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Falling short of expectations: neurology patient experience of care

Tue, 14 March 2017

Sarah Vibert

Today (14 March) sees the launch of the report of the Neurological Alliance's second patient experience survey. Sadly, it appears that across all measures, we are falling short.

You can view the report here.

Statement on action to tackle NHS finances

Thu, 21 July 2016

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National Voices responds to a series of measures to cut the annual NHS trust deficits, and create more direct accountability of trusts and Clinical Commissioning Groups to live within their resources.

NHS England and NHS Improvement have announced a series of measures to cut the annual trust deficit, and create more direct accountability of trusts and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to live within...

Priorities for the new government

Fri, 15 July 2016

Policy and Person Centred Care 2020

Coordinated care

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Putting the six principles into practice

Wed, 15 June 2016

Publications

Coordinated care

Care and support planning

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The People and Communities Board, one of the Five Year Forward View programme boards, has published Six principles for engaging people and communities. The principles offer a practical steer on developing the ‘new relationship with people and communities’ set out in the Five Year Forward View and will be useful for anyone engaged in transforming health and care.

The People and Communities Board, one of the Five Year Forward View programme boards, has published Six principles for engaging people and communities: putting them into practice.

The six principles were developed by the Board, in conjunction with the new...

Call to drop anti-advocacy clause following exemption for academics

Wed, 20 April 2016

Supporting our members

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Jo Johnson MP, Universities Minister, has issued a statement exempting academics and researchers from the Government's planned grant-funding anti-advocacy clause.

Jo Johnson MP, Universities Minister, has issued a statement exempting academics and researchers from the anti-advocacy claus that the Government plans to insert into grant-funding...

Simon says

Fri, 4 March 2016

Andrew McCracken

Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England, was recently described by the Guardian as ‘trickier to pin down than his predecessors’. Last week Mr Stevens met with National Voices members to discuss the future of the NHS and the role of voluntary organisations in health and care. So did we manage to ‘pin him down’?