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Much has happened over the past four months so now feels like a good time to take stock and see what we have achieved during this time, and how we have further developed as an ICS

This week (Friday, to be precise) marks four months since we made the public announcement that the Partnership had become an integrated care system (ICS). The announcement on 4th May came at a time when health and social care colleagues in Humber, Coast and Vale were working around the clock to respond to Covid-19, so … Read more

We need to understand whether the improvements and transformations made in response to Covid-19 are providing the quality of care required and improving the health and well-being of our population

If you’ve been following the Partnership’s blog series recently you’ll have seen several references to the great work and ingenuity colleagues from across all sectors have shown in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic. At the height of the pandemic, it became clear there were a large number of rapid changes and service improvements taking place … Read more

We believe that our communities will benefit for many years to come if we can learn from the changes we’ve made in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Thank you for all the hard work, enthusiasm and ingenuity that you have shown over the last three months.

It’s been 13 weeks since the country was placed into lockdown as the Government introduced measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 in the UK. On the one hand it seems like a lifetime ago, and on the other it feels like yesterday. It feels like an eternity has passed since lockdown measures were introduced, … Read more

“We have a long way to go to achieve race equality. But the events of the past few weeks also shows that there is reason to be hopeful because we are now talking and taking action.”

Yesterday the funeral of George Floyd took place. As has been extensively covered in the news, George died after a white police officer was filmed kneeling on his neck for nearly nine minutes in Minneapolis, USA. I have been reflecting on what has happened, and continues to happen, with a sense of anger and sadness. … Read more

We have seen rapid and significant transformation in the way we deliver health and care services in a matter of weeks. Sustaining the positive changes is a challenge for both now and the future

I want to begin my message this week with another huge thank you to everyone who is continuing to work around the clock to respond to COVID-19 across Humber, Coast and Vale. Colleagues and partners are continuing to go above and beyond to put in place additional resources and new ways of working to enable … Read more

We don’t know exactly how long the COVID-19 situation will last, but we do know that it is more important than ever for us to lean on one another and support each other through the current challenges

I’d like to start this week’s message with a huge thank you to every single colleague working within our organisations across Humber, Coast and Vale. In our hospitals and GP practices; in community services and mental health; in our CCGs and Local Authorities; in hospices and across the voluntary sector; in care homes and home … Read more

These are testing times for us both individually and collectively – we must lean on our partnerships and relationships to ensure we can get through the coming weeks and months

As we enter another week of uncertainty for many, I wish to continue to reiterate my message of thanks and encouragement to all of you working together on the frontline of our country’s efforts to tackle Covid-19. These are testing times for us both individually and collectively. We must lean on our partnerships and relationships … Read more

Covid-19 will affect the way in which the Partnership operates over the coming weeks and months. However, our work of supporting and enabling collaboration across Humber, Coast and Vale will not stop.

Just a few short weeks ago, Sir Michael Marmot, the guru of health inequalities and public health, published a review 10 years on from his ground-breaking report on the health of the population and health inequalities in 2010. His review did not make for happy reading, highlighting the continuation, and in some cases exacerbation, of … Read more