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Cost-effectiveness thresholds under political pressure: where are the health economists

There have been occasions I've disagreed with Chris's take on some matters
Im 100% with him on this one
Cost-effectiveness thresholds under political pressure: where are the health economists? - The Academic Health Economists' Blog
The UK government is reportedly preparing to raise NICE’s cost-effectiveness threshold by 25%, as a bargaining chip to avoid US pharmaceutical tariffs. It’s time for health economists t…
aheblog.com
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Reposted by Ruairidh Milne

felly500.bsky.social
Theres soon to be a test on whether those who opine about screening actually understand the principles on which screening programmes are based
Get your revision done

In the meantime here is a masterclass from Prof Baum

(More advanced classes are available)
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Reposted by Ruairidh Milne

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Healthcare, incl. vaccination, is devolved in Scotland. The Scottish Government is following Westminster decisions based on highly problematic advice from an advisory body (JCVI) even though they don't have to - and without explaining their reasons.
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🧵Pls sign and share new petition to Scottish Government and urge them to broaden access to #Covid19 vaccines and follow WHO guidance at the very minimum: actionnetwork.org/petitions/fo...
Photo of gloved hands holdings Covid-19 vaccine vials. Logo of Covid Action Scotland in the corner. Text: Petition:Scottish Government must broaden access to Covid vaccine to protect people
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by Ruairidh Milne

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Sunset over Arthur’s Seat #Edinburgh
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by Eric J. Topol — Reposted by Ruairidh Milne, Robert M. Califf, Christina Pagel

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Waning immunity. A significant Covid wave in England. No new variant.
Thanks Prof Pagel for highlighting and contextualizing
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Reposted by Ruairidh Milne

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First Covid wave for 12 months is well underway. Hospital admissions are already higher than last year's peak, but are much lower than we were seeing in earlier waves.

There will be weekly surveillance reports through the winter months here:
www.gov.uk/government/s...
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by Ruairidh Milne

ruairidhm.bsky.social
Unless the Treasury foots the Bill, the opportunity costs for the NHS will be huge. And will fall on patients.
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Andrew Gregory @andrewgregory.com · 7d
Ministers are preparing to raise the amount the NHS pays pharmaceutical firms for medicines by up to 25% after weeks of intensive talks with the Donald Trump administration and drugmakers.
NHS could pay 25% more for medicines under plan to end row with drugmakers and Trump
UK ministers preparing to raise payments to end standoff with pharma industry, cited as reason for firms axing British investments
www.theguardian.com
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Reposted by Ruairidh Milne

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The public wants services that work for the public, not for profit. Are YOU the right person to help make that happen?

We've 2 vacancies: Communications & Campaign Support / Operations Lead
Deadline to apply: midnight Sunday 9 November
Apply via our website.
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We're hiring!
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Reposted by Ruairidh Milne

nuffieldtrust.org.uk
We have urged the government to stand firm against pressure to increase drug prices, as an increase would mean less of the #NHS budget could be spent on other NHS services with wider health benefits, such as GP appointments and surgeries.

Read more in @the-independent.com 👇

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Trump pressure to hike UK drug prices could cost NHS billions, experts warn
Experts warn a new deal will only trigger further increased price demands and make healthcare in the UK more expensive
www.independent.co.uk
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andrewgregory.com
Ministers are preparing to raise the amount the NHS pays pharmaceutical firms for medicines by up to 25% after weeks of intensive talks with the Donald Trump administration and drugmakers.
NHS could pay 25% more for medicines under plan to end row with drugmakers and Trump
UK ministers preparing to raise payments to end standoff with pharma industry, cited as reason for firms axing British investments
www.theguardian.com
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Reposted by Ruairidh Milne

nuffieldtrust.org.uk
🆕 With how much the NHS pays for new branded medicines in the news, @sallygainsbury.bsky.social & Huseyin Naci describe the role of price controls in balancing demands on the NHS budget – and why the government should stand firm in not weakening those controls. tinyurl.com/53xcpcbb
The tough choices at the heart of the government’s dispute with big pharma
The government has been locked in a dispute with pharmaceutical companies for a number of months over how much the NHS pays for new branded medicines. Sally Gainsbury and Huseyin Naci set out the issu...
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Reposted by Ruairidh Milne

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Eligibility for an NHS Covid booster has been HUGELY restricted this Autumn.

Studies show that both acute & long-term impacts of Covid are substantially WORSE than flu on almost every measure.

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

So why are the government offering so much LESS protection for Covid?
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Reposted by Ruairidh Milne

longcovidkids.bsky.social
A 'mum whose daughter has struggled for years with the effects of Covid is inviting SNP health secretary Neil Gray to hear her story in person at their home'
“Her room is like a hospital. She’s very sick and that’s what I want him to see.” @helen-goss.bsky.social

bit.ly/3IJ3PZY #LongCovidKids
Westhill mum of long Covid girl invites SNP health chief to see suffering for himself
Helen Goss says her daughter Anna, 12, is one of the “forgotten children” who deserve better.
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by Ruairidh Milne

ruairidhm.bsky.social
Really sorry to hear this Ian. Take it as easy as you can

It's brilliant you managed a 4 hour session!
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Very windy as ##StormAmy hits #Shetland
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I’m on the couch trying to decompress my brain. It hurts. And I’m beyond knackered. And it never used to be this way.

