Tim Doran

Professor of Health
Policy, University of York.

[Karen Bloor @KBloor]

We're interested in why #GPs choose to take up partnership roles (or choose not to). IF YOU ARE A GP PARTNER, what is the main reason you took on a partnership? #TeamGP please retweet

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A quick thread:


A lot of people have asked me this week: Where did this ivermectin obsession come from? Who could possibly benefit from it?

Most importantly, why did my antivaxx aunt start eating horse goo from the tractor store?

It’s complicated, but here are some answers.

[Miqdad Asaria @miqedup]

Our latest paper takes a global view of the various causes of healthcare inequalities - The inverse care law re-examined - published in @TheLancet - with @RichardACookson @narodmit Indrani Gupta and Fiorella Parra Mujica - https://t.co/JsGHMCa1gN #healthinequality

[Tim Doran @narodmit]

@ritasantos05 @BMJ_Open Yep - from your TAP meetings...

[Mamas A. Mamas @mmamas1973]

2 firsts, 1st paper deposited on medrxiv prior to acceptance https://t.co/yUsMlH3A7l modelling excess #COVID19 led by @dataevan with @miqedup showing 10,000 excess non covid deaths, and 1st paper (with appendices close to 400 pages 😳 @AnastasiaSMihai @venkmurthy @ShrillaB

[Barry Malone @malonebarry]

Brilliant opening from BBC Newsnight. Watch. https://t.co/Elwrypm6Fc

[Tim Doran @narodmit]

@AnkurFactorial @RachelMeacock @CHEyork Does that mean that you love me but don't miss me, or that you love me the most? Careful how you answer, I'm feeling tired and emotional after the prolonged exposure to economists. And whisky.

[Tim Doran @narodmit]

York talking heads on life, the universe and everything: https://t.co/ANuvCf3zES @ProfKEPickett

[Professor Alice Sullivan @ProfAliceS]

Quantitative social scientists have written to the census authorities raising concerns about guidance for the 2021 census which advises respondents to answer the sex question in terms of their self-identified gender. https://t.co/CABU4cfIBX

[Tim Doran @narodmit]

@jonathanallsopp whether costs are increasing or decreasing. No immediate plans to do this ourselves, but anyone with HES access could do this following the methods in the paper. (2/2)

[Tim Doran @narodmit]

@jonathanallsopp We would ideally want to calculate all healthcare (in-patient, outpatient, primary) and related costs (e.g. costs to social care) but data availability and linkages are an issue. Replication of the original analysis is more feasible, and would give an indication of (1/2)

[Tim Doran @narodmit]

Care plans for serious mental illness might actually work:
https://t.co/Ws1dCjdZm6

[Tim Doran @narodmit]

Worth a try, I suppose. https://t.co/dv39m4RPtF

[Tim Doran @narodmit]

Get out of my city, you mediocre pseuds...

[Tim Doran @narodmit]

Followed the final whilst travelling on a TGV to Basel. The indifference in this carriage is something to behold. https://t.co/F9zksmUoAK

[Have I Got News For You @haveigotnews]

BREAKING: Ben Stokes appointed Prime Minister with immediate effect.

[Have I Got News For You @haveigotnews]

BREAKING: Ben Stokes appointed Prime Minister with immediate effect.

[Miqdad Asaria @miqedup]

Fascinating new data from @ONS on inequality in life expectancy in England - shocking to see the extent of decline in female life expectancy for those living in deprived areas even as life expectancy continues to rise for the affluent: https://t.co/NEXdG7X6s9 #Inequality

[Tim Doran @narodmit]

Tricky graph for the colour blind, but I think you can still guess the odd one out.

[Tim Doran @narodmit]

But probably won't...

[John Wright @docjohnwright]

Costly and time consuming @CQCProf inspections don’t improve quality - important new evidence that should prompt a serious review

@thompa101 @pmw777 @1johnholden @LawtonRebecca @janekohara

Hospital inspections 'bad for patients' https://t.co/B481GZolf0 via @telegraphnews

[Tim Doran @narodmit]

You keep using this word. I do not think it means what you think it means. RT @FiveThirtyEight: Ajax’s win was surprising.

Manchester United’s was almost inconceivable.

https://t.co/8TiPEioher