Tara Donnelly
@taradonnelly.bsky.social
Founder of Digital Care | Ex Chief Digital Officer for the NHS | Former NHS CEO | Interested in improving health & care | Keen on helping more people spend more time at home with great tech | Website: https://digital.care/
#TheresNoPlaceLikeHome
#TheresNoPlaceLikeHome
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When Sir Jim Mackey, Chief Executive of NHS England, stood on stage at NHS ConfedExpo last week and declared that the NHS must “tear up” the model of providing outpatients, he captured in a few short words what patients have been telling us for years, says @rachel-p.bsky.social buff.ly/1tSTneJ
June 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
When Sir Jim Mackey, Chief Executive of NHS England, stood on stage at NHS ConfedExpo last week and declared that the NHS must “tear up” the model of providing outpatients, he captured in a few short words what patients have been telling us for years, says @rachel-p.bsky.social buff.ly/1tSTneJ
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We are delighted to announce our keynote speaker for the #WhatNext2025 conference - @taradonnelly.bsky.social of Digital Care!
To find out more about Tara and our conference programme, along with information on how to book tickets, visit www.arcoconference.co.uk.
To find out more about Tara and our conference programme, along with information on how to book tickets, visit www.arcoconference.co.uk.
May 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
We are delighted to announce our keynote speaker for the #WhatNext2025 conference - @taradonnelly.bsky.social of Digital Care!
To find out more about Tara and our conference programme, along with information on how to book tickets, visit www.arcoconference.co.uk.
To find out more about Tara and our conference programme, along with information on how to book tickets, visit www.arcoconference.co.uk.
@shelaghor.bsky.social great to catch up at yesterday’s clinical summit!
May 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
@shelaghor.bsky.social great to catch up at yesterday’s clinical summit!
Is it evil to write about your friends?
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Is it evil to write about your friends?
Famous authors ask, 'who’s going to kill me if I write this?' and publish anyway. Should I do the same?
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April 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Is it evil to write about your friends?
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CLOSING SOON: We are looking for a Senior Fellow to join our team.
You'll design and deliver a range of research and influencing activities on public health and prevention, supporting our work on improving health and reducing inequalities.
Apply by 23.59 on 14 April ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4i8jhug
You'll design and deliver a range of research and influencing activities on public health and prevention, supporting our work on improving health and reducing inequalities.
Apply by 23.59 on 14 April ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4i8jhug
April 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
CLOSING SOON: We are looking for a Senior Fellow to join our team.
You'll design and deliver a range of research and influencing activities on public health and prevention, supporting our work on improving health and reducing inequalities.
Apply by 23.59 on 14 April ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4i8jhug
You'll design and deliver a range of research and influencing activities on public health and prevention, supporting our work on improving health and reducing inequalities.
Apply by 23.59 on 14 April ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4i8jhug
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If you’re feeling hopeless in the face of how weird everything is getting & want to do something practical you could chip in & help my mate fill the ambulance she’s driving to Ukraine - all info at her post
Leona's Next Big Adventure! | Tara Donnelly
Global geopolitics are very strange right now, if you’re looking for something practical and positive you can do, you could help Leona fill her ambulance…
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March 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
If you’re feeling hopeless in the face of how weird everything is getting & want to do something practical you could chip in & help my mate fill the ambulance she’s driving to Ukraine - all info at her post
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Dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since the state banned abortion, our analysis shows.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
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March 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since the state banned abortion, our analysis shows.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
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The UK is among the worst nations in Europe for child poverty.
In the UK, 11% of 15-year-olds reported they had skipped a meal in 2022 because there wasn't enough money to buy food.
In the Netherlands and Finland, this number was 3%.
In the UK, 11% of 15-year-olds reported they had skipped a meal in 2022 because there wasn't enough money to buy food.
In the Netherlands and Finland, this number was 3%.
March 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The UK is among the worst nations in Europe for child poverty.
In the UK, 11% of 15-year-olds reported they had skipped a meal in 2022 because there wasn't enough money to buy food.
In the Netherlands and Finland, this number was 3%.
In the UK, 11% of 15-year-olds reported they had skipped a meal in 2022 because there wasn't enough money to buy food.
In the Netherlands and Finland, this number was 3%.
