Dr Gemma Hughes @gemhughes.bsky.social Social scientist. Co-Director Centre for Healthcare Innovation, Policy & Management, University of Leicester School of Business. Editor-in-Chief Journal of Health Services Research & Policy https://journals.sagepub.com/home/HSR
Tom Woodcock @drtomwoodcock.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow at Imperial College London School of Public Health. Interested in Data Science, Research Methods, Statistical Process Control, Quality Improvement, Epidemiology.
https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/thomas.woodcock99/about
University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk Official account for the University of Cambridge. Follow us for research, news, events and student stories from the Cambridge community 🎓📚
Chiara Dall'Ora @ora-dall.bsky.social RN, Associate Professor. Researching the health workforce, shift patterns, staffing levels to improve patient & workforce outcomes.
Robert Dingwall @rwjdingwall.bsky.social Consulting sociologist, researcher, writer and entrepreneur. Medical sociology; sociology of law; STS; ethnomethodology; CA. Re-post does not imply endorsement.
Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social Researcher | PhD | Ireland
#PregnancyLoss #ReproductiveHealth #ReproductiveJustice #WeightStigma #MensHealth #CDoH #COI #PublicHealth #SDoH #ImpSci #KnowledgeTranslation #GraphicMedicine
Katie Sheehan @katiejsheehan.bsky.social Professor of Rehabilitation, Bone & Joint Health, QMUL. UKRI Future Leaders Fellow. Physio. Chair Scientific Committee FFN & FFFAP. Fragility fractures, rehabilitation, and ECR support.
Beatriz Goulão @beatrizgoulao.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow (Futures Fellow) & MRC New Investigator based at the University of Glasgow. Statistician. Making research and statistics more relevant to patients and public.
Roger Kline @rogerkline.bsky.social Research Fellow, Middlesex University Business School. Disruptive innovator. Perennial optimist. Views are in my personal capacity
Patient Experience Library @patientlibrary.bsky.social Open access evidence base for patient experience, lived experience, patient/public involvement. www.patientlibrary.net
Claire Anderson @clairewynn.bsky.social Professor of Social Pharmacy, Division Pharmacy Practice and Policy, University of Nottingham. Trustee, Senate and Council member @rc-pharm.bsky.social
Trustee & patron @CWpharmacists.bsky.social
Fellow @FIP.org
Oxford, Goa.
#Pharmsky
Cristian Montenegro @crismontenegro.bsky.social "Marxist diversity, equity, and inclusion bureaucrat"
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/cristian-montenegro
Mona Bafadhel @monabafadhel.bsky.social NIHR Research Professor | Professor of Respiratory Medicine - King's College London | Consultant Respiratory Physician - Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
John Hurst @profhurst.bsky.social Vice Dean (International), Faculty of Medical Sciences and Professor of Respiratory Medicine at UCL.
NIHR Global Health Research Professor.
Mark Dayan @markgdayan.bsky.social Nuffield Trust head of public affairs and particularly nerdy about medicine policy, Brexit, NHS plans, and the Scottish and Northern Irish health systems. Edinburgh to Crystal Palace
Ruth Robertson @ruthrobbo.bsky.social Senior Fellow at The King's Fund analysing health and care systems and policy. Lives in Sheffield. Views are mine.
Joe Langley @joelangley.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/joelangley
Graham Scambler @grahamscambler.bsky.social Sociologist: philosophy, theory, politics, health & sport. #sociology #health
Emeritus Professor of Sociology, UCL
Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences, UK
New: ‘The Sociological Theory of Margaret Archer’ (Routledge, 2026)
www.grahamscambler.com
Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Newcastle University. Interested in understanding the intersection of medicine and criminal justice, but also likely to be talking about Japanese Roleplaying Games (JRPGs), running and Star Wars.
