Spent the week hibernating from the Arctic weather? Here's our roundup of what you might have missed in the world of health on Twitter last week.
- @Jeremy_Hunt and @CMO_England set out new research on medication errors during a Facebook Live discussion
- Theresa May met with Baroness Tessa Jowell to discuss proposals for the £45m investment in brain cancer research
- FDA Commissioner sets out plan to bring down drug prices
- @f4liverresearch were joined by Jeremy Hunt to unveil a statute to honour the career of Professor Williams
- Monica Bulman, the UK’s longest serving nurse retired after 66 years at the age of 84
- Parliament passed @Geoffrey4CovNW’s organ donation bill on Friday. @JulieElliottMP was one of many MPs who told personal stories in support of the Bill and how it will transform lives
- The Royal College of Nursing highlighted that staff shortages are risking unsafe care for children
- Some late chocolate valentines gifts were somewhat more lifelike than others…
- Sir Andrew Cash, longtime NHS leader in Sheffield, announced that he would be retiring after four decades in the NHS
- Could protein degraders be the future of medicines? The innovative new technique allows researchers to target all of the proteins made in the body, compared to 20% of current therapies
- The 100,000 Genomes Project reaches the 50,000 genomes landmark
And finally:
Some nostalgia as David Cameron reminisces about his days at Chequers