Kirsty Roberts @kirstyro.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Trials Methodology and Deputy Research Director EDI Bristol Medical School. Trying to make research as inclusive as it can be. Working Mum who loves the outdoors ๐ฒ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐๐ซถ
Sarah Jones @sarahjpharm.bsky.social Mental Health Pharmacist, UK | PhD student (Bristol) and Lecturer (Bath) but here to share own views
Interests inc: Shared Decision Making; psychotropic deprescribing; Advanced Practice and the South West Pharmacy Research Network #SWPRN
Bristol Palliative and End of Life Care Research @peolcsw.bsky.social Group of Bristol University professionals conducting palliative and end-of-life care research. Coordinated by Charlotte Chamberlain, Lucy Selman and Lucy Pocock
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/projects/palliative-end-of-life-care
Charlotte Archer @charlotte-archer.bsky.social Research Fellow @ Bristol University. Mixed-methods research on primary care anxiety: labelling/diagnosis, prescribing, young adults.
Chris Salisbury @chris-salisbury.bsky.social Emeritus Professor of Primary Health Care, University of Bristol. Interested in how to provide the best health care to the people who most need it.
Dr Duleeka Knipe @drknipe.bsky.social #Mentalhealth epidemiologist, @SASHBristol co-lead.
Focus on #selfharm/#suicide, #domesticabuse, #srilanka, #inequalities #ethnicity & #migration. NSPA_UK exec
Formerly @dee_knipe
Full details: https://t.co/gIDm2wIK9e
Alice Harper @aliceharper.bsky.social NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Primary Care, University of Bristol 
@dremilybrown.bsky.social @dremilybrown.bsky.social 
ATHENA study @athenastudy.bsky.social NIHR129720 - ATHENA: AmiTritypline for the prevention of post-HErpetic NeuralgiA http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN14490832
Find out more at https://athena-study.bristol.ac.uk
Dr Jemima Cooper @jemimaacooper.bsky.social Senior Research Associate in Applied Health Research @ University of Bristol. Interested in all things behavioral science/intervention implementation & evaluation. Supporter of all things physical activity (and CFC!) ๐โโ๏ธโฝ๏ธ
Pete Edwards @peteredwards.bsky.social GP in Bristol
Researcher @capcbristol.bsky.social
Researching for improved and safer healthcare for patients & providers
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=Km1NTysAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
Jessica Watson @drjessicawatson.bsky.social GP, Lecturer & mother of four. Chair of PACT. Interested in rational use of blood tests, trying to avoid overdiagnosis. Violinist, wild swimming and cycling.
Katie Smith @katie-smith4.bsky.social Domestic violence and abuse researcher. 
Louise, Prof/Dr @louiselocock.bsky.social Mostly retired qualitative health services researcher, linguist, europhile, cat lover. Other animals welcome.
Mostly in Oxford, occasionally in Aberdeen
I block if you have no bio or posts
She/her
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8109-1930
John MacArtney @johnmacartney.bsky.social Marie Curie Associate Professor
Sociologist of dying, palliative and end-of-life care, and bereavement.
https://profiles.warwick.ac.uk/u1772723-john-macartney
Caroline Mitchell @dclovesgp.bsky.social #GPSky
GP & Research Professor
Keele University.
She/Her
Health Equity & Research Equity;
CBPR: community based participatory research
#inclusiveresearchSky
Deep End Research Alliance co-founder:
https://sites.google.com/sheffield.ac.uk/dera/ho
Jeremy Horwood @jhorwood.bsky.social Professor of Social Sciences, Uni of Bristol. Research: tackling inequities in HIV, sexual health, public health, primary care โข intervention co-design, evaluation, implementation โข qualitative methods.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7092-4960
Dr Kate Womersley @katewomersley.com Psychiatry Dr ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Research fellow @georgeinstitute @ImperialCollege | MESSAGE Co-PI www.messageproject.co.uk | www.katewomersley.com | #medsky #psychsky
Sue Richards @suzrich.bsky.social Professor of Health Services Research, Leeds. Psychologist who designs/evaluates complex interventions in applied health settings.
