Layla McCay @laylamccay.bsky.social By day: Health Policy. By night: Author. Might post on either or neither.
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. 
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
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
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!
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. 
Sally Gainsbury @sallygainsbury.bsky.social Senior Policy Analyst for the Nuffield Trust, writing and doing whatever-things-on-here-are-called about NHS funding, finance and healthcare equity
Sarah Scobie @sarahscobie.bsky.social Deputy Director of Research @NuffieldTrust. Interests quality of care, equity, end of life care, using data and evidence to improve health and social care. 
Thea Stein @theasrstein.bsky.social Chief Executive @NuffieldTrust - curious and questioning. Listening and learning. Views my own.
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.
Dave West @ HSJ @davewwest.bsky.social Deputy Editor of Health Service Journal. News on the English health and care system, its policy, performance and leadership.
https://www.hsj.co.uk/dave-west/2231.contributor?page=1
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
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
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
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 and without AI.
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 🍉🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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 
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.
Find out more here: linktr.ee/IPPR
Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk The UK’s leading independent think tank working to make government more effective.
➡ Find our latest research, analysis, events and opportunities
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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.
Harry QP @harryqp.bsky.social Director of IPPR. Progressive policy and politics. Non-Exec Director at West London NHS Trust.
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
Board member @FIP.org
Oxford, Goa.
#Pharmsky
Sabina Hafesji @sabinahafesji.bsky.social System & Provider Strategy & Policy @NHSengland #HealthPolicy
Co-founder & chair https://bsky.app/profile/nhsmuslimwomen.bsky.social
@hsjnews top 50 BAME leader 2022
Prev CQC & NHS Confederation https://bsky.app/profile/nhsconfed.bsky.social
Owen Jackson @owenjackson.bsky.social Policy 📑 | Science 💉 | Sport 🏈🏏🏉
Director of Policy
Trustee, 93% Club
Reposts ≠ endorsements, views my own
Tim Durrant @timdurrant.bsky.social Interested in how government works and how it can work better
🏳️🌈
Daniel Reynolds @danielreynolds.bsky.social Former journalist, think tanker and now director of comms @nhsconfed.bsky.social & @nhsemployers.bsky.social
Passionate about all things communications, CPFC and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
Prof Jane Sandall CBE FMedSci @sandallj.bsky.social Maternal Health Services and Systems, Safety, quality and implementation. Social Science researcher and midwife.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/slcps/our-departments/department-of-women-childrens-health
Patients Association @patients-association.org.uk We are an independent charity campaigning for patient partnership. For our social media community guidelines, see: https://bit.ly/3X9Hd83
Olly Clifton-Moore @ollycm.bsky.social UKHSA Director of Analysis and Intelligence Assessment. DfE lifer.
Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) @adphuk.bsky.social Supporting Directors of Public Health (DsPH) across the UK to promote and protect good health and wellbeing, prevent ill-health and reduce inequalities.
Royal College of Emergency Medicine @rcem.ac.uk The Royal College of Emergency Medicine's official Bluesky account.
RCEM is the membership body representing Emergency Department (A&E) clinicians and their patients, and working to #ResuscitateEmergencyCare
Royal College of Anaesthetists @rcoanews.bsky.social The RCoA is the professional body responsible for the specialty of anaesthesia throughout the UK. Please DM for enquiries.
Royal College of Physicians @rcphysicians.bsky.social
The professional home of physicians. Supporting our membership community, setting standards and using our voice to improve patient care. Together we're shaping the future of medicine.
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
Page monitored Monday-Friday 8am-6pm
The Royal College of Surgeons of England @collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social We support a global membership base of surgeons and dental surgeons throughout their careers. Rcseng.ac.uk.
Royal College of Nursing Library and Museum @rcnlibraries.bsky.social The RCN (@rcn.org.uk) Library and Museum is Europe’s largest nursing library. Use our services online or visit our libraries, exhibitions and events in person.
Get in touch via: www.rcn.org.uk/library
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Edward Jones @ejcjones93.bsky.social Health policy, football, politics. Views my own, but you're welcome to agree.
Liz Dobson @lizdobsonuk.bsky.social Director, CEO. Strategic change and innovation in the NHS and health-related real world data & tech landscape. Human centric systems thinking, data & AI, ethics, risk & governance. Alternatively cyclist, biodiversist and mum. Likes making things happen
Andrew Gregory @andrewgregory.com Editor, Health @theguardian.com
Sam Owen @samceriowen.bsky.social NHS Employers
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.
Rory Deighton @rorydeighton.bsky.social NHS Confed. Health Policy.
Megan Bennett @meganbennett.bsky.social All things Policy & Public Affairs for UK & Ireland at @medicalprotection.bsky.social. Recent MSc student at RHUL politics. Arts charity trustee & former Student’s Union President. Can probably be found chatting about health or politics. All views my own.
Sarah Tilsed @sarahtilsed.bsky.social @patientsassoc.bsky.social Partnership. Podcasts. Patients. Proud. Pizza. People. Pencilling portraits. Padam.
Views my own.
Nina Hemmings @ninahemmings.bsky.social Policy Fellow at @healthfoundation.bsky.social, chatting about all things primary and community care. Trustee @hsruk.bsky.social
Jim Palmer @jimpalmer.bsky.social Communications at NHS Confederation. I'll mostly be posting about the NHS, healthcare policy, and cricket. Views are my own etc.
George Johnston @george-johnston.bsky.social Senior Policy Manager - NHS Confederation.
Paramedic - Urgent Community Response.
NHS enthusiast.
Anglia Ruskin & Birkbeck (UoL) Alumni.
Social media activity is reflective of my views, not my employers.
Sarah Miller @sarahmillery.bsky.social Asst Director Communications, NHS Confederation. school governor,