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Data and the destination

23 February 2026

New local productivity data is a useful tool but only if it is used to understand what enables good care rather than to apportion blame, writes Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confedera...

PATIENT COMMUNICATION

Left-shift views - comms and cultural change

23 February 2026

Our correspondent Melissa Harvard looks outside the box to provide a radical solution for healthcare

VACCINATIONS

Editor's comment - Must do better

By Lee Peart 23 February 2026

This month’s major measles outbreak in London has highlighted how the UK is continuing to underperform on vaccination rates.

NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST CSU

Recapturing the momentum

23 February 2026

Why health inequalities matter now more than ever, writes Andrew Fenton, director for population health and inequalities, NHS South, Central and West CSU

SMOKING

Will new legislation really deliver a 'smokefree generation?

23 February 2026

Remaining obstacles may leave a ‘smokefree generation’ as little more than a pipe dream, writes Professor Lisa McNally, director of public health for Worcestershire County Council

HEALTH INNOVATION NETWORK

Unlocking potential in women's health innovation

23 February 2026

Why we need to tackle inequalities in women’s health to not only improve health outcomes for women but to also improve national productivity and boost economic growth, writes Claire Portsmouth, dir...

ESTATES

The return of PPP

09 February 2026

What does the return of public-private partnerships mean for neighbourhood health centres, asks Ellen Little, partner at DSW Business Planning

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

From coffee mornings to community health

09 February 2026

Rethinking public health through relationships, by Ansaf Azhar, Oxfordshire County Council’s director of public health and communities

MATTHEW TAYLOR

Mental health in crisis

09 February 2026

The mental health crisis has major implications not just for the NHS but for economic dynamism, social cohesion and the well-being of citizens and communities, writes Matthew Taylor is chief execut...

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