Peter Sivey
@petesivey.bsky.social
Health Economist, University of York. https://sites.google.com/site/petersivey Also like live sport, music, reading, usual stuff really..
New analysis of the latest health care funding figures for England. Updated following the 2025 Spring Statement, the #REALCentre looks at how current funding compares with historical levels and how it stacks up against what is needed to meet future pressures. Read more ⬇️
Health care funding
We share the latest health care funding figures for England, including how much has been committed and how it compares to historical levels.
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What is this pottery I dug up In my garden? ChatGPT says “westerwald stoneware” from germany but I’m sceptical
Pretty amazing how quickly things are moving with modern AI tools. I created a whole report, data vis and even published it as a website with a few prompts using Claude 3.7 claude.site/artifacts/f5...
The fantastic Analysis Patient Data course (aka the HES data course) is back! Join us in York from 9 to 11 of June york.ac.uk/che/courses/... Myself, @petesivey.bsky.social , Adriana, Anastasia, Panos, Jinglin will teach you how to analyse these sets of data for research
Analysing Patient Data using Hospital Episode Statistics
Led by experienced academics with vast experience in using NHS England data, this intensive workshop introduces participants to the nitty-gritty of managing and analysing NHS England data.
york.ac.uk
Last week we were pleased to have @petesivey.bsky.social visit us and give a seminar presentation. Peter presented work looking at the impact of NHS surgical hub openings on the volume, wait times and length of stay outcomes at NHS trusts.
Pretty amazing how quickly things are moving with modern AI tools. I created a whole report, data vis and even published it as a website with a few prompts using Claude 3.7 claude.site/artifacts/f5...
genuine problem
Ros Taylor@rostaylor.bsky.social · 2y agoWhy doesn't everyone just move over to Bluesky? @zoecrowther.bsky.social told me that Tory MPs and people on the right have been made to feel very unwelcome — which is why it doesn't feel like a viable alternative to X for some parliamentarians.
Great catch up with old Melbourne Institute friends last night in Carlton!
The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better. All three statements are true at the same time. Understanding this is key to solving big global problems. We believe data & research can help us understand both the problems we face & the progress that’s possible. 🧵
The Prime Minister has recommitted to the 18-week waiting time target for NHS elective care. This is a mistake. It avoids the necessary discussion on *prioritising* between different treatments and patients with different levels of need. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...
Keir Starmer sets out pledges on extra police officers, more housebuilding and fixing the NHS - live updates
In a key speech, the PM says the government faces
bbc.co.uk
The Prime Minister has recommitted to the 18-week waiting time target for NHS elective care. This is a mistake. It avoids the necessary discussion on *prioritising* between different treatments and patients with different levels of need. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...
Keir Starmer sets out pledges on extra police officers, more housebuilding and fixing the NHS - live updates
In a key speech, the PM says the government faces
bbc.co.uk
Awesome new paper from some of my old mates in Australia showing how the roll out of Sky News Australia increased votes for conservative parties: docs.iza.org/dp17452.pdf#...
docs.iza.org
Kemi Badenoch at PMQs on Louise Haigh: “we need conviction politicians, not politicians with convictions.” Keir Starmer: “two of her predecessors had convictions” (reference to the Covid party fixed penalty notices for Johnson & Sunak)
A remarkable stat: Heidi Alexander’s appointment as Transport Secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history.
Interesting comments on the assisted dying bill from Thea Stein at the Nuffield trust. I actually disagree with her comments that the bill needs to answer all relevant questions on how the service is paid for, training issues etc.
Nuffield Trust: response to House of Commons vote in favour of assisted dying Bill
Thea Stein responds as the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is voted through to Committee Stage.
nuffieldtrust.org.uk
Great stuff, on the history of GLP-1 agonists "Stephen Bloom of Hammersmith Hospital in the UK injected GLP-1 directly into the brain of fasting rats, observed profound reduction in food intake, and called out GLP-1 as a neurotransmitter."
Timothy McBride@mcbridetd.bsky.social · 2y agoJAMA: GLP-1 for Treating Obesity: 2024 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
One of my biggest recommendations for academics who are just starting out writing for a lay audience - avoid acronyms. AVOID THEM LIKE THE PLAGUE. I know writing things out can be tiresome. But 99% of the world has no idea what you're talking about when you use acronyms, and that's bad.
Having experienced the challenge of finding the UK health / NHS policy community here on Bluesky, I've created a starter pack so you can easily follow some key voices right away. Please comment with suggested additions as more people join. go.bsky.app/NEVJUbU
Great visit to the Royal College of Surgeons to talk about surgical hubs evaluation yesterday (www. measure-study.org). Trying to explain staggered diff-in-diff literature to the nations top surgeons was an interesting challenge 😳.
Mythbuster: does diverting low acuity patients from A&E improve A&E performance? 🚶... 🚶🚶🚶... 👈✋🏥 🚶... .../1 www.hsj.co.uk/emergency-ca...
Revealed: 50 A&Es where most patients ‘could be seen elsewhere’
The emergency departments where more than half of patients "could have been seen elsewhere" are revealed by new figures uncovered by HSJ.
hsj.co.uk
Politics is just vibes..
Timothy McBride@mcbridetd.bsky.social · 2y agoAs I predicted.. the stated opinion by GOP voters that the economy is bad flipped overnight *** Republicans are feeling positive about the economy for the first time in four years, while the Democratic vibes have plunged, per new data from Morning Consult. www.axios.com/2024/11/13/c...
Made a quick ticker for live Bluesky user numbers! 🦋 Going up quite fast! bsky-users.theo.io
Bluesky User Counter
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NEW: Is NHS hospital productivity starting to rebound? Over the last few years, @benzaranko.bsky.social and I have written and talked a lot about the NHS productivity problem. In a new @theifs.bsky.social comment (with new colleague Olly Harvey-Rich) we look at productivity over the last year. 1/12
Some positive NHS news! It looks as though hospital productivity in England is (finally) starting to recover. There’s still some way to go to get productivity back to pre-pandemic levels, and the NHS is still behind on its backlog recovery plan – but it's now heading in the right direction.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies@theifs.bsky.social · 2y agoNEW: NHS hospital productivity has started to rebound. Hospital activity across a range of measures has increased substantially this year. For some measures, 2024 is the first year with activity levels higher than 2019. THREAD on our new briefing: ifs.org.uk/articles/nhs... [1/4]
Going to try and use Bluesky a bit and move away from the dreaded Musk-site. Anyway, anyone want to read about whether Rachel Reeves budget will fix the NHS? theconversation.com/forty-thousa...
Forty thousand more appointments per week and ‘surgical hubs’, but will this fix the NHS?
The figure may sound impressive, but it’s actually slower than the usual increase.
theconversation.com
Today: 💫 Paper accepted 📝 💫 New data access approved 🔢 💫 Bought Christmas tree 🎄 💫 Ate burger and chips for lunch 🍔 A good day!
🚨PhD opportunity🚨: Join me at SUPSI for an exciting SNSF-funded project looking at welfare & equity at the intersection of primary care, emergency care, and health insurance choices. The project involves collaborations with: Uni of Manchester, CSS Institute & EOC. Deadline: 29/02/2024, Details ⬇
