News & blogs

Anthony Marsh: Where next for commissioning?

Blog 17 Aug

Anthony Marsh, chief executive of West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, shares his view on where next for NHS commissioning.

Performance figures show urgent action is needed to prepare for winter

News 10 Aug

We respond to NHS England combined performance data for June and July 2017

Reducing 'unwarranted' variation and the GIRFT programme

Blog 10 Aug

Chris Hopson shares 10 reflections on the media coverage of the latest GIRFT report and the issues it raises

More clinical placements welcome but workforce challenges remain

News 09 Aug

We respond to the Department of Health commitment to expand medical education places

Carolyn Regan: Where next for commissioning?

Blog 03 Aug

Carolyn Regan of West London Mental Health Trust shares her view on where next for NHS commissioning as part of our newest series - Provider Voices.

BBC Panorama programme - Time to shame

Blog 01 Aug

Saffron Cordery writes in response to recent media commentary over BBC Panorama's 'A Prescription for Murder'

Alliance warns patients at risk in Brexit negotiations

News 01 Aug

Brexit Health Alliance publishes five key priorities to safeguard UK healthcare sector post Brexit

Impossible for government to meet mental health commitments without addressing staff shortfall

News 31 Jul

We respond to the mental health workforce plan published by Health Education England.

David Evans: Where next for commissioning?

Blog 28 Jul

David Evans of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust shares his view on where next for commissioning as part of our Provider Voices series

NHS ability to recruit and retain staff as serious as funding concerns

News 25 Jul

We respond to data published by NHS Digital which shows there were 30,613 advertised vacancy full-time equivalents published in England in March 2017.

Ratings must be used to support STPs

News 21 Jul

We respond to NHS England ratings for the 44 sustainability and transformation partnerships

The 2016/17 Department of Health accounts

Blog 21 Jul

Ed Cornick shares ten quick reflections on what the DH annual report and accounts tell us about the NHS

Mental health services under intolerable pressure

News 20 Jul

Saffron Cordery responds to concerns over access to mental health services highlighted in the CQC's State of Care in Mental Health Services report.

Time to heed the winter warning from the NHS frontline

Blog 19 Jul

Head of analysis Phillippa Hentsch on why NHS trusts need to start planning and investing now or risk serious pressures when winter bites.

Department of Health annual report shows large and growing gap in NHS capital funding

News 19 Jul

We respond to the publication of the Department of Health annual report and accounts for 2016/17.

NHS Winter review: we must act now to deal with the pressures ahead

News 14 Jul

We respond to an NHS Improvement and NHS England review of how the NHS performed during winter 2016/17.

New ambulance standards will save more lives

News 13 Jul

We respond to the NHS England announcement that the Ambulance Response Programme will be implemented in England.

Urgent decisions on capacity needed as figures show NHS under sustained pressure

News 13 Jul

We respond to NHS England combined performance figures for May 2017

Public confidence in NHS data security is vital

News 12 Jul

We respond to the government's announcement of measures to boost cyber security following the Caldicott Review

NHS Providers welcomes shared plan to improve quality of adult social care services

News 12 Jul

We respond to Quality Matters published by the CQC and partners in the adult social care sector.