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The NHS clearly improved in the 2000s - but some important things didn’t get better for NHS staff. So what’s needed from the next government? Rich Taunt has suggestions for politicians, health leaders and healthcare organisations.

Five years ago, Ben Allen faced some significant challenges in his GP practice. He summarises some of the steps that they took to improve their organisational health.

Nia reflects on why it is important to understand the experiences of young women and people who menstruate when getting contraceptive care. She aims to generate a constructive conversation about reproductive care in the wider area of patient-centred care.

As a GP Principal for the last 19 years running a list size of 5,000, one of my sadnesses was that my patients weren’t getting joined up care. I wasn’t giving it and as a system we weren’t able to deliver it, but primary care networks are changing that.

If Coronavirus has taught us anything, it is quite how dramatically the world can change. All those absolute certainties that we understood as-long-ago as February now seem as flimsy as chiffon. Indeed, back in February we wouldn’t have dreamed of wondering if chiffon could somehow transmit the virus, and how best to disinfect it.

Shane discusses the five things we learned at our recent Melting Pot Lunch in Leeds on population health management. The conversation was led by Andi Orlowski as part of NHS England and Improvement's Integrated Care in Action week.

Rose shares her reflections from our Melting Pot Lunch with Nancy Kuchemann, where we discussed working as a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) as part of NHS England and Improvement's Integrated Care in Action week.

Nancy Kuchemann explores multi-disciplinary team (MDT) working, what it means in practice and how we are getting closer to a framework by which we can better determine, refine and coordinate the input that our patients need. 

Clarity of purpose, knowledge sharing and providing psychological safety can improve trust and relationships for collaboration in primary care.

Mary is in her late sixties and lives alone. She has diabetes, angina and hypertension. Her hearing is deteriorating and her mobility is becoming difficult. Everyday normal things are a struggle for Mary.