HSJ Editor @hsjeditor.bsky.social I am the editor of HSJ, the No1 source of news on the NHS, and have reported on UK health policy for over 20 years. Subscribe at hsj.co.uk for our unmatched coverage.
Rob Webster @nhsrobw.bsky.social CEO @WYPartnership, Visiting Prof @LeedsBeckett, Hon Doc @UniofBradford, proud Hon Fellow @TheQNI @RCGP, CEO of the year @HSJNews, CBE for services to NHS Leadership
Dr Habib Naqvi MBE @drhnaqvi.bsky.social Chief Executive of NHS Race and Health Observatory | Visiting Professor | Member: NHS Assembly | Board member: Somerset CCC; Mary Seacole Trust | Fellow: Faculty of Public Health |
Penny Pereira @penny-pereira.bsky.social Leading the Q Community at the Health Foundation. Helping improve health and care through collaboration.
steve the skeptic @policyskeptic.bsky.social government policy, health policy, evidence, statistics and sometimes other topics
Dr. Amy Drahota @amydrahota.bsky.social Associate Professor in Health & Care Evidence & Evaluation, University of Portsmouth. Interested in: health & care of older adults; falls and injury prevention; equity, diversity, & inclusion in research.
Welsh NHS Confederation @welshnhsconfed.bsky.social The independent membership body for all local health boards, NHS trusts and special health authorities in Wales.
www.nhsconfed.org/wales
National Voices @nationalvoices.bsky.social A coalition of over 200 charities making what matters to people matter in health and care.
Account monitored Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm.
⭐️Sonia Sparkles ⭐️ @soniasparkles.bsky.social Artist: SoniaSparkles.com
Patient advocate through visual art
Work at: NHS confederation
Improvement geek & care about wellbeing
(Sometimes referred to as Sonia Nosheen)
Mum first 👦🏻
Anna Charles @annacharleskf.bsky.social Health policy at The King’s Fund
Mel Pickup @melpickup.bsky.social Yorkshire lass, CEO Bradford Teaching Hospitals
Ian Green OBE @ianrgreen.bsky.social Charity Leader, NHS/Housing Association NED, HIV Activist
Prof. Kevin Fenton @profkevinfenton.bsky.social 🦋London’s Public Health Director
🦋I Explain Health Trends & Disease Threats
🦋Wellbeing Tips & Public Health Career Advice
🦋Following/being followed ≠ Endorsed.
🦋Follow For A Healthier You.
Max Warner @maxwarner.bsky.social Economist at the IFS working on healthcare, public spending and public sector productivity https://ifs.org.uk/people/max-warner
Huw Edwards @nhshuw.bsky.social Managing Director at University Hospitals Sussex NHS FT. Views are my own.
Jack Sansum @jacksansum93.bsky.social Policy, NHS Confederation
Ros Munro @rosaliasays.bsky.social Political anorak, baker extraordinaire and Senior External Affairs Manager at the NHS Confederation.
All views my very own.
NIHR PSRC: Greater Manchester @nihr-gmpsrc.bsky.social National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration (GM PSRC) -- We conduct high quality research to improve patient safety and narrow the gap in health inequalities in England.- B Ben @ben-charman.bsky.social Supporting NHS acute and mental health services @nhsconfed.org
Non-health posts represent strictly personal views.
- D Daniel Elkeles @danielelkeles.bsky.social
Mahmud Nawaz @mahmudnawaz.bsky.social Chair at @sth.nhs.uk
Non Executive Director at #Westfield Health
#OrganDonation ambassador for NHS Blood & Transplant
#APNA #Seacole Group
LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/mahmud-nawaz-736784a
Dr Deborah Fenney @dfenney.bsky.social Researcher: health&care inequalities, disability, sustainability.
Passionate about involvement & intersections. Living w/ endometriosis and other fun ltcs.
