@LaylaMcCay

Director of Policy @NHSConfed. Previous: NHS psychiatrist, DHSC, WHO, World Bank. Books: Restorative Cities, Breaking the Rainbow Ceiling. Personal views.🏳️‍🌈

 England, United Kingdom
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Joined August 2010
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📢 We are so proud to see @LaylaMcCay featured in @INvolvePeople's 2024 Outstanding Role Model 100 LGBTQ+ Executives list! Layla champions LGBTQ+ inclusion and role-models visible diversity and allyship. Huge congratulations! 🏳‍🌈🎉 #OUTRoleModels24 bit.ly/40LYO9G
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📺@LaylaMcCay spoke to @BBCBreakfast this morning about the importance of prevention and responded to research by @asthmalunguk. 👇
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Nice to be in fine company for book announcements!
DHH Literary Agency@DHHlitagency22 Jul 2024
We’ve got another PACKED #DHHNewsRoundup for you this week, folks. Congratulations to our clients on their wonderful news! 🥂 shorturl.at/RHxlF
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I have published an Exec Summary slide-deck of my Health and Devo report from May to help with local conversations. Given the focus on an English Devolution Bill I thought it might be particularly useful today. Download it at the bottom of this webpage: nhsconfed.org/publications/p…
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It's about efficiency and sustainability, not just asking for more money. As the post-election dust settles, @ConfedMatthew speaks to @Paul_Corrigan and @IsabelHardman for our #HealthOnTheLine podcast about the early announcements from the new government nhsconfed.org/podcast/avoidi…
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"Its not just the staff themselves. Thinking about mechanisms like how can you pool staff, how can you help the workforce to work across different sites?" Earlier @LaylaMcCay spoke to @BBCBreakfast about measures that could be taken to combat NHS waiting lists more quickly 👇📺
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Love this. Thanks, Ben!
Royal Society of Arts@theRSAorg12 Jul 2024
Breaking barriers, one Rainbow Ceiling at a time! Ben Oliver shares his insights from @LaylaMcCay's recent talk with five strategies helping employers cultivate a supportive environment for LGBTQ+ employees. thersa.co/4eJiC1K #RSAPride #Pride
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So proud to be bringing you THE QUEER Canon by @LaylaMcCay in 2026!
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@BookBrunch10 Jul 2024
.@LaylaMcCay is set to explore The Queer Canon at @ScribeUKbooks, aiming to create a new canon of LGBTQ+ literature over the past century and beyond bookbrunch.co.uk/page/articl… (£)
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The news is out: I’m writing another book! About SUCH a delightful topic.
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@BookBrunch10 Jul 2024
.@LaylaMcCay is set to explore The Queer Canon at @ScribeUKbooks, aiming to create a new canon of LGBTQ+ literature over the past century and beyond bookbrunch.co.uk/page/articl… (£)
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We asked our members "what could health leaders do, working with a new government, to improve patient outcomes"❓💭 Our chair @Voa1234 and chief executive @ConfedMatthew have written to @wesstreeting setting out their answers. nhsconfed.org/publications/l…
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Some thoughts on the #NHS legacy the government will inherit and what they will need to prioritise. NHS featured much less in the campaign than it should have but that will change as many unanswered Qs will now come to the fore. @NHSConfed linkedin.com/pulse/election-… via @LinkedIn

Election 2024 – what comes next for the NHS?

As predicted, we have a huge Labour majority government with a mandate to make lasting changes to the country – and with the NHS being at the top of their priority list. It was a striking feature of...

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As #Pride month draws to a close we're sharing a video with Chris Barlow, @QueeringCulture, @LaylaMcCay, @MikeFindMedia and @Nzube, that discusses what Pride means to each of them. Thank you to all those who took part in #RSAPride inc. @Fetozzato & @Sabacelebritypa. 🏳️‍🌈🙌
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Rising long term sickness absences affect both individual wellbeing and the economy. It’s time for innovative solutions and a fresh approach. We’ve been working with @BCG to look at why a whole-of-government approach is key and how it can be taken forward. 🧵1/10
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NEW podcast interview with Dr Layla McCay, Director of Policy at the NHS Confederation, psychiatrist & author of the recent non fiction hit 'Breaking The Rainbow Ceiling'. 🌈 Listen now 🎧 buzzsprout.com/1922897/15288… #pridemonth #booktwitter
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It was a fascinating discussion with some shocking statistics. I’m reading it now. Thank you @LaylaMcCay
Layla McCay@LaylaMcCay19 Jun 2024
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Links to things I discussed: My new book is Breaking the Rainbow Ceiling: How LGBTQ+ people can thrive and succeed at work published by @BloomsburyBiz @bloomsburyusa bloomsbury.com/uk/breaking-t…

Breaking the Rainbow Ceiling

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Last week I was interviewed by the wonderful @vsmacdonald at @ConfedExpo about moving from clinical medicine into health policy, my new book, being LGBTQ+ in the NHS, and health policy priorities for a new government. And you can watch it all here. youtu.be/u9Kt-3vA7Yk?si=qLtv…
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Our new report on devolution in healthcare is called Prevention, Population Health and Prosperity: a new era in devolution is available to read here nhsconfed.org/publications/p…
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And in terms of healthcare priorities for @NHSConfed in a new government, here they are. nhsconfed.org/publications/b…
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