NHS Voices

Thought leadership that sparks debate, shares learning and inspires new ways of working across health and care.

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John Llewellyn

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Frontline digitisation: people over functionality

If staff needs aren’t considered, the benefits outlined in NHS England’s Frontline Digitisation programme will be difficult to realise.

22 April 2024

Sian Stanley

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Working across the interface: greater than the sum of our parts

In Harlow, community/primary assets are reducing pressure on the emergency department by providing alternative care settings.

19 March 2024

Jacob Haddad speaking at ConfedExpo.

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A more sustainable operating model for primary care

Two key principles for a more sustainable operating model for primary care.

15 February 2024

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What the NHS needs from the winter plan

There are things that can and should be done right now to make sure we protect patients and staff as much as possible ahead of winter.

12 August 2022

Addressing shattered hopes

To address the findings of the NHS Confederation’s Shattered Hopes report, we must face the deep-rooted cultures of race inequality in the system.

4 August 2022

The elective backlog casts a long shadow

While all eyes are on reducing the 6.6 million elective care backlog, we also need to ensure that out of (acute) hospital does not mean out of mind.

2 August 2022

Cost-of-living crisis only exacerbating inequalities in Wales

Assistant director of the Welsh NHS Confederation, Nesta Lloyd-Jones, examines what needs to be done to stem rising inequalities in Wales.

29 July 2022

How businesses can help tackle the health gap

Moving beyond traditional NHS collaborations will be key to addressing the complexities around health inequalities and closing the health gap.

27 July 2022

South Asian Heritage Month

Reflections from Dr Navina Evans, NHS England's chief workforce officer, on her South Asian heritage and how it has shaped her role in the NHS.

26 July 2022

If the ICB board culture isn’t right, it simply won’t work

The importance of integrated care boards’ structure is secondary to ensuring the right culture within the board, writes Lena Samuels.

26 July 2022

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak need a dose of realism on the NHS

With a new Prime Minster soon to emerge, Matthew Taylor writes on NHS leaders urging honesty with the public on what the NHS can deliver.

25 July 2022

Split-screen thinking: handling immediate pressures without compromising future vision

How do you align urgent tasks with longer-term ambitions? Matthew Taylor discusses integrated care and split-screen thinking.

20 July 2022

The new leadership required for a new world

The right infrastructure will only be a part of ICSs’ success. What will be key is a shift in leadership culture.

12 July 2022

We’re seeing what it means for the NHS to ‘live with covid’

With COVID-19 on the rise again and new strains emerging, Layla McCay stresses that we must act on lessons learnt in readiness for the winter.

4 July 2022

New beginnings for the NHS

As integrated care systems today become statutory bodies, our new ICS Network director Sarah Walter shares her hopes for what is to come.

1 July 2022