Kate Gerrand
@GerrandKate
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Working on health protection research, @DHSCgovuk, @NIHRresearch. Previously @UKHSA and @LSHTM. 🇦🇺 🇮🇹 🇬🇧 she/her. My views only.
London, England
Joined December 2019
Great to be at the #UKHSA23 conference. Learning about avian influenza, vector borne disease expansion with climate change, JCVI governance, pandemic preparedness and finally AMR (@connie_longmate pictured). Fantastic to see the One Health focus throughout.
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By March 2022, over 2.5 million people in the UK had been recruited into covid-19 clinical trials!! 🤯 Huge effort on behalf of research and clinical staff, and the amazing people who volunteered
Hearing from @SaulFaust as plenary speaker at the @SouthamptonBRC open day The experience of clinical trials during the pandemic, and what it means for the future of trial delivery in the UK
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If you only read one thing today, read this from the Royal Society. Long story short: NPI's work to reduce transmission and there is "every reason" to think they will be used in future pandemics. #COVID19
https://t.co/1xhtN1szGP
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Could you help shape the future of #Covid treatment? Find a research study that needs your help: https://t.co/WOBWVnpR4q
#BePartOfResearch
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The NHS is a world leader in research & innovation in healthcare 🎉 On International Clinical Trials Day we celebrate the vital role research plays to improve patients' lives. Watch @NHSEngland CEO Amanda Pritchard explain how you can #BePartOfResearch 👇 #nhs75 @NIHRresearch
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Great to attend the @Leicester_Phage launch with @UKgovGHS, @The_MRC, and @innovateuk colleagues. Lots to learn and lots of potential.
@Leicester_Phage kickoff starting with live performance of "I'm being pulled in a new direction. But I think I like it!"
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Members – Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Prescribing, Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection (APRHAI) The Department of Health and Social Care is looking to appoint three new Members to the Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Prescribing, R… https://t.co/ib0l3uQrhv
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Members – Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Prescribing, Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection (APRHAI) The Department of Health and Social Care is looking to appoint three new Members...
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NIHR HTA funded trial Are short, fixed course antibiotics safe and effective in critically ill patients with sepsis? Project started and team working on set up Need 50 UK ICUs! EoI welcome! What this space for updates https://t.co/8IJhveadKq
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Check this example of great #science @UKHSA The photo shows our mock hospital ward where we study environmental risks of transmission to reduce #AMR and other infection risks #BSW23
NEW BLOG: An important part of the work we do at UKHSA is about understanding how infections spread in different environments. Being able to reduce the spread of infectious diseases is key to preventing outbreaks and keeping the public safe. https://t.co/llB6EdJhkr
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Members – New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) The Department of Health and Social Care is looking to appoint five Members to the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG). We are looking for cand… https://t.co/hS4dMLVvBj
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Members – New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) The Department of Health and Social Care is looking to appoint five Members to the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus...
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Want to work with us @DHSCgovuk? We have 2️⃣ exciting 18 month @UKRI policy fellowships on offer, working on our new Areas of Research Interest to ensure that evidence informs the critical policy issues facing the NHS and social care.
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I've been co-creating an exhibition match for anyone interested in football, feminism, labour movements, and the history of all three. Please come along to the FREE event and share with friends! @AP_WFC @Yourallypally
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Exhibition game to re-enact the first ever British women's football club game
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Very American focussed, but really fascinating and cogent summary of what funders, especially in health, have been thinking about
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From @CMO_England's annual report last year, a great graph showing the drop in cycling in GB since the 1950s #dataviz
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My first appearance in an illustrious cast of et al. Antibodies rock.
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Congratulations! Could not have thought of someone better suited for this important role.
We’re delighted to announce @klouisewood as our new Chair! 🎉 All of us are excited to welcome Louise to the team and look forward to working towards our mission of bringing together and supporting health and medical charities to produce high-quality research.
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Blood clot drug totally ineffective as post-Covid treatment, research finds
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Results from UK-wide trials on anticoagulant Apixaban set to change protocols around the world
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The 'flu season has started with hospital admissions rising, especially in children and the elderly. If you are eligible please get vaccinated, including healthcare workers. Antiviral medicines have now been authorised in primary care. https://t.co/PhL4MA7LWI
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Open until 20th January! Have your say on UK AMR policy.
Have your say on what should go into the next 5-year national action plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance. We encourage input from technical experts – including on human health, animal and plant health, food and AMR in the environment 👇👇 https://t.co/35Uqc6FMbv
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