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28/12/2012 The head of the NHS Confederation today warns that the NHS needs to build a new partnership with the public if it is to deal with the pressures it is facing now and in the year ahead.
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21/12/2012 Jo Webber urges a responsible approach to drinking over the festive period in order to ease pressure on NHS services.
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18/12/2012 Jo Webber says planning guidance is far less prescriptive although no less challenging than similar documents that have gone before it, while Dean Royles welcomes move to look at providing a seven-day service.
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13/12/2012 Regulators, commissioners and the Department of Health will need to do more to prevent NHS trusts sliding towards a financial cliff edge, the NHS Confederation has said.
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13/12/2012 Mike Farrar says it is good news that NHS is on course to meet savings targets but futher efficiencies need to have a whole-system approach, while Dean Royles says it is important to minimise any detrimental impact on job security and patient services.
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13/12/2012 The NHS Confederation's Mental Health Network has welcomed the Government's announcement that it intends to extend the right to choice into mental health services.
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11/12/2012 Mike Farrar says CCGs have the potential to make huge improvements to care but will require freedom to make bold and brave decisions in order to do so.
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10/12/2012 NHS Confederation interim director of policy Jo Webber says abuse of residents at Winterbourne View was 'abhorrent and despicable'.
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6/12/2012 A collaborative whole-system approach could make delays in ambulance turnaround times a ‘thing of the past’, says a new report by the NHS Confederation.
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6/12/2012 Mike Farrar says it is important to acknowledge improvements in A&E services, whilst a number of issues highlight growing pressures that urgent and emergency services are facing.
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5/12/2012 Mike Farrar says it is good news that the NHS will not face any reductions in budget, but it is disappointing that there is no progress on the Dilnot Commission’s recommendations for social care funding.
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4/12/2012 Mike Farrar says strategy is part of an attempt to galvanise the whole of the new NHS system to do better for patients.
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30/11/2012 Mike Farrar says personal health budgets can deliver real benefits for patients but some questions remain about how we sustain existing services if patients use their budgets elsewhere.
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28/11/2012 NHS Chief Executive Mike Farrar says report is a fair and reasonable report card on the NHS performance and it is important to acknowledge successes to patients and staff.
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28/11/2012 Paddy Cooney says a joint approach to delivering a range of support services is the right way to ensure high quality mental health care.
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26/11/2012 Mike Farrar says report gives further weight to the argument for changing the way we deliver services in order to improve care.
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23/11/2012 Every member of the health and care workforce should use this report to scrutinise the care they deliver, says NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar.
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23/11/2012 David Worskett says report provides a very valuable, and independent, review of health and social care in England.
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22/11/2012 Commenting on the Patients Association fourth annual report of patient stories, Mike Farrar says the detail of the cases are "deeply distressing", and that "bold and decisive action" needs to be taken to respond to poor standards of care.
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22/11/2012 Mr O'Higgins brings a significant amount of public sector and commercial experience to the NHS Confederation.
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14/11/2012 Paddy Cooney says improving care of people with schizophrenia will require greater joint working within the NHS and a change in attitude.
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13/11/2012 David Worskett welcomes patient choice through extension of any qualified provider and says NHSCB must work to support a strong provider industry.
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13/11/2012 Mike Farrar says NHS Commissioning Board mandate represents a "major sea change" for the NHS and is an opportunity to give power to the front line.
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9/11/2012 Ombudsman's report is one whose findings all of us in the NHS should carefully consider, Mike Farrar says.
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8/11/2012 David Worskett says it will take time to address the deep and long-running financial challenges facing Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust.
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8/11/2012 A new briefing from the Mental Health Network calls for better consideration of the mental health needs of people with autism or a learning disability.
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8/11/2012 David Worskett says it is critical that commissioners purchase the very best services.
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5/11/2012 The umbrella bodies representing NHS trusts and commissioners, patients groups and medical colleges have joined forces in a bid to help deliver the right care in the right place for patients.
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5/11/2012 Commenting on the launch of the NHS Constitution consultation, Mike Farrar, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said we need to use the constitution in the right way to make it effective.
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30/10/2012 Mike Farrar says a frank conversation with the public is needed about how to deal with financial challanges facing the NHS.
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29/10/2012 Mike Farrar says administrator's proposals are "well thought through" and deserve a fair hearing.
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26/10/2012 Mike Farrar calls for more investment in primary healthcare and community services and urges a move away from from dependence on hospital-based care.