Gareth M. Thomas @gmthomas.bsky.social Reader | Cardiff University
Sociologist (Disability | Health and Illness | Reproduction | Stigma)
Co-Editor in Chief of 'Sociology of Health and Illness'
He | Him | His
Simon Conroy @acutefrailty-doc.bsky.social Acute & emergency care for older people, London
Ewen Speed @ewenspeed.bsky.social Sociologist interested in health policy and inclusive involvement...and cycling. Current associate editor of Journal of Critical Public Health, a diamond open access publication https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jcph/index
Ellen Stewart @profellenstu.bsky.social probably typing with a cat on my shoulder | Professor of Public Policy & Health @uofgussp University of Glasgow | Editor, Sociology of Health & Illness | Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences | author 'How Britain Loves the NHS' @policypress
@nielspeek.bsky.social @nielspeek.bsky.social
Amy Chandler @amychandler.bsky.social Professor of the Sociology of Health and Illness. Researching suicide, self-harm, bodies/embodiment and 'mental' health. Lived experience & liveability. Scotland/Edinburgh. She/her.
@d-liveability.bsky.social
#suicidecultures
Dr Rachel Broady @drrachelbroady.bsky.social Working class feminist academic. Research epistemic injustice, anti-poverty activism, media representations of poverty. NUJ activist. Admired Danny Dyer before it became fashionable. Views are my cat's.
It's not 'intolerant' to defend women's rights!♀️
Abi Dennington @abidennington.bsky.social Project Manager (ideas; solutions; budgets; timescales; review).
Patient, Public & Service User Representative / PPI(E) Collaborator.
Co-Production Advocate (physical, emotional and mental health).
Honda CBR600FT.
Please don't ask me to bake...
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.
@a-driessen.bsky.social @a-driessen.bsky.social
Kieran Walshe @kieranwalshe.bsky.social Professor of health policy and management at University of Manchester, UK. Research health reform, governance, workforce, quality, evidence - ideas not ideologies. Ultrarunner. Citizen of UK, Ireland & Europe. Son of an immigrant. He/him.
Prof Naomi Fulop @profnaomifulop.bsky.social Professor of Health Care Organisation & Management at University College London (UCL), UK
A director of Covid Bereaved Families for Justice UK https://www.covidfamiliesforjustice.org/
Proud daughter of a refugee
Views my own
Angus Ramsay @angusramsay.bsky.social Health services researcher, based in London. Occasional comments on music or theatre. Opinions stated are my own.
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.
Leonora Merry @leonoramerry.bsky.social Director of Comms & External Affairs at Nuffield Trust (@nuffieldtrust.org.uk). Advisory Group, Science Media Centre. Co-founder WonkComms (https://bsky.app/profile/wonkcomms.bsky.social). Mum of 👧🧒 👦. SE Londoner. Views: mine!
Mary Guy @maryjguy.bsky.social Researcher & Translator. She/her.
Research Interests:
EU, Ireland & UK healthcare law & policy.
Languages: French/German/Dutch-Eng.
Co-convenor @EUHealthGov.bsky.social
www.maryguy.com
May also post on other topics!
Sarah Jane Reed @sjanereed.bsky.social Senior Fellow @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social; health policy on both sides of the pond. Research interests varied — but lots on international comparisons and NHS reform.
@libbysallnow.bsky.social @libbysallnow.bsky.social
Dr Crystal Oldman CBE, RN, RHV, QN, FRCN @crystaloldman.bsky.social Chief Executive, the Queen's Instute of Community Nursing.
I am committed to high quality community nursing for every citizen. #protectnurse "Be at the table or you will be on the menu"
Oli Williams @oliwilliams.bsky.social Sociologist of Health & Illness | Lecturer in Co-designing Healthcare Interventions at King's College London.
Layla McCay @laylamccay.bsky.social By day: Health Policy. By night: Author. Might post on either or neither.
@sonjacambs.bsky.social @sonjacambs.bsky.social
Claire Hastings @clairehastings.bsky.social Post-graduate researcher at the University of Leicester.
PhD Fellow The healthcare improvement studies (THIS) institute.
Paramedic.