Parent, โ addict,๐ท honker & ๐ฅ to work off ๐ซ consumption.
All views expressed are mine & nothing to do with my employer.
NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) @nihrarcs.bsky.social We are the network of 11 NIHR (@nihr.bsky.social) Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs)
ARCs support applied health and care research across the country
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ARC South West @arcsouthwest.bsky.social One of the Applied Research Collaborations (@nihrarcs.bsky.social) funded by (@nihr.bsky.social).
We support applied health & care research across Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, and beyond.
More from us: linktr.ee/nihrpenarc
benhannigan @benhannigan.bsky.social Emeritus professor at Cardiff University, studying mental health systems and services. I blog at https://benhannigan.com/
Sophie Greenwood @s-greenwood.bsky.social Statistician and PhD student at University of Aberdeen. Interested in improving clinical trials, particularly regarding missing data and patient participation. https://rb.gy/8flw7k 
Dr Pauline Nelson @drpmanc110.bsky.social Qualitative researcher in #HealthServicesOrganisation @sheffielduni.bsky.social; โNornโ Irish; unpaid carer; tea drinker ๐ซ
Sabi Redwood @sabiredwood.bsky.social Professor of Social Science Applied to Health and Care at the University of Bristol Medical School; NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West director. Researching implementation and inequalities using qualitative methods and coproduction approaches.
Sarah K @dr-know.bsky.social Researcher in digital, recovering academic. Data feminist.
On about games, books, cats, telly.
Always #LWithTheT
She/her
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 ๐ฑ
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5551-9975 
Louca-Mai Brady @louca-mai.bsky.social Reader in #YouthInvolvement and Health @herts.ac.uk. #PublicInvolvement #CYPHealthParticipation, qual & participatory research methods. She/her
www.go.herts.ac.uk/loucamai_brady
Sarah Briggs @sarahbriggs.bsky.social NIHR clinical lecturer, academic oncologist researching environmentally sustainable healthcare, University of Oxford. Sustainability, planetary health, climate, ethics, oncology, genomics.
Also novice pianist, book-lover, allotment noob, northerner.
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
James Munro @jamesfm55.bsky.social Proud ex-CEO at Care Opinion CIC. 40+ years hanging around the NHS as doctor, academic, nursing assistant, patient, relative + hospital porter.
careopinion.org.uk
Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social Evidence, policy, systems
Prof at LSHTM
Co-Director of Transforming Evidence with Annette Boaz
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
Sasha Scambler @sashascambler.bsky.social Professor of Medical Sociology at KCL, interested in health, disability, social theory, oral health and lots of other things. 
Katie Gillies @katiegillies.bsky.social Professor of Clinical Trials Methodology & MRC Senior Non-Clinical Fellow. Mixed-methods. Generating evidence to inform design and delivery of participant centred trials using behavioural science.
Carol Sinnott @cmsinnott.bsky.social Academic GP, Cambridge/Wexford, lucky mom of two, all views my own.
Mary Madden @feministgothic.eurosky.social Twitter migrant. Retired senior academic precariat. Sociologist. Applied qual research (health and lack of social care). Concerned about research quality and integrity. Monsters. Lit. Cult.
'A woman's place is in the resistance'
Emma Berry @emjberr.bsky.social (she/her)
Research Fellow at Aberdeen University. 
Lynn Laidlaw @lynnlaidlaw.bsky.social Living with a rare rheumatic disease and MLTCโs
Vocal about Co production and Public Patient Involvement.
Peer researcher
Interested and involved in Health research/ Policy
Trustee @hsruk.bsky.social
Kim Ozano @kimozano.bsky.social Global health researcher, expert in participatory research & co-production approaches. Director of The Stop Collaborate and Listen Agency and Host of Connecting Citizens to Science Podcast https://bit.ly/Follow_CCS
Amy M. Russell @amymrussell.bsky.social Associate Professor Health Inequalities @UniversityLeeds #Qualitative health research to improve inclusion in research & healthcare. Working with people with a learning disability to innovate in creative methods for inclusion. https://linktr.ee/amymrussell
Marie Bryce @mariebryce.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow, University of Plymouth. Research: healthcare workforce, health professions regulation, clinical education. Social scientist, qualitative & mixed methods.
