Back in Hong Kong for the first time since the pandemic. 36% of the population is aged 65+ and this traditional, hospital centric, health
system is creaking because it has failed to innovate as fertility rates fall and ageing rises, causing significant waiting lists and times.

Great to be in #Toronto and catch up with two wonderful former KPMG colleagues, Georgina Black and Emmeline Roodenburg. Wonderful weather too!

Fabulous four day symposium on cancer care in New York. Thanks to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for hosting our visit for two days to learn more about the latest developments in Omics Science and cancer treatments.

NEWS: Global healthcare leader Prof Mark Britnell to join Health Innovation Manchester as Chair

@MarkBritnell brings his vast experience of global public & private health systems, having led organisations at local, regional & national levels

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Double treble dreams dashed but still the double to play for. C’mon City! #FACup #Wembley #MCFC

The tide is high but I’m holding on. Fine afternoon for a Sunday lunch. #RiverThames

Nothing quite like Central Park, NYC, on a sunny Easter Sunday.

Nothing better than New York City in the Easter sunshine, up on the 102nd floor of the Empire State Building ☀️

Great to see Sir Mayur Lakhani, Chair Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management, at the vibrant #FMLMConf24 in #Manchester . I worked with Mayur as Chair RCGP in better times when public satisfaction with the NHS was very high. How we yearn for those results today. It has been done before and can be done again.

It’s great to see freshers university life through the eyes of my daughter, Beatrix, as we celebrate her birthday with her flat mates Cardiff University #Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Great to have the original masterminds of Central Middlesex hospital ⁦London North West University Healthcare⁩ back on site today ⁦Professor Mark Britnell⁩ ⁦NAPC⁩ CEO John Pope ⁦@mswindells⁩ exciting progress over the years for this hospital with the opening of the NWL Orthopaedic centre

Another glimpse of ‘a’ future from China today. Talking with Ping An Doctor, the healthcare organisation based in Beijing, their ‘AI Doctor’ deals with 130,000 consultations per day with ~ 35% of patients not interacting directly with a human. Dystopia or destiny? A bit of both.

Just back from Brazil. What a sunrise 🌅

Pleasure to meet Dr Reddy, founder and chairman, HospitalsApollo this week along with managing directors Sangita and Preetha Reddy to discuss the latest innovations in Indian healthcare, particularly digital health. The sheer scale and speed of change is impressive #G20India2023

Pleasure to teach University of Toronto University of Toronto health MBA students this week as they visited London as part of their programme which also takes them to Singapore and San Francisco. Also, thanks to our guest speakers Lord Nigel Crisp Tara Donnelly Richard Murray Samantha Jones OBE

Delighted to announce 3 new members will join the Global Impact Committee Beamtree.

anne mcelvoy POLITCO joins along-with Professor Christine Bennett AO, Notre Dame University, Australia and Dr Anushka Coovadia, Chair of the KwaZulu-Natal Children’s Hospital in South Africa.

Naturally, people have been rushing to analyse the NHS Workforce Plan. I can see why people either say “it’s toast today” or “jam tomorrow”. Will read it properly over the weekend. But I do think it’s remarkable that NHSE have got this published. It’s a new line in the sand 👏

Just watched BBC Newsnight #NHS 75 . I preferred the #NHS 60 show because we had the highest public, patient and staff satisfaction in the history of the #NHS . Developed over a decade through more staff, better infrastructure, lower waiting times and better economy. #Wasted15years .