Francesca H. Dakin
@francescadakin.bsky.social
Senior Digital Health Researcher at Oxford University
DPhil from @OxPrimaryCare @NIHRSPCR
https://www.phc.ox.ac.uk/team/francesca-dakin
DPhil from @OxPrimaryCare @NIHRSPCR
https://www.phc.ox.ac.uk/team/francesca-dakin
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Go see Life Support. Healthcare workers bearing witness to genocide in Gaza. #medsky
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Life Support – The Film
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July 22, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Go see Life Support. Healthcare workers bearing witness to genocide in Gaza. #medsky
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lifesupportfilm.co.uk
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Can AI help reduce health inequities? 💭
MSc in Applied Digital Health student Sergej Kucenko reflects on responsible innovation, sociotechnical thinking in healthcare and why technology alone cannot solve unequal health outcomes.
Read Sergej's perspective⬇️
MSc in Applied Digital Health student Sergej Kucenko reflects on responsible innovation, sociotechnical thinking in healthcare and why technology alone cannot solve unequal health outcomes.
Read Sergej's perspective⬇️
What digital health innovation needs to reduce inequity: Lessons from the MSc in Applied Digital Health
Can artificial intelligence help reduce health inequities? Drawing on experiences from the MSc in Applied Digital Health, Sergej Kucenko reflects on responsible innovation, sociotechnical thinking in ...
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July 7, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Can AI help reduce health inequities? 💭
MSc in Applied Digital Health student Sergej Kucenko reflects on responsible innovation, sociotechnical thinking in healthcare and why technology alone cannot solve unequal health outcomes.
Read Sergej's perspective⬇️
MSc in Applied Digital Health student Sergej Kucenko reflects on responsible innovation, sociotechnical thinking in healthcare and why technology alone cannot solve unequal health outcomes.
Read Sergej's perspective⬇️
Thank you! The SPCR have been absolutely critical in enabling my doctoral research and personal development, as well as supporting patient and stakeholder engagement during my postdoc. Truly a brilliant School full of fantastic people.
Congratulations to former SPCR Trainee Dr Francesca Dakin, who has recently been named a winner of the 2026 RCGP/SAPC Award for Outstanding Early Career Researchers: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/RCGP-SA...
#SPCRTrainees #PrimaryCare #Research @francescadakin.bsky.social
#SPCRTrainees #PrimaryCare #Research @francescadakin.bsky.social
June 30, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Thank you! The SPCR have been absolutely critical in enabling my doctoral research and personal development, as well as supporting patient and stakeholder engagement during my postdoc. Truly a brilliant School full of fantastic people.
Reposted by Francesca H. Dakin
Congratulations to one of our former SPCR Trainees, Francesca Dakin, on receiving the SAPC and BJGP Outstanding Early Career Researcher Award in the Primary Healthcare Scientist category. A fantastic and well-deserved recognition of her contributions to digital primary care. 👏🎉
#SPCRTrainees
#SPCRTrainees
Bit of nice news! This year @sapc.ac.uk and @bjgp.org have awarded me their Outstanding Early Career Researcher Award, in the Primary Healthcare Scientist category.
This award recognises my contributions towards digital primary care, made possible by @nihrspcr.bsky.social and @fshi.bsky.social.
This award recognises my contributions towards digital primary care, made possible by @nihrspcr.bsky.social and @fshi.bsky.social.
June 22, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Congratulations to one of our former SPCR Trainees, Francesca Dakin, on receiving the SAPC and BJGP Outstanding Early Career Researcher Award in the Primary Healthcare Scientist category. A fantastic and well-deserved recognition of her contributions to digital primary care. 👏🎉
#SPCRTrainees
#SPCRTrainees
Interested in AI, digital health, and the future of primary care?
Join the Digital Technologies SIG at #SAPC2026 in St Andrews for updates, networking, and a talk from Dr Christina Derksen on AI scribes in UK primary care
When? 24 June | 10:00–11:00
Where? Gateway, Seminar Room 1
All welcome!
