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We are the membership organisation that brings together, supports and speaks for the whole healthcare system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. www.nhsconfed.org

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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · Dec 5

👋 Hi Bluesky,

We’re the membership organisation that brings together, supports and speaks for the healthcare system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Connect with us and find out more 👇 https://buff.ly/3P1U1tH

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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · 7d

They reflect on decades of leadership, the realities of being underrepresented at the top, and the collective action needed to dismantle racism and discrimination across the NHS.

Tune in now and join the call to build an NHS that is truly anti-racist: buff.ly/1nZcYfk

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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · 7d

This #BlackHistoryMonth, we stand firm in power and pride. The latest episode of our #HealthOnTheLine podcast brings together two leading voices for quality in the NHS: Dame Professor Robina Shah and Joan Saddler OBE.

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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · 9d

We partnered with @mediaplanetukie.bsky.social to bring together the Health Awareness campaign - with a special focus on adopting AI tools in the NHS and communications.

Visit buff.ly/CuYnMLC to read the piece by our director of communications, @danielreynolds.bsky.social. #AIforHealthcare2025

Securing artificial intelligence tools in the NHS and communications

By 2035, the Government expects artificial intelligence (AI) to be embedded across all aspects of patient care, positioning the NHS as a global leader in its ethical use.

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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · 9d

We’re here in Liverpool at Labour Party conference! Yesterday we held an event in partnership with GSK on making prevention a mission led policy.

@ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social
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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · 16d

At #LDConf we hosted an event with @nhsproviders.bsky.social on neighbourhood health.

Chaired by @danielelkeles.bsky.social, speakers @rrankine.bsky.social, @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social, @jessmcp.bsky.social covered:
✅ Local care action
💚 Social Care & mental health funding
🌍 Community insight

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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · 19d

Our chief exec @confedmatt.bsky.social discussed the @theifs.bsky.social's report about the government's plans for public sector productivity and whether savings of 5 per cent were possible within the health service.

He said money needs to be moved out of hospitals and into community care.

NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · 21d

(2) In the latest ep of #HealthOnTheLine, Matthew Taylor speaks with Rebecca Gray and Rory Deighton about:
• Encouraging accountability
• The risks of “naming and shaming”
• Why data must reflect what matters to patients
Listen now: bit.ly/47LnNgM

NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · 21d

NHS league tables are back. But are they really the right tool to drive improvement, or a blunt instrument that risks misleading the public and demoralising staff?
#HealthOnTheLine

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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · 22d

🚨We're hiring 🚨

Director of Pay & Reward - NHS Employers

We want to hear from you if you’re:

✔️ An employee relations expert
✔️ A strategic, inclusive leader

📍Leeds/London

📅 Apply before 11.59pm on 18 September 👇🏼

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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · 22d

This session is open to all - book now: buff.ly/NhuNYLc

Realising the potential of primary care provider collaboratives: Birmingham and Solihull Community Care Collaborative

The fourth in a webinar series illustrating the future role primary care will play in delivering care at a place-based scale in the coming years.

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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · 22d

Don't miss out on the fourth webinar in our series exploring the future role primary care will play in delivering care at a place-based scale in the coming years.

📅 30 September
⏰ 12pm to 1pm

Join us to hear about the development of the Birmingham and Solihull Community Care Collaborative.

Realising the potential of primary care provider collaboratives: Birmingham and Solihull Community Care Collaborative webinar on 30 September, 12pm to 1pm.

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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · 27d

Join us and NHS England for the final session in our webinar series on online consultation tools — with practical support and case studies ahead of the contractual requirement for GP practices to have them switched on during core hours from October.

📅 11 Sep | 🕛 12–1pm

Book now: buff.ly/AK6I5ng

NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · 28d

In the second season of our Leading Improvement in Health and Care podcast, our latest episode is exploring the role of improvement in implementing the shift from analogue to digital. buff.ly/PoScJDK

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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · 29d

Our chief executive @confedmatt.bsky.social told the BBC that new NHS league tables will help the public understand how the money invested in the NHS translates into performance, but the devil will be in the details.

You can read our full response here: www.nhsconfed.org/news/nhs-con...

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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · Sep 8

Its recommendations include:

• Developing a framework that sets the parameters for systems and trusts to develop their own PPP models;
• The Treasury should devise a process to ensure trusts have a suitable method for requesting building changes should the original investor sell their stake.

NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · Sep 8

This is not about resurrecting the old PFI model, but building a new model fit for the future learning the lessons from our own experiences and abroad.

While there are justified criticisms of PFI, the report shows that we can learn the lessons and reap the benefits.

NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · Sep 8

It identifies seven public-private partnerships (PPPs) models used successfully in different countries which could be rolled out in England to increase capital investment.

Without more investment the NHS will not be able to deliver the government’s promise to cut waiting times.

NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · Sep 8

Today we have published a new report highlighting how private investment models from the around the world could be used in England to inject vital cash into the NHS for new infrastructure and 21st century healthcare facilities.

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Towards a new co-investment model

Insights and learning from NHS private finance initiatives in England and abroad, and recommendations on what any future model should look like.

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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · Sep 3

How do you reform urgent care when the phone never stops ringing?

On #HealthOnTheLine, leaders from @AACE.org.uk, SECAmb, and SWAST tackle the 10 Year Plan, emergency pressures, & what paramedics of the future will need.

Featuring Anna Perry, Simon Weldon, and Dr John Martin.

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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · Sep 1

📢 After nearly five years in post, our chief executive, Matthew Taylor (‪@confedmatt.bsky.social‬) will be standing down from his role in April 2026.

🔗Read the full statement www.nhsconfed.org/news/nhs-con...

NHS Confederation chief executive to stand down

Matthew Taylor, has announced that he will stand down from the role in April 2026.

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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · Aug 27

Join us and NHS England for the second in our webinar series on online consultation tools — with practical support and case studies ahead of the contractual requirement for GP practices to have them switched on throughout core hours from October.

📅 4 Sep | 🕛 12–1pm

Book now: buff.ly/uao4zYF

GP contract and online consultation tools – best practice guidance webinar on Thursday 4 September, 12pm to 1pm. Book now.

NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · Aug 27

The NHS is shifting gears – putting neighbourhood health services front and centre to focus on prevention and community care.

Our latest long read explains what this means and why it matters.

Delivering a neighbourhood health service: what the 10 Year Health Plan means for local integration

Unpacking the 10 Year Health Plan’s vision for a neighbourhood health service and what’s needed to make neighbourhood working a success.

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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · Aug 21

5/5 You can read the whole article here: buff.ly/FNBqTqw

NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · Aug 21

4/5 We propose four tests for the league tables before they are published.

• Do they provide an accurate account of organisational performance?
• Do they measure issues that matter most to the public?
• Is it clear what they do and do not show?
• Has the risk of perverse incentives been mitigated?

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NHS Confederation @nhsconfed.org · Aug 21

3/5 League tables can encourage healthy competition, increase local accountability and sharpen the focus of trust leaders on national priorities.

But if not carefully designed and implemented, they risk causing confusion and unintended harm.