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NHS Wales stats show signs of improvement

20 / 2 / 2020 12.35pm

Welsh NHS Confederation response to the latest release of the NHS Wales performance statistics

Taskforce launched to improve representation among NHS non-executive directors

19 / 2 / 2020 1.10pm

Urgent action is needed to make NHS Boards more representative of their workforce and accountable to the communities they serve, according to the NHS Confederation.

Stretched staff doing their best to provide great care but mental health services need more staff and modern facilities

19 / 2 / 2020 Midnight

Sean Duggan, chief executive of the Mental Health Network, responds to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s report on NHS mental health services

Immigration announcement provides no obvious solution for social care

19 / 2 / 2020 Midnight

Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers, responds to the Government announcement of a new points-based immigration system

Disgrace so many NHS staff face violence, bullying and harassment at work

18 / 2 / 2020 4.48pm

Responding to the results of the latest NHS staff survey, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare sector, said disgrace so many NHS staff face violence, bullying and harassment at work.

NHS Employers Policy Board Chair

17 / 2 / 2020 11.27am

We are delighted that Clare Panniker has agreed to take on the role as Chair of the NHS Employers Policy Board, with her four year term of office commencing in April 2020.

Hancock will ensure no let up in helping NHS respond to challenges

13 / 2 / 2020 4.36pm

Responding to confirmation that Matt Hancock continues as Health and Social Care Secretary, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the health sector, said Hancock will ensure no let up in helping NHS respond to challenges.

Improvements welcome but NHS 'not out of the woods', says NHS Confederation

13 / 2 / 2020 11.47am

There have been some improvements in the latest monthly and weekly performance figures from NHS England, but we are far from out of the woods, Nick Ville, director of membership and policy, has said.

NHS Wales doing all it can to address the challenges of loneliness and social isolation

11 / 2 / 2020 1.34pm

Welsh NHS Confederation response to the Welsh Government’s Loneliness and Isolation Strategy

Risk from pandemic could be heightened without continued cooperation with EU

07 / 2 / 2020 3.41pm

Tackling global outbreaks such as coronavirus could become more difficult if the UK loses access to the EU’s early warning system for cross border threats and does not find an effective replacement.