Lucy Pollock
@lucypgeridoc.bsky.social
Geriatrician who gets to write stories. Celebrating longevity, tackling delicate questions. She/her. https://linktr.ee/lucypollock #TheGoldenRule #TheBookAboutGettingOlder Proud patron @AgeUKSomerset
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Let’s talk about death?
I am all for cafe culture and, with my addiction to caffeine, I have been a frequent visitor to Rosarios to put the world to right over a cup of black Italian coffee. There are many things to talk about in conversation with friends and family, but the end of your life isn't…
I am all for cafe culture and, with my addiction to caffeine, I have been a frequent visitor to Rosarios to put the world to right over a cup of black Italian coffee. There are many things to talk about in conversation with friends and family, but the end of your life isn't…
Let’s talk about death?
I am all for cafe culture and, with my addiction to caffeine, I have been a frequent visitor to Rosarios to put the world to right over a cup of black Italian coffee. There are many things to talk about in conversation with friends and family, but the end of your life isn't usually one of them! That's when I heard about the Death Cafe - an idea born in Switzerland but quickly spreading to London and around the world. We are not talking about a counselling session but a group get-together for the purpose of talking about the subject over food and drink.
bathnewseum.com
March 13, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Let’s talk about death?
I am all for cafe culture and, with my addiction to caffeine, I have been a frequent visitor to Rosarios to put the world to right over a cup of black Italian coffee. There are many things to talk about in conversation with friends and family, but the end of your life isn't…
I am all for cafe culture and, with my addiction to caffeine, I have been a frequent visitor to Rosarios to put the world to right over a cup of black Italian coffee. There are many things to talk about in conversation with friends and family, but the end of your life isn't…
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Ready for the @ukhahsoc.bsky.social Conference tomorrow @rcpedin.bsky.social great chance to learn, discuss and network. #HospitalAtHome #HaHConf2026 @shelaghor.bsky.social @emmavardy2.bsky.social @charrisphysio.bsky.social @sophiemcglen.bsky.social @danlasserson.bsky.social
March 4, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Ready for the @ukhahsoc.bsky.social Conference tomorrow @rcpedin.bsky.social great chance to learn, discuss and network. #HospitalAtHome #HaHConf2026 @shelaghor.bsky.social @emmavardy2.bsky.social @charrisphysio.bsky.social @sophiemcglen.bsky.social @danlasserson.bsky.social
Fab study @sonyabushell.bsky.social 👏👏👏👏👏
This study suggests that #AdvanceCarePlanning may be well-received and could be discussed earlier with adults living with long-term conditions, before onset of advanced illness or severe frailty doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @sonyabushell.bsky.social @wolfsonpallcare.bsky.social #PrimaryCare
January 30, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Fab study @sonyabushell.bsky.social 👏👏👏👏👏
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This study suggests that #AdvanceCarePlanning may be well-received and could be discussed earlier with adults living with long-term conditions, before onset of advanced illness or severe frailty doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @sonyabushell.bsky.social @wolfsonpallcare.bsky.social #PrimaryCare
January 15, 2026 at 1:15 PM
This study suggests that #AdvanceCarePlanning may be well-received and could be discussed earlier with adults living with long-term conditions, before onset of advanced illness or severe frailty doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @sonyabushell.bsky.social @wolfsonpallcare.bsky.social #PrimaryCare
wordsinwatchet.com Fab new small but growing festival in Watchet - poetry nature fantasy games and more, and I’ll be talking interesting sad funny important stuff about #GettingOlder on Sat 21st Feb please share and come along, bring BF mum grandad son or neighbour!
Words in Watchet
Somerset Literary Festival
wordsinwatchet.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:25 AM
wordsinwatchet.com Fab new small but growing festival in Watchet - poetry nature fantasy games and more, and I’ll be talking interesting sad funny important stuff about #GettingOlder on Sat 21st Feb please share and come along, bring BF mum grandad son or neighbour!
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Flu kills healthy kids. And many other people. If you haven’t got vaccinated yet this year there is still time
Another little boy has just died from flu.
This year’s flu vaccine has been shown to reduce the risk of pediatric hospitalization from influenza by 72-75%.
It’s not too late to get vaccinated.
This year’s flu vaccine has been shown to reduce the risk of pediatric hospitalization from influenza by 72-75%.
It’s not too late to get vaccinated.
2-Year-Old Dies from the Flu: ‘Our Baby Boy Gained His Wings’
The New Jersey Department of Health confirmed that it has recorded its first pediatric flu death of the 2025-2026 season. The child's family identified him as 2-year-old Isaias Castillo IV of Livingst...
people.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Flu kills healthy kids. And many other people. If you haven’t got vaccinated yet this year there is still time
Jeepers what did I say? 😝😝- I had a great time and learned lots thanks @jonathanunderhill.pharmsky.app
What better way to start the year than listening to 3 true innovators of healthcare looking forward to what we can expect from 2026. No punches pulled from @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social by the way!
In tomorrow's episode of #TalkingMeds Jonathan Underhill and guests Minna Eii, Lucy Pollock and Philip Newland-Jones look ahead to 2026 in the world of medicines and prescribing.
Listen here: https://ow.ly/QQNS50XSRfG
Listen here: https://ow.ly/QQNS50XSRfG
January 8, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Jeepers what did I say? 😝😝- I had a great time and learned lots thanks @jonathanunderhill.pharmsky.app
Two brilliant books
January 6, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Two brilliant books
The level of #Frailty in #Cardiovascular trial participants isn’t always assessed w due care, so applicability to a wider popn isn’t as straightforward as some triallists would claim academic.oup.com/ageing/article… - editorial to accompany great study by Bousetta et al @emmavardy2.bsky.social
https://academic.oup.com/ageing/article…
December 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The level of #Frailty in #Cardiovascular trial participants isn’t always assessed w due care, so applicability to a wider popn isn’t as straightforward as some triallists would claim academic.oup.com/ageing/article… - editorial to accompany great study by Bousetta et al @emmavardy2.bsky.social
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This is a good list. Its actually an excellent list.
Classics for children including titles by E.B. White, John Masefield, Somadeva, Roald Dahl, Michael Rosen, Jenny Nimmo, Benjamin Zephaniah, Vijaydan Detha, Rosemary Sutcliff, Jacqueline Woodson and Sane Guruji. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/class... #teachersofX #kidlit
Classics for children
Classics for children with titles by E.B. White, John Masefield, Somadeva, Michael Rosen, Jenny Nimmo, Vijaydan Detha & Sane Guruji.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 8:06 AM
This is a good list. Its actually an excellent list.
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I should have expected it, but it still shocks me how little news orgs care about the fact that corruption has destroyed nearly all consumer/labor/environmental/public safety protection and corporate oversight during Trump's second term
media ownership supports this outcome
media ownership supports this outcome
December 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I should have expected it, but it still shocks me how little news orgs care about the fact that corruption has destroyed nearly all consumer/labor/environmental/public safety protection and corporate oversight during Trump's second term
media ownership supports this outcome
media ownership supports this outcome
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Three teenagers riding side by side, chatting and sharing gum because protected cycle tracks make this kind of freedom safe, normal and enables social life.
December 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Three teenagers riding side by side, chatting and sharing gum because protected cycle tracks make this kind of freedom safe, normal and enables social life.
🎄🎄🎄The most uplifting event of the season! It’s free, no ticket needed, donstions welcomed and a warm glow guaranteed www.ageuk.org.uk/somerset/act... 11am this Wednesday
Age UK Somerset Christmas Carol Service Wednesday 10th December 2025
Our Christmas Carol Service at Wells Cathedral will be on Wednesday 10th December 2025.
Everyone will receive a warm welcome!
www.ageuk.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
🎄🎄🎄The most uplifting event of the season! It’s free, no ticket needed, donstions welcomed and a warm glow guaranteed www.ageuk.org.uk/somerset/act... 11am this Wednesday
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A new #BMJInvestigation finds that thousands of locally employed doctors are trapped in insecure NHS contracts with no access to training, career progression, or national safeguards.
Experts warn that the NHS is effectively “behaving like a gig economy employer”
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Experts warn that the NHS is effectively “behaving like a gig economy employer”
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
November 20, 2025 at 12:18 PM
A new #BMJInvestigation finds that thousands of locally employed doctors are trapped in insecure NHS contracts with no access to training, career progression, or national safeguards.
