Starting the booster campaign in September is welcome but more support needed for primary care
Ruth Rankine responds to the announcement that the booster campaign will begin in early September.
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Transforming PIFU through triage
In-person appointments will always be an essential part of healthcare, but safe and effective care can and does happen outside of appointments.
17 August 2022
Two tier access to dentistry is fuelling health inequalities and piling pressure on emergency services
Siobhan Melia, chair of the Community Network hosted by the NHS Confederation and NHS Providers, responds to a BBC investigation into NHS dentistry.
8 August 2022
NHS leaders call for concrete proposals and realism in leadership contest
Both candidates vying to be Prime Minister have so far failed to appreciate NHS pressures and the need for long-term solutions.
4 August 2022
The elective backlog casts a long shadow
While all eyes are on reducing the 6.6 million elective care backlog, we also need to ensure that out of (acute) hospital does not mean out of mind.
2 August 2022
NHS Confederation responds to proposals to fine patients for missed appointments
NHS Confederation responds to reports Sunak proposes to fine patients £10 for a missed appointment
31 July 2022
NHS Confederation responds to latest GP statistics
Ruth Rankine, our director of primary care, responds to the latest statistics on GP appointments delivered.
28 July 2022
Health leaders welcome Long Covid Action Plan but further detail needed
Dr Layla McCay, director of policy at the NHS Confederation, responds to NHS England's Long Covid Action Plan.
28 July 2022
Under-funded pay deal could plunge primary care into deepened workforce crisis
Patients could face longer waits to see their GP, following the Government’s refusal to fund in full the NHS’s staff pay deal.
23 July 2022
NHS Confederation responds to Rishi Sunak's promise to put health service on 'war footing'
Danny Mortimer, deputy chief executive of the NHS Confederation, responds to leadership candidate Rishi Sunak's NHS promises.
22 July 2022