The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social We are an independent charitable organisation working to build a healthier UK.
www.health.org.uk
Zack Ferguson @zackferguson.bsky.social Suburban Dad / Medical Registrar. ST6 Acute Internal Medicine. Honorary Lecturer in Med Ed. Leaves quite an impression (5ft3 to be exact). Likes POCUS, Barbecues and Guitars.
Tom Downes @sheffielddoc.bsky.social National Clinical Director for Older
People at NHS England. Interface Geriatrician at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.
Tom Welsh @tomas-welsh.bsky.social Geriatrician, Clinical trialist, Research and Medical Director at ReMindUK - The Research Institute for Brain Health, Bath @reminduk.bsky.social
Honorary Senior Lecturer - University of Bristol.
Visit our website! - www.reminduk.org
Sally Greenbrook @sallygreenbrook.bsky.social Policy manager @gerisoc.bsky.social Mum. School governor. Kiwi 🇳🇿 Brit 🇬🇧
@terenceongkk.bsky.social @terenceongkk.bsky.social Geriatrician. Universiti Malaya. Universiti Malaya Medical Centre. Malaysia
David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social NHS Acute Hosp Dr 37 y. GER/GIM. Ex DH Nat Clin Dir. Lapsed Academic. Policy Think Tanker. Ex BGS/RCP Pres/VP
Med Journalism. Byline: @BMJ_latest. Columns: health press newspapers. @mjauk
Manc-in-South. MCFC. Craic, Schlock, Sharing, Learning, Friends- E @eils13.bsky.social @eils13.bsky.social
@sean9n.bsky.social @sean9n.bsky.social
Penny T @pennyt.bsky.social Lead Nurse #HospitalAtHome
Views are my own
Navigating life with Leukaemia
Brian Dolan @briandolan.bsky.social Nurse, Speaker, Author
Originator #Last1000days (to value patients' time) #EndPJparalysis (to encourage patients to get up, dressed and moving)
Hon Prof Leadership in Healthcare, Uni of Salford;
www.healthservice360.co.uk
Brian@healthservice360.com
GeriPal Podcast @geripal.bsky.social UCSF doctors, Eric Widera & Alex Smith, invite the brightest minds in geriatrics, hospice, & palliative care to talk about topics that you care most about, ranging from recently published research in the field to controversies that keep us up at night.
Debora Price @gerontologyuk.bsky.social Gerontologist: ageing and the lifecourse, wellbeing in later life, social policy for an ageing society. Especially pensions, social care, financing later life.
Also ❤️ @UKDataService.
University of Manchester @OfficialUoM.
@geriatrgerontaging.bsky.social @geriatrgerontaging.bsky.social
Dr Mark Taylor @drmarktaylor.bsky.social Smallholder with sheep. Geriatrician/Frailty specialist at Royal Lancaster Infirmary. Passionate about service development, med education, family, MUFC and Sale Sharks Rugby Club
UK Hospital At Home Society @ukhahsoc.bsky.social Welcome to the UK Hospital at Home Society, which supports the development of Hospital standard, Acute care in patients’ own homes.
https://www.hospitalathome.org.uk
Asan @asanakpan.bsky.social Amateur photographer, Explorer and Geriatrician in Bunbury WA 🇦🇺❤️😊👍🏽
Lynn MacDiarmid RN @lynnmac.bsky.social #NurseSky | ANP Older People #GeriSky | Community Hospitals #NHS | Advanced Practice | CNO SPDMC-research | PhD Student #PhDSky | #QualitativeResearch | @Gerisoc.bsky.social #NAHP Council | ❤️ Scotland
ClaireClarkSLT @claireclarkslt.bsky.social Speech and Language Therapist #SLT in Aberdeen. Interests include dementia, frailty, dysphagia, care homes, person centered care. Also a Mum, yoga and wild swimming enthusiast
Holly Paris @bloody--holly.bsky.social Frailty Champion in God’s waiting room.
Brummie badass. @PierHealthGroup GP
@GeriSoc Community Group co-chair;
NHS Digital Health Leadership Programme Cohort 7 24/25
#ChooseGeriatrics ambassador on steroids
Holy Flowerpots @holyflowerpots.bsky.social Let’s all be nice to each other. We only have one planet so please take care of it. Medic, musician, Middle Earth (Birmingham UK)
shibs @drshibley.bsky.social #physician #dementia #delirium #disabled
Honorary Visiting Professor, School of Law and Social Justice
NHS practitioner health disability specialist
Personal views only
Charlotte Squires @charlottesquires.bsky.social Geriatric medicine registrar and PhD student researching care trajectories and geriatric syndromes. Small details and big pictures. Based in Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders.
