult social care

www.kcl.ac.uk

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Annette Boaz @annetteboaz.bsky.social · 27d

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Ann-Marie Towers @a-mtowers.bsky.social · 28d

@hscwru.bsky.social Director @annetteboaz.bsky.social talking about what Careforce (care workforce) means this afternoon. Great to see a packed out room, despite the tube strikes.

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Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit @hscwru.bsky.social · Sep 4

NEW
Community First Responders and the ambulance service
Alec Fraser, Ben Hickman, Britt Regal, Tianne Haggar, & @annetteboaz.bsky.social examine the impact of CFR volunteers in report out today
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/communi...

Community First Responders and the ambulance service

New report examines the impact of CFR volunteers

www.kcl.ac.uk

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Annette Boaz @annetteboaz.bsky.social · Sep 3

Last days of the summer in the Lake District

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Imelda McDermott @imcdermott.bsky.social · Aug 4

Health Services Research UK 2025

By Imelda McDermott The Health Services Research UK (HSRUK) conference is a must-attend annual event for those interested in health and care services research, policy, and practice in the UK and internationally. It brings together a diverse community including…

Health Services Research UK 2025

By Imelda McDermott The Health Services Research UK (HSRUK) conference is a must-attend annual event for those interested in health and care services research, policy, and practice in the UK and internationally. It brings together a diverse community including academics, policymakers, and NHS and social care professionals, to promote cutting-edge research, foster collaboration, and drive improvements in health and social care.

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NIHR Policy Research Unit in Healthy Ageing (NIHR HAPRU) @nihrhapru.bsky.social · Jul 31

📢New publication from our team: "The meaning of ‘quality’ of homecare for older people: a scoping review" bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

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Research in Practice @researchip.bsky.social · Jul 31

How can we support good decision-making in adults social care?

Hear a new open access podcast that introduces the recently updated good decision-making resources. ow.ly/4sBG50Wwwfc

Good decision-making in adult social care

This podcast explores good decision-making in adult social care and highlights the key themes. It also introduces the recently updated good decision-making resource, providing practitioners with guida...

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Vincent Ledvina @vincentledvina.bsky.social · Jul 29

Colorful aurora looking south next to a spring-fed river near Fairbanks, Alaska

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Evidence & Policy @evidencepolicy.bsky.social · Jul 30

From our Editors' Choice Collection, with #FreeAccess until 31 July!

'#Policy engagement as ‘empowered representation’: democratic mediation through a participatory research project on climate resilience' by ‪@laurencepiper.bsky.social‬ et al.:
doi.org/10.1332/1744...

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Jon Davis @jonmdavis.bsky.social · Jul 28

As we come to the end of the academic year, I’d like to share some of the great work done by the Strand Group in 2024-25 with particular reference to the first year of the MA Government Studies

thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/news-item/di...

Director’s Blog July 2025 - The Strand Group

Professor Jon Davis OBE

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Skills for care @skillsforcare.bsky.social · Jul 29

Today we have released the latest size and structure information with up-to-date data about the adult social care sector and workforce in England in 2024/25.

➡️ Take a look now bit.ly/SizeAndStruc...

#SizeAndStructure

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