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NHS Confederation comments ahead of the urgent and emergency care recovery plan
Matthew Taylor responds to the publication of the Department of Health and Social Care’s urgent and emergency care recovery plan.
LGBT+ History Month 2023
LGBT+ History Month celebrates LGBTQ+ people in all their diversity, raises awareness and combats prejudice with education.
Response to the Welsh Government Health and Social Care Committee’s consultation on gynaecological cancer
Welsh NHS Confederation response to the Health and Social Care Committee’s consultation on gynaecological cancer.
Latest winter situation report reveals that the NHS is under more pressure than it was last year
Dr Layla McCay comments on the latest winter situation report and workforce data.
Action needed as A&Es overflow with patients in severe dental distress
From April, ICSs will commission desperately-needed NHS dentistry. To see real improvements soon, government and NHSE support is needed.
Patricia Hewitt: Influencing the way ICSs work and how the centre works with them
Patricia Hewitt on integrated care system (ICS) oversight and governance and the critical enablers systems need to succeed.
Insight into the target to reduce 78-week waiters to zero
Systems have been asked to eliminate waits of over 78 weeks by April. We look at the progress so far and what’s needed to reduce the cohort to zero.
The fourth purpose of ICSs: Unlocking the NHS’s social and economic potential
A panel discussion on the fourth purpose of ICSs, to ‘help the NHS support broader social and economic development’, led by Michael Wood.
NHS leaders will welcome government’s recommitment to narrowing the gap in Healthy Life Expectancy by 2030
Dr Layla McCay responds to the government’s announcement of their Major Conditions Strategy.
Spotlight on Sian Stanley
I have been a GP since 2005 after a stint as a surgical trainee, and a clinical director since the inception of PCNs in 2019.
Spotlight on Emma Ray
I have worked in Primary Care for 18 years, currently as executive manager for a large practice and chief executive of our federation.
Can mental health services afford the cost-of-living crisis?
Rising prices are exacerbating already overstretched mental health services and increasing mental health pressures on all ages of the population.
Mental health leaders are committed to ensuring the safety and dignity of those who need inpatient care
Sean Duggan OBE responds to the government’s announcement of a rapid review of patient safety in mental health inpatient settings.
It's right to invest in appropriate settings, but we need to stop people reaching crisis in the first place
Sean Duggan OBE, chief executive of the Mental Health Network, responds to DHSC’s announcement on allocated funds to mental health crisis services.
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2023
Join the Health and Care Women Leaders Network at their IWD 2023 celebration on Wednesday 8 March, to be held on Zoom at 10am to 12.00pm.
NHS Confederation responds to the latest winter situation report
Dr Layla McCay responds to the latest winter situation report
Access to emergency services
The NHS Confederation’s written evidence submission to the House of Lords Public Services Committee inquiry on access to emergency services.
Without decisive action from governments, extraordinary pressures will continue
Assistant director of the Welsh NHS Confederation Nesta Lloyd-Jones responds to the latest NHS performance statistics in Wales.
NHS Confederation responds to the Joint Committee’s report on the Draft Mental Health Bill
Sean Duggan responds to the Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill’s report into the government’s Mental Health Bill.
What our joint vision means for people and communities this winter
Amid the most challenging winter for the social care and health system, national health and care partners explore what is needed to turn the tide.