Proudly queer #LwiththeT
Views my own
London, UK
Maëva May @frusuk5.bsky.social Associate director Systems Engagement at Stroke Association. AMS FLIER. Health and research policy geek. Mother of three. 2x Immigrant (France>US>UK). Once upon a time equine internist. Happiest climbing a mountain, preferably with family and our pup. 
Kieran Lucia @kieranlucia.bsky.social Partner at Newmarket Strategy. All things global health policy and UK politics
Helen Hoyland @helenhoyland.bsky.social Working to support the adoption of Innovation in the NHS. Head of Commercial and Digital Innovation at Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber.
Addicted to Formula 1. Literary fiction. Lover of flowers. politics and policy nerd
Chris Branson @chris-branson.bsky.social Consultant & researcher in the health sector. Previously Head of System Development at NHS England. Data, Population Health, Integrated Care, Engagement.
PhD in Philosophy (Nietzsche). Books, films, art, theatre. Walking (esp. the NW Highlands). Whisky.
Layla McCay @laylamccay.bsky.social By day: Health Policy. By night: Author. Posts here on NHS / health policy plus a little book chat / random musings. For lots more book/author content, also join me on Instagram. Posting in personal capacity.
Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social Prof Operational Research , @UCL_CORU, passionate about health care, women in STEMs, defending liberal democracy (!). Member of @independentsage, posts personal. https://www.trumpactiontracker.info/
Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social DEI hire. Prof of Primary Care, Uni of Oxford. Researching digital health/ inequities, covid prevention (masks/ air quality). Wild swimmer. Mum to Rob (marine bio) & Al (doc). She/her. https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=QDCqsJwAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social Prof of European Public Health LSHTM
Co-Director European Observatory on Health Systems & Policy
Member Independent SAGE
Past President BMA & EUPHA
Committed to 🇬🇧 rejoining 🇪🇺
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/aboutus/people/mckee.martin
Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org The Resolution Foundation is an independent think-tank dedicated to lifting living standards in the UK.
Meaghan Kall @kallmemeg.bsky.social Epidemiologist, public health trainee, mom, wife. Formerly @UKHSA. Disability advocate. Born 🇺🇸 Migrated 🇬🇧. 🏳️🌈 Personal account.
Niamh Lennox-Chhugani @niamhtaohealth.bsky.social Personal views on integrated health and care policy and practice worldwide. Irish woman in the UK. Posts about gardens🌱for fun!
Paul Belcher FRCP HonMFPH 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @pauljbelcher.bsky.social European Public Health🔹Senior Advisor & Consultant🔹Fellow, Royal College of Physicians🔹Member, UK Faculty of Public Health - European Public Health Association🔹Advisory Committee, European Health Forum
LinkedIn https://uk.linkedin.com/in/pauljbelcher
Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics @pennchibe.bsky.social The University of Pennsylvania's Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE) is the leading scientific organization using behavioral economics to improve health. https://chibe.upenn.edu/
Charlotte Augst @charlotteaugst.bsky.social Londoner, mother of two, consultant around questions of health, care, community, influence and impact (previously CEO Richmond Group of Charities and National Voices). Head and heart. 🐈⬛ 🪴 ☕️ 🇪🇺 🌳
The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social The King's Fund is an independent charity working to improve people's health. Our vision is a world where everyone can live a healthy life. https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/
Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social DG 10 Year Health Plan at DHSC, working with NHSE. Ex Director of Policy at The King’s Fund. All things health and social care. Views my own. Requotes not always an endorsement.
To help shape 10 year plan for health please go to www.change.nhs.uk 
Helen Buckingham @hbuckingham.bsky.social Expert by experience in healthcare management & policy, Chair National Voices, Trustee RVS, NED PHIN. Also cook, wine drinker, reader, gardener, walker, armchair art critic.
Neil Tester @neiltester.bsky.social Interested in most things but especially health, social care and the voluntary sector. Freelance consultant: https://neiltesterconsulting.co.uk. Chair, Healthwatch Hertfordshire: https://www.healthwatchhertfordshire.co.uk/. My own views, naturally.
