NHS Voices

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Featured opinion

Chris Ham

What can we learn about implementation from previous NHS reforms?

To deliver the ten-year health plan successfully we must learn the lessons from past reforms.

30 June 2025

What will it take for primary care to lead in neighbourhoods?

Primary care is already leading in many neighbourhoods, but that leadership needs consolidation and support to enable it to thrive.

25 June 2025

Catherine Inness

Scaling AI in healthcare

The future of AI in the NHS is about embedding it into the fabric of how services are delivered, writes Catherine Inness of Accenture.

6 June 2025

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Exploring the evolving commissioning landscape

NHSCC is hosting a virtual members' event where there will be discussion on evolving commissioning functions, primary care networks, system working.

21 October 2020

‘Hello, my name is… and my pronouns are…’

Why pronouns can build a more compassionate relationship health staff and trans patients.

21 October 2020

Why I’m talking to comms people about race

Views and advice on what NHS communications professionals need to do to better engage with black, Asian and minority ethnic audience.

19 October 2020

The state of care at a time of crisis

Summary of CQC's latest assessment of the state of care in England.

16 October 2020

NHS Reset: New approaches in rehabilitation

What's needed to bring about a shift in community rehabilitation.

16 October 2020

NHS Reset: Freedom to speak up in the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Why we need to learn lessons from staff experience of the pandemic as we move into winter.

15 October 2020

Reflections on VC in the time of CV

The roll out of the NHS Wales Video Consulting Service.

14 October 2020

NHS Reset: Mental health and COVID-19 - Preparing for rising levels of distress

A look at forecasting tools and modelling work to support systems in working out the additional demand and costs for their populations.

13 October 2020

Restoring children’s health services now – safe, feasible and much in need

Why child health services can and must return to business as usual this winter.

9 October 2020

Commissioning is changing…is it time for a new definition?

Reflections on how clinical commissioning has developed over the years.

7 October 2020

NHS Reset: How will St John Ambulance volunteers step up to the future?

St John Ambulance has risen to the challenge of COVID-19 and say formalising its services will ensure a capacity of clinically skilled volunteers.

6 October 2020

Looking after our leaders

Leaders must watch out for their own wellbeing as well as that of others.

5 October 2020

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