heather kitt

Children’s doctor | @actionmedres Fellow | collaborative research @Oxpaediatrics @NPEU_oxford & @blavatnikschool | improving outcomes for vulnerable newborns

[University of Oxford @UniofOxford]

NEW: A study has found that hospitals that are privatised typically deliver worse quality care after converting from public ownership.

Researchers analysed 13 long-term studies from different high-income countries such as England, Germany, South Korea and the USA.

More info⬇️

[Professor Laura Abbott @midwifeteacher]

Pregnant Women In Prison: Glamour “the government can,& must, end the imprisonment of pregnant women & mothers of infants.” ⁦@Brthcompanions⁩ ⁦@UHertsResearch⁩ ⁦@ShonaMinson⁩ ⁦@CRIPACC1⁩ ⁦@uhmidwifery⁩ ⁦@LucyBaldwin08⁩ https://t.co/IKOv5drGhK

[heather kitt @heatherkitt]

@Biggreenbooks @bexxhs Yes please!

[Alder Hey Sefton Community Physio and OT teams @SeftonPTOT]

@AlderHey's @heatherkitt has just undertaken research looking at family's perceptions of @SeftonPTOT's SPOT pre-school service. This word cloud illustrates how caregivers described SPOT clinics. Well done to all the therapists involved in what is obviously a well-valued service

[Prof Alice Roberts💙 @theAliceRoberts]

Paediatrician Anthony Costello voicing concerns about the potential effect of COVID on the brain - while we allow the virus to infect millions of unvaccinated children @globalhlthtwit https://t.co/IBsZylyY18

[heather kitt @heatherkitt]

@DrZeshanQureshi @Marylyn_Jane @ingridjohanna66 @russellviner @RMBeattie50 @jround999 @blair_mitch @SikorskiCA @mjgladstone @FencingMary @MarykeJN

[heather kitt @heatherkitt]

Prof @MichaelMarmot making the important point that UK high infant mortality (compared to other European countries) provides a poor foundation for health. This can disadvantage children across thier lifecourse. UK childhood wellbeing (measured at 15) is also lagging behind europe

[BBC Newsnight @BBCNewsnight]

“If health inequalities are increasing, inequalities in society are increasing.”

Prof Sir @MichaelMarmot, one of the world's leading experts on health inequalities, discusses why the UK’s infant mortality rate is twice as high than in other parts of Europe

#Newsnight

[Chundaaa @Chund3rThund3r]

Just so everyone knows, England reached the Euro finals in 1984 and 2009.

It's just the men's team that haven't done it since 1966.

💁🏼‍♀️💁🏼‍♀️💁🏼‍♀️

[Rita Issa @DrRitaIssa]

26,000 children were displaced EVERY DAY in 2020 due to weather related events. Preparing for increasingly predictable shocks under climate change mean we can protect children's rights to education and healthcare

Was an honour to contribute to this report via @MIGHCommission

[Jeremy Farrar @JeremyFarrar]

The UK government is to cut 60% of its funding to Unicef, the United Nation's children's fund, as part of its move to reduce spending on foreign aid.
https://t.co/1G5HpO0aiM

[Jesse Bump @JesseBump]

22 April India set world record new #COVID19 cases, broken daily since. Tweets* by leading global health schools:
@JohnsHopkinsSPH: 8 in last 24h alone
@LSHTM : 0
@HarvardChanSPH: 0 ; @HarvardChanIRC: 0
Is our research is humanitarian or colonial? Can we clarify?
*only 1 measure

[heather kitt @heatherkitt]

Fascinating and groundbreaking work from @profcalumsemple & team with significant implications for public health and epidemic preparedness.

[Professor Calum Semple OBE @ProfCalumSemple]

Antibodies periodically wax and wane in survivors of Ebola. Published in @nature Adaken et al. Ebola virus antibody decay–stimulation in a high proportion of survivors @LivUni @livuniHLS @LivUni_IVES https://t.co/OHFMl7OUEw

[Nurturing Care @NurturingCare]

A child's early years are critical and 29M children were born into crisis in 2018 alone. New brief w/ @WHO @UNICEF @RESCUEorg @PMNCH @ECDAction shares how to invest in early childhood development in crisis-affected countries: https://t.co/hRWeGWOCdd #ECDiE #NurturingCare

[Dr Melissa Gladstone @mjgladstone]

A country which can provide so much should put our children first. There is clear evidence that investing in all children in the first few years of life has great returns for a country and its economy in many diverse ways and is a massive long term gain if we get it right.

[Dr David Nabarro @davidnabarro]

"We cannot forget that #COVID19 has a particular effect on children. Income, nutrition, parenting and schooling patterns have changed due to the #pandemic. It has been very tough for children. We can't repeat what has been lost. You have to take account of it." @UNICEFInnocenti

[Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore]

I think children should be exempt from the ‘rule of six’ in England, as is the case in Scotland and Wales. Playing with other children is a developmentally crucial activity, and shouldn’t be made illegal.

[heather kitt @heatherkitt]

Adversely affecting mental health, social skills, & education the #Covid19 pandemic is causing a crisis for the worlds children that could impact their entire lives. Loss of services could cause 1.2 million child deaths globally. Join the #childhoodchallenge & donate to @UNICEF

[heather kitt @heatherkitt]

@joan_lombardi thank-you so much for such a thought provoking and inspiring session!

[heather kitt @heatherkitt]

Even the gruffalo is staying home due to #covid19 ! Love these illustrations from kids books in ⁦@guardian⁩