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Over half of consultants surveyed say that they have seen a rise in the past three months of patients with ill health from social and economic factors, according to a census of 3689 doctors carried out by the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians bmj.com/content/384/bm…

Medical schools must promote decolonial perspectives to counter the bias & discrimination that persists in medical research & practice, writes @NaiduThirusha in a NEW series #diversityandinclusion #MedEd #decoloniseglobalhealth #decolonizeglobalhealth bmj.com/content/383/bm…

What a wonderful day! Social scientists, clinicians and medical students discussing integrating social and behavioural sciences in Japan, the US, Mexico, the UK and Palestine. Thanks to all who joined online and those who travelled. Look out for more events coming soon!

Another interesting presentation from medical students Anna Foster on the experiences of biomedical scientists teaching on medicine. Also glad that the hybrid mode of the conference is working!

Great to see students involved in curriculum development. Abby Barnes presenting on development of an HIV/AIDS case study for year 1 teaching. @nellyeborall

Fantastic opening session from Hiroshi Nishigori and Junichiro Miyachi on integrating social and behavioural sciences in the medical curriculum in Japan.

Excited about our conference tomorrow!

People with a learning disability from a minority ethnic background have a life expectancy of just 34 years—around half that of their white counterparts who on average live to 62, to a report from the NHS Race and Health Observatory @NHS_RHO has found bmj.com/content/382/bm…

health justice/equity rhetoric is everywhere. which is great/not great. Think of 'human rights' since 90s peak Got chance to write brief history of HE w my mentor @MichaelMarmot 🙏 As you know, writing history is superpower contact me if no access onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cd…

A wonderful blog from @Traceloader describing the teaching coat she created. Travel with Tracey across the 'Swamp of Interdisciplinarity', through 'Imposters Halt' and arrive at Hope Springs besst.info/post/welcome-t…

Time for radical reform in healthcare education for compassionate care. @bailey_suzie & colleagues advocate for transformative changes in curricula and care conditions. 👉Read more: bmj.com/content/382/bm… @TheKingsFund @DrDominiqueAllw @nicki_macklin @vmontori @BobKlaber

It’s easy to normalise The Telegraph and other right-wing media spreading lies about minorities but this is not a normal way to exist. Journalists are intentionally stoking hatred against disabled people in this country. Nothing less.

Loneliness can have profound impacts on health & wellbeing. Among other issues, poor social connections are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, depression, & more. So what can the health community do? ⤵️ hubs.li/Q01W-2kq0

@Traceloader @JeniHarden @EdinburghUni Such a fun day at our Imaginarium. Now, how do we turn those ideas into reality!

"A single good question, asked with real curiosity, can evoke a patient’s trust and transform a humdrum consultation." @johnlauner on the reverberations of a simple question in a medical consultation bmj.com/content/381/bm…

Racism kills and climate change kills. NEW research by Race & Health and Colleagues exploring racial injustice, climate change, and health is now out in @TheLancet . Read this paper and register for our upcoming event featuring this work using the link in our bio.

@Traceloader @BeSSTUK KEY PAPER - UG medical curricula needs a critically reflex approach : Joanne Hunt (2022): Holistic or harmful? Examining socio-structural factors in the biopsychosocial model of chronic illness ... Disability & Society, DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2022.2099250

Read our latest blog by Tyler Harvey - From House M.D. to Someone Like Me. Tyler reflects on his experience as an 'outsider' working on a BSS curriculum project. besst.info/blog