Publications

CQC must speed up its efforts to improve or lose further credibility

A year into the Care Quality Commission’s major turnaround programme, a difficult job just became even harder.

19 March 2026

Towards Population Health Delivery Models: what you need to know

Headline points and analysis of NHS England's blueprint for how the new population-level delivery models will operate.

18 March 2026

NHS Staff Survey results 2025: what you need to know

A summary of the national-level findings, and NHS Providers’ and NHS Confederation’s view, of the 2025 NHS Staff Survey results.

12 March 2026

Mobilising the neighbourhood model of care for Northern Ireland - NICON webinar report

Summary of NICON’s recent webinar on moving toward a neighbourhood model of care in Northern Ireland

2 March 2026

Accelerating estate solutions for neighbourhood health centre delivery

Using NHS and partner estates effectively is key to succeeding in delivering one of the 10 Year Health Plan's ambitions.

23 February 2026

Whole system flow - NICON webinar report

Summary of NICON’s recent webinar on 'The Big Discussion', a whole systems conversation about improving winter flow in Northern Ireland

11 February 2026

We need to bring mental health care closer to home

Sending people away from their families to receive mental health care is wrong for patients and bad for NHS budgets, writes Emma Paveley.

13 January 2026

Supporting people with serious mental illness to live well out of hospital

Out of area placements in Oxfordshire reached their lowest level through a supported housing service for people with complex mental health challenges.

5 December 2025

The contractual mechanisms to deliver a neighbourhood health service

How the contractual mechanisms can evolve, their purpose, and core principles to guide policy development on multi-neighbourhood provider contracts.

4 December 2025

The Post Vision Screening (PVS) Service

How children are being provided with enhanced eyecare interventions after being identified as needing additional support through school screenings.

12 November 2025

Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES)

An NHS initiative designed to provide timely, accessible care for patients with urgent or minor eye conditions.

20 October 2025

People to Partners

A roundtable report exploring the development of a unique approach to building a new relationship with the public in Northern Ireland

13 October 2025