Great example from Fiona Loud 💙 Kidney Care UK making the point to Stephen Kinnock about the multiple benefits to patients and the NHS of delivering dialysis at home, there just isn’t enough of it. #careclosertohome #LabourConference24

Again Stephen Kinnock “hollowing out of local authority has been massive driver of the crisis we are in” said an announcement is due soon on fair pay agreement for adult social care workers he said . No doubt NHS will welcome such announcement with discharge so difficult

Reception on women’s health - Baroness Merton invites audience to hold government to keeping women’s equality central to policies - again double down on darzi report and the inheritance Gov received from Conservatives

Merron: 1 in 10 women see Gp 10 times to get help with menopause, cervical screening coverage at lowest level in 20yrs, often under researched and gender bias in clinical trials, and ethnic disparities in outcomes #LabourConference2024

.Jacob Lant, our Chief Executive, and Sharon Brennan, our Director of Policy and External Affairs are at #LabourConference24 Here is where you can find us today - a 🧵

Takeaways from Labour today far -10yr plan is expected to deliver a lot, many VCSEs have costed plans to improve care that also reduce acute need but waiting on 10yr plan to see what next & ICBs here to stay -but need maturity with greater accountability #LabourConference2024

Wes Streeting speaking at Health and social care drinks - easy first policy win is calling for a bigger room for these drinks to be held

⌚️12 – 1:30pm 📍Meeting Room 3/4/5, Leonardo’s Hotel .Sharon Brennan will be part of a roundtable from Royal College of General Practitioners, chaired by Victoria Macdonald, and alongside Kamila Hawthorne & Becks Fisher “Why Can’t I See my GP? Fixing the Crisis in General Practice”

Wes Streeting last night at the health and care drinks said social care was the “third rail” Labour avoided discussing in election campaign to avoid getting electrocuted but said his ambition is to be “short-handed as the social care secretary” when introduced #LabourConferece24

Proud of Healthwatch England research published today - coverage across TV, radio & print. Public wants more services from pharmacies but closures causing real disruption Thread by Sebastian Rees on our findings/recommendations below & coverage by Denis Campbell theguardian.com/society/2024/s…

Shortly after my double lung transplant I called my nurse in to say my new lungs weren’t working properly as I couldn’t @ hear them - turns out lungs are meant to silently get on with their job without rasping away 😂

So the fire brigade has closed down Lambeth Bridge as there is a shark on the Thames - not yet seen it but apparently someone tried to swim with it #shark #Thames