Ben
@ben-charman.bsky.social
Supporting NHS acute and mental health services @nhsconfed.org
Non-health posts represent strictly personal views.
Non-health posts represent strictly personal views.
Why? And on a completely separate point, why are international journalists still prohibited from reporting from inside #Gaza?
Held at gunpoint: BBC team detained by Israeli forces in southern Syria
BBC Arabic's Feras Kilani and his colleagues were held at gunpoint, bound and strip-searched while filming in the Golan Heights.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Why? And on a completely separate point, why are international journalists still prohibited from reporting from inside #Gaza?
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How do we respond when #NHS staff are subjected to racist abuse by patients?
Evelyn Asante-Mensah, chair of @penninecarenhs.bsky.social discusses managing the difficult balance between supporting staff and ensuring that those responsible are, where possible, held to account.
Evelyn Asante-Mensah, chair of @penninecarenhs.bsky.social discusses managing the difficult balance between supporting staff and ensuring that those responsible are, where possible, held to account.
Why we’re looking afresh at anti-racism and zero tolerance
Examining what zero tolerance means in practice has prompted us to interrogate the idea much more closely, writes Evelyn Asante-Mensah OBE.
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May 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
How do we respond when #NHS staff are subjected to racist abuse by patients?
Evelyn Asante-Mensah, chair of @penninecarenhs.bsky.social discusses managing the difficult balance between supporting staff and ensuring that those responsible are, where possible, held to account.
Evelyn Asante-Mensah, chair of @penninecarenhs.bsky.social discusses managing the difficult balance between supporting staff and ensuring that those responsible are, where possible, held to account.
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In our latest podcast, Matthew Taylor is joined by two ICB CEOs who were part of the working group that helped develop the new Model ICB blueprint.
They discuss how ICBs are now rapidly changing to meet the huge challenges of reducing demand and shifting to preventative, neighbourhood-based care.
They discuss how ICBs are now rapidly changing to meet the huge challenges of reducing demand and shifting to preventative, neighbourhood-based care.
May 14, 2025 at 8:19 AM
In our latest podcast, Matthew Taylor is joined by two ICB CEOs who were part of the working group that helped develop the new Model ICB blueprint.
They discuss how ICBs are now rapidly changing to meet the huge challenges of reducing demand and shifting to preventative, neighbourhood-based care.
They discuss how ICBs are now rapidly changing to meet the huge challenges of reducing demand and shifting to preventative, neighbourhood-based care.
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We know money is tight.
But we also know that failing to invest strategically in early intervention and prevention is a false economy that leads to massive costs for both the individuals impacted and wider society.
So how do we spend the very limited resources available? 🧵 1/2
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But we also know that failing to invest strategically in early intervention and prevention is a false economy that leads to massive costs for both the individuals impacted and wider society.
So how do we spend the very limited resources available? 🧵 1/2
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May 7, 2025 at 7:30 AM
We know money is tight.
But we also know that failing to invest strategically in early intervention and prevention is a false economy that leads to massive costs for both the individuals impacted and wider society.
So how do we spend the very limited resources available? 🧵 1/2
🔗 buff.ly/B1OjeQ9
But we also know that failing to invest strategically in early intervention and prevention is a false economy that leads to massive costs for both the individuals impacted and wider society.
So how do we spend the very limited resources available? 🧵 1/2
🔗 buff.ly/B1OjeQ9
Very much looking forward to the 4th webinar in our series with Michael @nhslocalgrowth.bsky.social.
The local government landscape is complex, changing – and increasingly important as we move towards a devolved, integrated model of health.
We're here to help you understand what the #devolution revolution means for the NHS. Join us on 4 June for a session on everything you need to know.
We're here to help you understand what the #devolution revolution means for the NHS. Join us on 4 June for a session on everything you need to know.
Devolution and what it means for the NHS
This webinar, the fourth in a series, unpacks the devolution revolution, including what role NHS trusts play in the new combined authority landscape.
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May 6, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Very much looking forward to the 4th webinar in our series with Michael @nhslocalgrowth.bsky.social.
I really appreciate Louis for making this very sobering documentary on the expansion of illegal settlements in the West Bank and the enormous impact this is having on those living there. Intimidation, segregation, arbitrary detention.
"I am a human being"
Louis: "Yes you are. So are they."
"But..."
"I am a human being"
Louis: "Yes you are. So are they."
"But..."
