NHS ConfedExpo 2025

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A main stage session from day one at ConfedExpo

The NHS Confederation is the membership organisation that brings together, supports and speaks for the whole healthcare system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Featured content

Matthew Taylor delivering his keynote speech at ConfedExpo 2025
News

Matthew Taylor's keynote speech at NHS ConfedExpo

Mathew Taylor addresses delegates on day one of NHS ConfedExpo in Manchester.

11 June 2025
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Briefing

Spending Review 2025: what you need to know

Summary and analysis of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Spending Review and its impact for health and care.

11 June 2025
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Audio

Sir Jim Mackey: "We need to be honest about our problems"

Jim Mackey discusses delivering the ten-year plan and developing leaders in the NHS. Lorraine Mattis joins us for the Leader in Six.

10 June 2025

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Latest publications

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Briefing

Urgent and emergency care plan: what you need to know

Summary and commentary on NHS England's plan for urgent and emergency care.

6 June 2025
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Article

Reducing NHS patient stay from days to minutes

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) has been leading the way in demonstrating the effectiveness of SDEC.

27 May 2025
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Report

A new operating model for health and care

Exploring how the health system and centre could work together to deliver a more integrated and devolved healthcare model.

22 May 2025
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Latest news

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News

Waiting list drop is welcome but still a long way to go to hit elective care target, health leaders warn

Rory Deighton says if the NHS is going to improve productivity and drive down waiting lists then it will need continued capital investment.

12 June 2025
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News

NHS Confederation announces launch of new communications agency

Creative agency to provide bespoke communications services to NHS, public sector and voluntary sector organisations across the UK.

12 June 2025
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News

NHS funding boost welcome but capital shortfall remains

The funding boost is welcome given the precarious state of public finances.

11 June 2025
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Featured opinion

Catherine Inness
NHS Voices

Scaling AI in healthcare

The future of AI in the NHS is about embedding it into the fabric of how services are delivered, writes Catherine Inness of Accenture.

6 June 2025
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Confed Viewpoint

Why primary care provider collaboratives can’t wait

PCPCs can reshape the future of out-of-hospital care in England, driving left shift and delivery of a neighbourhood health service.

30 May 2025
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NHS Voices

The pursuit of dignity in dying

Dr Chris Pickering shares his personal mission to change how the health service approaches the concept of dying.

27 May 2025
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Upcoming events

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Webinar

Mental health in A&E: Understanding inequalities in experience, access and outcomes

Join us for an insightful and impactful webinar focused on the health inequalities faced by individuals with mental ill health when attending A&E.

18 June 2025 11:00 - 12:30 GMT
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Webinar

Embedding health on the high street

This webinar, the fifth in our series, discusses practical approaches to moving health onto the high street, as well as the wider policy context.

25 June 2025 14:00 - 15:00 GMT
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Webinar

Carrying out improvement and collaboration across the interface

Join this webinar to listen to healthcare leaders who have been carrying out improvement across healthcare boundaries.

14 July 2025 13:00 - 14:00 GMT
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