Dr Linda Dykes @drlindadykes.bsky.social Emergency Physician & GP, UK, PGY30. Mainly Urgent Community Geris/H@H.
#MedSky, #FOAMed, Pro-EU, #smallholdingdream:🐴 🐶 🐔 🦆🐈⬛
Pers account, likes/RT≠endorsements, absolutely not representing my employer 😂 Rarely follows accounts with no bio! She/her.
Ian Tyrrell @iantyrrell5.bsky.social Acp in frailty. Always a physio. MSc advanced clinical practice. #TEDxNHS alumni. Creator of the Long Lie Podcast.
Rowan Wallace @rowanwallace.bsky.social Consultant Older People’s Medicine NHS Ayrshire and Arran. National Specialty Advisor Geriatric Medicine to CMO Scotland. Interests are Hospital at Home, ‘front door frailty’ and Pre-op assessment.
Jane Shanahan @janeshanahan.bsky.social Snr Care Home Pharmacy Technician. Anticholinergics, polypharmacy, deprescribing. Speaker at The University of Lancashire
#FindYourEvelyn
https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/author/jane-shanahan
Jane Masoli @janemasoli.bsky.social Associate Professor of Ageing Research, University of Exeter
Consultant Geriatrician, RDUH Exeter
Opinions own
Vicky Johnston @greyhoundvicky.bsky.social Physio specialising in frailty and falls prevention; past Chair of AGILE; British Geriatrics Society member; NHS stalwart currently working in primary care. Love my retired greyhounds, the great outdoors, and trail running. Based in Cumberland.
Chris, RN @seebeez.bsky.social Registered nurse and trainee ACP specialising in Frailty and care of the older adult. Interests: D&D, music, sci-fi & fantasy, and technology.
Zoe Wyrko @geribaby.bsky.social Loitering geriatrician, now doing housing rather than health. Would always rather be in my garden.
Dan Lasserson @danlasserson.bsky.social Professor of Acute Ambulatory Care, University of Warwick|Acute Medicine/ Hospital at Home |University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust | acute medical care out of hospital | point of care diagnostics #POCUS |patient experience
Lucy Lewis @lucylew79.bsky.social Consultant Nurse specialising in Frailty & Older People | PhD Candidate The CHOICES study | Wife & Mum | @fnightingalef.bsky.social Alumna | @Gerisoc.bsky.social Frailty & Urgent Care Special Interest Group Committee.
Adrian Hayter @dochayter.bsky.social GP at Runnymede Medical Practice and Medical Director for Clinical Policy at RCGP. Previous National Clinical Director for Older People at NHS England. Passionate to support Primary Care and lead better outcomes for Populations based on allocated resources
Debi Bhattacharya @debibhattacharya.bsky.social Professor of Behavioural medicine at University of Leicester, honorary professor at the UEA, primary care pharmacist. https://le.ac.uk/ Currently leading the NIHR programme grants CHARMER, IMABQI and the NIHR incubator for pharmacy professionals
Shelagh O’Riordan @shelaghor.bsky.social Consultant geriatrician, NHSE clinical lead for virtual ward/hospital at home. President elect UK Hospital at Home Society.
@kim-delbaere.bsky.social @kim-delbaere.bsky.social
Joanna Seeley @joannahnewman.bsky.social Specialist (SAS) community geriatrician in East Kent
Darzi Fellow alumni (KSS 2018)
Liz Lawn @lizlawn.bsky.social Retired GP with an interest in care of older people and Honorary Treasurer, British Geriatric Society. Own views. She/her
@physiocorinne.bsky.social @physiocorinne.bsky.social
Liz Sampson @proflizsampson.bsky.social Professor of Liaison Psychiatry- QMUL Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing and Royal London Hospital.
Researches interface of physical & mental health, delirium & dementia. Evangelical parkrunner
Lyndsey Dunn @lyndseydunn7.bsky.social Clinical Services Manager| Fife HSCP|
Chair @ Nurse & AHP Council British Geriatrics Society @gerisoc.bsky.social #NurseAhpcouncil
Volunteer at Age UK|
Frailty Specialist.
Jugdeep Dhesi @jkdhesi.bsky.social President British Geriatrics Society, Geriatrician POPS GSTT, Hon Prof Geriatric Medicine KCL, Deputy Director Centre for Perioperative Care, Clinical Lead NHS Elect POPS network
Jess @j-bagpuss.bsky.social Advanced Paramedic working in primary care in the UK. Frailty, cardiology, general practice, photography.
