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Luke O’Shea @lukeoshea.bsky.social · 11h

Actually a really fascinating article. We need to the great British values of the middle ages. Thanks Andy

Luke O’Shea @lukeoshea.bsky.social · 1d

Not published yet, but would like to. Will update here when I do. Housing is an interesting one…

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Luke O’Shea @lukeoshea.bsky.social · 1d

I'd love to talk to you about this and the whole set of problems for patients that has come out of our research. A fundamental issue is the letter has at least 4 audiences 1)patients/families 2)GP 3)core hospital note 4) to future self for next consult. It fails on most

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Luke O’Shea @lukeoshea.bsky.social · 1d

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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Luke O’Shea @lukeoshea.bsky.social · 3d

This is partly why it felt revolutionary when record shops introduced listening stations, albeit only particular albums. Imagine being able to listen to it before you bought it? Or being able to return it if you didn't like it. No, usually the only option was really to get your mate to buy it first

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Luke O’Shea @lukeoshea.bsky.social · 3d

The delicate parasol of the Pleated Inkcap. This fragile fungi lives for only 24 hours. Nature is amazing. Let's protect it

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Luke O’Shea @lukeoshea.bsky.social · 6d

Big role in Arab Spring of course, though many uprisings were not successful (apart from Tunisia) and lordy there has been some horrible violence and displacement. All in all you are winning hands down

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Luke O’Shea @lukeoshea.bsky.social · 6d

That's pretty damn amazing I'd say. Hope all well Marie

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Luke O’Shea @lukeoshea.bsky.social · 13d

On wards today at 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

Luke O’Shea @lukeoshea.bsky.social · 20d

Stunning news from UCLH on this incredible Huntington’s disease breakthrough. Nice to see some evidence based positive medical news!

www.uclh.nhs.uk/news/hunting...

Huntington’s Disease gene therapy shows 75 per cent slowing of disease

A new gene therapy to treat Huntington’s disease has shown positive data from the study of AMT-130 which is being run at UCLH and other sites.

www.uclh.nhs.uk

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Luke O’Shea @lukeoshea.bsky.social · Sep 3

Rain and shine in Paddington

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Luke O’Shea @lukeoshea.bsky.social · Aug 23

Watching a merganser fishing in France. Nature is incredible. Let's protect it.

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Luke O’Shea @lukeoshea.bsky.social · Aug 5

Important to spread hope. People are now putting up a gigawatt’s worth of solar panels, the rough equivalent of the power generated by one coal-fired plant, every fifteen hours… www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...

4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment

In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.

www.newyorker.com

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Luke O’Shea @lukeoshea.bsky.social · Jul 26

Thanks for doing this important and brilliantly informative podcast, and shining a light on OCD as a devastatingly difficult and misunderstood condition. It's truly appreciated

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Luke O’Shea @lukeoshea.bsky.social · Jun 23

The rise of YouTube shorts in the last year is mind blowing. Up to 200 billion daily views or over 1 billion hrs a day. In a world of 8 bn people! Will any productivity gains from AI simply be offset by increasingly effective tech distractions? www.thewrap.com/youtube-shor...

YouTube Shorts Now Averages 200 Billion Daily Views

YouTube Shorts now averages 200 billion daily views, CEO Neal Mohan announced during his keynote at Cannes Lions 2025.

www.thewrap.com

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Luke O’Shea @lukeoshea.bsky.social · Jun 14

Watching the bbc pulp Live Session reminded me how funny his lyrics are. Even new stuff like Dishes (I’m not Jesus though I have the same initials, I’m the man who stays home & does the dishes).That misshapes verse is genius. We’ll use the one thing we’ve got more of - that’s cheese rinds (surely?)

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Luke O’Shea @lukeoshea.bsky.social · Jun 9

Worked with Axel at Prime Minister's strategy unit under Blair. Very smart.

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Luke O’Shea @lukeoshea.bsky.social · Jun 6

Also lots of gym folks have gone vegan to get the perfect gym body. Foxes been watching gamechangersmovie.com

The Game Changers Official Film Website | Documentary

Watch the Game Changers movie about plant-based eating, protein, and strength. Presented by James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jackie Chan, Lewis Hamilton, Novak Djokovic and Chris Paul.

gamechangersmovie.com

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Luke O’Shea @lukeoshea.bsky.social · Jun 3

Great #FestivalofExcellence hearing superb improvement work UCLH. I talked about quality, & why spending more ≠ better outcomes. Gave 3 case studies which show drive quality ⬆️ then cost ⬇️ (hip surgery, gloves off, clinic letters). Complexity the enemy of reliability & quality

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Luke O’Shea @lukeoshea.bsky.social · May 17

That's so good to hear Helen!

Luke O’Shea @lukeoshea.bsky.social · May 17

Person centred care at it's best! Uclh team working across services to enable one of our young, severely needle phobic patients to get the vaccinations needed to visit his family abroad for the first time. (Spoiler alert: solution was to vax when under general for his dental work) buff.ly/pFxkkcj

Autistic teen with needle phobia helped to go abroad by NHS

Terence Panzu-Lema is given the ability to travel abroad for the first time, by a unique collaboration by NHS teams.

buff.ly

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Luke O’Shea @lukeoshea.bsky.social · May 16

By the way our uclh sustainability transformation fund applications need to be in by the 26th. If you have an idea for greening ID, we want to hear it! Email me if want to speak. Application easy. Funds for two years

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Luke O’Shea @lukeoshea.bsky.social · May 16

What China is doing on Solar PV, batteries & cars is mind blowing. Still need massive push in other areas like chemicals though in China. Follow @hannahritchie.bsky.social if you don't know her. Superb and data driven analysis

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Luke O’Shea @lukeoshea.bsky.social · May 15

BIG STORY which brings hope! China's emissions are dropping for the first time! This really matters as China has more than a third of global emissions. Wow. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-cle... Climate action on a massive scale

Analysis: Clean energy just put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse for first time - Carbon Brief

For the first time, the growth in China’s clean power generation has caused the nation’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to fall despite rapid power demand growth.

www.carbonbrief.org

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Luke O’Shea @lukeoshea.bsky.social · May 7

Epic has a very good patient portal/app as others have said, with wider functions than the NHS App. Nhse and epic are working on how core data will appear in the NHS app and how they will be linked, as I understand it

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