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Guidance for general practice teams to support bereaved families following the death of a child

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Jonathan Griffiths @drjongriffiths.bsky.social · Jul 18

If you are an #NHS #GeneralPractitioner, how equipped do you feel to manage the death of a child and support the bereaved parents? We have produced a Framework to help.

Please read and share!

👉 www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk//latest/publ...

#childdeath #bereavement #childloss

Child Death Framework

www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk

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Ruth Rankine @rrankine.bsky.social · Jul 18

Great podcast with @emmabower.bsky.social and our @nhsconfed.org Primary Care network chair Duncan Gooch

www.gponline.com/podcast-exis...

Podcast: How can existing at-scale models help GPs prepare for a neighbourhood NHS?

Talking General Practice speaks to Dr Duncan Gooch, a GP partner in Derbyshire and chair of the NHS Confederation's Primary Care Network, about the 10-year health plan and what it means for general pr...

www.gponline.com

Improvement across the interface

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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · Jul 14

Don't miss our webinar on 23 July where we will discuss why quantifying the economic and social impact of the NHS is necessary and the framework for approaching it.

Sign-up buff.ly/4pj4cWq

@nhslocalgrowth.bsky.social will be joined by Eve Roodhouse of @local.gov.uk and @richardstubbs.bsky.social

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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · Jul 11

Earlier this week, our chief executive Matthew Taylor was a guest on the prevention is the new cure podcast, where discussion focused on Ten-Year Health Plan post-publication:
🟡 Is the plan deliverable?
🟡 How NHS leaders feel now?
🟡 When we will see outputs?

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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · Jul 10

Last year we supported 11 teams working at the interface between primary and secondary care to improve processes for local people.

We've now published reflections and learning from the teams involved, including recommendations for others and examples of good practice.

Learn more: buff.ly/2gh9hHt

Lessons learned on improving the patient journey at the interface between primary and secondary care.

Is the Ten-Year Health Plan the right plan for the NHS?

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Ruth Rankine @rrankine.bsky.social · Jul 4

It’s a good one!
@nhsconfed.org

youtu.be/iJZHzvezcpE

YouTube video by NHS Confederation

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Key questions the ten-year plan will need to answer

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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · Jul 3

Our chief executive Matthew Taylor's dispatch from the launch of the 10-year health plan this morning.📽️

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Ruth Rankine @rrankine.bsky.social · Jul 3

Given the content of the 10YP today and the role of primary care at scale in delivery of neighbourhood health care, it's a good time to see how people are doing this around the country.

NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · Jul 3

Join us on 15 July for the second in our webinar series on illustrating the future role primary care will play in delivering care at a place-based scale in the coming years.

Register now 🔗https://buff.ly/eWSUNtn

Event - Realising the potential of primary care provider collaboratives - Tuesday 15 July 2025

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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · Jul 3

"The challenge is always going to be implementation."

Our chief executive, @confedmatt.bsky.social spoke to @listentotimesradio.bsky.social about the government's ten-year plan and the three shifts associated with it.

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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · Jul 3

Our chief executive @confedmatt.bsky.social told the BBC today that the ten-year health plan is "incredibly ambitious" that calls for the NHS to do things that have been talked about for decades but not achieved.

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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · Jul 2

Read our new article and share your views 👇
www.nhsconfed.org/articles/key...

Twelve issues healthcare leaders will be seeking clarity on in the long-awaited plan.

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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · Jun 26

New IT systems for GPs are a significant and encouraging step forwards, and something we have been advocating for on behalf of members.

Read our primary care director @rrankine.bsky.social's response 🔗 buff.ly/DS9Ej3I

www.nhsconfed.org/publications...

Ruth Rankine @rrankine.bsky.social · Jun 25

The future of primary care

This report discusses how primary care at scale can evolve and innovate to support the government's ambition to shift care closer to home.

www.nhsconfed.org/publications...

Ruth Rankine @rrankine.bsky.social · Jun 25

Supporting general practice at scale: fit for 2024/25 and beyond

Tangible actions to address some of the immediate pressures facing general practice and primary care networks across the country.

Wes Streeting diverts NHS cash from wealthy to working-class areas

Ruth Rankine @rrankine.bsky.social · Jun 25

Great to finally see plans to address this through a reform of GP funding formula, something we have consistently been pushing for over a number of years.
@nhsconfed.org #PCnetwork

www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

The health secretary will overhaul GP funding so poorer areas get more per patient and pour an extra £2.2 billion into the ‘communities that need it most’

www.thetimes.com

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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · Jun 23

1/ Our new report – AI use in NHS communications – reveals how AI is starting to reshape NHS communications practice.

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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · Jun 19

What stood out to you at #NHSConfedExpo?

In our latest #HealthontheLine episode, @vsmacdonald.bsky.social and @shaunlintern.bsky.social discuss Wes Streeting’s vision for the NHS, the upcoming 10-year health plan and more.

👉 Catch the full discussion - recorded live from the conference floor.