NIHR ARC Northwest London (NWL) @arc-nwl.bsky.social The NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Northwest London is one of 15 @nihrarcs.bsky.social funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (@nihr.bsky.social). We work with local partners in Northwest London on applied health and care.
Compassionate Leeds Programme Team @compassionateleeds.bsky.social 🪷 Cultivating a #trauma-informed approach to respond to the impact of trauma and adversity in the lives of children, young people and families in #Leeds. 🪷
#LeedsBecomingTraumaInformed
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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.
Picker @pickereurope.bsky.social We design and deliver original health and social care research. Our rigorous experience surveys advance thinking and policy around #PersonCentredCare, with the end goal of improving #PatientExperience.
Alexandra Naa Aduwah Lyyli Ankrah @alexankrah.bsky.social Public policy bod: working NHS, former Barrister-believer in social justice & being human together-Christian striving to be awake/WOKE & living life standing on Truth. Chair NBAA charity & member of The Liberal Democrat Campaign for Race Equality.🇫🇮🇬🇭🇬🇧
National AIDS Trust @nat.org.uk We’re the UK’s #HIV rights charity. We work to stop HIV from standing in the way of health, dignity and equality, and to end new HIV transmissions.
https://www.nat.org.uk/
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy @thecsp.bsky.social Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) - the professional, educational and union body for 67,000 UK-chartered physiotherapists, students and support workers.
Healthwatch England @healthwatchengland.bsky.social We make sure NHS leaders and other decision makers hear your voice and use your feedback to improve care.
Behind The Scenes in Health with Dr Ron @btsinhealth.bsky.social We discuss everything that happens behind the scenes in health including Alternative Healthcare careers for healthcare professionals.
Learning Disability England @learningdiseng.bsky.social Learning Disability England is a movement for change. Our members are people with learning disabilities, families, & organisations. We work for human rights, equality & good lives.
https://www.learningdisabilityengland.org.uk/
Royal College of Nursing @rcn.org.uk We are a trade union & professional body with over half a million nurse, midwife, HCA, AP & student members.
For membership and workplace queries: https://www.rcn.org.uk/Get-Help
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Rotherham NHS Library @rotherhamnhslib.bsky.social The Rotherham NHS Library & Knowledge Service provides evidence based information services for health practitioners, staff and students working at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust. https://www.trftlibraryknowledge.com/
Digital Health @digitalhealth2.bsky.social Leading health IT, digital health and NHS IT news | Market intelligence data expert | Host of @dhrewired.bsky.social and Digital Health Summer Schools
The King's Fund Library Service @kingsfundlibrary.bsky.social This account is no longer monitored.
Antony Tiernan @antonytiernan.bsky.social Director of Transformation Communications and Engagement at Department of Health and Social Care. Served over 20 years in the NHS. Proud NHS Charities Together trustee. Love running. Personal views etc.
https://linktr.ee/antonytiernan
Andy Ashcroft @nhsguy.bsky.social Director of Comms & Engagement: NHSSYICB. Sunday League CB. Former journalist. Hike the odd Mountain path. All views are my own.
Ross Wigham @rwingman.bsky.social Sometimes right, mostly wrong, always certain. Views personal. Dad of 3 girls| North East| director of comms|PR| Ex-hack| past chair of NHS providers comms leads
Chloee ☀️ @pr-suze.bsky.social here for the vibes, the tension & the "what happens next" 😏 ❤️🩹
Ben Capper @bencapper.bsky.social I do comms. I live in and support Liverpool.
Emma Welham @emwelham.bsky.social Communications officer @uhdnhs.bsky.social
Dorset dweller. Film History graduate. Mum of three. Enjoys art, cinema, reading, walks in the forest and being by the sea. #TeamUHD #NHSComms
https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/news
Michael Carden @mdcarden.bsky.social Currently leading comms for the London region at NHS England
@eloiseparfitt.bsky.social @eloiseparfitt.bsky.social
Ranjeet Kaile @ranjeetkaile.bsky.social NHS Communications Director, driving organisational innovation through AI, fostering change and creating better services. Helping to amplify voices and build communities to tackle systemic health inequalities across London.
