To ensure the NHS is resilient, the solutions and improvements an incoming government might consider include prioritising community health and social care, investing in workforce development, valuing informal caregiving and self-care, embracing frugal technology, all adapted to the realities of growing multimorbidity and evolving population needs and preferences.
— Irene J Higginson, Annette Boaz and Mary Malone
20 July 2024
Navigating the NHS, present and future
Annette Boaz, Irene Higginson and Mary Malone outline the challenges facing healthcare
In the run-up to the election, Unit Director Annette Boaz joined with Irene J Higginson (Executive Dean, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care) and Mary Malone (Vice Dean (Education) and Professor of Nursing) to consider the key healthcare challenges faced by the incoming government, together with some of the possible solutions. Read the full piece.
Annette Boaz became Director of the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce in October 2023. She is Professor of Health and Social Care at King's and in March 2024 announced the current core programme of work for the Unit, made up of seven studies commencing this year, which reflect some of the present diverse concerns around the health and social care workforce.
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