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NHS Trusts have made great progress setting strategic commitments for reducing health inequalities - but overcoming the significant barriers that prevent them from turning strategy into action remains a major challenge. To help address this @nhsproviders have reviewed 30 NHS trusts to reveal the key components of a succesful Trust strategy for tackling health inequalities, including: 👤Clear leadership ⚙️System integration ⚖️Measurable outcomes What key components have you identified? Read the full review: https://lnkd.in/eKfFAzcY

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Commenting on The Health Innovation Network’s Impact Report 2023-24, Dr Vin Diwakar, Interim Director of Transformation for NHS England, said: “The latest report highlights that investing in innovation, research and life sciences can significantly enhance patient outcomes and benefit the UK economy and society.” Read the report: https://lnkd.in/eKYmriY2

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The NHS Community Health Services Data Plan contains a clear vision to provide a 'single source of the truth'. It states that data about community health services must be relevant, good quality, linkable, consistently defined and of low burden for providers to collect. NHS England has said it will develop an aligned, strategic approach to primary and community data development that supports integrated care by March 2026 - but progress can be made now, especially with EPR interoperability. The guidance states that limited #interoperability of provider IT systems and complex information governance (IG) procedures make it difficult to deliver and plan joined up, integrated care locally. Very true, but it's not impossible to solve with the right suppport. https://lnkd.in/evbVFEMq

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Missed our panel discussion this week where NHS consultants discussed their 'Top 10 learnings from clinical validation'? Don't worry; we've made the recording available for you to watch on demand. Through our work with more than 20 hospitals covering over 70,000 referrals, we’ve seen that consultant-led clinical validation and prioritisation returns 30% of patients to their GPs with management plans and up to 50% in some specialties, like neurology. We have gained insights into pathway efficiencies and opportunities that NHS consultants shared in our panel discussion earlier this week. You can catch up on the recording below: #ClinicalValidation #ReferralTriage #NHSLeaders #ElectiveRecovery

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Online guide from NHS Providers to serve as roadmap for tackling health inequalities. NHS Providers has launched an online guide designed to support NHS board members in tackling health inequalities, with the aim of the resource acting as a “roadmap” to enable people to “champion health equity and create positive change”. The guide includes a self-assessment tool covering 25 questions around data, evidence and evaluation, strategic leadership and accountability, system partnerships and more, with the tool to provide a score and maturity rating of the trust’s position across key domains. A “bespoke” set of health inequalities objectives are then suggested by the self-assessment tool, with NHS Providers encouraging trusts to use these as a basis for board-level discussion. Read the full article, here: https://lnkd.in/gJT_wCty The larger trend 🌐  🌐 In November, we reported on Amanda Pritchard’s speech to the NHS Providers Annual Conference in which highlighted the role of virtual infrastructure, digital platforms and data architecture as “increasingly important” in the health service for their potential to “support patients to get what they need more easily”: https://lnkd.in/gA96VcyC 🌐 Last year we also interviewed David Williams, head of policy and strategy at NHS Providers, and heard about his views on funding and prioritisation, how digital can add value and efficiencies, and more: https://lnkd.in/g4Pu392w 🌐 On health inequalities, we highlighted how a digital healthcare hub has been set up in South Yorkshire with the aim of developing health technologies and tools which can utilise data to support patient outcomes and tackle inequalities: https://lnkd.in/gV5Di5VG #healthtech #digitalhealth #NHS Subscribe to our newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/eBbNiEZD Register for our expert health tech virtual events: https://lnkd.in/eeQdrnhN HTN Awards 2024 deadline to enter: 19 June 2024: https://lnkd.in/e3f_xuhE

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New Webinar Alert!! 🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊 The NHS is in crisis, overwhelmed by an aging population. To survive and thrive, health services need to reform. Preventative care interventions could add 20 healthy days per person annually. Register for this webinar to discover how digital innovation and proactive health measures can transform patient care and reduce the strain on GP practices. What can you expect to hear in this quick-fire session? 1) How pharmaceutical professionals can contribute to reducing NHS strain through innovative preventative care solutions. 2) The Digital tools support your preventative care efforts.  3) How to implement preventative care strategies in collaboration with healthcare providers Register now - https://lnkd.in/eXemiAZ3 ⏲️ 29th October at 3pm London | 10AM New York EMIS

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🚀 Transforming complex healthcare decisions into a single button 🚀 Some amazing insights from our previous Evo Inspires episode with Nick Venters, Chief Clinical Information Officer at Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust hosted by Emma Howard. What started as complex stakeholder negotiations between privacy advocates and research bodies is now a simple button in your NHS app. Sometimes the simplest solutions require the most thought! Want to share your digital health story? We're always looking for guests for both Evo Inspires and our Evolution Exchange Podcast. Comment "speaker" below and we'll be in touch! 🎤 #DigitalHealth #HealthcareInnovation #HealthTech #DataPrivacy  #HealthcareLeadership

