it's time to engage people and communities in improving health and using services wisely. Just expanding the supply of care is not a sustainable solution. Wanless in 2002 argued for a fully engaged population which has not been achieved www.nhsconfed.org/articles/mod... - ThreadSky

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chrisham.bsky.social • 41 days ago

it's time to engage people and communities in improving health and using services wisely. Just expanding the supply of care is not a sustainable solution. Wanless in 2002 argued for a fully engaged population which has not been achieved https://www.nhsconfed.org/articles/moderating-demand-nhs-care-needs-much-more-attention

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alfcollins.bsky.social•37 days ago

Excellent blog. @healthfoundation.bsky.social demonstrated 20 years ago that 1 in 4 people living with LTCs don’t even want to think about their health. We know how to change this (community activation, peer support, health coaching, social prescribing) but implementation needs to be prioritised

chrisham.bsky.social•37 days ago

Many thanks, Alf. Please remind me of the THF ref from 20 years ago

alfcollins.bsky.social•37 days ago

3/3. Now on a roll 😂. You may also remember this work that was commissioned by NHSE to help deliver on chapter 2 of the 5YFV. By the time it was published the central commissioning team had moved on….

https://www.nesta.org.uk/project/realising-value/

alfcollins.bsky.social•37 days ago

Here it is Chris. Replicated by Pete Bower from Manchester about 10 years ago- will dig out. Hope all well with you https://www.health.org.uk/reports-and-analysis/reports/how-engaged-are-people-in-their-healthcare

alfcollins.bsky.social•37 days ago

2/2. And here’s Pete Bower’s paper with a slightly different demographic: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-016-1843-2

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