Tracey McKee
@traceymckee.bsky.social
Specialist Librarian. Mental Health. NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde (NHSGGC). Visit your local library! https://rightdecisions.scot.nhs.uk/mypsych-app/
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Tracey McKee
@traceymckee.bsky.social
· Dec 11
A starter pack for NHSGGC colleagues! You've been added if you state your association in your bio. If you want added/removed, let me know👍 go.bsky.app/PK9nyEB
Another journal taking action due to GenAI being used to write letters to the editor. #UKMedLibs
Strengthening authorship transparency for letters to the editor
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Another journal taking action due to GenAI being used to write letters to the editor. #UKMedLibs
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With case numbers for flu still increasing, we're continuing to encourage those who are eligible to come forward to receive their flu vaccine to help protect themselves and their loved ones.
More info 🔽
https://ow.ly/C9Ij50Xyzmn
Latest flu data here 🔽
https://ow.ly/UShK50Xyzmo
More info 🔽
https://ow.ly/C9Ij50Xyzmn
Latest flu data here 🔽
https://ow.ly/UShK50Xyzmo
November 27, 2025 at 10:26 AM
With case numbers for flu still increasing, we're continuing to encourage those who are eligible to come forward to receive their flu vaccine to help protect themselves and their loved ones.
More info 🔽
https://ow.ly/C9Ij50Xyzmn
Latest flu data here 🔽
https://ow.ly/UShK50Xyzmo
More info 🔽
https://ow.ly/C9Ij50Xyzmn
Latest flu data here 🔽
https://ow.ly/UShK50Xyzmo
Absolutely dire state of affairs.
More than half of UK novelists believe AI will replace their work
A new study by the University of Cambridge found many authors’ work has already been used – without their permission – to train large language models
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Absolutely dire state of affairs.
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Our investigation into Irish Department of Justice use of chatbots. The department hides behind disclaimers while deploying misleading chatbots.
@iccl.bsky.social @abeba.bsky.social @johnnyryan.bsky.social
www.iccl.ie/news/irish-d...
@iccl.bsky.social @abeba.bsky.social @johnnyryan.bsky.social
www.iccl.ie/news/irish-d...
Department of Justice chatbots mislead people seeking information
Irish Department of Justice internalises the AI hype and takes no responsibility for misleading chatbots.
www.iccl.ie
November 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Our investigation into Irish Department of Justice use of chatbots. The department hides behind disclaimers while deploying misleading chatbots.
@iccl.bsky.social @abeba.bsky.social @johnnyryan.bsky.social
www.iccl.ie/news/irish-d...
@iccl.bsky.social @abeba.bsky.social @johnnyryan.bsky.social
www.iccl.ie/news/irish-d...
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AI letters are flooding the medical literature. (gift link)
Thanks, Altman.
Thanks, Altman.
The Editor Got a Letter From ‘Dr. B.S.’ So Did a Lot of Other Editors.
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
AI letters are flooding the medical literature. (gift link)
Thanks, Altman.
Thanks, Altman.
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Scottish surgeon Robert Liston, was born #onthisday 1794. He was renowned for his speed and dexterity when performing amputations. This was in part due to the instruments he used several of which he designed himself. His long, sharp Liston knives were a staple of 19th century amputation sets.
October 28, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Scottish surgeon Robert Liston, was born #onthisday 1794. He was renowned for his speed and dexterity when performing amputations. This was in part due to the instruments he used several of which he designed himself. His long, sharp Liston knives were a staple of 19th century amputation sets.
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psychosisresearch.info/artificial-i...
There is some enthusiasm locally for using large language models (LLMs) to create more diverse patient and public involvement in clinical research - given PPI is hard to do. We at @psychosisresearch.bsky.social have some concerns we have summarised here.
There is some enthusiasm locally for using large language models (LLMs) to create more diverse patient and public involvement in clinical research - given PPI is hard to do. We at @psychosisresearch.bsky.social have some concerns we have summarised here.
Artificial Involvement? Why AI Does Not Replace Lived Experience in Psychosis Research. – Psychosis Research Group
psychosisresearch.info
October 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
psychosisresearch.info/artificial-i...
There is some enthusiasm locally for using large language models (LLMs) to create more diverse patient and public involvement in clinical research - given PPI is hard to do. We at @psychosisresearch.bsky.social have some concerns we have summarised here.
There is some enthusiasm locally for using large language models (LLMs) to create more diverse patient and public involvement in clinical research - given PPI is hard to do. We at @psychosisresearch.bsky.social have some concerns we have summarised here.
