Turned away from Twitter? Here’s our summary of what you might have missed from the world of health in the last week.
- The latest blog by waiting times guru @nhsgooroo is - as ever - worth a read. His view? More people waiting, but overall the NHS is just about holding steady on targets. All eyes now turn to October’s figures, due out just before Christmas.
- We liked this tool by @hscic for benchmarking adult social care outcomes.
- Health investors are divided on whether Coalition policies has led to increase in private sector in #NHS according to the latest Health Investor barometer.
- Watching #Bedlam? Here’s another take by @SchizophrenicGB on mental health and using physical health services. Also read this by @teaandtalking – an experience of tweeting from a mental health ward.
- There are 44,000 healthcare apps on iTunes. See this and other interesting statisics on social media and health in this photo.
- A tribute to the NHS from @GrangerKate.
- Two perspectives on the reconfiguration of cancer services in Manchester: the first from @tobyhelm in Sunday's Observer.
- …and the second (OK, from the week before), from ex-CCP head @Taylorandrew456.
And from America:
- Interested in cancer treatment or research? Here are some interesting resources on cancer created by @sloan_kettering #cancersmart.
- Statistics from the @commonwealthfnd suggest one third of US adults missed care due to cost reasons, compared to only 4% in UK.
And finally…
- @MBirty was quoted in @HSJNews on #mandate. Less like a “political shopping list” but perhaps also less ambitious for patients?
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