Confed Viewpoint

Insight and thought leadership from the NHS Confederation

Experts from across the NHS Confederation share their insight and ideas about the challenges and issues facing health and care.

Featured blogs and articles

Confed Viewpoint blogs

Why is change in the health service so difficult?

Matthew Taylor highlights three ways of thinking that could achieve continuous improvement in the NHS, and the ICS where this is already happening.

30 April 2024

Ruth Rankine.jpg

Confed Viewpoint blogs

Why 1.9 per cent for general practice won't cut it

A 1.9 per cent uplift will significantly compromise the sustainability of individual practices and the resilience of GP partners.

26 February 2024

Annie Bliss

Confed Viewpoint blogs

Peering into the future?

Greater use of peer review could reduce the cost of the Care Quality Commission's ICS assessments and lead to real improvement for patients.

19 February 2024

Showing 13 - 24 of 51 results

NHS finances in Wales: what next?

Welsh NHS Confederation Darren Hughes discusses what's next when it comes to the NHS's finances in Wales and what this might mean.

30 November 2023

FDP rollout should be measured and expectations tempered

The much-needed data platform is in the offing for the NHS; it's ultimate success lies in trust.

20 November 2023

Solving the wicked problem of health inequalities

Tackling health inequalities is one of the four statutory purposes of ICSs to support communities to live long, healthy lives.

14 November 2023

Barclay has attacked the founding principles of the NHS

Equality, diversity, and inclusion roles have always been key to the NHS and mustn't be compromised.

10 November 2023

The NHS can’t deal with reality unless ministers face facts

Matthew Taylor responds to NHS England's letter on how the service should handle the financial challenges created by recent industrial action.

10 November 2023

What can the Better Care Fund do better?

Will this year’s revisions to the Better Care Fund ultimately help it achieve its intended impact?

7 November 2023

Dilemmas

The dilemmas of system and trust leadership, and how leaders must confront them to harness improvement.

31 October 2023

Service improvements continue despite system challenges

Director of the Welsh NHS Confederation Darren Hughes writes about the improvements in cancer services across Wales.

31 October 2023

Taking steps to answer the question ‘Health on the edge: What needs to change?’

Welsh NHS Confederation director Darren Hughes writes about the key takeaways from their annual conference 'Health on the edge: What needs to change?'

29 September 2023

NHS managers need better regulation, not just more of it

Matthew Taylor looks at the necessity of management in the NHS and the need for regulation that’s forward-thinking.

19 September 2023

Virtual wards need increased investment and staffing to deliver for patients

Virtual wards are increasingly being used by the NHS to provide care to patients where they live.

6 September 2023

The major conditions strategy - just another NHS plan?

Insights into the benefits of a multimorbidity approach to managing major conditions that goes beyond the NHS.

15 August 2023