Were you on (or avoiding) a picket line instead of being online? Here’s our summary of what you might have missed on Twitter.
- The junior doctors dispute: who wants what from the contract?
- David Dalton may have been inspired by some history books before crafting his letter on junior doctors…
- You may have missed it, but the 18 week target was officially breached.
- Cross-border comparisons are clearly still a focus for Jeremy Hunt.
- Meanwhile the Welsh Assembly Government is on a cross-border recruitment drive…
- Read our Ed McIntosh’s thoughts on the proposed specialised services shake up.
- Luxury bottled air? There is a market for that.
- The byrth of mankynde, otherwyse called the womans booke – the first book on pregnancy and childbirth.
- Who said it: Donald Trump or Derek Zoolander?
- Interesting article about gender bias (and why it matters) in research.
- How much do you cost the NHS?
- Don Berwick gave a fairly clear view on NHS funding.
- Does our Neanderthal heritage increase our risk of some conditions?
From America:
- Outcomes based pricing has arrived (with some US insurers).
- American health policy wonks got all weak at the knees over #HealthPolicyValentines.
- The scientists who saw Zika coming are leading the fightback.
- President Obama’s last budget is targeting drug expenditure.
- Some scientists are arguing that ‘race’ is not genetic. What do they mean?
- The science of voter behaviour at work in Iowa.
And finally…
- Let’s hope this isn’t a logical progression for Romford residents (via @popplestone)
