Lencapavir––the biggest breakthrough for HIV prevention in decades––was approved today. Funded by our tax dollars through the NIH, it's now sold by Gilead for over $42,000 per year. Here's what would happen if it was instead sold for $40.
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Our new report recommends giving 65-year-olds a Japanese-style adult social care ‘MOT’ to keep more people out of care homes.

Japan has half the number of people in care homes as the UK, despite a much older population.

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Social care can support independence, health, and growth - yet our current patchy web fails too many. @ippr.org's new report looks at previous barriers to change, calling for a Right to Live and Age Well with proactive care unlocking better lives for all. As Dilnot says, 'let’s do it!'

Loved talking new health system solutions with the brilliant
@penny-pereira.bsky.social on the latest @nhsconfed.org podcast, out now! Motivation, measurement, and laying the fertile ground to make services better day by day. nhsconfed.org/podcast/mobi....

"The NHS needs new, transformative approaches". Dr @awilliamson1.bsky.social
, research fellow at IPPR, on how we can build an NHS fit for the future. What does this look like in practice? 👇

NEW: The government has said it wants to ‘shape the AI revolution’. But our new report finds that much of UK AI innovation is generic and not focussed on solving hard problems. Our detailed AI database shows only one in seven companies focus on solving a specific problem. (1/5)

'Empowering NHS staff voices through insight pathways can tackle inefficiencies, boost morale, and drive productivity.'

✍️ @awilliamson1.bsky.social writes for @hsj.co.uk on why the NHS must rewire its decision-making process to give staff a real say and stake.

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Excellent analysis by awilliamson1.bsky.social highlighting how low productivity is harming the NHS. Giving NHS workers a stronger voice is crucial for boosting productivity and improving retention.

How to build an NHS fit for the future? The challenge is huge, yet frontline frustrations hold back productivity and staff morale. Top-down targets can't fix this: my @ippr.bsky.social report out today sets out a new ‘staff voice’ approach to re-wire the NHS for success www.ippr.org/articles/fro...

🧑‍⚕️ | NEW REPORT: Addressing NHS productivity could unlock billions and help deliver a neighbourhood NHS. Our new report proposes a fresh approach based on democracy and decentralisation, breaking the cycle of past reforms.

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Fantastic to hear Sarah Champion MP launching a truly compelling RCOG report on the human cost of gynaecology waiting lists - and what we need to do about it