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As our work advocating for inclusive and person centred care has ramped up in recent years, we have been working hard to use our influence to make what matters to people matter in primary care.

The new report by Hospice UK, I just want to be me, shares trans and gender diverse people’s experiences and perspectives on their palliative and end of life care and identifies ways it can be made more inclusive.

Louis Horsley, National Voices’ Research and Insight Manager, shares new research commissioned by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for the State of Care 2024/25 report, exploring people’s experiences of follow-up care after hospital discharge.

Understanding people’s needs and aspirations is essential to improve health and wellbeing and address health inequalities. The voluntary, community and social enterprise sector is a valued partner of the NHS and local councils within the new integrated care systems and plays a key role in local health and care services.

Jacob Lant, Chief Executive at National Voices, argues that the NHS doesn’t need more patient feedback, it needs to start listening to and acting on the vast experience data it already has.

Quick access to stroke care makes all the difference to someone’s recovery – time is brain. Thrombectomy is a game-changing treatment for stroke, where a clot is physically removed from the brain. It saves brains, saves money and changes lives. But if a stroke is left too long, people can miss the window treatment entirely. Without addressing gaps in the stroke workforce – we won’t see access to stroke care speeding up.

In this blog, OUTpatients explores progress in LGBTIQ+ cancer care, from screening access to specialist guidance, and discusses what still needs to be done to achieve equity.

Robyn Chappell, Lived Experience Advisor, reflects on her experience co-chairing the Expert Advisory Group for a project with CQC and the Point of Care Foundation, funded by the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund, which is developing an engagement and health inequalities improvement framework for ICSs.