
Toby Watt
@tlswatt
Economist in the Health Foundation's REAL Centre. Long-serving PhD candidate in public health economics at LSHTM. Views are my own
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26-06-2009 03:49:38
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Anyone else noticed Conservative ministers saying “I get it” for the last 3 years? Matt Hancock whenever he spoke about lockdowns Boris Johnson on the Sue Gray report @KwasiKwarteng Liz Truss “I get it and I have listened” Is there a folksy comms mastermind in the wings?




The rise in the number of people living with long term conditions is huge. A decades long challenge to the health and social care system ahead that need a large system response #nomagicbullets Chris Kypridemos Institute of Population Health LivUniPHPS Anna Head Toby Watt news.liverpool.ac.uk/2023/07/25/2-5…

Loved talking to Emma Bower about what these numbers could mean for patients and staff in general practice.



Excellent to get a cite from the Secretary of State Victoria Atkins. Do read the report. Most of the rise in illness is coming from population ageing (rather than ppl getting sicker at a given age). The Health Foundation Toby Watt Ann Raymond

More evidence on health inequality from Ann Raymond, myself, Hannah Rose Douglas, Laurie Rachet-Jacquet and Institute of Population Health colleagues. Hopefully the detail will help inform policy in new ways. 🤞


NEW: Health care funding in England needs to rise by 3.8% per year in real terms, over the next decade, to meet rising care needs and deliver improvements to the NHS. Read our analysis ➡️ health.org.uk/publications/l… ...as covered by BBC News (UK) ⬇️

How much does UK spend on health care compared to Europe? In 2022, nine of the EU14 countries spent more on health care per head than UK. Six invested over 20% more, including France, the Netherlands and Germany. Analysis by Elaine Kelly and Toby Watt⬇️ health.org.uk/news-and-comme…


GPs are busier than ever. If you ever wondered how “busyness” affects consultation outcomes? A new paper lead by the brilliant Hanifa Pilvar from OxPrimaryCareSci has some answers. More referrals, more antibiotics, fewer psychotropic prescriptions. rdcu.be/d2Mq4