NHS Voices

Thought leadership that sparks debate, shares learning and inspires new ways of working across health and care.

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Featured opinion

Evelyn Asante-Mensah

Why we’re looking afresh at anti-racism and zero tolerance

Examining what zero tolerance means in practice has prompted us to interrogate the idea much more closely, writes Evelyn Asante-Mensah OBE.

15 May 2025

Nic Wetton

Taking a whole-school approach to children’s mental health

Making mental health education statutory could be transformative for children and for the NHS, writes primary school headteacher Nic Wetton.

20 March 2025

Are microteams the key to primary care continuity?

It is time for GP practices to consider restoring the ‘personal list’ and improving care through continuity.

4 March 2025

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How do we enable AI in healthcare as a great potential for good?

Digital tools have been quickly developed and adopted in the wake of COVID-19. Now AI is showing opportunities ahead for healthcare.

4 December 2020

Setting up the Child Health and Wellbeing Network

System leadership and professional and user engagement have a role in the setting up of a network to support children's health and wellbeing.

2 December 2020

Speaking truth to power and why we will keep pushing for important investment

While there was some good news in the Spending Review, political leaders will still need to manage public expectations of what the NHS can deliver.

30 November 2020

Ten high-impact actions for ICS success

The game changers for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire in their journey through system transformation and integration.

27 November 2020

How to inculcate joint working across health and care

This is the time to take the opportunity to address the limitations of the current framework and move to a more integrated future.

23 November 2020

The role of digital in preventing and treating poor mental health

An update on digital solutions for treating poor mental health, while remembering traditional services are still relevant.

20 November 2020

NHS Reset: Frugal innovation in response to COVID-19 – doing more (and better) with less

Across the globe, COVID-19 has spurred an explosion of innovation. But how have different health services approached this global emergency?

20 November 2020

The importance of self care for local populations and for the healthcare system

Self Care Week is marked by taking a practical view on self care and the role community can play in it becoming part of everyday life.

19 November 2020

'A very fine swan indeed': how the Sherwood Forest Hospitals finance team became HSJ Finance Team of The Year

How Sherwood Forest Hospitals transformation are named Finance Team of the Year at this year’s HSJ

18 November 2020

We need to keep our eyes on the prize of population health for all

Reflections on the past months while looking at what needs to be done in the months ahead.

17 November 2020

A stain on our society? Inequality and mental health

An in-depth look at increasing interest in health inequalities and the implications for mental health.

12 November 2020

Communicating in a pandemic

How King's College NHS FT ramped up its engagement with its 12,000-strong workforce at the peak of the pandemic.

10 November 2020

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