NIHR Innovation Observatory @nihr-io.bsky.social The NIHR Innovation Observatory is a world leading health and care horizon scanning centre, providing data-driven insights to foster innovation and equitable access to high-quality care, hosted at Newcastle University. Visit our website at io.nihr.ac.uk
The BMJ @bmj.com The BMJ is patient centred, evidence based, and independent. Help us improve the health of our world with the best science, journalism, education, and comment.
NHS England @england.nhs.uk
Tom Foley @tomfoley.bsky.social Policy Enthusiast. Psychiatrist. Runner. PI on Learning Healthcare Project https://learninghealthcareproject.org
@jhoeksma.bsky.social @jhoeksma.bsky.social
Bob Wachter @bobwachter.bsky.social Chair, UCSF Dept of Medicine. Career: What happens when a poli sci major becomes an academic physician. Author, "A Giant Leap: How AI is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future." Hubby/Dad/Grandpa/Golfer
NIHR @nihr.bsky.social National Institute for Health and Care Research - we fund, enable and deliver world-leading health and social care research that improves people's health and wellbeing, and promotes economic growth.
Impact, Innovation, Investment, Inclusion
Beth Nichol @beth-nichol.bsky.social Research Associate @ NIHR Policy Research Unit for Behavioural and Social Sciences
Interested in prevention, Making Every Contact Count (MECC), and 'non-traditional' deliverers and settings for health behaviour change interventions. Dog enthusiast.
Newcastle University @newcastleuni.bsky.social Official page for Newcastle University UK, a founding member of the Russell Group of Research intensive universities, and a Global Top 140 university. #WeAreNCL
Fuse, the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health @fuseonline.bsky.social Fuse brings together 6 Universities in North East England & North Cumbria (Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Teesside, Cumbria and Sunderland) in a unique collaboration to deliver world-class #PublicHealth research. @nihrsphr.bsky.social member.
fuse.ac.uk
NUQualSIG @nuqualsig.bsky.social Newcastle University Qualitative Research Special Interest Group
Prof. Emily Oliver @ejoliver.bsky.social Psychologist and Professor of Behavioural Sciences @UniofNewcastle; interested in motivation and health. Director of the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Behavioural and Social Sciences. Keen on mountains & egg-chasing (She/Her)
Kat Jackson @drkatjack.bsky.social Researcher interested in alcohol, public health and feminist and sociological approaches to care.
Health and Social Care Committee @commonshealth.bsky.social We are a cross-party group of @houseofcommons.parliament.uk MPs. This account is not being monitored. Follow us at @hoccommittees.parliament.uk
Get involved 👉 https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/81/health-and-social-care-committee/
NIHR School for Social Care Research @nihrsscr.bsky.social We are working in partnership with practice and the public to build research systems and enhance the evidence base to improve adult social care.
AskFuse @askfuse.bsky.social Supported by Fuse, The Centre for Translational Research in public health. We bring public health policy and practice partners together with researchers from the 6 Fuse universities in Northeast and North Cumbria, England, to co-produce impactful research
Health Services Research UK @hsruk.bsky.social The voice of UK health and care services research.
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NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North East & North Cumbria @arcnenc.bsky.social Working together to achieve better, fairer health and care at all ages and in all places. One of 15 Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) @nihrarcs.bsky.social in England. Funded by @nihr.bsky.social
Visit our website at www.arc-nenc.nihr.ac.uk
@andyburnham.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social Mayor of Greater Manchester
PRIMIS @primisatuon.bsky.social The first-choice source of highly skilled, effective primary care health informatics support to academia, the health service, charities and industry in the UK https://linktr.ee/PRIMISatUoN
Based at the University of Nottingham
Research at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust @ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social Research & Innovation is an integrated service at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, including hospital and community services at Salford Royal, The Royal Oldham Hospital, Fairfield General Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary
NIHR ARC East Midlands @arc-em.bsky.social The NIHR ARC East Midlands is one of 10 ARCs (@nihrarcs.bsky.social) supporting applied health and care research, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (@nihr.bsky.social).
