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Taking a whole-school approach to children’s mental health

Making mental health education statutory could be transformative for children and for the NHS, writes primary school headteacher Nic Wetton.

20 March 2025

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Are microteams the key to primary care continuity?

It is time for GP practices to consider restoring the ‘personal list’ and improving care through continuity.

4 March 2025

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Addressing maternal health inequalities

Sharvari Joshi shares how a maternity drop-in session spurred her to take action to address maternal healthcare inequalities in Tower Hamlets.

7 February 2025

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Time to stand up and be counted

Dr Kathy McLean shares her views and personal experience on why all NHS boards must sign up to the NHS Sexual Safety Charter.

11 October 2023

Implementing Right Care, Right Person in London

Transforming mental healthcare in London through public sector collaboration.

31 August 2023

Can or should the NHS expect more from patients and communities?

The knowledge needed to fix the NHS’s challenges lies with patients and communities, writes Jacob Lant.

29 August 2023

Technology and trust – using data and AI responsibly in healthcare

To achieve the potential of digital modernisation in healthcare, we must ensure the public can trust in the processes involved.

9 June 2023

Primary care networks and cloud-based telephony

How cloud-based telephony can enable more holistic and personalised primary care for patients.

30 March 2023

The NHS has warmed to Barclay, but his biggest test is to come

What the new reforms proposed by the Hewitt review will mean for the NHS and population health outcomes.

29 March 2023

Integrated care system measures that matter

How could integrated care system success be assessed? Dr Helen Davies shares her view on the metrics that might unlock the answer.

9 March 2023

It’s not enough to be non-racist

Reflections on a recent lecture that offered new and powerful insights into building an anti-racist NHS.

29 November 2022

ICSs must seize the research opportunity

New guidance explains why clinical research must be a priority in the fight against health inequalities.

24 November 2022

No shortcuts to tackling racism

Joan Saddler outlines how the NHS Confederation is helping members to tackle racism.

22 November 2022

Environmental sustainability – from peripheral projects to mainstream policy

How do we embed sustainability into the fabric of how we plan and deliver healthcare to make it integral to organisational success?

18 November 2022

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

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