Deirdre Heenan

@deirdreheenan · Holywood Northern Ireland · joined 04 Feb 2013

Prof of Social Policy, UU. Columnist SBP, Irish News. From Annaclone Co Down, Fan of Man Utd. Hon Consul 🇦🇹 All views my own.

39 008Followers

1 466Following

11 453Posts total

384.1KViews on collected posts

Latest posts

Deirdre Heenan@deirdreheenan6 Sep

On #bbclaurak Jeremy Vine stated a man at the Reform conference, waving a crutch “looked like he was going to hit one of the protesters” He did hit her. It was a brutal assault on a young woman. Laura did not correct him. Facts matter, do better. https://t.co/xN6Z5KEgiy

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Deirdre Heenan@deirdreheenan3 Sep

Seriously: Another review? Our health & social care system is slowly dying under the weight of expert reviews Hayes Review 2001 Appleby Reviews 2005, 2011 Compton Review 2011 Donaldson Review 2014 Bengoa Review 2016 The economic, social human cost of inaction is egregious. 25.6K views · 249 likes · 62 reposts · 49 replies Open on X →

Deirdre Heenan@deirdreheenan3 Sep

Ulster Unionist Health Minister Robbie Butler MLA has today set out his approach to the future of hospital services across Northern Ireland, following the public consultation on Hospitals – Creating a Network for Better Outcomes. With almost 30,000 written responses received, ht

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Deirdre Heenan@deirdreheenan18 Aug

Fair play to Mike Nesbitt. He has demonstrated integrity and taken a principled stance. As health minister, he has acknowledged the need for transformation and evidence-based policy making. Leadership is not poorly informed populist announcements on complex, critical issues. 22.1K views · 409 likes · 49 reposts · 21 replies Open on X →

Deirdre Heenan@deirdreheenan18 Aug

Mike Nesbitt resigns as health minister amid row with UUP leader https://t.co/TBzsTckFwf 26.8K views · 9 likes · 3 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Deirdre Heenan@deirdreheenan12 Aug

@deirdreheenan Been saying that for years. We are far too top heavy. Too many in offices and not on the ground. 1.1K views · 22 likes · 1 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

Deirdre Heenan@deirdreheenan12 Aug

@deirdreheenan @NewtonEmerson So are so right Deirdre. And, I’m told computer systems across the trusts are incompatible. No commercial enterprise is run like this: it would be bankrupt. The inefficiency is breathtaking & taxpayers’ money flows out the plug hole. Meanwhile, docto 1.3K views · 14 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Deirdre Heenan@deirdreheenan12 Aug

@deirdreheenan Absolutely, Deirdre! And that’s before even mentioning ELEVEN District Councils!! Just, WHY?! 🤯 1.4K views · 18 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Deirdre Heenan@deirdreheenan12 Aug

Northern Ireland population same as a single health trust in Manchester. Yet apparently we need 5 health and social care trusts and an ambulance trust with ever increasing layers of ‘senior management’ to deliver by far the worst health outcomes in UK. See the problem yet? 90.2K views · 1K likes · 198 reposts · 89 replies Open on X →

Deirdre Heenan@deirdreheenan12 Aug

Salaries of senior Northern Ireland health executives up 50% to more than £2 million per year - while waiting lists continue to soar https://t.co/iwqoWC0RL5 112.4K views · 35 likes · 16 reposts · 17 replies Open on X →

Deirdre Heenan@deirdreheenan13 Jan 2021

Kate Hoey, woman who set fire to the house, fanned the flames, added accelerant, *can’t believe* it burnt down. #pmqs #BrexitDeal https://t.co/7WelIZT0yT

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10 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. shown to more people than peers of the same size.

Median views23 825this account993median for 10K–100K

Reach, %61.08%this account3.67%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %1.42%this account1.61%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	23 825	993	24.0×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	61.08%	3.67%	16.6×
Engagement rate	1.42%	1.61%	0.88×

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How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

112.4K12 Aug

90.2K

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26.8K18 Aug

22.1K

82.4K3 Sep

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21K6 Sep

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Engagement rate per post

0.06%12 Aug

1.48%

1.43%

1.13%

2.36%

0.04%18 Aug

2.17%

0.12%3 Sep

1.41%

2.43%6 Sep

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.61%.

What the audience does

Likes73.5%2 203 in total

Reposts14.4%432 in total

Replies8.7%261 in total

Quotes0.7%20 in total

Bookmarks2.7%80 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

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