The NHS Confederation recently hosted its annual conference in Liverpool, bringing together high profile healthcare leaders to discuss the key challenges ahead for the NHS in the delivery of safe, compassionate and sustainable healthcare in the future.
In an opening speech at the NHS Confederation’s annual conference and exhibition, the organisation’s chief executive, Rob Webster called for a shift from ‘planning for the future’ to ‘delivering change’, in the wake of the general election. He commented that political will, a new relationship with NHS national bodies and better funding for social care and mental health services will help facilitate this shift, building on healthcare leaders’ drive and commitment to change.
Rob Webster highlighted a need to “create reasonable hope for a better and clearer future,” as a poll by the NHS Confederation revealed that leading healthcare organisations has become more difficult, cuts to social care are beginning to bite and financial pressures continue to intensify. The poll, answered by more than 300 leaders, produced the “toughest ever results,” he admitted.
In shifting from the planning to the implementation phase, health and care services will need to “manage short-term pressures and deliver medium-term goals, drawing on the deepest reserves of resilience,” he continued.
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