@herbkim.bsky.social @herbkim.bsky.social
Bluesky @bsky.app official Bluesky account (check username👆)
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Lucas França, PhD @lfranca.uk Immigrant, adopted Geordie 🇧🇷🇬🇧.
Physicist ⚛️, neuroscientist 🧠, and computer scientist 👨🏾💻. Assistant Professor. 🏳️⚧️ ally. (he/him)
Dr Louise Schaper @drlouiseschaper.bsky.social On a mission to fix healthcare. Leading & advocating for innovation of the health ecosystem at scale. Yes, I do have the coolest job! 💗
#digitalhealth #healthspan #informatics #AI #AIinHealthcare #MedSky #ClinicalInformatics #FemTech #HealthTech
Nicola Haywood-Cleverly 💙🌻🕊🌍 @nicolacdio.bsky.social Wife, Mum #MHadvocate #Carer
NED, CDIO & HealthTech Advisor, Mentor
Health, Social Care & Housing
#EthicalAI #Tech4good #Neurodiverse
Ade Byrne @adebyrne.bsky.social Loon. Ex NHS CIO doing a bit of work but mostly feeding the pigeons. Welcome to my echo chamber. I believe in nothing but it is my nothing.
Amy Freeman @duffnet1970s.bsky.social Wife, Mum and Geek. Chief Digital Information Officer at UHNM.
Alison Gardiner @alisongardiner.bsky.social Behavioural Psychologist, CEO and Founder of Sleepstation - the NHS’s largest digital sleep clinic. Deliver evidence-based programs of sleep support, digital CBTi and sleep coaching for the UK National Health Service and employers globally. #DigitalHealth
Steph Edusei @stephedusei.bsky.social CEO at St Oswald's Hospice & Chair of Eliot Smith Dance. Speaker & Coach. Mother, dance teacher and Guider
Mike Hosking @mikehosking.bsky.social #DigitalHealth & #HealthInformatics. Trained #OT passionate about #interoperability standards to enable sustainable equitable healthcare system design #FHIR #SNOMEDCT #openEHR
Gary McAllister @garymcallister.bsky.social CxO, working in London, book "An Introduction to Digital Healthcare in the NHS". https://amzn.eu/d/dzBGpP5
Nadia Kuftinoff @nadiakuftinoff.biz Digital Programme Lead at an NHS Integrated Care Board. Digital Health Leadership MSc. Passionate about innovation implementation, UX and evaluation.
Digital Health Rewired @dhrewired.bsky.social #REWIRED26 | 24-25 March 2026 | The NEC (Hall 2), Birmingham |
CPD-accredited | Hosted by @digitalhealth2.bsky.social
Dr Lia J Ali @liajali.bsky.social
Jess Morley @jessrmorley.bsky.social 100% health data nerd & OG swiftie. PhD Oxford Internet Institute. Previously Director of Policy Oxford Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science. Currently Associate Research Scientist, Yale Digital Ethics Center.
Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social physician-scientist, author, editor
https://www.scripps.edu/faculty/topol/
Ground Truths https://erictopol.substack.com
SUPER AGERS https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Super-Agers/Eric-Topol/9781668067666
Marcus Baw @marcusbaw.com NHS General Hacktitioner GP, NHS IT, Software Dev
Everything Digital Health everythingdigitalhealth.com
RCPCH Digital Growth Charts https://growth.rcpch.ac.uk/
Freelance Health Tech and Discourse Forum syadmin https://bawmedical.co.uk/
#CliniciansWhoCode
Nervecentre Software @nervecentresoftware.com A modern, UK-built EPR that's trusted and loved by some of the largest NHS hospitals.
Wes Streeting @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social Labour MP for Ilford North. Former Secretary of State for Health & Social Care.
Astrid Grant Hap @astrid-ghap.bsky.social Spanish at heart, a bit of a Brit. Passionate about better health and care enabled by digital, and a bit of a board game nerd.