Partha S Kar @parthaskar.bsky.social Done a few things in Diabetes care
Loves Dogs, Bollywood; Comic books; Whiskey
Failed Tebbitt Test 🏏
Kloppite forever ⚽️
Motto?
“Dance lightly with life”
Jacob Lant @jacoblant.bsky.social Chief Exec at National Voices, England’s leading network of over 200 health and social care charities. Long time champion of involving people and communities in designing health and care services. Also loves DIY, libraries and Sheffield Wednesday. 
Ruth Rankine @rrankine.bsky.social Director of Primary Care, NHS Confederation
Saffron Cordery @saffroncordery.bsky.social Deputy CEO, NHS Providers; co-chair Agenda Alliance; coffee-lover; feminist; cat mother; occasional activist.
NHS Confederation (now known as The NHS Alliance) @nhsconfed.org Follow us on LinkedIn.
The NHS Confederation and NHS Providers formed the NHS Alliance on 1 April 2026. The NHS Alliance is the independent membership body that represents and supports the health and care system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Healthwatch @healthwatch.bsky.social Sharing info and occasional comment on health and social care. Spent over 35years working in NHS, Charities, patient and public involvement, health care NGO and volunteering in Mongolia etc.
Michael Wood @nhslocalgrowth.bsky.social Linking the NHS to the local economy. Advisor to several boards. Health, regen, devo, leadership and Blackburn Rovers.
Charles Tallack @charlestallack.bsky.social Ex-director of analysis @HealthFdn,ex-Whitehall civil servant & NHS England.
Love ideas, numbers, analysis, evidence, debate and challenge. Views my own.
The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social We are an independent charitable organisation working to build a healthier UK.
www.health.org.uk
Rhian Davies @statsrhian.bsky.social 🧮 NHS Data Scientist
🗣️ RSS Stats communicator
👩💻 #RStats educator
💜 Community champion: rainbowR, NHS-OA, R-Ladies+
🔗 rhian.rbind.io
🚣♀️ 🚴♀️🧗♀️ 🏊♀️🏃♀️🚐🎼 🥁 🧶🏳️🌈 she/her
Neil Churchill @neilgchurchill.bsky.social NHS director and charity chair. Unpaid carer, Byzantine art historian and south Londoner.
Stuart Hoddinott @stuarthoddinott.bsky.social Associate Director in the public services team
@InstituteforGov. Interested in the NHS, adult social care, and local government. All views my own. He/him
David Buck @davidjbuck.bsky.social Senior fellow in public health and health inequalities at The King's Fund (https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/). Bit of a magpie, don't necessarily agree with those i (re)share. Also over at twitter @davidjbuck.
Susan Michie @susanmichie.bsky.social #BehaviouralScience, Professor of Health Psychology, University College London. Director of Centre for Behaviour Change https://www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-change/centre-behaviour-change (also on BlueSky). Research on health, environment & AI potential.
Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social Usually found (professionally) talking about ageing, loneliness, health, care, ageism etc. Other stuff as the mood takes me 
Mary Dixon-Woods @marydixonwoods.bsky.social Director @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk @uniofcam.bsky.social. I study how to improve and innovate in healthcare quality and safety. Views: Own
Alison Leary @alisonleary1.bsky.social Professor of Healthcare and Workforce Modelling
QNI ICNO director
Senior consultant WHO
D.Pres RCN
MBE Modelling safety in football
Ex Millwall FC
"Wrenched Harridan." 
Marsha David @marshajdavid.bsky.social Health policy professional / NHS England EPRR / Chair - Young & Talented / Member - Hansard Society / Fellow - Royal Society for Public Health / Ex DHSC Ex Parliament / politics, parenting, social mobility
David Buckle @davidbuckle.bsky.social Policy and comms person interested in health and SEND. Medical Protection Society Head of Corporate Affairs. Chiltern Wood School Vice Chair. Mainly post about work related stuff but occasionally also film, music and politics. All views my own.
Emma Westcott @ecwestcott.bsky.social Executive Director, Strategy and Insight.
