Annie Bliss
Annie Bliss is senior policy adviser at the NHS Confederation, where she leads policy work on integration, including the Hewitt review and the 10-Year Health Plan.
Before joining the NHS Confederation, Annie was communications and policy manager at Alzheimer’s Disease International, where she influenced global health policy at the WHO and UN and managed communications and global campaigns.
Annie holds an LLB (Hons) in law from the University of Warwick and a master of science in health and international development from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Before joining ADI, she worked for various NGOs in the field of international development, public health and mental health in the UK, South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
CommentIn search of clarity about integrated health organisations
Integrated health organisations represent a fundamentally different way of commissioning care, but NHS oversight metrics and league tables are pulling in the opposite direction of the collaboration they require to succeed, analysis suggests
CommentThe government needs to explain to the public how care is going to change
The government’s forthcoming 10-Year Health Plan aims to address pressing challenges in health and care, focusing on recovery and reform. Key to its success will be empowering integrated care systems to lead change, aligning policy across sectors, and engaging the public in designing services, writes Annie Bliss