“beds don’t care for patients, people care for patients”

such a joy to get to talk to Dr Matt Morgan and Mary Dixon-Woods about all things nhs workforce crisis and their #BMJNHSCommission paper

from around 20 minutes - open.spotify.com/episode/6HTzgb…

“what can we do to gain a workforce that is accepted and appreciated by all of us?”

the workforce paper of the #BMJNHSCommission aims to answer this question and more, says chair Parveen Kumar

of particular interest to med students/new doctors imo #quality2024

gillian leng stresses the need to think systematically about nhs funding, especially in the wake of so many exciting scientific advancements

new dementia drugs/site agnostic cancer treatments require timely and cost effective diagnostic services #Quality2024 #bmjnhscommission

john appleby and gillian leng try to tackle nhs funding in their #bmjnhscommission paper

✨how do we pay for the nhs?
✨how much money is needed to fund the nhs?

#Quality2024

an immediate injection of funding to address the emergency in current nhs provision (waiting lists etc.) is recommended by john appleby, gillian leng and colleagues for the #bmjnhscommission

paper published in The BMJ today, presented at #Quality2024

Looking after the NHS workforce is not only an ethical imperative but also a sound investment and must be a top priority, say experts in the third report of The BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS. 🔗 bit.ly/3PCTNJY The BMJ #BMJNHSCommission #workforce

Today, we launch The BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS

It calls on the next elected government to recognise the existential threat to the NHS & recommit to its founding principles

Liam Smeeth Parveen Kumar Victor Adebowale Kamran Abbasi #BMJNHSCommission
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The BMJ's editor in chief Kamran Abbasi was speaking today at the International Forum on Quality & Safety in Healthcare about The BMJ's Commission on the Future of the NHS.

Read the series of articles here 👇
bit.ly/3vT6lpZ
#BMJNHSCommission Quality Forum #Quality2024

.Liam Smeeth Parveen Kumar Victor Adebowale Kamran Abbasi introduce The BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS, arguing that the government must recognise the existential threat to the NHS and recommit to its founding principles

Read here: bmj.com/content/384/bm… #BMJNHSCommission

'Is it even possible to continue to provide high quality care for all, regardless of ability to pay, funded through general taxation?

We believe it is.'

Liam Smeeth Parveen Kumar Victor Adebowale Kamran Abbasi #BMJNHSCommission

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This week, Liam Smeeth Parveen Kumar Victor Adebowale Kamran Abbasi introduce The BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS, urging the next elected government to recognise the threat to the NHS and recommit to its founding principles

Read here bmj.com/content/384/bm…

#BMJNHSCommission

“The national health and care crisis we are facing requires us to recommit to the founding principles of the #NHS , and to put the health and wellbeing of our population first.”

Liam Smeeth Parveen Kumar Victor Adebowale Kamran Abbasi #BMJNHSCommission

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Today The BMJ launches The BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS, calling on the next elected government to recognise the threat to the NHS and recommit to its founding principles Liam Smeeth Parveen Kumar Victor Adebowale Kamran Abbasi #BMJNHSCommission bit.ly/3SECVoi

Attaining good health requires more than healthcare, and improvements in the NHS alone are inadequate to address the health crisis—action is needed on social determinants of health, say Dr Lucinda Hiam, Bob Klaber, Dr Annabel, & Sir Michael Marmot #BMJNHSCommission
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Tonight we are at UK Parliament to launch The BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS. The first report in the Commission states that the government in post after the election should declare a national health and care emergency. #BMJNHSCommission bit.ly/3ucd6m0

Placing sustainability at the core of the NHS’s future offers opportunities to deliver better services, support healthier populations, and save costs, argue Rita Issa and colleagues #BMJNHSCommission
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really interesting q about how #BMJNHSCommission funding paper will address devolution of healthcare funding

leng hopes that implementation of recommendations would be UK wide with consultation and consent of four devolved administrations #Quality2024

q about government engagement with the #BMJNHSCommission

a: some engagement, commission launched at HoL, v interesting political era in the UK and keen for more govt involvement, enthusiastic for recommendations to be picked up esp as we approach GE/new govt

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'Sustainability must be at the heart of the NHS as we look to the future, both to improve the health system today and to make it resilient to future shocks.”

Rita Issa #BMJNHSCommission
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question from the room about patient and public engagement with #BMJNHSCommission

A: at every stage, in every paper, patients and public have been engaged with the commission The BMJ