Ali Barbuti @alibarbuti.bsky.social NHS Communications and Engagement Manager and former journalist now working in Manchester.
Marcus Duffield @marcus-duffield.bsky.social Ex-journalist, now NHS communications, likes live music (mainly from the late 1970s and early 1980s) and a bit of running.
Natalie Yost @natalieyost.bsky.social Experienced communications professional committed to nurturing talented and compassionate teams making a difference to public and patients.
Paul Cooney @pablocooney.bsky.social I’m the Assistant Director of Communications at the NHS Confederation - likely to post and share content about healthcare policy and comms 👋
Sean Thornton @seandthornton.bsky.social Director of Communications and Engagement and NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board.
NFFC season card holder.
Holly Cubitt @hollycubitt.bsky.social Head of Communications at Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS FT
Bhavna Patel @bhavnapatel.bsky.social SWB NHS External Comms Officer | Gamer | Movie nerd | She/her
Rachael @rstirling.bsky.social Photo-taker & houseplant addict 🪴• #NHSComms • open/cold water swimmer 🏊♀️
Michelle Summers @michellesummers.bsky.social Associate Director for Communications and Engagement Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board. Passionate about inclusion, communities and people participation. All views are my own.
Pete Austin @pete-austin.bsky.social Deputy Director, Communications in the NHS. Formerly Imperial War Museums, UAL and Goldsmiths. Founded a brand agency. Run a brand course at City University. Ex-news journalist. Views are mine (obvs)
Danny Love @danlove92.bsky.social Senior comms officer for an NHS trust. Love a quiz, football, TV and travel.
Michelle Baillie @michellebaillie.bsky.social Self-confessed chocoholic & shoe lover. #NHS #Comms by day, Supermum by night.
Sarah Williams @iamdigitalsarah.bsky.social Digital #Communications Lead, Devon Partnership NHS Trust. #NHSComms #nhs @dptnhs.bsky.social
Louise Lewis (Banks) @louisejb.bsky.social NHS comms at Pennine Care NHS - mental health, learning disabilities and autism in Greater Manchester. Love running (London 🇬🇧 and Tromso 🇳🇴 Marathon in 2025), netball, dogs (of course) and the great outdoors.
Carol Deans @caroldeans.bsky.social Proud to be a communications director in the NHS.
@georgieagass.bsky.social @georgieagass.bsky.social
Claudia Blake @claudiablake.bsky.social Communications Manager | Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Loves walks, my kids and sleep. | Proud to have fought off academisation at King Edward VII School. All views my own. #NHS #Comms
@katrums.bsky.social @katrums.bsky.social
Katie Lockley @katiecomms.bsky.social Head of Communications & Marketing at Aqua | Mum of 1 | CIPR & CIM qualified | #NHScomms #CommsHero
Chappers @chappers.org Accessibility / Web / intranet / social / patient information @ NHS | Brentford FC sufferer. Pdf killer. #A11y
Fiona Thompson @fiona-thompson.bsky.social Media and PR Manager for South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
💻 Check out our latest news: stsft.nhs.uk/news/latest-news
All views personal.
@sazzleyorks.bsky.social @sazzleyorks.bsky.social
Phil McNamara @phil-mcnamara.bsky.social
Karen Marie @karenmarie66.bsky.social Journalist in a previous life. NHS communicator since 2010. Mother of two amazing adults (but I would say that, wouldn’t I?). Three cats, too many shoes, lots of views - all my own
Debbie Rigby @debrigby.bsky.social NHS Communications Officer
Wife and Mum of two young people
Charity volunteer for Children’s Heart Association NW
Beckie Livesey @beckiecomms.bsky.social Head of Digital Communications | NHS comms and engagement | Strategic Electronic Patient Record and digital transformation comms 🚀
Ilario D’Amato @dossierhamer.it British & Italian. Professional journalist. Digital Communications Officer. MCIM CMktr. Author of #DossierHamer (http://is.gd/dml6GA), a book about the Germanic New Medicine.