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26/10/2012 Responding to a report on maternity care by the NHS Litigation Authority, the Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation Mike Farrar said:
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25/10/2012 Paddy Cooney says it is essential that commissioners of health and justice services continue to work together to ensure the right services are available to those in need of mental health assessment.
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19/10/2012 Dean Royles welcomes announcement that revalidation will begin in December as a positive step forward, whilst Mike Farrar says revalidation will be a powerful tool for NHS boards.
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17/10/2012 The NHS Confederation today announces that it is launching a Hospitals Forum to provide a thoughtful, strong, and authoritative voice on the issues facing hospitals and acute services in the immediate and long term.
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17/10/2012 The NHS Confederation has appointed Stephen Dalton as chief executive of the organisation’s Mental Health Network.
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15/10/2012 Mike Farrar says access to NHS services should always be based first and foremost on clinical need, not on age.
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15/10/2012 Mike Farrar says NHS Confederation agrees with much of what National Voices recommends and emphasises importance of Francis Report findings.
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11/10/2012 NHS commissioners should use a 'dual carriageway' approach to roll out personal health budgets (PHBs), ensuring they complement arrangements already used in social care, according to a new publication by the NHS Confederation.
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10/10/2012 A new report on mental health services across England maps out how NHS funding is spent across the country, including how much is spent on services provided by statutory and non-statutory organisations.
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9/10/2012 Mike Farrar welcomes focus on the care of older people in Health Secretary's speech and says work on holding managers accountable must not take money away from patient care.
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9/10/2012 David Worskett welcomes focus on need to create sustainable healthcare system and emphasises role of independent sector in supporting NHS.
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4/10/2012 Mike Farrar says practice provides an invaluable space for staff to come together and discuss patient care.
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3/10/2012 David Worskett says Andy Burnham’s claim that huge swathes of the NHS are now being privatised is misleading.
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3/10/2012 Mike Farrar says Andy Burnham is right to highlight long-term pressures facing the NHS and calls for an all party debate on the need for change to address them.
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2/10/2012 David Worskett says now is the time to harness the power of competition to bring about improvements to patient care, including better integration.
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28/9/2012 Mike Farrar says a redesign of the way services are provided, not just mergers and takeovers, is needed to address the problems of financially troubled trusts.
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28/9/2012 David Worskett says that merging two failing hospitals is not the solution and the Government must review its policy on mergers to ensure that successful organisations are able to take over failing hospital as quickly as possible.
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24/9/2012 The NHS Confederation issues a stark warning to the Government about the £2 billion gap in long-term social care funding, saying that a failure to resolve the issue will have a severe impact on patients.
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20/9/2012 NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar calls on NHS Commissioning Board, due to take the reins in October, to be bolder in releasing the cash in the system to help providers transform their service
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18/9/2012 Mike Farrar says doctors play a major role in making sure patients are treated with dignity and compassion when they access NHS services.
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13/9/2012 Mike Farrar says report is really significant in persuading the public of the importance of the case for change in the NHS
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13/9/2012 Mental Health Network interim director Paddy Cooney comments on the Care Quality Commission's survey of 15,000 community mental health service users.
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11/9/2012 The NHS Confederation’s European Office has applauded the European Parliament for voting to change EU proposals which could have left the health service facing an annual bill of £70million.
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10/9/2012 Paddy Cooney says strategy will help renew focus on reducing suicide among all sections of society and providing better support for people at risk.
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6/9/2012 Mike Farrar says challenging and fundamental changes to health and social care are needed.
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4/9/2012 NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar congratulated Jeremy Hunt on his appointment and said the long-term sustainability of the NHS needs to be the top priority.
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3/9/2012 NHS Confederation deputy chief executive David Stout has been appointed as managing director of two of the new commissioning support units (CSU) covering Hertfordshire and Essex.
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29/8/2012 Deputy chief executive David Stout says figures should be viewed in proportion to overall care and rise in complaints does not necessarily mean patients are less satisfied.
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28/8/2012 David Stout says patient feedback is 'absolutely crucial' for the NHS and it is important for organisations to measure their relative performance.
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28/8/2012 David Stout says continued success depends on the uptake of innovative ideas but important not to create unnecessary bureaucracy.
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23/8/2012 NHS leaders fear the Government’s structural reforms will lead to “a myriad of conflicting polices” and “a tsunami of bureaucracy”, the head of the NHS Confederation warns today (23 August 2012).
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22/8/2012 David Stout says that while most foundation trusts are successfully managing the financial pressures they currently face, more radical action will be needed to ensure sustainability in future.
