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On behalf of our members in England, we’re calling on @BorisJohnson to enact ‘Plan B’ of the Government’s winter strategy without delay to help keep people well and avoid the NHS becoming overwhelmed this winter.
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We are proud to launch our new #NotTooMuchToMask initiative today, in a show of solidarity with everyone who wants to continue protecting themselves and others after now that the remaining COVID-19 restrictions have lifted in England.
A short🧵... 1/12
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Plan B would see actions like
😷mandatory face coverings in certain settings
💉vaccine certificates
📢increased public comms
🏡and more home-working being rolled out.
Why wait for a crisis to happen before this action is taken here?
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“We owe it to the 150,000 people and their bereaved loved ones to address the fundamental failings that meant we entered the pandemic with 100k staff vacancies in the NHS, run-down buildings, a lack of PPE and limited diagnostic testing capacity."
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The NHS Race and Health Observatory, which is hosted by the NHS Confederation, has appointed @DrHNaqvi as director nhsconfed.org/news/2020/08/n…
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“The work of community teams often goes unseen and unsung but they make a massive difference”
NHS England chief executive @AmandaPritchard says a huge thank you to everyone working in community services
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#CelebratingCommunityServices | @NHSProviders
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Our chief executive @FRSAMatthew has joined forces with @ChrisCEOHopson at @NHSProviders and @MartinRCGP at @rcgp to set the record straight on the work the NHS is doing to deliver the best possible care under huge ongoing pressure in today's @Telegraph. 🗞️👇
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On @BBCr4today, our chair @Voa1234 launched the new Race & Health Observatory that we will host with @NHSEngland, which will offer analysis and policy recommendations to improve health outcomes for NHS patients, communities and staff across BME groups
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Today @Voa1234, @SeanDugganMHN, @peterjmolyneux, @samanthallen, @doumsday3 and @Ifti_Majid have written to @trussliz to share deep concern about the decision to exclude trans people from the ban on conversion practices. nhsconfed.org/news/letter-rt…
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This is an *exclusive* preview of #Breathtaking, @ITV's new drama about the experience of #NHS staff during the pandemic, premiering tomorrow night.
Our @ConfedMatthew spoke to Dr Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) whose book inspired the show, in a podcast launching next week. ⌛
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The advice Ruth May would give to herself at the start of her NHS career.
ALT A quote from Dame Ruth May saying "Look for the informal leaders as well as formal. Not just the people in the powerful positions, but the people that convene, that are the decision-makers or the influencers."
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On the very sad news of the death of @GrangerKate A truly remarkable woman. Our thoughts are with you @PointonChris
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"We do not have a 'Living with Covid' plan, we have a 'Living without Restrictions' ideology," says Matthew Taylor (@FRSAMatthew) on @BBCBreakfast this morning.
"We need to put in place the measures that are necessary to alleviate pressures on the health service."
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A clear call to action from @NavinaEvans, @SamanthaAllen and @NHS_RobW in this blog to ensure BAME representation in decision making
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Amanda Pritchard shows her support for managers in the NHS. #NHSConfedExpo #NHSConfed
ALT Amanda Pritchard quote for the confedexpo 2024 "It should't be controversial to say the NHS needs well-trained, well-supported managers. If we want a well-run NHS we must support those who run it"
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“It's time for the Govt to enact Plan B without delay because without preemptive action, we risk stumbling into a winter crisis. The Govt should not wait for Covid infections to rocket and for NHS pressures to be sky high before the panic alarm is sounded.”
- @FRSAMatthew
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We’re thrilled to announce that not only is
@PalantirTech Event Partner for NHS Confed Conference, but the agenda for
main stage and breakouts is now LIVE. Make sure
you bookmark the sessions when #Palantir take to the virtual podium. bit.ly/3b29G8H
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"Representation is a really big challenge. We all need to be shown and it's important for our voices to be heard."
The inspirational George Webster speaking at #NHSConfedExpo this morning.
ALT ConfedExpo and NHS logos "Representation is really big challenge. We all need to be shown and it's important for our voicies to be heard.
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The NHS Confederation is pleased to announce that Lord Adebowale CBE (@Voa1234) has been appointed as its new chair.
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"We are thrilled that Marie has accepted the position of chair. She will be an incredible asset to the Observatory."
NHS Confederation chair Lord Victor Adebowale @Voa1234 welcomes appointment of @MarieGNHS as chair of NHS Race and Health Observatory
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Much of the political debate surrounding the NHS tends to focus on how much it costs to run the health service.
But very little attention is paid to the wider economic benefits that result from investing in healthcare. Until now...
A thread 🧵1/9
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Our members are seeing worrying increases in coronavirus cases in hospitals and the community, alongside other pressures – over 43,700 confirmed cases were reported yesterday.
