The best explanation and summary of Long Covid that I've ever read by Prof Trish Greenhalgh, written to coincide with her brilliant Lancet review out today.
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Prof Christina Pagel
@chrischirp@fediscience.org
mastodon 4.6.9Professor of Operational Research, UCL, UK
I use mathematical tools to support delivery of health services, mainly working across congenital heart disease, intensive care, Covid & use of routine data sets to support decision making.
Harkness Fellow 2016/17
Member Independent SAGE since May 2020.
Full academic bio here:
https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=ACPAG88
Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Pagel
Pronouns: She/her
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Grenfell Inquiry report is crucial reading to understand how failures, lies, disrespect, negligence and a basic disregard of responsibility for life led to 72 people dying.
Abject failure of national govt, local govt, regulators and private companies.
Hi all, just to say that I am now making Bluesky my main social media account.
I do have bridger (?) set up so I think you can follow me from here if you want to?
I've written a longer piece going into the wider determinants of health, how these determinants have worsened over the years and how crucial it is for governments to consider health in *every* policy.
And even a bit on the manifestos..!
https://christinapagel.substack.com/p/our-health-crisis-which-party-has?r=8zv6v
My latest for the BMJ asking what the point of Inquiries is given our persisitent failure to implement Inquiry recommendations over recent decades
My latest post on where we are with Covid and Long Covid...
https://christinapagel.substack.com/p/englands-ongoing-covid-wave-and-new?r=8zv6v
I wrote about Baroness Hallett's Inquiry Module 1 report for the BMJ
Hallett found that there was *never* a plan to keep a pandemic death toll down - I discuss this and what it means going foward.
My latest post on where we are with Covid in England (likely at, or just after, the peak but it's been a big wave).
And a look ahead...
Latest Covid situation in UK from Bob Hawkins - the big summer wave is finally on its way down
My latest update on where we are with Covid in England (modest May wave, expect a June one) & a brief look at the party manifestos with respect to Covid.
https://christinapagel.substack.com/p/quick-update-on-covid-in-england
The summer Covid wave in England continues and highest wasterwater levels in Scotland since 2022!
Be careful out there.
Update on latest (sparse) data on Covid in England - small increases.
I also discuss need to reduce in hospital transmission.
A new short piece by me in the BMJ reflecting on the Covid-19 Inquiry Module 1 report and how "emergency planning" needs to be incorporated into "everyday planning"
Was a bit different to be interviewed for the New Statesman
"Policy Ask" but good to discuss things outside of health & covid...! including democracy, wordle, and avoiding working with toxic people wherever possible!
Calling families of children with complex health needs!
Can you spare 10 mins to share your thoughts to help UCL SPROCKET further improve our approach on partnering with families?
survey: https://shorturl.at/uu6ST
find out more at: sprocket.kids.
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@jtonline i definitely would prefer legislation that was not restricted to a single condition. But, it seems as a private members bill it had to be limited in scope. But i think it could be a template for something broader and more transformative.. i hope!
@Infoseepage@mastodon.social the per infection chance of cagtching Long Covid now is nowhere near 10-20%. That was original variant, pre vax.