Louis Theroux - The Settlers
Fourteen years after his first visit, Louis Theroux meets some of the growing community of religious-nationalist Israelis who have settled in the occupied West Bank.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I really appreciate Louis for making this very sobering documentary on the expansion of illegal settlements in the West Bank and the enormous impact this is having on those living there. Intimidation, segregation, arbitrary detention.
"I am a human being"
Louis: "Yes you are. So are they."
"But..."
"I am a human being"
Louis: "Yes you are. So are they."
"But..."
Looking forward to this event and hearing from Sir James.
We have just announced that Sir Jim Mackey, newly chief executive of NHS England, will speak at our conference on 23 April.
This will be an important opportunity to hear first-hand where mental health fits into the emerging national agenda, with opportunities for members to directly ask questions.
This will be an important opportunity to hear first-hand where mental health fits into the emerging national agenda, with opportunities for members to directly ask questions.
April 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Looking forward to this event and hearing from Sir James.
This is so inspiring and shows exactly what our NHS estate could look like with a transformative investment plan.
“It’s like no hospital I’ve ever stepped into”
The new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital - one of the largest hospitals to open in England in the last 10 years – shows what can be achieved with access to capital investment. 📽️ 🧵1/3
The new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital - one of the largest hospitals to open in England in the last 10 years – shows what can be achieved with access to capital investment. 📽️ 🧵1/3
April 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
This is so inspiring and shows exactly what our NHS estate could look like with a transformative investment plan.
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"Mental health is either attacked as a symptom of the ‘woke’ agenda or acknowledged as relevant to both social wellbeing and the wider economy, without always being followed up by real actions that create change."
Read our chair Victor's full blog on changing the mental health paradigm. 🔗 💡
Read our chair Victor's full blog on changing the mental health paradigm. 🔗 💡
Changing the mental health paradigm
While there’s a shared wish to change mental health services, this isn't often followed by the resource to make it happen, writes Victor Adebowale.
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April 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
"Mental health is either attacked as a symptom of the ‘woke’ agenda or acknowledged as relevant to both social wellbeing and the wider economy, without always being followed up by real actions that create change."
Read our chair Victor's full blog on changing the mental health paradigm. 🔗 💡
Read our chair Victor's full blog on changing the mental health paradigm. 🔗 💡
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Want to know how to work better with partners in education to advance the goals of the NHS, particularly in terms of developing a long-term talent pool?
Join our webinar on 23 April, where Michael @nhslocalgrowth.bsky.social will be joined by representatives from a school, college and University.
Join our webinar on 23 April, where Michael @nhslocalgrowth.bsky.social will be joined by representatives from a school, college and University.
April 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Want to know how to work better with partners in education to advance the goals of the NHS, particularly in terms of developing a long-term talent pool?
Join our webinar on 23 April, where Michael @nhslocalgrowth.bsky.social will be joined by representatives from a school, college and University.
Join our webinar on 23 April, where Michael @nhslocalgrowth.bsky.social will be joined by representatives from a school, college and University.
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We've been looking at examples of where efforts to shift care out of hospitals and into the community are currently working, identifying five common principles to support success.
For more detail and case studies, read "Is the left shift mission impossible?" on the publications page of our website.
For more detail and case studies, read "Is the left shift mission impossible?" on the publications page of our website.
March 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
We've been looking at examples of where efforts to shift care out of hospitals and into the community are currently working, identifying five common principles to support success.
For more detail and case studies, read "Is the left shift mission impossible?" on the publications page of our website.
For more detail and case studies, read "Is the left shift mission impossible?" on the publications page of our website.
It was interesting to hear from Nic at a recent visit to @myhappymind.bsky.social's head office, along with @confedmatt.bsky.social and @becgray.bsky.social.
Her blog is well worth a read.
Her blog is well worth a read.
We recently spoke to Nic Wetton, head of Malpas Alport Primary School, to hear her perspectives on changing trends in child mental health, the role of schools as a 'front door' to NHS mental health services, and the benefits of taking a whole-school approach to early intervention and prevention.
Taking a whole-school approach to children’s mental health
Making mental health education statutory could be transformative for children and for the NHS, writes primary school headteacher Nic Wetton.
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March 21, 2025 at 10:02 AM
It was interesting to hear from Nic at a recent visit to @myhappymind.bsky.social's head office, along with @confedmatt.bsky.social and @becgray.bsky.social.
Her blog is well worth a read.
