john williams
Managing Director- Birmingham Health Partners (neuroscience,mental hlth,wine,gardens,gargoyles & wales may intrude) Speaking in my own voice.
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RCPCH-NIHR PIER Prize
RCPCH 9h 1 tweets
The RCPCH-NIHR PIER (Paediatric Involvement and Engagement in Research) Prize recognises significant contributions to excellent patient engagement for NIHR Clinical Research Network Portfolio studies.
Immigrants are the lifeblood of Britain's entrepreneurial spirit – we need them more than ever
The Telegraph 10h 1 tweets
Political flip-flopping is so commonplace that it’s a wonder manifestos are ever signed off or legislation passed.
Health Facts Aren’t Enough. Should Persuasion Become a Priority?
Aaron E. Carroll - Nytimes.com 12h 11 tweets
Those with the least understanding of science oppose it the most and also think they know the most, a study showed.
john williams Health Facts Aren’t Enough. Should Persuasion Become a Priority? It seems important to engage the public more, & earn their trust through continued, more personal interaction, using different platforms. Dropping knowledge from on high doesn’t work. 12h
Walls on Wheels and Movable Pods: ‘The Evolution of the Open Workplace’
Nytimes.com 12h 1 tweets
Designers are adding kinetic elements to office spaces to provide more flexibility and accommodate greater collaboration.
john williams Walls on Wheels and Movable Pods: ‘The Evolution of the Open Workplace’ : Designers are adding kinetic elements to office spaces 12h
Chief Medical Officer annual report 2019: partnering for progress
GOV.UK 17h 6 tweets
Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies’ latest report considers current and future UK engagement with global health.
New funding to boost global research capacity in humanities and social science | Wellcome
Wellcome.ac.uk 168d 11 tweets
We’re launching two new calls to fund international exchange networks and infrastructure costs for humanities and social science researchers around the world.
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Financial Times 16h 1 tweets
john williams Employees can help to make Big Tech ethical: Big Tech, facing ever more opprobrium, should see the message is clear. To regain trust, it will have to engage not just with regulators, but with its own employees and stakeholders. via 16h
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john williams Make work-life balance a key performance metric: Equitable workplaces will only happen if companies change the culture of presenteeism via 16h
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john williams Clark is adamant that his biggest legacy in his job — development of an industrial strategy & a large increase in government support for R&D— will survive the change of regime in Downing Street. But doubts remain. via 16h
Senior doctors call for crackdown on home genetic testing kits
Hannah Devlin - the Guardian 30h 18 tweets
False results have told women they have mutations linked to breast and ovarian cancer
john williams Senior doctors call for crackdown on home genetic testing kits following an influx of patients who have been wrongly told they are carrying dangerous mutations linked to cancer or other devastating conditions. 16h
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john williams Tech jobs spread out from London across UK: the likes of Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham and Bristol, as well as the university cities of Oxford and Cambridge, are growing in stature as tech hubs via 16h
Why you don’t hear Trump or Farage talking about the tech revolution | John Harris
John Harris - the Guardian 17h 5 tweets
Protecting people against the chaos wreaked by automation should be a priority. But populists would rather talk about trade, says Guardian columnist John Harris
john williams 'When I spoke to Frey last week, the conversation ended with an ultra-dry, aphoristic point that cut straight to the heart of 2019’s nightmares: “The short run can be extremely disruptive. And it can last for a very long time.” 16h
As a psychiatrist, if I had severe depression I’d choose the ‘barbaric’ therapy | Mariam Alexander
the Guardian 16h 13 tweets
ECT is one of the best treatments available, says NHS psychiatrist Mariam Alexander
john williams As a psychiatrist, if I had severe depression I’d choose the ‘barbaric’ therapy : Things have moved on from the era of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. ECT is one of the best treatments available | Mariam Alexander 16h
Call for cross-border economic 'powerhouse'
BBC News 17h 1 tweets
A report says a strategy covering Cardiff, Bristol and Newport could work to boost industry.
john williams Midlands gets a spluttering engine rest of country's regions believe in power "Great Western Powerhouse" could boost industry and improve transport links. - Cardiff, Bristol and Newport councils in 'powerhouse' call 17h
Killer global health threats should be treated like terrorism, says Chief Medical Officer 
The Telegraph 17h 1 tweets
Britain must tackle killer health threats from abroad in the same way it handles terrorism, because deadly infections know no borders, the government’s chief medical officer has said.
john williams Killer global health threats should be treated like terrorism, says Chief Medical Officer via 17h
Call for applications to test £37.5M new UK health data research services
Hdruk.ac.uk 4d 3 tweets
Researchers and innovators requiring access to data to help solve complex health and care challenges are invited to apply to participate in Health Data Research UK’s Sandbox.
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Financial Times 35h 6 tweets
john williams Time to make essential cancer drugs more affordable: “Our plea for making these new essential cancer medicines affordable in the developing world is bound to spark concern that the low prices will deter research and development spending for new drugs.” 35h
Leadership and Management Summit
Times Higher Education (THE) 38h 1 tweets
The Sublime Grandeur of Apollo 11
Ross Douthat - Nytimes.com 37h 2 tweets
The peak of American greatness lies 50 years in the past.
john williams The Sublime Grandeur of Apollo 11: Apollo was a peak example of the “technological sublime” — a moment, characteristic of American history, when a feat of technical mastery inspires a feeling of near-religious awe. 37h
The Inner Life of Physicians and Care of the Seriously Ill
Jamanetwork.com 51h 1 tweets
Seriously ill persons are emotionally vulnerable during the typically protracted course of an illness. Physicians respond to such patients' needs and emotions with emotions of their own, which may reflect a need to rescue the patient, a sense of...