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November 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Homes are an essential building block of our health and wellbeing.
Yet millions live with damp, cold and mould that could harms us.
We’re backing @healthequals.bsky.social to call for a cross-government health inequalities strategy to #MakeHealthEqual. 👉
Yet millions live with damp, cold and mould that could harms us.
We’re backing @healthequals.bsky.social to call for a cross-government health inequalities strategy to #MakeHealthEqual. 👉
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1 in 4 of us are living in homes that could make us ill from issues like damp, cold and mould. It's time to change that and #MakeHealthEqual.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Homes are an essential building block of our health and wellbeing.
Yet millions live with damp, cold and mould that could harms us.
We’re backing @healthequals.bsky.social to call for a cross-government health inequalities strategy to #MakeHealthEqual. 👉
Yet millions live with damp, cold and mould that could harms us.
We’re backing @healthequals.bsky.social to call for a cross-government health inequalities strategy to #MakeHealthEqual. 👉
This #CarersRightsDay we're resharing our blog from @iamjessplant.bsky.social, on why equality in care must start with supporting unpaid carers: buff.ly/XpJ9KpY
For more information on carers rights take a look at this from @carers-uk.bsky.social : go.carersuk.org/CRD
For more information on carers rights take a look at this from @carers-uk.bsky.social : go.carersuk.org/CRD
Why equality in care must start with supporting unpaid carers
For Carers Week 2025, Jess Plant shares her experience of caring for her mum and calls for the real support unpaid carers need and deserve.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This #CarersRightsDay we're resharing our blog from @iamjessplant.bsky.social, on why equality in care must start with supporting unpaid carers: buff.ly/XpJ9KpY
For more information on carers rights take a look at this from @carers-uk.bsky.social : go.carersuk.org/CRD
For more information on carers rights take a look at this from @carers-uk.bsky.social : go.carersuk.org/CRD
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We are proud to have contributed to the Government's Men’s Health Strategy for England and pleased to see suicide as a key focus. You can read our response in full here www.jamesplace.org.uk/mens-health-... #suicide #suicideprevention
November 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
We are proud to have contributed to the Government's Men’s Health Strategy for England and pleased to see suicide as a key focus. You can read our response in full here www.jamesplace.org.uk/mens-health-... #suicide #suicideprevention
It’s positive to see the men’s health strategy launched today, with a clear focus on encouraging men to seek help early, tackling mental health issues and health inequalities, and addressing conditions that disproportionately affect men, such as CVD. www.gov.uk/government/p...
Men's Health Strategy for England
Details the government’s 10-year vision for men's health and the actions we are taking now to improve the health and wellbeing of all men and boys in England.
www.gov.uk
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
It’s positive to see the men’s health strategy launched today, with a clear focus on encouraging men to seek help early, tackling mental health issues and health inequalities, and addressing conditions that disproportionately affect men, such as CVD. www.gov.uk/government/p...
A huge thank you to our speakers for joining us, and to everyone who attended. We'll be posting the video recording on our website and publishing it as a podcast shortly.
To find out when our next webinar is announced, sign up to our weekly newsletter: www.patients-association.org.uk/sign-up-for-...
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November 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
A huge thank you to our speakers for joining us, and to everyone who attended. We'll be posting the video recording on our website and publishing it as a podcast shortly.
To find out when our next webinar is announced, sign up to our weekly newsletter: www.patients-association.org.uk/sign-up-for-...
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Andrea shared 7 ways to embed a 'missingness lens'
1️⃣ Change perspectives on why it happens
2️⃣ Identify patients at risk
3️⃣ Improve co-ordination of care
4️⃣ Person-centred processes
5️⃣ Needs-led approach
6️⃣ Tailored forms of access
7️⃣ Contact before and after appointment
@uofgshw.bsky.social
1️⃣ Change perspectives on why it happens
2️⃣ Identify patients at risk
3️⃣ Improve co-ordination of care
4️⃣ Person-centred processes
5️⃣ Needs-led approach
6️⃣ Tailored forms of access
7️⃣ Contact before and after appointment
@uofgshw.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Andrea shared 7 ways to embed a 'missingness lens'
1️⃣ Change perspectives on why it happens
2️⃣ Identify patients at risk
3️⃣ Improve co-ordination of care
4️⃣ Person-centred processes
5️⃣ Needs-led approach
6️⃣ Tailored forms of access
7️⃣ Contact before and after appointment
@uofgshw.bsky.social
1️⃣ Change perspectives on why it happens
2️⃣ Identify patients at risk
3️⃣ Improve co-ordination of care
4️⃣ Person-centred processes
5️⃣ Needs-led approach
6️⃣ Tailored forms of access
7️⃣ Contact before and after appointment
@uofgshw.bsky.social
"People have got lots of competing demands with limited resource - financial resource, family support resource, relationships resource etc. And it's whether people are actually struggling to survive at that time, that's really what is driving missingness" Andrea Williamson, @uofgshw.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"People have got lots of competing demands with limited resource - financial resource, family support resource, relationships resource etc. And it's whether people are actually struggling to survive at that time, that's really what is driving missingness" Andrea Williamson, @uofgshw.bsky.social
"Past experiences of healthcare are really important. Each contact a person has with the NHS really drives whether people will feel able to use the NHS the next time" Andrea Williamson, @uofgshw.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
"Past experiences of healthcare are really important. Each contact a person has with the NHS really drives whether people will feel able to use the NHS the next time" Andrea Williamson, @uofgshw.bsky.social
"The biggest issues that we have are people not understanding what the appointment is for, when the appointment is and where it'll take place" Caroline Norman, @refugeecouncil.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
"The biggest issues that we have are people not understanding what the appointment is for, when the appointment is and where it'll take place" Caroline Norman, @refugeecouncil.bsky.social
"We define 'missingness' as the repeated tendency not to take up offers of care, such that it has a negative impact on the person and their life circumstances." Andrea Williamson, @uofgshw.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
"We define 'missingness' as the repeated tendency not to take up offers of care, such that it has a negative impact on the person and their life circumstances." Andrea Williamson, @uofgshw.bsky.social
"Missed appointments are often closely linked to health inequalities. Patients from marginalised groups are more likely to miss their appointments, including people with disabilities, or have English as a second language" @sarahtilsed.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
"Missed appointments are often closely linked to health inequalities. Patients from marginalised groups are more likely to miss their appointments, including people with disabilities, or have English as a second language" @sarahtilsed.bsky.social
Our webinar on why patients miss multiple appointments and how the system can support' has just begun!
