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Submitted by Webmaster on Mon, 07/09/2009 - 21:28

National Voices has launched an online poll to find out what people think about the changes the Government wants to make to the care and support system. These changes include new ways of funding the care and support system and delivering services. We need your help to tell the Government how to make the care and support system better - to have your say, click here.

Care planning survey launched

Submitted by Content Adminis... on Tue, 23/06/2009 - 13:14

Survey launched in response to growing concern over 2010 target for care planning

A survey is underway to find out what progress has been made to achieve the Government’s target for care plans for people with long-term conditions. National Voices, the organisation representing users of health and social care in England, and the Royal College of Nursing, will also establish what is happening on the ground for patients, and their views on progress being made on care plans.

Response to Health Ombudsman's report

Submitted by Content Adminis... on Tue, 24/03/2009 - 17:51

National Voices, the organisation established by and for the national voluntary organisations representing users of health and social care in England, has welcomed the Health Ombudsman recommendation for all health and social care agencies to review the systems they have in place for making sure the needs of people with learning disabilities are met.

Plans to involve patients in healthcare decisions are failing

Submitted by Content Adminis... on Wed, 18/02/2009 - 12:21

Government attempts to involve patients and the public in local health services are failing according to a new report launched today by the Royal College of Nursing and National Voices.

The report - Local healthcare commissioning: grassroots involvement?- reveals that many patients feel local healthcare commissioning (LHC), the process intended to ensure health and care services effectively meet the needs of the local population by engaging with patient representatives, is not working effectively.

David Pink signs the NHS Constitution

David Pink, National Voices’ Chief Executive, (pictured left with David Nicholson, NHS Chief Executive) signed a commemorative copy of the NHS Constitution at its Downing Street launch on Wednesday 21st January 2009.

More photos of the event, and National Voices’ press release which was sent out to members are available here

National Voices: Daily Mail Press Clipping Jan 21 2009

£1m NHS constitution sets out patient's rights and will 'end postcode lottery'

...David Pink, chief executive of National Voices, which represents social care charities, said: 'The NHS Constitution could be seen as a gimmick, or as a party political manoeuvre...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1125282/1m-NHS-constitution-sets...

National Voices : Daily Express Press Clipping 30 Oct 2008

NHS 'UNDERFUNDING' POOREST AREAS

David Pink, chief executive of patient representative body National Voices, told the magazine: "We can't have an NHS funding system that favours areas of the healthy and wealthy at the expense of areas of deprivation and chronic illness."

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/68589/NHS-underfunding-poorest-areas

National Voices : HSJ Press Clipping 30 October 2008

Health inequalities: wealthiest overfunded as the poor lose out

David Pink, chief executive of new patient representative body National Voices, said the trend was very worrying. "We can't have an NHS funding system that favours areas of the healthy and wealthy at the expense of areas of deprivation and chronic illness."

www.hsj.co.uk/news/2008/10/inverse_care_law_alive_and_kicking.html

National Voices : Nursing in Practice press clipping 30 Oct 2008

"Rich and poor row" over GP funding

The rich get richer and the poor get poorer when it comes to funding GP practices, according to figures released to the Health Service Journal (HSJ) under freedom-of-information laws.

http://www.nursinginpractice.com/default.asp?title=%22Richandpoorrow%22o...

National Voices : Guardian Press Clipping 17 Sept 2008

Leading questions
Jeremy Hughes, co-chair, National Voices

On the 17th of September 2008 National Voices Co-Chair Jeremy Hughes gave a candid question and answer session to the guardian about the future of National Voices and making a difference!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/sep/17/9