Sonia Dalkin
@soniadalkin.bsky.social
Professor in Applied Health and Social Care Research at Northumbria University, with interests in complex interventions and methodological development. Co-Director of the NIHR IDEAS National Evaluation Team.
Naomi Carlisle going the extra mile, filming her presentation on preterm birth for #HSRUK2025 at 4am in PJs (camera off!) when she was suddenly unable to travel. Great presentation with really clear recommendations for: risk assessing and referral; for clinics; and for women #ProudSupervisor
July 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Naomi Carlisle going the extra mile, filming her presentation on preterm birth for #HSRUK2025 at 4am in PJs (camera off!) when she was suddenly unable to travel. Great presentation with really clear recommendations for: risk assessing and referral; for clinics; and for women #ProudSupervisor
Excellent workshop on reflections & tips on engaging government & policy makers. Takeaway tips when meeting MPs: Introduce self properly; do your home work; offer succinct policy recommendations (inc. policy brief); know current relevant parliament debates; offer help in return. #HSRUK2025
July 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Excellent workshop on reflections & tips on engaging government & policy makers. Takeaway tips when meeting MPs: Introduce self properly; do your home work; offer succinct policy recommendations (inc. policy brief); know current relevant parliament debates; offer help in return. #HSRUK2025
Fantastic impact workshop - tasked to design ways to track & evidence impact. We suggested a dashboard using the wheel of impact. Moving away from claiming policy impact and towards making a contribution to policy impact, through an evidenced narrative… And, we won 🙌🤩🎉
@hsruk.bsky.social #HSRUK2025
@hsruk.bsky.social #HSRUK2025
July 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Fantastic impact workshop - tasked to design ways to track & evidence impact. We suggested a dashboard using the wheel of impact. Moving away from claiming policy impact and towards making a contribution to policy impact, through an evidenced narrative… And, we won 🙌🤩🎉
@hsruk.bsky.social #HSRUK2025
@hsruk.bsky.social #HSRUK2025
Audience comments suggested we know a lot about workforce issues (increased workload, recruitment and retention, desire for flexibility, burnout) and we now need solutions to address these. Hopes that the new NIHR HSDR Workforce Research Partnerships will address some of these… @hsruk.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Audience comments suggested we know a lot about workforce issues (increased workload, recruitment and retention, desire for flexibility, burnout) and we now need solutions to address these. Hopes that the new NIHR HSDR Workforce Research Partnerships will address some of these… @hsruk.bsky.social
Day 2 #HSRUK25 plenary focusing on workforce: how will innovative research deliver impact? Methodological reflections: use of realist reviews, novel qual methods (e.g. social media analysis, asynchronous online focus groups) & tiered knowledge mobilisation (local➡️international) @hsruk.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Day 2 #HSRUK25 plenary focusing on workforce: how will innovative research deliver impact? Methodological reflections: use of realist reviews, novel qual methods (e.g. social media analysis, asynchronous online focus groups) & tiered knowledge mobilisation (local➡️international) @hsruk.bsky.social
Great opening plenary at @hsruk.bsky.social about how we as H&SC researchers make impact on policy. Lots of useful advice: share green shoots with caveats, involve local MPs, acknowledge different timescales, ensure representativeness throughout, work with third sector to mobilise findings #HSRUK25
July 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Great opening plenary at @hsruk.bsky.social about how we as H&SC researchers make impact on policy. Lots of useful advice: share green shoots with caveats, involve local MPs, acknowledge different timescales, ensure representativeness throughout, work with third sector to mobilise findings #HSRUK25
A great 2 days chairing the consensus meeting on the Realist Economic Evaluation guidance. Some insightful (and mind bending!) discussions. Such generosity and expertise from the attendees - thank you so much. Straight into #HSRUK25 now!
July 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
A great 2 days chairing the consensus meeting on the Realist Economic Evaluation guidance. Some insightful (and mind bending!) discussions. Such generosity and expertise from the attendees - thank you so much. Straight into #HSRUK25 now!
Brilliant afternoon watching @safc.com vs Watford at the Stadium of Light. This was proceeded by a presentation of and input into the draft strategy for health from the football clubs charitable arm, The Foundation of Light. Go black cats!! 🐈⬛
February 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Brilliant afternoon watching @safc.com vs Watford at the Stadium of Light. This was proceeded by a presentation of and input into the draft strategy for health from the football clubs charitable arm, The Foundation of Light. Go black cats!! 🐈⬛
A crisp and beautiful morning as delegates arrive for the final day of the ‘Future of Evaluation in Health and Social Care Symposium’ hosted by @northumbriaideas.bsky.social Looking forward to our two final provocation plenaries from Professors Tracy Finch, Carl May and Mike Kelly.
January 16, 2025 at 9:11 AM
A crisp and beautiful morning as delegates arrive for the final day of the ‘Future of Evaluation in Health and Social Care Symposium’ hosted by @northumbriaideas.bsky.social Looking forward to our two final provocation plenaries from Professors Tracy Finch, Carl May and Mike Kelly.