Also, hospital patients with COVID-19 increased by 10% in the last week.
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This is coming as staff are close to burnout, the NHS prepares for winter, and as it recovers many of its services that were disrupted by the pandemic.
1.1m elective procedures and 25.5m GP appointments were delivered in August.
This recovery could be at risk.
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All staff working across the #NHS deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.
Today we launch a resource supporting NHS leaders with the information to support their trans and non-binary staff – and create a safe working environment for all.
🏳️⚧️👉 bit.ly/3oHZsEz
ALT Text reads: Leading for all: supporting trans and non-binary healthcare staff. Access our new guide. Logos appear at the bottom: NHS Confederation's Health and Care LGBTQ+ Leaders Network; and in partnership with the LGBT Foundation.
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Happy International Women's Day! did you know 77% of the NHS workforce are female bit.ly/1BabTXG #womensday
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We have welcomed the APPG on Coronavirus.
We can learn lessons that should help inform the response to both the immediate challenges of localised outbreaks & a 2nd surge and to the longer term preparedness for future pandemics
@LaylaMoran
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"While the NHS is, of course, a national service. There is an international belief in its mission and admiration for it and underestimate it at our peril"
🎙 David Olusoga speaking on the main stage 🎙
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#NHSConfedExpo #NHSPeople #HealthCare
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The NHS Race and Health Observatory, supported by @NHSEngland and hosted us, has appointed its full board of non-executive directors, bringing in some of the world’s leading experts on health inequalities. 1/
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ALT The NHS Race & Health Observatory board
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Don't miss #Breathtaking at 9pm on Monday @ITV, an important but very challenging drama about the experience of NHS staff during the pandemic.
We will also be sharing a behind-the-scenes podcast with Dr Rachel Clarke
(@doctor_oxford), author of the book that inspired the show.
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We have written to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to express our concern with comments he made yesterday in a letter to ICS chairs on equality, diversity and inclusion roles.
Read the letter in full here ⬇️
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🗣 “Having a relationship with the public accelerates the possible. Change moves at the speed of trust”.
@ConfedMatthew #NHSConfedExpo
If you missed Matthew’s speech, catch up here ⬇
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Congratulations to Sean Duggan, chief executive of our Mental Health Network, who has been chosen to receive the 2024 Skellern Lifetime Achievement Award for his tireless efforts to improve care across mental health, both through our @NHSConfed_MHN and during his long career. 🎉
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Bola Owolabi (@BolaOwolabi8) on clinical leaders’ role to represent their communities in the boardroom.
ALT "Leading for health equity will never win you prizes for popularity becuase inevitable you are the grit in the oyster. But we must be conscience of the board." Bola Owolabi.
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“We clearly need to do more to assist Mr Barclay's understanding of the contribution that a focus on equality and diversity makes to our staff and patients."
@ConfedMatthew responds to a letter to ICB chairs about EDI roles 👇 nhsconfed.org/news/nhs-confe…
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Leaders of the NHS Confederation and 13 other health organisations within the #HealthForCare coalition have warned Theresa May that social care in England is “on the brink of collapse”, with soaring numbers of disabled and older people being left without the support they need.
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"If you don't have the data then you can't solve the problem."
NHS Confederation director Joan Saddler discusses the disproportionate effect of #COVID19 on people from BME backgrounds on @Channel4News
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"It's all connected. So if you want to know why ambulances are waiting in A&E, why your mum or your relative with learning disabilities or the elderly can't get access to care, it's because we don't have the care workers."
Our chair @Voa1234 on @BBCr4today this morning.
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"Those with diverse leadership teams and staff networks will be able to visibly demonstrate that they had the tools to empathise, listen and act. Above all, action is needed right now."
- @NavinaEvans, @samanthallen & @NHS_RobW on diverse NHS leadership.
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The NHS will continue to do everything it can for its patients but in response to these outside pressures that are not solely within its gift to influence, collective and decisive action is needed.
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"Without taking action we're going to have sicker people, we're going to have staff who can't afford to pay their bills and we're going to have hospitals which are running short of money because of their spiralling energy bills."
Our chief executive @FRSAMatthew on @BBCNewsnight
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We understand there are strong opinions about the support needed for trans and non-binary people and are tendering for an organisation or individual to develop a practical guide to support the NHS.
Our statement nhsconfed.org/news/lgbtq-net…
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A ‘Plan B Plus’ would see the public supporting the NHS by doing things like getting vaccinated, turning up for scheduled healthcare appointments, using frontline services responsibly, and volunteering to support the NHS and joining / returning to the workforce, if eligible
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Our chair @Voa1234 on #bbqt tonight on why we need to ensure people unable to work due to illness get the right support - for their wellbeing, for our economy and for our NHS.
