Kit Byatt
@kitb.bsky.social
Retired geriatrician, now working in human rights medicine & med ed; EBM; patient-centred care; equity & justice; polycurious & usually optimistic.
Refugee from Twitter (@Laconic_doc)!
Refugee from Twitter (@Laconic_doc)!
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Kit Byatt
@kitb.bsky.social
· Sep 25
I've devised a model for analysis of unplanned hospital bed use.
I am looking for some NHS clinical/managerial decision-makers to interview about your thoughts on this.
Get in touch!
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
A Compartmental Model to Describe Acute Medical In-Patient Flow Through a Hospital
Health care is becoming increasingly complex, especially in secondary care. Hospital bed numbers per capita in the United Kingdom (UK) are lower than many Europ
papers.ssrn.com
We have now moved onto the next phase of using som real-world data to test the model.
Watch this space!
Watch this space!
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Is there a Home Secretary who, since 2005, *hasn’t* “introduced” safe return reviews for refugees? Other than Grant Shapps, who only had a few hours. Re-announcing an old, existing and totally pointless policy is very, very tired.
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Is there a Home Secretary who, since 2005, *hasn’t* “introduced” safe return reviews for refugees? Other than Grant Shapps, who only had a few hours. Re-announcing an old, existing and totally pointless policy is very, very tired.
Impressive observational findings:
vaxed pts cf unvaxed survival (months)
• stage 3+ Ca lung: 37.3 cf 20.6
• metastatic melanoma: 26.7 cf ≤ 40
• biggest benefits in pts expected to resist immunotherapy
• no such benefit from other (eg flu/pneumonia) vax types
WATCH THIS SPACE!!
vaxed pts cf unvaxed survival (months)
• stage 3+ Ca lung: 37.3 cf 20.6
• metastatic melanoma: 26.7 cf ≤ 40
• biggest benefits in pts expected to resist immunotherapy
• no such benefit from other (eg flu/pneumonia) vax types
WATCH THIS SPACE!!
November 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Impressive observational findings:
vaxed pts cf unvaxed survival (months)
• stage 3+ Ca lung: 37.3 cf 20.6
• metastatic melanoma: 26.7 cf ≤ 40
• biggest benefits in pts expected to resist immunotherapy
• no such benefit from other (eg flu/pneumonia) vax types
WATCH THIS SPACE!!
vaxed pts cf unvaxed survival (months)
• stage 3+ Ca lung: 37.3 cf 20.6
• metastatic melanoma: 26.7 cf ≤ 40
• biggest benefits in pts expected to resist immunotherapy
• no such benefit from other (eg flu/pneumonia) vax types
WATCH THIS SPACE!!
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There is no reason why this should have made me laugh so hard a bit of gas escaped.
November 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
There is no reason why this should have made me laugh so hard a bit of gas escaped.
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As a historian of the 18th c and an American, I've always known 2026 would be a critical moment. This doc is worth watching, and thinking through. Begins and ends w Indigenous contexts, conveys the horrors of a civil war wrought w racism + the ideals of liberty and equality we keep reaching for. 1/
_The American Revolution_ offers a look at how complex and violent — and also inspiring— the American founding was. Getting huge coverage, it may give folks time to digest that complexity as 2026 commences. Premieres tonight + PBS has preview clips of all episodes. www.pbs.org/show/the-ame...
The American Revolution
Thirteen colonies unite in rebellion, win their independence, and found the United States.
www.pbs.org
November 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
As a historian of the 18th c and an American, I've always known 2026 would be a critical moment. This doc is worth watching, and thinking through. Begins and ends w Indigenous contexts, conveys the horrors of a civil war wrought w racism + the ideals of liberty and equality we keep reaching for. 1/
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Not everyone is unhappy about the Government's descent into anti-refugee politics
November 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Not everyone is unhappy about the Government's descent into anti-refugee politics
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In the age of prevailing performative cruelty, let's make a
conscious choice every day to amplify our kindness and show our empathy. Otherwise, the situation is unbearable.
conscious choice every day to amplify our kindness and show our empathy. Otherwise, the situation is unbearable.
November 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
In the age of prevailing performative cruelty, let's make a
conscious choice every day to amplify our kindness and show our empathy. Otherwise, the situation is unbearable.
conscious choice every day to amplify our kindness and show our empathy. Otherwise, the situation is unbearable.
