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Professor Judith Smith @profjudithsmith.bsky.social · 3d

This analysis of the #NHS #TenYearPlan in @bmj.com is spot on👇🏻

Charlotte Augst @charlotteaugst.bsky.social · 8d

Together with a set of ridiculously qualified colleagues, under the auspices of the BMJ, have contributed to this assessment of the Government's 10 Year Plan for the NHS. We conclude that we need greater clarity on the how and fewer priorities. www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Delivering on the 10 year health plan for England

Members of the The BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS consider the difficulties of implementing the health plan and what is needed for success The 10 year health plan for England1 isn’t so much ...

www.bmj.com

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Professor Judith Smith @profjudithsmith.bsky.social · 3d

A beautiful sunset amidst very stormy weather here in the Scottish Borders.

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Professor Judith Smith @profjudithsmith.bsky.social · 6d

New paper in @bjgp.bsky.social by @luisaptg.bsky.social @jaketreenotsea.bsky.social @hughalderwick.bsky.social and me, exploring the implications of the NHS Ten Year Plan ambition to shift care from hospital to community, and what it means for general practice👇🏻

The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social · 9d

Writing for @bjgp.bsky.social colleagues focus on the 10-Year Health Plan's shift from hospital to community and consider its implications for general practice, drawing on existing evidence to explore the good, the bad and the potentially ugly.

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From hospital to community? The good, the bad, and the ugly of the 10-year plan to move care to the community

Labour’s 10-year health plan for England, published on 3 July, set out three strategic shifts — from hospital to community, sickness to prevention, and analogue to digital. This editorial focuses on the first — shifting care from hospital to community — and considers its implications for ge...

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Aug 15

Are you a researcher who could do with £8k to engage the public about your research working with a gallery, museum, library or archive? We’ll shortly be opening a call so I just wanted to give you a heads up this is coming
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/shap...

SHAPE Involve and Engage

A funding programme for innovative public engagement from the British Academy.

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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NIHR BRACE Rapid Evaluation Centre @brace-evaluation.bsky.social · Jul 30

Check out our latest BRACE Bulletin with news about our Centre and evaluations tinyurl.com/BRACE-Bullet...

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · Aug 13

Latest research on public attitudes from me👇

“The public are clear what better transport looks like. No matter how you vote, where you live or currently get around there is a clear desire for more public transport options and for these to be affordable, accessible and better integrated.”

Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · Aug 13

🚘 NEW RESEARCH | What do people in Britain really want from transport? From safer streets to better buses, the public’s priorities are clear and they’re ready for change. Read our new research with @moreincommonuk.bsky.social ippr.org/articles/everyday-concerns-what-people-want-from-transport

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Professor Judith Smith @profjudithsmith.bsky.social · Aug 12

It was a real thriller (and a very pleasant surprise) at #Edgbaston this evening!

uk-nb.bsky.social @uk-nb.bsky.social · Aug 12

The Hundred 2025 results: Liam Livingstone leads Birmingham Phoenix to thrilling win over Oval Invincibles

https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/62560/

A fired-up Liam Livingstone brilliantly took down Rashid Khan to lead Birmingham Phoenix home in a thrilling and…

The Hundred 2025 results: Liam Livingstone leads Birmingham Phoenix to thrilling win over Oval Invincibles - United Kingdom News Beep

A fired-up Liam Livingstone brilliantly took down Rashid Khan to lead Birmingham Phoenix home in a thrilling and unlikely chase of 181 against defending

www.newsbeep.com

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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · Aug 7

NEW: There's much that the English NHS can learn from other countries' experience of shifting care from hospitals into communities.

Here @sjanereed.bsky.social sets out the lessons from what's been happening in Denmark and Ireland👇 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/mo...

Moving care out of hospital: what can England learn from other countries?

With the 10 Year Plan for England having a strong emphasis on shifting more care out of hospitals and into the community, over the past year we have been studying other health systems which have had t...

www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk

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Professor Judith Smith @profjudithsmith.bsky.social · Aug 10

Will they never learn? Reorganisation of NHS structures and management rarely delivers expected benefits or savings, but instead caused ‘redisorganisation’, as @kieranwalshe.bsky.social David Hunter I wrote about for @bmj.com in 2001…. www.bmj.com/content/323/...

Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social · Aug 10

Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to overhaul the NHS has been thrown into chaos after no money has been set aside to cover the costs of making thousands of redundancies at ICBs www.thetimes.com/article/14b7...

Starmer’s NHS reforms thrown into chaos by ‘£1bn layoff bill’

Patients could be put at risk as the one-off cost of redundancies, estimated at between £600 million and £1 billion, puts staff and services in limbo

www.thetimes.com

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Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social · Aug 10

Services for patients thrown into limbo include special educational needs, emergency planning, safeguarding services and Continuijg Healthcare - where the NHS provides community care for people with long term conditions like motor neurone disease.

Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social · Aug 10

Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to overhaul the NHS has been thrown into chaos after no money has been set aside to cover the costs of making thousands of redundancies at ICBs www.thetimes.com/article/14b7...

Starmer’s NHS reforms thrown into chaos by ‘£1bn layoff bill’

Patients could be put at risk as the one-off cost of redundancies, estimated at between £600 million and £1 billion, puts staff and services in limbo

www.thetimes.com

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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · Aug 8

Do you have a track record of producing top quality research and policy analysis?

We are looking to recruit a Senior Fellow to lead on projects across a range of topics within health and care. 👇

#ResearchJobs #ThinkTankJobs #recruiting

Senior Fellow (SF05/25)

We are looking to recruit a Senior Fellow to lead on projects across a range of topics within health and care.