Chris Graham @chrisgrahamuk.bsky.social Chief Executive at Picker. Interested in health policy, person centred care, and in understanding, measuring, and improving patient and staff experiences. All views are my own, reposts are not endorsements.
Lauren Herckis @laurenherckis.bsky.social Anthropologist, global health and learning science researcher, digital archaeologist, and enthusiastic baker of cookies. Passionate about understanding technology adoption, data curation, and the future of postsecondary education.
The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social We are an independent charitable organisation working to build a healthier UK.
www.health.org.uk
Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social Work @alliancehpsr.bsky.social @WHO.int on #HealthSystems, #NCDs, #HealthTaxes, #ClimateCrisis. @LSHTM PhD. Former @RockefellerFdn @WHOSierraLeone @WHO India.
Nadia Swann @nadiaswann.bsky.social PhD@UniofOxford
Translational Health Sciences
NIHR SPCR Doctoral Fellow
Director - BreakthroughT1D UK (personal views)
https://www.phc.ox.ac.uk/team/nadia-swann
https://breakthrought1d.org.uk
Louisa Burton @louisabu.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow, Academic Unit for Ageing & Stroke Research, Bradford, UK. Interested in improving life after stroke, communication, complex interventions. Into qual, mixed methods, coproduction. Mum of 3. Views my own.
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
Lucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social Professor Palliative & End of Life Care, Uni. of Bristol. Equity, community, communication, bereavement.
Founding Director Good Grief Festival https://bsky.app/profile/goodgrieffest.bsky.social
goodgrieffest.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5747-26
Marion Campbell @marionkcampbell.bsky.social Trialist; Methodologist; Statistician; Professor of Health Services Research; University of Aberdeen. Views my own. Hebridean.
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/people/m.k.campbell
Emily Wood @emilyfwood.bsky.social PhD, Health services researcher, mental health nurse, nerd, dog mum
Dr Suman Prinjha @sumanprinjha.bsky.social Associate Professor, University of York clinical trials unit & NIHR Research Support Service | social scientist, BACP psychotherapist | LTCs, health inequalities, EDI, research inclusion
https://www.york.ac.uk/healthsciences/our-staff/suman-prinjha/
Prof Amanda J Farrin @amandafarrin.bsky.social Director of Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit | NIHR Senior Investigator | innovative trials methods | robust development & evaluation of complex interventions | data science for trials
Cameron Gettel MD MHS @camerongettel.bsky.social Emergency medicine physician, health services researcher - geriatrics, care transitions, qual measurement. Current Yale EM | former NCSP Yale and Brown EM Residency.
SURGE Workforce Research Partnership @surgeworkforce.bsky.social The Same Day and Urgent Care Workforce Research Partnership (SURGE) is a collaboration investigating key workforce challenges within ambulance services, primary care, emergency departments, urgent treatment centres and urgent community response services. 
Dr Beth Jones @bethjonesresearch.bsky.social She/her. Qualitative methods fan, health research nerd, sphynx cat friend, mediocre powerlifter, kettle crisp enthusiast.
Victoria Tzortziou Brown @victoriatb.bsky.social GP, @RCGP Vice Chair, Research & Innovation lead @NHS_NELondon, @FSEM_UK sports medicine @QMUL . May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears. Views: mine
Dr Lucinda Hiam @lucindahiam.bsky.social 2025-26 Harkness Fellow @Brown School of Public Health and Boston College | GP and global public health doctor | Clarendon Scholar @UniofOxford | Commissioner on the @BMJ Future of the NHS | Member @RCGP | Honorary Member @FPH.
Dr Rowena Christmas @drrowenachristmas.bsky.social RCGP Wales Chair, ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟGP Partner, GP Trainer.
Safeguarding, Medical Ethics, Relationship based care.
Likes dogs & bikes. Hopeful despite it all. 
Thomas Round @drtomround.bsky.social Academic GP Kingโs College London primary care cancer research. Associate Editor British Journal of General Practice (BJGP). E-learning Royal College of GPs (RCGP)
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
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.
