Has getting back to work got in the way of Twitter? Fear not, here’s our round up of what you might have missed
- In 2016 the NHS needs to move from talking about funding to delivering savings. Read our look forward to a busy year.
- Herding, well, a herd of elephants in this great take on the NHS planning guidance.
- Matt sought some important guidance on guidance in the event of a strike.
- The big dividing lines in the EU referendum.
- 2015 in cartoons by Nature Magazine.
- An anti-cancer drugs mind map.
- Back to work and already have the sniffles? A useful myth buster on avoiding colds.
- Well done Rolo – top of the efficiency charts in #save22bn! Still, with a gap of £17.62bn, let’s hope Simon Stevens does better!
- How food dye has helped improve the quality of palliative care in Uganda.
From America:
- Fascinating analysis of Medicare and private health insurance expenditure. Price, as well as volume of care delivered, is a key driver of cost.
- What do people die from in America?
- Is your resolution to eat healthily? Here are some best guesses as to what that actually means.
- Is your resolution to get fit? Unleash the force with a Star Wars workout.
- How a personal experience of losing someone to cancer has sped up FDA decision-making and led to a new focus on side effects.
- Some big health issues to look out for in 2016.
And finally…
- Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is apparently a #Belieber.
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