Daniel said: "There is so much for GMMH to be proud of. Thank you so much to Tony, Karen, Marc, Karolina, Rufus, Loveness, Carl and Alison for such a brilliant visit."

📸 Read Daniel’s reflections in full 👇
bit.ly/49lMCRi

GMMH is making real strides, including:
🔵Virtually eliminating its legacy 150+ out-of-area placements.
🔵The trust has also made significant progress in reducing the number of patients with no criteria to reside.
🔵GMMH is the biggest recruiter of mental health patients into clinical trials.

Also as part of the Q&A, Jim discussed:

🔴 Upcoming industrial action
🔴 The newly announced Advanced Foundation Trusts and what that status means for providers
🔴 Financial targets
🔴 Diversity in leadership and tackling racism to support the NHS workforce.

4/4 🧵

Taking questions from the audience, Jim further discussed the challenges in leadership retention.

He reinforced his commitment to restructure processes that both allow for better progression and support new leaders.

3/4 👇

"You've done a fantastic job so far".

Jim reflected on the complicated challenges trust leaders are currently facing.

He shared why leadership is a priority during the next phase of the #10yearhealthplan and praised the work leaders are doing to implement the plan.

2/4 👇

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@pplthinks.bsky.social's Claire Kennedy, Simon Morioka and @england.nhs.uk's Dr James Kent reflected on culture and behaviour – seeing people as individuals and communities.

"Neighbourhood health drives the three shifts… it's about behaviour change, not just contracts or forms."

🧵3/3 #NHSP25

🗨️ Resident feedback: "In cycle two, I was asked the questions that really mattered to me."

A reminder that curiosity and compassion are as vital as data. Co-location, collaboration and a single point of contact helped remove barriers and improve patient experience.

🧵2/3

Wes Streeting ended his keynote by announcing the next steps in #NHS reform:

🔷 New neighbourhood contracts
🔷 Advanced Foundation Trusts
🔷 Integrated Healthcare Organisations

#NHSP25