🆕 Q&A: With the new 10 Year Plan for the #NHS featuring a central role for neighbourhood health teams, we spoke to @theasrstein.bsky.social about what they are and what needs to happen for them to be successful. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/ne...

In both print and online versions of today’s @financialtimes.com, our Chief Executive @theasrstein.bsky.social says the vision behind the 10 Year Health Plan is the right one. The ambition for England’s NHS is clear, but it will be harder to achieve. www.ft.com/content/eeff...

I wrote on linkelfin about one of the “leaks” on the 10yp www.linkedin.com/posts/thea-s...

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He articulated clearly that the only way to turn things around in the ailing health service is by working collaboratively. We saw none of the previous language of “blockers and checkers” or implication that the health service was anti reform. In fact the opposite.

He gave a flavour of what’s to come in the forthcoming 10 year health plan - and in many ways it’s back to the 2000s (but without the money): a greater role for NHS regional tier, Foundation Trusts, financial incentives.

The diagnosis that sits behind this is that bureaucracy and top down control are at the heart of the NHS’s problems. There is no doubt that looking upwards and numerous onerous reporting requirements have not always served the NHS and its patients well.

But there is little evidence that simply changing structures leads to better health outcomes. This will be something to watch when the 10YP is finally published. Are structural solutions expected to do the heavy lifting for what is essentially a huge cultural shift in how the health service works?

Also interesting remarks from Streeting in the Q&A about how he has worked to improve relations between the DHSC, NHS and HMT. Tensions between these Depts have undoubtedly had a big impact in the past as the excellent @markgdayan.bsky.social has argued www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/nh...

It will be an interesting few months. And thanks to @danielreynolds.bsky.social @confedmatt.bsky.social and the wider Confed team for a v impressive conference.

It will be interesting to see if this more collaborative and friendly tone from SofS sticks when the rubber hits the road in the face of continued financial pressures. Will the language of blockers and reactionaries return when difficult things are revealed to be difficult?

So what are the takeaways from @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social address to @nhsconfed.org today? 1) a significantly more partnership-based approach to the leadership & staff of the #NHS. Good. They are crucial to delivery of any plan

So what are the takeaways from @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social address to @nhsconfed.org today? 1) a significantly more partnership-based approach to the leadership & staff of the #NHS. Good. They are crucial to delivery of any plan

Proud of our small but mighty think tank @nuffieldtrust.org.uk today. Our remarks on the SR were put to Rachel Reeves on the Today programme today. And Wes Streeting starts his speech at #NHSConfedExpo by referencing our analysis with @thekingsfund of British Social Attitudes

Which parts of England are worst affected by poor child dental health? Find out about our new analysis here. 👇🦷 @stutibagri.bsky.social #dentistry #oralhealth www.the-dentist.co.uk/content/news...

This is really excellent. Too many pertinent points to pull individual quotes out, but should be read by anyone and everyone working on the 10 year plan for the NHS. Change isn't driven by structures, it's led by people.

Please read this thread q out the terms of reference on the casey review from my colleagues,too important to overlook on a sunny friday afternoon …. bsky.app/profile/cami...

Phase 2 (long-term recommendations) of the commission is only mentioned briefly. This gives Baroness Casey more freedom to set the direction it will take as evidence is gathered by the team. Given the urgent need for reform, we hope to see firm plans, not just options for consideration, by 2028.

The commission will sit under the Cabinet Office, which should support its independence – acknowledging also the role of govt departments beyond DHSC: the Treasury, MHCLG & DWP. Strong & decisive leadership will be key to develop a coherent implementation plan recognising these interdependencies.

There are risks that financial pressures in the sector will escalate as the commission begins work. It’s too early to understand the impact of the new Employer National Insurance regime, but it could have potentially devastating implications for providers www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/wi...

It’s good to see the TORs include the interactions between the Fair Pay Agreement & Employment Rights Bill. We also note the mention of the interface between health &social care – watch out for our work on CHC highlighting the existing and oft ignored challenges that urgently need to be addressed

But there are risks that the narrow ‘focus to support the health mission’ - esp on elective care waiting lists & delayed discharges - means social care once more being lost to NHS priorities. It will be difficult to see results when social care is only one part of the puzzle: shorturl.at/oQSdR

It’s good to see the TORs allude to giving more power to people and their carers. While a positive broad intention, we hope that the commission also doesn’t lose sight of what adult social care is meant to achieve: supporting people and their carers to live independent and fulfilling lives.

...The financial envelope will need to offer enough scope to truly enable change, not just redirect existing financial flows.

A national conversation is welcome to raise the visibility and awareness of social care among the public. But reaching consensus may prove ambitious, particularly when recommendations will need to be set within the constraints of the spending review...

The terms of reference for the Casey Review have been launched today, with a focus on building consensus over tangible recommendations to improve adult social care over the next ten years. A few takes from me and @cglobont.bsky.social .social & @natashacurry.bsky.social: www.gov.uk/government/p...

What do Bob Dylan and Taylor Swift have to say about NHS reorganisations? Join our webinar with @theasrstein.bsky.social to find out, and for insights on why some change programmes succeed and others struggle. 28 April, 12-1pm. Sign up: www.kscopehealth.org.uk/event/track-...

12pm TODAY: Join this interactive webinar that brings together theory and practice on how change can work amid the complexity and uncertainty of health and care. 👇 Our Chief Executive @theasrstein.bsky.social will be speaking.

Tune in to BBC Radio 4 tonight at 8pm for a new episode of #MoralMaze recorded at our Summit last month. 📻 Guests debate the ethical purpose of the #NHS. Should we care more about equality of outcome – being equally healthy – or equality of access – treating everyone the same?

here's some more info on the 'Brazil model' from HSJ last March - www.hsj.co.uk/expert-brief...

What have NHS reorganisations got to do with Bob Dylan and Taylor Swift? Join our webinar with @theasrstein.bsky.social to find out, and for insights on why some change programmes succeed and others struggle. 28 April, 12-1pm. Find out more and sign up: www.kscopehealth.org.uk/event/track-...

Forgetting the sensationalist headline - this is not how these roles work (could be a by product) - this is good news. These roles can make a fantastic difference. Already having some impact in #Westminster - and a larger body of evidence from across the world. www.thetimes.com/article/0254...

So this presents the Govt with a dilemma. Articulately put by @theasrstein.bsky.social and Sarah Woolnough here: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/te...

With claims that a social insurance model would be better than the current #NHS funding model circulating again, read our blog on this from last year. 👇 Sarah Reed says how much is invested in health is likely to matter more than the funding model. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/is...

Come and join us. Whats going to be better than talking about & researching finance & health & social care www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/job/fellow-f...

Job alert! Come join our team investigating funding and spending in health and social care. It’s going to be interesting…. >>>>

Me in the FT on the economic imperative behind this week’s move to abolish NHSE www.ft.com/content/4331...

You might be interested in this @hbuckingham.bsky.social @hpiandycowper.bsky.social @nigel-edwards.bsky.social @jamesillman.bsky.social @davewwest.bsky.social

Today at the “Stand up for Science” demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial.

@rachelhutchings.bsky.social talking the audience through our @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social research on Continuing Healthcare

Today Becks has published a briefing on the partnership model. She argues that the withering of the partnership model is a threat to general practice: we need a more proactive approach from Government www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/the...

To kick off our #NTSummit next Thursday, @theasrstein.bsky.social will explore the psychology of change in the #NHS with @charliepickles.bsky.social from @reformthinktank.bsky.social. ▶️ Sign up to watch the livestream here: https://buff.ly/3EMgXuR

Yesterday, @theasrstein.bsky.social joined @bbcradio4.bsky.social You and Yours as their expert guest to discuss the problems people are having accessing #NHS dentists. 🦷 Listen here. 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Good to see coverage if this report. Admin & comms isnt glamorous or new - but it’s the basis of most complaints in the NHD & critical to get right. @jacoblant.bsky.social @hbuckingham.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

From reddit: a letter from a postdoc who survived the Bolsonaro years. This is helpful framing for how to science in this administration. 🧪 www.reddit.com/r/labrats/s/...