Responding to a letter by the Secretary of State for Health to Conservative MPs about NHS funding ideas and further signs of cross-party backbench pressure for action, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare system, said it was an opportunity for ‘courage and leadership’.

NHS Confederation responds to the latest NHS England figures for mixed-sex accommodation breaches

A coalition of organisations which represent the NHS and health professionals is calling for urgent action to reduce the £1.7 billion paid last year alone on clinical negligence in England. The value of claims in the pipeline is estimated to be a staggering £65 billion.

The urgent need for a new longer-term funding model for the NHS will be the key message given by Stephen Dorrell, Chair of the NHS Confederation, today at the Northern Ireland Confederation of Health and Social Care annual conference (NICON) in Belfast.

The majority of health leaders believe that the long-term funding settlement recently announced by the Prime Minister should include both the NHS and social care.

Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, responds to the latest ‘startling’ performance figures

Responding to the British Social Attitudes survey on public attitudes to NHS funding, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said the case for more money for health and social care has been made.

NHS Partners Network responds to the Care Quality Commission’s analysis of the quality and safety of care provided by independent acute hospitals across England

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Responding to to NHS England’s letter to CCGs about the Mental Health Investment Standard

A Cambridge dad hoping to find a cure for a devastating condition which affects his two boys has warned of the potential consequences of Brexit on rare disease research and access to medicines.

Responding to the announcement that NHS England and NHS Improvement will work more closely together, Danny Mortimer, deputy chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare sector, said:

The Prime Minister’s promise really is the best possible Easter present for the health and social care system after a truly torrid winter, says Niall Dickson.

Responding to the call for a Parliamentary Commission into health and social care, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare sector, said:

As expected, the February NHS performance statistics have shown the incredible demand on services over the month.

Responding to report Brexit: medicines, medical devices and substances of human origin, Niall Dickson, co-chair of the Brexit Health Alliance, said patients and public health needs to be put first.

Responding to ‘Maintaining Momentum: driving improvements in mental health care’

Responding to the Health Secretary’s speech on social care, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, says it suggests “new government thinking”.

Sean Duggan, chief executive, Mental Health Network will tell more than 100 senior NHS leaders tomorrow (Thursday 15 March) that integrated, multi-sector provision is the future of mental health care and he will give examples of positive cross-sector collaborations.