Join the Digital Technologies SIG at #SAPC2026 in St Andrews for updates, networking, and a talk from Dr Christina Derksen on AI scribes in UK primary care
When? 24 June | 10:00–11:00
Where? Gateway, Seminar Room 1
All welcome!
June 17, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Interested in AI, digital health, and the future of primary care?
Join the Digital Technologies SIG at #SAPC2026 in St Andrews for updates, networking, and a talk from Dr Christina Derksen on AI scribes in UK primary care
When? 24 June | 10:00–11:00
Where? Gateway, Seminar Room 1
All welcome!
Join the Digital Technologies SIG at #SAPC2026 in St Andrews for updates, networking, and a talk from Dr Christina Derksen on AI scribes in UK primary care
When? 24 June | 10:00–11:00
Where? Gateway, Seminar Room 1
All welcome!
Bit of nice news! This year @sapc.ac.uk and @bjgp.org have awarded me their Outstanding Early Career Researcher Award, in the Primary Healthcare Scientist category.
This award recognises my contributions towards digital primary care, made possible by @nihrspcr.bsky.social and @fshi.bsky.social.
This award recognises my contributions towards digital primary care, made possible by @nihrspcr.bsky.social and @fshi.bsky.social.
June 17, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Bit of nice news! This year @sapc.ac.uk and @bjgp.org have awarded me their Outstanding Early Career Researcher Award, in the Primary Healthcare Scientist category.
This award recognises my contributions towards digital primary care, made possible by @nihrspcr.bsky.social and @fshi.bsky.social.
This award recognises my contributions towards digital primary care, made possible by @nihrspcr.bsky.social and @fshi.bsky.social.
Reposted by Francesca H. Dakin
Practices with good ‘relational infrastructure’ (RI) appeared to have stronger team identities, better coordination of tasks & higher staff wellbeing than practices with weaker RI doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @francescadakin.bsky.social @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social @nihrspcr.bsky.social @fshi.bsky.social
Teamwork and relational infrastructure: a qualitative study of modern UK general practice | British Journal of General Practice
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April 9, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Practices with good ‘relational infrastructure’ (RI) appeared to have stronger team identities, better coordination of tasks & higher staff wellbeing than practices with weaker RI doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @francescadakin.bsky.social @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social @nihrspcr.bsky.social @fshi.bsky.social
Super pleased to share the final paper from my doctoral research at @oxprimarycare.bsky.social, funded by @nihrspcr.bsky.social is now published!
"Teamwork and relational infrastructure: a qualitative study of modern UK general practice" is now available from @bjgp.org: bjgp.org/content/earl...
"Teamwork and relational infrastructure: a qualitative study of modern UK general practice" is now available from @bjgp.org: bjgp.org/content/earl...
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May 16, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Super pleased to share the final paper from my doctoral research at @oxprimarycare.bsky.social, funded by @nihrspcr.bsky.social is now published!
"Teamwork and relational infrastructure: a qualitative study of modern UK general practice" is now available from @bjgp.org: bjgp.org/content/earl...
"Teamwork and relational infrastructure: a qualitative study of modern UK general practice" is now available from @bjgp.org: bjgp.org/content/earl...
Reposted by Francesca H. Dakin
Honoured to be giving the Centre for Personalised Medicine Annual Lecture on 28th April at 5.30 pm in Oxford's Mathematics Institute: Personalised medicine - A view from primary care. All welcome, free to attend but please book.
cpm.ox.ac.uk/event/cpm-an...
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CPM Annual Lecture 2026 - cpm
We are delighted that the 2026 CPM Annual Lecture will be given by Professor Trish Greenhalgh; Personalised Medicine: A Primary Care Perspective. This will take place at the Maths Institute on Tuesday...
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April 23, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Honoured to be giving the Centre for Personalised Medicine Annual Lecture on 28th April at 5.30 pm in Oxford's Mathematics Institute: Personalised medicine - A view from primary care. All welcome, free to attend but please book.
cpm.ox.ac.uk/event/cpm-an...
cpm.ox.ac.uk/event/cpm-an...
Very proud to see our paper on the unintended consequences of digitalisation on GP staff wellbeing making number 6 in the #BJGPTop10!
No. 6 #BJGPTop10 Technostress: Compromises and frictions embedded in the digitalised workplace doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @francescadakin.bsky.social @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social @oxprimarycare.bsky.social @nihrspcr.bsky.social @fshi.bsky.social
#Technostress #DigitalHealth #HealthcareInnovation #BJGP
#Technostress #DigitalHealth #HealthcareInnovation #BJGP
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Very proud to see our paper on the unintended consequences of digitalisation on GP staff wellbeing making number 6 in the #BJGPTop10!
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August 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
❕Attention Special Allocation Scheme Providers❕
Our survey of SAS providers is now OPEN.
If you are involved in delivering SAS services, we would really appreciate your time in responding to our survey (or sharing it with relevant people): app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/sea...
Our survey of SAS providers is now OPEN.
If you are involved in delivering SAS services, we would really appreciate your time in responding to our survey (or sharing it with relevant people): app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/sea...
Super excited to attend the Digital Tech SIG at SAPC this year, where I'll be discussing my upcoming @fshi.bsky.social Mildred Blaxter Fellowship project on 'The Digital Facsimile in AI-enabled Access and Triage'.
Are you going to SAPC 2025? If so please join us for the
@digitalsig.bsky.social special interest group meeting, with guest speaker @francescadakin.bsky.social on 8th July at 11am
@digitalsig.bsky.social special interest group meeting, with guest speaker @francescadakin.bsky.social on 8th July at 11am
June 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Super excited to attend the Digital Tech SIG at SAPC this year, where I'll be discussing my upcoming @fshi.bsky.social Mildred Blaxter Fellowship project on 'The Digital Facsimile in AI-enabled Access and Triage'.
Very pleased to share this blog post discussing my experiences of seeking 'impact' during my PhD for my doctoral funder, NIHR SPCR.
For me, it grew iteratively and was grounded in relationships and collaboration.
Hopefully of use to others currently undertaking their PhDs!
For me, it grew iteratively and was grounded in relationships and collaboration.
Hopefully of use to others currently undertaking their PhDs!
In our latest blog post Dr Francesca Dakin, a former NIHR SPCR trainee, reflects on her SPCR-funded PhD research, highlighting the impact, connections, and opportunities it created throughout her doctoral journey: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/blog/re...
#SPCRTrainees #PrimaryCare #Research
#SPCRTrainees #PrimaryCare #Research
June 25, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Very pleased to share this blog post discussing my experiences of seeking 'impact' during my PhD for my doctoral funder, NIHR SPCR.
For me, it grew iteratively and was grounded in relationships and collaboration.
Hopefully of use to others currently undertaking their PhDs!
For me, it grew iteratively and was grounded in relationships and collaboration.
Hopefully of use to others currently undertaking their PhDs!
A couple of weeks ago I passed my DPhil viva (with no corrections?!) at @oxprimarycare.bsky.social
Using this as an excuse to share some of my doctoral research papers!
My thesis was an ethnographic study of the digitalisation of general practice work, published across three papers (so far)
Using this as an excuse to share some of my doctoral research papers!
My thesis was an ethnographic study of the digitalisation of general practice work, published across three papers (so far)
March 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A couple of weeks ago I passed my DPhil viva (with no corrections?!) at @oxprimarycare.bsky.social
Using this as an excuse to share some of my doctoral research papers!
My thesis was an ethnographic study of the digitalisation of general practice work, published across three papers (so far)
Using this as an excuse to share some of my doctoral research papers!
My thesis was an ethnographic study of the digitalisation of general practice work, published across three papers (so far)
Wooooo thanks Trish, Davide and Cathy, WHAT A DAY!
Congratulations Dr Dakin! @francescadakin.bsky.social has passed her PhD with NO CORRECTIONS! Thanks to examiners Cathy Pope and Davide Nicolini!
March 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Wooooo thanks Trish, Davide and Cathy, WHAT A DAY!