Esther Clift @estherclift.bsky.social Consultant practitioner in Acute Frailty, physiotherapist, Doctorate in Clinical Practice, lecturer at University of Winchester Anna Chaplain for older people
Claire Copeland @sparklystar55.bsky.social Geriatrician
Deputy Medical Director NHS Highlands
VP Workforce British Geriatrics Society
Advocate for older people, aging well and the workforce to support. Delirium, Interface, Sparkly Things 🌟
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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com Palliative care doctor 👩🏻⚕ Author 📚 Winner: 2025 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 🫀 Founder: Hospice Ukraine 🇺🇦 Rep: Clare Alexander at Aitken Alexander 📝
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Southampton Clinical Trials Unit @southamptonctu.bsky.social A CRUK-funded, UKCRC-registered clinical trials unit based @unisouthampton, with expertise in the design, conduct and analysis of healthcare research studies to improve diagnosis and treatment for the benefit of patients.
Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social Always in the Corner
JB3 @julietbravo3.bsky.social (Acting) NHS Trust Chief Medical Officer
Chris Tiplady @christiplady.bsky.social Haematologist. Medical Education. Realistic Medicine. Cycling.
🚴♂️ to work!
Blogs https://www.rcpath.org/discover-pathology/news/blog-the-empty-chair.html
Abi Rimmer @abirimmer.bsky.social Editor and reporter @bmj_latest
https://www.bmj.com/careers-articles
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Graham Murray @gkmurray.bsky.social Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at Cambridge University and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Trust. Interested in early intervention and personalised medicine.
Doctors’ Association UK @thedauk.bsky.social We are the voice of frontline doctors. DAUK is a non-profit professional association run by volunteer NHS doctors
GP Team: @dauk-gp.bsky.social
www.dauk.org
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
James Crosbie @jamescrosbie.bsky.social Consultant Colorectal Surgeon in London.
Interests in IBD and proctology. Run for fun, swim rather than the gym. ‘You’ll never walk alone.’
Catherine Walshe @catherinewalshe.bsky.social Professor of Palliative Care. Nurse. International Observatory on End of Life Care, Lancaster University. Editor, Palliative Medicine. #academicsky #hpm #hapc
@armorgan.bsky.social @armorgan.bsky.social Proud Registered Nurse background now working in extended clinical practitioner role. Love our NHS.
Interested in the older adult, frailty, maintaining independence, dignity, urgent community response, point of care testing, hospital at home.
Moya Duffy @moyafrances.bsky.social Retired GP, baroque music enthusiast , hopeful that Labour can get on with the job
Amar Hujan @amarhujan.bsky.social CT3 in Psychiatry - plans to be a general/old age psychiatrist maybe with a special interest in male body dysmorphia
Other special interests include: golf, yelling people about my broken thumb and shit jokes
BMA LNC rep for Black Country
Emily @docbotch.bsky.social Very much a small fish in a big pond, but hopefully a nice one.
Paediatrician, dog owner, mum, crafter, owner of wonky ears.
She/her
Dr Lisa Griffiths @neurogriffin.bsky.social FY3 doctor | PhD in neuroscience | Interested in pain medicine, anaesthetics, neurophysiology, MedEd | Humanist | She/her
Joe Pick @isitsleepytime.bsky.social Anaesthetics reg, big deal, amateur parent, interests include obstetric anaesthesia and wellbeing in the workplace. Association of anaesthetists trainee committee but all views my own.
Rose Gallagher MBE @gallagherrose.bsky.social Professional Lead Sustainability, Royal College of Nursing. Trustee for @UKHealthClimate #NurseSky
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 :-)
Dr Farbod @emergencybod.medsky.social Emergency Medicine Consultant.
Community EM Consultant.
Dad of 4.
#EatMorePlants
Passionate about equanimity and justice.
Detester of oligoanalgesia, inadequate sedation... oh and fascism.
#COYG
Amateur gamer and Poddist.
@eccochamber.bsky.social
He/Him
Jess Potter @drjesspotter.bsky.social Doctor in Respiratory Med & TB
Research: #HealthcareAccess #QualMethods #Migration #TB @UCL
Advocacy:
#PatientsNotPassports
Chair @UKAPTB
Trustee @Medact
Innovations Constituency @StopTB
Mark Poulson @poulsm90.bsky.social Husband, father, EM Consultant, Deputy CMO UHNM. Rugby, cricket, books.
Liz Herrieven @drlizherrieven.bsky.social EM/PEM consultant, learning disability & autism advocate, Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group, Down’s Syndrome Association, RCEMlearning blogger/editor, DFTB bubbler, QMUL PEM MSc hon lecturer, mother, no hobbies cos no other time left 🥴
Tim van Hasselt @tim-van-hasselt.bsky.social Neonatal doctor and Academic Clinical Lecturer, University of Leicester, UK.
Sarah Hallett @drsarahhal.bsky.social Paediatric Dr 👶. Mum. Choral singer. Coffee enthusiast.
🏥 #MedEd, politics, workforce & wellbeing.
