Nick Hopkinson
@copddoc.bsky.social
Professor of Respiratory Medicine FRCP #RCPtimeforchange
#LungSky, social justice 🫁 🚭 #NHS He/him cis Born at 323ppm
https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/n.hopkinson
#MedSky #NHS #LungSky
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#LungSky, social justice 🫁 🚭 #NHS He/him cis Born at 323ppm
https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/n.hopkinson
#MedSky #NHS #LungSky
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Hopkinson+NS&sort=date&size=100
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Nick Hopkinson
@copddoc.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Lung disease and social justice - COPD as a manifestation of structural violence.
#WorldCOPDday www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/... @atscommunity.bsky.social @ats-assemblies.bsky.social
#WorldCOPDday www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/... @atscommunity.bsky.social @ats-assemblies.bsky.social
A lesson from Nye Bevan on the roots of fascism.
"Representative institutions cannot stand by helpless spectators of mass unemployment, preventable poverty, and economic anarchy without losing prestige, and eventually their own life.”
www.bmj.com/content/391/... @bmj.com
"Representative institutions cannot stand by helpless spectators of mass unemployment, preventable poverty, and economic anarchy without losing prestige, and eventually their own life.”
www.bmj.com/content/391/... @bmj.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
A lesson from Nye Bevan on the roots of fascism.
"Representative institutions cannot stand by helpless spectators of mass unemployment, preventable poverty, and economic anarchy without losing prestige, and eventually their own life.”
www.bmj.com/content/391/... @bmj.com
"Representative institutions cannot stand by helpless spectators of mass unemployment, preventable poverty, and economic anarchy without losing prestige, and eventually their own life.”
www.bmj.com/content/391/... @bmj.com
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There was no state. Who does she think crucified him, an anarchist collective?
November 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
There was no state. Who does she think crucified him, an anarchist collective?
Medical education at the crossroads. Part I: undergraduate education and the erosion of professional identity. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @drlkvaughan.bsky.social @martinmckee.bsky.social
Medical education at the crossroads. Part I: undergraduate education and the erosion of professional identity - Louella Vaughan, Martin McKee, 2025
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November 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Medical education at the crossroads. Part I: undergraduate education and the erosion of professional identity. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @drlkvaughan.bsky.social @martinmckee.bsky.social
Medical education at the crossroads. Part I: undergraduate education and the erosion of professional identity. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @drlkvaughan.bsky.social @martinmckee.bsky.social
Medical education at the crossroads. Part I: undergraduate education and the erosion of professional identity - Louella Vaughan, Martin McKee, 2025
journals.sagepub.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Medical education at the crossroads. Part I: undergraduate education and the erosion of professional identity. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @drlkvaughan.bsky.social @martinmckee.bsky.social
Thorax: Call for Trainee Associate Editors (Interns) thorax.bmj.com/thorax/wp-co... #BTSWinter2025 #LungSky #RespEd
thorax.bmj.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Thorax: Call for Trainee Associate Editors (Interns) thorax.bmj.com/thorax/wp-co... #BTSWinter2025 #LungSky #RespEd
Call for papers: Thorax @bmj.com Global and Regional Comparisons of COPD in Vulnerable Populations: The Role of Environmental Factors
thorax.bmj.com/pages/copd-i... #BTSWinter2025 #LungSky #RespEd
thorax.bmj.com/pages/copd-i... #BTSWinter2025 #LungSky #RespEd
November 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Call for papers: Thorax @bmj.com Global and Regional Comparisons of COPD in Vulnerable Populations: The Role of Environmental Factors
thorax.bmj.com/pages/copd-i... #BTSWinter2025 #LungSky #RespEd
thorax.bmj.com/pages/copd-i... #BTSWinter2025 #LungSky #RespEd
Social media use and child cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use: A cohort study 2015-2023 www.tobaccoinduceddiseases.org/Social-media... #BTSWinter2025 @ashorguk.bsky.social @asthmaandlung.org.uk #RespEd #LungSky
November 27, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Social media use and child cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use: A cohort study 2015-2023 www.tobaccoinduceddiseases.org/Social-media... #BTSWinter2025 @ashorguk.bsky.social @asthmaandlung.org.uk #RespEd #LungSky
Budget: confirms introduction of excise duty on vaping products - a flat-rate tax of £2.20 per 10ml bottle of vape liquid will come into force on 1/10/26
www.gov.uk/government/p... @ashorguk.bsky.social @asthmaandlung.org.uk #BTSWinter2025
www.gov.uk/government/p... @ashorguk.bsky.social @asthmaandlung.org.uk #BTSWinter2025
Introduction of Vaping Products Duty from 1 October 2026
This tax information and impact note provides details of the new Vaping Products Duty which will be implemented on 1 October 2026.
www.gov.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Budget: confirms introduction of excise duty on vaping products - a flat-rate tax of £2.20 per 10ml bottle of vape liquid will come into force on 1/10/26
www.gov.uk/government/p... @ashorguk.bsky.social @asthmaandlung.org.uk #BTSWinter2025
www.gov.uk/government/p... @ashorguk.bsky.social @asthmaandlung.org.uk #BTSWinter2025
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Join Dr Charlie Addy and Professor Tom Wilkinson to discuss his role within NRAP and how NRAP supports clinicians and patients across England and Wales.