😳 😡 🤬
Labour policy is being celebrated by Tommy Robinson.
That's it.
That's all you ever need to say to explain who Labour are.
That's it.
That's all you ever need to say to explain who Labour are.
November 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
😳 😡 🤬
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At what point will Labour politicians, locally and nationally, really start to push back against the endless underfunding of local authorities?
We know what damage this does, and how it will verberate into our futures.
How is there not louder, insistent opposition to this?
We know what damage this does, and how it will verberate into our futures.
How is there not louder, insistent opposition to this?
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books
Survey finds 60% of key cities councils are planning to sell assets to meet costs of adult and children’s social care
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
At what point will Labour politicians, locally and nationally, really start to push back against the endless underfunding of local authorities?
We know what damage this does, and how it will verberate into our futures.
How is there not louder, insistent opposition to this?
We know what damage this does, and how it will verberate into our futures.
How is there not louder, insistent opposition to this?
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I'm pretty sure you've never seen a photo like this.
The Fall of Icarus
The Fall of Icarus
November 16, 2025 at 10:05 AM
I'm pretty sure you've never seen a photo like this.
The Fall of Icarus
The Fall of Icarus
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Every so often it’s useful to answer some of the questions I get asked on here.
1. Yes they are.
2. Not the whole message, obviously.
3. In the garage, mainly.
4. No, it wouldn’t be practical. Sorry.
5. Purely random.
Cheers, T.
1. Yes they are.
2. Not the whole message, obviously.
3. In the garage, mainly.
4. No, it wouldn’t be practical. Sorry.
5. Purely random.
Cheers, T.
November 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Every so often it’s useful to answer some of the questions I get asked on here.
1. Yes they are.
2. Not the whole message, obviously.
3. In the garage, mainly.
4. No, it wouldn’t be practical. Sorry.
5. Purely random.
Cheers, T.
1. Yes they are.
2. Not the whole message, obviously.
3. In the garage, mainly.
4. No, it wouldn’t be practical. Sorry.
5. Purely random.
Cheers, T.
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There's a real power to leaving a universe's mythology unsaid. Not everything needs to have a canon page on a fanwiki.
November 16, 2025 at 8:35 AM
There's a real power to leaving a universe's mythology unsaid. Not everything needs to have a canon page on a fanwiki.
I wonder what Kier Hardie would think of his namesake's current policies?
Internationalism, social equality, education, challenging poverty— all founding values of the UK Labour movement. How things have changed!!
Internationalism, social equality, education, challenging poverty— all founding values of the UK Labour movement. How things have changed!!
November 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
I wonder what Kier Hardie would think of his namesake's current policies?
Internationalism, social equality, education, challenging poverty— all founding values of the UK Labour movement. How things have changed!!
Internationalism, social equality, education, challenging poverty— all founding values of the UK Labour movement. How things have changed!!
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‘The logic of algorithms tends to repeat what "works," but art opens up what is possible.’
November 16, 2025 at 8:36 AM
‘The logic of algorithms tends to repeat what "works," but art opens up what is possible.’
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“Many of our contemporaries now want to combine the worst of these two worlds. What could possibly go wrong? Quite a lot.”
NEW paper! 💭🖥️
“Combining Psychology with Artificial Intelligence: What could possibly go wrong?”
— Brief review paper by @olivia.science & myself, highlighting traps to avoid when combining Psych with AI, and why this is so important. Check out our proposed way forward! 🌟💡
osf.io/preprints/ps...
“Combining Psychology with Artificial Intelligence: What could possibly go wrong?”
— Brief review paper by @olivia.science & myself, highlighting traps to avoid when combining Psych with AI, and why this is so important. Check out our proposed way forward! 🌟💡
osf.io/preprints/ps...
May 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
“Many of our contemporaries now want to combine the worst of these two worlds. What could possibly go wrong? Quite a lot.”
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Another program billionaires could fund easily and change lives and communities instead of buying another yacht or six
Replacing smoky lamps with solar energy, local women are helping light homes and protect communities.
Zanzibar’s ‘solar mamas’ bring electricity to remote communities
Replacing smoky lamps with solar energy, local women are helping light homes and protect communities.
l.euronews.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Another program billionaires could fund easily and change lives and communities instead of buying another yacht or six
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Genius as usual 🤣
November 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Genius as usual 🤣
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Refugees & asylum seekers are largely a vulnerable, traumatised & disadvantaged group of people so to keep demonising & scapegoating them for political gain is disgusting & despicable. The end doesn’t justify this punching down means & in any case the end here seems to be the propaganda itself.
