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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Community health services can only absorb so much pressure

Not only do community services need recognition for their contribution, but they also need immediate support for their staff and the resources.

16 December 2020

Engagement and communications in integrated care systems

COVID-19 has shown the importance of engagement and communications in partnership working and emerging ICSs give the opportunity to build on this.

15 December 2020

Health on the high street

The NHS has a role to play in regenerating our high streets and improving the health and wealth of local communities.

11 December 2020

Social care is a tool, not a destination

Integrated care can bring together health and social care services that so urgently need to work in collaboration.

10 December 2020

Social care reform: social care and the NHS

Publication of the BMA’s recent report on social care underlines the urgency for reform.

7 December 2020

Urgent community response standards: Supporting providers to use the community services data set

The second of six webinars on delivering the urgent community response standards focuses on supporting community providers with data collection.

7 December 2020

How do we enable AI in healthcare as a great potential for good?

Digital tools have been quickly developed and adopted in the wake of COVID-19. Now AI is showing opportunities ahead for healthcare.

4 December 2020

Setting up the Child Health and Wellbeing Network

System leadership and professional and user engagement have a role in the setting up of a network to support children's health and wellbeing.

2 December 2020

Speaking truth to power and why we will keep pushing for important investment

While there was some good news in the Spending Review, political leaders will still need to manage public expectations of what the NHS can deliver.

30 November 2020

Ten high-impact actions for ICS success

The game changers for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire in their journey through system transformation and integration.

27 November 2020

How to inculcate joint working across health and care

This is the time to take the opportunity to address the limitations of the current framework and move to a more integrated future.

23 November 2020

The role of digital in preventing and treating poor mental health

An update on digital solutions for treating poor mental health, while remembering traditional services are still relevant.

20 November 2020

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