Were you watching the Lib Dem bird in Bournemouth instead of the Twitter bird on your phone? Fear not, here’s our summary of the best of what you missed.
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Despite a noisy time in the NHS, health is slipping off the front pages finds our Aalia Kazi. - Imogen took a selfie every day after finishing chemo to watch her hair grow back.
- A survey by the Nuffield Trust found high levels of support amongst managers for 7-day services, but high levels of concern about NHS finances.
- Health Education England profiles filling in a form as a compelling reason to be a GP...
- The NCD Scorecard - England must do better on risk factors.
- Improvements in life expectancy at age 65 in England.
- Changes in wellbeing rating by nation compared to the UK average. Northern Ireland doing relatively well, Wales less so.
- An outcomes based commissioning gif.
- Giving birth in different worlds. The contrasting experience of women in Sweden and Tanzania.
From America:
- Weight of the nation - obesity rates by US state.
- “It’s déjà vu all over again!” Yogi Berra died this week aged 90. Here are some of his best sayings.
- The rise and fall of smoking in the USA (still too high).
And finally...
- Forget Corbynmania. This UKIP supporter has Nigel Farage’s face tattooed on her arm.
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