lawrencedunhill.bsky.social
@lawrencedunhill.bsky.social
Health Journalist & Policy Analyst.
Previously Bureau Chief at the Health Service Journal & Public Policy Fellow at Princeton University. Winner of British Journalism, BSME & MJA awards
Previously Bureau Chief at the Health Service Journal & Public Policy Fellow at Princeton University. Winner of British Journalism, BSME & MJA awards
Reposted by lawrencedunhill.bsky.social
👀 NEW: launched today @cbffjuk.bsky.social covid inquiry tracker. We’re monitoring how far the Govt have implemented inquiry recommendations to date.
Will be updated in real time.
Bereaved families shouldn’t have to do this but we are ‘cos we want to keep us all safe.
@lawrencedunhill.bsky.social
Will be updated in real time.
Bereaved families shouldn’t have to do this but we are ‘cos we want to keep us all safe.
@lawrencedunhill.bsky.social
Bereaved families fought hard to get the Covid Inquiry set up -but what really matters is the changes it leads to
That’s why we’ve today launched an Inquiry Recommendations Tracker - the 1st of its kind - to monitor & assess the implementation phase
www.covidfamiliesforjustice.org/tracker-home
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That’s why we’ve today launched an Inquiry Recommendations Tracker - the 1st of its kind - to monitor & assess the implementation phase
www.covidfamiliesforjustice.org/tracker-home
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Inquiry Recommendations Tracker — Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK
www.covidfamiliesforjustice.org
September 28, 2026 at 12:51 PM
👀 NEW: launched today @cbffjuk.bsky.social covid inquiry tracker. We’re monitoring how far the Govt have implemented inquiry recommendations to date.
Will be updated in real time.
Bereaved families shouldn’t have to do this but we are ‘cos we want to keep us all safe.
@lawrencedunhill.bsky.social
Will be updated in real time.
Bereaved families shouldn’t have to do this but we are ‘cos we want to keep us all safe.
@lawrencedunhill.bsky.social
Public Inquiry recommendations are rarely fully implemented, as Govts change & headlines move on
That's why I've spent the summer building this online Tracker for
@CovidJusticeUK
- to monitor & assess implementation of Covid Inquiry recommendations
covidfamiliesforjustice.org/tracker-home
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That's why I've spent the summer building this online Tracker for
@CovidJusticeUK
- to monitor & assess implementation of Covid Inquiry recommendations
covidfamiliesforjustice.org/tracker-home
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September 28, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Public Inquiry recommendations are rarely fully implemented, as Govts change & headlines move on
That's why I've spent the summer building this online Tracker for
@CovidJusticeUK
- to monitor & assess implementation of Covid Inquiry recommendations
covidfamiliesforjustice.org/tracker-home
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That's why I've spent the summer building this online Tracker for
@CovidJusticeUK
- to monitor & assess implementation of Covid Inquiry recommendations
covidfamiliesforjustice.org/tracker-home
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In 2021, I got an anonymous & cryptic letter in the post -simply listing payments to a consultancy firm by the UK's largest NHS provider.
The LONG series of FOIs, appeals & reviews that followed has now led to the trust's procurement practices being overhauled
www.hsj.co.uk/manchester-u... (£)
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The LONG series of FOIs, appeals & reviews that followed has now led to the trust's procurement practices being overhauled
www.hsj.co.uk/manchester-u... (£)
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Largest trust overhauls procurement practices after HSJ probe
The largest trust in the NHS has had to overhaul its procurement processes after problems with a 12-year consultancy contract were exposed by HSJ.
www.hsj.co.uk
September 14, 2026 at 12:23 PM
In 2021, I got an anonymous & cryptic letter in the post -simply listing payments to a consultancy firm by the UK's largest NHS provider.
The LONG series of FOIs, appeals & reviews that followed has now led to the trust's procurement practices being overhauled
www.hsj.co.uk/manchester-u... (£)
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The LONG series of FOIs, appeals & reviews that followed has now led to the trust's procurement practices being overhauled
www.hsj.co.uk/manchester-u... (£)
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Apparently dissatisfaction is generally significantly higher among younger people…who tend to use services less.
