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Irene Stratton's avatar

Any mention of prevention or funding for public health would be a start.

Bringing back SureStart centres - everywhere not just in areas of high deprivation - in Oxford there are few of any ante-natal classes and new mums are getting advice from Instagram, Peanut and Mumsnet. Number of health visitors have plummeted.

Huge new housing estates being built with no public space - I live on an estate of 500 homes. We have one room of space for meetings, enough for 10 people. Nowhere for exercise classes, coffee mornings, mums and toddlers.

I'll stop there but we do need the bigger picture.

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Estelle Burton's avatar

I'm reading you stacks with much interest & agree with the points made. My mum 93 has just come out of hospital after a fall resulting in a broken shoulder - very debilitating. A number of issues strike me; poor repetitive fragmented communication, non existent communication with outside agencies such as care providers leading to bed blocking, the amount of admin nurses are expected to do with many hours spent on computers/databases, the poor use of tech for communication with the patient/carers/family.

There are glaring issues & it is unsustainable.

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