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 ๐งฎ NHS Data Scientist
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Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences @oxprimarycare.bsky.social Rethinking community healthcare through research, education, and innovation. The Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, is a world-renowned centre for academic primary care.
https://www.phc.ox.ac.uk/
Dr Nagina Khan @drkhan-do.bsky.social Ph.D, SFHEA, Senior Clinical Research Fellow in Primary Care, Director AHC Research, University of Kent | Associate Editor BMJ Mental Health | Senior Fellow BMJ Leader Co-lead Equity | Ph.D University of Manchester
Michael L. Barnett @mlbarnett.bsky.social health policy researcher, primary care physician, dad
Nada Khan @nadakhan.bsky.social Exeter-based GP, NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in General Practice at the University of Exeter, Associate Editor of the BJGP, and Clinical Lead at the CPRD. More importantly to me: Mum, and surfer.
Lucy Potter @drlucypotter.bsky.social Academic GP in Bristol- Inclusion Health/ Deep End GP. Improving access to General Practice for AND WITH people with severe and multiple disadvantage. She/ her. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5380-5361 
RACGP President @racgppresident.bsky.social Royal Australian College of GPs President Dr Michael Wright. General practice, health, policy, and patients.
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BJGP @bjgp.org We are the BJGP - the British Journal of General Practice. We publish primary care research + comment to serve the international community. Editor: @euanlawson.social here on Bluesky.
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Professor Frances Mair @francesmair.bsky.social Head of School of Health and Wellbeing and Norie Miller Professor of General Practice at the University of Glasgow
Director Multimorbidity PhD Programme for Health Professionals at the University of Glasgow
Promoting person-centred care and primary care re
Imelda McDermott @imcdermott.bsky.social Social scientist researching health policy, primary care, commissioning, and workforce.
https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/imelda.mcdermott
Health Policy & Politics Network (HPPN) https://hppnuk.wordpress.com/
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Nina Hemmings @ninahemmings.bsky.social Policy Fellow at @healthfoundation.bsky.social, chatting about all things primary and community care. Trustee @hsruk.bsky.social
Liz Brewster @lizbrewster.bsky.social I lead research on NHS workforce, medical education and health inequalities. Academic, northern, gritty. Often found on the coast.
Jane Cloke @clokej.bsky.social Running, anything from 5k to 50 miles
Research, health inequalities
Knowledge mobilisation, chasing impact
Greenspaces
Katrina Turner @katrinaturner.bsky.social Professor of Primary Care Research and Head of the Centre for Academic Primary Care (@capcbristol.bsky.social), Bristol. Academic mentor and certified coach. Integrates qualitative studies within RCTs to improve their design, delivery and intepretation.
Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social We are a leading centre for primary care research and teaching based at the University of Bristol, UK. We are one of nine centres that form the @nihrspcr.bsky.social. Visit: www.bristol.ac.uk/capc
NHS BNSSG ICB Research @bnssgresearch.bsky.social Supporting system health and care research.
https://bnssg.icb.nhs.uk/research-and-evidence/
@BNSSGResearch on X
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
Ann-Marie Towers @a-mtowers.bsky.social Professor of Social Care Research. Deputy Director of the Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit, Kingโs College London.
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.
Annette Boaz @annetteboaz.bsky.social Professor of Health and Social Care and Director of the Policy Research unit for the Health and Social Care Workforce (https://www.kcl.ac.uk/hscwru), Kings College London, Co-lead https://transforming-evidence.org
Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit @hscwru.bsky.social HSCWRU, at King's College London, conducts research into the workforce. Follow for news of our findings and upcoming free events. Director: @annetteboaz.bsky.socialโฌ Visit: www.kcl.ac.uk/hscwru
Joanne Spetz @joannespetz.bsky.social Health economist focusing on the healthcare workforce, institute director, live music fan, mother, cat lover, knitter, hiker, skier. All opinions and snark my own. 
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/
Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social Health Policy & Health Econ
Professor, WashU, School Public Health
Co-Director Center for Advancing Health Services Policy&Economics Research).
https://source.washu.edu/experts/timothy-mcbride/
Substack: https://timothymcbride.substack.com/
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