Hear from our CEO Sandra Mitchell-Phillips about our take on the Downing Street Partnerships Unit devolution update issued to civil society and charity leaders this week.

“We are fortunate that Newcastle upon Tyne has been taking steps towards reducing health inequity by becoming a Marmot city, meaning our local authority is an official partner of the Institute of Health Equity, and is working towards addressing the social factors that impact the health of our citizens…

Change is a given in the healthcare landscape, and while that has always been the case, the shifts taking place currently need to go further than ever before.

Anticipation was therefore rife for months ahead of publication of the government's 10-year plan for healthcare in England. Now it’s out, the system has already begun to react.

The ‘three radical shifts’ the plan is calling for, namely hospital to community, analogue to digital, and sickness to prevention, are admirable aspirations, but I can’t help but feel there are probably more questions than answers at this stage of the game.