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

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System under pressure

The NHS is facing unsustainable pressures, with record demand for urgent and emergency care, high rates of flu and COVID-19 and rising bed occupancy.

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Dame Kate Bingham: The regulator moved from being a policeman to an air traffic controller

Dame Kate Bingham on the COVID-19 pandemic, the scientific response and how the effective application of science can be mission critical.

8 February 2023
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News

Race Equality Week

Find out what the NHS Confederation is doing to support anti-racism in the NHS, book your place on our anti-racism conference and access resources.

6 February 2023

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Guidance

NHS Wales Processes, Guides and Templates

This page provides information related to the job matching, local evaluation & Discriminatory Words & Phrases in Job Descriptions.

8 February 2023
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Guidance

Job Matching

Job matching is an analytical way of evaluating as many different jobs as possible to nationally evaluated profiles in the most efficient manner.

8 February 2023
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Guidance

Local Evaluation

Local evaluation is time-consuming process hence it is important to be sure that a local evaluation is necessary before starting the process.

8 February 2023
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Long Read

Can mental health services afford the cost-of-living crisis?

Rising prices are exacerbating already overstretched mental health services and increasing mental health pressures on all ages of the population.

23 January 2023
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Latest news

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News

NHS Confederation responds to the Public Accounts Committee report on Integrated Care Systems

Sarah Walter responds to the Public Accounts Committee inquiry report on introducing Integrated Care Systems (ICSs)

8 February 2023
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News

Race Equality Week

Find out what the NHS Confederation is doing to support anti-racism in the NHS, book your place on our anti-racism conference and access resources.

6 February 2023
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News

Response to Welsh Government's one-off pay offer to health trade unions

Director of the Welsh NHS Confederation Darren Hughes responds to the news of a one-off enhanced pay offer to health trade unions.

3 February 2023
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Press release

NHS recovery at risk: Health leaders call for resolution ahead of ‘strike week’

NHS leaders warn of a risk to the significant progress made on tackling the elective backlog without an end to ongoing industrial action.

3 February 2023
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Featured blogs

Catherine Roche
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Let’s connect and support young people’s mental health

Children's Mental Health Week calls on everyone to look at their services and see how they can better support young people and address inequalities.

6 February 2023
Sean Duggan
Blog post

Towards a brighter future for mental health, autism and learning disability services

Three steps to turn a powerful new vision for mental health, autism or learning disability services into reality.

1 February 2023
Danielle Oum
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Developing a vision for better health and care in Coventry and Warwickshire

An example of an ICS's approach to producing an integrated care strategy for its local area.

22 December 2022
Mark Yates
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Lessons in prevention from the fire service

Learning from the fire service could help NHS leaders shift the dial on population health management and health inequalities.

14 December 2022
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Latest events

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Webinar

The fourth purpose of ICSs: Unlocking the NHS’s social and economic potential

A panel discussion on the fourth purpose of ICSs, to 'help the NHS support broader social and economic development', led by Michael Wood.

21 February 2023 12:30 - 13:30 GMT
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Conference

Primary Care Conference

From the future of primary care to the reputation and perception of primary care, this year’s event cements the significance of collaborative working

22 February 2023 08:45 - 17:15 GMT
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Event

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2023

Join the Health and Care Women Leaders Network at their IWD 2023 celebration on Wednesday 8 March, to be held on Zoom at 10am to 12.00pm.

8 March 2023 10:00 - 12:00 GMT
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Conference

Health beyond the hospital conference

How can we best deliver out of hospital care? This event brings together those focused on keeping people well at home and in the community.

30 March 2023 08:00 - 16:30 GMT
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