Possibly says something about access and some of the antiquated/difficult routes into seeing a GP and other services
Possibly says something about access and some of the antiquated/difficult routes into seeing a GP and other services
Headline NHS chart in the newly published British Social Attitudes survey.
Bleak picture since Covid- with worsening elective waits, GP shortages & A&E delays
Latest data shows Satisfaction levels have stopped getting worse, at least…
@natcen.bsky.social
Bleak picture since Covid- with worsening elective waits, GP shortages & A&E delays
Latest data shows Satisfaction levels have stopped getting worse, at least…
@natcen.bsky.social
September 9, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Apparently dissatisfaction is generally significantly higher among younger people…who tend to use services less.
Possibly says something about access and some of the antiquated/difficult routes into seeing a GP and other services
Possibly says something about access and some of the antiquated/difficult routes into seeing a GP and other services
Reasons for NHS optimism from @leonoramerry.bsky.social
- Recent uptick in satisfaction (from v low point)
- Positive recent increases in scores in various patient services
-The NHS has been knocked down before, but it got up again (1990s spirit in more ways than one)
@natcen.bsky.social
- Recent uptick in satisfaction (from v low point)
- Positive recent increases in scores in various patient services
-The NHS has been knocked down before, but it got up again (1990s spirit in more ways than one)
@natcen.bsky.social
Headline NHS chart in the newly published British Social Attitudes survey.
Bleak picture since Covid- with worsening elective waits, GP shortages & A&E delays
Latest data shows Satisfaction levels have stopped getting worse, at least…
@natcen.bsky.social
Bleak picture since Covid- with worsening elective waits, GP shortages & A&E delays
Latest data shows Satisfaction levels have stopped getting worse, at least…
@natcen.bsky.social
September 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Reasons for NHS optimism from @leonoramerry.bsky.social
- Recent uptick in satisfaction (from v low point)
- Positive recent increases in scores in various patient services
-The NHS has been knocked down before, but it got up again (1990s spirit in more ways than one)
@natcen.bsky.social
- Recent uptick in satisfaction (from v low point)
- Positive recent increases in scores in various patient services
-The NHS has been knocked down before, but it got up again (1990s spirit in more ways than one)
@natcen.bsky.social
Reasons for NHS optimism from @leonoramerry.bsky.social
- Recent uptick in satisfaction (from v low point)
- Positive recent increases in scores in various patient services
-The NHS has been knocked down before, but it got up again (1990s spirit in more ways than one)
@natcen.bsky.social
- Recent uptick in satisfaction (from v low point)
- Positive recent increases in scores in various patient services
-The NHS has been knocked down before, but it got up again (1990s spirit in more ways than one)
@natcen.bsky.social
Headline NHS chart in the newly published British Social Attitudes survey.
Bleak picture since Covid- with worsening elective waits, GP shortages & A&E delays
Latest data shows Satisfaction levels have stopped getting worse, at least…
@natcen.bsky.social
Bleak picture since Covid- with worsening elective waits, GP shortages & A&E delays
Latest data shows Satisfaction levels have stopped getting worse, at least…
@natcen.bsky.social
September 9, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Reasons for NHS optimism from @leonoramerry.bsky.social
- Recent uptick in satisfaction (from v low point)
- Positive recent increases in scores in various patient services
-The NHS has been knocked down before, but it got up again (1990s spirit in more ways than one)
@natcen.bsky.social
- Recent uptick in satisfaction (from v low point)
- Positive recent increases in scores in various patient services
-The NHS has been knocked down before, but it got up again (1990s spirit in more ways than one)
@natcen.bsky.social
A feeling the NHS might not be accessible and there when you really need it is deeply damaging & undermining for satisfaction levels, says @leonoramerry.bsky.social
@natcen.bsky.social
@natcen.bsky.social
Headline NHS chart in the newly published British Social Attitudes survey.
