Call for national care worker minimum wage

NHS leaders are calling on the government to immediately implement a national care worker minimum wage to avoid staff exodus.

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Sarah Walter
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New beginnings for the NHS

As integrated care systems today become statutory bodies, our new ICS Network director Sarah Walter shares her hopes for what is to come.

1 July 2022
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Briefing

Moving from silos to system improvement

Four key priorities that the health disparities white paper must consider in order to create the conditions for a healthier population.

30 June 2022
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Integration and innovation in action: population health

How health and care organisations are working in new and different ways to create healthier communities.

23 June 2022

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Briefing

Moving from silos to system improvement

Four key priorities that the health disparities white paper must consider in order to create the conditions for a healthier population.

30 June 2022
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Briefing

Health disparities white paper

Ahead of the publication of the health disparities white paper, our members have identified four priorities it must reflect.

30 June 2022
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Briefing

Integrated care systems (ICS)

On 1 July 2022, integrated care systems (ICSs) will become responsible by statute for planning and funding health and care services.

30 June 2022
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Briefing

Access to GP services and NHS dentists

GP services have been under unprecedented pressure and this continues as need grows. Government must act to ensure primary care can meet this need.

21 June 2022
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Withdrawing GP practices from PCNs would be counterproductive

Matthew Taylor responds to a vote at the BMA's Conference in Brighton encouraging GPs to withdraw from the PCN contract.

30 June 2022
Peter Molyneux
News

New podcast series unpacks authentic leadership

Co-hosted by Peter Molyneux and Amy Hobson, the series explores authenticity in the workplace with perspectives from leaders who identity as LGBTQ+.

30 June 2022
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Primary care teams continue to carry out record levels of appointments

Ruth Rankine, director of primary care, comments on the latest GP appointment data.

30 June 2022
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News

NHS Confederation responds to the Health Foundation's warning of a workforce shortage in primary care

Ruth Rankine, director of primary care, responds to the Health Foundation’s latest analysis of general practice.

30 June 2022
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Latest blogs

Matthew Taylor and Chris Ham
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The refresh of the NHS Long Term Plan should embrace the positive lessons from the pandemic

To meet government expectations of ‘doing more with the same,’ the NHS must build on what was achieved during the pandemic.

24 June 2022
Nicola Direct
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‘One workforce’: co-designing innovative people solutions for the new ICS era

A workforce that optimises available staff and operates seamlessly across a system will improve care delivery.

14 June 2022
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Connected systems, integrated care: harnessing the power of data to improve patient outcomes

The ICS ambitions of delivering operational excellence, improving patient outcomes and narrowing health inequalities all require new ways of working.

14 June 2022
Kadra Abdinasir
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Shifting the dial on mental health support for young black men

A programme addressing mental health needs in young black men highlights key learning for system leaders and commissioners of mental health services.

6 April 2022
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