Blown off course by the gales? Here’s our round up of the best of health on Twitter to get you back on track.
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Farewell to my daughter Kate. An immensely moving perspective on life after a death in the family. - George Osborne is startled by a fast moving piece of paper.
- #JeSuisCharlie is the most popular hashtag ever.
- Delivering cardiac care in India Henry Ford-style.
- A snapshot of the marginals.
- Polling shows Labour campaign claims are ringing true with the public.
- Events alone won’t be enough for Labour to win on NHS, argues Ben Nunn on LabourList.
- End of Life Care in London.
- Our data was used in this Health Service Journal analysis of the major winners from the extra NHS funding.
- Fast food outlets by country and person.
Winter has well and truly arrived for the NHS. Here are some interesting perspectives we noticed:
- A&E performance over time.
- Hugh Pym on a testing week for the NHS.
- What is causing the pressures on A&E? Nigel Edwards examines.
- Some trusts are managing to maintain A&E performance – and are rightly congratulating their staff.
- Find out how well your local hospital is faring this winter.
Circle is withdrawing from Hinchingbrooke. Here are some comments we noticed:
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Will the Hinchingbrooke saga only make the NHS’ problems worse? - MT: “@DRROBERTROYCE If the tariff for emergency care doesn't go up (a lot) most hospitals are screwed. Hinchingbrooke just early in the queue”
- Andy Cowper on what we have (or haven’t) learned from Hinchingbrooke.
- Chris Cook: “The system is designed to protect HMT and leave hospitals to cope. Circle walked away. NHS hospitals cannot”
From America:
- A perspective on Obamacare: it won’t cut costs, but still worth it.
- A new approach to HIV prevention in New York.
- A state reproductive rights scorecard.
- Watching Fox makes you more Republican – amazing methodology in this research.
And finally…
- Not the most efficient hyperlink.
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