Reducing Health Inequalities

A guide for NHS Trust Board Members

Source: NHS Providers

Reducing health inequalities: A guide for NHS trust board members (nhsproviders.org)

This is a guide to support NHS trust board members to address health inequalities as part of their core business. It outlines why trusts should act on health inequalities, includes a vision for what good looks like, a self-assessment tool for trusts to use to determine where they are in their journey and a list of suggested objectives. It covers a wide range of trust work, from operational and clinical delivery of services, to the trust’s role as an anchor institution.

King’s Fund Podcast

What are the health and care challenges for the next Prime Minister?

What are the immediate health and care pressures the next Prime Minister will need to address once they’re in post? Join host, Jo Vigor, and a panel of colleagues from The King’s Fund: policy adviser, Charlotte Wickens, Head of Policy, Sally Warren and Senior Policy Fellow, Simon Bottery as they discuss the impact this may have on health and social care.

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Social Care 360

New report

Source: The King’s Fund Health Management and Policy Alert

This year’s Social Care 360 report uses the latest available data (2019/20) to describe the key trends in adult social care as the Covid-19 pandemic struck and to suggest what the impact of the pandemic might be. It paints quite a bleak picture of adult social care in England, with many key indicators already going in the wrong direction before the pandemic struck.

Digital Technology

How is this shaping health and social care?

Source: The King’s Fund

This report, commissioned by the Health Foundation, provides a summary of evidence for how emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, smartphones, wearable devices and the internet of things are being used within care settings around the world.

The authors analyse the available evidence around the use of these technologies to support leaders in health and care to engage in long-term thinking about the role of digital technology. The report looks back at recent developments in digital technology in the health and care system before the Covid-19 pandemic, supplemented by the Fund’s evidence-gathering on how digital technologies have been used during the pandemic, in England in particular. It also considers a set of potential futures to distil factors driving change and what this means for leaders now. 

Podcast

The NHS Staff Survey; working through Covid and beyond

Helen McKenna sits down with Suzie Bailey, Director of Leadership and Organisational Development at The King’s Fund and Professor Michael West to explore the results of the 2020 NHS Staff Survey and discuss how the NHS can create an inclusive, compassionate, and supportive working environment for staff.

To listen to the podcast, click on the image below.

King’s Fund Event

What have we learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic?

This virtual conference, will take a look at how people working in health and care have been working remotely, flexibly and in an agile way to meet the demands created by the pandemic and to develop new and improved ways of working for the future.

Sessions take place over 4 half days between the 7-10 June 2021.

To find out more or book your tickets click here.

NHS Leadership Academy

How might leadership roles evolve in integrated health and care systems?

Source: The King’s Fund Health Management and Policy Alert

This report for the NHS Leadership Academy explores some of the implications of the long-term plan and its supporting plans on leadership within local health and care systems, the roles that may emerge over time, and what knowledge, skills and support leaders need in the future. The report provides an overview of research carried out to better understand how leadership roles are changing in the health and social care sector, especially in collaborative and integrated health and care systems.

For more information click here.

King’s Fund Free Event

What’s in store for health and care in 2021?

This free online event, taking place Thursday 28th January 2021 (10am -11am), will provide insight into the wider UK health and care landscape in 2021 and will explore how recent trends, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and future developments could affect people working in the sector, patients and the wider population. 
 
Their speakers will discuss some of the big issues that we hope to see progress on in 2021, including health and care staff wellbeing, social care reform, population health and health inequalities, and legislative changes to support the integration agenda.

To register for a place click here.