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NHS in a position of ‘national vulnerability’ as local services gear up for busiest period

Local NHS leaders are warning of huge pressure on their services in the coming days

3 January 2025

NHS working hard to care for patients amid rising flu levels

Flu levels are rising at a worrying rate, with high levels of other viruses circulating as well.

19 December 2024

Demand unrelenting as Welsh NHS going into winter hot

Director of the Welsh NHS Confederation Darren Hughes responds to the NHS Wales performance and activity statistics for October and November.

19 December 2024

'Finding new ways of providing care that can ease the pressure on hospitals is absolutely essential'

Rory Deighton responds to NHS England's announcement that hundreds of thousands of older and frail patients will receive urgent treatment from home.

19 December 2024

Mental health and A&E: Finding a path forward

The interface between emergency medicine and mental health and how we improve care for people in crisis.

12 December 2024

Rising winter virus levels pile pressures on urgent and emergency care

NHS leaders and their teams are working incredibly hard to keep patients safe.

12 December 2024

Adult Social Care Reform: The Cost of Inaction - evidence to Health and Social Care Select Committee inquiry

The NHS Confederation's submission to the Health and Select Committee's inquiry on Adult Social Care Reform: The Cost of Inaction.

12 December 2024

NHS Confederation responds to the Prime Minister’s ‘Plan for Change’ speech

Health leaders are ready to take forward the government’s ambition to hit the 92% waiting time target.

5 December 2024

NHS under considerable strain going into winter

The latest NHS England sitrep figures are yet more evidence the NHS is facing a very tough winter.

5 December 2024

Analysis: NHS performance leading into winter

A look at whether the NHS is in a better position going into this winter than in previous years.

3 December 2024