National Improvement Conference 2026 - resources Useful improvement resources from the conference 13 March 2026
Health and care sector latest developments Latest developments affecting the health and care sector. 13 March 2026
Looking at healthcare in Wales ahead of Senedd elections Paul Mears and Nesta Lloyd Jones discuss healthcare in Wales pre elections. Ian Perrin takes us through ICB reorganisation and the pressures. 11 March 2026
Apply for the BME Leadership Network's BLN Bursary If you work at Band 8A or below, apply for the BLN Bursary to win a free ticket to our anti-racism in leadership conference. 4 March 2026
Co-producing change In the seventh episode of Season Two of our Leading Improvement in Health and Care podcast, we look at co-producing change 26 February 2026
View from Oz: comparing the NHS and Australian health system Frances Diver and Lesley Dwyer discuss the Australian model of care, and collecting, analysing and publishing data on comparative performance. 25 February 2026
Breaking down the National Cancer Plan with Macmillan Cancer Support Gemma Peters on the new national cancer plan and challenges of equitable cancer care. Chloe Knight on work being done to tackle racial inequalities. 13 February 2026
Population health, prevention and the power of improvement In the sixth episode of Season Two of our Leading Improvement in Health and Care podcast, we look at improvement in population health 29 January 2026
Can NHS regulation really drive improvement? Professor Sir Mike Richards and Matthew Taylor discuss rebuilding confidence in regulation and how it can aid improvement in health and social care. 28 January 2026
How is the NHS coping with this winter’s pressures? Penny Pereira discusses collaborative improvement, while Nick Hulme and Antony Tucker give insights into this year's winter pressures. 14 January 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
How ICSs are delivering through change - three case studies Three case studies taken from our annual State of ICS report demonstrating how ICSs are delivering through change 7 January 2026