@sarahtilsed.bsky.social is joined by Dr Susan Langridge, Deep End GP, Andrea Williamson, GP & Professor of General Practice @uofgshw.bsky.social & Caroline Norman @refugeecouncil.bsky.social
@sarahtilsed.bsky.social is joined by Dr Susan Langridge, Deep End GP, Andrea Williamson, GP & Professor of General Practice @uofgshw.bsky.social & Caroline Norman @refugeecouncil.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Our webinar on why patients miss multiple appointments and how the system can support' has just begun!
@sarahtilsed.bsky.social is joined by Dr Susan Langridge, Deep End GP, Andrea Williamson, GP & Professor of General Practice @uofgshw.bsky.social & Caroline Norman @refugeecouncil.bsky.social
@sarahtilsed.bsky.social is joined by Dr Susan Langridge, Deep End GP, Andrea Williamson, GP & Professor of General Practice @uofgshw.bsky.social & Caroline Norman @refugeecouncil.bsky.social
📞 Our free helpline is open and ready to take your calls! We provide specialist health and social care information and guidance across all four UK nations.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
📞 Our free helpline is open and ready to take your calls! We provide specialist health and social care information and guidance across all four UK nations.
👉 Call 0800 345 7115 or email [email protected] to speak to one of our team buff.ly/FOEMQW0
👉 Call 0800 345 7115 or email [email protected] to speak to one of our team buff.ly/FOEMQW0
Our webinar on missed appointments is happening on Wednesday this week!
Book your free place to explore why this happens, and what can be done to encourage and enable patients to attend their appointments: www.patients-association.org.uk/Event/missin...
Book your free place to explore why this happens, and what can be done to encourage and enable patients to attend their appointments: www.patients-association.org.uk/Event/missin...
November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Our webinar on missed appointments is happening on Wednesday this week!
Book your free place to explore why this happens, and what can be done to encourage and enable patients to attend their appointments: www.patients-association.org.uk/Event/missin...
Book your free place to explore why this happens, and what can be done to encourage and enable patients to attend their appointments: www.patients-association.org.uk/Event/missin...
"...we’ve got to understand the trust issues around using digital and we’ve also got to understand how to make it more accessible...We should be saying, ‘how is this going to work for you?’"
Read @rachel-p.bsky.social's interview ahead of her keynote at @dhrewired.bsky.social
Read @rachel-p.bsky.social's interview ahead of her keynote at @dhrewired.bsky.social
Rachel Power: It’s not enough to tell patients that ‘digital is good’
The 10 year health plan’s shift to digital means addressing challenges around equity, says Rachel Power, CEO of the Patients Association.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
"...we’ve got to understand the trust issues around using digital and we’ve also got to understand how to make it more accessible...We should be saying, ‘how is this going to work for you?’"
Read @rachel-p.bsky.social's interview ahead of her keynote at @dhrewired.bsky.social
Read @rachel-p.bsky.social's interview ahead of her keynote at @dhrewired.bsky.social
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Opinion 🗣️
Rachel Power, chief executive of The Patients Association, says that the 10 year health plan’s shift to digital and emphasis on using technology to empower patients will mean addressing big challenges around equity, trust and accessibility.
www.digitalhealth.net/2025/11/rach...
Rachel Power, chief executive of The Patients Association, says that the 10 year health plan’s shift to digital and emphasis on using technology to empower patients will mean addressing big challenges around equity, trust and accessibility.
www.digitalhealth.net/2025/11/rach...
Rachel Power: It’s not enough to tell patients that ‘digital is good’
The 10 year health plan’s shift to digital means addressing challenges around equity, says Rachel Power, CEO of the Patients Association.
www.digitalhealth.net
November 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Opinion 🗣️
Rachel Power, chief executive of The Patients Association, says that the 10 year health plan’s shift to digital and emphasis on using technology to empower patients will mean addressing big challenges around equity, trust and accessibility.
www.digitalhealth.net/2025/11/rach...