Experts warn that the NHS is effectively “behaving like a gig economy employer”
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Experts warn that the NHS is effectively “behaving like a gig economy employer”
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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‘Why children's books matter’ – the keynote speech at the Booker Prize 2025 ceremony was given by Penelope Lively, the only author to have won both the Booker Prize and the Carnegie Medal for children's writing.
youtu.be/a8SdOg94uiQ
youtu.be/a8SdOg94uiQ
Penelope Lively on why children's books matter | The Booker Prize
YouTube video by The Booker Prizes
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
‘Why children's books matter’ – the keynote speech at the Booker Prize 2025 ceremony was given by Penelope Lively, the only author to have won both the Booker Prize and the Carnegie Medal for children's writing.
youtu.be/a8SdOg94uiQ
youtu.be/a8SdOg94uiQ
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Liz Orton introduces FLEXI study about implementation of FAME - physical activity programme for #olderpeople @gerisoc #bgsconf @arc-em
November 13, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Liz Orton introduces FLEXI study about implementation of FAME - physical activity programme for #olderpeople @gerisoc #bgsconf @arc-em
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1. Placing these two graphs side by side shows why we have a prisons crisis. They can also be seen as a kind of Authoritarianism Index, showing the trend in state attitudes.
On the left is the Crime Survey for England and Wales.
On the right is the UK prison population.
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On the left is the Crime Survey for England and Wales.
On the right is the UK prison population.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:54 AM
1. Placing these two graphs side by side shows why we have a prisons crisis. They can also be seen as a kind of Authoritarianism Index, showing the trend in state attitudes.
On the left is the Crime Survey for England and Wales.
On the right is the UK prison population.
🧵1/8
On the left is the Crime Survey for England and Wales.
On the right is the UK prison population.
🧵1/8
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📢 Calling all UK Hospital at Home Society members!
📨 Our National Benchmarking Survey has just been launched – please check your inbox and respond to help us deliver the most comprehensive look yet at Hospital at Home services across the UK.
#HospitalAtHome
📨 Our National Benchmarking Survey has just been launched – please check your inbox and respond to help us deliver the most comprehensive look yet at Hospital at Home services across the UK.
#HospitalAtHome
November 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
📢 Calling all UK Hospital at Home Society members!
📨 Our National Benchmarking Survey has just been launched – please check your inbox and respond to help us deliver the most comprehensive look yet at Hospital at Home services across the UK.
#HospitalAtHome
📨 Our National Benchmarking Survey has just been launched – please check your inbox and respond to help us deliver the most comprehensive look yet at Hospital at Home services across the UK.
#HospitalAtHome
Drum roll!! This is a very special document and will CHANGE PRACTICE www.bgs.org.uk/PragmaticPre...
www.bgs.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Drum roll!! This is a very special document and will CHANGE PRACTICE www.bgs.org.uk/PragmaticPre...
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@emmavardy2.bsky.social your name mentioned! We all need a shared care record like that used in Greater Manchester!
November 12, 2025 at 10:28 AM
@emmavardy2.bsky.social your name mentioned! We all need a shared care record like that used in Greater Manchester!
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Delighted to share details of @nihr.bsky.social James Lind Alliance research priority setting survey for delirium. For completion by UK health/social professionals and those with personal experience of delirium.
Complete the survey and have your say. More details 👇
www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...
Complete the survey and have your say. More details 👇
www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...
A Delirium (UK) James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership - Wolfson Institute of Population Health
www.qmul.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Whoohoo! Calling #Bristol and surrounding areas 🥳🥳 I’ll be @cliftonlitfest at 10.30 on Sunday 16th Nov talking useful happy sad important things worth knowing about #GettingOlder - pleased come, bring mum, grandad, best friend, son ❤️❤️🐘🐘❤️❤️
October 31, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Whoohoo! Calling #Bristol and surrounding areas 🥳🥳 I’ll be @cliftonlitfest at 10.30 on Sunday 16th Nov talking useful happy sad important things worth knowing about #GettingOlder - pleased come, bring mum, grandad, best friend, son ❤️❤️🐘🐘❤️❤️