Michelle Pilling

Promotional image for The King's Fund conference featuring a speaker, titled 'Sir Michael Marmot: addressing the social determinants of health in early childhood'. Event date is 25 November, Session 3. The image includes a portrait of Sir Michael Marmot against a pink background with purple accents.

Join us on 25 Nov for Creating the Healthiest Generation of Children with Barnardo's & Professor Sir Michael Marmot on early childhood health.

https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/events/children-young-people?utm_term=thekingsfund&utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=social

Safe delivery of care inspections for acute hospitals in Scotland. National overview report covering 2021 to the end of March 2025.

We've published a report highlighting the key findings from our Safe Delivery of Care inspections from 2021 to 2025.

The report highlights areas for improvement that all NHS boards may wish to consider.

For instance, social prescribing could be the tip of the iceberg. The potential difference that could be made is vast. Tailoring local strategies to the most pressing issues can be transformative.🙌

What has the impact of ARRS been on recruiting new GPs? GPs who had completed their training within the last two years were last year added to the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS), in response to concerns about unemployment among recently quali...

It's been several months since the the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme was expanded to address concerns about unemployed GPs - has it helped?

Nuffield Trust and QMUL experts @billypalmer.bsky.social, @lkrole.bsky.social, and Giuliano Russo have looked at the numbers behind the policy. #ARRS

🧵Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is responsible for 25% of UK premature deaths.

Up to 80% of these deaths are preventable.

It’s estimated that the burden of CVD costs £29 billion each year.

But CVD prevention is not currently being prioritised by the government at the scale needed.

What happens when communities lead?

Explore how to make communities true partners in improving health outcomes and how changes like neighbourhood health and devolution open new opportunities for local leadership.

Find out more. buff.ly/QvkOrNr

Silence, sexism and stigma: The state of working-age women’s health in England Women spend more years of their life living in poor health than men, including through their working years. This QualityWatch data story shows how the burden of disease affects working-age women and…

Women spend more years of their life living in poor health than men, including through their working years.

Scroll through our #QualityWatch data story to see how the burden of disease affects working-age women and men differently 👇

What is the difference between kindness & compassion? How can you lead your team with both, in a system that can often be unkind?

Join ShiftWorks & connect with others who are looking to make the health & care system a more kind & compassionate place. buff.ly/7fBXaq0

Join us Tuesday 15th July, 11am-1pm for a free webinar on funding prevention at scale.

With the NHS 10-Year Plan expected soon, we’ll explore how social investment can complement public funding to drive health equity.

📆 Book now: bit.ly/4kV9eL8
#HealthEquity #Prevention #NHS

‘A service for poor people becomes a poor service.’ #NHSConfedExpo @confedmatt.bsky.social 👏

“After decades of describing the problem and merely aspiring to solve it, this time needs to be different"

Our chief executive, @confedmatt.bsky.social‬ delivering his keynote speech today at #NHSConfedExpo.

🔗 Read the full keynotes buff.ly/E00Haq9

Circular logo with six colorful hands forming a ring: red, green, purple, blue, orange, and black. In the center, blue text reads "CARING ABOUT EQUALITY." Above the circle, "Get involved" is written in blue, and below it, "9-15 June 2025." The bottom right shows the "Carers Week" logo with the same dates.

Join us in supporting Carers Week this year and in saying ‘We care about equality for carers’ #CarersWeek

http://Www.carersweek.org?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign&utm_content=ap_df3bbabbuk

Happy Carers Week! 🌟 As NHS workers, let's support the incredible work of carers. Need resources? Contact the library to borrow books, eBooks and more. #CarersWeek2025 #SupportForCarers #Evidence #Knowledge #NHSLibraries

Our #NHSConfedExpo fringe starts with a bang at 10am Wed: talking how to make change that *works* with Thea Stein, & Cedi Frederick. Why stand in the Confed queue when you could be having coffee and listening to those galacticos? Register: tickettailor.com/events/kscopealternativeconfed/1714122

What might the impact be of the tough financial decisions being made in the NHS right now?