Social policy, politics, art, books, pottery, feminism, social justice, a cat or two. Own views.
William Lane @williamjtlane.bsky.social Policy, Public Affairs and Electoral Analysis (and occasionally Photography)
'Political Analyst' - Aaron H. Ellis
Views my own
Writes at https://thepartyanimal.substack.com/
Nigel Edwards @nigel-edwards.bsky.social Independent health policy and health care researcher and consultant. Hon Visiting Prof at HSMC. Senior Advisor at PPL, NAPC and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. Chair National Centre for Rural Health and Care
Jo Bibby @jobibby.bsky.social Calder Valley Kite Kollective
Prayer Collector
Dream Broker
📍Bohemia
Steven Cummins @stevencjcummins.bsky.social Geographer, population health scientist. Professor of Population Health @ LSHTM.
Chair of Governors, Harris Academy Greenwich; Trustee, Townley Grammar
Track/Road/XC (Cambridge Harriers AC), Lacrosse (Buckhurst Hill LC)
#obesity #food #running #lax
Tim Gardner @timgardnerthf.bsky.social Policy wonk at Health Foundation, interested in health system performance, health care quality and role of policy in driving improvement. Also cycling, coffee, cake. Views personal, etc.
Josh Keith @keithjosh.bsky.social Assistant Director of Data analytics at the Health Foundation | Data, analysis, health and technology | Views my own.
Kat Smith @profkatsmith.bsky.social Professor of Public Health Policy at the University of Strathclyde. Co-Director of the Centre for Health Policy & Co-Lead of SHERU (the Scottish Health Equity Research Unit). Interested in research, advocacy and policy to reduce inequalities.
Luke O’Shea @lukeoshea.bsky.social Director of Innovation, University College London Hospitals. Views my own
Julia Thrift @juliathrift.bsky.social People, places, public health
Lives in south London, interested in the world...
My own views, sometimes here: https://authory.com/juliathrift
Hazel Cheeseman @hazelcheeseman.bsky.social Chief Executive at UK public health charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) www.ash.org.uk
Dan Spicer @danspicer.bsky.social Work on local government policy and strategy - mostly health related, also currently working on engagement and participation. Curious about pretty much everything else. Some singing. Cats. (Politically restricted)
Ravi Gurumurthy @raviguru.bsky.social CEO, Nesta and Behavioural Insights Team. Governor, Health Foundation.
What I do: applied research, venture building, policy. Particularly in net zero, education and health. 
Nicola Fulton @nicolafulton.bsky.social Strategic engagement lead at www.genomicsengland.co.uk, on a secondment from www.ons.gov.uk. Ex-NHS England digital team.
Data, health, social care, autism, LD, caring, travel, gigs, coffee. A Scot who 💙s living in SE London.
Beth Thompson @drbeththompson.bsky.social Turning science into real world impact. Chief Strategy Officer, WellcomeTrust. Board of HubbubUK and Protas. Sometimes soprano. She/her
Julia Raifman, ScD @juliaraifman.bsky.social Evidence-based posts about public health & equity. All views are my own.
Prof Jim McManus, OCDS, D.Sc,FFPH,FBPsS, @jimmcmanusph.bsky.social Posts mine 🏳️🌈 |National Director, PublicHealthWales |Visiting Prof Unis of Herts & Bangor| Chair www.prisonadvice.org.uk | Trustee St Joseph's Hospice |Theology, Uni Roehampton |Caritas CSAN Theological Ref Grp Member| https://linktr.ee/jimmcmanus
Susan Hopkins @smhopkins.bsky.social CEO, UKHSA
Infectious diseases clinician and epidemiologist
Hon Consultant Infectious Diseases, Royal Free London
Hon Prof Infectious Diseases & Health Security, UCL
Steve Senior @stevensenior.bsky.social Consultant in Public Health. Recovering civil servant. Lapsed neuroscientist. Ex-paper boy and former donut stand operator. Ultracrepidarian. Elaborate food pipe. Denizen of West Yorkshire. Opinions my own, re-posts are not endorsements.
