Dr Ed Fitzgerald

Improving health strategy & delivery globally | Regional Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences @KPMGhealthcare | Advisor @SaferSurgery | @GlobalSurg 🇧🇲🇺🇸🇬🇧

[Dr Ed Fitzgerald @DrEdFitzgerald]

𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 #𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶�� 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸?!🍷🍷

Moderate #wine consumption, when incorporated into a Mediterranean Diet, is associated with lower mortality and reduced cardiovascular disease risk.

➡️https://t.co/tIqni1WZUP #PublicHealth #Wine #WineandHealth

[Nuffield Trust @NuffieldTrust]

NEW analysis examines the evidence behind the shifts in the NHS 10 Year Plan, querying its robustness.

It highlights significant contradictions between the plan's promise and the quest to improve NHS productivity.

Co-authored by Sally Gainsbury.

Read: https://t.co/iqjlhDxIFe

[OECD SMEs, Regions, Cities & Tourism @OECD_local]

💡Between 2020-2040, the proportion of elderly people in metropolitan areas across the @OECD is expected to rise from 19% to 25%.

As populations age, access to services becomes more important. But one issue stands out: housing.

NEW on #COGITO🔗https://t.co/z7pzd4ZyMX

[OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives @OECD]

Official development assistance (ODA) faced a historic decline in 2025, according to preliminary data from the #OECD.

ODA fell by 23.1% in real terms to USD 174.3bn, the largest decrease on record. The top 5 providers accounted for 95.7% of the cuts ➡️ https://t.co/pY6rOIreDZ

[Dr Ed Fitzgerald @DrEdFitzgerald]

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 "𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀"🌎

Mapping hospital brands in each country, based on research from Brand Finance's Global Top 250 Hospitals 2026.

There's lots to un-pick in this report...

➡️https://t.co/6sMAuX9iSJ #Healthcare #KPMG #Hospitals

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

Recent reports of private firms recruiting GPs to deliver care from overseas signal a shift from remote consulting within local services to provision untethered from geography.

Policymakers must consider whether this risks weakening primary care
https://t.co/VfTetTl4Lb

[Visual Capitalist @VisualCap]

Mapped: The Global Cost of Living Index 2026 💸

https://t.co/JElYwFOP9H

[Digital Health @digitalhealth2]

Results from the 2025 Digital Maturity Assessment (DMA) show that 93% of NHS providers have an electronic patient record (EPR) but only 30% have fully integrated bi-directional data flows.

https://t.co/Qec8zS6kHf

[Nature Medicine @NatureMedicine]

New Review on #CancerVaccines: John Haanen and colleagues highlight insights from recent clinical trials and discuss critical factors for optimization, with a focus on proxies for efficacy, #neoantigen selection, modular platforms and early intervention.
https://t.co/fAoS05ERkb

[Dr Ed Fitzgerald @DrEdFitzgerald]

Happy 50th birthday Association of Surgeons in Training @ASiTofficial 🎉

Memorable #Manchester weekend celebrating 50 years of training, advocacy and support with many Past Presidents at this year's international conference

➡️https://t.co/A5XRO238lJ #Surgery #ASiT50 #ASiT2026

[World Bank Health @WBG_Health]

From digital innovations to community-based care, Kenya is leading the way in universal health coverage. #HealthWorks

Meet the nurses and health workers making a difference: https://t.co/sR6RMtI2z1

[Modern Healthcare @modrnhealthcr]

Healthcare services revenue increased 8.6% year-over-year in 2025. https://t.co/DegJmdIJxR

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

Long Covid affects people of all ages and includes a myriad of post-acute and long-term adverse health effects caused by the infection. ⁠
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A 2024 #SciencePerspective highlighted the efforts made to understand this public health concern, what is known about the condition, and its wide-reaching effects on the risk of developing other chronic diseases.
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Despite increasing knowledge of the mechanisms, epidemiology, and prevention, several challenges remain. First, the care needs of people experiencing Long Covid are consistently not met, and patients are often met with skepticism and dismissal of symptoms. Second, the lack of consensus on terms, definitions, and clinical trial endpoints for Long Covid, as well as the lack of animal models that can capture the breadth of Long Covid phenotype, are slowing progress and hampering the discovery of drugs that could improve patient health.⁠
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Addressing these challenges would not only provide insights into Long Covid but also other infection-associated chronic illnesses that have underappreciated long-term health impacts like myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).⁠
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Learn more on #LongCovidAwarenessDay: https://t.co/e9YO4sQh0j

[World Bank Health @WBG_Health]

Good health is the foundation of prosperity. Every health job creates up to 3.4 more jobs in related sectors!

The @WorldBank Group is working to reach 1.5B people with quality, affordable care by 2030—unlocking 29 million new jobs. #HealthWorks

Watch & share:

[EU_Eurostat @EU_Eurostat]

33% of deaths caused by circulatory diseases 🏥🫀

In 2023, there were 4.84 million deaths among EU residents, mostly caused by circulatory diseases (1.59 million), cancer (1.16 million) and respiratory diseases (0.38 million).

👉 https://t.co/ZSiurn4z4m

[PAHO-WHO Caribbean @PAHOCaribbean]

At Barbados’ polyclinics, nurses are being trained in WHO’s mhGAP to better support perinatal mental health. Early care for parents means healthier outcomes for mothers, babies, and our communities. 🌱👶🏽
#MentalHealthMatters #mhGAP

[Nuffield Trust @NuffieldTrust]

With the NHS working towards key targets this spring, we've updated our #QualityWatch performance dashboard with the latest statistics.

See how the NHS is performing. 📊

👉 https://t.co/xHgtHy3RzN

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

Corridor care has been officially defined by NHS England as patients spending “at least 45 minutes” in a clinically inappropriate area, as part of new measures to tackle the crisis.
https://t.co/EZpl47EVzd

[World Bank Health @WBG_Health]

4.6B lack essential health services; 2.1B face financial hardship.

At the Tokyo UHC Forum, countries launched Compacts to expand primary care, protect households, and strengthen the workforce. #HealthWorks

Watch the replay: https://t.co/b5XsfLGFL5

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

Despite comprising half the global population, women's health remaining a significant blind spot in modern medicine.

A new Viewpoint outlines FemTech, technology-enabled solutions to address the barriers & inequalities in care 👉 https://t.co/oJCWrIU9eo

#IWD2026 #InternationalWomensDay