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17/8/2012 Deputy director of policy Jo Webber says feedback is one of the most important indicators of performance
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16/8/2012 Jo Webber said a long-term sustainable solution for social care is necessary. She said the reported proposals for additional funding to come from the NHS would need to be considered in further detail.
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16/8/2012 David Stout says small decrease should not be seen as the start of a decline in performance but it is important to monitor waiting times closely.
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15/8/2012 Deputy director of policy Jo Webber said: "Patient feedback is crucial for driving up standards and holding a mirror up to the care that organisations provide."
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13/8/2012 Elizabeth Wade says the overriding principle for determining any access to treatment should be clinical need.
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8/8/2012 NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) has today published a report to support Clinical Commissioning Groups in developing effective relationships with Commissioning Support Services.
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3/8/2012 David Stout said "NHS organisations should be providing patients with the treatments they are legally entitled to under NICE's technology appraisals."
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31/7/2012 Jo Webber says proposals show regulator has listened to health service and made significant amendments.
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27/7/2012 Jo Webber says successful implementation of a NEWS system could improve quality of care for patients.
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26/7/2012 Mike Farrar says the Forum's recommendations should be given careful consideration.
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17/7/2012 Proposed changes to EU law, put forward today (Tuesday) will reduce the tangle of bureaucracy that has caused a rapid decline in the number of clinical trials carried out in the UK, the NHS Confederation’s European Office says.
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13/7/2012 Mike Farrar says he looks forward to working with Chris Hopson and working continuing the relationship with the Foundation Trust Network.
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12/7/2012 David Stout said the right action is being taken to address the issues faced by the trust.
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11/7/2012 The NHS Confederation today (Wednesday) said it welcomed the Government’s commitment improving social care for older people but issued a strong warning about the urgency of a sustainable funding settlement.
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11/7/2012 Commenting on the range of social care proposals put forward today by the Government, NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar said there was much to be welcomed but raised concern about the long-term issue of funding.
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9/7/2012 David Worskett says a fair playing field for all providers of NHS services is integral to the best care and treatment for patients.
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4/7/2012 NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar says report backs recent calls for Government and NHS leaders to start the difficult yet necessary dialogue about why the health service needs to change frontline care.
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4/7/2012 Mike Farrar, NHS Confederation chief executive, says mandate keeps things relatively simple and consistent.
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3/7/2012 Jo Webber, NHS Confederation deputy director of policy, says it is quite clear every part of the health service is going to have to adapt to the needs of the growing group of dementia patients.
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29/6/2012 NHS organisations have been provided with a useful pointer as to where they can improve said NHS Confederation deputy chief executive David Stout in response to the CQC's first market report
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26/6/2012 NHS Confederation deputy chief executive David Stout said the decision showed the government was starting to grasp the nettle on the difficult issues the NHS faces
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20/6/2012 The head of the NHS Confederation will today (Wednesday 20 June) warn that the NHS must win public backing for long-term radical changes to healthcare services or the care of patients will be put at risk.
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20/6/2012 Dean Royles and Mike Farrar comment ahead of tomorrow's doctors' industrial action.
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19/6/2012 David Stout, NHS Confederation deputy chief executive comments on a survey from GP magazine which claims to show primary care trusts are restricting operations they deem to be ‘non-urgent’
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18/6/2012 Commission presents final report as joint work gets underway to turn recommendations into action.
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14/6/2012 The NAPC, NHS Alliance and the NHS Confederation have announced they are working together to establish a new membership service to provide clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) with a single, strong and independent collective voice.
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12/6/2012 Any sign the public are confused about or lacking confidence in changes to the NHS is troubling says NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar in response to a King's Fund survey
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31/5/2012 Jo Webber, says figures show the burden of alcohol on the health service is unsustainable.
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28/5/2012 Responding to a report from St Mungo's and Homeless Link, NHS Confederation deputy chief executive David Stout said linking up services is key to providing better services for homeless people
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28/5/2012 Survey results from TNS on behalf of the Clinical Commissioning Coalition show PCTs and CCSs have been working hard to provide services for new clinical commissioners says Mike Farrar
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23/5/2012 The latest leadership report from the King's Fund helps nail the myths about the importance of good management to high quality care says NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar.
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21/5/2012 NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar says the proposals in the strategy are key to the reform programme, and will require investment and guidance to avoid having another strategy which fails to deliver for staff and patients.
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14/5/2012 David Stout, says community services play an important role in keeping patients out of hospital and it is essential to plan safe and appropriate staffing numbers to meet the needs of patients.
