Layla McCay
@laylamccay.bsky.social
By day: NHS Confederation’s Director of Policy. By night: Author. Posts here on NHS / health policy plus a little book chat / random musings. For lots more book/author content, also join me on Instagram. Posting in personal capacity.
Greetings from @nhsconfed.org ConfedExpo! It’s going to be excellent. I may post some things here over this two day UK healthcare and health policy extravaganza.
June 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Greetings from @nhsconfed.org ConfedExpo! It’s going to be excellent. I may post some things here over this two day UK healthcare and health policy extravaganza.
Folks, I just won my first book prize for Breaking the Rainbow Ceiling - best career book. Hooray! #AxiomAwards
March 27, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Folks, I just won my first book prize for Breaking the Rainbow Ceiling - best career book. Hooray! #AxiomAwards
Look: my first ever translation! Restorative Cities: urban design for mental health and wellbeing by Layla McCay and Jenny Roe is now available in… Thai! #bookthreads
March 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Look: my first ever translation! Restorative Cities: urban design for mental health and wellbeing by Layla McCay and Jenny Roe is now available in… Thai! #bookthreads
Thoughtful session now #NTSummit on race equity in health and care. @stephaniehatch.bsky.social says despite the WRES, there has not been an improvement in racism and discrimination over time. All staff are impacted by structural and cultural contexts generating and perpetuating racial inequities.
March 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Thoughtful session now #NTSummit on race equity in health and care. @stephaniehatch.bsky.social says despite the WRES, there has not been an improvement in racism and discrimination over time. All staff are impacted by structural and cultural contexts generating and perpetuating racial inequities.
A more glamorous and star-studded Friday lunchtime than usual at the @attitudemag.bsky.social #Attitude101 2025 list celebration.
February 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM
A more glamorous and star-studded Friday lunchtime than usual at the @attitudemag.bsky.social #Attitude101 2025 list celebration.
I mean… is it possible to make it bigger than the @politico.com notable birthday list?
February 11, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I mean… is it possible to make it bigger than the @politico.com notable birthday list?
Greetings from the 10 year health plan partners’ council. Interesting to hear their findings from consultations so far. TL;DR Get the basics right including access, joined up care, staff capacity, and basic digital infrastructure.
January 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Greetings from the 10 year health plan partners’ council. Interesting to hear their findings from consultations so far. TL;DR Get the basics right including access, joined up care, staff capacity, and basic digital infrastructure.
Happy holidays, folks.
December 26, 2024 at 9:54 AM
Happy holidays, folks.
Pretty delighted that Breaking the Rainbow Ceiling has made the cut for Forbes Top 10 business books of 2024.
December 16, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Pretty delighted that Breaking the Rainbow Ceiling has made the cut for Forbes Top 10 business books of 2024.
Ok, this is my one official Christmas ‘buy my book’ post. Please forgive me. Do you have an LGBTQ+ person interested in their career for whom you need to buy a Christmas present? Here’s the solution: Breaking the Rainbow Ceiling: How LGBTQ+ people can thrive and succeed at work. #queersky #booksky
December 10, 2024 at 8:34 AM
I spoke at an interesting event this week on being LGBTQ+ at work with
@deirdrecostiganmp.bsky.social who told some fascinating stories and was inspiring. (I was talking about my book of course.) Didn’t get a pic of me, but here’s her.
@deirdrecostiganmp.bsky.social who told some fascinating stories and was inspiring. (I was talking about my book of course.) Didn’t get a pic of me, but here’s her.
December 7, 2024 at 10:41 AM
I spoke at an interesting event this week on being LGBTQ+ at work with
@deirdrecostiganmp.bsky.social who told some fascinating stories and was inspiring. (I was talking about my book of course.) Didn’t get a pic of me, but here’s her.
@deirdrecostiganmp.bsky.social who told some fascinating stories and was inspiring. (I was talking about my book of course.) Didn’t get a pic of me, but here’s her.
Nice speaking at the @newstatesman.com Politics Live conference today on the cost of health. My point: health has economic cost and economic value. Need to think across govt about the whole picture. #NSLive
November 20, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Nice speaking at the @newstatesman.com Politics Live conference today on the cost of health. My point: health has economic cost and economic value. Need to think across govt about the whole picture. #NSLive
So nice to be named onto this global list of top 100 LGBTQ+ Executive Role Models this week. V grateful and hope I can live up to it. Check out the whole list of cool people outstanding.involverolemodels.org/poll/2024-to...
November 15, 2024 at 3:45 PM
So nice to be named onto this global list of top 100 LGBTQ+ Executive Role Models this week. V grateful and hope I can live up to it. Check out the whole list of cool people outstanding.involverolemodels.org/poll/2024-to...
Hope you’re having a nice festive season.
December 27, 2023 at 8:26 AM
Hope you’re having a nice festive season.