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What @hetanshah.bsky.social said:
Hetan Shah, chief executive of The British Academy, said that the NHS and UK government “can’t just overlay tech on a failing service”.
Full story 👉 ow.ly/iQxl50V054A
Full story 👉 ow.ly/iQxl50V054A
‘AI can’t just be overlaid on a failing health service’
Hetan Shah, chief executive of The British Academy, said that the NHS "can't just overlay tech on a failing service”.
ow.ly
February 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
What @hetanshah.bsky.social said:
Reposted by Francesca H. Dakin
Final version of our new paper is ready to download, should you be interested in TECHNOSTRESS, TECHNOSUFFERING and its impact on staff relations in healthcare organisations. Shout out to lead author Fran Dakin! #medsky #digitalhealth
bjgp.org/content/earl...
bjgp.org/content/earl...
Technostress, technosuffering, and relational strain: a multi-method qualitative study of how remote and digital work affects staff in UK general practice
Background The introduction of remote and digital forms of working in UK general practice has driven the development of new routines and working styles.
Aim To explore and theorise how new forms of w...
bjgp.org
February 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Final version of our new paper is ready to download, should you be interested in TECHNOSTRESS, TECHNOSUFFERING and its impact on staff relations in healthcare organisations. Shout out to lead author Fran Dakin! #medsky #digitalhealth
bjgp.org/content/earl...
bjgp.org/content/earl...
Paper out on digitally-driven stress, strain, and suffering in UK GP
To harness tech’s benefits, practices need to be *change-ready*: have strong working relations, time and resource to make informed decisions RE what tech and when (for the local staff/patient context) and the capacity to implement
To harness tech’s benefits, practices need to be *change-ready*: have strong working relations, time and resource to make informed decisions RE what tech and when (for the local staff/patient context) and the capacity to implement
“People just left because they just couldn’t cope with the stress.”
Digitalised work offers some benefits, but, in the current pressurised climate of UK general practice, drives workplace stress, suffering, and strain on working relationships doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #PrimaryCare
Digitalised work offers some benefits, but, in the current pressurised climate of UK general practice, drives workplace stress, suffering, and strain on working relationships doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #PrimaryCare
Technostress, technosuffering, and relational strain: a multi-method qualitative study of how remote and digital work affects staff in UK general practice | British Journal of General Practice
doi.org
February 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Paper out on digitally-driven stress, strain, and suffering in UK GP
To harness tech’s benefits, practices need to be *change-ready*: have strong working relations, time and resource to make informed decisions RE what tech and when (for the local staff/patient context) and the capacity to implement
To harness tech’s benefits, practices need to be *change-ready*: have strong working relations, time and resource to make informed decisions RE what tech and when (for the local staff/patient context) and the capacity to implement
🚨NEW PAPER: GP WORKFORCE STRESS, DIGITALISATION🚨
Technostress, technosuffering, and relational strain: a qualitative study of how remote and digital work affects staff in UK general practice
From the RBD2 study/ my DPhil
@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
@nihrspcr.bsky.social
bjgp.org/content/earl...
Technostress, technosuffering, and relational strain: a qualitative study of how remote and digital work affects staff in UK general practice
From the RBD2 study/ my DPhil
@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
@nihrspcr.bsky.social
bjgp.org/content/earl...
Technostress, technosuffering, and relational strain: a multi-method qualitative study of how remote and digital work affects staff in UK general practice
Background The introduction of remote and digital forms of working in UK general practice has driven the development of new routines and working styles.
Aim To explore and theorise how new forms of w...
bjgp.org
February 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
🚨NEW PAPER: GP WORKFORCE STRESS, DIGITALISATION🚨
Technostress, technosuffering, and relational strain: a qualitative study of how remote and digital work affects staff in UK general practice
From the RBD2 study/ my DPhil
@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
@nihrspcr.bsky.social
bjgp.org/content/earl...
Technostress, technosuffering, and relational strain: a qualitative study of how remote and digital work affects staff in UK general practice
From the RBD2 study/ my DPhil
@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
@nihrspcr.bsky.social
bjgp.org/content/earl...