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Kristina Lutomya Wanyonyi-Kay @kristinawk.bsky.social · 25d

Delighted to share our work alongside dedicated collaborators. This reflects the views of patients, carers and clinicians. Thank you to all who contributed.

THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 28d

Nearly 10 million people have surgery every year in the UK – how do we ensure quality care before, during & after? We asked patients, carers & staff to help develop an evidence-based framework. View the framework, with its 10 categories & 28 core indicators: ths.im/3IV6gbk

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Kristina Lutomya Wanyonyi-Kay @kristinawk.bsky.social · Sep 4

This week on BBC Radio’s Healthcheck, I shared thoughts on new research showing that oral healthcare before surgery can cut hospital stay & lower pneumonia risk. Should oral healthcare be part of standard pre-op care? 🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Health Check - Have we found a better alternative to aspirin? - BBC Sounds

An alternative blood thinner is showing improvements in warding off heart attack

www.bbc.co.uk

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AccuWeather @accuweather.com · Aug 17

How many times have cities across America reached 100º in recorded history? Some of them might surprise you! bit.ly/3UxSX3h

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Marion Campbell @marionkcampbell.bsky.social · Aug 18

There has been a lot of debate recently about the promise of real world data - the routine (observational) data collected on patients eg treatments received, clinical outcomes etc – for estimating treatment effects. But can they deliver? 1/9
#MethodologyMonday #123

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Kristina Lutomya Wanyonyi-Kay @kristinawk.bsky.social · Jul 25

Encouraging findings for real ways to support underserved groups. I hope there will be more work around the quality of the records shared - making them more accessible.

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THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · Jul 15

Access to general practice is a subject that’s often in the news. Here’s how THIS Institute is working to tackle the issue through our innovative research programme.

How do you solve problems relating to access to general practice?

Making sure that people have reliable and prompt access to primary care is, of course, a challenge politicians have been trying to solve for many decades. An analysis by THIS Institute and the Health…

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Mary Dixon-Woods @marydixonwoods.bsky.social · Jul 10

The first of our great short guides to major improvement approaches, complementing our equally great open access Cambridge University Press elements series www.cambridge.org/core/publica...

THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · Jul 10

What should you consider when spreading, scaling, and sustaining healthcare improvement?

Find out more in the first resource from our series of quick, practical guides to major improvement approaches. ths.im/4nC8koI

Sketchnote from THIS Institute titled “Six considerations for spreading, scaling, and sustaining healthcare improvement.” It highlights six points with accompanying stick-figure illustrations.

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The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social · Jul 10

Alongside tech, the 10-Year Health Plan sees Labour betting big on establishing a ‘neighbourhood health service’ to reduce costs and improve care.

In this blog, @jaketreenotsea.bsky.social‪ and @luisaptg.bsky.social ask how will it happen, and will it work?

Read more ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4evb4jo

'Learning from the experiences and mistakes of the past will be key to making "neighbourhood health" a reality this time.'
Jake Beech, Policy Fellow and Luisa Pettigrew, Senior Policy Fellow at the Health Foundation

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THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · Jul 3

We welcome publication of the new 10-year health plan. We're here to build evidence in line with the plan through projects like:
• Evaluating ambient voice technology and launching a new online community
• Supporting design and planning of large-scale change programmes
Find out more: ths.im/4laMCq3

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Professor Judith Smith @profjudithsmith.bsky.social · Jul 3

My article for @uk.theconversation.com on theTen Year Health Plan for England. So many ideas (and some good ones at that) but precious little about how to implement them. #NHSPlan #FitForTheFuture #NHS #healthpolicy

theconversation.com/nhs-ten-year...

NHS ten-year plan for England: what’s in it and what’s needed to make it work

Ten-year NHS transformation hinges on funding and staff support.

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The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social · Jul 4

Writing for @bmj.com‬ @hughalderwick.bsky.social says broad ambitions in the 10-Year Health Plan are right but have appeared in a long line of NHS plans over decades. So what will be different this time around?

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Government’s 10 year plan for the NHS in England

Familiar ambitions; familiar questions about delivery The Labour government published its 10 year health plan on 3 July1—a year after it entered office. Life expectancy in the UK has stalled,2 and public satisfaction with the NHS is the worst on record.3 The government’s prescription is for “r...

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Royal College of Anaesthetists @rcoanews.bsky.social · Jul 4

🌞 Explore the summer issue of the Bulletin with our new interactive teaser!

Featuring:
🔹Frailty & post-op outcomes
🔹NAP8: Getting nervous
🔹Periop care for patients with learning disabilities
🔹And LOTS more

📰 Take a look 👉 publuu.com/flip-book/89...

