GP Dr Ollie Hart goes to Health Creation: Coming of Age events and finds he can’t un-see the potential for people to enjoy their best possible health
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Community lessons from The Coronavirus Pandemic
Brian Fisher, Chair, Health Creation Alliance Have you been participating in the online experiences that have mushroomed in response to the pandemic? Have you been clapping for carers? Have you been contacted by a local group, perhaps offering support to collect food and medicines? The astonishing outpouring of community solidarity, compassion and practical support has […]
The twelve health creating days of Christmas
As the dust settles on the 2019 general election the focus shifts to a new government that has ensured the electorate is conscious of the need for investment into health and care. We all know that the issues are more than additional investment, so here’s twelve Christmas actions for a health creating New Year. Peter […]
Get to know your neighbours (or you face a lonely struggle)
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 […]
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) […]
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) […]