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What the NHS 10-year plan means for workforce engagement

Sticky 25 September 2025 11 March 2026 Shannon Binalay

A pivotal moment for the NHS workforce The NHS stands at a crossroads. With staff shortages, burnout and retention challenges at critical levels, the new 10-year plan for England sets out an ambitious vision for...

Compassionate Leadership NHS: why listening to staff may matter more than we realise

18 March 2026 10 March 2026

There is a quiet truth that surfaces again and again in conversations about the NHS workforce. People rarely leave healthcare because they stopped caring about patients. If anything, it is...

Creating space for safer maternity and neonatal care: NHS improvement tools

16 February 2026 16 February 2026

There is often a quiet gap in maternity services. Not a clinical gap, more an emotional or operational one. It sits between good intent and day to day reality. Someone...

The NHS 10 Year Health Plan and why 2026 could be a turning point for the workforce in the NHS

21 January 2026 14 January 2026

There is a quiet sense right now that 2026 might mark a shift in how the NHS thinks about its future, particularly through the lens of the NHS 10 Year...

How can NHS and healthcare organisations prepare for winter pressures in 2025?

9 December 2025 5 March 2026

Winter pressures have been part of NHS life for decades. Seasonal respiratory illness, colder weather and increased demand always create a challenging period. The British Lung Foundation has previously reported...

How to prepare your workforce for NHS reform

20 October 2025 9 March 2026

Reform is coming – is your workforce ready? The NHS 10-year plan sets out ambitious targets to reshape the way care is delivered, shifting from hospital to community, from analogue...

What the NHS 2024 Survey tells us about the power of empowerment

24 March 2025 11 March 2026

This year’s NHS Staff Survey results fall during another period of major change. The headline statistics paint a worrying picture of burnout and dissatisfaction. We’re always keen to delve into...

Essential reading for NHS Chief People Officers: a curated guide

20 March 2025 11 March 2026

As a Chief People Officer (CPO) in the NHS, it’s crucial to stay informed about healthcare workforce trends, leadership strategies and organisational development, alongside continuously gathering ideas and feedback from...

A guide to Quality Improvement in healthcare

6 March 2025 6 March 2025

What is Quality Improvement? Quality Improvement in healthcare is the process of continuously striving to improve services, processes and experiences within health services. It is a systematic and coordinated process...

Investing in primary care is crucial in shifting from hospital to community, and a pioneering partnership between Operose Health and ImproveWell does just this

30 January 2025 11 March 2026

The Government’s 10 Year Health Plan aims to reform the NHS by shifting from hospital to community care, analogue to digital and from sickness to prevention. In an analysis of...

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