#medsky #ansky

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Kristina Lutomya Wanyonyi-Kay @kristinawk.bsky.social · Jul 3

Great to start to share this work. In the context of the conference, it was nice to see how the framework and our development method could fit into ongoing research focused on evaluating different changes to care pathways to support the 10 year plan. #HSRUK25

THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · Jul 3

Today’s Pecha Kucha will feature @kristinawk.bsky.social presenting research on developing structure and process measures to ensure good care before, during & after surgery. Learn more about the research project: ths.im/3GgHHEV #HSRUK25

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Kristina Lutomya Wanyonyi-Kay @kristinawk.bsky.social · Jul 3

#HSRUK Day 2: Another great plenary on the 2030 health workforce. A stark picture of the workforce challenges in underserved areas, low morale, and retention issues all deepening health inequalities. And straight into timely research discussions on tech-enabled monitoring. Great talks!

Kristina Lutomya Wanyonyi-Kay @kristinawk.bsky.social · Jun 30

Great week at @iadr.bsky.social! General Session Barcelona. Our IADR Health Inequalities Research Network (GOHIRN) shared strong work on disparities + digital innovation to improve healthcare care. Wrapped up my GOHIRN presidency on a high with an amazing team. Most grateful.

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Nicholas Lab, UIC College of Dentistry @nicholaslab.bsky.social · Jun 26

Fantastic #IADR2025 Distinguished Lecture by @hlusko.bsky.social So great to see some evolutionary biology represented!

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The BMJ @bmj.com · Jun 24

"As I get older I want to be seen in terms of doors that might still open for me, not ones that have already closed."

John Launer on why any measurement of a patient's deficits in health should be accompanied by a list of capabilities
www.bmj.com/content/389/...

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THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · Jun 19

Despite 40-plus years of interventions, patient satisfaction with access to NHS general practice continues to drop. We reviewed and sorted 449 previous attempts at improving access into a catalogue for policymakers, researchers, and clinicians. THIS summary: ths.im/44njDJG Full paper: ths.im/4lgXkew

Women in the foreground with two people in the background waiting in a waiting room

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THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · May 20

What does taking a holistic approach to improving healthcare look like? In this episode @kristinawk.bsky.social, #THISFellows Graham Pullin, Kurannen Baaki & @nielspeek.bsky.social explore pushing boundaries in research & learning from other disciplines to problem solve. Listen now ths.im/3YHQRQX

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Kristina Lutomya Wanyonyi-Kay @kristinawk.bsky.social · Apr 7

Worth taking part. I think it’s really important to see NHS data work for the people in the way they need it to.

East of England SDE @eastofenglandsde.bsky.social · Apr 2

We want to hear public opinion on NHS data use, opt-out choices, and key health issues as we work to ensure the SDE provides secure, transparent and trustworthy access to de-identified data for research. Take our quick, anonymous survey for a chance to win a £20 voucher!
👉 tinyurl.com/4fmpe5ma

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NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre @cambridgebrc.bsky.social · Apr 7

🚨 Learn about how a trial using the immunosuppressant Azathioprine showed possible breakthrough in treating Parkinson’s disease (AZA-PD trial)
>>> bit.ly/4jlUfss

@cuhnhs.bsky.social @uniofcam.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @cureparkinsons.org.uk #research #parkinsons

Groundbreaking Cambridge research indicates immunosuppression may help treat Parkinson's - NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre

Groundbreaking Cambridge research indicates immunosuppression may help treat Parkinson's disease - results presented last weekend in Vienna

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Kristina Lutomya Wanyonyi-Kay @kristinawk.bsky.social · Mar 16

Interesting!

Dr. Vickie Lynn Ph.D, MPH, MSW @lovinglife.bsky.social · Mar 16

What privileges do you have?

The Academic Wheel of Privilege is based on twenty identity types spanning seven categories: living and culture, caregiving, education and career, gender and sexuality, race, health and wellbeing and childhood and development. 🧪

ukrio.org/ukrio-resour...

Academic wheel of privilege - UK Research Integrity Office

The wheel shows 20 identity types in 7 categories: closer to the centre = more privilege. CC-BY, Elsharif et al. (2022), MetaArXiv https://doi.org/10.31222/osf.io/k7a9p

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Wellcome Trust @wellcometrust.bsky.social · Mar 7

Good data is essential for research. But it can be hard for researchers to find it.

The Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets is changing that.

This free tool lets you explore thousands of datasets from all over the world.

Learn more from @larseneault.bsky.social ⤵️
www.linkedin.com/pulse/creati...

An illustration of an open book, showing a map of the world. Pins in the map lead to lines going past the top of the image, suggesting a reader getting information.

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Kristina Lutomya Wanyonyi-Kay @kristinawk.bsky.social · Mar 8

Fluoride!? So basically anything about brushing your teeth properly.

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Kristina Lutomya Wanyonyi-Kay @kristinawk.bsky.social · Mar 8

A must-read for IWD. Hopefully, Femtech companies are paying attention and working more closely with women in design.
Can NHS Digitalisation Improve Women’s Health? | The King's Fund
www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

Can NHS Digitalisation Improve Women’s Health? | The King's Fund

Women’s health has long been overlooked and neglected. Could digitalisation help improve this situation? Loreen Chikwira and Danielle Jefferies think so.

www.kingsfund.org.uk