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This is located in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, close to Fullerton and Sheffield. It's a densely populated area near DePaul University. I'm pleased to see the community standing up against these despicable individuals.
October 25, 2025 at 10:13 AM
This is located in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, close to Fullerton and Sheffield. It's a densely populated area near DePaul University. I'm pleased to see the community standing up against these despicable individuals.
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Border patrol agents deployed tear gas on the 3700 block of North Kildare where residents say a landscape worker, a resident, and a woman on a bike were detained. Video from a resident.
October 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Border patrol agents deployed tear gas on the 3700 block of North Kildare where residents say a landscape worker, a resident, and a woman on a bike were detained. Video from a resident.
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My cartoon for the @theguardian.com books autumn reads special.
September 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
My cartoon for the @theguardian.com books autumn reads special.
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this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
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THREAD: v niche sport-based plea!
The N.U.T.S. (National Union of Track Statisticians) Athletics & Olympic Archive & Library will be evicted from its current premises in ten days, and urgently needs either a) a permanent home or b) temp storage.
Croydon area preferred but all offers welcome. (1/4)
The N.U.T.S. (National Union of Track Statisticians) Athletics & Olympic Archive & Library will be evicted from its current premises in ten days, and urgently needs either a) a permanent home or b) temp storage.
Croydon area preferred but all offers welcome. (1/4)
August 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
THREAD: v niche sport-based plea!
The N.U.T.S. (National Union of Track Statisticians) Athletics & Olympic Archive & Library will be evicted from its current premises in ten days, and urgently needs either a) a permanent home or b) temp storage.
Croydon area preferred but all offers welcome. (1/4)
The N.U.T.S. (National Union of Track Statisticians) Athletics & Olympic Archive & Library will be evicted from its current premises in ten days, and urgently needs either a) a permanent home or b) temp storage.
Croydon area preferred but all offers welcome. (1/4)
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Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you:
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
August 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you:
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
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Your regular reminder that librarians and statisticians are natural allies in the medical research ecosystem.
Us medical librarians resent being asked to help with such “assignments” and have written a paper about alternatives to systematic reviews for students. Tell your friends! @liblaura.bsky.social #medlibs
journals.indianapolis.iu.edu/index.php/hy...
journals.indianapolis.iu.edu/index.php/hy...
Rethinking Systematic Review Assignment Design in Graduate Health Science Education from Librarians' Perspectives
| Hypothesis: Research Journal for Health Information Professionals
journals.indianapolis.iu.edu
July 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Your regular reminder that librarians and statisticians are natural allies in the medical research ecosystem.
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Glasgow’s nightlife is in the “worst state it has been in since 1979”.
That’s according to the man behind one of Scotland’s biggest gig promoters, PCL Presents. He also owns Sneaky Pete’s in Edinburgh, and Broadcast.
That’s according to the man behind one of Scotland’s biggest gig promoters, PCL Presents. He also owns Sneaky Pete’s in Edinburgh, and Broadcast.
It’s legendary, but is our music scene out of tune?
A pulse check on Glasgow’s grassroots venues
www.glasgowbell.co.uk
July 19, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Glasgow’s nightlife is in the “worst state it has been in since 1979”.
That’s according to the man behind one of Scotland’s biggest gig promoters, PCL Presents. He also owns Sneaky Pete’s in Edinburgh, and Broadcast.
That’s according to the man behind one of Scotland’s biggest gig promoters, PCL Presents. He also owns Sneaky Pete’s in Edinburgh, and Broadcast.
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Reading a research paper that involves using AI in clinical settings?
This article has questions to help you critically appraise AI papers:
bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/...
This article has questions to help you critically appraise AI papers:
bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/...
July 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Reading a research paper that involves using AI in clinical settings?
This article has questions to help you critically appraise AI papers:
bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/...
This article has questions to help you critically appraise AI papers:
bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/...
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New comment piece by me & colleagues in @bmj.com on the using health data for research in UK
Processes are so complex and so slow now that less research is happening and we are wasting the enormous potential of the NHS to drive innovation
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Processes are so complex and so slow now that less research is happening and we are wasting the enormous potential of the NHS to drive innovation
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Health research in England is grinding to a halt
Wes Streeting, the UK health and social care secretary, announced in 2024 that “the NHS is broken” against a background of ballooning waiting lists, delays in disease detection, and reduced staff prod...
www.bmj.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
New comment piece by me & colleagues in @bmj.com on the using health data for research in UK
Processes are so complex and so slow now that less research is happening and we are wasting the enormous potential of the NHS to drive innovation
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Processes are so complex and so slow now that less research is happening and we are wasting the enormous potential of the NHS to drive innovation
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
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🧵 THREAD: Why the Cato Institute’s new paper on “misinformation panic” is dangerously wrong, and why it completely misunderstands the real crisis we face.
www.cato.org/policy-analy...
www.cato.org/policy-analy...
