Listening to people and communities has the potential to transform health and care services and improve patient outcomes. So how can the #NHS realise this potential? Hear from samira ben Omar and others at our virtual event in December. kingsfund.org.uk/events/listeni… #KFListening

Published today! Our final Marie Curie Better End of Life report. This is the largest nationally representative (England and Wales) post-bereavement survey since the 2015 VOICES survey. mariecurie.org.uk/globalassets/m…

How do we change how people behave around their own end of life wishes, and how the health system responds to this? This is a non trivial question that goes to the heart of how you change medical culture and social attitudes. My opinion piece in The BMJ - Compassion in Dying

Great to see our county’s MPs focusing on the need to tackle the unfair funding system that puts Herts children and parents at a real disadvantage. Lots of work now going on to turn SEND services around but the arbitrary cash formula is a huge hindrance. Fiona Corcoran (she/her)

Very confused. Not sure whether M&S is telling me it’s Hallowe’en or Christmas. Happy Easter!

Interesting. Study showing schoolchildren in London ULEZ zone twice as likely to switch from car travel as comparison group in Luton. ULEZ debate often focuses just on air pollution so good to see an interlocking angle explored. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Exciting times at Healthwatch Herts. We’ve made a great hire and I know the rest of the board are as delighted as I am to have Ivana joining our amazing staff team this week. healthwatchhertfordshire.co.uk/news/2024-09-0…

We're reaching out to people in areas of #Hertfordshire like #Broxbourne to get opinions on online #GPServices: buff.ly/3yPPBl8. By completing our survey, residents will ensure that all voices are heard. NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Hertfordshire County Council Hertfordshire County Council Broxbourne Council West Herts Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Big news on the James Gilbert case (doc suspended for eight months after being found to have committed sexual and racial misconduct): the GMC is to appeal against the suspension which it does not believe "is suffiicent to protect the public."

In March, the charity said that it had “felt the impact of a difficult financial environment” and was planning to cut jobs across the organisation civilsociety.co.uk/news/macmillan…

All of this, yes. But it isn’t free, so if ‘tough decisions’ mean not resourcing this work, the gaps will remain and worsen, and the opportunities will be lost. Let’s hope the mission-led approach helps to shine a light on what’s necessary.

Reckon they read this tweet from Julian Patterson and decided to overtrump him with tbeir announcement of electronic tagging: theguardian.com/business/artic…

Unheralded scoop from Health Service Journal, which seems to have discovered that ‘Lord Darzi’ is really three people on each other’s shoulders under a big overcoat. hsj.co.uk/workforce/excl…

Joining a Board of trustees is a good way to volunteer- whatever your background- you get experience of supporting a charity & its work. And ,VAS is a cutting edge , vibrant organisation! @navca greg fell FFPH Mark Gamsu

This week we welcomed Ivana Chalmers as our new CEO. Read our news article to learn more: buff.ly/3ALNqPW.

Not sure why this is needed, since the streamers already sorted out the mumbling to my satisfaction. I remember when it happened as it coincided precisely with the fitting of my NHS hearing aids. What a great example of AI *not* fixing the real problem. thetimes.com/article/8470af…

Well, there are a lot of layers to this, none of them impressive. Am aware that there’s probably some arcane, leadership-election-related chicanery behind the timing, but TBH I think that’s the least of our worries. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/0…

I didn’t know this was what I thought until I read it and realised I agree entirely.

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