Bleak picture since Covid- with worsening elective waits, GP shortages & A&E delays
Latest data shows Satisfaction levels have stopped getting worse, at least…
@natcen.bsky.social
Bleak picture since Covid- with worsening elective waits, GP shortages & A&E delays
Latest data shows Satisfaction levels have stopped getting worse, at least…
@natcen.bsky.social
September 9, 2026 at 6:49 PM
A feeling the NHS might not be accessible and there when you really need it is deeply damaging & undermining for satisfaction levels, says @leonoramerry.bsky.social
@natcen.bsky.social
@natcen.bsky.social
Headline NHS chart in the newly published British Social Attitudes survey.
Bleak picture since Covid- with worsening elective waits, GP shortages & A&E delays
Latest data shows Satisfaction levels have stopped getting worse, at least…
@natcen.bsky.social
Bleak picture since Covid- with worsening elective waits, GP shortages & A&E delays
Latest data shows Satisfaction levels have stopped getting worse, at least…
@natcen.bsky.social
September 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Headline NHS chart in the newly published British Social Attitudes survey.
Bleak picture since Covid- with worsening elective waits, GP shortages & A&E delays
Latest data shows Satisfaction levels have stopped getting worse, at least…
@natcen.bsky.social
Bleak picture since Covid- with worsening elective waits, GP shortages & A&E delays
Latest data shows Satisfaction levels have stopped getting worse, at least…
@natcen.bsky.social
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Our Big Read today is on the $2tn monster — a debt-servicing burden that gobbles up tax revenues and has the power to overwhelm elected leaders.
“These massive sovereign debts are having to get refinanced at ever-increasing rates ... Global investors are already starting to get scared.”
“These massive sovereign debts are having to get refinanced at ever-increasing rates ... Global investors are already starting to get scared.”
September 8, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Our Big Read today is on the $2tn monster — a debt-servicing burden that gobbles up tax revenues and has the power to overwhelm elected leaders.
“These massive sovereign debts are having to get refinanced at ever-increasing rates ... Global investors are already starting to get scared.”
“These massive sovereign debts are having to get refinanced at ever-increasing rates ... Global investors are already starting to get scared.”
How ‘Make America Healthy Again’ achieved a breakthrough success that’s eluded the global public health community for decades...
A piece I've written for @thekingsfund.bsky.social
www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
A piece I've written for @thekingsfund.bsky.social
www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
The uncomfortable ‘Make America Healthy Again’ breakthrough
Despite the damage caused by MAHA, its ability to get Americans talking about prevention and chronic disease offers valuable lessons.
www.kingsfund.org.uk
September 8, 2026 at 8:28 AM
How ‘Make America Healthy Again’ achieved a breakthrough success that’s eluded the global public health community for decades...
A piece I've written for @thekingsfund.bsky.social
www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
A piece I've written for @thekingsfund.bsky.social
www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
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Important thread ahead of publication of #covidinquiry report on procurement aka VIP lane 👇🏻
@cbffjuk.bsky.social
@lawrencedunhill.bsky.social
@russellscott.bsky.social
@cbffjuk.bsky.social
@lawrencedunhill.bsky.social
@russellscott.bsky.social
Next Tuesday, one of the most anticipated Covid Inquiry reports is published, covering the tragic consequences of the Govt’s procurement failures.
This will include the infamous ‘VIP lane’ which enabled politically connected individuals to make enormous profits.
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This will include the infamous ‘VIP lane’ which enabled politically connected individuals to make enormous profits.
