The NHS Confederation is the membership organisation that brings together, supports and speaks for the whole healthcare system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Report

Artificial intelligence use in NHS communications

Insights, risks and recommendations for safe and effective adoption of AI in NHS communications.

23 June 2025
Shaun Lintern, Victoria Macdonald and Matthew Coats
Audio

Live from NHS ConfedExpo 2025 with Shaun Lintern and Victoria Macdonald

Shaun Lintern and Victoria Macdonald reflect on ConfedExpo highlights. Matthew Coats is our Leader in Six.

18 June 2025
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Latest publications

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Case Study

Collaborating to provide care at home for terminally ill patients

Enhancing the overall experience of patients and their families through personalised, holistic care in Bradford.

16 June 2025
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Briefing

Spending Review 2025: what you need to know

Summary and analysis of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Spending Review and its impact for health and care.

11 June 2025
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Briefing

Urgent and emergency care plan: what you need to know

Summary and commentary on NHS England's plan for urgent and emergency care.

6 June 2025
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Latest news

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News

AI is improving communications practice, but adoption remains uneven

AI is beginning to reshape how NHS communications teams work but access to tools and skills is uneven and clearer governance is needed.

23 June 2025
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News

New digital leaders forum launched

New forum to bring together digital leaders from across the health and care system

18 June 2025
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News

NHS Confederation responds to Health Secretary's speech at ConfedExpo

We welcome Mr Streeting confirming he will support our members to make the difficult decisions needed to redesign services.

13 June 2025
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HealthCommsPlus

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Featured opinion

Catherine Inness
NHS Voices

Scaling AI in healthcare

The future of AI in the NHS is about embedding it into the fabric of how services are delivered, writes Catherine Inness of Accenture.

6 June 2025
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Why primary care provider collaboratives can’t wait

PCPCs can reshape the future of out-of-hospital care in England, driving left shift and delivery of a neighbourhood health service.

30 May 2025
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NHS Voices

The pursuit of dignity in dying

Dr Chris Pickering shares his personal mission to change how the health service approaches the concept of dying.

27 May 2025
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Latest videos and podcasts

Shaun Lintern, Victoria Macdonald and Matthew Coats
Audio

Live from NHS ConfedExpo 2025 with Shaun Lintern and Victoria Macdonald

Shaun Lintern and Victoria Macdonald reflect on ConfedExpo highlights. Matthew Coats is our Leader in Six.

18 June 2025
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Audio

Sir Jim Mackey: "We need to be honest about our problems"

Jim Mackey discusses delivering the ten-year plan and developing leaders in the NHS. Lorraine Mattis joins us for the Leader in Six.

10 June 2025
Ruth Rankine, Rory Deighton and Daniel Elkeles
Audio

How future ICBs will affect primary and secondary care

Rory Deighton and Ruth Rankine explore opportunities and pitfalls of ICB budget cuts. Daniel Elkeles guests for the Leader in Six.

29 May 2025
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Upcoming events

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Webinar

Embedding health on the high street

This webinar, the fifth in our series, discusses practical approaches to moving health onto the high street, as well as the wider policy context.

25 June 2025 14:00 - 15:00 GMT
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Webinar

Carrying out improvement and collaboration across the interface

Join this webinar to learn from healthcare leaders who have been carrying out improvement across healthcare boundaries.

14 July 2025 13:00 - 14:30 GMT
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Webinar

Quantifying the economic and social impact of the NHS

This webinar, the last in our series, discusses the challenge and need to articulate the economic and social value generated by NHS trusts.

23 July 2025 14:00 - 15:00 GMT
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