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NHS Voices is the place for senior healthcare leaders to share ideas, debate solutions and discover how organisations are confronting challenges.

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Addressing shattered hopes

To address the findings of the NHS Confederation’s Shattered Hopes report, we must face the deep-rooted cultures of race inequality in the system.

4 August 2022
Navina Evans
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South Asian Heritage Month

Reflections from Dr Navina Evans, NHS England's chief workforce officer, on her South Asian heritage and how it has shaped her role in the NHS.

26 July 2022
Lena Samuels
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If the ICB board culture isn’t right, it simply won’t work

The importance of integrated care boards’ structure is secondary to ensuring the right culture within the board, writes Lena Samuels.

26 July 2022

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What the NHS needs from the winter plan

There are things that can and should be done right now to make sure we protect patients and staff as much as possible ahead of winter.

12 August 2022

Addressing shattered hopes

To address the findings of the NHS Confederation’s Shattered Hopes report, we must face the deep-rooted cultures of race inequality in the system.

4 August 2022

The elective backlog casts a long shadow

While all eyes are on reducing the 6.6 million elective care backlog, we also need to ensure that out of (acute) hospital does not mean out of mind.

2 August 2022

How businesses can help tackle the health gap

Moving beyond traditional NHS collaborations will be key to addressing the complexities around health inequalities and closing the health gap.

27 July 2022

South Asian Heritage Month

Reflections from Dr Navina Evans, NHS England's chief workforce officer, on her South Asian heritage and how it has shaped her role in the NHS.

26 July 2022

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