Loves music, festivals, the outdoors and reading
Laura Sheard @laurasheard.bsky.social Reader, Uni of Manchester. Qualitative methodologist. Health inequalities, implementation science, prison healthcare, quality of care, patient experience #hashimotos #1stgen #cycling #Bradford
Antonis Antoniou @antonis02.bsky.social Professor of Cancer Risk Prediction
Director, Cancer Data-Driven Detection
University of Cambridge
Genetic epidemiology, Data Science, Cancer prevention and early detection
Francesca H. Dakin @francescadakin.bsky.social Senior Digital Health Researcher at Oxford University
DPhil from @OxPrimaryCare @NIHRSPCR
https://www.phc.ox.ac.uk/team/francesca-dakin
Society for Studies in Organizing Healthcare (SHOC) @shocobhc.bsky.social Society for Studies in Organizing Healthcare (SHOC) sponsors `Organisational Behaviour in Health Care' (OBHC) conference. Affiliated to
@AcadSocSciences
Dr William Lea @drwilliamlea.bsky.social Acute Med DOCTOR | SENIOR CLINICAL RESEARCH FELLOW | Hon Snr LECTURER
Department of Public Health and Primary Care @dphpc.bsky.social Follow for research, news, events and other stories from the Department of Public Health and Primary Care.
@carolinecupit.bsky.social @carolinecupit.bsky.social
Margaret McCartney @mgtmccartney.bsky.social evidence
whopaysthisdoctor.org
Beira's Place
Tara Donnelly @taradonnelly.bsky.social Founder of Digital Care | Ex Chief Digital Officer for the NHS | Former NHS CEO | Interested in improving health & care | Keen on helping more people spend more time at home with great tech | Website: https://digital.care/
#TheresNoPlaceLikeHome
Emma Berry @emjberr.bsky.social (she/her)
Research Fellow at Aberdeen University.
Richard Hooper @richardhooper.bsky.social Professor of Medical Statistics @qmul.ac.uk. I study how to design evaluations of health technologies and health service interventions. Sometimes I just make patterns.
Dr Phoebe Averill @phoebeaverill.bsky.social Current @betterhchub-kcl.bsky.social Postdoctoral Research Fellow with an interest in improving mental healthcare. Previously: @imperial-ighi.bsky.social postdoc and @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk PhD student at @kingsioppn.bsky.social 📚
📍 London
Heather Cassie @heatherca.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow, School of Dentistry, University of Dundee
Justin Waring @justin-waring.bsky.social Dean of School of Social Sciences & Humanities, Loughborough University
Helen West RD @helenlouwest.bsky.social Eating Disorders Dietitian | THIS Institute Doctoral Research Fellow at King’s College London |
🔗 My Research 👉 https://bit.ly/48JWK3I
📚 Is Butter a Carb? 👉 https://amzn.to/3CjW6xT
📍Brighton
Charlotte Albury @charlottealbury.bsky.social Associate Professor & THIS Institute Fellow at University of Oxford, Dept of Primary Health Care | Somerville College | Communication in Healthcare | Health Behaviours | Qualitative Research | Own Views | 🤿🪴🐈🧶
https://www.phc.ox.ac.uk/team/charlotte-albury
Carolyn Johnston @drcjohn.bsky.social Anaesthetist, associate medical director. NELA QI lead, THIS Institute Learning system Cores fellow. Tayto fan.
Anna Dowrick @annadowrick.bsky.social Senior Researcher @oxprimarycare.bsky.social
Mostly thinking about cancer detection & gender-based violence (for work) and birds 🦜🦚🐧🦃🦅 (for fun)
🌈 she/her
Dr Nehla Djellouli @nehladjellouli.bsky.social Lecturer in Global Health at UCL Institute for Global Health
Catherine Pope @cjpope.bsky.social Professor of Medical Sociology, Nuffield Department of Primary Health Care, Oxford
Helen Crump @helencrump.bsky.social THIS Institute Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham's Health Service Management Centre / health & care policy and research
Clare Leong @drcleong.bsky.social Infectious Diseases doctor. Wellcome Clinical PhD Fellow @ THIS Institute. Interests in guidelines, HIV, global health, med ed, QI. Mum of two, currently on mat leave! She/her
Susan Wallace @susan-wallace.bsky.social Senior Research Engagement and Involvement Manager at The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute (@thisinstitute.bsky.social) at the University of Cambridge,
Chemistry PhD, mum, wife, cheese and mountain enthusiast, beginner crocheter, she/her.
