George BatchelorSep 12, 20213 minOutpatient video consultations report - press releaseOutpatient video consultations can deliver a range of benefits to patients and the NHS, according to a research report by Edge Health.
George BatchelorSep 6, 20211 minSpecialist cancer nurse modelling for MacmillanSpecialist cancer nurses play a vital role for cancer. Our modelling for Macmillan shows a need for an additional 3,371 in England by 2030.
George BatchelorJul 26, 20212 minSaved by the whistle or the bell?Covid-19 cases are falling for the first time since the pandemic's start without there being a national lockdown. Unless there is a...
George BatchelorJan 11, 20213 minAs many as 1 in 5 people in England have had the Covid-19 diseaseOne in five people in England may have had Covid-19, our new modelling suggests, equivalent to 12.4 million people.
George BatchelorNov 10, 20206 minPassenger testing on arrival is twice as effective as 14-day quarantine according to new modellingNew research suggests UK Government’s current 14-day quarantine policy for international arrivals, which involves no test, is far more ineff
George BatchelorNov 3, 20204 minReview of case studies of effectiveness of testing schemes A ‘test and release’ scheme after five days for international arrivals could offer up to 90% effectiveness according to evidence
George BatchelorOct 30, 20202 minWhat can we learn from Liverpool's lockdown?Published 30 October 2020 Liverpool was added to the Covid-19 watchlist on the 11th of September. After a series of progressive measures...
George BatchelorOct 22, 20201 minUnderstanding the second wavePublished 29 October 2020 Did anyone honestly expect Covid-19 cases to increase as much as they have in the past few weeks? After a...
George BatchelorOct 8, 20201 minCovid-19 sentiment surveyBefore the second wave of Covid-19 infections started to hit, we did a survey of Covid-19 sentiment. We got over 240 responses from all age
George BatchelorOct 4, 20202 minWhy Covid-19 reporting needs more independence, humanity and ownershipFlattening Covid-19 cases last week was an error. The Excel file ran out of columns. So there was a spike of +22,000 cases yesterday
George BatchelorSep 17, 20203 minThe second wave is testingThere were less than 1,000 positive Covid-19 cases per day over the summer. In September this jumped to nearly 3,000 per day, it is now near
George BatchelorSep 9, 20202 minUnderstanding the risks of the second wave of Covid-19Understanding the risks of the second wave of Covid-19 on the NHS
George BatchelorSep 1, 20202 minDid Sweden get it right?A personal reflection of how Sweden have been dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic after being in Stockholm for a month.
George BatchelorJul 23, 20201 minThe NHS backlogThe number of people waiting more than 52 weeks has increased (see chart below) - from 1,613 in Feb to 26,029 in May (x16)
George BatchelorJun 25, 20203 minPhase 2 of Covid-19 has started, so there is a big new priorityCovid-19 has gone down a lot. The estimated number of infections in London are less than 1,000 compared to +1 million i
Christian MoroyJun 5, 20205 minThe worth of a life: COVID and the limits of economicsAs we are emerging from lockdown, plenty of discussions abound. Are we opening too early? Are we opening too late? A question that gets rais
George BatchelorApr 28, 20201 minTransitioning to a new normalOriginally these slides were presented as a summary of our work to date for a webinar run by Interim Partners.
George BatchelorApr 26, 20202 minHow antisocial is Covid-19?The need to end the brutal lockdown is getting stronger every day. We have published our view on how it could be relaxed (here).
George BatchelorApr 23, 20201 minPollution-downAir pollution led to around 30,000 premature deaths in 2013 and has presumably got worse since - until now.