Confed Viewpoint

Insight and thought leadership from the NHS Confederation
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Experts from across the NHS Confederation share their insight and ideas about the challenges and issues facing health and care.

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Matthew Taylor and Chris Ham
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NHS targets reveal the limits of pressure from the top

Lessons from the Blair era show that focusing on one outcome can distort the rest of the healthcare system.

18 December 2024
Sarah Walter
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Neighbourhood health is best delivered at ‘place’

Investing in integration at place is key to delivering the government's plans to improve the nation's health and economic growth.

28 November 2024
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Boosting health can prop up the economy

How should the government tackle health inequalities? Matthew Taylor describes how improvements in health can help stem economic inactivity.

7 November 2024

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Why is change in the health service so difficult?

Matthew Taylor highlights three ways of thinking that could achieve continuous improvement in the NHS, and the ICS where this is already happening.

30 April 2024

Children’s mental health needs more

Now we have the data to prove that waiting times are far too long for children and young people's mental health services, something must be done.

21 February 2024

Peering into the future?

Greater use of peer review could reduce the cost of the Care Quality Commission's ICS assessments and lead to real improvement for patients.

19 February 2024

Strengthening the social contract of vaccination

Strengthening the social contract that underpins vaccination could have a profound impact on the sustainability of the NHS, writes Matthew Taylor.

2 February 2024