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Competition and integration need not be mutually exclusive

The NHS Confederation and its NHS Partners Network have welcomed the Office of Health Economics' commission report on competition in the NHS and say competition and integration need not be mutually exclusive. more

Strong leadership and management needed to meet challenges

Commenting on NHS manager figures, NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar said strong leadership and management are needed to meet the challenges facing the health and social care system. more

Buy-in from top to bottom vital to improving child health

Health secretary Andrew Lansley has announced a children’s and young people’s forum to develop an outcomes strategy for improving care for children and young people. more

NHS needs effective and intelligent regulation, not more inspection

Giving evidence to the Public Accounts Committee's Care Quality Commission inquiry on 25 January, the NHS Confederation will call for an effective and intelligent regulator that focuses its attention where it is most needed. more

MPs committee starkly highlights financial pressure on NHS

The NHS Confederation urges MPs to take on board the Health Select Committee’s report on NHS finances and to back NHS leaders as they drive changes to services. more

Financial pressures poorly understood outside the NHS

Chief executive Mike Farrar has reiterated his concern about the financial pressures facing the NHS and the impact of it on patients. more

NHS Future Forum public health and integration reports welcomed

The NHS Future Forum provided a number of positive steps in the right direction in its reports on public health and integration, published on 10 January. more

Prime Minister should avoid search for silver bullet as he seeks to improve NHS

Responding to the Prime Minister's announcement on improving NHS care, NHS Confederation deputy policy director Jo Webber said the NHS is up for the challenge of tackling the really 'knotty' problems. more

Report is a boost for NHS mental health services

NHS Confederation and NHS Partners Network comment on OHE report on competition in the NHS

NHS Confederation warns over National Commissioning Board