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Brexit a key factor in worst UK medicine shortages in four years, report says
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Brexit a key factor in worst UK medicine shortages in four years, report says
Nuffield Trust says supply chains have shifted, with medicines for epilepsy and cystic fibrosis among those now scarce
www.theguardian.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Brexit a key factor in worst UK medicine shortages in four years, report says
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Covid ‘benevolence bump’ endures as acts of kindness 10% higher than before 2020
Covid ‘benevolence bump’ endures as acts of kindness 10% higher than before 2020
World Happiness Report finds volunteering more frequent in most regions as Finland tops chart again and Costa Rica and Mexico enter top 10
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Covid ‘benevolence bump’ endures as acts of kindness 10% higher than before 2020
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Amanda announced a new training programme for clinical and operational leaders to help improve care, productivity and reduce unwarranted variation. This is an improvement approach that can unlock change for patients. #KFLead
March 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Amanda announced a new training programme for clinical and operational leaders to help improve care, productivity and reduce unwarranted variation. This is an improvement approach that can unlock change for patients. #KFLead
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"It is just possible there will be some real gains from this that could not have been achieved by a more evolutionary approach. But if there are they will be a long way down the road, and the risks are precisely those that Mr Streeting set out six weeks ago."
Nick Timmins on classic form here.
Nick Timmins on classic form here.
Lots of words will be written about Keir Starmer's decision to abolish NHS England, but few people understand how NHSE worked - and why it was set up - like Nick Timmins does.
So read his new @instituteforgov.bsky.social blog on a risky strategy..
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/keir...
So read his new @instituteforgov.bsky.social blog on a risky strategy..
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/keir...
Keir Starmer's decision to abolish NHS England is a high-risk strategy | Institute for Government
Wes Streeting seems to have dramatically shifted his position on NHS England.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
March 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
"It is just possible there will be some real gains from this that could not have been achieved by a more evolutionary approach. But if there are they will be a long way down the road, and the risks are precisely those that Mr Streeting set out six weeks ago."
Nick Timmins on classic form here.
Nick Timmins on classic form here.
“Action for Healthier working lives” makes many important recommendations & is worth reading. But I think we are missing the potential of digital solutions to help people regain good health & return to the workplace
Tara Donnelly on LinkedIn: Action for healthier working lives
Helping people out of economic inactivity due to ill health is centre stage at the moment with methods being debated & welfare reform considered. This report…
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March 12, 2025 at 11:41 AM
“Action for Healthier working lives” makes many important recommendations & is worth reading. But I think we are missing the potential of digital solutions to help people regain good health & return to the workplace
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🚨🚨 Stellar piece by brilliant Christina Pagel who forensically breaks down the pattern of Trump's recent attack on science and universities suggesting there is an intrinsic logic to everything with a devastating endgame. Share widely. 👇👇
My latest post is now out.
I show how Trump's attacks on science and universities are neither random nor new - they fit very precisely into the authoritarian playbook.
This means we can guess what might come next and prepare - and we must!
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I show how Trump's attacks on science and universities are neither random nor new - they fit very precisely into the authoritarian playbook.
This means we can guess what might come next and prepare - and we must!
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Censor, purge, defund: how Trump following the authoritarian playbook on science and universities
I have mapped 35 of the Trump administration's attacks on science and universities to the authoritarian playbook - and consider what it means for attacks still to come
christinapagel.substack.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
🚨🚨 Stellar piece by brilliant Christina Pagel who forensically breaks down the pattern of Trump's recent attack on science and universities suggesting there is an intrinsic logic to everything with a devastating endgame. Share widely. 👇👇
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Our #NTsummit last week was a huge success. Thank you to everyone who took part. All the live-streamed sessions are now available to watch again. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/summit/nuffi...
Video highlights
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk
March 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Our #NTsummit last week was a huge success. Thank you to everyone who took part. All the live-streamed sessions are now available to watch again. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/summit/nuffi...
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The government has put the idea of a ‘neighbourhood health service’ at the heart of its vision for the NHS.
Chris Naylor argues that there needs to be a common understanding of what the goal is.
Read the full blog. buff.ly/hhhDHDY
Chris Naylor argues that there needs to be a common understanding of what the goal is.
Read the full blog. buff.ly/hhhDHDY
The Government Wants a ‘Neighbourhood Health Service’. The First Step is to Agree What That Means.
Does a neighbourhood health service mean different things to different people? Chris Naylor argues that there needs to be a common understanding of what the goal is.
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March 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The government has put the idea of a ‘neighbourhood health service’ at the heart of its vision for the NHS.
Chris Naylor argues that there needs to be a common understanding of what the goal is.
Read the full blog. buff.ly/hhhDHDY
Chris Naylor argues that there needs to be a common understanding of what the goal is.