“The language that we use… even in the question ‘Do we have a sick note culture?’ It’s cruel”
Chair of the NHS Confederation Victor Adebowale says the use of “performative” language needs to stop, and the government should show more "compassion"
#bbcqt bbc.in/4b8DVY2
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Captain Sir Tom Moore fundraised tens of millions of pounds for NHS charities to support the health service at a time of national crisis.
He was an inspiration to people not just in the UK, but across the world.
We are saddened by his death and our thoughts are with his family.
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Tonight, key stakeholders including academics, healthcare leaders, Think Tanks & the BME community voice are discussing the scope & key priorities for the NHS Race and Health Observatory’s initial portfolio of work. @DrHNaqvi @Voa1234 @NHSE_Danny bit.ly/2XOVyba
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"Although the acuity of this virus is reduced, one of the characteristics of it is that it's often asymptomatic.
"People can have it, not know they've got it, then pass it on to other people, some of whom may be vulnerable"
- Matthew Taylor on the need to continue free testing
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When talking about community, what do we really mean?
In the latest blog for #TheCommunityNetwork, which we host with @NHSProviders, @johnwalsh88 writes beyond the idea of bricks and mortar
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Alongside Government action, we have a vital opportunity for the public to mobilise around the NHS and do whatever they can to support frontline services this winter – a ‘Plan B Plus’ as our chief executive, @FRSAMatthew told @guardian
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After 7 years leading our Mental Health Network to new heights, we are announcing today that Sean Duggan OBE (@NHSConfed_MHN) will be stepping down as chief executive in May to take up a new position as chair of Sussex Partnership.
Highlights below 🧵 1/7 nhsconfed.org/news/sean-dugg…
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Today we launch #NHSReset to lead the public debate on what the health and care system should look like post-#COVID19.
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"No 10 has seemingly abandoned any interest in Covid whatsoever."
- Matthew Taylor (@FRSAMatthew) says that amid rises in Covid cases and hospitalisations, "we have a government that seems to want to wash its hands of responsibility for what is occurring"
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Our Chief Executive @FRSAMatthew tells us what he is looking forward to over the next two days @ConfedExpo and what he is hoping to hear from system leaders. #NHSConfedExpo
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A small investment in #socialcare would have made a huge difference to the whole of health & care. Dorrell on #Marr
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In case you missed it: HRH The Prince of Wales pays tribute to NHS staff in opening #Confed18 address bit.ly/2t3w7mT
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1⃣ Wear a face mask or covering, including where not wearing one could make someone feel unsafe.
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We are thrilled to welcome Dr Nicole Atkinson as our new Medical Adviser for Primary Care.
In this role, Dr Atkinson will support the effective development of primary care as part of England's wider health and care system.
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Paul Masterton MP raised our call for the Treasury to undertake a wider review of the pensions scheme during a Westminster Hall debate on the tapered annual allowance today, rightly recognising that the “ball is now in the Treasury’s court”.
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"This situation has been a decade or more in the making and we are now paying the very high price for years of inaction."
@FRSAMatthew responds to @RishiSunak's new year speech. nhsconfed.org/news/nhs-confe…
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We're delighted that our very own @NHSConfed_MHN, Sean Duggan, has been awarded an OBE in the #PlatinumJubileeHonours.
Huge congratulations to him and our members recognised for their outstanding service to healthcare bit.ly/3m6hICo
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Today is #NHS75 and we take this moment to reflect on the hard work and achievements of NHS staff past and present.
We now renew our pledge to bring together, support and empower the whole of the NHS as we tackle our shared challenges and push forward to a better future.
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Can the NHS really root out racism from the service if it cannot confront the institutional racism that persists within it?
@NHSDorset chief executive Patricia Miller blogs for us, drawing parallels with her experiences of Britain in the 1980s 👇
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"We need to recognise that doing more of the same is not going to be the answer, so continuing to press ahead with innovation... is going to be vital."
- Sir Simon Stevens, @NHSEngland
#NHSReset
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Highlights from today's 'Moving beyond diversity, inclusion in integrated care' session at #NHSConfedExpo
@hcwomenleaders @NHSC_BMELeaders @NHSC_LGBTQ
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The NHS urgently needs extra investment to shore up staff numbers & head off a haemorrhaging of doctors, nurses and other frontline health workers.
We have written to the Prime Minister alongside @NHSProviders, @TheBMA, @theRCN, @AoMRC & @unisontheunion
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We are looking forward to welcoming all our delegates from across the health and care sector to #NHSConfedExpo @mcr_central tomorrow.
If you are attending, all the latest event information you need can be found on the @ConfedExpo website bit.ly/3mIQoL1
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Pleased to have @PalantirTech as Event Partner for #NHSConfedExpo. Palantir Technologies builds software for data-driven analytics. With security as a first-order priority, Palantir UK helps healthcare providers make the best decisions, at speed. Find them on stand E020.
