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Sir David Nicholson to retire

21/05/2013Sir David Nicholson to retire

Chief executive of NHS England, Sir David Nicholson, is to retire in March 2014. Sir David worked in the NHS for 35 years in over 14 organis... more >
Farrar: ‘No use pointing the finger’ over A&E crisis

21/05/2013Farrar: ‘No use pointing the finger’ over A&E crisis

Ascribing blame for failings in emergency and urgent care is not helpful, the NHS Confederation’ chief executive Mike Farrar has said ahead... more >
International effort needed against antimicrobial resistance

20/05/2013International effort needed against antimicrobial resistance

The UK will call for international action to tackle the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) at the World Health Assembly today. Health ... more >
‘More to be done’ on funding social care – The King’s Fund

21/05/2013‘More to be done’ on funding social care – The King’s Fund

The Government must go beyond Dilnot for funding social care, The King&rsqu... more >
Regulations ‘do not force’ commissioners into competition – Monitor

21/05/2013Regulations ‘do not force’ commissioners into competition – Monitor

Draft guidance has been published to help commissioners procure patient ser... more >
Farrar: ‘No use pointing the finger’ over A&E crisis

21/05/2013Farrar: ‘No use pointing the finger’ over A&E crisis

Ascribing blame for failings in emergency and urgent care is not helpful, t... more >
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Tobacco and public health

01/04/2013Tobacco and public health

Smoking is the country’s biggest cause of preventable death, and thus a... more >
Why think long term?

01/04/2013Why think long term?

The King’s Fund’s new report on the long-term trends in health sp... more >
The Cumberland Initiative

01/04/2013The Cumberland Initiative

The Cumberland Initiative is an effort by a community of academics, clinici... more >

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NHS Confederation annual conference and exhibition 2013

05 Jun 2013 09:00

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New ways to tackle Unscheduled Care crisis

01/05/2013 09:00 - 17:00

The Cumberland Initiative launches on May 1-3 at a vital moment for the NHS, experiencing its greatest period of upheaval in half a century. In a series of events spread over three days an array of experts and facilities will focus on helping colleagues from different parts of the NHS to tackle the widespread crisis in unscheduled care. Please come and share latest thinking and try out new ways to simulate change, allowing you to think the unthinkable, trial the untried in a no-risk environment and achieve better solutions for our populations.

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New ways to tackle Unscheduled Care crisis

02/05/2013 09:00 - 17:00

The Cumberland Initiative launches on May 1-3 at a vital moment for the NHS, experiencing its greatest period of upheaval in half a century. In a series of events spread over three days an array of experts and facilities will focus on helping colleagues from different parts of the NHS to tackle the widespread crisis in unscheduled care. Please come and share latest thinking and try out new ways to simulate change, allowing you to think the unthinkable, trial the untried in a no-risk environment and achieve better solutions for our populations.

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New ways to tackle Unscheduled Care crisis

03/05/2013 09:00 - 17:00

The Cumberland Initiative launches on May 1-3 at a vital moment for the NHS, experiencing its greatest period of upheaval in half a century. In a series of events spread over three days an array of experts and facilities will focus on helping colleagues from different parts of the NHS to tackle the widespread crisis in unscheduled care. Please come and share latest thinking and try out new ways to simulate change, allowing you to think the unthinkable, trial the untried in a no-risk environment and achieve better solutions for our populations.

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At the front line

21/05/2013At the front line

Civil servants at Whitehall will be required to spend time on the front line of the NHS, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced. This could have a profound effect, in... more >
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'A political party that can be trusted by the public'

01/04/2013'A political party that can be trusted by the public'

The National Health Action Party was formed to protect a public NHS, follow... more >
Mapping the way to better healthcare in Essex

01/04/2013Mapping the way to better healthcare in Essex

From planning primary health facilities to effectively targeting public hea... more >
Using person-centred practices to improve hospital care

01/04/2013Using person-centred practices to improve hospital care

Helen Sanderson and Tracey Bush explain the new patient-centred approach to... more >

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01/04/2013Safety first

There are many competing priorities and worries for NHS executives to juggle at the moment, not least since the Francis report (and its 290 recommendations) has landed just weeks before the formal transition to new commissioning and regulatory structures under the Health & Social Care Act. Both are having to be navigated in the context of continuing financial pressures arising from the Nicholson challenge and the national budget freeze, as well as structural issues around the... read more >

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Changing the behaviour by design

Changing the behaviour by design

Ed Gardiner, behavioural design lead at Warwick Business School, discusses the power of behavioural design in the fight to tackle obesity. In February 2013, the Academy of Medical Royal Co more > more last word articles >