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Chris Hopson
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Chris Hopson
@ChrisHopsonNHS
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Joined February 2014
- Deeply uncomfortable with references to Home Secretary’s work being challenging and this providing some justification of, or explanation for, inappropriate behaviour. All top public service leadership roles are challenging. Whole point is to absorb pressure & lead well, isn’t it?
- Q. How, as a Government, do you really irritate NHS trust CEOs at the end of another difficult, busy, hard, week? A. Announce two major operational policy changes on visiting and PPE usage at 1700 on a Friday afternoon without any notice or consultation. They are not amused!
- How's NHS doing at moment in relation to omicron and other pressures? New thread based on latest data. Note that we prefer to use numbers of covid-19 patients in hospital, rather than new admissions, as two days more up to date and better represents whole picture...1/19
- On 12 Dec @BorisJohnson asked NHS & local govt to massively expand booster campaign at huge pace. Latest data & like for like days (Tues 7 Dec to Tues 21) show boosters administered has gone from 391k to 968k a day (a 2.5x increase) in fortnight. R/T if you agree this is amazing!
- Describing the NHS as “feckless”, as @Telegraph did last week, is insulting and inaccurate. NHS staff are working completely flat out to provide the best possible care amidst a wide range of very difficult challenges. Letter in today’s @Telegraph 👇. R/T or like if you agree.
- 93k NHS staff vacancies. £6bn spend on temporary staff to fill gaps. 55% of staff working unpaid extra hours each week. 44% saying they've felt ill with work related stress. NHS desperately needs long term workforce planning. Govt must make this happen this week. R/T if you agree
- How’s NHS? Staff completely flat out & beyond full stretch. Busier than ever before at this time of year. Major workforce/demand challenges. Before full impact of winter/omicron. Worrying. But as committed as ever to providing outstanding patient care to all who need it!🧵. 1/25
- London NHS pressure mounting rapidly. Hospitalised covid patients up 30% in week vs national 4%. At 1,534 yesterday (vs 8k in Jan'21 peak). Covid linked staff absences up 140% from 1,900 Sunday to 4,700 Thurs. Some trusts now having to postpone non essential activity 🧵..1/6
- 1/25 NEW THREAD. Where's NHS up to? Flat out, doing its best for patients, as ever. But struggling with covid and impact of long term fault lines. Concerning pressure, despite front line effort. Sits alongside interview today with @thesundaytimes :
- NEW thread 5 Jan. SUMMARY. NHS stretched like never before. London still showing lower hospitalisation growth. But growing concerns that the assumption the rest of country will match London pattern may be wrong. Also must recognise impact of pressure on patients & staff. 1/24
- Another, new, update thread on where the NHS is up to, given fast moving situation. Draws on latest performance and covid data and recent intelligence from trust CEOs. Also looks at staff absences, access to tests and NHS work to create extra surge capacity. Happy New Year! 1/25
- 1/25 Update thread on where NHS hospitals are at the moment, concentrating on 3 things: a) hotspot hospital admission rates. b) overall pressure. c) what this may mean for easing lockdown measures (spoiler alert - we will need a full, evidence based, debate given trade offs!)
- Another, NEW, update thread for Mon Jan 3, given fast moving NHS situation. Looks at NHS pressures incl staff absences, covid caseload & what trusts are doing to meet pressure. Particular emphasis on latest hospitalisation data and why trusts may declare critical incidents. 1/25