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The Jeremy Hunt event: what really happened…
As you can imagine a lot of preparation goes into organising each Cambridge Health Network event, so when you get the news a couple of days before an event that your keynote …
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Richard Smith: Mental health—has the tide finally turned?
When I spoke to this group four years ago about mental health services all was doom and gloom, but now I feel optimistic. This is how Paul Farmer, chief executive officer of …
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The future of primary care? It’s already happening in Tower Hamlets
Those who attended the Cambridge Health Network’s Future of primary care event last night left inspired by the lessons from East London’s Tower Hamlets.
Chair of NHS Tower Hamlets CCG, Sir Sam Everington …
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Richard Smith: Turning round failing hospitals
The Care Quality Commission has placed 27 health institutions, most of them hospitals, into “special measures,” and so far 11 have emerged. Few jobs can be tougher or lonelier than taking over …
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Clinical leaders badly needed but not appreciated
By Richard Smith
All health systems need clinical leaders to flourish, but being a clinical leader is hard, particularly in the NHS. Those were the main messages from last night’s meeting of the …
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Collaboration in mental health
At our last event Joint Ventures in Mental Health, sponsored by Mills & Reeve, Rhian Vandrill spoke alongside Turning Point’s Victor Adebowale and fast-growing private mental health provider Cygnet Health Care on …
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An ode to the power of data and technology – an evening with Jeremy Hunt
Drawn from a cross section of the UK’s healthcare system leadership, the CHN audience at our first event of the year did not disappoint, as they listened to and questioned the Rt. …
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‘Person-centred service design’ – What is it, and how do we implement it?
On a rainy and windy evening in London, the latest Cambridge Health Network event on ‘people centred service design’ took place at the Royal Society of Medicine. Speaking about the challenges of …
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‘How can social care evolve to support greater integration with health services?’
Social care can no longer be the handmaiden to the NHS. This was the clear message given at a feisty meeting of the Cambridge Health Network, which took place in London on July …
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The importance of digital technology to the UK health economy by Karen Taylor, Director, UK Centre for Health Solutions
On Wednesday 27 May, Deloitte hosted a Cambridge Health Network event using our latest report ‘Connected health: how digital technology is transforming health and social care’ as a catalyst for the ensuing …