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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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