"Furious activity is no substitute for understanding". Ten lessons from 20 years working on regional development as a civil servant based initially in Whitehall and latterly in the NW of England. Long thread.

Hear Nev, Lee Omar and Vandana Ayyar Gupta in our latest podcast, which explores how gathering real-world evidence and evaluation can help to encourage the adoption and spread of innovation in the health and care sector. 👉 Listen here: audioboom.com/posts/8185099-…

Well done Joanne.

YNWA.

I loved this play tonight. Wonderful show. Thank you Sarah Ogle

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Absolutely delighted to be there with my very good friend Michael Payne MP to support his campaign. Super clever, super brilliant. Will be an amazing MP! Lee Omar The Labour Party Rachel Reeves Peter Mandelson

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It feels like slowly but surely the country is waking up to the way in which our society is stacked so heavily against ordinary people Powerful interviews here

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Well said Saj Ahmad

Old School is still right

Always great to collaborate with Ken Perry and Do-Well

In case you missed it👀 Read the recent academic publication of a real-world validation of the Safe Steps falls prevention carer digital app, which was created by our Liverpool-based technology developer Lee Omar healthinnovationnwc.nhs.uk/news/real-worl…

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Suddenly remembering every bad thing you've ever done when someone says “can you come here a minute, please?”

NEWS: Care Homes in #GreaterManchester achieve 57% reduction in ambulance call outs with innovative digital health app 📱 🔗Read more here: bit.ly/3SYqxz1 #weareHInM

Reminder: A falls prevention app has been adopted by 37 care homes and 25 GP practices in Greater Manchester after a 12-month trial led to a 57% reduction in ambulance call-outs. Full story 👉 ow.ly/uSoZ50T2Vnj

What’s a word from a foreign language that Brits absolutely love to try and pronounce very correctly? I’ll go for: “croissant”