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Were you staring at the super moon instead of Twitter? Here’s our summary of what you might have missed.

It was a busy week for STPs:

  • The long-awaited publication of STPs is coming thick and fast.
  • However publication does not appear to be calming local nerves.
  • What does STP stand for again?
  • Some STPs include lots of jargon. But what does it mean?
  • Do patients like to be treated in ‘factories’?

In other news:

  • We’ve all been irritated by an ‘all team’ email. This week the NHS took the consequences to a new level.
  • Last week the NHS pioneered the reply to all asking people not to reply to all…
  • Hugh Pym has some moves!
  • “Eventually, it eats little holes in your soul.” A moving article about pressure – and suicide – in A&E.
  • More than 9 in 10 of us breathe unsafe air.
  • The Chinese are the most optimistic their country is on the right track, but 9 in 10 French and Mexicans believe their country is headed in the wrong direction
  • A brain implant has enabled a ‘locked in’ woman to communicate
  • Got an exam coming up? Have a nap instead of cramming.
  • Brexit and Trump: many similarities, but some important differences.

From America:

  • The link between reducing infectious disease and increasing gender equality.
  • What stance might the Trump administration take on bioethics?
  • The next Congress will be the most racially diverse in history.
  • Vitality and the vote: people in ill health were more likely to vote for Donald Trump
  • People make decisions on emotions, not facts. Is it possible to get evidence back into our political discourse?

And finally…

  • Miss the #supermoon? Here are some of the best photos.