He/Him
Ellis Turrell @ellisturrell.bsky.social Work in NHS public affairs. Former Parliamentary staffer and city councillor. Views my own.
Paul Hemingway @paulhemnhs.bsky.social A Director of Communications and Involvement in the NHS - proud to work for NHS West Yorkshire and the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership
Dave Shapland @inter-mezzo.bsky.social Chess fanatic ♟️| Communications professional 📢 | Health innovation enthusiast 💡 | History aficionado 📚 | Dedicated rambler 🥾 | Die-hard foodie 🍱 | Amateur mixologist 🍸 | Bedroom DJ 🎧 and most definitely pulling for ‘team cat’! 🐈
Laura McCarthy @laura-mccarthy.bsky.social Digital Communications Officer at Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust 💙.
All views are my own.
Jude Tipper @judetipper.bsky.social #NHScomms expert for NHS England’s Transformation Directorate (digital, tech, data, innovation & improvement).
Trying to lead with empathy, integrity and kindness.
Joe Freeman @josephfreeman.bsky.social Healthcare social media
Salzasal @salzasal.bsky.social Art, pets, animals, baking, comms, NHS, nature, wellbeing, music, stories, friends, family, laughter, good food, Provence rosé, Earl Grey tea
James Ludley @jpludley.bsky.social Evertonian. #GirlDad. Comms Thrive LDN and #NHSComms family. Retired Mobile DJ. Usually not too far from a powerful little girl. All mine unless witty.
Luisa @luisaclarke.bsky.social #NHScareers #NHScomms. Leading schools engagement @BucksHealthcare.bsky.social
All views/RTs personal.
Rob Knowles @robknowles90.bsky.social Optimistic Coventry City ST holder (Block 28) #PUSB. Husband and Dad. Work in #NHScomms. Enjoy a good book, collecting CCFC shirts, and #F1. All views my own.
Sarah Tipping @sarahtipping.bsky.social Head of Strategic Partnerships & Engagement @ Cardiff & Vale UHB
Board Member @ Melin Homes
Reader, runner, owner of a toddler.
Valerie Hill @valerieehill.bsky.social NHS Comms professional
Amanda Nash @manickmanda.bsky.social
Dan Charlton @dancharlton.bsky.social Chief Communications Officer in the NHS | Deputy Director, Centre for Health Communication Research | PhD student researching organisational change and leadership | NHS Communications Diversity Taskforce member
Pam Pye @pamcomms.bsky.social #NHSComms professional, ex-journo, wife, mum and dog mum. Passionate about promoting organ & blood donation. Hopelessly devoted to Everton FC and St Helens RLFC. Consumer of rock music, peanut butter, crisps and real ale! All views my own
Eve Hart @everunsthings.bsky.social Head of NHS communications, mum of three, marathon and ultra runner and parkrun volunteer. Happiest outside, up a mountain or by the sea.
Chris Lockwood @chrslckwd.bsky.social NHS Comms - Arsenal fan - Squash player
Jo Higman @johigman.bsky.social NHS / research comms ✍🏼
Tree hugger 🌳
Bird listener 🐦⬛
Trying to be zen 🧘🏼♀️
Telly, books, music 💖
AML traveller 💚
Row Gough @rowgo.bsky.social Working for the Isle of Man’s health and social care organisation.
Julie Crompton @jcrompton.bsky.social Communications Team Manager, Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Adrian Osborne @nhsadriano.bsky.social Deputy Director @PTHBhealth | passion - people - potential |🏳️🌈 husband | #LGBTQIA
Jaimee Lewis @jaimeelewis.bsky.social Interested in all things communications, health, social care, disability, inclusion, social prescribing and community-based health prevention. A writer and comms strategist.
