Ruth Robertson
@RuthRobbo
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Senior fellow in health policy at The King's Fund. Based in Sheffield. Views are mine.
Joined May 2010
Working with the VCSE shouldn't feel like hurding ants - when you look at the sector overall in a locality they are a big part of supporting local communities and getting the commissioning approach right is essential. There are good examples in Bradford
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The providers don't 'deliver' outcomes - they emerge from complex systems -you can't commission a system to deliver outcomes (if you want to know more about this and @tobyjlowe work on human learning systems you might be interested in this workshop: https://t.co/V7kzOZDKYc)
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Things I took from the discussion include: commissioning isn't a dirty word but it's starting to mean something different - less transactional, more relational and focused on partnerships and population health work 'on an industrial scale'...
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I will be interested to hear whether our #kfcommissioning conference speakers think commissioning is a 'dirty word' in our first session at today's conference on the future of commissioning - including @tobyjlowe @mattneligan @KimShutler Sasha Bhat and Ed Jones.
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This is like a health policy probiotic - makes digesting the Budget's impact on health and care feel easy
🆕 Chief Analyst, Siva Anandaciva breaks down what the Autumn Budget 2024 means for the NHS, adult social care and wider health and care services https://t.co/ByXP2V7c5X
#Budget24
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“The concerns outlined are stark but the energy to address them is also palpable”, @TheKingsFund Fellow @RuthRobbo highlights the priorities for resolving health inequalities. Read their guest editorial in our October Bulletin.⬇️ https://t.co/rSXJItWKZB
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If you want something interesting to watch with your morning cup of tea, @TheKingsFund discussion on the first 100 days of the new government is streaming from 830am:
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Help us shape the 10 year plan for health. If you work use the NHS, care about the future of the NHS or work in health and care, we want to hear from you. New website for you experiences feedback and ideas launches today.
gov.uk
Sets out the government’s 10 Year Health Plan for England.
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1/6. Today @thekingsfund launch our *new* report on #GreaterManchester, & it's #populationhealth #journey. This has learning for GM itself, ICSs, regional systems & for a govt with a #healthmission that seeks to improve population health
kingsfund.org.uk
This report explores the journey of Greater Manchester's efforts to improve population health at scale.
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Implementing digital change in health and social care can be challenging. Our new community of interest provides a space to connect with likeminded individuals in a supportive environment, with monthly workshops. Sign up today for £5/month 👉 https://t.co/iFsWprTOuQ
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My first introduction to the concept of green tape
How does good admin improve the patient experience? Julia Cream explores the need for a different way of thinking about admin; recognising its potential to add to patient experience: https://t.co/Y9XBvQyUEM
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I'm trying to write more blogs - so here is my first one in a while about the government's recent announcement on waiting times. People at The King's Fund had different views on this announcement, but here's mine:
The government has a new plan to bring down waiting lists and get people back to work. @RuthRobbo asks will it work, and is it a good idea?
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So pleased to have been involved with @TheKingsFund work on inequality in health care within #NHS & especially around Homelessness. Take a read (& watch my video, about half way down). As always, my advice is common sense, which sadly. isn't very common https://t.co/frXsscxUu5
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In our new long read, we outline seven key areas for action that we believe the government's forthcoming 10-year health plan should prioritise to ensure the #NHS can better tackle #HealthInequalities. See our seven priorities below – and read more here: https://t.co/yRg3siiRY1
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Really important piece of work from my colleagues @RuthRobbo and Leila Morris
In our new long read, we outline seven key areas for action that we believe the government's forthcoming 10-year health plan should prioritise to ensure the #NHS can better tackle #HealthInequalities. See our seven priorities below – and read more here: https://t.co/yRg3siiRY1
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This is a great blog from @sallygainsbury that will get you thinking about the ethnical choices when prioritising healthcare resources, and Wes Streeting's announcement yesterday about waiting times
nuffieldtrust.org.uk
Following a speech this week by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sally Gainsbury reflects on how there are no easy answers to questions about prioritising scarce health care...
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Julia Cream, Fellow at The King's Fund, shared some tips and benefits of good admin in health and care at yesterday's London launch of the Cancer Experience of Care Improvement Collaborative. Find out more in her blog from last year:
kingsfund.org.uk
What makes great admin in health and care, and what impact can it have? Julia Cream outlines a new project on the value of co-produced admin and its potential to improve patient experience and reduce...
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⭐️Highlights from annual conference by @TheKingsFund⭐️ ❤️Compassionate financial officers! 📉Fascinating budget graphs ✅️Prevention 👭Repairing public relationship 🇬🇧Some special guests 😬And I kicked it off with poem. 🤯That was a risk 1/14
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I did not expect our #KFAnnual to start with a poem but it has lodged in my mind what it feels like to be a GP at the moment.
Fantastic session to kick off our conference, thanks to the panel for their thoughts (& poetry). Key themes: creating joy at work and job satisfaction in demanding health & care services requires attention, compassionate leadership & doing what you feel is right even if hard 🧵
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Fantastic session to kick off our conference, thanks to the panel for their thoughts (& poetry). Key themes: creating joy at work and job satisfaction in demanding health & care services requires attention, compassionate leadership & doing what you feel is right even if hard 🧵
To open our 2024 annual conference, @swoolnough was joined this morning by an excellent panel to discuss how it feels to be working in the health and care system, and how communities and those who rely on services are experiencing them. #KFAnnual
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