Luke O'Shea

Director of Innovation, University College London Hospitals. Views my own

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Today @uclh launches our #NetZero strategy Critical Care for Our Climate. Health care is responsible for over 4% of global emissions. The NHS can lead the world with low carbon care models, indeed its already starting to happen. https://t.co/IdoaCi0QWe

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@ch323 😂 This is brilliant

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@drdamonkamming @Assoc_Anaes Fantastic Damon. Hope it goes well!

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@azeem I'm a massive fan, long time listener, bought the book and more. AI is massive, but you've always kept your eye on the climate challenge too as the greatest global challenge we face. Please keep the climate analysis coming, as it feels like it's falling off the agenda. Thanks

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Life saving/extending drug approved for bowel cancer patients thanks to biosimilar re-appraisal after £££ branded drug rejected. I lobbied @NICEComms for over 2 years & they listened! Bevacizumab is the START. More biosimilars/generics should now follow https://t.co/sXDqtRvDFJ

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@ch323 Thank you for your kind words. You've honestly made my day. It was intimidating interviewing such a heavy weight, so I'm glad you liked it. We are shaped by our experiences and we need to think hard about our own assumptions to bridge this divided world. You are a good man Dr H

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We also talk about the book, Oscar nominated film and the lovely person who is Philomena (played by Judy Dench in the film, here with Steve Coogan playing Martin). Amazing story, film and impact in bringing light to the forced adoption scandal in Ireland

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NEW Podcast Out - My chat with legendary @bbc foreign correspondent & film maker, Martin Sixsmith. Found lots in common - living behind Iron Curtain, US @commonwealthfnd fellowship, working in government, storytelling & making sense of a divided world

https://t.co/SI6x4ak1Sy

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Great meeting staff on the wards and in theatres today & talking sustainability. We’ve spoken to 450 staff across @uclh this month about improving hand hygiene and reducing glove use. Better for patients, better for the planet and saves money too.

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Visited Hospital de Sant Pau. Breathtaking art nouveau hospital in Barcelona. Incredible and window into 1920s medicine and earliest net zero hospital, powered on geothermal from 400 wells each 100 deep. Wow

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@lion_peacock Not sure to be honest. Air-conditioning works, but couldn't tell you about air changes per hour or anything like that.

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On a 285 km/hr train to Barcelona for a health conference where am speaking about innovation and also climate action. Wonderful experience, comfy, fast WIFI, good catering. So much nicer than flying! Just over £46 each way. So much cheaper than UK trains too!

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@lion_peacock Whats IQA? Internal quality assurance?

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Great to speak at #KFAnnual Conf on #Climate & our work @uclh. Serious stuff but there is hope, as we have the solutions. Good climate strategy does not run against finance, tech or quality, but harnesses them. This is an area NHS can lead the world & build green economic growth

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@hormone_doc Bon voyage! Have fun

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CAR-T cell therapy is one of the biggest breakthrough cancer treatments in recent years. Proud that @uclh is trialing its use for multiple sclerosis for the first time. Extraordinary science and fascinating development for autoimmune conditions

https://t.co/evadjnIfai

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@probert_david @uclh The team have been amazing this week. And a genuine delight to spend time with staff and patients from across the system to try to crack this difficult issue

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Exhausted but elated after incredible week rethinking clinic letters for the modern era. Brought GPs, @uclh staff, patients together for a huge push. The time, safety challenges, cost & impact on GP & hospital staff is vast. 9 key solutions, 1 worked up prototype & we’re done ✔️

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@ch323 @uclh Can’t wait to tell you what where we got to. Have a lovely weekend Charles!

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Excited to start our clinic letter sprint today with patients, GPs, @uclh clinicians, techies and administrators. Letters have a massive role, safety critical, hugely expensive and time consuming. Major challenges outlined today, so looking forward to what we can do about it

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On wards today @uclh
- remarkable clinical skills & v complex patients. ⬆️ role for generalists
- Ward round strategy key, but not standardised
- many reasons for discharge delays
- disposable curtains are v hard to draw
- scrubs pockets are too small &📱falls out