We explore the the financial climate, the decisions local leaders are having to make and the likely consequences for patients. buff.ly/C11X2dx

Join us on 9 April for a joint session with NHS England and Burnley East to explore the impact of proactive patient engagement.

Book now 🔗https://buff.ly/fiYGujR

What NHS staff think about patient safety—it’s still not safe: Patient Safety Learning’s response to the NHS Staff Survey Results 2024 Patient Safety Learning's response to the latest NHS staff survey

🗨️... 38.18% of respondents, nearly 300,000 NHS staff, could not say that they felt safe to speak up about anything that concerns them in their organisation🗨️

Our response to the NHS Staff Survey Results 2024
www.pslhub.org/learn/patien... #patientsafety #nhsstaffsurvey

‘Nursing associates are a vital but undervalued workforce’ | Nursing Times Nicole Blythe on how nursing associates have a vital role to play as part of a sustainable and skilled workforce.

‘Nursing associates are a vital but undervalued workforce’

Nicole Blythe on how nursing associates have a vital role to play as part of a sustainable and skilled workforce. #nursing #nursingassociates #nurses #workforce #nurse #nhs

www.nursingtimes.net/workforce/nu...

Researchers from M-RIC Population Mental Health work package have co-authored a new research paper which demonstrates how welfare advice on prescription can improve people’s mental wellbeing in an economically and socially sustainable way.
Read more at ow.ly/FA0L50V2UfS

📆 A session you don't want to miss!

Join @rosiebe.bsky.social , Sandra Igwe and Steve McGuirk at #Governance25, where they will share lessons from major public inquiries, as well as advice on how #NHS boards can spot system risks early, and strategies for real change.

Book here 👉 bit.ly/40liK15

NHS Confederation logo Ramadan Mubarak Wishing all those observing a blessed Ramadan

#RamadanMubarak to members, colleagues and all those who are observing this month 🌙

The government's hotly anticipated 10-Year Health Plan has the potential to fundamentally change the direction and focus of the whole health and care system.

We went behind the scenes with Sally Warren, director general for the 10-Year Plan, in our latest episode of Health on the Line out today. 🔊

We also hear from Prem Singh, chair of University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. Prem is interviewed for our 'leader in six' segment where he shares personal reflections, including what keeps him up at night. 

Listen now: https://buff.ly/4i8l1EN

Good to have you here Rachel Anne 🙌

Image with text saying "Eating Disorder Awareness Week. 24th February to 2nd March 2025." with NHS 24 and Healthier Scotland Scottish Government logos.

#EatingDisordersAwarenessWeek – 24 February to 2 March

Learn more about the causes, treatments, and support available for conditions such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and ARFID. Visit the campaign page on #NHSinform:

📌 www.nhsinform.scot/eating-disor...

Labour’s 10 year plan for the English NHS Government must provide hope, clarity, and investment The NHS is in crisis after a decade of austerity, covid-19, and political failures since 2010 that weakened the health service and constrained wh...

Government is writing a new 10 year plan for the NHS. (The NHS has a long history of long term plans…)

What should the latest plan do?

Short paper @bmj.com:

www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Longer one @healthfoundation.bsky.social:

www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...

The Health and Wellbeing Alliance (funded by DHSC @england.nhs.uk @ukhsa.bsky.social) is an essential platform for some of our most marginalised communities to have their say on national policy making.

Proves people aren’t “hard to reach” when you work with them, on topics that matter to them.

Australian women will soon be eligible for a menopause health check. Here’s what to expect What is a menopause health assessment? And how will it improve the health care women receive during this stage in their lives?

The #Australian government has developed a 2-year $64.5 million package to fund the new #menopause health assessments and menopause-related community awareness campaigns to improve #healthcare for #women experiencing #perimenopause and menopause. tinyurl.com/zna6tt6n

Violence against nurses: help us build full picture of the problem The prevalence of violence against nurses and midwives is extremely high, early findings from ou...

Violence against nurses: help us build full picture of the problem

The prevalence of violence against nurses and midwives is extremely high, early findings from our workplace safety survey suggest. #nursing #nurses #violence #workforce #healthcare #health #nhs

www.nursingtimes.net/workforce/vi...