
Nicholas R Hicks
@nicholashicks
Doctor with GP, public health, management and policy experience. Founder of COBIC. Helping health and care systems focus on the outcomes that matter most.
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http://www.cobic.co.uk 27-11-2011 21:43:51
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There’s been talk for years of a primary care and community based NHS. Time for government to accelerate the change … and at the same time allow hospitals to do what only they can do. The Times and The Sunday Times Keir Starmer Wes Streeting Amanda Pritchard Professor Chris Whitty Ara Darzi


Fantastic time at #fleetwoodmoves on Saturday! Huge thanks to Helen & George LPMDanceTheatre, all the amazing performers & the wonderful volunteers supported by #UKSPF & Wyre Council. We hope it will become an annual event & look forward to being involved again in the future.



Royal College of Physicians has published the Green Physician Toolkit outlining actions physicians can take to reduce the environmental impact of healthcare delivery in the UK👇 rcp.ac.uk/media/0lppfhmw… Read here how we can help 👇 vist.ly/3da5h #Sustainability #NetZero #BCorp





One of the lovely things that happened at #GES2024 was that we had a chance to acknowledge 35 extraordinary years of Jeremy Grimshaw's commitment to this global movement. People stood up and gave him a standing ovation, and it was just absolutely lovely to see 🧵4/7



Strengthening clinical leadership and management | The Health Foundation health.org.uk/publications/l…


"Medicine is difficult. We need to continue to attract the brightest to train as doctors. We need to ensure that their training is long enough to make them equipped to do the difficult daily work of the doctor." Andrew Elder Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh bmj.com/content/387/bm…

These are very wise and important words from Sean Ninan. They deserve to be repeated and repeated and repeated till they become widely understood. And, if we want the NHS to survive, we all need to help the system respond to them constructively. Read it from beginning to end.


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More evidence from robust evaluation by my colleagues Institute for Fiscal Studies that SureStart had impressive long run impacts. Previous work showed it improved the long run health and educational achievement of poorer children. New work shows drop in serious youth offending.
