“No more money without reform”
So the Prime Minister said, when reacting to the Darzi report on the critical state of the NHS. Starmer suggested that as “working people can’t afford to pay more, so it’s reform or die”, questioning the effectiveness of public investment in the health service.
The relatively poor health of our population could be addressed by giving the NHS more money. But the research seems to show that the problems are deeper and need more radical reform. Lord Darzi suggests service integration, digital health advancements, and patient-centered care models could shift the dial. Campaigns and rewards for physical activity, and a move away from junk food could make a real difference in building the health and resilence of the population.
It would be nice to think that housing might be looked at differently.
Billions of pounds of public money has been poured into subsidising private sector house builders (eg Help to Buy/Sell) and the private rented sector through housing benefit. And yet the public sector (local authorities and housing associations) have faced austerity, rent cuts and additional responsibilities. All in the context of residents facing deeper poverty and starved public services. Like people spending days in A&E we have people dying in poor quality, damp, unsafe homes. And not being able to access social housing is even more damaging to the health of people who sleep rough, live in temporary homes or in unsuitable, dangerous homes.
Everyone (including me) will argue for more government investment into social housing – and one lives in hope. But in the absence of mega grants we could do with a fundamental review of social housing resources, including those that leak out of the public sector, for example housing benefit. What would Lord Darzi’s equivalent make of the problem?
Some of the issues are identical
- service integration – in housing this would include interdepartmental working between property and people teams; manadated collaboration between housing, health and social care; pooled strategy and funding between government departments
- digital advancements – this is critical for the housing sector where IT is outdated, tailor made, inefficient with poor quality data and minimal automation and a fear of AI.
- patient-centered care – in housing this means starting with the needs of the individual consumer and listening to them.
Why do we have one housing association for every 2000 homes (on average)? Why don’t we have common data standards? Why hasn’t the government ordered thousands of modular homes? Why haven’t we examined how to make government pension funds support housing supply? Why is there VAT on refurbishment? How to make more of the thriving regions where home ownership is more achievable? Why not use publically owned (and “grey belt” land) to produce more homes?
Just like the NHS we seem to have increased labour to replace capital, rather than the other way round (ie becoming more effecient).
The time has come to do a root and branch review of the housing emergency, with a fresh approach to the problem. A solution that mobilises the people who need homes, better homes or more affordable homes. An approach that brings really good modern technology into play. And a willingness of the Government to work with the housing associations, private sector and local democracy to reform a broken system.
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