Richard Dudley

Reformed physicist & engineer. Chief Data Officer - NIHR Centre for Business Intelligence. Views are mine, not NIHR’s, although we both agree: #datasaveslives

[National Institute for Health and Care Research @NIHRresearch]

Our CEO @LucyChappell2 said: “We will continue to work collaboratively across government and with key stakeholders to address any unnecessary bureaucracy relating to our research so that we can continue to deliver world-class care.”

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[Richard Dudley @rdudley123]

@AshRouten Hi Ash. This is an odd one! We've had a look though, and I'm relieved to say there is a rational explanation for the unexpected name appearing on your REALMS account. Happy to explain further if you'd like me to drop you a line. 🙂

[Richard Dudley @rdudley123]

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[Richard Dudley @rdudley123]

@matt_westmore I’m touched that completing my appraisal has taken on such significance. 😉
That said - any excuse to demolish a grab bag of pickled onion monster munch is a good one in my book!

[Professor Chris Whitty @CMO_England]

This is good news, it significantly increases supply and flexibility of vaccines to combat COVID in the UK and internationally. Many thanks to the scientists, research funders (including NIHR), research clinical staff and above all the many volunteers who took part in the trials.

[National Institute for Health and Care Research @NIHRresearch]

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[Christine McGrath 💙 (she/her) @WHPChristineMcG]

@RDsouthampton in the news again!
@UoS_Medicine @UHSFT
@SotonChildHosp BBC News - Coronavirus: Rapid bedside test shows promise in hospitals
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[Richard Dudley @rdudley123]

@matt_westmore One thing is clear - There is absolutely no way in hell you can give me a massive pay rise. It would be paradigm breaking... dangerously innovative and dare I say, just a little bit too 'out there' for conventional thinking..

[Richard Dudley @rdudley123]

@matt_westmore "I find your lack of faith disturbing..."

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@matt_westmore

[Richard Dudley @rdudley123]

@matt_westmore WHAT?! Where do I sign up? Oh... wait...

[Ian Dunt @IanDunt]

My god, what a speech.

[Richard Dudley @rdudley123]

@YorkeCP @impending I think the cats would destroy my phone trying to vanquish the alien beast. Well, either that or they’d be scared half to death and run a mile! 😂

[Richard Dudley @rdudley123]

@theeaglecanfly It depends on your starting point. The ‘bench to bedside’ time for brand new vaccines is typically up to 10 years. The current crop of vaccines are starting from some way along that path though because of prior work done in SARS and MERS. Best hope is still 1-2 years though.

[Richard Dudley @rdudley123]

@RP131 @SkyNewsBreak Noticed this as well - for the last couple of days the NHS-E data has had a long tail, adding a large number of deaths back to dates before the notional peak on 8th April. Terrible that these people have died, but slightly more encouraging from the current trend perspective.

[Richard Dudley @rdudley123]

@theeaglecanfly Any vaccine would need to be tested otherwise you can’t get to the position of knowing whether it is safe, or if it actually works. Creating a bulk of doses in advance of knowing the results of that testing is a financial/logistical gamble rather than an ethical one.

[Richard Dudley @rdudley123]

@IonMeister @theeaglecanfly The millions of doses are being made in expectation of it being deemed safe and effective, otherwise you may end up in a situation where you have an effective vaccine, but a lengthy production lead-time before anyone can get it. If it fails - yes - burn it all.

[Richard Dudley @rdudley123]

@Holly13013826 @centralthoughtt @dmn001 @DHSCgovuk @CMO_England @PHE_uk @NHSEngland @scotgovhealth @CMOWales @PublicHealthW @healthdpt @publichealthni Wales' 110 deaths are comprised of 84 which occurred over a long period but not reported before now, and 26 which were reported over the past 24 hours. DHSC have used the 26 in their daily total figure, but their cumulative figure has been adjusted with the additional 84.