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Sally Warren

@sallywarren.bsky.social
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DG 10 Year Health Plan at DHSC, working with NHSE. Ex Director of Policy at The King’s Fund. All things health and social care. Views my own. Requotes not always an endorsement. To help shape 10 year plan for health please go to www.change.nhs.uk

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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
It’s all end notes after 143…
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Met gala, not the Oscars
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Sometimes M&S has run out of wine in a can and you have to get wine in a little bottle. That’s when you need a cup 🤷‍♀️
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
On basis of extensive Waterloo experience I can confirm londons position at the bottom. They never had a cup
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
This weeks NHS Change blog is looking at how we’ve engaged with chidlren and yound people tinyurl.com/4vszbsef
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Add gov.uk and you get what you need! www.gov.uk/government/p...
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List of Cabinet Committees and their membership
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Faculty of Public Health @fphuk.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
A reminder to all Faculty members to join us for tomorrow’s #PublicHealthSpaces meeting! @sallywarren.bsky.social will be discussing the 10-Year Health Plan’s priorities regarding prevention ➡️ www.fph.org.uk/events-cours... This session will be chaired by @profkevinfenton.bsky.social.
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Teodor Grama @teodorgrama.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
📢Calling all UK policy officials! Have you ever had to provide policy advice under pressure – in a crisis or in response to breaking news? We at the @instituteforgov.bsky.social want to hear from you! Fill out our survey (open until 14 Feb) to share your insights: bit.ly/3Ek2KoM!
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Faculty of Public Health @fphuk.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Join us to hear from @sallywarren.bsky.social and a panel of experts (@profkevinfenton.bsky.social, Prof Zafar Iqbal, Dr Amanjit Jhund & Rachel Johns) on the prevention priorities of the 10-Year Health Plan during the next #PublicHealthSpaces meeting for FPH members ➡️ www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...
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Helen Barnard @helenbarnard.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Thanks to @sallywarren.bsky.social @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social & the Department of Health team for the invite to join today’s Partners Council to discuss the 10 Year Plan for Health. Great to discuss the impact of hunger & hardship on people’s health & access to healthcare. And what’s needed to…
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
It’s time for a new Change NHS, reflecting on how we are trying to make sure our engagement reaches people and communities that often aren’t listened to at all, or well enough: tinyurl.com/mryensdy.
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Faculty of Public Health @fphuk.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
And please register for the next #PublicHealthSpaces with @sallywarren.bsky.social to learn more about the prevention priorities of the 10-Year Health Plan – these meetings are open to Faculty members only. bsky.app/profile/fphu...
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
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neilmcrowther @neilmcrowther.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
‘If you seek his monument, look around you’ John Evans created a life of possibility for countless generations of disabled people in the UK and globally through his quiet radicalism. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ev... Rest in Power.
Disability rights and independent living campaigner John Evans
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Faculty of Public Health @fphuk.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
We're delighted to announce that @sallywarren.bsky.social will be joining our next #PublicHealthSpaces to discuss the 10-Year Health Plan! @profkevinfenton.bsky.social, Prof Zafar Iqbal, Dr Amanjit Jhund & Rachel Johns will share their expert views. Register today ➡️ www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...
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Olly Benson @ollybenson.uk · 05/01/2025
If you've never done public speaking before but would like to give it a try, this is a brilliant opportunity to do so. You can talk about anything (preferably something you are passionate about), a supportive audience, 10 mins max available to plan your session.
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Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
If you're up early tomorrow morning for some reason, this is your reminder that the UK has a brilliant pass of the International Space Station, which passes overhead about 6.07am (check timings for where you are at heavens-above.com). Worth pointing out to anyone small who has woken you up...
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Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 24/12/2024
So, let's try doing #duvetknowitschristmas here this evening? People are literally Driving Home For Christmas right now, which MIGHT JUST mean that they'll be sleeping somewhere unusual. 1/
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Latest Change NHS blog is now up! Reflections on the engagement to date…. change.nhs.uk/projects/ref...
