Securing the Health and Wellbeing of our Population 2022-2027: informing the public

Published On: 1st April 2022

By: Northern Ireland Confederation for Health and Social Care

This briefing paper brings together the collected views of members of the Northern Ireland Confederation of Health and Social Care (NICON), putting forward their vision, core and supporting priorities to inform the public debate ahead of the May 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly Elections. They suggest four core priorties on investing in the workforce, sustainable funding, redesigning services to accessing value, and leaders being collaborative and empowered. NICON represents organisations working across Northern Ireland’s integrated health and social care system and is part of the wider NHS Confederation of England and Wales.

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