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Fascinating reading NHS Confederation's response to the Lord Darzi report. At Alocura we were particularly taken with their recommendations that health and care leaders need to ensure every pound was spent as effectively as possible, that capital expenditure wasn’t just about buildings but developing IT and digital tools - and that ICS leaders in England needed to innovate. EXACTLY! Innovation is at the heart of what we do and it’s why we’re able to say that Rostrata is the solution to some of Lord Darzi’s misgivings – and the NHS Confederation’s suggestions. Our pioneering cloud-based care management system offers the kind of digital tool they’re talking about to operate and interrogate every element of the care process in out-of-hospital settings. We've looked into this in a bit more detail in this month's Alocura Insights - but the main message is this: The market as it is currently shaped is not configured to deliver digital transformation. So this has to be led by NHS and Local Authority commissioners. The tools to assist this transformation are emerging. Rostrata is one solution, designed from the outset to capture all of the management information collected during the care process and to present it in a way which will drive efficiency and quality, for both care providers and commissioners… a rare ‘win-win’ https://lnkd.in/eiYpJC6C

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Our new infographic reveals the key benefits along with impact data from three #NHS areas using Consultant Connect to support Urgent Suspected Cancer pathways. Download the infographic ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dcZZD5iU #NHS #UrgentSuspectedCancerPathways #PatientCare #2WW

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As NHS Integrated Care Systems shift towards more proactive, value-based care models, the role of Population Health Management (PHM) solutions is becoming increasingly important. PHM solutions enable healthcare providers to better manage diverse populations by leveraging data to predict health trends, identify at-risk patients, and address inequalities before they become critical. In our latest article, we explore PHM solutions designed to support NHS ICSs in their mission to deliver better, more equitable care. From Oracle's chronic condition management tools to Epic's social determinants of health integration, each platform offers unique features that cater to the needs of healthcare providers, patients, and the broader community 👉 https://lnkd.in/eVHmgvgZ #healthcare #populationhealthmanagement #NHS #digitalhealth #valuebasedcare #ICS #healthIT #data

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In the latest issue of National Health Executive Dave Rogers, Clinical Programme Lead for MSK Transformation at ROH, discusses the challenging MSK health landscape and the potential digital health technology and community healthcare can bring. Read the full article here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eBe4P62T

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Our new report highlights how community support and connection can improve the health and wellbeing of people living with #COPD and chronic respiratory disease in #Somerset and beyond. Read about our community engagement project to help NHS Somerset understand how to improve COPD diagnosis, care and support. https://bit.ly/3OzsIGF Research Your Way Ltd Asthma + Lung UK Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS)

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This October, the NHS Race and Health Observatory, in partnership with Institute for Health Improvement, hosted the third Learning and Action Network (LAN) learning session in Manchester, pushing forward our commitment to tackle racial disparities in healthcare. This learning session brought together partners from across NHS Trusts and ICS/ICBs, to identify innovative solutions to shared challenges, focusing on importance of data in anti-racism practices in maternal and neonatal healthcare. Following up recent insights from #MBRRACE on disparities in maternal and neonatal outcomes, our work at this learning session focused on translating data into actionable change guided by the NHS RHO Anti-Racism Principles. View our 7 anti-racism principles here: https://lnkd.in/eYgfYACf A short video highlighting the key moments from this learning session is available below, to showcase our efforts in advancing equitable care. Together, we can make healthcare fairer and more inclusive. Let’s continue this important work. #HealthEquity #NHSRHO #LAN #MaternalHealth #NeonatalHealth #HealthcareTransformation

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“ICBs should ensure primary care staff have access to FTSU guardians who are independent to the provider practice.” This is what NHSE’s Primary Care Patient Strategy says. Come along to our next webinar to find out how you can do this, follow the link in the comments to book! #event #primarycare #ICB #NHS #freedomtospeakup

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NHS leaders can take urgent action to tackle systemic barriers, improve access, address discrimination, and rebuild trust with underserved communities, says the Patient Association’s Sarah Tilsed. https://lnkd.in/eqKX4jpn

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Addressing health disparities isn’t just about fairness—it’s a strategic imperative. By reducing barriers to care and empowering underserved communities, we create a stronger, more effective NHS that delivers better outcomes for everyone. In her Health Service Journal article, our Head of Partnerships and Involvement, Sarah Tilsed, highlights actionable steps NHS leaders can take to address these systemic issues: 1️⃣ Expand accessibility: bring screening, diagnostic, and treatment facilities closer to underserved communities to reduce travel barriers and improve early diagnosis. 2️⃣ Strengthen patient partnerships: listen to patients’ lived experiences, empower shared decision-making, and rebuild trust through inclusive, person-centered care. 3️⃣ Combat discrimination: implement comprehensive staff training to address racism, unconscious bias, and inequities in care delivery. The NHS has the opportunity to lead with bold action. Let’s work together to ensure equity is at the heart of healthcare.

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A WEEK TO GO 🚀 Transform Resident Care: Webinar on Nov 6th Discover how eMAR and Care Planning integration can revolutionise your care home. Book Now: https://lnkd.in/eA2rPvmW #Webinar #eMAR #CarePlanning

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