A year on since coming to power, the government's 10 Year Health Plan sets out the direction of travel for the #NHS.
The plan is hugely ambitious. But can it deliver on that ambition? 💭
Read the commentary and analysis we've produced on this milestone document so far. 👇
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Nice display of how flow is greater than numbers in the cause of long waits. How does this contrast with the community care focus of the 10-year plan?
Two scatterplots side by side. The chart on the left shows the relationship - or - rather - the lack thereof - between the number of A&E attendances per day and each day's four-hour compliance. The chart on the right shows the (quite strong) relationship between the level of crowding in the A&E each day and each day's four-hour compliance.
It was good to see @samfr.bsky.social say today that "the main reason for lengthy A&E waiting times is the lack of hospital beds for people who need admitting, which gums up the whole system as they have to keep being treated by emergency staff."
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#rstats #ggplot2
“Nigel Farage said he no longer wants an NHS funded through general taxation”.
He wants to replace the NHS entirely with Private Health Care.
We may see Reform gaining votes from those who would suffer most from his ideology.
Sound familiar?
Ever wondered about the diversity of paramedic roles?
Great piece of work by Fintan Feerick et al.
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'Fundamentally, work to better support those who frequently attend A&E is about intervening early to prevent people from reaching crisis point' says Leila Morris in her recent blog. Find out more about the link between prevention and reducing attendance in A&E here:
Some illustrative stats here - 26x increase in pts waiting >12 hours from decision to admit since 2019 😐
The government has announced a new independent commission to determine how to reform social care.
Published in November, our analysis of 25 previous commissions, inquiries and white papers highlights 4 lessons to make meaningful change.
Read more 👇
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Yes, and it actually worked!
📢Save the date for @ukhahsoc.bsky.social first webinar of 2025! Thursday 9th January. Register here to look forward to the future of #HospitalAtHome ⬇️
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@danlasserson.bsky.social
Stings even more so when you realise they cost £30 in the house of commons shop
Great to see our paper published in the British Paramedic Journal this month.
The article formed part of our work in developing and refining the #OHNLS course.
Unbelievably gratifying to see such positive results which will hopefully translate to better care for #babies born out of hospital
12% hospital beds have patients fit for discharge - fix 2’ care by funding community care
Instead👇🏼
Population ⬆️7% 2012-24
❌GPs ⬇️7%
❌District nurses⬇️42%
❌Health Visitors⬇️30%
❌Learning Disability Nurses⬇️23%
❌School Nurses⬇️25%
❌Nursing home beds⬇️12%
❌Residential Care home beds⬇️16%
❌Social care cuts
Stigmatised patient cohorts are as deserving of your care as any other.
Drug addicts.
Alcoholics.
Smokers.
Overweight.
Underweight.
Homeless.
Asylum seekers.
Minority ethnic groups.
Sex workers.
The mentally ill.
You must not alter your approach to healthcare because of your own biases.
Ending the year with the biggun!
You can also explore our updated nutshell on hospital bed numbers in England, how these have changed over time and the impact of winter pressures on bed occupancy. www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
In our new report on what needs to improve for social care to better support people with #dementia, we explain how social care is currently organised.
Read the report: https://buff.ly/414hW2P
Check out our handy graphic. 👇
1 in 2 people from our 2023 survey said their health & care needs affected their mental health.
The new #MentalHealthBill proposes greater rights for patients to make decisions about their care, ensuring their voices are central to the treatment process. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Unlocking productivity through the ambulance estate. Exploring the role improved support & control facilities can play in increasing the ambulance service’s productivity.
www.nhsconfed.org/publications...
COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE - COLLAPSE
UK population⬆️7%-2012-24
❌GPs ⬇️7%
❌District nurses⬇️42%
❌Health Visitors⬇️30%
❌Learning Disability Nurses⬇️23%
❌School Nurses⬇️25%
❌Nursing home beds⬇️ 12%
❌Residential Care home beds⬇️16%
❌Social care cuts
Need to increase funding not increase costs eg NI employers/staff
Great insight into how the social care sector may be stunted at a time when we need growth
🆕 Will the Autumn Budget push the #SocialCare sector beyond breaking point?
With many organisations concerned about changes to the Employer National Insurance Contributions regime, we assess what the financial impact on the sector will be. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/wi...
NEW REPORT: By 2040, there could be as many as 1.7 million people living with #dementia in England and Wales alone.
What needs to improve for #SocialCare to better support people with dementia? www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/research/wha...
25% of hospital beds in England are occupied by people living with dementia (PwD)
Have a longer length of stay and 43% of PwD in hospital have a condition that can be treated in the community (eg LRTI, UTI)
Most importantly 90% of PwD find hospital frightening
#BGSConf