Her blog is well worth a read.
Second part of our six-part webinar series, with content reflecting recent news from this week.
Guest speakers - Simon Evans, Group Chief Strategy Officer at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust & Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, and Lizzie Smith, Director for Workforce Training & Education at NHSE.
Guest speakers - Simon Evans, Group Chief Strategy Officer at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust & Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, and Lizzie Smith, Director for Workforce Training & Education at NHSE.
What does the new landscape mean for NHS trusts and how should leaders now understand their role as anchor institutions?
Join us on 26 March for a chatham house style discussion and Q&A with our head of economic partnerships Michael Wood. With a focus on recent events and the future of the #NHS.
Join us on 26 March for a chatham house style discussion and Q&A with our head of economic partnerships Michael Wood. With a focus on recent events and the future of the #NHS.
Your role in an anchor system
This webinar, the second in a new series, looks at what it really means to be an anchor institution and how to practically maximise impact.
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March 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Second part of our six-part webinar series, with content reflecting recent news from this week.
Guest speakers - Simon Evans, Group Chief Strategy Officer at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust & Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, and Lizzie Smith, Director for Workforce Training & Education at NHSE.
Guest speakers - Simon Evans, Group Chief Strategy Officer at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust & Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, and Lizzie Smith, Director for Workforce Training & Education at NHSE.
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Imagine being able to explore a tourist hotspot, or wander along an idyllic beach – without leaving your hospital bed. That is exactly our researchers are offering patients in an innovative trial using virtual reality technology.
Read the full story: ekhuft.nhs.uk/news/virtual...
Read the full story: ekhuft.nhs.uk/news/virtual...
February 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Imagine being able to explore a tourist hotspot, or wander along an idyllic beach – without leaving your hospital bed. That is exactly our researchers are offering patients in an innovative trial using virtual reality technology.
Read the full story: ekhuft.nhs.uk/news/virtual...
Read the full story: ekhuft.nhs.uk/news/virtual...
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If you or your child have norovirus, you can usually treat it at home and will feel better in 2-3 days.
✅ Drink clear fluids
✅ Stay home and rest
✅ Eat when you feel able
✅ Take paracetamol for discomfort
See more at: nhs.uk/conditions/n...
✅ Drink clear fluids
✅ Stay home and rest
✅ Eat when you feel able
✅ Take paracetamol for discomfort
See more at: nhs.uk/conditions/n...
February 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
If you or your child have norovirus, you can usually treat it at home and will feel better in 2-3 days.
✅ Drink clear fluids
✅ Stay home and rest
✅ Eat when you feel able
✅ Take paracetamol for discomfort
See more at: nhs.uk/conditions/n...
✅ Drink clear fluids
✅ Stay home and rest
✅ Eat when you feel able
✅ Take paracetamol for discomfort
See more at: nhs.uk/conditions/n...
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💡 Upskilling paramedics through placements in other settings is a simple and effective way to safely reduce avoidable conveyance to hospital – from around 60% to 30%.
We did some filming in North Wales where the system is successfully improving care for patients and reducing pressure on services.
We did some filming in North Wales where the system is successfully improving care for patients and reducing pressure on services.
Advanced paramedic rotational placement models in Wales
How experience in primary care is empowering and informing decision making for advanced paramedics and reducing avoidable conveyance to hospital.
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February 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
💡 Upskilling paramedics through placements in other settings is a simple and effective way to safely reduce avoidable conveyance to hospital – from around 60% to 30%.
We did some filming in North Wales where the system is successfully improving care for patients and reducing pressure on services.
We did some filming in North Wales where the system is successfully improving care for patients and reducing pressure on services.
Great people providing incredibly important services.
Lovely visit this week to Hillingdon Cove, a drop-in crisis support centre in North West London run by third-sector members Hestia.
Much more needs to be done to improve the commissioning and funding environment to better support, sustain and empower our vital VCSE mental health providers.
Much more needs to be done to improve the commissioning and funding environment to better support, sustain and empower our vital VCSE mental health providers.
February 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Great people providing incredibly important services.
Lots in Richard Meddings' exit interview with The Times on the dysfunctions between central government, NHS England and service providers.
One question that never seems to be answered is where accountability for failure lies and how we find a better way forward.
One question that never seems to be answered is where accountability for failure lies and how we find a better way forward.
February 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Lots in Richard Meddings' exit interview with The Times on the dysfunctions between central government, NHS England and service providers.