Rachel Power, chief executive of The Patients Association, says that the 10 year health plan’s shift to digital and emphasis on using technology to empower patients will mean addressing big challenges around equity, trust and accessibility.
www.digitalhealth.net/2025/11/rach...
📣 Your voice matters, take our survey to share your experience of the resident doctors' strike.
Whether your appointment was delayed, changed, or unaffected, we want to hear from patients.
Click here and please share to help us reach more patients: www.surveymonkey.com/r/DD5PF6V
Whether your appointment was delayed, changed, or unaffected, we want to hear from patients.
Click here and please share to help us reach more patients: www.surveymonkey.com/r/DD5PF6V
Your voice matters, share your experience of the resident doctors' strike
Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
📣 Your voice matters, take our survey to share your experience of the resident doctors' strike.
Whether your appointment was delayed, changed, or unaffected, we want to hear from patients.
Click here and please share to help us reach more patients: www.surveymonkey.com/r/DD5PF6V
Whether your appointment was delayed, changed, or unaffected, we want to hear from patients.
Click here and please share to help us reach more patients: www.surveymonkey.com/r/DD5PF6V
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An informed patient is an empowered patient - a blog from @patients-association.org.uk added to the hub. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien... #patientsafety
Patients Association: An informed patient is an empowered patient
Blog from the Patients Association on the difficulties for patients navigating the NHS
www.pslhub.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
An informed patient is an empowered patient - a blog from @patients-association.org.uk added to the hub. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien... #patientsafety
We're keen to understand how the resident doctors' strike affects patients. Whether your care was delayed, changed, or not impacted at all, your feedback will help us to learn more about patient experiences.
Take our short survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/DD5PF6V
Take our short survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/DD5PF6V
Your voice matters, share your experience of the resident doctors' strike
Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:23 AM
We're keen to understand how the resident doctors' strike affects patients. Whether your care was delayed, changed, or not impacted at all, your feedback will help us to learn more about patient experiences.
Take our short survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/DD5PF6V
Take our short survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/DD5PF6V
Read our full statement: www.patients-association.org.uk/news/five-da...
Five days of further strike action: how long will patients be made to pay the price?
The Patients Association raises grave concerns over planned strike’s impact on patients
www.patients-association.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Read our full statement: www.patients-association.org.uk/news/five-da...
Patients should continue to come forward for care during the five-days of strike action, but many will feel the impact. Behind every cancelled appointment is someone waiting in pain and uncertainty. We’re urging the BMA and government to enter independent arbitration immediately
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Patients should continue to come forward for care during the five-days of strike action, but many will feel the impact. Behind every cancelled appointment is someone waiting in pain and uncertainty. We’re urging the BMA and government to enter independent arbitration immediately
📆 Research shows that people facing the greatest health inequalities are most at risk of ‘missingness,’ leading to poorer outcomes & widening gaps in care
Join us for our upcoming webinar as we explore what leads to patients missing multiple appointments: buff.ly/dyXih2e
Join us for our upcoming webinar as we explore what leads to patients missing multiple appointments: buff.ly/dyXih2e
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
📆 Research shows that people facing the greatest health inequalities are most at risk of ‘missingness,’ leading to poorer outcomes & widening gaps in care
Join us for our upcoming webinar as we explore what leads to patients missing multiple appointments: buff.ly/dyXih2e
Join us for our upcoming webinar as we explore what leads to patients missing multiple appointments: buff.ly/dyXih2e
🙋 Get free, confidential guidance about health and care from our helpline.
Give our team a ring on 0800 345 7115 (Mon-Fri, 9:30am-5pm) or email [email protected]. buff.ly/FOEMQW0
Give our team a ring on 0800 345 7115 (Mon-Fri, 9:30am-5pm) or email [email protected]. buff.ly/FOEMQW0
November 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🙋 Get free, confidential guidance about health and care from our helpline.
Give our team a ring on 0800 345 7115 (Mon-Fri, 9:30am-5pm) or email [email protected]. buff.ly/FOEMQW0
Give our team a ring on 0800 345 7115 (Mon-Fri, 9:30am-5pm) or email [email protected]. buff.ly/FOEMQW0
Clear communication is essential to safe, high-quality care. Yet every day we hear from patients who feel lost and unsupported because they haven’t been given the information they need.
Read more from Orla Fitzsimmons, Policy, Campaigns & Public Affairs Officer: buff.ly/mUp857R
Read more from Orla Fitzsimmons, Policy, Campaigns & Public Affairs Officer: buff.ly/mUp857R
November 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Clear communication is essential to safe, high-quality care. Yet every day we hear from patients who feel lost and unsupported because they haven’t been given the information they need.
Read more from Orla Fitzsimmons, Policy, Campaigns & Public Affairs Officer: buff.ly/mUp857R
Read more from Orla Fitzsimmons, Policy, Campaigns & Public Affairs Officer: buff.ly/mUp857R