Read the full blog. buff.ly/hhhDHDY
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Happy International Women’s Day!
This is a photo of every woman MP in Parliament today. I am so proud to be one of them. Women belong in the House - of Commons! #iwd
This is a photo of every woman MP in Parliament today. I am so proud to be one of them. Women belong in the House - of Commons! #iwd
March 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board are recruiting for an Executive Medical Director. Learn more here: www.hsjjobs.com/job/2615247/...
March 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board are recruiting for an Executive Medical Director. Learn more here: www.hsjjobs.com/job/2615247/...
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ULEZ works - it’s that simple 💚
I grew up on London’s South Circular and developed severe asthma as a child - putting me in hospital on many occasions 🫁
This stuff matters. Bold action matters.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I grew up on London’s South Circular and developed severe asthma as a child - putting me in hospital on many occasions 🫁
This stuff matters. Bold action matters.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
London air pollution down since Ulez extended to outer boroughs, study finds
Levels of deadly pollutants have dropped, with significant improvements in capital’s most deprived areas
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:23 AM
ULEZ works - it’s that simple 💚
I grew up on London’s South Circular and developed severe asthma as a child - putting me in hospital on many occasions 🫁
This stuff matters. Bold action matters.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I grew up on London’s South Circular and developed severe asthma as a child - putting me in hospital on many occasions 🫁
This stuff matters. Bold action matters.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Crucial point here that additions to the waiting list are lower than before.GPs are using advice and guidance & also using our gatekeeper role to ensure referrals that are made are necessary. We must ensure that people who need procedures such as operations or specialist treatment, still get them
But it's also because additions to the waiting list are lower than they would be if following trend increases
Labour's elective plan this week clearly hopes to keep that trend going, with more patients treated in the community
Labour's elective plan this week clearly hopes to keep that trend going, with more patients treated in the community
January 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Crucial point here that additions to the waiting list are lower than before.GPs are using advice and guidance & also using our gatekeeper role to ensure referrals that are made are necessary. We must ensure that people who need procedures such as operations or specialist treatment, still get them
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The partnership model in #generalpractice predates the NHS.
@becksfisher.bsky.social says the number of GP surgeries has dropped by a fifth in 10 years and the number of GP partners under the age of 40 has plummeted by 53% since September 2015. 📉
Watch live: events.zoom.us/ev/Ahm9SLEL2...
@becksfisher.bsky.social says the number of GP surgeries has dropped by a fifth in 10 years and the number of GP partners under the age of 40 has plummeted by 53% since September 2015. 📉
Watch live: events.zoom.us/ev/Ahm9SLEL2...
March 7, 2025 at 9:48 AM
The partnership model in #generalpractice predates the NHS.
@becksfisher.bsky.social says the number of GP surgeries has dropped by a fifth in 10 years and the number of GP partners under the age of 40 has plummeted by 53% since September 2015. 📉
Watch live: events.zoom.us/ev/Ahm9SLEL2...
@becksfisher.bsky.social says the number of GP surgeries has dropped by a fifth in 10 years and the number of GP partners under the age of 40 has plummeted by 53% since September 2015. 📉
Watch live: events.zoom.us/ev/Ahm9SLEL2...
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A review of hospital at home / virtual wards for older people - patient, carers and professional perspectives. Older people and family carers saw h@h as a positive driver for patient independence and recovery academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...
Supporting older people through Hospital at Home care: a systematic review of patient, carer and healthcare professionals’ perspectives
AbstractIntroduction. Hospital at Home provides hospital-level type care at home, both remote and face-to-face by a multidisciplinary team of healthcare pr
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February 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A review of hospital at home / virtual wards for older people - patient, carers and professional perspectives. Older people and family carers saw h@h as a positive driver for patient independence and recovery academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...
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Come work with me & our fantastic team @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social on our brand new #dementia virtual wards/hospital at home project - qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/...
@proflizsampson.bsky.social @claudiacooper.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social @acutefrailty-doc.bsky.social
@proflizsampson.bsky.social @claudiacooper.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social @acutefrailty-doc.bsky.social
Quick Check Needed
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March 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Come work with me & our fantastic team @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social on our brand new #dementia virtual wards/hospital at home project - qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/...
@proflizsampson.bsky.social @claudiacooper.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social @acutefrailty-doc.bsky.social
@proflizsampson.bsky.social @claudiacooper.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social @acutefrailty-doc.bsky.social