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Rebecca Henderson @rebecca-henderson.bsky.social · Jul 31

The review also found a lack of evidence about who is most likely to be missed, highlighting the need for more research to understand and prevent inequalities at this crucial point of care.

You can read the full paper here:

doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

#PalliativeCare #Research #GeneralPractice #BJGP

Equitable inclusion of patients with cancer on the palliative care register: a systematic review in primary care

Background GPs are instrumental to palliative care in the UK and most practices maintain a register of patients with palliative care needs. However, many people with incurable cancer who could benefit...

doi.org

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Rebecca Henderson @rebecca-henderson.bsky.social · Jul 31

It’s important we address these challenges. Patients who are missed may not receive timely support to manage their symptoms, maximise their quality of life, or plan ahead for the care they'd like to receive at the end of life.

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Rebecca Henderson @rebecca-henderson.bsky.social · Jul 31

We identified several barriers from 24 studies. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the most widely discussed were difficulties proactively identifying patients given the time pressures, heavy workloads and limited resources currently affecting primary care services in the UK.

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Rebecca Henderson @rebecca-henderson.bsky.social · Jul 31

The first paper from my PhD research has just been published in @bjgp.bsky.social 🎉

Our review found that people with incurable cancer risk missing out on vital end-of-life support due to challenges faced by GPs when identifying patients who need palliative care.

doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

Equitable inclusion of patients with cancer on the palliative care register: a systematic review in primary care

Background GPs are instrumental to palliative care in the UK and most practices maintain a register of patients with palliative care needs. However, many people with incurable cancer who could benefit...

doi.org

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Rebecca Henderson @rebecca-henderson.bsky.social · Jul 11

... With my mum shouting in the background "GET OFF THE INTERNET I NEED TO USE THE PHONE!"

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Rebecca Henderson @rebecca-henderson.bsky.social · Jul 10

Congratulations!

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Hospice UK @hospiceuk.bsky.social · Jun 27

Everyone should get the end of life or respite care they need, no matter where they live.

But in remote, rural and island areas, that’s not a reality.

Long journeys, poor transport and staff shortages make it harder to get vital support.

More here 👉 www.hospiceuk.org/our-campaign...

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Rebecca Henderson @rebecca-henderson.bsky.social · Jun 25

To be fair, these are currently the only acceptable facial expressions.

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Lancaster University @lancasteruni.bsky.social · Jun 23

A report by the Northern Health Science Alliance (@thenhsa.bsky.social) co-authored by Lancaster University Division of Health Research authors reveals that older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely and in poor housing 👇

Westminster launch for report into poor health of older people in the North of England - Lancaster University

A report co-authored by Lancaster University reveals that older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely and in poor housing.

www.lancaster.ac.uk

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THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · Jun 23

Although there are record numbers of appointments, patient satisfaction with access to NHS general practice is decreasing. We reviewed & sorted 449 sources into a themed, curated catalogue of interventions to help guide improvement. THIS summary: ths.im/44njDJG Full paper: ths.im/4lgXkew

What’s been tried: A curated catalogue of efforts to improve access to general practice

Carol Sinnott, Evleen Price, Akbar Ansari, Rebecca Fisher, Jake Beech, Hugh Alderwick and Mary Dixon-Woods. BJGP Open 9 January 2025; BJGPO.2024.0184. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0184

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Rebecca Henderson @rebecca-henderson.bsky.social · Jun 20

I will always share this too. Everyone needs to read it.

I almost drowned when I was 6. In a busy pool with people standing around me - none of them realised I was drowning.

If my Dad hadn’t seen me go under from the opposite end of the pool, I wouldn’t be here today.

Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · Jun 19

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.

slate.com/technology/2...

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

slate.com

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Rebecca Henderson @rebecca-henderson.bsky.social · Jun 19

A great article that articulates some of my own thoughts on the assisted dying bill.

Increasing choice and improving palliative care isn’t mutually exclusive. We can do both. Even with the best possible palliative care, some people would prefer to have the right to choose.

Charlotte Augst @charlotteaugst.bsky.social · Jun 19

The deciding vote on the assisted dying legislation is happening very soon. I have been thinking about my own experiences of death and why I do think we should all have choice.
app.hsj.co.uk/2025/06/18/a...

Assisted dying must be the start of greater patient choice at end of life

As debates on the 10-Year Plan and assisted dying unfold, real patient agency in end of life care remains elusive despite clear public desire for choice and dignity

app.hsj.co.uk

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Rebecca Henderson @rebecca-henderson.bsky.social · Jun 14

No, that’s why I said the only obvious depiction. But isn’t that what the campaign claims to be about, explicitly representing and including seldom heard voices?

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Rebecca Henderson @rebecca-henderson.bsky.social · Jun 14

Interesting campaign.

But is it really inclusive when the only obvious depiction of the working class is an angry man on a council estate? 🤔

John Sandy @shand.bsky.social · Jun 13

Sometimes I love working at Channel 4.

And sometimes, I really, REALLY love working at channel 4.