November 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Refugees & asylum seekers are largely a vulnerable, traumatised & disadvantaged group of people so to keep demonising & scapegoating them for political gain is disgusting & despicable. The end doesn’t justify this punching down means & in any case the end here seems to be the propaganda itself.
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A fascinating topic: the interesting minimizing surfaces.
"Soap films [...] should always take up the smallest area possible. They’re what mathematicians call area-minimizing surfaces."
🧪 #Science #Mathematics #Physics
New Proofs Probe Soap-Film Singularities
www.quantamagazine.org/new-proofs-p...
"Soap films [...] should always take up the smallest area possible. They’re what mathematicians call area-minimizing surfaces."
🧪 #Science #Mathematics #Physics
New Proofs Probe Soap-Film Singularities
www.quantamagazine.org/new-proofs-p...
November 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
A fascinating topic: the interesting minimizing surfaces.
"Soap films [...] should always take up the smallest area possible. They’re what mathematicians call area-minimizing surfaces."
🧪 #Science #Mathematics #Physics
New Proofs Probe Soap-Film Singularities
www.quantamagazine.org/new-proofs-p...
"Soap films [...] should always take up the smallest area possible. They’re what mathematicians call area-minimizing surfaces."
🧪 #Science #Mathematics #Physics
New Proofs Probe Soap-Film Singularities
www.quantamagazine.org/new-proofs-p...
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If we accept someone is a genuine refugee and they build a life here, perhaps have children born here, what is the advantage to us of expelling them once we’ve persuaded ourselves that their country of origin is safe?
November 15, 2025 at 9:46 AM
If we accept someone is a genuine refugee and they build a life here, perhaps have children born here, what is the advantage to us of expelling them once we’ve persuaded ourselves that their country of origin is safe?
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William Herschel, German-born British astronomer, born #OTD 1738; discovered planet Uranus in 1781, pioneered use of astronomical spectrophotometry, discovered infrared radiation; Fellow Royal Society, first President Royal Astronomical Society.
Portrait by Abbott 1785, NPG London
Herschel Museum
Portrait by Abbott 1785, NPG London
Herschel Museum
November 15, 2025 at 6:02 AM
William Herschel, German-born British astronomer, born #OTD 1738; discovered planet Uranus in 1781, pioneered use of astronomical spectrophotometry, discovered infrared radiation; Fellow Royal Society, first President Royal Astronomical Society.
Portrait by Abbott 1785, NPG London
Herschel Museum
Portrait by Abbott 1785, NPG London
Herschel Museum
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This version of the Labour government would try to deport my Polish great-grandfather to the Soviet Union.
Cannot express how deeply I hold this government in contempt
Cannot express how deeply I hold this government in contempt
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:09 AM
This version of the Labour government would try to deport my Polish great-grandfather to the Soviet Union.
Cannot express how deeply I hold this government in contempt
Cannot express how deeply I hold this government in contempt
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My childhood, in academic Cambridge in the 1970s, was full of interesting friends of my parents who were refugees from all over the world, escaping various Communist or Fascist countries or political oppression in some other way. That they were welcome here, indeed *encouraged* to settle, was great.
November 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
My childhood, in academic Cambridge in the 1970s, was full of interesting friends of my parents who were refugees from all over the world, escaping various Communist or Fascist countries or political oppression in some other way. That they were welcome here, indeed *encouraged* to settle, was great.
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Delighted to share details of @nihr.bsky.social James Lind Alliance research priority setting survey for delirium. For completion by UK health/social professionals and those with personal experience of delirium.
Complete the survey and have your say. More details 👇
www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...
Complete the survey and have your say. More details 👇
www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...
A Delirium (UK) James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership - Wolfson Institute of Population Health
www.qmul.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Delighted to share details of @nihr.bsky.social James Lind Alliance research priority setting survey for delirium. For completion by UK health/social professionals and those with personal experience of delirium.
Complete the survey and have your say. More details 👇
www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...
Complete the survey and have your say. More details 👇
www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...
London November evening Street scene.
November 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
London November evening Street scene.