Publications

Increased CQC fees for ICBs threaten drive to improve care

To ensure system assessments add value and help improve care quality, the CQC should rethink the assessment process and consider two alternatives.

22 December 2023

What do the early emergency care sitreps tell us about this winter?

Analysis of winter 2023's emergency care sitreps and the implications for the rest of the winter.

19 December 2023

Alleviating winter pressures: how digital is supporting system flow

An in-depth look at how NHS Gloucestershire is using digital ways of working and data to improve patient flow and alleviate winter pressures.

15 December 2023

Dr Jane Padmore: The joy and fulfilment of working for people with a learning disability

Dr Jane Padmore on learning disabilities, inequalities, autism and neurodiversity.

13 December 2023

Are A&E waiting times bad because too many people are going there who don’t need to?

A&E departments are undoubtedly under great pressure. Is it simply down to who's going or are there wider problems?

8 December 2023

Would charging patients for missed appointments help fund the NHS?

Would charging £10 for missed appointments help or hinder the NHS and the people it's here to serve?

8 December 2023

Is immigration harming the NHS?

The NHS workforce come from overseas as well as the UK. Is that a bad thing?

8 December 2023

Collaboration must not be pushed to the sidelines

Join a new peer-learning improvement programme supporting system working across the UK.

7 December 2023

Improvement is more than an add on or ‘nice to have’

Sam Allen and Penny Pereira on improvement at system level, the untapped potential and the power of community.

6 December 2023

NHS Confederation and AstraZeneca health inequalities collaboration agreement

Enhancing patient care through population health-focused solutions.

1 December 2023

NHS finances in Wales: what next?

Welsh NHS Confederation Darren Hughes discusses what's next when it comes to the NHS's finances in Wales and what this might mean.

30 November 2023

Population health management: an introduction

What is population management and what are the benefits, particularly in primary care?

27 November 2023