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13/5/2012 Responding to the Royal College of Nursing's ICM Research polling, NHS Confederation chief executive said patient safety has to be the priority as the NHS faces major challenges
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10/5/2012 A briefing by the NHS Confederation's Ambulance Service Network and its Community Services Forum makes the case for a co-ordinated approach to improving care after falls
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9/5/2012 Draft Care and Support Bill will bring some hope to elderly people and their carers but political agreement on the issue is still a way off, says David Stout.
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2/5/2012 NHS Confederation chair Sir Keith Pearson has been appointed as Chair of Health Education England – the organisation that will provide national leadership to the new system of education and training in healthcare – when it is established in June 2012.
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27/4/2012 West London Mental Health NHS Trust (WLMHT) announces appointment of Steve Shrubb as its new Chief Executive.
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25/4/2012 Ahead of the latest event on child health and safeguarding co-hosted by the NHS Confederation, deputy policy director voice NHS fears about changes to child health
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19/4/2012 A new report from the NHS Confederation Mental Health Network makes the case for combining mental and physical healthcare.
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18/4/2012 A joint report by the NHS Confederation Mental Health network and homeless charity St Mungo's makes the case for improving support and care for homeless people.
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30/3/2012 Deputy Chief Executive David Stout says the Public Accounts Committee recommendations for the CQC reflect many of the concerns NHS Confederation members have raised about the way the regulator operates.
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27/3/2012 NHS Confederation Mike Farrar has said sector regulator Monitor must "nip in the bud" growing fears that it is building an onerous regulatory regime.
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23/3/2012 Commenting on the publication of NHS Confederation deputy chief executive David Stout says alcohol abuse is putting an unsustainable strain on our health service.
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21/3/2012 NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar said the passage of the Health and Social Care Bill was the start not the end of a long road ahead for the NHS
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20/3/2012 Driving improvements means tackling a complex range of issues.
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9/3/2012 The NHS Confederation's Mental Health Network announces that it has recruited its first social housing provider as part of its aim to bring together all those parts of the system working together to improve mental health.
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7/3/2012 The head of the NHS Confederation has warned that plans to improve the nation's mental health are at risk as the basic building blocks are not yet in place to make them a success.
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6/3/2012 David Stout says announcement is good news but won’t alter the big picture of serious financial pressure.
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29/2/2012 NHS Confederation, Age UK and Local Government Association join forces in a bid to get it right for every person every time
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17/2/2012 Responding to calls from the British Medical Association, Ambulance Service Network director Jo Webber agreed that it would be better to wait for the results of the pilot before rolling out NHS 111
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15/2/2012 Mental Health Network director Steve Shrubb said the latest Death by Indifference report from Mencap was saddening and more must be done to help people with learning disabilities
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14/2/2012 Jo Webber of the NHS Confederation says patient feedback is an important mirror to hold up against any healthcare organisation.
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9/2/2012 NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar announced today the creation of a new policy forum to allow its members an authoritative platform to speak for the NHS on new policy
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7/2/2012 NHS Confederation deputy chief executive David Stout comments on the publication of the projected budgets for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), public health and the NHS Commissioning Board.
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2/2/2012 The latest National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide in Mental Health shows how NHS services can make a difference and save lives says Mental Health Network Director Steve Shrubb
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31/1/2012 The NHS Confederation and its NHS Partners Network both welcome the publication of the Office of Health Economics' (OHE) commission report on competition in the NHS and say competition and integration need not be mutually exclusive.
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27/1/2012 NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar has said he is concerned management capacity is being reduced to dangerously low levels as the new National Commissioning Board announced its structure
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25/1/2012 The NHS wants effective and intelligent regulation, not “a simplistic race for more and more inspection”, the head of the NHS Confederation will say today.
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24/1/2012 NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar said the Health Select Committee's latest report on NHS finances starkly highlighted the pressures the NHS is under
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22/1/2012 NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar says the NHS reforms are a distraction from the prime concern for the NHS of making £20 billion in efficiency savings.
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18/1/2012 As the Time to Change campaign was praised by the Deputy Prime Minister today, Mental Health Network director Steve Shrubb said it was vital for us all to support it
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10/1/2012 Responding to the NHS Future Forum second phase report, NHS Confederation deputy policy director Jo Webber said a lot needed to be done now to convert aspirations into actions.
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10/1/2012 The NHS Confederation, in conjunction with the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services has produced a joint statement on integrating health and social care services.
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5/1/2012 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.
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5/1/2012 Commenting on a recent report on integrating care from the King's Fund and the Nuffield Trust NHS Confederation deputy policy director Jo Webber said integration was the right way to go but requires social care funding reform first
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