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July 7, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Important thread ahead of publication of #covidinquiry report on procurement aka VIP lane 👇🏻
@cbffjuk.bsky.social
@lawrencedunhill.bsky.social
@russellscott.bsky.social
@cbffjuk.bsky.social
@lawrencedunhill.bsky.social
@russellscott.bsky.social
Nigel Farage resigns as MP for Clacton – and will fight by-election
www.independent.co.uk
July 7, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Big risk this new attention on corridor care will tempt hospital chiefs to push the problem back to ambulances -by delaying crews from handing patients over to A&E
Needs sustained focus on underlying causes -with ++resources & capacity in the right places
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Needs sustained focus on underlying causes -with ++resources & capacity in the right places
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nearly 3,000 patients a day face corridor care in NHS
New data reveals sheer scale of patients in England being treated in unsafe and undignified make-shift areas.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 11, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Big risk this new attention on corridor care will tempt hospital chiefs to push the problem back to ambulances -by delaying crews from handing patients over to A&E
Needs sustained focus on underlying causes -with ++resources & capacity in the right places
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Needs sustained focus on underlying causes -with ++resources & capacity in the right places
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The PPE fiasco & fraud during the pandemic is well documented - but this stat from @NHSCFA
chair Tom Hayhoe seems relatively unnoticed (& unbelievable)
UK accounted for 65% of all European PPE spending in 2020 - vs our population share of 15%
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chair Tom Hayhoe seems relatively unnoticed (& unbelievable)
UK accounted for 65% of all European PPE spending in 2020 - vs our population share of 15%
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June 11, 2026 at 12:14 PM
The PPE fiasco & fraud during the pandemic is well documented - but this stat from @NHSCFA
chair Tom Hayhoe seems relatively unnoticed (& unbelievable)
UK accounted for 65% of all European PPE spending in 2020 - vs our population share of 15%
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chair Tom Hayhoe seems relatively unnoticed (& unbelievable)
UK accounted for 65% of all European PPE spending in 2020 - vs our population share of 15%
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This week I start a major project to analyse Govt's response to the Covid Inquiry (the largest public inquiry in UK history) - @cbffjuk.bsky.social
Looking back @ 30 public inquires into health scandals & over the last 3 decades - it's alarming how few recommendations were ever implemented
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Looking back @ 30 public inquires into health scandals & over the last 3 decades - it's alarming how few recommendations were ever implemented
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June 10, 2026 at 9:25 AM
This week I start a major project to analyse Govt's response to the Covid Inquiry (the largest public inquiry in UK history) - @cbffjuk.bsky.social
Looking back @ 30 public inquires into health scandals & over the last 3 decades - it's alarming how few recommendations were ever implemented
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Looking back @ 30 public inquires into health scandals & over the last 3 decades - it's alarming how few recommendations were ever implemented
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Reduced side-effects, lower treatment burden.... so does this change the cost/benefit of prostate screening?
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
‘Mega beam’ to spare men 15 rounds of prostate cancer treatment
The NHS will give thousands of patients a new kind of radiotherapy with fewer side-effects and only five doses
www.thetimes.com
June 10, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Reduced side-effects, lower treatment burden.... so does this change the cost/benefit of prostate screening?
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
US funding for Ebola aid cut by 99% in the last four years (chart from Bloomberg)
This has almost certainly hampered the detection of the current DRC outbreak and the response to it, according to reporting from STAT news...
www.statnews.com/2026/05/19/u...
This has almost certainly hampered the detection of the current DRC outbreak and the response to it, according to reporting from STAT news...
www.statnews.com/2026/05/19/u...
May 21, 2026 at 9:48 AM
US funding for Ebola aid cut by 99% in the last four years (chart from Bloomberg)
This has almost certainly hampered the detection of the current DRC outbreak and the response to it, according to reporting from STAT news...
www.statnews.com/2026/05/19/u...
This has almost certainly hampered the detection of the current DRC outbreak and the response to it, according to reporting from STAT news...
www.statnews.com/2026/05/19/u...
A tale of two v different NHS managers
The 'macho bully' who created Liverpool's highly unusual (& problematic) hospital set-up
& the 'thoughtful' CEO brought in to finally reshape the system, but who's now quit in frustration after NHS Eng pulled its support
www.livpost.co.uk/a-fucking-fe...
The 'macho bully' who created Liverpool's highly unusual (& problematic) hospital set-up
& the 'thoughtful' CEO brought in to finally reshape the system, but who's now quit in frustration after NHS Eng pulled its support
www.livpost.co.uk/a-fucking-fe...
“A fucking feudal baron”: The long legacy of Liverpool’s most feared NHS boss
The true-blue Tory and “macho” manager who tried to reshape Merseyside’s healthcare
www.livpost.co.uk
May 20, 2026 at 11:03 AM
A tale of two v different NHS managers
The 'macho bully' who created Liverpool's highly unusual (& problematic) hospital set-up
& the 'thoughtful' CEO brought in to finally reshape the system, but who's now quit in frustration after NHS Eng pulled its support
www.livpost.co.uk/a-fucking-fe...
