Phil Bottle, Managing Director of NHS workforce planning specialists, SARD, explains how a limited view of workforce data is preventing trusts from workforce planning effectively, and explores whether NHS England's newly published job planning improvement guide will help solve the problem.

As we navigate the complexity of modern healthcare, it is clear that preventative, data-led approaches can help solve some of the NHS' major challenges. But 'are we finally ready for population health management?' asks Health Navigator CEO, Simon Swift.

Dr Allison E Smith, Director of Research & Insight at the Royal Voluntary Service discusses the key role that volunteers can play in delivering on core NHS goals.

From improving access to care and diagnosis to addressing treatment delays, Lord Darzi’s recent independent investigation highlights the complex web of challenges facing the NHS. In doing so, it also offers a series of starting points for the upcoming 10-Year Health Plan to address.

In the face of increasing pressures, equality, diversity and inclusion offers NHS managers a pathway to foster supportive, inclusive environments that allow healthcare workers to thrive and patients to receive better care, writes Dr Melissa Carr for ICJ.

An independent, NHS-funded evaluation has validated the transformative impact of an AI-powered Smart Triage system on primary care delivery in England.

A new report from the King’s Fund had praised Greater Manchester’s progress on improving population health, emphasising the importance of addressing the wider determinants of health.

Public Policy Projects' (PPP) Ameneh Saatchi sat down with long-standing ally, the Rt Hon Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE, former President of the Royal Society for Public Health and newly appointed Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero. Having been an early and vocal supporter of PPP’s Wound Care Programme, Lord Hunt discussed with Saatchi how his campaigning has informed the mission to bring wound care reform up on the political agenda.

A new report from Kidney Cancer UK reveals a failure in providing vital mental health support for those diagnosed with kidney cancer in the UK.

Women from the BAME (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic) communities working in the NHS faced unique challenges and risks during the pandemic. Dr Saleema Kauser and Dr Ana-Paula Figueiredo interviewed women working in the NHS to hear the challenges they faced.

Physiotherapy practitioner, Dr Carey McClellan, explores how supported self-management tools can help integrated care systems to support MSK patients across their entire care pathway.

November marks the deadline to sign up to the ‘Train the Trainer’ course, to support staff to provide workplace training to improve support for autistic people.

By Becky Jones, Social Value and Sustainability Lead, NHS Arden & GEM CSU

More than 5,000 people with sickle cell disease now have a plan on the integrated care platform, covering nearly all of those receiving care for the disease in London.