Emerging Primary Care Networks will be expected to deliver ‘locally agreed action to tackle health inequalities’ by 2021. The good news is they don’t have to do it alone. Merron Simpson, CEO of Health Creation Alliance explains the opportunity awaiting PCNs and General Practices that reach out to local and community partners in the task […]
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Join Health Creation Alliance in joining the dots at its Annual Summit on 6 December!
Health Creation, Wealth Creation The NHS can no longer afford to operate as an isolated service that sorts out people’s medical problems while largely ignoring the social factors that cause them to be ill. This ‘isolationist’ service model is now becoming overtaken by the sheer weight of dis-ease in our society (as oppose to disease) […]
What mattered to David
This blog is written by Kay Ellermeyer, Business Manager at Alvanley Family Practice, Woodley There were lots of reasons for us starting a practice based walking scheme, but one of the drivers was David. What mattered to him was that he wanted to reach the top of a hill he used to sit on as […]
Turbo-boosting STPs? It’s time we got serious about ‘partnership’
Jeremy Hunt and Simon Steven’s recent announcement to ‘turbo-boost’ Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (note, they are Partnerships now, not just Plans) provides a welcome shot-in-the-arm for those across the system who are working hard to transform our health service into one that truly focuses on people’s health, and not just their illnesses. In a united front, they announced capital funding (to the tune of £325m) […]
Only a revolution in listening and responding will improve our nation’s health
This blog is the 2nd of two linked blogs and was written on 2 July 2017 In the 18 days that have passed since the awful disaster of Grenfell Tower we have learned that the type of cladding used to refurbish the block was to blame – that and a faulty fridge on the 2nd […]
Let's make community pharmacy a hub for healthy communities!
This blog by Mark Robinson discusses why pharmacy is at the heart of healthy living in communities – and explains how pharmacists can play a wider role in supporting the objectives of the new Health Creation Manifesto The NHS Alliance has consistently said that community pharmacy is an under-utilised asset within the NHS family. They […]