Happy New Year, from us all at the NHS Confederation 🎉

Our chief executive confedmatt.bsky.social spoke to LBC today about people attending A&E with minor conditions. He said that it is really important to help patients understand there are alternatives to A&E where they can be treated more quickly.

Our director of acute and community care, @rorydeighton.bsky.social, spoke to BBC Breakfast about new figures showing that people are now turning up to A&E for minor conditions. He also discussed how the #NHS is committed to supporting the government's ambition of moving more care closer to home.

Huge congratulations to the NHS staff across our membership named in the #NewYearHonours list and recognised for their extraordinary service to the #NHS 🎆 View the full list 🔗 www.gov.uk/government/p...

We & @nhsconfed.org have released a new report which shows that an unacceptable number of people with acute mental health needs are being sent miles from home for treatment. It sets out key recommendations to help address inappropriate out of area placements. Read more: tinyurl.com/4ku4xfaf

As the latest resident doctor strike came to a close this morning, Rory Deighton, our acute and community director, spoke to BBC Breakfast as we await the data on disruption caused to patients. His interview has been used across BBC news bulletins. 📻📺

Our acute and community network director, Rory Deighton, spoke to Times Radio about the impact of the resident doctor strikes and the work that goes on in the NHS to help keep patients as safe as possible.

Our director of policy @laylamccay.bsky.social told Matthew Wright on LBC this morning that healthcare leaders are trying to keep everything going as much as they possibly can amid the ongoing winter pressures and that patient safety is top of their priority list.

Our report with ADASS and RLDatix outlines where health and social care leaders in England are making the most of limited budgets to join up services and improve care. It sets out recommendations for local commissioners, govt and Phase 1 of the Casey Commission. Read in full here: buff.ly/3nDDad4

The NHS is undoubtedly under pressure with the current resident doctor strike , but as our director of acute and community services Rory Deighton told LBC earlier, the NHS is open for business and people should access the care they need to. 🏥💊☎️

As a 5️⃣ day resident doctor strike gets underway this morning, listen to our chief executive Matthew Taylor on Times Radio yesterday evening on the implications for hospital flow and patient discharge.📻

🆕 "Managing scarcity more efficiently is not the same as restoring access or delivering long-term value for patients and the public purse." Sara Hurley CBE reflects on the government's overhaul of NHS dentistry in England 👇 www.nhsconfed.org/articles/nhs...

Booking is open for our second annual Care Closer to Home Conference 🙌 The event is an exciting opportunity to bring together our members across the health sector alongside national and local experts and inspirational speakers to examine what’s needed to make neighbourhood working a success.

Our director of policy, @laylamccay.bsky.social spoke to @listentotimesradio.bsky.social today on the announcement that resident doctor strikes will go ahead this week: “It certainly will cause significant disruption… when flu does appear to be continuing to rise at quite concerning rates.” 👇

Yesterday evening our director of policy @laylamccay.bsky.social spoke to BBC News about high rates of flu and its impact on services. Members are doing all they can to maintain flow through hospitals and manage infection control.🤒

Our new guide to digital transformation is out today, taking a practical look at how digital transformation is changing leadership, technology, and patient care across the NHS – with case studies and clear guidance for every healthcare leader. Read more: buff.ly/AdedaJC

Health inequalities aren’t inevitable, they’re fixable. In the new ep of #HealthOnTheLine, we dig into what’s driving the gap in respiratory and vaccine-preventable disease outcomes and what we can do about it. With @asthmaandlung.org.uk + @MeningitisNow.bsky.social Listen now: buff.ly/Ocv987x

Our new briefing, created with NEC Software Solutions, explores the future of NHS dentistry and oral health. It outlines the key elements of a sustainable, prevention-led model designed to improve outcomes for those most at risk and enhance the nation’s wellbeing. www.nhsconfed.org/publications...

Our director of policy @laylamccay.bsky.social spoke to BBC Newsnight last night about the high levels of flu we're seeing, earlier than usual this year. The message? Get the flu jab💉

Join us in London on 24 February for the Care Closer to Home Conference 2026 — a must-attend event for health leaders, delivered with Optum and Accurx. Network, share insights, and hear from leading voices as we explore practical solutions to deliver care closer to home. Book now: buff.ly/owkNstr

There was little new for health in this fiscal statement for the first time in recent memory. But two things were notable: ✅a new public-private-partnership model for neighbourhood health centres ✅an increase in capital funding for tech. Our briefing takes a look: www.nhsconfed.org/publications...

We have today published our report in partnership with Browne Jacobson exploring what integrated health organisations (IHOs) are and how to make them a success. You can read the report and its recommendations to the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England here: buff.ly/odWzBdP

What is the neighbourhood health service? Ruth Rankine, the director of our Primary Care Network, spoke to BBC Politics London to set it out. 🟡With the NHS, but not just the NHS 🟡Delivering more joined-up care 🟡A new kind of relationship between services and communities.

We're proud that so many of our members are shortlisted for this year’s HSJ Awards 👏 Being shortlisted from over 1,250 entries is a remarkable achievement, showing how our members go above and beyond for patients. Wishing our members the best of luck ahead of tomorrow's ceremony 🌟 #HSJawards

Our acute and community care director Rory Deighton told LBC News today that resident doctor strikes could shift the NHS off its path towards improving care, reform, and living within its budget.

Why are so many people being kept out of work by ill health? And what can we actually do about it? In the latest ep of #HealthOntheLine, Matthew Taylor speaks with Sir Charlie Mayfield about his review into worklessness, and how employers and the NHS can team up to fix it. 🔗 buff.ly/Nal3t3E

New @nhsconfed.org report out today highlights the importance of working across departments and in partnership with #localgov and others to achieve the 10 Yr Health Plan's ambition of shifting to prevention by addressing the wider determinant of health⬇️ www.nhsconfed.org/publications...

From 1 April 2026, @nhsproviders.bsky.social and the NHS Confederation will merge to form a new organisation representing frontline NHS organisations. We’re excited to shape the future of #NHS representation, together. Find out more 🔗 www.nhsconfed.org/news/nhs-pro...

Our director of primary care and neighbourhood lead, Ruth Rankine, attended @newstatesman1913.bsky.social Future of Healthcare Conference 2025 yesterday and took part in an interesting panel discussion on how we can build a healthcare service that meets the needs of people with long-term conditions

At a time when health systems are under more pressure than ever, real transformation depends not only on strategy, but on confidence – confidence in leaders at every level to drive change and confidence from the public that services are built with them, not just delivered to them.

Today we have joined with @nhsproviders.bsky.social to call for additional funding for the NHS at the Budget next month to ensure services can deliver the best possible care to patients in the face of three unplanned cost pressures: 1️⃣ Redundancy costs 2️⃣ Ongoing strike action 3️⃣ Higher drugs prices.

Our chief exec, @confedmatt.bsky.social spoke to BBC Radio 4's Broadcasting House this morning about medicines pricing. He was clear that any new deal the government strikes with pharmaceutical companies must be paid for with additional money and not from existing budgets.

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.

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

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 @confedmatt.bsky.social

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

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 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

🚨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 👇🏼 nhsconfederation.cur...

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.

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

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

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...

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. www.nhsconfed.org/publications...

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. 🔗 buff.ly/LI4vY4Z

📢 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...

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

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.

1/ 5 NHS league tables are set to be introduced shortly with quarterly rankings for acute, mental health, community and ambulance trusts. We have teamed up with NHS Providers to highlight why careful design and implementation is needed in order to avoid the risk of unintended consequences.

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.