👉 brit-thoracic.uk/RFNRAP-25
#Podcast #Respiratory #Healthcare #NRAP #Data
👉 brit-thoracic.uk/RFNRAP-25
#Podcast #Respiratory #Healthcare #NRAP #Data
November 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Join Dr Charlie Addy and Professor Tom Wilkinson to discuss his role within NRAP and how NRAP supports clinicians and patients across England and Wales.
👉 brit-thoracic.uk/RFNRAP-25
#Podcast #Respiratory #Healthcare #NRAP #Data
👉 brit-thoracic.uk/RFNRAP-25
#Podcast #Respiratory #Healthcare #NRAP #Data
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All three days of this year’s Winter Meeting cover the full spectrum of respiratory illnesses, with talks suitable for all clinical respiratory professionals.
Explore here👉 brit-thoracic.uk/WMProgramme25
🎟️ Book your ticket now: brit-thoracic.uk/WM25
Don’t forget! Members get an exclusive discount.
Explore here👉 brit-thoracic.uk/WMProgramme25
🎟️ Book your ticket now: brit-thoracic.uk/WM25
Don’t forget! Members get an exclusive discount.
November 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
All three days of this year’s Winter Meeting cover the full spectrum of respiratory illnesses, with talks suitable for all clinical respiratory professionals.
Explore here👉 brit-thoracic.uk/WMProgramme25
🎟️ Book your ticket now: brit-thoracic.uk/WM25
Don’t forget! Members get an exclusive discount.
Explore here👉 brit-thoracic.uk/WMProgramme25
🎟️ Book your ticket now: brit-thoracic.uk/WM25
Don’t forget! Members get an exclusive discount.
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London is becoming a cycling city.
As we continue to expand London’s cycle network, the number of daily bike trips is soaring. Cycling has risen by more than 40% since 2019 to 1,500,000 trips every day.
As we continue to expand London’s cycle network, the number of daily bike trips is soaring. Cycling has risen by more than 40% since 2019 to 1,500,000 trips every day.
November 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
London is becoming a cycling city.
As we continue to expand London’s cycle network, the number of daily bike trips is soaring. Cycling has risen by more than 40% since 2019 to 1,500,000 trips every day.
As we continue to expand London’s cycle network, the number of daily bike trips is soaring. Cycling has risen by more than 40% since 2019 to 1,500,000 trips every day.
The impact of war on the respiratory health of civilians in Gaza
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www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @thelancet.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The impact of war on the respiratory health of civilians in Gaza
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @thelancet.com
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @thelancet.com
“It’s especially ironic because the lecture is exactly about the ‘paralysing cowardice’ of today’s elites."
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Reith lecturer accuses BBC of censoring his remarks on Trump
Dutch writer Rutger Bregman says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removed
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
“It’s especially ironic because the lecture is exactly about the ‘paralysing cowardice’ of today’s elites."
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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“It’s a scandal that while millions of patients are sitting on waiting lists, the NHS is not able to provide enough jobs for the doctors able and willing to treat them.”
BMA resident doctors committee chair @fletchjack.bsky.social quoted in the FT (£) www.ft.com/content/8b6e...
BMA resident doctors committee chair @fletchjack.bsky.social quoted in the FT (£) www.ft.com/content/8b6e...
‘The system does not want me’: why some doctors struggle to land jobs
A mismatch between demand and supply of advanced training places means qualified medics are in limbo
www.ft.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
“It’s a scandal that while millions of patients are sitting on waiting lists, the NHS is not able to provide enough jobs for the doctors able and willing to treat them.”
BMA resident doctors committee chair @fletchjack.bsky.social quoted in the FT (£) www.ft.com/content/8b6e...
BMA resident doctors committee chair @fletchjack.bsky.social quoted in the FT (£) www.ft.com/content/8b6e...
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Let’s never forget rationing ventilators and Zoom funerals. Boris Johnson and his cronies partied while our loved ones lay dying alone. COVID-19 was the worst public health crisis in a century. We should have locked down earlier. To some of us, PPE was not a get-rich-quick commodity.