One question that never seems to be answered is where accountability for failure lies and how we find a better way forward.
One question that never seems to be answered is where accountability for failure lies and how we find a better way forward.
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I've really appreciated Jeremy Bowen & Fergal Keane's coverage of the war in Gaza. However, international journalists including those from the BBC have for a long time been banned from reporting from the ground. That to me is one of the more chilling elements of this conflict.
BBC journalist calls out Israel for block on international reporters in Gaza
A BBC journalist has called out an Israeli block on international journalists reporting from Gaza.
www.thenational.scot
January 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I've really appreciated Jeremy Bowen & Fergal Keane's coverage of the war in Gaza. However, international journalists including those from the BBC have for a long time been banned from reporting from the ground. That to me is one of the more chilling elements of this conflict.
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Balancing the needs of people attending A&E in crisis is a major challenge, with many opportunities for improvement.
Mark Buchanan, an emergency medicine consultant, shares details of our new support programme for teams working at the interface between A&E and mental health.
Mark Buchanan, an emergency medicine consultant, shares details of our new support programme for teams working at the interface between A&E and mental health.
Mental health and A&E: Finding a path forward
The interface between emergency medicine and mental health and how we improve care for people in crisis.
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December 13, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Balancing the needs of people attending A&E in crisis is a major challenge, with many opportunities for improvement.
Mark Buchanan, an emergency medicine consultant, shares details of our new support programme for teams working at the interface between A&E and mental health.
Mark Buchanan, an emergency medicine consultant, shares details of our new support programme for teams working at the interface between A&E and mental health.
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"We have developed what we call a triple leadership model.
Now, decision-making is shared between our staff, representatives of black service users and their carers, and the wider black community."
Zoë Reed shares insights on anti-racism at South London & Maudsley NHS FT.
Now, decision-making is shared between our staff, representatives of black service users and their carers, and the wider black community."
Zoë Reed shares insights on anti-racism at South London & Maudsley NHS FT.
Implementing PCREF – our progress one year on
Zoë Reed shares how PCREF has helped South London and Maudsley address inequity and improve access to mental health care for racialised communities.
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December 6, 2024 at 4:07 PM
"We have developed what we call a triple leadership model.
Now, decision-making is shared between our staff, representatives of black service users and their carers, and the wider black community."
Zoë Reed shares insights on anti-racism at South London & Maudsley NHS FT.
Now, decision-making is shared between our staff, representatives of black service users and their carers, and the wider black community."
Zoë Reed shares insights on anti-racism at South London & Maudsley NHS FT.
Delighted to have worked on this along with colleagues at @nhsconfed.bsky.social
Here's our @nhsconfed.bsky.social new piece on unlocking productivity through the ambulance estate. Top points:
- Ambulance estate in England has £146m maintenance backlog
- Affects services, running costs, staff and progress to net zero
www.nhsconfed.org/publications...
- Ambulance estate in England has £146m maintenance backlog
- Affects services, running costs, staff and progress to net zero
www.nhsconfed.org/publications...
Unlocking productivity through the ambulance estate
Exploring the role improved support and control facilities can play in increasing the ambulance service’s productivity.
www.nhsconfed.org
November 22, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Delighted to have worked on this along with colleagues at @nhsconfed.bsky.social
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1 in 3 English NHS trusts now have shared leadership models.
@nhsconfed.bsky.social's latest podcast features @paulrobertsnhs.bsky.social and University Hospitals Tees CEO Stacey Hunter discussing our recent report on the topic.
Find #HealthOnTheLine wherever you get your podcasts now 🎧
@nhsconfed.bsky.social's latest podcast features @paulrobertsnhs.bsky.social and University Hospitals Tees CEO Stacey Hunter discussing our recent report on the topic.
Find #HealthOnTheLine wherever you get your podcasts now 🎧
November 19, 2024 at 5:22 PM
1 in 3 English NHS trusts now have shared leadership models.
@nhsconfed.bsky.social's latest podcast features @paulrobertsnhs.bsky.social and University Hospitals Tees CEO Stacey Hunter discussing our recent report on the topic.
Find #HealthOnTheLine wherever you get your podcasts now 🎧
@nhsconfed.bsky.social's latest podcast features @paulrobertsnhs.bsky.social and University Hospitals Tees CEO Stacey Hunter discussing our recent report on the topic.
Find #HealthOnTheLine wherever you get your podcasts now 🎧