The Misleading Panic over Misinformation
People can’t agree on how to define misinformation and its related terms, making regulation nearly impossible. Instead, free expression serves as a better tool for discovering truth.
www.cato.org
June 27, 2025 at 6:50 AM
🧵 THREAD: Why the Cato Institute’s new paper on “misinformation panic” is dangerously wrong, and why it completely misunderstands the real crisis we face.
www.cato.org/policy-analy...
www.cato.org/policy-analy...
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AI is being used to justify firing workers at major tech companies, leaving those that remain to pick up the pieces.
AI code is being shoveled into crucial Google products, replacing trainers at TikTok, and worse.
This, in tech workers' own words, is how AI is killing jobs in Silicon Valley.
AI code is being shoveled into crucial Google products, replacing trainers at TikTok, and worse.
This, in tech workers' own words, is how AI is killing jobs in Silicon Valley.
AI Killed My Job: Tech workers
Tech workers at TikTok, Google, and across the industry share stories about how AI is changing, ruining, or replacing their jobs.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
June 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
AI is being used to justify firing workers at major tech companies, leaving those that remain to pick up the pieces.
AI code is being shoveled into crucial Google products, replacing trainers at TikTok, and worse.
This, in tech workers' own words, is how AI is killing jobs in Silicon Valley.
AI code is being shoveled into crucial Google products, replacing trainers at TikTok, and worse.
This, in tech workers' own words, is how AI is killing jobs in Silicon Valley.
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Useful read. "The hope for AI enabled care rests on three flawed assumptions: universal digital access, algorithmic neutrality, and technological sufficiency." Issue highlighted around focus on individualised over population level prevention
Can a digital NHS be equitable?
The wise @jessrmorley.bsky.social again cast some doubt on the benefits of AI for the NHS:
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
The wise @jessrmorley.bsky.social again cast some doubt on the benefits of AI for the NHS:
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Can a digital NHS be equitable?
Infrastructure and inclusion are key to the rollout of AI
Crisis aversion for the NHS lies in the greater use of technology, according to the UK government. This includes greater use of AI, to shift ...
www.bmj.com
June 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Useful read. "The hope for AI enabled care rests on three flawed assumptions: universal digital access, algorithmic neutrality, and technological sufficiency." Issue highlighted around focus on individualised over population level prevention
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I’m working with @glasgowbell.bsky.social this week and on my way to Paisley for a rally about proposed redundancies at UWS. If you’re staff or a student who’ll be there and want to chat - or if you want to catch up separately - give me a DM. You can be anonymous!
June 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I’m working with @glasgowbell.bsky.social this week and on my way to Paisley for a rally about proposed redundancies at UWS. If you’re staff or a student who’ll be there and want to chat - or if you want to catch up separately - give me a DM. You can be anonymous!
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Glasgow City Council is currently being impacted by a cyber incident which is disrupting a number of online services and which may have involved the theft of customer data.
Read more here: glasgow.gov.uk/serviceimpact
Read more here: glasgow.gov.uk/serviceimpact
June 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Glasgow City Council is currently being impacted by a cyber incident which is disrupting a number of online services and which may have involved the theft of customer data.
Read more here: glasgow.gov.uk/serviceimpact
Read more here: glasgow.gov.uk/serviceimpact
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“So many people tell us the same story — libraries and reading have been central to their lives, and who they are.”- Amina Shah
We were joined by Sir Ian Rankin @ianrankin1.bsky.social to launch our exhibition tonight, alongside National Librarian Amina Shah @aminatshah.bsky.social 🎉
We were joined by Sir Ian Rankin @ianrankin1.bsky.social to launch our exhibition tonight, alongside National Librarian Amina Shah @aminatshah.bsky.social 🎉
June 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
“So many people tell us the same story — libraries and reading have been central to their lives, and who they are.”- Amina Shah
We were joined by Sir Ian Rankin @ianrankin1.bsky.social to launch our exhibition tonight, alongside National Librarian Amina Shah @aminatshah.bsky.social 🎉
We were joined by Sir Ian Rankin @ianrankin1.bsky.social to launch our exhibition tonight, alongside National Librarian Amina Shah @aminatshah.bsky.social 🎉