@danwellings

Senior Fellow at the King's Fund. Views my own.

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Public satisfaction with adult #socialcare remains at an all-time low, with just 13% of people saying they are very or quite satisfied, according to the new British Social Attitudes survey. But we’re still at least 2.5 years away from promise of reform. Short thread ⬇️
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New @TheKingsFund @HealthwatchE @NVTweeting & @Ipsos research shows a whopping 20% people who used NHS in past year received an appointment invitation after the date of the appointment.   This from @wesstreeting may explains some of that   Full research: kingsfund.org.uk/admin
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We all have experiences of NHS admin, good and bad. Our latest long read, produced in partnership with @HealthwatchE and @NVTweeting delves into the impact of bad NHS admin and provides key recommendations on making NHS admin better. kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and…

Lost In The System: The Need For Better NHS Admin

2 out of 3 people say they've had a problem with NHS admin in the past year. We explore the impact these experiences is having on public perceptions of the NHS and what could be done to make things...

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Today, we've launched a new piece with @IpsosUK looking at the public's perceptions of the 'three shifts' the government is proposing as part of the 10 Year Health Plan. While there's appetite for the plans, there's also tensions. Find out more 🔽 kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and…

10 Year Health Plan | Public Perceptions Of The Government's Three Shifts

What do the public think of the 'three shifts' proposed by the government's10 Year Health Plan? Find out more in this long read, written in collaboration with the team from Ipsos.

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The government isn't (yet?) convincing the public on it's missions (personal gripe - building an NHS fit for the future is key, but's it's not a 'health' mission). From @IpsosUK (tx @danwellings for sharing) ipsos.com/en-uk/public-conti…
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NHS planning guidance 25/26 (and about 100 other docs) dropped yesterday - but what does it all add up to? To avoid you having to sift through it all my colleagues at @TheKingsFund and I have done a piece with our hot takes >kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and…

NHS Priorities For 2025/26: Our Insights | The King's Fund

Experts from The King’s Fund consider the impact the planning guidance, release January 2025, will have on different areas across the health service. Read now.

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🧵 Shortly, our Chief Executive @jacoblant will be part of a panel at @NHSProviders #NHSP24 ⏲️10:25 📍Auditorium He'll be challenging Darzi's diagnosis that "the patient voice is not loud enough" - pointing to the volumes of patient experience evidence gathered by the system
A powerpoint slide. Title reads: Reflections on Darzi's Diagnosis. The slide is split into three sections lengthways. The first section reads: Four heavily inter-related factors have contributed to the current dire state of the NHS. They are: - Austerity in funding and capital starvation. - The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath. -Management structures and systems. -Lack of patient voice and staff engagement. "The patient voice is not loud enough". The middle section shows a pie chart which depicts 314 charts on system data and 5 charts on patient voice. The third section reads: The volume of patient voice. -4.3 million respondents to the National Patient Surveys over the last 5 years. -Friends and Family test respondents hit 1.95 million for the month of August 2024. -241k written complaints in 2023/24 - up 5.4% on the year before. -Healthwatch network gathers experiences from 350k - 400k a year. VCSE surveys engagement: - Carers UK Survey, Stroke Ass & Macmillan helpl

ALT A powerpoint slide. Title reads: Reflections on Darzi's Diagnosis. The slide is split into three sections lengthways. The first section reads: Four heavily inter-related factors have contributed to the current dire state of the NHS. They are: - Austerity in funding and capital starvation. - The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath. -Management structures and systems. -Lack of patient voice and staff engagement. "The patient voice is not loud enough". The middle section shows a pie chart which depicts 314 charts on system data and 5 charts on patient voice. The third section reads: The volume of patient voice. -4.3 million respondents to the National Patient Surveys over the last 5 years. -Friends and Family test respondents hit 1.95 million for the month of August 2024. -241k written complaints in 2023/24 - up 5.4% on the year before. -Healthwatch network gathers experiences from 350k - 400k a year. VCSE surveys engagement: - Carers UK Survey, Stroke Ass & Macmillan helpl

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Today's launch of the new principles state that leaders should proactively seek and capture meaningful feedback from patients, workers, and communities, and act upon this feedback. You can give your feedback from experiences at orlo.uk/ztVFj in just a few clicks.
Patient safety principles poster from the patient safety commissioner seven Bullet points read as follows: • Create a culture of safety • Put patients at the heart of everything • Treat people equitably • Identify and act on inequalities • Identify and mitigate risks • Be transparent and accountable • Use information and data to drive improved care and outcomes

ALT Patient safety principles poster from the patient safety commissioner seven Bullet points read as follows: • Create a culture of safety • Put patients at the heart of everything • Treat people equitably • Identify and act on inequalities • Identify and mitigate risks • Be transparent and accountable • Use information and data to drive improved care and outcomes

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The government and NHS England have launched 'the biggest ever conversation about the future of the NHS'. @danwellings considers what it will take for Change NHS to succeed 💭 kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and… #ChangeNHS

Five Things NHS Change Needs To Succeed

The government and NHS England have launched 'the biggest ever conversation about the future of the NHS'. Dan Wellings considers what it will take for Change NHS to succeed.

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How to make a success of @wesstreeting health reform engagement exercise @danwellings @TheKingsFund 1⃣Not limit to what system wants to hear 2⃣Equality of voice 3⃣Balance between local & national 4⃣Clear how decisions are made 5⃣Drives cultural change kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and…

Five Things NHS Change Needs To Succeed

The government and NHS England have launched 'the biggest ever conversation about the future of the NHS'. Dan Wellings considers what it will take for Change NHS to succeed.

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Those on hospital waiting were asked if they understood the information that was given to them relating to the management of their condition. 10% strongly disagree or disagree. ... nearly 2 in 10 (18%) said they did not receive information. @danwellings @jacoblant @william_pett
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Thank you @EAnionwu for joining us at our Black History Month event & for allowing us to name this room in your honour! We've renamed some of our rooms to reflect the rich diversity of The King’s Fund & the wider health & care system. Find out more: kingsfund.org.uk/about-us/hi…

Links To Colonialism And Slavery | The King's Fund

Read about The King's Fund's links with slavery and colonialism and our commitment to addressing this part of our organisation's history.

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Yesterday we launched our new report on population health in Greater Manchester - including their successes and challenges. @GM_ICP has commented on the report, with quotes from @AndyBurnhamGM and Jane Pilkington.
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Really good analysis here from Jacob on patient voice and Darzi plus reference to @TheKingsFund report on the Health and Care response to Grenfell @Lochiks @swoolnough @hellomccracken @ShilpaRoss
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Many of the NHS’s difficulties can be traced back to the deep cuts in manager numbers. Fixing this doesn’t just unblock waiting lists, it also gives doctors more time to be doctors, and alleviates the stress and poor morale that come from having to do things that aren’t your job
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What? Waiting times reduced from a year to 7 weeks by employing an administrator.
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“The NHS has too many managers” latest
Alison Moore @alijanemoore also on Bluesky@AliJaneMoore15 Oct 2024
What? Waiting times reduced from a year to 7 weeks by employing an administrator.
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