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Can you hear us? Public Meetings and the NHS in times of austerity
Those of us who work locally commissioning and delivering health services can be certain of one thing – the next five years will bring more cuts and we will be involved in making decisions about what...
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Is that all there is? – Five Year Forward View for Mental Health
When a system is under pressure a natural tendency is to focus inward at precisely the time it needs to be looking outwards. So its not surprising that this report focusses almost exclusively on the...
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Who is afraid of the big bad Sustainability and Transformation Plan?
In South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw we are busy thinking about the next phase of discussion on our Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP). There is a useful and serious group of CCG engagement...
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What GPs say about DWP Medical Evidence Letters
One of the problems with responding to medical evidence letters is that GPs are not specifically paid for this work. My last blog looked at the decision taken by the Sheffield Local Medical Committee...
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Volunteering, the NHS and Corona Virus
People are saying that things ‘won’t be the same’ after the Covid-19 pandemic is over. While I am not sure about that it is striking what has changed over the last few weeks.lambreWho would have...
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Why the NHS should be concerned about Poverty
The impact of inequality and poverty on health is increasingly recognised both within the NHS and among think tanks and policy makers. It is important to catch this wave – this focus and interest is...
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Inequality and Left Behind Neighbourhoods
I recently spoke at the All Party Parliamentary Group Inquiry into Levelling Up which is focussing on ‘left behind neighbourhoods and feeds into the development of the Governments Levelling Up White...
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Waiting for the South Yorkshire Integrated Care Partnership
3 months after the NHS restructured we are still waiting for the South Yorkshire Integrated Care Partnership to be formally launched. Quick Explainer Since July 2022 Integrated Care Systems (ICS) are...
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What Integrated Care Systems are saying about financial insecurity in Yorkshire
We are in for a very tough time over the next couple of years … and it will be the poorest who carry the greatest personal burden. This is the time when the NHS needs to be looking hard at how it...
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Fading away? NHS Yorkshire action on financial insecurity
In my previous blog I looked at the response of the three Integrated Care Systems (ICS) in Yorkshire to the growing financial insecurity faced by many people in this region. Each Integrated Care Board...
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