Resources

Key priorities to prevent and tackle loneliness and social isolation in Wales

15 / 1 / 2019 3.09pm

Health and care organisations have come together through the Welsh NHS Confederation Policy Forum to outline the key areas that the Welsh Government should consider during the consultation ‘Connected Communities: Tackling Loneliness and Social Isolation’.

Putting the NHS Long Term Plan into action : Planning and Contracting Guidance 2019-2020

14 / 1 / 2019 1.34pm

A summary for NHS Confederation Members

The value of patient support programmes

14 / 1 / 2019 12.29pm

This briefing looks at what action is needed to overcome barriers to industry-led patient support programmes with the aim of encouraging more decision makers to consider whether they could contribute to improved and more personalised care of patients.

The NHS Long Term Plan: a member briefing

09 / 1 / 2019 10.29am

We hope this briefing helps illustrate what the plan means for you, your organisations and the wider system, as well as how the NHS Confederation will continue to support you as the plan moves into the implementation phase.

Winter is Coming

20 / 12 / 2018 9.54am

Confidence in the NHS’s ability to deliver safe care this winter

Modernising the Mental Health Act

17 / 12 / 2018 Midday

A summary of the final report of the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act

Skills advisory panels briefing

14 / 12 / 2018 1.54pm

This briefing aims to provide an update on the skills advisory panels, which will play an important role in identifying, prioritising and addressing local skills gaps.

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine produces a report on improving safety ahead of this year’s winter

04 / 12 / 2018 12.56pm

This report explores the scale of challenge across the UK both in winter and all year round, it finds that escalating demand is putting pressure on emergency departments equivalent to around 13 new emergency departments. The paper goes on to note the different levels at which A&E departments are likely to be operating this winter, before concluding that hospital boards should be made aware of any risk so that they can act on it appropriately.

Rethink Mental Illness analyse the current state of mental health services and what the long-term plan might mean for mental health

04 / 12 / 2018 12.51pm

This analysis paints a challenging picture of mental health services and considers how limited access to services is hampering outcomes in people with serious conditions. Reflecting on significant gaps in service provision, the report finds that several barriers including; limited public engagement, workforce and funding are impacting capacity in the sector before concluding that clearer pathways and a concerted approach from the centre are key to overcoming them.

The big three health think tanks outline 5 tests for workforce in the upcoming long-term plan

04 / 12 / 2018 12.28pm

This report looks at the current workforce challenges and what will be needed to overcome them in the coming years. It prescribes 5 tests that the NHS long-term plan to pass in order to meet future demands. Reflecting on the urgent need for action in these areas, the report states that significant expansion in new and extended roles will be necessary.