Investing in the 51 per cent

New report evidences the potential return on investment for every additional £1 that is invested in women’s health services throughout the NHS in England.

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Report

Working better together in neighbourhoods

The steps that can be taken to create new, more effective and sustainable solutions for neighbourhood health.

8 October 2024
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Press release

Ethnic minority communicators survey

Taskforce launches survey for ethnic minority communicators: “Tell us what we can do better.”

30 September 2024
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Article

Supporting Black History Month 2024

October is Black History Month. Learn more about the activities taking place and what your organisation can do to support and improve race equality.

27 September 2024

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Latest publications

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Report

The case for neighbourhood health and care

Identifying the defining factors necessary to achieve effective, community-led health and wellbeing at the neighbourhood level.

8 October 2024
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Report

Paving a new pathway to prevention

This fourth report in the Value in Health series explores the impact on prevention of selecting interventions with the highest returns on investment.

7 October 2024
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Report

The state of integrated care systems 2023/24

Evidence-based report on the impact of ICSs and ICS leaders' view on their progress so far.

26 September 2024
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Guide

AI in healthcare: navigating the noise

A comprehensive guide supporting healthcare leaders to make sense of AI and explore the art of the possible.

20 September 2024
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Latest news

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News

NHS Confederation responds to government plans to improve health and social care regulation

The announcement comes as Dr Penny Dash's review of the Care Quality Commission is published.

15 October 2024
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Press release

Grasping the ‘nettles’ in Health and Social Care – HSC leaders call for support ahead of major conference

HSC leaders highlight how change can be driven within the health and social care system ahead of the annual NICON conference

14 October 2024
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Record demand in A&Es a concern ahead of annual winter spike in patients

Waiting lists grew, A&E departments reported their busiest September on record and ambulance response times increased.

10 October 2024
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News

Government drive to move the NHS to a neighbourhood health service must involve local communities

A new NHS Confederation report warns that across many parts of the country there is work still to be done to move to a 'neighbourhood health service'.

8 October 2024
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Featured blogs

Lorraine Mattis
NHS Voices blogs

Reforming dentistry through primary care collaboration

To address NHS dental care access and oral health inequalities, we must advocate for policies that facilitate integration among primary care providers

16 September 2024
Fay Blackwood and Eric Pirozzoli
NHS Voices blogs

Diversifying the upper levels of the health service

Despite the incredible diversity of NHS staff as a whole, there is a distinct lack of diversity at higher levels. So what is going wrong?

21 August 2024
Roisin Fallon-Williams
NHS Voices blogs

Driving an anti-racism strategy through cultural change

Changing culture through a focus on values is the basis of work to address racism in Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

29 July 2024
Thomas Webb
NHS Voices blogs

IT is key for productivity gains but processes must be standardised first

There are very real opportunities for the NHS to become more productive, writes Thomas Webb of Ethical Healthcare Consulting.

24 June 2024
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Latest events

NICON 2024
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NICON 2024

NICON24 is the premiere event for HSC Leaders and partners, bringing them together to discuss how to secure the best health and care outcomes for NI.

16 October 2024 08:00 - 17 October 2024 13:30 GMT
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Webinar

ShinyMind: Reinventing patient and staff engagement with mental health

ShinyMind app has transformed mental health care, leading to innovative virtual group consultations with outcomes comparable to NHS Talking Therapies.

16 October 2024 12:00 - 13:00 GMT
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Webinar

The future of neighbourhood health

Learn more about the key findings from our foundational research on neighbourhood health, with a case study to support from Bay PCN.

23 October 2024 12:00 - 13:00 GMT
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Webinar

The legal duties of Net Zero

The NHS has a goal to reduce carbon emissions that it directly controls by 2040 and carbon emissions that it has the ability to influence by 2045

23 October 2024 13:00 - 14:30 GMT
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