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Clare Woodford, Senior Policy Advisor at Macmillan, highlights the findings of a new report showing that personalised, integrated care is essential for people with long-term health conditions, particularly during the pandemic, and as we plan our way out of it.

By Pavi Brar (Policy and Insight Officer, National Voices), in collaboration with Stella Vig (National Clinical Director for Elective Care, NHSE)

Artificial intelligence (AI), digital innovation, and data played a starring role during this year’s NHS ConfedExpo. But how do these factors sit within both National Voices’, and our members’, values and calls to the next government?

In mid-August, National Voices brought together a large group of members to discuss the progress of Lord Darzi’s independent investigation into the performance of the health service in England. In this blog, Jacob Lant, Chief Executive of National Voices, reflects on his experience of contributing to the review so far, and on the conversation held with members.

Earlier this month the final report of the Hewitt Review of Integrated Care Systems was published. The report attracted significant attention (and lengthy twitter threads) from health system leaders, but for people who live with long term conditions it can be difficult to draw a line between high-level conversations about health system governance and their day-to-day experience of using health and care services.

Parkinson’s UK work across the country to support their community. Locally we’ve been responding to pressures on health and social care services by trying to protect services and making sure that we’re not accepting bare minimum or inadequate care. We’re campaigning for better workforce data and an NHS plan that delivers the best we can get.

After nearly four years at National Voices, it’s time for me to say goodbye.

National Voices Head of Policy Rebecca Steinfeld recently spoke at the NHS Confederation’s Reset Conference and was asked what, as National Voices Head of Policy, her digital ‘asks’ would be. This blog is based on her response.