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- Blog
- 16 July 2025
The Accessible Information Standard: Towards mandatory equality in practice
The refreshed Accessible Information Standard recognises that real health equity begins with accessible, understandable information and effective communication across NHS services. For many, equitable access has long been a promise; this update is a vital step towards making it a common practice.
- Accessible and inclusive communication within primary care
- Health inequalities
- News
- 3 July 2025
National Voices reacts to the 10 Year Plan for the NHS
National Voices responds to the newly published 10 Year Plan with initial reflections on the plan, including on the NHS’s evolving strategy around patient voice and tackling health inequalities.
- I statements
- Health inequalities
- Communication and administration
- Person-centred care
- News
- 18 July 2025
New NHS data exposes inequalities in elective care access
National Voices analysis of waiting list figures shows disparities by ethnicity, deprivation, age, and sex at both national and regional level – and calls for urgent, targeted action to close the gap.
- Health inequalities
- Hospital waiting lists