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Latest Change NHS blog is now up! Reflections on the engagement to date…. change.nhs.uk/projects/ref...
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Hi Charlie - sorry to hear the session format didn’t work for you. We are doing a range of engagement - inc full day deliberative sessions with staff in the new year. I would encourage staff to submit their in-depth experiences thru the change.nhs portal. And local events are happening too
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Alex Thomas @alexgathomas.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Chris Wormald will be the new cabinet secretary - big news and congratulations to him Background in public services - health and education, worked with Michael Gove on education reforms and at DHSC through Covid. Also time at communities and working with Nick Clegg in the coalition
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Helen Barnard @helenbarnard.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Definition of a woman of ‘a certain age’: - Too old to be bullied & intimidated. - Too young to be patronised & ignored. Terrifying to men of a certain type.
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Great to be with @skinnock.bsky.social in Ipswich today for the latest of our public events on the 10 year health plan. Loads of great conversation about the three shifts - to community, to digital, to prevention
Stephen Kinnock talking to a room full of participants Stephen Kinnock talking to an attendee in a room with people sat at tables
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Thanks Jacob - the team and I definitely building up both our miles and our knowledge of the train network. Storm Bert was an unhelpful addition to our challenges…
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
we’ll be publishing the working group members next week. On staff engagement, staff can feed into website. We are currently in middle of 15 on-line events - 4000 staff registered. And full day staff deliberation in all 7 regions in the new year.Also engagement via WGs, roundtables & local events
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
We’ve started a new blog on the change.nhs website so you can keep up to speed with what we’re up to. Take a look at our first blog here. change.nhs.uk/folders/chan...
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Stian Westlake @stianwestlake.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
UKRI is recruiting a Director to lead work on R&D and Place. A great opportunity for an action-oriented leader who wants to tackle the many well-documented issues of the geography of R&D in the UK! careersportal.taleo.net/careersectio...
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Really delighted that Siva is stepping into my old shoes at The Kings Fund. A brilliant appointment.
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Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
I think the government has gone about this in the wrong way. No case to legislate so quickly. (if the govt thinks there is potentially a case for change). Much better to set up a review (Royal Commission even), debate the options with the public and then construct a package
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
Really delighted to have the benefit of this serious set of skills to lead our working groups for the 10 year health plan www.gov.uk/government/g.... More info to follow on the members!
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10 Year Health Plan working groups
The 10 Year Health Plan working groups will consider the future vision for the NHS and areas of the NHS that will need to change to achieve this.
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 31/10/2024
Happy Halloween #ChangeNHS. Kudos to Dave for this effort. Head to www.change.nhs.uk
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 21/10/2024
We want you to help shape the 10 year plan for health. If you use the NHS, work in health and care, interested in shaping the future of the NHS, new website launches today seeking your experience and ideas change.nhs.uk/en-GB/
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mia ridge @miaout.bsky.social · 29/08/2024
Has someone in a non-academic UK role contributed to your research? Maybe a software developer, a librarian, a community manager? You can write a Hidden REF nomination for them to recognise their work! hidden-ref.org/hidden-ref-c...
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Hidden REF Competition
Hidden REF Competition 2024 The Hidden REF was launched to raise awareness of the research outputs and roles that are vital to research but overlooked by traditional research evaluation. We want to…
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Helen Buckingham @hbuckingham.bsky.social · 01/09/2024
This is great, research just doesn't happen by magic without the support teams. @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social @theasrstein.bsky.social @sarahscobie.bsky.social @sallywarren.bsky.social
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 02/09/2024
Speak to your maternity team or request via your GP Alice. In the press release…
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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · 29/08/2024
I'm old now Old enough to remember the smoke free legislation Everything that has been said today: End of the British boozer A fundamental assault on our freedoms and liberties World stops turning etc Was all said then Almost as if someone dusted off the BAT PR playbook and amplified it......
