Health Creation Alliance responds to Department of Health’s plans to scrap nursing advisory unit
Heather Henry, Health Creation Alliance co-chair, says: “The Health Creation Alliance condemns the closure of the nursing midwifery and allied health professionals policy unit. Since the Francis Inquiry Report was published, we have experienced concerning issues around workforce planning, integration, and new models of care. The need for senior nursing, midwifery, and allied health professionals leadership has never been more acute.
“At last we have the GP Forward View and our new nursing strategy, Leading Change, Adding Value. Policy advice at the highest level will be needed to ensure that both are a success. Modernisation of care outside hospitals requires courageous and imaginative thinking at all levels. We urge people to write to their MPs to ask that this decision be reversed.”
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Health Creation Alliance is a movement of people and organisations who are committed to building a sustainable, community-based health service. They are an entirely solutions focused organisation, unique in its approach bringing together more than 10,000 passionate individuals and organisations across primary care who believe innovation, connections and integration are key to the sustainability of a health service that remains free to all at the point of need. Health Creation Alliance promote greater collaboration between organisations within the NHS and between the NHS, communities, local authorities, innovative enterprises and other local enablers of prevention and health creation.