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The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social · Aug 7

We're looking for a Policy Fellow to join our team.

Focusing on NHS reform, you'll explore how the organisation of the NHS, regulation, payment systems and other policy levers can drive change, improve services and reduce health inequalities.

Apply by 23.00 on 20 August ⬇️

https://bit.ly/41oDgzb

Policy Fellow - NHS Reform
12-month fixed term contract
Salary: up to £50,999 plus excellent benefits
Application deadline: 20 August, 23.00

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Covid-19 Bereaved Families For Justice UK @cbffjuk.bsky.social · Aug 8

Last week, we met with Pat McFadden MP and Abena Oppong-Asare MP, who lead the government’s response to the Covid Inquiry, to discuss progress on our recommendations.

Here is what has been done so far, and what still needs to happen:

www.covidfamiliesforjustice.org/blog/from-gr...

From grief to justice, we’ve changed government policy. — Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK

After the devastation of the pandemic, every member of CBFFJ made a choice. We stood up and said: never again. And together, we’ve turned that grief into a fight for justice that has already changed t...

www.covidfamiliesforjustice.org

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Professor Judith Smith @profjudithsmith.bsky.social · Aug 9

An excellent and pacy performance by #Illyria theatre company of Merry Wives of Windsor at #WinterbourneHouse and Gardens @unibirmingham.bsky.social this evening. Bravo all!

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Professor Judith Smith @profjudithsmith.bsky.social · Aug 8

A lovely afternoon for the first #Hundred cricket match at #Edgbaston this year. Contest between my home and adopted teams today! #Phoenix #Rockets

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Health Services Research UK @hsruk.bsky.social · Jul 31

🆕 We're kicking off our new blog series #HSRUK25 Unpacked! 🆕

First up: lived expert Chandrika Kaviraj & researcher Andy Bradshaw reflect on co-producing their #HSRUK25 conference session and what real co-production looks like in practice

Read it here ⬇️
hsruk.org/hsruk/viewpo...

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Prof Naomi Fulop @profnaomifulop.bsky.social · Aug 7

Yes please.

Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · Aug 6

🗣️ Gordon Brown: “If gambling firms can afford sky-high pay-outs and sponsorships, they can afford to help fund the war on child poverty.”
Our latest report lays out exactly how we can make that happen: www.ippr.org/articles/reforming-gambling-taxation
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The gambling industry is a licence to print money. Tax it properly – and turbocharge the fight against child poverty | Gordon Brown

New thinking is urgent now. I have not seen such deep poverty since I grew up in a mining and textiles town blighted by unemployment, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

www.theguardian.com

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Professor Judith Smith @profjudithsmith.bsky.social · Jul 30

Primary care professionals: interested in applying evidence-based approaches to innovation in your practice?

We can help! Join @hsmcentre.bsky.social for 'Rapid Reviews of Service Innovations in Primary Care: An Introduction & Step-by-Step Guide'

🗓️ 10 Sept
🎟️ birminghamhealthpartners.co.uk/events/

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · Jul 27

Remembering Sinéad O'Connor (1966-July 2023) (who adopted the name Shuhada' Sadaqat in her last years). Her art below created for the cover of her 1994 album 'Universal Mother'
#WomensArt

Stylised artwork featuring two yellow figures, one seeming to hold the otber up, surrounded by yellow stars

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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · Jul 27

Fußball ist ein einfaches Spiel: 22 Frauen jagen einem Ball hinterher und am Ende trifft Chloe Kelly und England gewinnt.

Yes, Lionesses. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿!!

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Professor Judith Smith @profjudithsmith.bsky.social · Jul 27

When you don’t know which #England sport to watch (we’re watching the #womenseuros however) #cricketcanwait

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Professor Judith Smith @profjudithsmith.bsky.social · Jul 27

DHSC has now published its proposals to regulate (or rather bar) #NHS managers. In this @bmj.com paper, @suziebailey.bsky.social @chrisham.bsky.social & I argue that regulation needs to be accompanied by wider changes to professionalise, train & support leaders:

www.bmj.com/content/389/...

NHS management reform: regulation is just the beginning

Regulation of managers now seems inevitable, but must be accompanied by wider changes focused on professionalising and supporting NHS leaders Calls to regulate NHS managers have been made for over 25...

www.bmj.com

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Professor Judith Smith @profjudithsmith.bsky.social · Jul 27

So sorry about that - try this one: www.bmj.com/content/389/...

NHS management reform: regulation is just the beginning

Regulation of managers now seems inevitable, but must be accompanied by wider changes focused on professionalising and supporting NHS leaders Calls to regulate NHS managers have been made for over 25...

www.bmj.com

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Hugh Alderwick @hughalderwick.bsky.social · Jul 23

Policy exchange, backed by Sajid Javid, think we need to switch the NHS funding model to social insurance, and introduce new charges for NHS services, like to see a GP

policyexchange.org.uk/publication/...

These are not new ideas, but they are bad ideas

A thread with some evidence

The NHS – a Suitable Case for Treatment? - Policy Exchange

Download Publication Online Reader ‘The NHS – a Suitable Case for Treatment?’ makes the case that the NHS is not fit for purpose and is in urgent need of reform.The report finds that NHS performance r...

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Professor Judith Smith @profjudithsmith.bsky.social · Jul 21

Thank you @sheffielduni.bsky.social for a wonderful, thoughtful and celebratory graduation day

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