NHS Voices

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

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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

Lorraine Mattis

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Reforming dentistry through primary care collaboration

To address NHS dental care access and oral health inequalities, we must advocate for policies that facilitate integration among primary care providers

16 September 2024

Fay Blackwood and Eric Pirozzoli

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Diversifying the upper levels of the health service

Despite the incredible diversity of NHS staff as a whole, there is a distinct lack of diversity at higher levels. So what is going wrong?

21 August 2024

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Strengthening social dialogue in the hospital sector in the East, South and Central Europe

Expert insights from the 'Strengthening social dialogue' regional workshop.

15 November 2019

HSJ Value Awards: The part played by Healthwatch Kirklees in finalists Calderdale and Huddersfield FT’s project

Helping Calderdale and Kirklees to develop a compelling narrative for changing outpatient services.

7 November 2019

There's good reason for the NHS to engage internationally

Supporting the NHS family in maximising international opportunities.

4 November 2019

Integrated care: why does it matter and what it means for patients

Expert insights on the Medicongress conference in Finland.

3 October 2019

Improving young people's mental health through our schools

Dr Sandeep Ranote explores a new way of preventing mental health issues in young people through school-based interventions in Greater Manchester.

21 January 2019

The NHS Long Term Plan will fail unless social care is properly funded too

Health and social care go hand in hand.

10 January 2019

Respiratory disease: a suitable case for integrated care?

Respiratory disease is a good place for integrated care systems to start.

22 October 2018

A whole-system approach to managing frailty

Research into fragility will help develop its integrated care.

1 June 2018

Health and social care desperately need positive change agents

Relieve the stress of health and care frontlines by identifying change agents, who are best positioned to lead the way to innovation and improvement.

3 April 2018

Why a focus on arts and health should be a fundamental part of every NHS strategy

There is a place for the arts in healthcare.

29 January 2018

Learning from complaints: Why patient involvement matters

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust on its praised programme of patients involvement in the teaching of undergraduate medical students.

23 January 2018

Tackling the diversity crisis in end-of-life care

Inequities to end-of-life care must be overcome.

31 July 2017

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