βCare workers received their lowest average percentage pay rise in six years, & experienced care workers earn barely more than new care workers; this is unsustainable. Urgent action is needed" @vicrayner.bsky.social responds to @skillsforcare.bsky.social's pay in #ASC report bit.ly/4se6fRu
25.02.2026 14:17
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Gerontology & Tonic with Dr Fawn Harrad-Hyde: Care homes and carers
Fawn will share her experiences conducting research in care homes and offer advice for other early-career researchers.
Our next Gerontology & Tonic: Care homes and Carers with Dr Fawn Harrad-Hyde
Join us on 19th Feb at 16:00 GMT
#Gerontology #CareHomes #SocialCare #EarlyCareerResearchers #BritishGerontologySociety
@fawnharradhyde.bsky.social @britishgerontology.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gerontolog...
06.02.2026 13:01
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Do ward changes affect outcomes differently in people living with dementia?
AbstractBackground. Ward changes during hospital admissions are associated with poorer outcomes, but their impact on people living with dementia is unknown
Sharing this paper again. Getting some good attention and hopefully will facilitate change in patient flow pathways for people with dementia in hospital. All credit to lead author @emmaelliott.bsky.social @arc-gm.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...
21.01.2026 19:22
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Are you an NIHR Predoctoral Award holder with a background in social care? Or have you supervised an award holder who does?
If so please can you get in touch? I have a potential applicant with a domicillary care / support work background who is looking for potential supervisors.
@nihr.bsky.social
19.01.2026 12:32
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31.10.2025 16:22
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π¨π¨π¨The CfP for the 2025 BSA #Death, #Dying and #Bereavement symposium is now open! This year's theme is #Care and #Caring, and the University of Nottingham is hosting us. Please submit your abstracts by Tuesday 30th September to bsaddb@gmail.com. We're looking forward to reading them!
16.09.2025 14:29
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Flyer for workshop titled Building Inclusive Practices around Mental Capacity and Consent in Palliative Care Research at RCP in London on 17th Oct
π’Registration now open: Building Inclusive Practices around Mental Capacity & Consent in Palliative Care Research
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13.08.2025 07:20
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Introducing Alissia Rae Harrad-Hyde, born Wed 2nd July 2025, weighing 6lb 4oz.
Thank you to my wife for carrying our beautiful daughter π
We were able to come home 24 hours after Alissiaβs arrival and we are enjoying settling into this long awaited new chapter of our lives.
12.07.2025 09:56
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Why is it so hard to do less in healthcare?
Iβm excited to share a podcast I took part in for THIS institute, we discuss why itβs so hard to do less in healthcare.You can find it on Spotify, Apple Poscast or Amazon music. Just search βlisten to THISβ Iβm episode 6. Or hereβs the link to the website www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/podcast/why-...
08.05.2025 10:26
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βIn the midst of day-to-day pressuresβ: dementia research for better future
Beatrice Godwin Memorial Lecture, join James Fletcher for a 45 minute talk and a 15 minute Q&A at the end.
βοΈ Beatrice Godwin Memorial Lecture
Free talk for #dyingmattersweek on the need for radical dementia research, with James Fletcher and chaired by Diana Teggi
8th May 6-7pm BST Online
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-the-mid...
30.04.2025 16:42
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Lovely to return to ENRICH Care Home Research Advisory Group at @nihr.bsky.social RDN West Midlands this morning. Thanks for the opportunity to talk to a fantastic group of care home managers and to seek crucial feedback on a new study that we are planning!
29.04.2025 16:09
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Thankyou :) please do get in touch if you have any feedback.
10.04.2025 15:22
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Thanks for sharing!
04.04.2025 19:53
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Thankyou for reading and for your feedback. Yes absolutely, ideally to bridge some of the gaps (eg staff wanting to keep people on site but not able to get appropriate support / meds etc) and improve a sense that staff across different services all have a shared goal of supporting the person.
04.04.2025 19:51
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Thankyou for your kind feedback and for reposting! I am glad you found it interesting!
04.04.2025 19:44
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Care home residents have complex needs & staff supporting them make complex decisions. Rather than focussing on keeping residents out of hospital we need to design health services that better support them. If we donβt they will continue to be seen as βout of placeβ in all settings they receive care.
03.04.2025 09:01
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Staff worried that in a busy hospital environment residents might require lots of support, receive poor care and βget worseβ.
But they also feared that residents might not get the tests / treatments they needed in the care home and were worried about being accused of βnot doing enoughβ.
03.04.2025 09:01
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In this study we interviewed 30 staff across 6 homes. In 3 homes, we also observed staff, talked to them and looked at documents they used during deteriorations.
03.04.2025 09:01
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Redirecting
New paper in which we argue that at times of deterioration care home residents are seen as βout of placeβ in both care home and hospital settings.
doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
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03.04.2025 09:01
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We found that whether providing care in the home or transferring residents to hospital, staff saw residents as both potentially vulnerable (at risk themselves) and as potentially dangerous (posing a risk to others).
03.04.2025 09:01
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Ethnography for Healthcare Improvement Summer School 2025 | shop@le
A short course designed for researchers and doctoral students to critically engage with the theory and practice of ethnography in healthcare settings.You w
Places are filling fast for our Ethnography for Healthcare Improvement summer school! 3 days 23-25 July, get expert training, networking, mentoring and support for your current and planned ethnographic work in healthcare. See shop.le.ac.uk/product-cata... for more details!
01.04.2025 12:13
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Two older people are sitting in a booth. One person is holding a blue ceramic mug and talking. The other person is smiling and looking at the mug. There is a glass of water with a lemon slice on the table. The restaurant has a menu posted on the wall.
A smiling older woman with red hair and glasses holds a red mug. She is at a table set for tea or coffee, with cups, saucers, and a piece of cake. The table has a yellow tablecloth. The background shows a cafe setting.
Two older men standing side by side. One man is wearing a red, zip-up puffer jacket. The other man is wearing glasses and a tan jacket. They are outdoors, with green foliage in the background.
Two happy older women are sitting on a sofa, smiling and looking at each other. One woman has red hair and wears a maroon cardigan and purple trousers. The other woman has curly light hair and wears a polo shirt and blue trousers. They both have glasses and are holding a newspaper.
If you're looking for photos of older LGBT+ people then be sure to check our our #AgeingWithPride collection.
The photos are free to download and can be used for both online and print.
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18.03.2025 16:41
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Fantastic news - very well deserved, important topic and youβre absolutely the person to be leading it. Congratulations!
17.03.2025 08:10
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Is it possible to donate unused, sealed needles anywhere?
I have ~45 of these 600 IUI/ml syringes with fixed needles from a round of IVF and it seems wasteful to throw them away (especially given that we paid for our meds!)
Applogies if the description is incorrect - best guess based on packaging
12.03.2025 17:31
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Do you know is this work has been published? I am about to have a search but would love to read more. We have a PhD student at Uni of Leicester Jenny OβDonnell (not on this platform) who is currently looking at the acceptability of talking therapies for care home staff.
12.03.2025 15:36
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