Cara Charlton @caramc1974.bsky.social Born in Africa, live in #Northumberland.
#NHS #communications 💙
Love my boys, the sea, a book you can’t put down and travelling.
James Sharp @jamessharp87.bsky.social Chartered PR. Love plants and books.
Never give up on the good times.
Vanesther Hamer @vanhamer.bsky.social Comms lead for @healthinnowest.bsky.social. #NHS champion and #TransAlly.
Matt Tee @matttee1.bsky.social Former CEO of IPSO, Permanent Secretary and NHS national board member. Now to be found trying to make the NHS better and financially sustainable. Surrey General Committee. Dulwich Hamlet and Arsenal.
Adam Shepphard @adamshepp.bsky.social I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe!
Dad to Lucas & Elena / lesser half to Hannah
NHS communicator/writer/presenter #commsHero
School Governor
Long suffering #Everton / #ChicagoBears / #St.Helens fan
Views my own unless you’ve paid for them
Jonathan Pyke @jonathanpyke.bsky.social NHS comms at Oxford Health - dipping a toe in the BlueSky waters..
NHS Elect @nhselect.bsky.social NHS Elect is an NHS member organisation network. We provide health organisations with high quality support to supplement in-house management teams since 2002.
nhselect.nhs.uk
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.
Dr Sarah Brand @sarahgailbrand.bsky.social *Trombonist
*Music Therapist in forensic
mental health services
*Absolute Shower
📍Kent, UK.
Recordings of experimental improvised music:
https://sarahgailbrand.bandcamp.com
When nothing goes right, go left.
Join a union.
Siobhan @nhsactivistrn.bsky.social Nurse, Activist, Socialist
Campaigner for pay restoration & better conditions for NHS workers in the UK. Trade Union Rep. #FBPE 🏴 #nursesky #resist
90% healthcare current affairs, 10% random musings
Contact Me: https://www.nhsactivistrn.com/
Dr Andrew Meyerson @andrewmeyerson.uk NHS A&E Doctor // SOSNHS // Neurodivergent // 🇺🇸➡️🇬🇧
https://linktr.ee/andrewmeyerson
Dr Lennard Lee (Oxford University) @drlennardlee.bsky.social Associate Professor Oxford & Birmingham University | NHS Oncologist | HMG clinical advisor | @independentsage #cancervaccines lennard.lee@nhs.net
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
Jess Butler @jessbutler.bsky.social Lead Data Scientist, NHS Grampian + Senior Research Fellow, University of Aberdeen
Trying to do useful things with big, messy, high-security data. Huge nerd for open science and public health
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/people/profiles/jessicabutler
Shaun @sconner.net
Andy Cowper @hpiandycowper.bsky.social Freelance journalist: writes about health policy and politics of the English NHS in weekly column (£) ‘Cowper’s Cut’ on www.healthpolicyinsight.com.
Barts Health Archives @bharchives.bsky.social Explore nearly 900 years of history through the archives and objects cared for by Barts Health NHS Trust Archives. Part of Barts Health NHS Trust. Find out more at www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/barts-health-archives
Tom Pollard @pollardtom.bsky.social Head of Policy, Campaigns & Public Affairs at Mind | NHS Mental Health Social Worker | Previously at NEF & DWP | Views expressed here my own
Rhian Davies @statsrhian.bsky.social 🧮 NHS Data Scientist
🗣️ RSS Stats communicator
👩💻 #RStats educator
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Matthew B @matthewbroome.bsky.social Director, Institute for Mental Health, and Chair in Psychiatry and Youth Mental Health, University of Birmingham. Interested in psychosis, youth mental health, neuroscience, philosophy, phenomenology. NHS Psychiatrist in Early Intervention in Psychosis
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