NHS Voices

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

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Featured blogs

Zoe Reed

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Implementing PCREF – our progress one year on

Zoë Reed shares how PCREF has helped South London and Maudsley address inequity and improve access to mental health care for racialised communities.

5 December 2024

Sam Keighley

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Prevention needs brave leadership and a thriving VCSE

A strong VCSE sector is key to achieving the government’s shift from cure to prevention.

9 December 2024

Derek Bell

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No perfect group

The challenges, rewards and continuing lessons of group working at University Hospitals Tees.

7 November 2024

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NHS reform: towards a more balanced change model?

Reform could take us towards a better balanced and more dynamic health and care system.

15 November 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

When resource is there, the NHS evolves and delivers

Director of the Welsh NHS Confederation, Darren Hughes, focuses on NHS and social care finances in this month's blog.

30 June 2022

Eye care services: an urgent call for reformation

A comprehensive national eye care strategy is needed to address fundamental issues in the system.

29 June 2022

The refresh of the NHS Long Term Plan should embrace the positive lessons from the pandemic

To meet government expectations of ‘doing more with the same,’ the NHS must build on what was achieved during the pandemic.

24 June 2022

Recognising the link between good housing and mental health

A new report emphasises the need for the government to formally recognise the link between good housing and mental health.

20 June 2022

A more democratic NHS?

A locally engaged health service can lead to a more open, dynamic and pluralist model of NHS governance and accountability.

26 May 2022

A peer network can help ICB leaders navigate the new NHS era

A network of peers can provide much-needed support for integrated care board (ICB) leaders, in their navigation of mutual challenges.

8 April 2022

The PHM vaccination drive that’s ‘turning heads’ in Norfolk

Howard Martin outlines the population health management (PHM) approach in Norfolk that is gaining attention and winning awards for its success.

1 April 2022

The health and care bill: far from a done deal

Time is running out for debate on new amendments to the health and care bill, if it is to gain Royal Assent by the end of April.

21 March 2022

Establishing proportionate accountability for integrated care systems

Partnership with local authorities and meaningful engagement with people and communities are the best way of ICSs earning a mandate to push back.

24 February 2022

The importance of networking for systems

Matthew Taylor on how we're equipping integrated care systems to thrive, ensuring that they deliver real benefits for their populations.

21 February 2022

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