Rosie Benneyworth @rosiebe.bsky.social Interim CEO Health Services Safety Investigations Body. Passionate about improving care for patients. Mum of 2, love running especially with my springer spaniel. Views my own
Chris Ham @chrisham.bsky.social Health policy and management, cycling, walking, theatre, reading, and above all family, emeritus prof at University of Birmingham and formerly CEO of The Kings Fund
Jane O'Hara @janekohara.bsky.social Professor. THIS Institute, University of Cambridge. Patient safety geek. Also health services and policy researcher. Opinions: own. #academicsky #safetysky #hfesky #gardening 🌱
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5551-9975 
Steve Griffin @profstevegriffin.bsky.social Professor of Cancer Virology, University of Leeds.
Co-Chair, Independent SAGE
Clare Griffiths @statsgeekclare.bsky.social Demographer, former tweeting statistician and female data lad. Attempting to make a difference in public health analysis at DHSC. I ran the UK's covid dashboard. Now seen running parkruns. DMs not available. She/her 🍉🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social Epidemiologist/mathematician. Professor at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Author of The Rules of Contagion and The Perfect Bet. Views own.
New book Proof: The Uncertain Science of Certainty available now: proof.kucharski.io
Pritesh Mistry @mustbemistry.bsky.social A curious mind and a dose of skepticism |
digital technologies & innovation @ The King's Fund I Innovation Catalyst | #healthcare #healthtech blogger (views own)
Michael Marmot @michaelmarmot.bsky.social Professor Sir Michael Marmot is Professor of Epidemiology at University College London, Director of the UCL Institute of Health Equity and Past President of the World Medical Association
Professor Judith Smith @profjudithsmith.bsky.social Professor of Health Policy and Management @unibirmingham.bsky.social @hsmcentre.bsky.social Co-Director @BRACE-evaluation.bsky.social Chair and Trustee of @hsruk.bsky.social and Trustee https://excathedra.co.uk/
William Pett @wpett.bsky.social Head of Policy, Public Affairs & Research at Healthwatch England.
Dr Adam Benkwitz @drbenkwitz.bsky.social Reader at Birmingham Newman University.
Public health, mental health, physical activity, social recovery. PFHEA, CATE.
AVFC STH.
https://www.newman.ac.uk/staff/adam-benkwitz/
Gill Phillips @whoseshoes.bsky.social 🍋Catalyst for change in health care ++ Creator of Whose Shoes? approach to coproduction, helping people work together to improve lives. https://padlet.com/WhoseShoes/overview
#HSJ100 Wild Card ♥️♦️♠️♣️
Host of ‘Wild Card - Whose Shoes?’ podcast @WildCardWS 🎤
Karen Higgins @karenellab.bsky.social NHS : Primary Care : Voluntary Sector - developing cultures that help organisations thrive. #QISky
Currently found working mostly in Bolton and Greater Manchester 
Hashum Mahmood @hashum.bsky.social Senior Policy Adviser - Population Health
NHS Confederation 
Peter Sivey @petesivey.bsky.social Health Economist, University of York.
https://sites.google.com/site/petersivey
Also like live sport, music, reading, usual stuff really..
Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org IPPR is the UK’s leading progressive think tank.
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THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk We are The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute. We're strengthening the evidence base for healthcare improvement.
Based at the University of Cambridge and made possible by the Health Foundation.
thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk
May van Schalkwyk @maizie333.bsky.social Public health doctor & Research Fellow researching the commercial determinants of health @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social.
Independent SAGE @independentsage.bsky.social An independent group of scientists providing transparent advice during the COVID crisis.
Simon Bottery @blimeysimon.bsky.social #Socialcare guy at The King's Fund. Early riser. Available in stereo on Twitter/X. 
Alison Firth @alisonfirth.bsky.social Hi, I'm RCPCH's Head of Health Policy. I'll mostly be posting about child health policy, trade unions and women's football. All in a personal capacity.