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Charlotte Augst, CEO of National Voices is due to depart at the end of October 2022 after three and a half years. The National Voices Board of Trustees have announced that Sarah Sweeney, who joined National Voices in January 2022 as Head of Policy in a maternity cover role, has been appointed as Interim CEO.

The National Voices Board of Trustees is sad to announce that our CEO, Dr Charlotte Augst, will be stepping down from her role towards the end of October.

Following on from the publication of National Voices’ ‘Behind the Headlines’ report, Phoenix’s story was highlighted in the House of Commons.

Behind the headlines: the unequal impact of the cost of living crisis, published today, is the very first report in National Voices’ ‘Behind the Headlines’ series, which gathers insight and intelligence from its 190 members on pertinent and current topics.

Through working with and listening to our members and the communities they support, we have identified four key priorities that now need to be addressed: access, mental health, Long Covid and inequalities.

Charlotte Augst, Chief Executive of National Voices, responds to the Secretary of State’s speech on NHS reform.

Responding to the government’s ‘Living with COVID’ plan, Sarah Sweeney, Head of Policy at National Voices has released the following statement.

National Voices is welcoming new trustees to its board.

Today sees the launch of our Annual Report 2020-21, covering a remarkable year in which we faced a multitude of challenges presented by COVID-19.

Responding to the announcement today by Jo Churchill, Minister for Primary Care, on the Government’s plans around GP data, four leading patient groups – Healthwatch England, National Voices, the Patients Association and the Richmond Group of Charities – have released the following statement: