Responding to the introduction of quarterly rankings for NHS trusts in England, @hughalderwick.bsky.social​ says the new ratings need to support struggling organisations to improve, rather than being another tool for top-down control and performance management. Read more⬇️ https://bit.ly/4m5oDrW

In this final episode of the Listen to THIS podcast, @instagraham.bsky.social and @taralamont.bsky.social reflect on the insights shared on healthcare improvement – from clinical research to data science, critical care to anthropology, design and more. 🎥Watch or listen ths.im/4jCVeUZ

Bad news. Local papers get attention as a source of daft stories - the disappearance of the 'boring' local government stuff is less immediately obvious but hugely significant in terms of reduced scrutiny. Most national stories start off as local stories pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/r...

Are you an NHS healthcare professional? Have you taken part in a quality improvement project? We’re running a short survey to learn what works, what doesn’t, and what could be done better. Certificates of participation offered. Share your experiences here ths.im/3YPIvXz

Hurrah Ultra Women is now back in stock at Hive! Walked past my local bookshop today to see the pile of copies had somewhat shrunk. Turns out people do want to read about incredible female athletes. Quick get yours before they go again! @lilycanter.bsky.social www.hive.co.uk/Product/Lily...

Loving all the queries to @lilycanter.bsky.social and I on where to get the Ultra Women book that's not Amazon! The answer is you can find it in local bookshops (or if not they will order it in for you), Waterstones has it or Bookshop.org, Hive has already sold out but will be ordering more 💪

Seems to me that a lot can be read between the lines of this very clear position statement: www.rcp.ac.uk/policy-and-c...

My book Ultra Women written with @emmajourno.bsky.social is out today. We were originally told that men wouldn't buy this book so there was no market for it (as apparently women don't buy sports books!!!) - we desperately want to prove that marketing person wrong! www.amazon.co.uk/Ultra-Women-...

I’m excited to share a podcast I took part in for THIS institute, we discuss why it’s so hard to do less in healthcare.You can find it on Spotify, Apple Poscast or Amazon music. Just search ‘listen to THIS’ I’m episode 6. Or here’s the link to the website www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/podcast/why-...

The British state is in crisis unable to meet demands that are placed on it. At the heart of this legitimacy crisis is the Reform Party and its signature: Brexit. Now Reform is simply allowed to reap the fallout: cuts, decay, alienation. When is Labour going to break the conspiracy of silence?

More than 150 health and care leaders have shared their views on the importance of peer learning opportunities to help enhance leadership and develop system-wide improvement programmes for health and care services. Read more in our latest report and infographic: www.nhsconfed.org/system-impro...

Enjoyed chairing a session on reducing inappropriate out of area placements at @nhsconfed.org 's Mental Health Network annual conference today. Great analysis of challenges and opportunities for improvement from participants, plus interesting insights into doing complex QI work in MH. Thanks all!

Reminds me that I once asked @sonialivingstone.bsky.social what area of public policy we could learn from when thinking about digital life and her answer was ‘town planning’

This echoes a clear theme in my research: there can sometimes be an imperative to present a project as a success, which then makes it harder to learn from an inconclusive or unsuccessful finding. Inconclusive findings are just as important as successes, as is learning why something didn't go to plan

In this episode of Listen to THIS @taralamont.bsky.social talks to @jomcpeake.bsky.social, Debbie Clark and @a-driessen.bsky.social to understand how we can balance care that follows protocols and is responsive to patient needs in critical care environments. Listen now ths.im/4cmN6WA

A recent breakthrough from @mayoclinic.org researchers offers new hope. Using the world’s largest imaging dataset, Mayo Clinic's team has developed a cutting-edge AI model capable of detecting #pancreaticcancer on standard CT scans—when #surgery is still an option: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFJ5...

New report from UK Healthcare Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB): People with long term conditions are being harmed because care is fragmented and care coordinator roles are suboptimal. #healthpolicy #medsky www.hssib.org.uk/patient-safe...

Great thread exploring implications of NHSE abolition. I think it goes without saying that a rethink of the regions'/systems' role is also a crucial part of this, as well as answering some fundamental questions about what assurance and performance management should mean in the new context

The challenges of integrated working and what makes successful integration are well known. But day to day, how do interdisciplinary teams work towards developing good culture and trust, belonging and connection within healthcare? Listen to episode 3 of Listen to THIS: ths.im/42a1o8r

Do we know enough about what makes teams work well across services and organisations? @taralamont.bsky.social is joined by #THISFellows Sarah Yardley, Jenelle Clarke & Justin Waring to explore building relationships across interdisciplinary teams within healthcare. Listen now ths.im/420rdHU

This one's a cracker, and got a great shout-out in this week's HSJ Patient Safety Watch.

Representing @nationalvoices.bsky.social members today @commonshealth.bsky.social on NHSE abolishment’s and ICB cuts - real opp to refocus on patient exp in restructure - bringing back PE directorate& PE accountability at ICB board level, using national patient surveys to drive improvement 1/2

In episode 2 of Listen to THIS, @instagraham.bsky.social, @janekohara.bsky.social and #THISFellows @helencrump.bsky.social and James McGowan share valuable insights gained from when things go right and when they go wrong in healthcare. Listen now ths.im/3ReZmyC

👀ICYMI: "Readers should know immediately if they are consulting content that is identical to the published (and possibly retracted) version" @freddie2310.bsky.social on open repositories and retracted research. #ScholComm #ResearchEthics

Learning from mistakes is a crucial part of healthcare improvement and it’s easy to focus on negatives. But are we hindering progress? @instagraham.bsky.social, @janekohara.bsky.social & #THISFellows @helencrump.bsky.social & James McGowan discuss in a new episode of Listen to THIS ths.im/4hnAGyu

THIS Institute's new podcast featuring fellows talking about their research is here! Looking forward to listening to this episode

Balancing pressures of time, capacity & urgent patient needs: in this episode @kristinawk.bsky.social & #THISFellows Georgia Black, Sean Manzi & Patrick Burch discuss the impact of increasing access to primary care & changing how pathways are navigated. Listen now https://ths.im/4gPvuDq