Senior Advisor @HealthFdn; Trustee @1adass @yourMHA @comfirst King’s Fund 2009-21. Visiting Prof @worcester_uni. Author 'Ending the Social Care Crisis'.
Herefordshire & London
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This will be my final post on X, having moved over to @richardhumphries.bsky.social
where facts do seem to matter. Hope to see you there.
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Is it free care? Or free personal care? They're very different, as my colleague Natasha points out over at another place: nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-it…
Hi @SnapfishUK do you have a customer service email or contact please? Your chat function doesn’t work. #unhappy
The central question for the government now is whether it plans to learn from the history of #socialcare reform or repeat it. Reserving judgement until I’ve seen the detail 1/2 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c791…
As for the history, it’s all here if anyone’s interested 2/2
What can we learn from the failure of successive governments to sort out #socialcare? What are the lessons from other countries? What needs to be different this time? Still as timely & topical 21 months on. But I would say that wouldn’t I? policy.bristoluniversitypres…
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Sending this excellent book by @RichardnotatKF as a Christmas gift to Prime Minister, @Keir_Starmer, Deputy Prime Minister, @AngelaRayner, Chancellor @RachelReevesMP & Health Secretary @wesstreeting to help them understand the crisis in #socialcare & how to fix it...
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This is really important and it’s another feature of what I think we’re seeing more widely: the struggle of our NHS and social care system to respond to the growing complexity displayed by many older people. Good stuff from @RichardnotatKF
In this blog, @RichardnotatKF sets out the three major questions about intermediate care raised by the latest #NetworkedData Lab analysis.
Read more ⬇️
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ALT 'With renewed interest in shifting care from hospitals to the community, new research raises some worrying concerns about how well intermediate care is working in practice.' Richard Humphries, Senior Advisor at the Health Foundation
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In this blog, @RichardnotatKF sets out the three major questions about intermediate care raised by the latest #NetworkedData Lab analysis.
Read more ⬇️
health.org.uk/features-and-o…
ALT 'With renewed interest in shifting care from hospitals to the community, new research raises some worrying concerns about how well intermediate care is working in practice.' Richard Humphries, Senior Advisor at the Health Foundation
Typically classy farewell by @MishalHusain on #r4today just now. My goodness we’ll miss you.
Worst job of the weekend accolade must surely go the social media team of @GWRHelp imagine having to work for such an incompetent organisation
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Evidence for the latter claim here
Hi Charlie, sorry to hear that. You may know that most of our high-speed drivers and crew do not have Sunday in the working week, and we're reliant mostly on volunteer overtime. In recent years, all new drivers have a Sunday commitment, but it will take time or a change in terms and conditions before all drivers have that obligation.
Good morning @GWRHelp are you able to tell us which trains on your new timetable will be running today (London/SWales/Cotswolds) thank you
Yet with less than 24 hours to go you can’t tell us what trains will actually be running because of staff shortages. Not a great start.
❄️ Our new winter timetable starts this Sunday ❄️
ℹ️ Please check your regular journey before you travel at GWR.com/Check
➡️ Go to news.gwr.com/news/great-west… for more information on key timetable changes.
📸Photo by Jack Boskett
So why is your website showing the normal timetable? When can you tell us which trains will be running?
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At Birmingham University yesterday a group came together focussed on ensuring that the proposed national care standards start from what matters to people who draw on social care. We invite contributions from others with this goal Thread👇 1/
Hi @WestMidRailway what on earth is happening on the Hereford to Birmingham services today? Of the few services still running, it’s a bus service from Worcester. Is that right?
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The Government’s Budget decision to increase employer NICs will have “catastrophic consequences for millions of people drawing on care and support” warns Melanie Williams, ADASS President, in her opening speech today #ncasc24 For the full speech go to adass.org.uk/news/
“A No 10 source told me the prime minister is “animated by solving the issue and is keen to proceed” “ I do hope so @bbclaurak bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm27…
"Any review must be used as an opportunity to promote reform to improve the lives of older people and disabled people, their families and care workers – not an excuse to postpone it."
Our analysis of 25 previous commissions, inquiries and white papers on social care reform underlines how little headway has been made over the past 3 decades.
In this long read, we draw 4 lessons for the new government to make lasting change.
Read now 👇
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ALT 'Whether a new commission or taskforce succeeds where previous reform attempts have failed will depend largely on political will and a commitment to long-term investment.' Lucinda Allen, Senior Policy Officer at the Health Foundation