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Health and social care providers and investors into the sector should check out this insight setting out what we might expect next from the CQC and the regulatory framework surrounding it.

#uk #healthcare #politics #policy #economics New government, new possibilities, new politics! For those working in and with the NHS, now could be a great time of full potential. To invest in the enhancement of our national health system, improving access and quality for all, appropriately and free at the point of access. Let’s see how we can all support that goal to the best of our abilities. 💫⭐️

Care Quality Commission in 'crisis'🚨 Health Secretary Wes Streeting has called for urgent changes after declaring that the Care Quality Commission is 'not fit for purpose' following damning findings from an independent review. The independent regulator responsible for upholding health and social care standards across the UK has caused concern among patients and families who rely on CQC assessments to make care decisions. Check out the full story below! https://lnkd.in/eRyaAmCb #CQC #CQCCrisis #HealthcareReview #HealthcareStandards #NHS 

Thanks Rhion Jones I agree. There is a nod to patient involvement but it’s limited. It doesn’t feel any more developed than 15 years ago. I think there is a missed opportunity to see the potential for engaging broadly and deeply with patients and communities as part of the solution. Not taking the problems and potential answers to people for their input - but genuinely laying out the problems for a more ground up view of the possible solutions. The report speaks of the social movement of staff but imagine if we open our eyes to the potential social movement of citizens! This takes a shift in mindset. The next stage of work on reforms will need to focus on HOW we achieve the aims in the report. We can’t do it without the people and there is room to build from here. With the likes of National Voices The Health Creation Alliance Centre for Population Health The Patients Association and miriad other independent organisations supporting particular health and care interests - this is possible! It starts with government seeing the power of a new kind of relationship with society around what health and care means as an act of shared endeavour. It needs brave thinking and being prepared to acknowledge that those in positions of authority don’t have all the answers.

When it comes to non-consultations (other than with introverted echo chambers of patients with chronic conditions and those who care for them) the NHS is in a league of its own. But how would one set about opening it up to public scrutiny when most of avoid unless we need it (i.e. fall ill, are injured or get old and frail). As part of my project to try to join up the dots at the local level with regard to community safety I chair the patient participation group at for our largest local practice and regularly receive attempts at "consultation". The quality has begun to improve over the past year but each time I get comments from other patients about the questions that should have been asked and what they want to say ... usually about the means of communicating with the practice and/or correcting errors in their records (including discrepancies between practice, local hospitals, the NHS app and the hospital apps).

Health care is always at the forefront of politics, it is the same in every country! The question is: Is our current system fit for purpose and if not how do we change it...? But not only from the political/funding point of view, but from the individual point of view - are we ready, as a society to play our individual part on a daily basis? We have enough evidence that smoking and drinking - kills, eating unhealthy - leads to various conditions, not exercising - contributes to poor health... So, are you ready to play your part? And once you do concurrently for 1 year - let's ask this questing 😉

Reactions to Lord Darzi’s Independent Investigation into the NHS have been mostly positive so I feel a bit of a party-pooper with this Blog. I argue that alongside the many reasons for its  current disrepair (austerity/Lansley’s reforms/Treasury cap on capital/ COVID-19/No social care fix etc etc) there has been a failure of patient & public involvement. What I mean is that all the worthy people representing their communities have – like the rest of us – acquiesced in the decade-long decline of the service. Instead of being campaigners and advocates for MORE and BETTER, they have been reduced to defending the service from proposals for LESS and WORSE. Darzi is an optimist and thinks all is not lost provided Government and medics invest in the right things. But Top-DOWN decisions have not worked. We need far more BOTTOM-UP pressure. Without public support and public involvement, the chances of restoring the NHS to the state we need is slim.  #consultation #consultationguru #NHS #LordDarzi #patientandpubicinvolvement #socialcare #Darzireport

The NHS, social care & health in Scotland are in need of review & reform just as much as in England. Our #NHS2048 continues to hear from different voices outlining how reform is possible & necessary. Prevention & community-based care are recurring themes⬇️ https://lnkd.in/ewae8NtM

The reported dismissal by a politician of the idea of a National Care Service in favour of praising the work done by local authorities may overlook the broader issues and systemic shortcomings within the care sector. Local authorities face significant budget constraints and resource limitations, which can impact the quality and accessibility of care services. A National Care Service could potentially address these disparities by providing standardised levels of care nationwide and ensuring equitable access to services for all individuals in need. This political stance contradicts the views of experts within the sector who advocate for a National Care Service. These care sector leaders highlight the potential benefits such as improving the public perception of the sector, valuing care staff, and addressing systemic issues through centralised oversight and funding. Overall, this politician’s position on the NCS could be perceived as out of touch with the realities and needs of the care industry and underscores the importance of having policymakers who are knowledgeable and empathetic towards the challenges faced by care providers, staff, and individuals who rely on care. #nationalcareservice

Here here… should be the approach for all employees of all organisations. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