Gemma Petley @gemmapetley.bsky.social Senior Comms and Editorial Manager at The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute (@thisinstitute.bsky.social) at the University of Cambridge.
Mum to two boys, baby bank volunteer, spreadsheet lover, pick and mix fiend.
Kristina Lutomya Wanyonyi-Kay @kristinawk.bsky.social Research Programme Leader @thisinstitute @Uni of Cambridge, Homertonian. Views own.
Isla Kuhn @ilk21.bsky.social medical librarian, swimmer, walker, foodie - will be mostly professional stuff, systematic reviews, with the odd bit of nonsense thrown in
@eli-lib.bsky.social @eli-lib.bsky.social
Tara Lamont @taralamont.bsky.social Working in and around health services research
Carol Sinnott @cmsinnott.bsky.social Academic GP, Cambridge/Wexford, lucky mom of two, all views my own.
Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social Evidence, policy, systems
Prof at LSHTM
Co-Director of Transforming Evidence with Annette Boaz
Transforming Evidence @transformevidence.bsky.social Global collaboration improving research about evidence production, mobilisation and use, and sharing lessons about what we already know
Thea Stein @theasrstein.bsky.social Chief Executive @NuffieldTrust - curious and questioning. Listening and learning. Views my own.
Becks Fisher @becksfisher.bsky.social Director of Research & Policy @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social, NHS GP, Harkness 22/23, co-founder of Next Generation GP. She/her. Views my own. Usually running.
Rosie Lindsay @rosielindsay.bsky.social Research associate @thisinstitute.bsky.social based at the University of Cambridge. Views are my own.
Joanne McPeake @jomcpeake.bsky.social Professor of Nursing @thisinstitute.bsky.social University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. Interested in improving long term outcomes for patients and families following ICU and sepsis. Views: own.
Judith Green @judegreen.bsky.social London, UK. Sociologist at University of Exeter. Medical sociology; critical public health; academic publishing; methods, esp qualitative; mobility & transport; equity. Co-editor Journal of Critical Public Health. And here for random stuff.
Brad Wright @bradwrightphd.bsky.social Professor & Chair, Dept. Health Services Policy & Management, University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health. Views=mine.
@vicsimmons.bsky.social @vicsimmons.bsky.social
Deb Cohen @debscohen.bsky.social Broadcaster and writer | Senior visiting fellow, LSE | Escapee medic | Former health correspondent, BBC Newsnight | Science editor, ITV News | Investigations editor, BMJ | Scouse
https://www.specialistspeakers.com/?p=16769
Sonia Sodha @sonia-sodha.bsky.social Columnist & broadcaster. Presenting for BBC Radio 4, news reviews for This Morning & Sky News. Highly commended/shortlisted Society of Editors' Commentator of the Year 2023 & 2024.
soniasodha.com
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
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/
Karolina Kuberska @kkuberska.bsky.social Anthropologist, knitter, migrant, reader.
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." - M Phil Martin @mrphilipjmartin.bsky.social
Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk We are an independent health think tank aiming to improve the quality of health care in the UK by providing evidence-based research & policy analysis.
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk
Lisa Martin @lc200.bsky.social English teacher and lover of books.
@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social Visiting Professor in Public Policy, Sunderland University. Sunderland AFC loyalist. Inveterate Remainer. Durham City, UK.
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/bob-hudson
Tom Shakespeare @tomshakespeare.bsky.social Talks, writes, teaches. "The Ha-ha" & "The Ends" might make you laugh. Patreon https://patreon.com/Tomtalksdisabillity?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link
Sarah K @dr-know.bsky.social Researcher in digital, recovering academic. Data feminist.
On about games, books, cats, telly.
Always #LWithTheT
She/her
Robert Pralat @robertpralat.bsky.social Lecturer in Sociology and Public Health
Birkbeck, University of London
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.- K Kath Checkland @kathcheckland.bsky.social Health policy academic
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. 🐈⬛ 🪴 ☕️ 🇪🇺 🌳
Paul Wilson @pmw777.bsky.social Work in Manchester, live in Leeds. Co Editor of Implementation Science - Rapid Evaluation #REVAL #impsci Views my own.
https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/paul.wilson