📻 Context is key. NHS league tables can be helpful, but must be looked at alongside more detailed breakdowns to help professionals improve their services. @sebrees1.bsky.social on BBC Radio 2

How useful are NHS league tables for patients? @sebrees1.bsky.social for BBC Radio 2 on the importance of speaking to those using the system to understand what matters to them 👇

HEART OF THE MATTER: There are significant differences in both the risk factors for, and the prevalence of, heart and circulatory conditions between different areas of Scotland. Read the analysis by @jamie-ohalloran.bsky.social and @sebrees1.bsky.social ⤵️ www.ippr.org/articles/tak...

Great to be on @bbcnewslive.bsky.social‬ this morning talking about the long awaited 10 Year Health Plan. The details of an 168-page document will be pored over in the coming days, but a few quick thoughts below... 1/

The government has set the NHS’s budget for the next 3 years, now it needs to be realistic about its priorities - my comment piece in the BMJ: www.bmj.com/content/389/...

🩺 @sebrees1.bsky.social‬, Head of Health at IPPR, talks to @itvnews.bsky.social‬ about the improvements we can expect to see in NHS service after the #SpendingReview

I disagree with this because I think at the margins spending on healthcare is not the best way to achieve better health outcomes. But it's an important intervention in the debate because it starts with honesty about the fundamental drivers of healthcare spending.

I bang on a lot about different ways of counting hospital admissions or measuring length of stay or describing bed occupancy. But for me, the most important thing about patient flow metrics is that they shouldn't just be looked at; they should be discussed. 1/5

Brilliant work by @parth0.bsky.social, @npjgarland.bsky.social, @will-davies.bsky.social and @jrgingrich.bsky.social on how progresses negotiate the challenges of a rapidly changing world and the rise of the populist right. An essential read! 👇

🚨 NEW REPORT: Progressive parties are losing the battle of ideas – and votes – to the populist right. The centre-left must reinvent or die. Today, we launch a new project to forge a bold new identity for progressives in the 21st century. Read here: www.ippr.org/articles/fac...

👨‍👧 | NEW REPORT: Poor childhood health doesn't just harm lives - it stifles the economy for years to come. We are calling for: ✅ Investment in adolescent mental health ✅ A children’s investment standard ✅ Stronger national leadership and accountability www.ippr.org/articles/fix...

Ultimately, NHS spending is an investment in the health and prosperity of the nation. But Jim Mackey is right, there are no easy choices ahead for government on health spending and value must rule the day. Some thoughts from me in today's @theguardian.com.

🚨Personal news🚨 After three and a half brilliant, jam-packed years @reformthinktank.bsky.social, today is my final day I'll still be based in Westminster (more on this to come). But if I could just give a quick shout out to the exceptional people I've worked with 🧵

This and the % of healthcare resource that goes towards people with multiple long term conditions are the most likely two stats in health policy to send you down a never ending footnote wormhole…

If the government is serious about boosting health and cutting the number of lives lost to the biggest killers, it's going to have to get tougher on the causes of illness. New @ippr.bsky.social and Public First research shows that bolder action would be welcomed by the public 💪 1/

📖 New report out this morning with the brilliant @awilliamson1.bsky.social and Avnee Morjaria! 'Realising the reform dividend' charts out an evidence-based change model to restore the NHS's performance and ultimately transform services 💪 Thoughts and feedback much appreciated.

🩺 | NEW REPORT: Building an NHS fit for the future is a life-or-death challenge. A new IPPR report outlines three key reforms that could save £21bn annually and keep NHS spending sustainable. www.ippr.org/articles/ref...

Really important Committee appearance by the SoS putting some more flesh on the bones of plans to abolish NHSE, slim the centre, and devolve power. 📻 I'll be on @lbc.co.uk News at 1640 to discuss what's next!

2024 BSA Survey data on public satisfaction with the NHS is out today via @thekingsfund.bsky.social & @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social. Results show: ‼️Record dissatisfaction with the NHS ‼️Widespread concern around waiting times ‼️Steepest declines around A&E ‼️72% don't think the NHS has enough staff 🧵1/8

These findings of course show that urgent action should be taken to fix emergency care… But they also show that the strategy employed by NHSE and providers in recent years (“think carefully about whether you REALLY need emergency care”) is both misguided and dangerous. That needs fixing too!

I've had my head artificially widened (see attached) to fit in more policy knowledge and have now started as Head of Health at the @ippr.bsky.social! We'll soon be embarking on an exciting programme of work, building on the brilliant Commission on Health and Prosperity. Watch this space! 👀

💪 Great to have this research published today! If NHS organisations are serious about making services more responsive to the needs of patients, they should start by looking at the ways they handle complaints. Quick 🧵 1/