Adrian Mercer @adeindevon
US historian and NHS chief exec, now occasional writer on sociological aspects of healthcare. Resilient, productive, and compliant. Winkleigh Devon Joined May 2017-
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What is the point of the Labour power? What is its purpose? It’s good at saying what it’s against, but what is it for?
What is the point of the Labour power? What is its purpose? It’s good at saying what it’s against, but what is it for?
> be elsevier > make PDFs of publicly-funded research > pay researchers exactly $0 > instead ask researchers to pay $11,000 to get their papers published > put those papers behind a paywall > sell subscriptions to universities for anywher $500k to $1M > make $4 billion in annual…
Not sure any Fair Game Index which places Breakeven Argyle in the same category as 115 players Chelsea and 115 charges Man City is worth the paper it’s written on. #pafc
Not sure any Fair Game Index which places Breakeven Argyle in the same category as 115 players Chelsea and 115 charges Man City is worth the paper it’s written on. #pafc
How does decontextualised risk information affect clinicians understanding of risk and uncertainty in primary care diagnosis? A qualitative study of clinical vignettes bjgpopen.org/content/bjgpoa… via @adeindevon et al
But how is it that Argyle have fallen off cliff since relegation ? TC needs to not just describe the issue, but explain why it has happened.
But how is it that Argyle have fallen off cliff since relegation ? TC needs to not just describe the issue, but explain why it has happened.
Daily reminder!
Proposals to regulate NHS Managers: a consultation cost-ofliving.net/proposals-to-r… via @
Exeter Airport anyone? #pafc @ArgyleMemes
Exeter Airport anyone? #pafc @ArgyleMemes
While we are at it & @ecb tell everyone how good things are .. Remember the hundred was supposed to be so diverse Well 7 out of 120 players in the men’s competition are British South Asians 5.8% 3 out of 120 British Black players 2.5 % Whitewashing don’t change facts
Brave police…. Arrest a 90-year-old lady protesting against genocide in London. This will be the legacy of @UKLabour @Keir_Starmer @DavidLammy
You cannot have the same defenders that conceded over 100 goals in a different league and think they’ll be any better in a lower league. #pafc
This is genuinely brilliant coverage of Israel's destruction of Gaza by ITV. It's the sort of coverage which we should have expected throughout by the Western media - if they had accurately reported on one of the great crimes of our age.
This is genuinely brilliant coverage of Israel's destruction of Gaza by ITV. It's the sort of coverage which we should have expected throughout by the Western media - if they had accurately reported on one of the great crimes of our age.

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