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Thomas Webb

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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

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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NHS at heart of UK life sciences vision

Layla McCay, director of policy at the NHS Confederation, reflects on the new ‘vision’ and 10-year strategy for UK life sciences.

10 September 2021

Why should you attend the Wellbeing for Wales Lecture Series?

The Welsh NHS Confederation invites you to join our virtual Wellbeing for Wales Lecture Series, featuring eight inspiring lectures over four days.

6 September 2021

Invest in the NHS and it will deliver for the country

By making the right decision on NHS funding, the government can avoid plunging the health service into a downward spiral.

3 September 2021

Painting the picture: An update on the pressures facing the NHS in Wales

Darren Hughes writes about the ongoing challenges facing the NHS in Wales and some of the work the Welsh NHS Confederation is doing to support them.

1 September 2021

Brave new world: the third health revolution

Transformational ICS leadership requires establishing a culture of stewardship, changing the way people think and the language they use.

31 August 2021

Nudging younger people to help them grab a jab

Are barriers to opportunity causing slow vaccine take-up in younger people, and can ‘nudge theory’ help?

27 August 2021

We’re reaching a tipping point in children and young people’s mental health

Extra demand relating to the pandemic is causing a tipping point in children and young people’s mental health services.

26 August 2021

Clean air is the NHS’s most powerful weapon against COVID-19

The biggest risk of COVID-19 transmission is airborne. Could tackling clean air be a way through the pandemic?

26 August 2021

Health inequalities: what the vaccination programme is teaching us

A project as specific as the COVID-19 vaccination programme has proved to be a springboard to addressing inequalities in health and care.

20 August 2021

Spending Review is an opportunity to invest in the NHS for the future

Now is the moment for an honest revaluation of the long-term funding settlement for the NHS.

17 August 2021

How leisure and culture trusts support the NHS

If we want to effectively invest in wellbeing initiatives and achieve health equity, leisure and culture trusts should form part of any local approach

12 August 2021

PCNs need right support to manage local population health

A new report looks back at the successes in the last two years and challenges ahead for primary care networks.

5 August 2021