Delighted to see that Nicola Bailey ( formerly Director of Child and Adult Services, acting CEO Hartlepool BC and later COO for County Durham and Tees Valley CCGs) has become the Interim Executive Area Director for the North East and North Cumbria NHS .
When I attended the launch in Gateshead NHS featured large and perhaps rightly, but to have somebody with a huge insight into Adult Care and the challenges of Councils and CCGs, will give great optimism of achieving the integration we have argued to achieve for so long.
Have a look at these videos which explain what the Integrated Health Partnership is about with input fro the Chair of Healthwatch.
https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/integrated-care-partnership/
We beklieve NESCHA can not only continue to play a part in the North East but can have a greater impact through our proactive work with research.
Interviewed by Matt Bailey at 7.10am on 29th July about NESCHA views on imminent Andy Burnham announcement later that morning. I was greatly encouraged by his feedback ( he said it was interesting and ran over time!) and wrote the paper attached.
I never dreamt that one day I would be living the system!.
Sadly Robert my co-author , died when I was in hospital some years ago but my wife visited daily and then she lived with a diagnosois mixed dementia for over four years, was admitted to hospital last October and, following a rapid discharge to a care home, died peacefully in December .
Despite a professional background in social work and years spent working on improving health and care systems, nothing fully prepares you for living that experience. It brought into sharp focus both the compassion of frontline staff and the frustrations families can face when services are not as joined-up or consistent as they should be.
NHS de-frazzle new book and brilliant review