👩⚕️ @rcpch.bsky.social Trainee Assessment Rep
⚕️ Ex-Chair @bma.org.uk UK Junior Doctors Committee 2019-22.
She/her.
Ben GT Coumbe @bengtc.bsky.social Resident Doctor | Med SpR | Aspiring Rheumatologist
Have left X permanently.
Interested in PG MedEd, Immunology, Immune Checkpoints, Autoimmunity
Proud Liberal | Rugby | Tennis
🏳️🌈 🇬🇧, 🏳️⚧️ally
London
Ed Palmer @doced.bsky.social Consultant in Anaesthetics & Intensive Care Medicine | Part time academic | R enthusiast | Sci-Fi fan | Dad
https://doced.github.io
Nick @nickopotamus.co.uk Recovered geophysicist. Amateur triathlete. Less amateur intensivist and anaesthetist. Health data scientist. Mostly here for the stats memes. Opinions own etc.
Janet Ashby @janetashby.bsky.social NHS GP federation director. Doctoral student at University of Bath in my "spare" time. Doing research on QI implementation in primary care.
Dan yusef @danyusef.bsky.social PEM and paediatric HDU doctor
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
John Launer @johnlauner.bsky.social Doctor, educator, writer. Columnist @bmj.com Own views.
Websites: www.johnlauner.com www.conversationsinvitingchange.com
Ellie @elliekane.bsky.social Beginner figure skater, acceptable baker and Palliative Care doctor, happen to be 🏳️⚧️
Carolyn Johnston @drcjohn.bsky.social Anaesthetist, associate medical director. NELA QI lead, THIS Institute Learning system Cores fellow. Tayto fan.
Richard Biram @richardbiram.bsky.social Geriatrician, Peri-ops, Cambridge
British Geriatrics Society - England Council Chair
Annie Farrell @drannief.bsky.social Superpowered auntie, special guardian, Londoner in Liverpool, GP, Chair @Liverpool LMC and Assoc Cheshire and Mersey LMCs, clinical lead for Liverpool Sexual Problems Service @AxessSexual Health
Chris Danbury @intensivist.bsky.social Enthusiastic cyclist and skier (poor at both).
Husband and father of three wonderful daughters.
Dog walker of Schnauzer and Sproodle.
Consultant Intensive Care Physician. Interested in medical law, especially Court of Protection
Hates running
Jim Crawfurd @jimcrawfurd.bsky.social A&E Consultant, Dad, occasional sabreur.
Tim Rogerson @drtmr.bsky.social EM & PRU Consultant AneurinBevan UHB & PHEM doc with EMRTS / Wales Air Ambulance - Dad to 3, believer, coffee drinker #MedSky #EMSky
Huckleberry Djinn @roshboshski.bsky.social Doctor. Hypnotist. Vermin. Described as ‘gay-adjacent’ by one of medtwitter’s foremost homosexuals.
Eloise @auntyemesis.bsky.social Paediatric neuro-oncology ANP. Co-chair of @cclg supportive care group. Passionate about chemo-induced nausea & vomiting. Mum of 2, runner🏃♀️ & hedgehog fan.
Oli Sims @olisims.bsky.social Doctor. Anaesthetics Trainee. Ambitions: Anaesthetics, ICM & PHEM. Reality: coffee dependence, impostor syndrome and not enough time to play golf.
Ronald MacDonald @rmacd.com doctor / musician / programmer
GMC 7998867
https://rmacd.com
cally pigeon @gasbagheera.bsky.social Dave Christie. ICM/Anaesthetics. Running obsessed and tormented by feline house-monsters. Living in Scotland’s forgotten corner.
Dr Nav Bahal @drnavbahal.bsky.social Anaesthetist, Guardian of Safe Working Hours, regional anaesthesia and pain doctor. Liverpool FC supporter.
RAUK Board Member - @ra-uk.org
Course Director BucksUSGRA #RASky
Robin Conibere @pharmrj.pharmsky.app Lead PCN Pharmacist & Partner bmg.link/us
A believer in the benefits of #pharmacy and #pharmacists #Pharmsky
Views expressed are my own t.me/PharmRJ
rbnc.cc
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.
Kate Polling @katepolling.bsky.social Mental health researcher, NHS psychiatrist, Clinical co-lead, SLaM's Clinical Informatics Service. Interested in health inequalities, self-harm, crisis care & using clinical data to make things better.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/catherine-polling- B Bokarelli @bokarelli.bsky.social
Russell Hathway @dochathway.bsky.social Dad, Dentist, Doctor. Specialty Registrar in Oral Medicine/Hon. lecturer, Bristol. Trustee for Dyslecsia Cymru/Wales Dyslexia. History geek. Views my own etc 🏴🇵🇭
#medsky #dentsky #oralmedsky