Source- King’s Fund
This analysis, commissioned by the Healthier Futures Academy in the Black Country and West Birmingham, illustrates the effects that a Covid-driven recession could have on population health. It frames a discussion about how the NHS, with other local organisations, can more effectively address the causes as well as the effects of ill health.
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A podcast by Marvin Rees, Major of Bristol, about big ideas in health and care. They talk with experts from The King’s Fund and beyond about the NHS, social care, and all things health policy and leadership.
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Following the release of the Kings Fund report on The courage of compassion last month, they are providing a free online event on 3 December in partnership with the RCN Foundation. Their panel will discuss how we can better support nurses and midwives to flourish at work and to provide compassionate care in a sustainable way.
To book your place click here.
Source – Kings Fund Health Management and Policy Alert
This report tells the story of restrictive practices from the perspective of people who have experienced it first-hand and looks at how long-term segregation was used. The review finds that the environment of mental health hospitals was often not therapeutic. It also finds that some people were admitted without proper assessment and did not have an assessment of their needs while in hospital, resulting in the lack of a clear care and treatment plan.
This podcast includes talks with experts from The King’s Fund and beyond about the NHS, social care, and all things health policy and leadership.
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The King’s Fund, September 2018
Integrated care systems represent a fundamental and far-reaching change in how the NHS works across different services and with external partners. This report is based on interviews with eight of the ‘first wave’ integrated care systems to understand how they are developing and to identify lessons for local systems and national policy-makers.
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