Today is #GlobalMNDAwarenessDay. For 6 months my amazing mum has been living with this awful disease. It's an incredibly tough time but she continues to smile & laugh
@mndassoc.bsky.social has been a great support. You can donate so ppl like mum get help here www.mndassociation.org/get-involved...
I recently chaired a @nationalvoices.bsky.social roundtable on AI -asking how to make it more patient & health inequalities centric. Recent @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social blog on AI In diagnostics shows the urgency to improve patient involvement: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/cu... #AI #healthcare
Our Director of Policy and External Affairs @sharonbrennan.bsky.social features on the first of an exciting new @hsj.co.uk podcast series about new health legislation, contributing alongside guest Bill Morgan and HSJ's @davewwest.bsky.social and Annabelle Collins: www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-health-c... 1/2
New on the blog! 📢
National Voices' Policy Manager, Tessa Fulton, shares her learnings on how to meaningfully engage with communities after collaborating with ICSs.
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Did the online GP referral thing - invited to book an appointment via NHS app - got this message. When the GP practice wasn’t using the app for the same process their website available appointments in 3 weeks+ time so at least you could book something.
As part of Austism Awareness week @cftrustuk.bsky.social has shared this blog written by a social media pal of mine (we can’t meet due to cross infection risks) - loved this bit about small but vital hospital adaptions www.cysticfibrosis.org.uk/news/so-much...
Our Policy Director @sharonbrennan.bsky.social quoted in this piece about the expansion of “advice and guidance” - where GPs can speak with hospital Drs to resolve patient concerns more quickly than standard waiting lists www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
total clarity here from @edwardluce.bsky.social
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The first in an occasional series of HSJ Health Check podcasts tracking the development of the government's planned Health Bill, which is due to bring about the biggest change in the central running o...
We were sitting next to each other at the old
Vic I think !
Jacob Lant
Jim Pickard
Fantastic day so far at Confed - Mackey’s talk about “tearing up” rules to focus on outcomes and results welcome to ensure we are listening to what patients needs and experience - also #SR day so here’s our response: www.nationalvoices.org.uk/spending-rev...