Kate Warriner @katewarriner.bsky.social Chief Transformation & Digital Officer | @alderhey | @idigitalnhs | Chair @MaghullWindOrch
Ang Broadbridge @angbroadbridge.bsky.social Maternal mental health, social research and charities, plants, love a terrier, can be paid in paper goods and coffee
Dr Bronia Arnott @broniaarnott.bsky.social Evidence, practice, & public involvement to improve health & wellbeing from infancy. Newcastle University
Public Involvement & Engagement Methodologist - NIHR RSS
Knowledge Exchange Broker - NIHR PHIRST
Voluntary Sector Evaluation Scheme lead - NIHR SPHR
Angela Wearn @ang-w.bsky.social NIHR ARC Research Fellow @UniofNewcastle | Deep End NENC Advocacy & Engagement Lead | Inequalities; Prevention; Inclusion; Co-production | https://www.ncl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/people/profile/angelawearn.html
Paula Whitty @paulawhitty.bsky.social Former NHS Director, now freelance.
ESRC Centre for Sociodigital Futures @sociodigfutures.bsky.social We live in a sociodigital world – a world where society and digital technology are increasingly bound together. Founded in 2022, we bring together leading interdisciplinary expertise to explore sociodigital futures in the making. www.bristol.ac.uk/censof
Ewan Mackenzie @ewanmackenzie.bsky.social Lecturer/researcher in work and employment, University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Also a musician. Sociology of work(ing), inequalities, creative/cultural work, public sectors and healthcare. Views my own.
NIHR ARC Wessex @arcwessex.bsky.social NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Wessex 1 of 10 ARCs supporting applied health & care research in England https://linktr.ee/ARCWessex
#Lifechangingresearchfundedbythepublic
Jonathan Sapsed @jsapsed.bsky.social
Colin McGregor @colinmcgregor.bsky.social Digital Healthcare/Transformation, Maternity/Neonatal Practice Lead @ Apira and NUFC fan
Tom watson @tomcw.xyz Digital | Data | Creator |
Doing good or at least trying to
The Good Ship and Data for Action
Crap runner. Awesome eater.
Bio: https://tomcw.xyz
Steve Bunce @stevebunce.bsky.social Sleep Education Researcher. Apple Professional Learning Specialist. ADE, Sphero Hero! LEGO Education Academy Cert. Trainer, Google Innovator. Digital Storytelling, Play & Fun. A drummer at the very beginning of learning.
Jen Hicken @greatnorthmum.bsky.social World-class procrastinator. SEND parent and advocate. PhD researcher: lived experiences of neurodivergent university students. Knowledge Mobiliser. NHS by day. GMBPsS.
Josephine Go Jefferies @gojefferies.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Marketing at Newcastle University Business School - researching transformative use of digital services for health and well-being
Kathy Petersen @kathyspetersen.bsky.social GP partner and clinical lead for NENC ICB for learning disability, mental health and neurodivergence, co-chair RCGP learning disability special interest group.
I am passionate about parity of esteem and reducing health inequalities, RPNE
LJ Rich | AI For Good | Musical Keynote Speaker | TV Presenter @ljrich.bsky.social Music creativity technology presenter - ITU #AIForGood Global Summit host and co curator. Stage walker and show runner.
Professional Pianist, singer/improv songwriter. Lover of coasters, data, Rubik’s cubes & all sound.
@thinkingdigital.bsky.social @thinkingdigital.bsky.social
Andy S-C @andysc.bsky.social IBM Distinguished Engineer. Keen Maker and long distance runner. Co-inventor of MQTT
Doug Belshaw @dougbelshaw.com "Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it." (Epictetus)
Notes: https://substrate.dougbelshaw.com
Setting up FIELD STATION https://fieldstation.xyz
Caroline Phillips @hurdygurdygal.bsky.social Entrepreneur. AI maven. Hurdy-Gurdy musician. Vocalist. Renaissance woman.
