Did festive fun get in the way of Twitter? Catch up on our summary of things you might have missed in health and social care over the past 7 days.
- Axis of UKIP and axis of economics. Are these the new dividing lines in UK politics?
- Look at @proflappleby timeline for some challenging thoughts on what reductions in mental health spending mean for #parity & whether more top down action is required.
- Simple but brilliant communication. Twitter campaigning at its best. The tube map if you can't use stairs (h/t @neilfranklin).
- @JonNHSNorwich is in optimistic form in this week’s excellent blog.
- Listen to Simon Stevens presentation at #WishDOHA. Interesting place to make his first major presentation since his appointment at NHS England.
- Contrastive scrutiny or destructive criticism? Good summary of the arguments on transparency by Nick Triggle.
- Cartel-like behaviour is inherently unstable and the competition authorities capitalise on it in the sanctions they apply. Another must-read blog from @Taylorandrew456.
- Read James Bond’s health check in @BMJ_latest. More evidence of the need for a liver strategy…
And from America:
- Life on trial. A fascinating insight by @adamslisa into a patient’s perspective of a clinical trial.
- A year on from #SandyHook the public health threat remains. 23 mass shootings in the USA over the past year, shown in this graphic.
- Another cheery graphic: this time showing infectious disease in the US through the ages.
- Expand Medicare or hospitals close. The politics of selling the Affordable Care Act in the deep south.
And finally…
- "The policy unit worked in an unfinished loft extension." Our @Billmorgan82 writes for the House Magazine on life in @DHgovuk, along with @HPIAndyCowper and others.
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