NHS Voices

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Neil Blanchard and Dr Jane Padmore

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The NHS needs to think differently about working with others

A new agreement in Sussex sets out how the NHS and VCSE sector will work together to meet mental health, learning disabilities and neurodiversity need

4 March 2024

Laura Boyd and Matt Kearney

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Is QOF bad for your heart?

Current quality improvement methods may actually be damaging for patient outcomes.

23 February 2024

Jacob Haddad speaking at ConfedExpo.

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A more sustainable operating model for primary care

Two key principles for a more sustainable operating model for primary care.

15 February 2024

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NHS reform: towards a more balanced change model?

Reform could take us towards a better balanced and more dynamic health and care system.

15 November 2022

We’re told the NHS is protected from cuts — but this alone won’t save it

Promises to protect the NHS budget may not be what they seem, and do not go far enough.

9 November 2022

WelshConfed22 key takeaways: Relationships, listening and community

Director of the Welsh NHS Confederation, Darren Hughes, shares his reflections following the annual conference and exhibition.

3 November 2022

Developing the collaborative habit

How partners within systems can collaborate to better support the communities they serve.

1 November 2022

The NHS is not alone this winter

Louise Ansari, national director of Healthwatch England, highlights the role the community can play in helping an NHS under severe pressure.

28 October 2022

New focus, old problem: tackling delayed discharges this winter and beyond

National action is required to support the whole health and care system with discharges through this winter and beyond.

25 October 2022

‘How we do things around here’: thoughts on the NHS operating framework

Professor Sir Chris Ham on what the new NHS operating framework does – and doesn’t - address.

21 October 2022

Harnessing digital to deliver system ambitions

Matthew Taylor and Saffron Cordery explore how digital can help deliver the ambitions of integrated care systems (ICSs).

19 October 2022

What the new NHS operating framework must say

Five factors to ensure autonomy for integrated care systems.

13 October 2022

World Mental Health Day: a new start for integrated care systems

Integrated care systems have the chance to turn the slogan of parity for mental health into a reality in the communities they serve.

6 October 2022

Why a health inequalities white paper is still so vital and should not be scrapped

Rather than abandon the white paper on health inequalities, the government is being urged instead to take a holistic approach to address them.

3 October 2022

Without clarity, courage and honesty we are lost

While little will take the edge off a difficult winter, clarity, courage and honesty from the health secretary and national leaders could go some way.

2 October 2022