Luke Blair
@lukeblair
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Head of Comms @RBandH (blog:https://t.co/j5LWRcJ8PJ); comms consultant; British Journalism Awards judge; @siblings2gether Trustee; half Chinese adoptee 混血儿
Joined October 2009
Goldsmith gets it - London Communications Agency | LCA http://t.co/IA0EKQGA9h
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Useful to catch up with @RBandH & Federation of Specialist Hospitals about these hospitals' unique role in caring for patients with rare, complex & chronic conditions; training specialists; and driving economic growth through research, innovation & life science partnerships.
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🔍💙 Meet the Heart Detective – an interventional cardiologist cracking the toughest cases of refractory angina. When treatments fail, expert detection, cutting-edge tech & relentless determination can help solve the mystery. Read our blog: https://t.co/oQwDF2xzGP
#HeartMonth
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Harefield started life as a hospital in WWI as a sanctuary for wounded Anzac soldiers — thanks to the generosity of Letitia Billyard-Leake 🏡 Over 50,000 troops were treated, with groundbreaking care & even visits from a wallaby! 🦘Read more in our blog: https://t.co/iS5kpT0YDo
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Three colleagues at our hospitals have received Senior Clinical and Practitioner Research Awards from @NIHRresearch. These awards will give them protected time within their current roles for research and support their career development. Read more: https://t.co/5C5cEIYMux
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Yesterday we were delighted to welcome Andy Lord, Alex Williams and Claire Mann from @TfL to the newly opened @NHM_London garden. As well as showing them the new step-free entrance to the gardens, we discussed making the area more accessible to visitors by Tube and bus.
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From a Will left inside a piano, to the compassion of a young lawyer who wanted to eradicate tuberculosis with support from the likes of Queen Victoria, Charles Darwin and Charles Dickens, read the curious tale of how Royal Brompton Hospital came to be: https://t.co/xXwtnmjxNg
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A stonemason who contracted a deadly lung disease after cutting a material popular in kitchen makeovers has called for it to be banned in the UK amid a new wave of global cases in young workers 🧵 @joeduggan1 reports ⬇️ Tap to read
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So, maybe the future of communication is not going to be AI after all? Or not without @ChatGPTapp making its own grammatical errors... #AInotperfectafterall #AIerrors #AI
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This #InternationalWomensDay we hear from three female consultants at our hospitals - Dr Nitha Naqvi, Dr Carole Ridge & Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan - who speak candidly about their career journeys as women in medicine. Listen to the episode: https://t.co/NB7EjIgbGQ
#MoreThanAHospital
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🎧 Our latest episode of #MoreThanAHospital features three female consultants - Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan, Dr Nitha Naqvi and Dr Carole Ridge. Dr Babu-Narayan touches on the need to better understand women’s cardiac health to ensure better outcomes: https://t.co/NB7EjIgbGQ
#IWD2024
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At aged 17, Bert Janssen received a life-saving heart transplant at Harefield. Over 39 years later, he has been verified as the world's longest surviving heart transplant patient. Read about how Bert's life was transformed by his transplant https://t.co/GzJ12unQGq
#HeartMonth
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In episode two of 'More than a hospital', consultant cardiac surgeon, Jullien Gaer, tells us about his work since 2005 developing the cardiac surgical unit at a hospital in Afghanistan. To this day he continues to train cardiologists to support patients in the country.
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🎙️We have launched a podcast! Tune in to hear the stories of the fantastic people who make the hospitals so world-renowned. Catch up on our first episode with Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub reflecting on the early days of heart and lung transplantation. https://t.co/Rl5LL3XBxn
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At a time of year when we look back and look forward, our latest blog highlights the experiences of a staff member who reflects on an incredible 40 years of working at our hospitals. Read the blog: https://t.co/G9ldRnl8pv
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40 years ago today, Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub conducted the UK's first combined heart & lung transplant at Harefield Hospital 🫀🫁 Hear Prof Yacoub reflecting on the procedure which has led to the transformation of thousands of lives in our new podcast https://t.co/4bSI3i9InG
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Today marks 40 years since the first combined heart and lung transplant was performed by Prof Sir Magdi Yacoub at Harefield Hospital. He is one of the most influential surgeons to have worked for the NHS. Find out more in the GiST: https://t.co/SO1IZjYT6W
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As #DisabilityHistoryMonth begins, respiratory dietitian, Ras Kahai, explores the social model of disability through a historic lens. 👀Read the extraordinary story of former Royal Brompton clinician and radiation safety pioneer, Dr Stanley Melville https://t.co/T6fu94BCbO
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