Research fellow studying health inequalities at the University of Manchester. She/her 🏳️🌈
Joined March 2012
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Our new study showing wide inequalities in Covid-19 vaccine uptake between ethnic groups in Greater Manchester. Inequalities were far wider than for routine flu vaccine uptake pre-pandemic. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed… with @rwilliams251 @Mons93Stephanie @carolin_sanders @MattXSutton
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We'd like to wish a warm welcome to Harriet Bullen and Marco Chan who are joining us this summer for @ARC_GM_ Internships! Harriet & Marco are currently both undergrads on the @ManUniEconomics course.
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🧵'If you look at a map of child mortality in the 1850s, and mortality during Covid, they are almost the same. This suggests we have failed to understand the drivers in ill-health and tackle them.' Powerful point from @CMO_England speaking at #TCPAAnnualConference [1/2]
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✍️NEW PAPER✍️: 'COVID-19 and deprivation amplification: An ecological study of geographical inequalities in mortality in England.'
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@dukester24, Sam Khavandi, and @ProfBambra
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New paper out - “The effect of #devolution on health: a generalised synthetic control analysis of Greater Manchester, England”
Access it here: authors.elsevier.com/sd/arti…
This research was funded by @HealthFdn and #NIHR
It found 👇👇
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Join us for a deep dive into how the Greater Manchester Care Record is being used for Covid19 #research with the @RoyalStatSci @RSSManchester network - register here bit.ly/3Lhwbat #datasaveslives @ruthlady @NielsPeek @rwilliams251 @HeRC_Tweets @FBMH_UoM @RuthWatkinson
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✍️New Publication
🔎A University of Manchester study supported by ARC-GM researchers is the first to show evidence of income-related inequalities in access to timely and appropriate #emergencycare in England.
Read more: bit.ly/3Clx3bC
#healthinequalities #urgentcare
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Several research papers have shown people from deprived areas wait longer for treatment by the NHS in England
But still we were surprised to find this discrimination exists in emergency care too
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📢 New from me with @MattXSutton @RuthWatkinson @Mons93Stephanie @igorfrancetic 📢
Deprived patients attending A&E wait longer, receive less complex care, are less likely to be admitted, and are more likely to re-attend or die shortly after attendance.
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Congratulations to 3 of our PhD students: @ChavarriaPino, Barshana Goswami & Christine Camacho who have recently passed their PhD continuation vivas! 🎉🍾
A big thanks to all of their examiners too.
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New research out from @IPPRNorth today shows public spending since ‘levelling up’ was unveiled - three years ago this week - has risen more in London than anywhere else; lowest rises in the north. It says levelling up has been ‘business as usual’
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Our Sam Khavandi & @dukester24 were co-authors on this report that investigated the mental health impacts of COVID-19 and regional inequalities.
Mental health in England was badly hit during the #COVID19 pandemic.
@The_NHSA and #NIHRARCs' #ParallelPandemic report shows people in the North had significantly worse #mentalhealth outcomes compared to those in the rest of the country.
➡️The report: thenhsa.co.uk/2022/07/parall…
ALT The North experienced a 12% increase in the numbers of anti-depressants prescribed during the pandemic. nhsa. Northern Health Science Alliance. A Health Partnership for Northern England
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🖊 NEW BLOG
Excellent new @UoMPolicy blog by Melissa Surgey (@MelissaSurgey) on how ICSs will interact with pre-existing bodies, where the gaps are in legislation & how policymakers in Gov & the NHS can fill them.
For more info about Melissa's PhD:
📎 arc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/phd-fellow…
📝New blog alert!
July 2022 sees the formal establishment of Integrated Care Systems (ICSs). @MelissaSurgey advises that policymakers and NHS England must ensure decision-making pathways are in place across regional and place levels.
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@HOPE_UoM
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This is an astonishingly important story from @jburnmurdoch. Our suddenly-diminished labour force is an immediate, dangerous drag on UK prosperity. It's a hypothesis, but if NHS decay is the reason, this is THE issue of the decade on.ft.com/3IYrtgP
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HUGE WIN! Lesbians, bi women and trans people will no longer face additional barriers to accessing IVF, following our #IVFforAll campaign. This wouldn't have been possible without the help of our supporters, who campaigned alongside us for this change 🫶🌈
ALT Nancy Kelley, CEO at Stonewall, (she/her) said: 'We are delighted that the UK Government has listened to our call for fair and equal access to IVF treatment. For years, lesbians, bi women and trans people have been forced to pay for up to £25,000 of private healthcare before they can access IVF on the NHS, or face giving up their dream of becoming parents. 'This is a giant step towards a world where LGBTQ+ people have the same opportunity as everyone else to build a loving, thriving family of their own.’
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We are pleased to announce that Sam Khavandi has been awarded an @NIHRresearch pre-doctoral fellowship! He'll be looking at the role of NHS organisations as anchor institutions & mental health inequalities within England. Supervised by @dukester24 @RuthWatkinson @MattXSutton
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Read the full paper in @BJGPjournal
Remote primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic for people experiencing homelessness: a qualitative study
doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2021.05…
@KellyHowells17 @carolin_sanders @Dr_TaiChi @RuthWatkinson @TomBlakeman @tommyallen87 @AneelaMcavoy @MRCSTART
Brilliant to be at Gorton Monastery with @Mons93Stephanie today discussing how to tackle health inequalities with community organisations and public contributors @ARC_GM_
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📢Opportunity - We are interested in hearing your views about personal health data.
📧If you are based in Greater Manchester & interested in taking part in a group discussion please contact Steph Gillibrand at the University of Manchester: [email protected]
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📅This one day event in collaboration with @PSTRC_GM will bring together multiple stakeholders to discuss and address health inequalities.
🔗Sign up here bit.ly/3IwILQT
❓Do you work in the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector of Greater Manchester?
🧠We would very much value your input, expertise and experience at our workshop event.
🎟️Join us at Gorton Monastery on 18th March.
🔗bit.ly/3IwILQT
#GMInequalitiesEvent
Public contributors were vital to this project – huge thanks to them for sharing their knowledge and insights - especially @charleskod @cahn_uk & @Basmaissa68 (and others not on twitter). Big thanks also to @AneelaMcavoy @JoannaARC_GM & @NickyTimmis for helping facilitate
Huge credit also due to @HealthInnovMcr @ARC_GM_ @NielsPeek and many others for making this research possible via the Greater Manchester Care Record – more info here: gmwearebettertogether.com/