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Hannah White @drhannahwhite.bsky.social · 28/08/2024
Are you interested in joining our brilliant research and learning team at ⁦‪@instituteforgov‬⁩? We’re looking for people who have been working in and around government to bring their experience and expertise to our work, details 👇 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/about-us/car...
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Expressions of interest | Institute for Government
We are inviting expressions of interest from anyone with recent experience working in UK government/politics who would like to join us at the IfG.
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Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · 29/08/2024
I see the old myth that smoking bans reduce income in hospitality sector is being dragged out again. To be clear, the only studies showing any adverse effect use weak methodology and are funded by the tobacco industry www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles...
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Review of the quality of studies on the economic effects of smoke-free policies on the hospitality industry
Data sources: Researchers sought all studies produced before 31 August 2002. Articles published in scientific journals were located with Medline, Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index...
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 28/08/2024
The Kings Find is recruting for my replacement as Director of Policy more details here and closing date end of Sept starfishsearch.com/jobs/kings-f...
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Director of Policy – Starfish Search
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 27/08/2024
We’re offering up to £150k Global Innovation Fellowships to UK based humanities and social sciences scholars on the below themes in eligible countries. You’d work with a (non academic) partner organisation of your choice - eg community organisation www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/oda-...
Applications are invited in any of the following areas:

Environment, sustainability and nature
Transformative technologies
Health and wellbeing
Cities and urbanisation
Global order, geopolitics and international affairs
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Policy Sketchbook @policysketch.bsky.social · 24/08/2024
New blog post for the weekend crowd: Escaping the zero-sum game of paying for public services policysketchbook.wordpress.com/2024/08/24/e...
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Escaping the zero-sum game of paying for public services
It is an old cliché that people in the UK want European levels of public services for US levels of taxation – even if the last government achieved closer to US levels of public services for European l...
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 20/08/2024
Polar bears and penguins live happily alongside each other too
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 20/08/2024
A number of NHS trusts and some (one?) national bodies in health have. Shaun Lintern has been keeping an eye out.
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 29/04/2024
Have a listen to this months @thekingsfund.bsky.social podcast with Dr Waheed Arian, talking about his extraordinary life, becoming a doctor and his passion for compassionate leadership www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
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Dr Waheed Arian: Escaping War, Becoming A Doctor And Practising Compassionate Leadership
Ruth Robertson sits down with Dr Waheed Arian, who shares his journey of leaving Afghanistan as a refugee, becoming an NHS doctor and founding two organisations which use technology to overcome barrie...
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 19/04/2024
We’re hring at The Kings Fund - a senior policy lead to head our our team responding to emerging policy issues and helping shape the health and care debate. More info here: www.kingsfund.org.uk/about-us/job...
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Senior Policy Lead
We're looking for a Senior Policy Lead to to join our dynamic and fast-paced team working on issues at the top of the political agenda.
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 15/04/2024
We’re looking for new trustees here @thekingsfund.bsky.social Wide variety of experience and background sought, closing date 3 May and more details here. Don’t miss out on the chance to be one of my bosses! www.kingsfund.org.uk/about-us/job...
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Trustee
We are now seeking new members for our Board of Trustees who will bring experience and expertise to help deliver its strategic objectives and overall vision.
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 20/03/2024
Which - on my walk to the station - also seemed to mean that ALL of London was outside a pub drinking a pint?
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 18/03/2024
New report from Kings Fund today on relationship between poverty and NHS. Includes the sad but staggering fact that UK has seen highest increase in child poverty among 39 OECD countries. www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
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The Relationship Between Poverty And NHS Services
This analysis explores the link between poverty and the prevalence of ill health, accessing health care services, health outcomes and delayed treatment.
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Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social · 23/02/2024
How to think about the impact of NHS strikes: www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
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Counting the cost of NHS strikes
Siva Anandaciva delves into the breadth and depth of impact NHS strikes can have – on patients, staff, public perceptions and NHS finances.
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