NHS Voices

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

NHS Voices is the place to share ideas, debate solutions and discover how organisations are confronting challenges 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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Coming together to provide more efficient integrated immediate care

In Kirklees, NHS services, the local authority and adult social care providers are redesigning how they care for people discharged from hospital.

7 December 2021

The health and care bill: what’s changed in the Commons and what’s on the Lords’ agenda?

What may still change in the health and care bill as it goes to the House of Lords?

3 December 2021

Primary care tackling winter pressures through collaboration

Dr Sayanthan Ganesaratnam shows how, with the right partnerships, primary care can deliver at every level within an ICS.

2 December 2021

Integration is the only way forward for a sustainable health care system

April 2022 is the starting point for ICSs, not the end goal, argues Lou Patten.

30 November 2021

How digital technology is benefiting community health services

The Community Network, hosted by the NHS Confederation and NHS Providers, is shining a light on innovative practice among community providers.

30 November 2021

Being realistic, the NHS recovery will not be perfect

Honesty about the NHS recovery is essential for the people to understand why they’re still waiting for their care, explains Layla MacCay.

30 November 2021

Hardwiring a population health improvement approach within local health and care systems

A roundtable discussion between national and local leaders led to proposed actions for ensuring a public health role in ICSs.

26 November 2021

Unlocking the power of volunteering will help tackle the challenges facing our NHS

Now is the time to harness the support of volunteers to help the health and care system combat exceptional challenge.

26 November 2021

Is integration everyone’s problem but no one’s responsibility?

Matthew Taylor sets out five steps which could help bring together local responsibility for heath and social care.

25 November 2021

Health bill gives too much power to Whitehall

While most of its proposals are welcome, the health and care bill’s weakness is the power it gives the health secretary to make clinical decisions.

23 November 2021

The success of the NHS Confederation’s primary care conference

Fiona Adamson reflects on the sessions at the recent primary care conference held by the Primary Care Network and Primary Care Federation Network.

12 November 2021

Why all trusts and health boards can benefit from close working with their NHS charity

All trusts and health boards could benefit from working with their own NHS charity - and the benefits go beyond the financial, writes Ellie Orton.

9 November 2021

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