The 'macho bully' who created Liverpool's highly unusual (& problematic) hospital set-up
& the 'thoughtful' CEO brought in to finally reshape the system, but who's now quit in frustration after NHS Eng pulled its support
www.livpost.co.uk/a-fucking-fe...
This seems be a tad problematic with NHS England now set to be abolished
Dept of Health has churned through 47 health ministers in 11 years.
Even if nothing else, NHSE at least protected the health service a bit from that instability
From @HSJnews
www.hsj.co.uk/policy-and-r...
Dept of Health has churned through 47 health ministers in 11 years.
Even if nothing else, NHSE at least protected the health service a bit from that instability
From @HSJnews
www.hsj.co.uk/policy-and-r...
NHS churned through 47 ministers in 11 years
Forty-seven people have served as ministers in the Department of Health and Social Care in the 11 years since the 2015 general election, with an average tenure of just 491 days, according to analysis ...
www.hsj.co.uk
May 14, 2026 at 7:34 AM
This seems be a tad problematic with NHS England now set to be abolished
Dept of Health has churned through 47 health ministers in 11 years.
Even if nothing else, NHSE at least protected the health service a bit from that instability
From @HSJnews
www.hsj.co.uk/policy-and-r...
Dept of Health has churned through 47 health ministers in 11 years.
Even if nothing else, NHSE at least protected the health service a bit from that instability
From @HSJnews
www.hsj.co.uk/policy-and-r...
A state-run single-payer health system is shifting from progressive pipe dream to political necessity for Democrats in the biggest US state...
kffhealthnews.org/health-care-...
kffhealthnews.org/health-care-...
In California Governor Race, Single-Payer Is a Litmus Test. There’s Still No Way To Pay for It. - KFF Health News
Single-payer healthcare is a central talking point in the chaotic race for California governor. In a crowded field, top-polling Democrats are declaring their support for a government-run health system...
kffhealthnews.org
May 8, 2026 at 11:34 AM
A state-run single-payer health system is shifting from progressive pipe dream to political necessity for Democrats in the biggest US state...
kffhealthnews.org/health-care-...
kffhealthnews.org/health-care-...
Big development in GLP1 access in the US, where Medicare (federal health insurance for +65s) will offer $50-a-month prescriptions for weight loss - far cheaper than anything currently available
Weight-loss coverage was previously barred under the programme.
kffhealthnews.org/medicare/che...
Weight-loss coverage was previously barred under the programme.
kffhealthnews.org/medicare/che...
A New Medicare Option for Weight Loss Drugs: What Older Americans Should Know - KFF Health News
It may soon get easier for millions of people with Medicare to get discounted GLP-1 drugs for weight loss.
kffhealthnews.org
May 8, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Big development in GLP1 access in the US, where Medicare (federal health insurance for +65s) will offer $50-a-month prescriptions for weight loss - far cheaper than anything currently available
Weight-loss coverage was previously barred under the programme.
kffhealthnews.org/medicare/che...
Weight-loss coverage was previously barred under the programme.
kffhealthnews.org/medicare/che...
Do poor towns really have the worst hospitals?
Analysis here of new data that helps map NHS provider quality against their patient deprivation profile.
lawrencedunhill.substack.com/p/do-poor-to...
Analysis here of new data that helps map NHS provider quality against their patient deprivation profile.
lawrencedunhill.substack.com/p/do-poor-to...
Do poor towns really have the worst hospitals?
New data helps map the quality of NHS hospitals against the deprivation profile of their patients.
lawrencedunhill.substack.com
May 6, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Do poor towns really have the worst hospitals?
Analysis here of new data that helps map NHS provider quality against their patient deprivation profile.
lawrencedunhill.substack.com/p/do-poor-to...
Analysis here of new data that helps map NHS provider quality against their patient deprivation profile.
lawrencedunhill.substack.com/p/do-poor-to...