People who passionately believe they are doing good can do grave harm.

What matters is evidence.

#CassReview

First up, Weds 10th 1330-1630

M9: Workshop exploring the concept of system resilience, work-as-done and the utility of workarounds.

I'm just introducing this, the good stuff is being delivered by the brilliant
debbie clark Siri Wiig and others.

#Quality2024

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We’re pleased to announce that Becks Fisher has been appointed as our new Director of Research and Policy. She’ll take up the post from this summer, heading up our team of expert researchers in health and social care policy. nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/nuff…

If only there was some way for Twitter to automatically identify and block spam bots.

A very thoughtful and important article
Charity cases: Why UK universities are really going broke timeshighereducation.com/depth/charity-… via Times Higher Education

Any black woman with a public profile understands the armour of steel you have to wrap around yourself to simply do your job. The threats and abuse go hand in hand with turning up to work. So, it’s a problem when what is clearly racism & abuse is defended 1/

Last week I laid out how delaying disease so we spend less time in ill health in older age is possible, good for all and essential for a sustainable NHS.

Most people prioritise quality of life over quantity, and medical practice should reflect that.

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I almost felt sorry for the government minister who drew the short straw and was wheeled out to defend the indefensible. But this is next-level bare-faced duplicity. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

Great examples of the impact that non-pay changes can make to retention in the social care workforce from Oonagh Smyth at #ntsummit , especially training and development - reducing turnover from~50% to ~20% in some services

Dr Crystal Oldman CBE EdD RN RHV QN FRCN tells #ntsummit that 43% of district nurses don’t have parking permits to park outside patient’s homes.

Great (grim) example of not valuing people/making their working life work.

.Nish Manek: things often presented as 'demands' of a fragile generation are really necessities given the changing nature of work, the prospect of working into our 70s, and the pressure of non-work responsibilities #ntsummit

.@billy_palmer_ picks apart the impacts of age, generation, and specific events in influencing shifting attitudes to work and career in the final #ntsummit session

.@kevin_fong: 25 years after To Err is Human, perhaps we should be learning less from improvements in aviation safety and more from advancements in healthcare safety #ntsummit

#NTSummit kevin fong debunking overblown factoid/zombie data which grossly overestimate deaths due to medical error