Workforce plan must address shortfall in mental health nurses Mental health leaders have warned that the government must not leave the vital mental health and learning disabilities nurse workforce out in the cold 16 May 2023
Urgent and emergency care in ‘precarious position’ unless exemptions made to nursing strikes NHS Confederation calls on the RCN to make exemptions for emergency and critical care in next round of industrial action 26 April 2023
Patient safety at risk without exemption of key mental health services from next wave of nursing strikes Sean Duggan, chief executive of the NHS Confederation’s mental health network, urges the RCN to exempt mental health services from industrial action 20 April 2023
NHS faces most significant strikes ever Matthew Taylor comments as four days of strikes by junior doctors begin. 11 April 2023
Extra investment needed to tackle surge in children and young people seeking support for eating disorders Thousands of children and young people risk missing out on the help they need for their eating disorders 2 March 2023
NHS Confederation responds to the National Audit Office report on mental health services Sean Duggan responds to the new National Audit Office (NAO) report on the progress in improving mental health services 9 February 2023
Health leaders fear disruption to patient care from teachers strikes Matthew Taylor, chief executive at the NHS Confederation responds to the teachers strikes. 31 January 2023
Government’s recommitment to narrowing life expectancy gap welcomed Dr Layla McCay responds to the government's announcement of their Major Conditions Strategy. 24 January 2023
Mental health leaders are committed to ensuring the safety and dignity of those who need inpatient care Sean Duggan OBE responds to the government's announcement of a rapid review of patient safety in mental health inpatient settings. 23 January 2023
It's right to invest in appropriate settings, but we need to stop people reaching crisis in the first place Sean Duggan OBE, chief executive of the Mental Health Network, responds to DHSC's announcement on allocated funds to mental health crisis services. 23 January 2023
NHS Confederation responds to the Joint Committee’s report on the Draft Mental Health Bill Sean Duggan responds to the Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill's report into the government's Mental Health Bill. 19 January 2023
Industrial action is jeopardising the NHS’ attempts to break out of its vicious cycle With further strikes starting today and more on the horizon, NHS leaders are calling on government to enter a renewed round of talks with the unions. 18 January 2023
NHS Confederation responds to government statement on minimum staffing levels during industrial action Matthew Taylor responds to the Business Secretary's statement in the House of Commons on industrial action. 10 January 2023
We need to see cross-government action to tackle mental health inequalities Assistant director of the Welsh NHS Confederation responds to the Health and Social Care Committee report on mental health inequalities. 19 December 2022
NHS mental health services are under unsustainable pressure health service leaders warn The key elements of a new vision for mental health are laid out in a new report from the NHS Confederation and Centre for Mental Health. 2 December 2022
Funding for research and innovation will help keep more people well in the medium to long-term Matthew Taylor responds to the government announcement of funding for research and innovation for four new healthcare missions. 28 November 2022
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Workforce plan must address shortfall in mental health nurses
Mental health leaders have warned that the government must not leave the vital mental health and learning disabilities nurse workforce out in the cold
16 May 2023
Urgent and emergency care in ‘precarious position’ unless exemptions made to nursing strikes
NHS Confederation calls on the RCN to make exemptions for emergency and critical care in next round of industrial action
26 April 2023
Patient safety at risk without exemption of key mental health services from next wave of nursing strikes
Sean Duggan, chief executive of the NHS Confederation’s mental health network, urges the RCN to exempt mental health services from industrial action
20 April 2023
NHS faces most significant strikes ever
Matthew Taylor comments as four days of strikes by junior doctors begin.
11 April 2023
Extra investment needed to tackle surge in children and young people seeking support for eating disorders
Thousands of children and young people risk missing out on the help they need for their eating disorders
2 March 2023
NHS Confederation responds to the National Audit Office report on mental health services
Sean Duggan responds to the new National Audit Office (NAO) report on the progress in improving mental health services
9 February 2023
Health leaders fear disruption to patient care from teachers strikes
Matthew Taylor, chief executive at the NHS Confederation responds to the teachers strikes.
31 January 2023
Government’s recommitment to narrowing life expectancy gap welcomed
Dr Layla McCay responds to the government's announcement of their Major Conditions Strategy.
24 January 2023
Mental health leaders are committed to ensuring the safety and dignity of those who need inpatient care
Sean Duggan OBE responds to the government's announcement of a rapid review of patient safety in mental health inpatient settings.
23 January 2023
It's right to invest in appropriate settings, but we need to stop people reaching crisis in the first place
Sean Duggan OBE, chief executive of the Mental Health Network, responds to DHSC's announcement on allocated funds to mental health crisis services.
23 January 2023
NHS Confederation responds to the Joint Committee’s report on the Draft Mental Health Bill
Sean Duggan responds to the Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill's report into the government's Mental Health Bill.
19 January 2023
Industrial action is jeopardising the NHS’ attempts to break out of its vicious cycle
With further strikes starting today and more on the horizon, NHS leaders are calling on government to enter a renewed round of talks with the unions.
18 January 2023
NHS Confederation responds to government statement on minimum staffing levels during industrial action
Matthew Taylor responds to the Business Secretary's statement in the House of Commons on industrial action.
10 January 2023
We need to see cross-government action to tackle mental health inequalities
Assistant director of the Welsh NHS Confederation responds to the Health and Social Care Committee report on mental health inequalities.
19 December 2022
NHS mental health services are under unsustainable pressure health service leaders warn
The key elements of a new vision for mental health are laid out in a new report from the NHS Confederation and Centre for Mental Health.
2 December 2022
Funding for research and innovation will help keep more people well in the medium to long-term
Matthew Taylor responds to the government announcement of funding for research and innovation for four new healthcare missions.
28 November 2022