Working on health protection research, @DHSCgovuk, @NIHRresearch. Previously @UKHSA and @LSHTM. 🇦🇺 🇮🇹 🇬🇧 she/her. My views only.
Joined December 2019
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16 Nov 2023
Great to be at the #UKHSA23 conference. Learning about avian influenza, vector borne disease expansion with climate change, JCVI governance, pandemic preparedness and finally AMR (@connie_longmate pictured). Fantastic to see the One Health focus throughout.
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9 Oct 2023
By March 2022, over 2.5 million people in the UK had been recruited into covid-19 clinical
trials!! 🤯
Huge effort on behalf of research and clinical staff, and the amazing people who volunteered
9 Oct 2023
Hearing from @SaulFaust as plenary speaker at the @SouthamptonBRC open day
The experience of clinical trials during the pandemic, and what it means for the future of trial delivery in the UK
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24 Aug 2023
If you only read one thing today, read this from the Royal Society.
Long story short: NPI's work to reduce transmission and there is "every reason" to think they will be used in future pandemics. #COVID19
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24 May 2023
Could you help shape the future of #Covid treatment?
Find a research study that needs your help: bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk/…
#BePartOfResearch
ALT Are you interested in research into covid? #BePartofResearch. We have over 200 studies looking for people to take part.
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20 May 2023
The NHS is a world leader in research & innovation in healthcare 🎉
On International Clinical Trials Day we celebrate the vital role research plays to improve patients' lives.
Watch @NHSEngland CEO Amanda Pritchard explain how you can #BePartOfResearch 👇
#nhs75 @NIHRresearch
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19 May 2023
Great to attend the @Leicester_Phage launch with @UKgovGHS, @The_MRC, and @innovateuk colleagues. Lots to learn and lots of potential.
@Leicester_Phage kickoff starting with live performance of "I'm being pulled in a new direction. But I think I like it!"
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26 Apr 2023
Members – Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Prescribing, Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection (APRHAI)
The Department of Health and Social Care is looking to appoint three new Members to the Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Prescribing, R…lnkd.in/eQqTFiuu
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21 Mar 2023
NIHR HTA funded trial
Are short, fixed course antibiotics safe and effective in critically ill patients with sepsis?
Project started and team working on set up
Need 50 UK ICUs! EoI welcome!
What this space for updates
fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/awa…
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15 Mar 2023
Check this example of great #science @UKHSA The photo shows our mock hospital ward where we study environmental risks of transmission to reduce #AMR and other infection risks #BSW23
15 Mar 2023
NEW BLOG: An important part of the work we do at UKHSA is about understanding how infections spread in different environments. Being able to reduce the spread of infectious diseases is key to preventing outbreaks and keeping the public safe.
ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2023/03/15…
#BSW23
ALT Photo of the Porton Down hospital ward, with two female scientists at work.
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28 Feb 2023
Members – New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG)
The Department of Health and Social Care is looking to appoint five Members to the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG). We are looking for cand…lnkd.in/e8Swh6WK
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24 Feb 2023
Want to work with us @DHSCgovuk?
We have 2️⃣ exciting 18 month @UKRI policy fellowships on offer, working on our new Areas of Research Interest to ensure that evidence informs the critical policy issues facing the NHS and social care. ukri.org/opportunity/ukri-po…
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20 Feb 2023
I've been co-creating an exhibition match for anyone interested in football, feminism, labour movements, and the history of all three. Please come along to the FREE event and share with friends! @AP_WFC @Yourallypally eventbrite.com/e/1895-game-t…
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17 Feb 2023
Very American focussed, but really fascinating and cogent summary of what funders, especially in health, have been thinking about
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8 Feb 2023
From @CMO_England's annual report last year, a great graph showing the drop in cycling in GB since the 1950s #dataviz
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11 Jan 2023
My first appearance in an illustrious cast of et al. Antibodies rock.
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12 Dec 2022
Congratulations! Could not have thought of someone better suited for this important role.
We’re delighted to announce @klouisewood as our new Chair! 🎉
All of us are excited to welcome Louise to the team and look forward to working towards our mission of bringing together and supporting health and medical charities to produce high-quality research.
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1 Dec 2022
Great to be at the Launch of Injecting Hope: The race for a COVID-19 vaccine @sciencemuseum
ALT Woman smiling in front of exhibition title “Injecting Hope”
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27 Nov 2022
Blood clot drug totally ineffective as post-Covid treatment, research finds on.ft.com/3EA9vz6
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25 Nov 2022
The 'flu season has started with hospital admissions rising, especially in children and the elderly.
If you are eligible please get vaccinated, including healthcare workers.
Antiviral medicines have now been authorised in primary care.
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23 Nov 2022
Open until 20th January! Have your say on UK AMR policy.
23 Nov 2022
Have your say on what should go into the next 5-year national action plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance. We encourage input from technical experts – including on human health, animal and plant health, food and AMR in the environment 👇👇gov.uk/government/consultati…