You have every right to be angry about the state of our NHS. We need courage to achieve long-term reform - major surgery not sticking plaster solutions. My government will work with NHS staff, experts and patients to deliver the biggest reimagining of the NHS since its birth.

We’re hiring a new Chair for our Care City Board! Join us as a leader to guide our team, champion our mission & drive local & national change in health and care innovation. Interested? Learn more: carecity.org/jobs/chair-of-… #Leadership #Hiring #SocialCare #Innovation #HealthCare

Next we heard from @so_sally_says from the Department of Health and Social Care who discussed the 10-year plan for the NHS and how the plan fits into the wider government agenda. 📝

Meet Maeve Walsh @maevewalsh.bsky.social: The 'civil servant in the wild' who fought for the Online Safety Act civilserviceworld.com/in-depth/artic…

“If I look back on my time in this office not having grasped the nettle of social care reform, I will have considered my time here a failure, and I’m not prepared to fail.” 🗣️ George Eaton meets Wes Streeting newstatesman.com/politics/polit…

The key thing about the Sue Gray story is not that she's paid too much but that the prime minister (and his predecessors) are paid too little.

This is not news. Most, if not all, of the Permanent Secretary’s are paid more than the PM. The PM’s salary is held artificially low for political reasons. Everyone in and around Westminster knows this🤷‍♂️

Hi everyone this is Nigel Nigel Henderson 🟢🟪💛, Gregor’s brother. I am writing to let you know about a memorial service for Gregor. St Andrews Holborn London on 19th November 2024 at 2pm.

🧵 A couple of quick updates from the Health Foundation (The Health Foundation). After 10 years of exceptional service, my outstanding colleague, Anita Charlesworth is stepping down from her role on our directors’ team and as Director of the #REALCentre. But she’s not going far...

Imagine being 40 and being sent to bed at 5pm - or being 50 or 60 and not allowed in your kitchen in the evening to get yourself a drink That's the reality for many middle aged learning-disabled people as researchers from Manchester Metropolitan University discovered

A growing economy does not necessarily reduce poverty. It depends on the economic model and who benefits.

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

Did you have a terrific birding trip to Iceland in May, but then lose your SD card with your 3,700 bird photos in Norfolk? I have it!

“Moving care closer to home wont save money in the short term… But it is the way you get ahead of the curve a re-wire the service for the population that we have.” [& deliver long term sustainability]. Good bit of myth busting from Sarah Woolnough at #LabourConference24

It’s not very usual for care workers to come first in a list. But here’s one where they do - public think they top of the list of workers who don’t get the respect they deserve….

Is Labour at the foothills of crafting A New Deal for Public Health?

These are serious accusations from a former Secretary of State, who is now standing to be leader of her party. If she has evidence to back up those claims she should publish it, otherwise withdraw.

As the @MarmotIHE review outlines, we need greater accountability from leaders and from organisations to tackle and prevent racism from continuing. Racial inequalities in health are unjust, immoral and wrong - and yet they're avoidable! main-report.pdf (instituteofhealthequity.org)

Major blow to efforts to make charity boards more diverse as voluntary-sector infrastructure crisis deepens

We’ve launched new themed funding, focused on early action to prevent poor health outcomes. The aim is to drive a health and social care prevention revolution. This new targeted funding opportunity is part of a co-ordinated response by NIHR to Department of Health and Social Care's Area of Research