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"Labour are going to be much more content to adopt the Nanny State label and realise that it's politically quite salient.” Sam Freedman The latest episode of #HealthOntheLine is out tomorrow 🎉 Tune in to find out more about the "Nanny State" and what Sam Freedman thinks it will mean.

The Hewitt Review still providers blueprint for the new government to reform public services and provide the best care for patients. Read the NHS Confederation stocktake of progress here (4/4) nhsconfed.org/long-reads/hew…

"Frustration ​and ​concern ​with ​the ​activities ​of ​the ​CQC ​has ​been ​mounting ​for ​a ​number ​of ​years ​and ​I ​think ​it ​was ​really ​positive ​that ​the ​last ​government commissioned ​this ​review." Danny Mortimer spoke to Times Radio about the report into the CQC.📻

On Friday, Sam Freedman and Natasha Curry joined Matthew Taylor to discuss the King’s Speech, reforming social care and more ✨ If you haven't listened already, get yourself another cup of coffee and tune into the latest episode of #HealthOnTheLine now! ☕ nhsconfed.org/podcast/kings-…

With the GP ballot due, a warning about the impact capping GP appts will have. NHS Confederation Matthew Taylor Ruth Rankine 💙 warn of unfair deal for primary care due to inflation and impact of pay deals not being fully covered, but warn of impact on other services 👇 theguardian.com/society/articl…

Our primary care members are clear they need a fair financial settlement to cope with the escalating costs of delivering care. Primary care plays a vital role in people's health and wellbeing - any reduction in activity will impact the whole system.🩺👇 theguardian.com/society/articl…

On Friday, Kevin Fenton joined Matthew Taylor to explore the big challenges with public health policy and how they can be tackled If you haven’t had a listen, get yourself another cup of coffee and tune into the new episode of #HealthOnTheLine now!☕ bit.ly/3yxcmKg

Patient flow is key to improving services. In the third episode of our new podcast Leading Improvement in Health and Care, we explore approaches to improving patient flow and its impact. Listen now. nhsconfed.org/podcast/flow

Last night Victor Adebowale spoke to BBC Westminster Hour about the current state of the NHS. "We have hospitals that are teetering on the edge of being fit for purpose and we need to fix the capital requirements of those..."👇

Important reflections on the racist violence and rioting we have seen in recent weeks from Dorset ICB chief executive Patricia Miller, with a continued call for the NHS to confront the serious problem of racism within the service. On the NHS Confederation blog: nhsconfed.org/articles/nhs-n…

New NHS Confederation IPPR out today calls for a reduction in the number of national targets if the widening health expectancy gap between local areas is to be tackled. Comes with new analysis on variations between areas. Health Service Journal exclusive on the report here 👇 hsj.co.uk/integrated-car…

New report from NHS Confederation and IPPR - provides a guide for local systems in their efforts to drive economic and social development. Includes six principles and case studies with practical ideas from local systems that have made progress on this agenda. nhsconfed.org/publications/u…

Despite positive staff survey results, the latest data shows providers of community health services had a vacancy rate of nearly 10% So what can providers of these services do to recruit more staff and hold on to the ones they have? 🧵 1/9

It was inevitable tough questions would be asked after the election about how Labour's pledge on waiting times would be met given the constrained #NHS budget, which is leading to posts being frozen. Health Service Journal story featuring NHS Confederation Matthew Taylor hsj.co.uk/finance-and-ef…

Couldn’t agree more with Matthew Taylor NHS Confederation. Unless we reform the NHS through three big shifts: - from hospital to community - from analogue to digital - from sickness to prevention we won’t turn around the Conservatives’ NHS crisis. From the The Observer 👇🏻