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David Buck @davidjbuck.bsky.social · 18d

The latest @nhsengland.bsky.social board papers are worth reading, especially the update on #healthinequalities and the NHS Race and Health Observatory. And in particular this para on #accountability #yes www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/he...

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Katie Spencer @katiespencer.bsky.social · Jun 27

More research is needed:
- To get a much better understanding of patient experienced costs
- Understand how costs differ with patient and tumour characteristics
- To understand the costs of rarer cancers
- Find out how innovation changes these costs over time

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Katie Spencer @katiespencer.bsky.social · Jun 27

Policy implications:
- Cancer prevention strategies are crucial
- Early diagnosis will save money in many cases
- Improving integrated palliative care can improve end-of-life experiences and save money
- Improve data access to support more detailed analyses

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Katie Spencer @katiespencer.bsky.social · Jun 27

Full report here: www.cancerresearchuk.org/sites/defaul...

www.cancerresearchuk.org

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Katie Spencer @katiespencer.bsky.social · Jun 27

Our @crukpolicy.bsky.social funded report on the costs of cancer in the UK is out today @auhe-leeds.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social @leedsbeckett.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @cancerdataedin.bsky.social

www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/n...

UK economy losing billions to cancer

Cancer is costly for patients and the NHS – but it also has a significant impact on the UK economy, according to research led by the University of Leeds.

www.leeds.ac.uk

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Dr Duncan Robertson @duncanrobertson.bsky.social · Jun 26

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

As an NHS GP, I can now prescribe weight-loss jabs – but a quick fix for obesity is not what we need | Helen Salisbury

Few patients will be eligible for the drugs. Better food regulation and social policy are far more likely to give lasting results, says GP Helen Salisbury

www.theguardian.com

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Judy Wright @jmwleeds.bsky.social · May 6

Fascinating lecture by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social on How digitalisation increases health inequalities. Introduced by @auhe-leeds.bsky.social 's own @katiespencer.bsky.social at Leeds Uni Med School. I suspect (hope) lots of research ideas and plans are being generated to build on this. Thank you 🙏

Trish Greenhalgh stood in front of a slide from her lecture with QR codes to key papers from the RBD2 study

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Ananya Choudhury @achoud72.bsky.social · May 4

Congratulations @montefiored.bsky.social & team 👏🏽 I remember talking to you in clinic about this as a registrar. Great to see the results and the impact for patients #ESTRO25 @thelancetoncol.bsky.social

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Katie Spencer @katiespencer.bsky.social · Apr 2

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Katie Spencer @katiespencer.bsky.social · Apr 2

Exciting #JobOpportunity! We're recruiting a #PostDoc with expertise in #EconSky #EpiSky #NHS #data to join us at @auhe-leeds.bsky.social. You'll work with a multi-disciplinary team using routine data to address #cancer #inequalities. Get in touch for more info! jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Fellow

Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you have a background in economics, econometrics, statistics, epidemiology or health data science? Are you interested in working wit...

jobs.leeds.ac.uk

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · Jan 27

If you want people to understand what you're doing, don't put figures and tables at the end.

Sincerely,
Everyone

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Clare Bambra @profbambra.bsky.social · Jan 17

"To get Britain working we need to get Britain healthy" - our BMJ editorial today with ideas for government @lukemunford.bsky.social @healthequitynorth.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/388/...

To get Britain working we need to get Britain healthy

An approach linking health and skills could boost employability In the UK, 2.8 million people are economically inactive and in receipt of health related welfare benefits.1 Almost a million young peop...

www.bmj.com

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Rob Fleming @robjimfleming.bsky.social · Jan 10

Doctors are in the business of supporting vulnerable people.

As Virchow said: "The physician is the natural attorney of the poor."

Anyone who believes healthcare can ever be completely apolitical, or separate from the issues of the day, is kidding themselves.

#WSM2025

Rachel Clarke in front of a slide quoting Virchow.

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AUHE Uni. of Leeds @auhe-leeds.bsky.social · Jan 9

We’re recruiting a full-time post-doc to work with @katiespencer.bsky.social!

If you have #econometric, #data science or #epidemiology skills this post investigating the causes of the deprivation gap in #cancer survival could be for you.

Get in touch for more info!
tinyurl.com/2fes4pmj

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Fellow

Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you have a background in economics, econometrics, statistics, epidemiology or health data science? Are you interested in working wit...

jobs.leeds.ac.uk

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Katie Spencer @katiespencer.bsky.social · Jan 7

#EconSky

Katie Spencer @katiespencer.bsky.social · Jan 7

@healtheconall.bsky.social @nhsengland.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social #equity #cancercare #healthcare #data

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Katie Spencer @katiespencer.bsky.social · Jan 6

Are you a health economist, epidemiologist or data scientist with experience using routine healthcare data? Interested in equity in cancer care? Come and join this exciting @nihr.bsky.social funded project! Work with a range of stakeholders and build your skills. jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Fellow

Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you have a background in economics, econometrics, statistics, epidemiology or health data science? Are you interested in working wit...

jobs.leeds.ac.uk

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Katie Spencer @katiespencer.bsky.social · Jan 3

Thanks Annette! Will be great to work with you 😊

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Katie Spencer @katiespencer.bsky.social · Jan 3

Very excited to say that in 2025 I'll become an NIHR Advanced Fellow! @nihr.bsky.social Finding out how we spend money in NHS cancer care, if this influences the deprivation gap in survival and how policy can reduce the gap. @universityofleeds.bsky.social @annetteboaz.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social

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Professor Judith Smith @profjudithsmith.bsky.social · Jan 1

Why not submit an abstract of your latest health and care services research for the @hsruk.bsky.social annual conference to be held in Newcastle in July? More information at hsruk2025.org #healthpolicysky #healthresearch #healthservicesresearch #academicsky #medsky

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Miguel Hernan @miguelhernan.org · Dec 23

Upgrade your #causalinference arsenal.

A revision of our book "Causal Inference: What If" is available at miguelhernan.org/whatifbook

Thanks to everyone who suggested improvements, reported typos, and proposed new citations and material.

Enjoy the #WhatIfBook plus code and data. Also, it's free.

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Palma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · Nov 27

Update: this list has now 100 (!) women political economists to follow! 🤩

Thanks so much for the (self-)recommendations, I'm thrilled to connect and reconnect with you all here & so looking forward to learning more about your work!

Still 50 spots open! 🙋
go.bsky.app/QFrdfh3

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Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · Nov 27

We still have a relatively poor understanding of the relationship between evidence and policy. Program evaluation in particular is often motivated by a desire to make policy better. But how effective is program evaluation itself?Michelle Rao's JMP tackles this question. www.michellerao.com/research

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Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · Nov 27

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against women is a major public health and inequality concern. It's not clear what causes it or how to reduce it. Gaby Deschamps' JMP considers that IPV is positively correlated with motherhood, and asks if we can understand why. www.gabrieladeschamps.com/research

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James Plunkett @jamestplunkett.bsky.social · Nov 25

Interesting to see this on AI-assisted qual. We’ve been trialling this at Nesta to assess strengths and weaknesses. Findings below.

Key thing for me is: don’t think about it as qual - you lose the richness of human conversation. But it is a powerful technique… 1/n

www.nesta.org.uk/blog/can-ai-...

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