Were you celebrating the school holidays instead of Twitter? Fear not, here are some of our highlights from the week on Twitter.
- The public health crisis is a speeding train. Our Sarah Winstone argues that communications can help shove, as well as nudge, people out of the way.
- The Cancer Strategy poses a challenge to government argues our Mike Birtwistle. But will the Treasury find the funding to deliver on the Government’s Manifesto pledge.
- Stop hospitals becoming frailty factories. An interesting article by Paul Burstow on work by NHS Providers.
- Great insight into life as a female surgeon.
- Shouldn't every NHS Trust have a Patient Director? A fascinating blog by David Gilbert.
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How has expenditure reduced in your local authority since 2010? Have a look here. - Map how many calories you can burn by not taking the Tube.
- Is glycobiology the key to what separates us from animals?
- A powerful blog on disability hate crime by Adam Pearson.
- Attitudes to mental ill-health are changing.
- The Gyroglove could transform the lives of people with hand tremors (and it has something to do with Simon Cowell).
- We love that Joe Farrington-Douglas attended a meeting on saving the £22bn opposite Nicholson’s Freehouse…
- Wow! Lego prosthetics allow children to customise their arms.
- This isn’t really health, but it is cool. Information on earth2.0.
- 249bn litres of alcoholic drinks were consumed in 2014.
- Interesting report on the use of CQUINs in maternity, children’s and young adult services.
- An incredible story about how a man’s innovation saved the life of his great granddaughter long after he died.
From America:
- Interesting (and depressing) stats on America’s mass shooting epidemic.
- Research shows that new dads gain weight.
- This is a great tool from the Commonwealth Fund for comparing cost and quality.
- Meet a ‘catastrophist’ who thinks that longevity is akin to global warming…
And finally…
- This could never apply to NHS management. No never.
In an NHS environment that is noisy, changing rapidly and where decision-makers are under intense pressure, policy communications need to be incisive to make an impact. Incisive Health knows how to cut through the noise and competing priorities to deliver results that enhance our clients' businesses and reputations and - ultimately - improve healthcare for patients.