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Let’s never forget rationing ventilators and Zoom funerals. Boris Johnson and his cronies partied while our loved ones lay dying alone. COVID-19 was the worst public health crisis in a century. We should have locked down earlier. To some of us, PPE was not a get-rich-quick commodity.
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"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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November 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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1/ How does the COVID Inquiry's Module 2 report align with what we said in @independentsage.bsky.social at the time? A 🧵on Transparency, Early & Decisive Action, Scientific Advice, Integration of Social & Economic Harms, Communication and Behavioural Science, Governance, Data and Preparedness
November 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
1/ How does the COVID Inquiry's Module 2 report align with what we said in @independentsage.bsky.social at the time? A 🧵on Transparency, Early & Decisive Action, Scientific Advice, Integration of Social & Economic Harms, Communication and Behavioural Science, Governance, Data and Preparedness
COVID inquiry - damning verdict on the lethal incompetence of disgraced former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response
Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:51 AM
COVID inquiry - damning verdict on the lethal incompetence of disgraced former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
COVID inquiry - damning verdict on the lethal incompetence of disgraced former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response
Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:46 AM
COVID inquiry - damning verdict on the lethal incompetence of disgraced former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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🌍 Today is #WorldCOPDDay
We would like to highlight a paper in our recent Series on the Global Epidemiology of Chronic Respiratory Disease, looking at epidemiology and effect of prevention strategies on #COPD burden globally
🔗 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
We would like to highlight a paper in our recent Series on the Global Epidemiology of Chronic Respiratory Disease, looking at epidemiology and effect of prevention strategies on #COPD burden globally
🔗 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
November 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🌍 Today is #WorldCOPDDay
We would like to highlight a paper in our recent Series on the Global Epidemiology of Chronic Respiratory Disease, looking at epidemiology and effect of prevention strategies on #COPD burden globally
🔗 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
We would like to highlight a paper in our recent Series on the Global Epidemiology of Chronic Respiratory Disease, looking at epidemiology and effect of prevention strategies on #COPD burden globally
🔗 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Today @tomdolphin.bsky.social met
@ruthcadbury.bsky.social, Chair of the Transport Select Committee in Parliament.
Discussions included pressing issues facing doctors and the Government’s upcoming road safety strategy, including measures to lower the UK blood alcohol limit for driving.
@ruthcadbury.bsky.social, Chair of the Transport Select Committee in Parliament.
Discussions included pressing issues facing doctors and the Government’s upcoming road safety strategy, including measures to lower the UK blood alcohol limit for driving.
November 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Today @tomdolphin.bsky.social met
@ruthcadbury.bsky.social, Chair of the Transport Select Committee in Parliament.
Discussions included pressing issues facing doctors and the Government’s upcoming road safety strategy, including measures to lower the UK blood alcohol limit for driving.
@ruthcadbury.bsky.social, Chair of the Transport Select Committee in Parliament.
Discussions included pressing issues facing doctors and the Government’s upcoming road safety strategy, including measures to lower the UK blood alcohol limit for driving.
Reposted by Nick Hopkinson
Today – World COPD Day – Dr Keir Philip and his team’s research into the condition has been published in @bmj.com Open Respiratory Research 🫁
Analysing results from an @asthmaandlung.org.uk survey, they found material deprivation increases COPD patients’ likelihood of seeking emergency healthcare 🩺
Analysing results from an @asthmaandlung.org.uk survey, they found material deprivation increases COPD patients’ likelihood of seeking emergency healthcare 🩺
November 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Today – World COPD Day – Dr Keir Philip and his team’s research into the condition has been published in @bmj.com Open Respiratory Research 🫁
Analysing results from an @asthmaandlung.org.uk survey, they found material deprivation increases COPD patients’ likelihood of seeking emergency healthcare 🩺
Analysing results from an @asthmaandlung.org.uk survey, they found material deprivation increases COPD patients’ likelihood of seeking emergency healthcare 🩺
Lower-intensity smoking is associated with cardiovascular risk and the primary public health message for current smokers should be early cessation, rather than reducing the amount of smoking. journals.plos.org/plosmedicine... #LungSky #RespEd @ashorguk.bsky.social @asthmaandlung.org.uk
Association between cigarette smoking status, intensity, and cessation duration with long-term incidence of nine cardiovascular and mortality outcomes: The Cross-Cohort Collaboration (CCC)
Using data from 22 prospective cohort studies, Erfan Tasdighi and colleagues investigate the relationships among smoking burden, intensity, and cessation duration across multiple cardiovascular outcom...
journals.plos.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Lower-intensity smoking is associated with cardiovascular risk and the primary public health message for current smokers should be early cessation, rather than reducing the amount of smoking. journals.plos.org/plosmedicine... #LungSky #RespEd @ashorguk.bsky.social @asthmaandlung.org.uk