Geraldine (Gerry) Leydon

In our latest blog post Shania Essah Aurelio shares how the SPCR funded Q-DaPS placement broadened their understanding of qualitative health research and the value of interdisciplinary collaboration: https://www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/blog/q-daps-team-in2research-student #SPCR #PrimaryCare #Research

In our latest blog post Shania Essah Aurelio shares how the SPCR funded Q-DaPS placement broadened their understanding of qualitative health research and the value of interdisciplinary collaboration: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/blog/q-...

#SPCR #PrimaryCare #Research

A new pandemic is expected and the UK still isn't prepared Five years ago the country's first national lockdown began. Now, as Ebola, Mpox and bird flu are deemed 'high risk', experts predict another major outbreak is coming

A new pandemic is expected and the UK still isn't prepared

@martinmckee.bsky.social tells @theipaper.com
scientists are better prepared for the next #pandemic, but UK as a whole isn't resilient enough with challenges to #NHS & weak #PublicHealth systems.

inews.co.uk/news/health/...

William Labov YouTube video by Abralin

Yesterday, we lost William Labov, a foundational figure in sociolinguistics. In his Abralin Talk, Labov reflected on a lifetime of scholarship that has mentored generations and advanced the pursuit of social equity through linguistics.

Fantastic idea @lizstokoe.bsky.social !!

Our paper on the impact of living with multiple long-term conditions on everyday life: a qualitative evidence synthesis. The 'work' is not only around medications and healthcare use, it is also emotional & financial with lots of learning & adaptation
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Close up photo of William Labov who is smiling and looking at the camera.

This is by far my favorite picture of Bill Labov. I'm pretty sure he was about this age when I wandered into Linguistics 102, and you can see both the kindness and fierce intelligence in his eyes.