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“Now is the time to have an objective assessment of what we need over the next 10 to 15 years to stimulate debate about what we as a society are willing to pay for and what we can expect from our health and care system." ind.pn/2D0MGYB
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Today the NHS Confederation launches the BME Leadership Network at @TheRCN #BMELeaders 1/6 nhsconfed.org/news/2019/03/b…
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We are pleased to announce @RSAMatthew will be joining the NHS Confederation as our new chief executive in the summer.
Find out more
bit.ly/3shuuyQ
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"The #HealthBeyondtheHospital conference is incredibly important for shining a light on all the fantastic community health services that are taking place every day of the week"
@JamesCSanderson reflects on the need for a shift in order to support people to live well
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Race is a function of racism; we ignore that reality at our peril, say leaders of our BME Leadership Network in response to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities' report out today: nhsconfed.org/news/2021/03/r…
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"It's a systemic failure and we have to deal with it systemically"
Our new chair Lord Victor Adebowale (@Voa1234) on @Channel4News discussing the disproportionate impact of #COVID19 on people from BME backgrounds
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Welcome to everyone attending #NHSConfedExpo today.
Here's a few words from our Chief Executive, @ConfedMatthew on what he hopes the next two days will bring.
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Lord Victor Adebowale (@Voa1234) underscores leaders' influence on an organisation's culture.
ALT Lord Victor Adebowale "Whatever culture we as leaders are presiding over is of our own making - we are responsible for it."
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Dr Claire Fuller (@clairefuller17) is leading a wide-ranging national stock-take on how systems work with primary care and others to improve integration of care.
Today, she explains what she hopes to achieve from the stocktake, and how to get involved.
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"At a time of crisis when I look out rooms to like this and I see committed people like this, I'm tempted to say this: if we aren't going to make the changes that need to be made now, then when?"
Our chair Lord Victor Adebowale delivers the first keynote speech of #MHN23
ALT NHS Confederation chair Lord Victor Adebowale at the Mental Health Network Conference 2023
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📺Watch our chief executive @FRSAMatthew speak to @BBCBreakfast this morning about the current challenges facing the ambulance service, the wider NHS and social care. He spoke about the need for a 'realism reset' from Government and honesty with the public about these challenges.
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As the representative body for all parts of the NHS, we stand unwaveringly in support of the vital contribution of our primary care members in delivering for their local communities.
The nature and extent of recent criticism is unfair & unwarranted.
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Congratulations to all of those recognised in the New Year Homours List, particularly those being celebrated for their services to health and care.
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"This is not an issue of productivity – these are demand pressures and the NHS is working incredibly hard to keep things safe and functioning."
Our chair, Lord Victor Adebowale (@Voa1234) shares reflections from his visit to Preston Royal Hospital @LancsHospitals yesterday.
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"It is now unclear that anyone in the centre of government feels the unfolding crisis is their responsibility," says Matthew Taylor (@FRSAMatthew) to @ShaunLintern in today's Sunday Times.
"NHS leaders and their teams feel abandoned by the government and they deserve better."
Thousands of people could be dying waiting for ambulances or because of long waits on trolleys in A&E. While @sajidjavid talks about elective backlogs, emergency care in the NHS is collapsing. Today's @thesundaytimes report here:
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"In the next twelve months we have the opportunity to build in an exciting and innovative way."
- Our new #PCNnetwork chair @pramitpatelgp
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Confed Expo 2022 is officially in full swing!
Here are some initial thoughts from our delegates arriving this morning at #NHSConfedExpo!
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Mental health is not something that happens 'on the side' or in addition to the rest of the system. It is central to everyone's lives and should be an integral part of everything we do.
Lord Victor Adebowale on #MentalHealth parity of esteem at #MHN23 today. @Voa1234
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As an organisation with clear values that champion equality, diversity and inclusion, we are horrified by the level of violence, racism and destruction we have seen over the last few days in various parts of the country, and the huge impact this is having on many people.
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"What this report spells out very starkly indeed, is that the new prime minister, whoever he or she is, must commit to act."
- @NHSE_Danny talks to @BBCBreakfast about the @CommonsHealth report on health and social care workforce shortages.
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"NHS staff and NHS managers will do what they always do - pull out the stops to try to keep the service going."
@FRSAMatthew spoke to @BBCNews about the current situation across the health system earlier this evening.
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👉@FRSAMatthew discusses on @Channel4News what needs to be done to better resolve the crisis facing the NHS:
"...the leaders I speak to want to do that. They want to see more money move from the acute sector into prevention, into primary care, into the community..."👇
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.@NHSEngland's Mike Morgan on why integrated care systems offer a ‘golden opportunity’ to integrate respiratory services bit.ly/2R5tNWV #futureNHS
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