Tara Donnelly

When Sir Jim Mackey, Chief Executive of NHS England, stood on stage at NHS ConfedExpo last week and declared that the NHS must “tear up” the model of providing outpatients, he captured in a few short words what patients have been telling us for years, says @rachel-p.bsky.social‬ buff.ly/1tSTneJ

We are delighted to announce our keynote speaker for the #WhatNext2025 conference - @taradonnelly.bsky.social of Digital Care!

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@shelaghor.bsky.social great to catch up at yesterday’s clinical summit!

One more thing on Labour’s immigration announcements. We are a nation who benefits so greatly, so richly from immigration. Never more than in the NHS. Our colleagues from countries across the globe are not strangers. They are our friends, people we care for and about. They belong. They are us.

Is it evil to write about your friends? Famous authors ask, 'who’s going to kill me if I write this?' and publish anyway. Should I do the same?

Is it evil to write about your friends?
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Leona's Next Big Adventure! | Tara Donnelly Global geopolitics are very strange right now, if you’re looking for something practical and positive you can do, you could help Leona fill her ambulance…

If you’re feeling hopeless in the face of how weird everything is getting & want to do something practical you could chip in & help my mate fill the ambulance she’s driving to Ukraine - all info at her post

Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared. ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.

Dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since the state banned abortion, our analysis shows.

As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.

Chart showing that in 2018, the UK was among the worst in Europe for child poverty rates, second only the Greece.

The UK is among the worst nations in Europe for child poverty.

In the UK, 11% of 15-year-olds reported they had skipped a meal in 2022 because there wasn't enough money to buy food.

In the Netherlands and Finland, this number was 3%.

Brexit a key factor in worst UK medicine shortages in four years, report says Nuffield Trust says supply chains have shifted, with medicines for epilepsy and cystic fibrosis among those now scarce

Brexit a key factor in worst UK medicine shortages in four years, report says

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Covid ‘benevolence bump’ endures as acts of kindness 10% higher than before 2020 World Happiness Report finds volunteering more frequent in most regions as Finland tops chart again and Costa Rica and Mexico enter top 10

Covid ‘benevolence bump’ endures as acts of kindness 10% higher than before 2020

Amanda announced a new training programme for clinical and operational leaders to help improve care, productivity and reduce unwarranted variation. This is an improvement approach that can unlock change for patients. #KFLead

"It is just possible there will be some real gains from this that could not have been achieved by a more evolutionary approach. But if there are they will be a long way down the road, and the risks are precisely those that Mr Streeting set out six weeks ago."

Nick Timmins on classic form here.

Tara Donnelly on LinkedIn: Action for healthier working lives Helping people out of economic inactivity due to ill health is centre stage at the moment with methods being debated & welfare reform considered. This report…

“Action for Healthier working lives” makes many important recommendations & is worth reading. But I think we are missing the potential of digital solutions to help people regain good health & return to the workplace

🚨🚨 Stellar piece by brilliant Christina Pagel who forensically breaks down the pattern of Trump's recent attack on science and universities suggesting there is an intrinsic logic to everything with a devastating endgame. Share widely. 👇👇

Video highlights

Our #NTsummit last week was a huge success. Thank you to everyone who took part. All the live-streamed sessions are now available to watch again. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/summit/nuffi...

The Government Wants a ‘Neighbourhood Health Service’. The First Step is to Agree What That Means. Does a neighbourhood health service mean different things to different people? Chris Naylor argues that there needs to be a common understanding of what the goal is.

The government has put the idea of a ‘neighbourhood health service’ at the heart of its vision for the NHS.

Chris Naylor argues that there needs to be a common understanding of what the goal is.

Read the full blog. buff.ly/hhhDHDY

A women's place is in The House.

Happy #InternationalWomensDay

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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board are recruiting for an Executive Medical Director. Learn more here: www.hsjjobs.com/job/2615247/...

London air pollution down since Ulez extended to outer boroughs, study finds Levels of deadly pollutants have dropped, with significant improvements in capital’s most deprived areas

ULEZ works - it’s that simple 💚

I grew up on London’s South Circular and developed severe asthma as a child - putting me in hospital on many occasions 🫁

This stuff matters. Bold action matters.

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Crucial point here that additions to the waiting list are lower than before.GPs are using advice and guidance & also using our gatekeeper role to ensure referrals that are made are necessary. We must ensure that people who need procedures such as operations or specialist treatment, still get them

The partnership model in #generalpractice predates the NHS.

@becksfisher.bsky.social says the number of GP surgeries has dropped by a fifth in 10 years and the number of GP partners under the age of 40 has plummeted by 53% since September 2015. 📉

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Supporting older people through Hospital at Home care: a systematic review of patient, carer and healthcare professionals’ perspectives AbstractIntroduction. Hospital at Home provides hospital-level type care at home, both remote and face-to-face by a multidisciplinary team of healthcare pr

A review of hospital at home / virtual wards for older people - patient, carers and professional perspectives. Older people and family carers saw h@h as a positive driver for patient independence and recovery academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...

Come work with me & our fantastic team @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social on our brand new #dementia virtual wards/hospital at home project - qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/...

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Fairer funding for general practice in England: what’s the problem, why is it so hard to fix, and what should the government do? General practice funding is inequitable: the Carr-Hill formula, which decides the distribution of funding, is outdated and fails to take account of socioeconomic deprivation. This briefing, produced i...

The funding of #generalpractice is unfair and inequitable.

New @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social with the Health Equity Evidence Centre looks at why, why it matters, options to ‘fix’ the problem and makes clear what we think is the way forward.

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We're at a crossroads, says @liamloftus.bsky.social. Carry on as we are, partnership won't exist in 15 years. Young GPs like the positive things which come with partnership, but the risk/reward ratio is skewed too heavily to risk - the financial cost, the personal toll. #NTSummit

What does @becksfisher.bsky.social think then? Partnership won't be the dominant model in 15 years. The financial challenges in the system are probably too great, trust has been lost since the 2004 contract. We need to plan actively for alternatives. To do that, we need clarity of purpose. #NTSummit

Day 2

Day 2 of @nuffieldtrust #ntsummit - all live streamed and posted about on this platform

Content on youtube later

Fascinating line up of topics

Link here

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« Efforts to decarbonise the health and social care system can support a shift from hospital to community, and from sickness to prevention. Community based healthcare may benefit both the patient and the planet.«  Too right & good to see this from @nihr.bsky.social #TheresNoPlaceLikeHome