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Marie Curie UK @mariecurieuk.bsky.social · Jun 13

"The whole system is in a perilous state due to a lack of sustainable funding & limited prioritisation of end of life care"

Well said @munirawilson.bsky.social 👏

❗️Whether assisted dying is made legal or not, it's crucial the UK government acts to improve end of life care.

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Inequalities in Cancer Outcomes Network (ICON) @icon-lshtm.bsky.social · Jun 12

🚨New review led by @lshtm.bsky.social researchers @wendesafari.bsky.social & @camaringe.bsky.social, funded by @cancerresearchuk.org, reveals key missed opportunities in tackling cancer inequalities.

Most interventions focus narrowly on screening, missing broader systemic issues.

👉 bit.ly/44d1Tk8

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Rebecca Henderson @rebecca-henderson.bsky.social · Jun 12

Deep in thesis writing mode at the mo & this is on my mind a lot more than it should be.

Do I edit out my em dashes, so I’m not accused of getting the bots to write it?

Or do I prepare an audit trail that proves I loved this *far superior* punctuation mark before AI was a twinkle in Altman’s eye?

Andi Zeisler @andizeisler.bsky.social · Jun 12

For my first @salonnewsroom.bsky.social piece, I wrote about how freaks for the em dash (me, and possibly you) will not stand by and cede our precious punctuation to AI www.salon.com/2025/06/11/a...

AI can’t have my em dash

Gen Z and AI have pulled a divisive punctuation mark into the spotlight.

www.salon.com

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Graham Scambler @grahamscambler.bsky.social · Jun 11

55,000 now dead, but there will be many more not yet known about.

Graham Scambler @grahamscambler.bsky.social · Jun 11

120 Palestinians killed and 474 wounded in the last 24 hours. And the West watches on.

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Ya'el Courtney, PhD @scienceyael.bsky.social · Jun 10

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RFK Jr. just fired the entire U.S. vaccine committee.

He says they were corrupt.
But here’s what he didn’t tell you… 🧾💰

#RFK #VaccineCommittee #PublicHealth

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Jun 9

🚨BREAKING: 300+ NIH employees call out the harm of censorship & politicized science in scathing email to Bhattacharya, demanding an end to political interference, a lift on funding freezes, & rehiring of fired staff whose work saves lives.

This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
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Front-page-style graphic titled “BREAKING NEWS” with photos of RFK Jr. and Dr. Bhattacharya in front of a government hearing chamber. Text reads: “NIH Scientists Sound the Alarm as Health Research Faces Historic Threat” and “NIH Employees Send Trump Cronies Scathing Wake-Up Call.”

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Marie Curie UK @mariecurieuk.bsky.social · Jun 10

It's good to see the government reconsider its position on winter fuel payments.

But this is no help to working age terminally ill people.

Even if they're living IN POVERTY, working age terminally ill people still can't get the payment - simply because they're dying too young.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jun 9

Winter fuel payments threshold to rise to £35,000, Rachel Reeves announces

Change means about 7.5 million pensioners in England and Wales who lost out on payment will have it restored * UK politics live – latest updates All pensioners with an income of £35,000 or less a year will have the winter fuel payment restored in full, Rachel Reeves has announced, after weeks of uncertainty over the decision to make a U-turn on scrapping the benefit. Ministers are restoring the automatic payments as a universal benefit this winter and then recouping the money when higher-income pensioners fill in their tax returns, as creating a new means test would be a highly complex option. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Marie Curie UK @mariecurieuk.bsky.social · May 27

People who are terminally ill should NEVER have to worry about being able to afford their bills or other essentials.

This is a truly sad and shocking situation – and it’s happening to people right across the UK. 💔

A screenshot of a digital news article, with the headline: Almost one in four dying people in Newcastle end their lives in poverty. Below the headline is a photo of a £50, £20, £10 and £5 note fanned out.

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Rebecca Henderson @rebecca-henderson.bsky.social · May 27

I'm sorry to read this. It's the worst. Six years since we lost our Chester and still such a gut punch when I think about it.

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Rebecca Henderson @rebecca-henderson.bsky.social · Apr 17

An intervention I’m guessing would be way more effective… it’s a bit radical though… more NHS dentists?

Rachel Burden @rachelburden.bsky.social · Apr 17

Should we be increasing flouride levels in water in some parts of the UK to improve dental health? Huge disparities between high and low income households - so do we need interventions like this to prevent hospitalisations?

Big debate about this - what are your thoughts? @bbc5live.bsky.social

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Healthwatch @healthwatch.bsky.social · Apr 17

JRF analysis shows clear public opposition to the ‘deepest cuts to social security since George Osborne. That the cuts will drive up poverty, particularly in Labour’s heartlands and fail to move people into work, with over 3m families affected by up to £12,000/yr
www.jrf.org.uk/social-secur...

Where will cuts to sickness and disability benefits fall hardest?

JRF analysis shows that more people receive social security for health issues and disabilities in Labour’s heartlands.

www.jrf.org.uk

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