Were you focused on football instead of tied to Twitter? Here’s our highlights from the world of health to help cheer you up.
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“Integrating care for body and mind.” This video shows what liaison psychiatry is all about. - What are local authorities doing with their health powers? Here are some examples from London.
- The ten most commonly diagnosed cancers in England.
- A must read for anyone interest in primary care by @mellojonny. The future and the barriers to getting there.
- Turning the most terrible grief into life. The amazing gift of child organ donation.
- Who will win the obesity world cup? Here’s a clue: England still lost…
- UK length of stay is now much lower than OECD average, where reductions seem to have stalled.
- Young people’s interpretation of the NHS Constitution’s values.
- Status anxiety: should academics be using social media?
- Practical examples of using monitoring and feedback to inspire changes in practice – the Macmillan Values Based Standard in action.
- The world as 100 people.
From America:
- The battles over Obamacare continue. The Governor of Virginia plans to circumvent state legislature to expand Medicaid.
- Why America is doing so poorly on health.
- An American take on the Commonwealth Fund findings.
And finally…
- There’s inaccurate newspaper reporting and there’s inaccurate newspaper reporting...
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