Doctor with GP, public health, management and policy experience. Founder of COBIC. Helping health and care systems focus on the outcomes that matter most.
Oxford, England
Joined November 2011
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Nicholas R Hicks retweeted
"Medicine is difficult. We need to continue to attract the brightest to train as doctors. We need to ensure that their training is long enough to make them equipped to do the difficult daily work of the doctor."
@AndrewElder @RCPEdin
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Nicholas R Hicks retweeted
More evidence from robust evaluation by my colleagues @TheIFS that SureStart had impressive long run impacts. Previous work showed it improved the long run health and educational achievement of poorer children. New work shows drop in serious youth offending.
More @TheIFS work out on Sure Start today, looking at rare and costly outcomes.
We find big drops in serious youth offending (including youth custody), but less improvement in social care interactions or school behaviour.
Take a look 👇
Nicholas R Hicks retweeted
Very few people realise that the vast majority of hospice and palliative care is provided by charity - not by the NHS.
I think this is a national scandal.
Please RT if you do too 🙏
In this interview with @skynewsniall, Dr Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) emphasises the need to prioritise quality end of life care.
Regardless of Parliament's decision on assisted dying, fixing the funding of our struggling hospice and end of life care system is essential.
Nicholas R Hicks retweeted
⏰ CLOSING SOON: Apply for a unique leadership opportunity – the @commonwealthfnd 2025–2026 Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice.
Find out more and apply ahead of the deadline of 1 November 2024 ⬇️
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ALT Apply today! Spend a year in the US conducting internationally comparative research and building key leadership skills. Harkness Fellowships harknessfellowships.org
Nicholas R Hicks retweeted
Strengthening clinical leadership and management | @HealthFdn
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Nicholas R Hicks retweeted
In amongst the carnage of the workforce plan there is an obvious thing hiding in plain sight. Let’s solve the PA crisis in one 🧵… (spoiler I won’t)
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One of the lovely things that happened at #GES2024 was that we had a chance to acknowledge 35 extraordinary years of @GrimshawJeremy's commitment to this global movement. People stood up and gave him a standing ovation, and it was just absolutely lovely to see 🧵4/7
ALT Jeremy Grimshaw
Nicholas R Hicks retweeted
Whisper it very softly
But we may not be too far from nearly 1 in 2 children with #T1Diabetes being on #ClosedLoops
1 in 2 on the best thing science can provide at the moment beyond a cure
Less than 12 months since @NICEComms TA 943
Ka-Boom 😎
A promise made…#gbdoc
Nicholas R Hicks retweeted
This is a fantastic change in relatively short time and shows the motivation of all involved.
Don't underestimate how much time and work has been put into achieving this fundamental change in the NHS.
Well done!
Whisper it very softly
But we may not be too far from nearly 1 in 2 children with #T1Diabetes being on #ClosedLoops
1 in 2 on the best thing science can provide at the moment beyond a cure
Less than 12 months since @NICEComms TA 943
Ka-Boom 😎
A promise made…#gbdoc
Nicholas R Hicks retweeted
Fantastic time at #fleetwoodmoves on Saturday!
Huge thanks to Helen & George @lpmdancetheatre, all the amazing performers & the wonderful volunteers supported by #UKSPF & @wyrecouncil.
We hope it will become an annual event & look forward to being involved again in the future.
Nicholas R Hicks retweeted
@RCPhysicians has published the Green Physician Toolkit outlining actions physicians can take to reduce the environmental impact of healthcare delivery in the UK👇
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Read here how we can help 👇
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#Sustainability
#NetZero
#BCorp
Nicholas R Hicks retweeted
The whooping cough vaccine in pregnancy protects your baby until it's old enough for its own vaccine.
Vaccine uptake in pregnancy has dropped from 75% in 2017 to 59% in 2024. And babies are dying.
This is a consequence of bad actor messaging on vaccines.
Please get vaccinated!
Nicholas R Hicks retweeted
There’s been talk for years of a primary care and community based NHS. Time for government to accelerate the change … and at the same time allow hospitals to do what only they can do. @thetimes @Keir_Starmer @wesstreeting @AmandaPritchard @CMO_England @aradarzi
Nicholas R Hicks retweeted
An absolutely scathing indictment of the associate project from one of the few people absolutely qualified to have an opinion
Thank you for speaking up @Adam_Skeen and if you’re a 🇬🇧 doctor not worried about professional standards, you should read this!
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Nicholas R Hicks retweeted
20 years ago, ‘Securing good health for the whole population’ was published. It argued that the govt needed to shift its focus from just caring for the sick to promoting good health. What did it have to say?
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The @commonwealthfnd 2025–26 Harkness Fellowships are a unique opportunity for people committed to advancing health care policy and practice to spend a year in the US conducting internationally comparative research with mentorship from leading experts ⬇️
health.org.uk/funding-and-pa…
ALT Harkness Fellowships 2025–2026 now open for applications Deadline is 1 November 2024
Nicholas R Hicks retweeted
“Local stores next to the protected bike lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.”
(Among MANY public benefits.)
Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath Via @FastCompany. fastcompany.com/90182112/wan…
