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Improved joint working requires greater encouragement and more local innovation

Date: 17/3/2010

A report published today by the NHS Confederation’s PCT Network says greater joint working across health and public services should be locally driven but needs stronger national support to bring about real change to patient care. more

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Public health, redesign of services and social care the key tasks for whoever wins the General Election, says NHS Confederation report

Date: 11/3/2010

A report published by the NHS Confederation today has painted a stark picture of the challenges an incoming Government will face in the management of the health service. more

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No time for complacency on smoking, warns Confederation chair

Date: 10/3/2010

The chair of the NHS Confederation, Bryan Stoten, has used National No-Smoking Day to warn against any complacency in the efforts to reduce smoking. more

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NHS Confederation responds to Panorama programme

Date: 9/3/2010

NHS Confederation chair Bryan Stoten responds to yesterday's Panorama programme 'Trust Us, We're an NHS Hospital'. more

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NHSPN responds to Cooperation and Competition Panel decision on NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney case

Date: 3/3/2010

NHS Partners Network today responded to the decision by the DH requiring NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney to stop its community services procurement, thus removing the immediate need for a full investigation by the Cooperation and Competition Panel. more

Realism and care required when discussing violence in mental health

Date: 1/3/2010

Commenting on the BBC2 programme "Why did you kill my dad?" Mental Health Network Director Steve Shrubb said care and realism is required when discussing violence in mental health. more

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Quality Accounts Review

Date: 25/2/2010

Foundation Trusts' Stories about their First Quality Accounts more

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FTN statement on Mid Staffordshire

Date: 24/2/2010

The Foundation Trust Network Response to Secretary of State Announcements on Mid Staffordshire more

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Statement in response to Francis report into failings of care at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust

Date: 24/2/2010

NHS Confederation chief executive Steve Barnett comments on the findings of Robert Francis QC's report into the way care was provided by the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. more

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New governance structure for NHS Confederation to include role of remunerated Chair

Date: 18/2/2010

The NHS Confederation has announced a number of changes to its governance arrangements which will include the appointment of a remunerated Chair. more

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Unwise to rule out independent and third sector from the NHS, NHS Confederation says

Date: 12/2/2010

Commenting on the ‘Look After Our NHS’ campaign launched by the British Medical Association (BMA), NHS Confederation director of policy Nigel Edwards warned that ruling out use of independent and third sector providers in the NHS would be unwise. more

Improving access is a crucial part of tackling inequality, says NHS Confederation chair

Date: 11/2/2010

Responding to Sir Michael Marmot's health inequalities review, NHS Confederation chair Bryan Stoten said improving access and working with other organisations so people do not fall into, and remain in, ill health, are the keys to tackling this issues more

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NHS Confederation comments on CQC State of Care report

Date: 10/2/2010

Jo Webber, deputy director of policy at the NHS Confederation, comments on the CQC's first annual report to parliament on the state of health care and adult social care in England. more

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NHS Confederation statement on National Audit Office major trauma care report

Date: 5/2/2010

NHS Confederation director of policy Nigel Edwards responds to the National Audit 'Major Trauma Care' report. more

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NHS Confederation and NHS Alliance statement on out-of-hours care

Date: 4/2/2010

The NHS Confederation and NHS Alliance today welcome the recommendations included in Dr David Colin-Thomé and Dr Steve Field’s report on out-of-hours care in England. more

NHS stroke improvements have saved lives

Date: 3/2/2010

While much remains still to be done, the National Audit Office's report on the stroke strategy makes it clear that in improving stroke care, the NHS has saved lives says NHS Confederation policy director Nigel Edwards more

Smoking ‘most crucial health challenge facing the NHS’

Date: 1/2/2010

NHS Confederation chair Bryan Stoten has said that smoking is the most crucial health challenge facing the NHS in response to the government's new tobacco control strategy. He also called for a cross party concensus on smoking policy. more

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PCT Network comments on NHS access to weight-loss surgery

Date: 21/1/2010

David Stout, director of the NHS Confederation's PCT Network, comments on claims by the Royal College of Surgeons that patients are not being given appropriate access to weight-loss surgery on the NHS. more

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CQC census shows all services should work together for BME groups

Date: 21/1/2010

Mental Health Network Director Steve Shrubb said the findings from the Care Quality Commission's 'Count Me In' census provided continuing challenge to mental health providers while highlighting the need for all services to work on tackling the issue more

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NHS Confederation comments on Nuffield Trust report into performance on UK’s four health systems

Date: 20/1/2010

Nigel Edwards, director of policy at the NHS Confederation comments on the findings of a report by The Nuffield Trust which compares the NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. more

Implementation key to vital new protection measures

Date: 19/1/2010

NHS Confederation deputy policy director Jo Webber said the new legal requirement for adult safeguarding boards was a welcome step forward but would require careful implementation so local agencies are helped to focus better on vulnerable adults. more

Dementia challenge highlights need to get funding right

Date: 14/1/2010

NHS Confederation deputy policy director Jo Webber says the National Audit Office's report on the dementia strategy highlights the need to get health and social care funding right. more

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NHS Confederation comments on the Conservative Party green paper on public health

Date: 13/1/2010

NHS Confederation chair Bryan Stoten comments on the Conservative party green paper on public health announced today. more

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Statement on Health Select Committee report on alcohol

Date: 8/1/2010

NHS Confederation chief executive Steve Barnett comments on today's recommendations by the Health Select Committee in its report on alcohol. more

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NHS alcohol costs causing a hospital hangover

Date: 1/1/2010

A massive rise in the numbers of people drinking heavily and the cost of treating them is creating an unsustainable burden on NHS hospitals but more could be done to ease existing pressures, says an NHS Confederation report published today. more

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