@robamour.bsky.social @robamour.bsky.social
The NHSA @thenhsa.bsky.social The Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA) is a health and life sciences partnership between the leading NHS trusts and universities in northern England.
Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria (HI NENC) @hi-nenc.bsky.social HI NENC is one of 15 regional Health Innovation organisations. We are dedicated to supporting innovation into health and social care, to improve population health and drive economic growth. Visit: https://healthinnovationnenc.org.uk
NIHR PRU Behavioural and Social Sciences @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social NIHR Policy Research Unit in Behavioural and Social Sciences. Funded by NIHR. We provide independent evidence and advice on behavioural and social science to inform policy. Directed by Prof @ejoliver.bsky.social https://behscipru.nihr.ac.uk
Dan Steward @dansteward.bsky.social Pale Vegan Hip Pain. Research Assistant and mental health researcher at Newcastle University. All views and opinions are my own.
Care Opinion @careopinion.org.uk We want people to be able to share their experiences of health and care in ways which are safe, simple, and lead to learning and change.
Care Opinion CIC (non-profit) | https://www.careopinion.org.uk
Royal College of Midwives @rcm.org.uk The Royal College of Midwives is the UK’s only trade union and professional association led by midwives and MSWs for midwives and MSWs. Find out more about what we do at rcm.org.uk
The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social We are an independent charitable organisation working to build a healthier UK.
www.health.org.uk
Thomas Webb @thmswebb.bsky.social CEO at Ethical Healthcare https://bsky.app/profile/ethicalhealthcare.bsky.social. Digital Health person, likes ethical businesses Northumbrian.
Anne Marie Cunningham @amcunningham.bsky.social GP, Digital health. Living in the Mournes in Co. Down with Chris and Bonny the sprocker. Working for a sustainable, equitable society. Always learning. Previously 20 years in lovely Wales :-)
Tom Loosemore @tomski.com Partner at Public Digital, co-founder Government Digital Service, ex-BBC. Expect occasional small boat sailing.
Andrew Greenway @andrewgreenway.bsky.social Founder, Public Digital. Co-author of Bluffocracy. Still Countdown's most rubbish champion.
Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social Worked with 240+ tech companies to build user and/or developer audiences that drive adoption, revenue, and brand growth. 📓 Author 'People Powered' by Harper Collins. Not related to Kevin 🥓.
https://www.stateshift.com
Ethical Healthcare Consulting @ethicalhealthcare.bsky.social A non-profit consultancy that works with healthcare providers and their partners to enhance digital maturity and enable sustainable digital transformation.
Our mission is to make a positive and meaningful social impact.
Iain Buchan @profbuchan.bsky.social W.H. Duncan Chair in Public Health Systems, Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for Innovation, University of Liverpool @LivUni; public health physician; data scientist; social impact seeker; views own
Helen Bevan @helenbevan.bsky.social Change facilitator, co-designer of change interventions, speaker. Prof. of Practice in Health & Care Improvement at Warwick Business School. Advisor to NHS Horizons. Senior Fellow of Institute for Healthcare Improvement, USA. Views are my own.
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
Matt Edgar @mattedgar.social.coop.ap.brid.gy #Digital director in the #NHS, #SocialHousing non-exec, and history botherer in my spare time. I quit newspapers for new media in 1997. "You can always come back," […]
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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/
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
Dermot O’Riordan @dermotor.bsky.social Surgeon, Chief Medical Information Officer, Cyclist, Grandfather. Married to the more famous @LizORiordan.bsky.social and long may that continue!
#surgery #DigitalHealth
Prof Joe McDonald @comparesoftware.bsky.social Psychiatrist, NHS Trust Medical Director, Founder Great North Care Record, National Clinical Lead for IT, Digital Health Transformation Specialist, UX expert.
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
Documentally @documental.ly Story making, picture taking, writer & homesteader.
Autotelic prone to random acts of journalism.
(G5DOC)
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