Publications

What is urgent and emergency care?

This explainer article gives an overview of the components of urgent and emergency care in Wales.

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

Care Closer to Home: What the 2026 Conference Means for Northern Ireland

Insights from the Care Closer to Home Conference on neighbourhood models, leadership, community partnership and continuity in primary care.

25 February 2026

GP contract 2026/27: what you need to know

Summary and analysis of the 2026/27 GP contract for doctors in England.

24 February 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

Improving equitable maternity care through inclusive communication

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust reduced neonatal readmissions and supported diverse families with digitally driven communications.

19 February 2026

Transforming access to children and young people’s mental health support

Evidence and insight on the importance of early intervention for children and young people with mental health issues.

17 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

Hardwiring tackling health inequalities in Herefordshire and Worcestershire

Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICS's unique ambassador programme ensures tackling health inequalities is embedded across the system at all levels.

13 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

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