Did you turn off Twitter off over the Bank Holiday weekend? Here’s what caught our eye last week:
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Delighted about the tube strike cancellation? Save the Children’s thoughtful graphic shows how first world our tube strike problems are compared to Syria. - Alzheimer's Research UK (@ARUKnews) has a new Facebook app which gives a small glimpse into living with dementia.
- Visits to dementia patients of 15 minutes or less are 'ineffective and unsafe' according to Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care in an article for @thetimes (behind paywall).
- The case for more occupational therapists in care homes is made by the College of Occupational Therapists via (@PatientsAssoc).
- Marie Curie Cancer Care’s interactive map shows what bereaved relatives think of end of life care in England: pic.twitter.com/0sgV3eXFrW.
- Inconvenient people – Victorian views on mental health treatment (via @bbchealth).
- ONS data shows the impact of the economic slowdown on healthcare spending.
- PHE’s new local alcohol profiles shows the burden of alcohol on local communities.
- Arrive at hospital mid-evening, and stay 2-3 days longer according to @HSJnews (via @MikeHobday).
- Congratulations to Chief Medical Officer Prof Dame Sally Davies on becoming become the first CMO in 100 years to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society: ‪@royalsociety.
- World’s deadliest animals (via @conradhackett). Sharks? Crocodiles? People?
- Faster, better, stronger? @DavidEpstein’s fascinating talk on the science of athletics.
And in pictures:
- Plague doctor masks, designed to terrify away the evil spirits (and probably the patients).
- Whiskey toothpaste, 1961. No, really (via @History_Pics).
- And a genuine anti-VD poster from 1944 (thanks @Samfr).
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