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Alison Turner
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Mobilising knowledge for policy and strategy in the NHS
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Can the NHS meet its 2% productivity challenge? With @strategyunit.bsky.social​ we gathered 14 experts from clinical, policy and research backgrounds to forecast NHS productivity growth over the next decade.

We share their thoughts based on understandings of current trends ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4qnzZLi
October 22, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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New research has found that socioeconomic inequalities in children’s mental health are evident by age five.

Researchers analysed types of mental health difficulties childhood, and how patterns are shaped by early life socioeconomic disadvantage.

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October 2, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Quarter of practices face 'unsustainable' demand following online access change, LMC warns
Quarter of practices face 'unsustainable' demand following online access change, LMC warns
Almost a quarter of GP practices have warned they are facing unsustainable demand following changes to online access introduced this month, an LMC survey has revealed.
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October 14, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Our #AIintheNHS event on 14 October will explore evaluating AI's safety and effectiveness, and how it can be scaled.

Hear from Tim Horton, Dr Aysha Luis, Erik Mayer, Professor Adnan Tufail and @marydixonwoods.bsky.social

Find out more and register ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4gW2ziF
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Here at @strategyunit.bsky.social, with funding from @healthfoundation.bsky.social, we're developing a framework to help policy & system leaders understand #FailureDemand & opportunities to improve outcomes: www.linkedin.com/posts/eviden...
Making sense of failure demand in the NHS | Alison Turner | 26 comments
You might have come across the term #FailureDemand - it's popping up more frequently on here. First coined by John Seddon (Vanguard: https://lnkd.in/edvebRaY), the term describes the additional work g...
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October 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Pleased to be working with Horizons & @strategyunit.bsky.social colleagues to support the National #NeighbourhoodHealth Implementation Programme, via the Intelligence Centre. We aim to strengthen use of evidence & analysis – helping coaches, teams & places to design, deliver & evaluate change. 1/3
September 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Important report on an often overlooked service - especially pleased to see suggestion of peer review which IMHO is an effective & engaging way to address variation & learn collaboratively. And can be done pragmatically (www.midlandsandlancashirecsu.nhs.uk/case-studies...).
September 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
A great resource - in my experience, case studies can be incredibly useful but many are v superficial. The questions to ask when considering use of case studies (see table 4) will be especially helpful to anyone drawing on practice-derived evidence
September 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Rising public expectations are described in the #10YearPlan as a major factor shaping healthcare of the future. But how are expectations changing? I argue we need a better handle on how expectations are changing:
www.strategyunitwm.nhs.uk/news/expecta...
#PatientExpectations #NHS
Expectations: The hidden driver of healthcare demand
How well do we understand changing expectations and implications for the NHS?
www.strategyunitwm.nhs.uk
September 25, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Interested in #CareCloserToHome or #NeighbourhoodHealth ? You'll want to take a look at this new report (Future Demand for Community Care) and blog from my @strategyunit.bsky.social colleagues Justine Wiltshire and Peter Spilsbury:
www.strategyunitwm.nhs.uk/publications...
#NHS #CommunityServices
A missing element in ‘shifting care’
Our Director, Peter Spilsbury, outlines the scale of the task when it comes to making ‘the shift from hospital to community’.
www.strategyunitwm.nhs.uk
September 25, 2025 at 7:51 AM
This is such a fascinating project, great to get a "behind the scenes" peek and learn more about the considerations of using AI technologies.

hashtag#AI hashtag#CancerVaccines hashtag#Supercomputing
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1. UK Cancer AI & Supercomputing project- Across the treshold by Command Line | Dr. Lennard Lee- FRCP, DPhil, BmBCh
🌍 The UK Cancer AI & Supercomputing project. Our vision: to develop tools to help tain the immune system to recognise and maybe eliminate cancer- starting with cancer vaccines. 🥲 Thank to your suppo...
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September 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Reposted by Alison Turner
Exclusive: 43 ‘neighbourhood’ pioneers revealed

www.hsj.co.uk/primary-care...
Exclusive: ‘Neighbourhood’ pioneers revealed
The first wave of 43 areas chosen to take part in the national neighbourhood health implementation programme can be revealed.
www.hsj.co.uk
September 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Join our SU Insights event on: "Downsides of Digital"
In collaboration with @healthfoundation.bsky.social ft @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
The use of digital technology in health & care services is hot topic, but have we fully considered the trade-offs?
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January 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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I’m speaking at 'Downsides of Digital’ on January 27th at #SUinsights session. Aiming to better understand the trade-offs that may accompany the adoption of digital technologies in health and care. Registration link: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/67953a...
#medsky #healthpolicy #digitalhealth
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January 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM