GP & Clinical Lecturer, transposed from South East Ireland to East of England, and back again. Views expressed are my own.
Joined January 2011
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16 Dec 2025
Read our new review of how the candidacy framework has been used in research on access to general practice here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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24 Jan 2025
Despite record numbers of appointments, patient satisfaction with access to NHS general practice is declining. We and @HealthFdn reviewed 40 years of interventions into a themed catalogue to help guide improvement efforts.
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24 Jan 2025
Delighted that our paper which collates >400 attempts to improve access to general practice is out now in the @BJGPOpen
24 Jan 2025
THIS summary: thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/rese…
Full paper: bjgpopen.org/content/early/2…
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14 Jan 2025
I played a bitpart role but I’m proud of this paper. In short: a review examining whether people with mental health conditions face greater problems when seeking diagnosis of physical health symptoms than those without. Answer next; thread follows. (1/9) thelancet.com/journals/eclin…
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16 Jan 2025
The first multidisciplinary guideline for the care of patients with a chronic subdural haematoma. Dan Stubbs @Assoc_Anaes highlights teamwork, communication & coordinated decision-making across healthcare levels, bringing a paradigm shift to how patients are treated.
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27 Dec 2024
Does a focus on supply of & demand for appointments impact development of solutions to problems accessing general practice? Hear from @h_atherton @jaketreenotsea @khcheck @Azeem_Majeed & @cmsinnott ths.im/3DdbHQ9
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Carol Sinnott retweeted
13 Dec 2024
One of the most important papers of the year - this should affect policy and help improve health system efficiency (and public health) around the world.
"During 2000–20, NHS coverage of new drugs displaced more population health than it generated."
thelancet.com/journals/lance…
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Carol Sinnott retweeted
9 Dec 2024
“80% of chronic disease is preventable and we need to get serious about regulating the food market”
Public Health Doctor Catherine Conlon @catheri70835198
#RTÉUpfront | @rtenews
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Carol Sinnott retweeted
27 Nov 2024
16-18 year olds who present with a mental health crisis to an ED are v vulnerable.
For medical care they fall under adult services, for psychiatric care they are under child psych.
Most adult EDs have unclear child psych pathways.
Maybe now is a good time to look at this.
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28 Nov 2024
Great insights into failure demand in healthcare in this @AuralApothecary podcast, including reflections on our paper on operational failures in @BJGPjournal
15 Nov 2024
🚨 New Episode!! Saving the NHS with John Seddon!
How can we fix the NHS?! We are joined by @JohnWSeddon, author of the Vanguard method to talk about systems thinking, failure demand and ‘unlearning’.
Challenging, thought provoking, but also hopeful!
theauralapothecary.com/aural…
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We were delighted to award Prof @MaryDixonWoods with an Honorary Doctorate at our #RCSIConferring today.
Prof Dixon Woods' insights on safety and quality in healthcare have contributed significantly to healthcare policy, inquiries and reports.
@THIS_Institute @Cambridge_Uni
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Carol Sinnott retweeted
13 Nov 2024
On Thursday 21st November, Prof @MaryDixonWoods from @THIS_Institute will be speaking @PsychologyTCD on 'Why is improving healthcare so hard?'. We invite #EQUIPS Network Members to join us in the Lloyd Building Room 11 (LB11) at 12pm. @NationalQPS Hosted by @sam_cromie
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Carol Sinnott retweeted
20 Nov 2024
On November 20, @THIS_Institute Director, @MaryDixonWoods, was awarded an honorary doctorate by @RCSI_Irl, celebrating exceptional work making a difference to healthcare through education. Congratulations, Mary from all at THIS Institute. Mary comments: ths.im/3Omq7Q8
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Carol Sinnott retweeted
19 Nov 2024
Discussions about GP access often focus on appointment availability & speed, but this narrow focus overlooks significant factors shaping people’s experiences with accessing care. @cmsinnott shares her insights with Nada Khan on this @BJGPjournal podcast: ths.im/3UWTaNW
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Carol Sinnott retweeted
Understanding #GPaccess through the lens of candidacy: the seven features of the #CandidacyFramework
doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.00…
@cmsinnott @THIS_Institute @MaryDixonWoods @becksfisher @jaketreenotsea @hughalderwick #GPworkforce #PrimaryCare #GPworkforce #PrimaryCare
ALT Image showing the 7 features of the Candidacy Framework: Access to general practice is the centre, with sections around the centre for: Identification, Navigation, Permeability, Appearances, Adjudications, Offers and resistance, and Operating conditions
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Listen to the audio interview with Dr Carol Sinnott on the value of understanding #GPaccess through a candidacy lens bjgplife.com/189
@cmsinnott @THIS_Institute @MaryDixonWoods @becksfisher @jaketreenotsea @hughalderwick #CandidacyFramework #GPworkforce #PrimaryCare
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The #CandidacyFramework offers a way to examine improving access to general practice doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.00…
@cmsinnott @THIS_Institute @MaryDixonWoods @becksfisher @jaketreenotsea @hughalderwick #GPaccess #GPworkforce #PrimaryCare
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Carol Sinnott retweeted
12 Nov 2024
Does a focus on supply of & demand for appointments impact development of solutions to problems accessing general practice?
@h_atherton @jaketreenotsea @khcheck @Azeem_Majeed & @cmsinnott discuss at #THISspace2024 and offer fresh perspectives.
Register: ths.im/48PqEns
ALT THIS Space 2024 What's the problem with access to general practice? 26 November 13:00-13:50 GMT
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Carol Sinnott retweeted
24 Oct 2024
The BMJ’s ‘ten-minute consultation’ is designed to help GPs address key issues during short appointments. We asked @cmsinnott how practical it is to tackle all these topics in routine care.
Read more: ths.im/40h5xrN
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Carol Sinnott retweeted
14 Oct 2024
Views about access to healthcare tend to focus on its speed & availability, but if it is to be improved, should access be viewed more broadly? The Candidacy Framework might show us how...
Full paper: ths.im/4eU50zX THIS summary: ths.im/4eTRe0m
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