Know someone with Long Covid? Show them some love, support, and understanding. For them, like me, the pandemic never ended.
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by Christina Pagel — Reposted by Ruairidh Milne

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Terrible news about the attack on the Manchester synagogue. Thinking of those who lost loved ones or whose loved ones are injured.
Especially to attack on Yom Kippur, such an important day in the Jewish calendar.
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by Eric J. Topol — Reposted by Ruairidh Milne, Andrew M. Penner

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The accompanying editorial tells the sad truth that is largely being ignored
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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📣 1/4. Paper out from the UK’s LOCOMOTION study on incidence of #LongCovid diagnosis.
 
🚩 Huge under-recording of Long Covid in primary healthcare records!
 
Big thank you to our Members & co-authors @nikki-s.bsky.social & @ruairidhm.bsky.social for their hard work🙏

Link to paper on below 🧵 ⬇️
Screenshot of research paper title and authors. Header says Health Expectations Open Access An International Journal of Public Participation in Health Care and Health Policy. Below this it says Original Article Open Access. The title of the paper is Understanding the Clinical Characteristics and Timeliness of Diagnosis for Patients Diagnosed With Long Covid: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study From North West London. The list of authors reads Denys Prociuk, Jonathan Clarke, Nikki Smith, Ruairidh Milne, Cassie Lee, Simon de Lusignan, Ghazala Mir, Johannes De Kock, Erik Mayer, Brendan C. Delaney, LOCOMOTION Consortium. It is dated as First Published on 25 September 2025. The reference is https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70429.
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by Ruairidh Milne

ruairidhm.bsky.social
I so remember seeing the Dali for the first time (1972?). Such a powerful impact. Great to be reminded of it
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by Paul Glasziou — Reposted by Ruairidh Milne

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Acetaminophen (aka Paracetamol/Tylenol) NOT linked to autism: Swedish study followed nearly 2.5 million children born between 1995 and 2019, tracking them for up to 26 years. Analyses included pairs of siblings with/without exposure theconversation.com/paracetamol-...
Paracetamol use during pregnancy not linked to autism, our study of 2.5 million children shows
Our research provides strong evidence against the concerning claims made recently by US president Donald Trump.
theconversation.com
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by Paul Glasziou — Reposted by Ruairidh Milne

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“Our health, our agriculture, our environmental safety, our ability to ameliorate and adapt to climate change, to regulate AI and to fight the next pandemic, all rely on the proper functioning of the scientific machine. We must not stand by and see it dismantled.” theconversation.com/friday-essay...
Friday essay: Trump and Kennedy are destroying global science. Even Einstein questioned facts – but there’s a method to it
Modern science emerged precisely to deal with the way everything can be manipulated – and scepticism over ‘facts’ goes all the way back to Socrates.
theconversation.com
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Fiona Godlee on why she protested, knowing she would be arrested.
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
I was arrested for peacefully protesting against genocide—why our medical leaders need to speak up
I have never been arrested before, but I went to London’s Parliament Square on 6 September with that as my sole objective. I am now one of over 1400 people, including at least 25 current and former UK...
www.bmj.com
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by Christina Pagel — Reposted by Ruairidh Milne, Steve Peers, Elizabeth Stokoe , and 3 more

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IMPORTANT 🧵

We've been seeing how RFK Jr & anti-vax lobby has been steadily and effectively reducing access to vaccines in the US.

But it could happen in UK too.

It's a threat worth considering given Malhotra's speech at Reform conf & big overlap between anti-vax and RW populsim.

Read on!
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by Eric J. Topol — Reposted by Ruairidh Milne

erictopol.bsky.social
What are the implications of a new A.I. model that predicts the risk of a person's disease(s) 20 years ahead and when they will appear?
erictopol.substack.com/p/dawn-of-a-...
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Reposted by Ruairidh Milne

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Summer is trying to stay a little longer #Shetland
Single white rose surround by rosehips. Blue sea behind
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by Eric J. Topol — Reposted by Ruairidh Milne

erictopol.bsky.social
A consensus report on the cardiovascular manifestations, diagnosis, prevention and treatment from Covid and #LongCovid
academic.oup.com/eurjpc/advan...
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longcovidkids.bsky.social
Part 1, In this clip from BBC Breakfast today, Avalyn speaks about her experience of the early pandemic, and the lasting effects
#CovidInquiry #LongCovidKids #LongCovid
@longcovidsupport.bsky.social @longcovidsos.bsky.social @longcovidphysio.bsky.social @sammiemc.bsky.social @helen-goss.bsky.social
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by Ruairidh Milne

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A 918km-milestone!
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