Edward Jones
@ejcjones93.bsky.social
Assistant Director of Policy, NHS Confederation. Health policy, football, politics. Views my own, but you're welcome to agree.
Amanda Pritchard said on BBC Radio: “We need to think much more radically, particularly about capital…I think we now must consider private capital investment in the NHS…if we don’t fix our buildings, if we don’t fix our technology we’re not going to... really drive that long term improvement"
February 13, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Amanda Pritchard said on BBC Radio: “We need to think much more radically, particularly about capital…I think we now must consider private capital investment in the NHS…if we don’t fix our buildings, if we don’t fix our technology we’re not going to... really drive that long term improvement"
And great to see the report's findings covered in today's @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/8ce9...
NHS leaders call for use of private finance to build hospitals
NHS Confederation says such funding is needed to fix dilapidated infrastructure
www.ft.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
And great to see the report's findings covered in today's @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/8ce9...
Important to note, that both measure only the volume of activity hospitals do, not actual health outcomes. Therefore any NHS investment which keep people healthier and out of hospital in the first place (what most of us want) just count as a cost and would, perversely, lower the productivity figure.
February 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Important to note, that both measure only the volume of activity hospitals do, not actual health outcomes. Therefore any NHS investment which keep people healthier and out of hospital in the first place (what most of us want) just count as a cost and would, perversely, lower the productivity figure.