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Report

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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Audio

What should the refreshed NHS Long Term Plan look like?

With the NHS Long Term Plan set for a refresh later this year, three healthcare leaders share their hopes and fears for the post-pandemic plan.

22 June 2022
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Briefing

Better commissioning for better lives: top tips for commissioners

Moving beyond good intentions to make equality and inclusion for people with learning disabilities a reality.

21 June 2022

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Article

What the latest data tells us about progress against targets

Following the launch of June’s performance statistics, we look at how performance against a number of key targets look, both current and future.

17 June 2022
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Briefing

Better commissioning for better lives: top tips for commissioners

Moving beyond good intentions to make equality and inclusion for people with learning disabilities a reality.

21 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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Briefing

The digital health and care plan: what must it address?

What our members need to embed digital ways of working and delivering care for populations and communities.

20 June 2022
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Latest news

Sean Duggan
News

Draft Mental Health Bill important step towards badly needed reform

Sean Duggan, chief executive of the NHS Confederation's mental health network responds to the Government's proposals.

27 June 2022
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News

Huge progress on treating patients who've been waiting longest for care

Matthew Taylor responds to NHS England's 'final push' on treating the patients who have been waiting the longest for elective care.

27 June 2022
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News

Welsh NHS leaders welcome extension of testing amid recovery efforts

Darren Hughes, director of the Welsh NHS Confederation, responded to the Welsh Government's announcement on the extension of testing in Wales.

24 June 2022
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News

We need to address the capacity gap to make real strides

Darren Hughes, director of the Welsh NHS Confederation, responds to the latest monthly performance statistics for NHS Wales.

23 June 2022
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Latest blogs

Matthew Taylor and Chris Ham
Blog post

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
Blog post

‘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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Blog post

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
Blog post

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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