Tom Scharf
@TomScharfNcl
Prof of Social Gerontology @UniofNewcastle | Co-director @EqualAgeingNCL | Social exclusion in later life
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How is care for multiple long-term conditions (MLTC) experienced in settings designed to treat single diseases? We review qualitative research on hospital care for MLTC in our new paper rb.gy/6bpvu8 BMC Medicine AGE Research Group Dr Sue Bellass 💙
Are you interested in doing an interdisciplinary PhD at Newcastle University focusing on the social determinants of health and well-being in our society? The new nine DTP competition is now live. DM me if you are thinking of applying Tom Scharf Catherine Exley shorturl.at/xABEH
Many congratulations to Paul Willis Ilkka Pietilä & Marjaana Seppänen on a brilliant new book.
That's book #15 in the wonderful Ageing in a Global Context series Policy Press British Gerontology
#Masculinities #GeroTwitter
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A 'budget for growth' that creates space for intergenerational division? The idea that growth involves finding 'good jobs for young people' whilst providing 'a safety net for older people' reinforces stereotypes of older age as a time of dependency #budget2023 #GeroTwitter
Congratulations to Prof Mo Ray Mo Ray on the conferment of an Academy of Social Sciences fellowship. The award recognises Mo's outstanding contribution to the social sciences, especially at the intersection of social gerontology & social work #GeroTwitter
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A fascinating blog by Graham Smith on connections between #ageing & #OralHistory in multiple contexts #GeroTwitter
Registration and the call for abstracts for the @bsg_era pre-conference in July is now open!
Please send us your abstract (max 300 words) at [email protected] by 6th April.
This is such an important initiative, especially at the current time. With sufficient will, it must be possible to #SAVEGLASGOWFOODTRAIN
Save Glasgow Food Train From Closure - Sign the Petition! chng.it/QDsxgXVb via Change.org UK
Until 22 January, all 15 of the excellent books in the Ageing in a Global Context series Policy Press are available at half price. That's a lot of #gerontology for a lot less money #GeroTwitter
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Ageing Better's image library has over 2,000 free to download photos of older people depicted in positive and realistic ways. Tom Scharf Health Service Journal
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Tom Scharf Health Service Journal Just like the reliance on the stock images of “the hands” for every article related to #PalliativeCare 🤦♀️
If you're interested in #gerontology and/or #DisabilityStudies & have somehow failed to reward your hard work during 2022 with a suitable Christmas present, hurry over to the Policy Press website & treat yourself to 'Disability & Ageing' by Ann Leahy. Now in #paperback 📚
One month left to submit your #gerontology conference abstract to #BSG2023 . I attended last year and it was great! #GeroTwitter British Gerontology