This is only the first instalment of funding needed to put the NHS on the road to recovery
Health Foundation response to the Department of Health and Social Care announcement of an extra £5.4bn for the NHS for the remainder of 2021/22.
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What will the end of the Universal Credit uplift mean for areas of poor health?
The end of the £20 increase to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit in October 2021 has the potential to further widen health inequalities, with areas which already have the lowest healthy life exp...
Stories of outstanding impact in primary care
While GPs remain at the heart of the health system in the UK, they are coming under increasing strain. An ageing population, more people living with long-term conditions, patients reporting dissatisfa...
Social care cap a bold step forward but funding won't ‘fix’ social care or tackle the NHS backlog
Health Foundation response to the funding announcement for adult social care and the NHS.
Universal Credit cut will hit areas with the worst health hardest
Health Foundation response to the end of the £20 universal credit uplift.
Three approaches revolutionising mental health services
Earlier this year NHS England set up a new Mental Health Taskforce, chaired by Paul Farmer. It is developing a new five year national strategy for mental health, recognising the importance of improvin...
To bounce back from COVID-19 the NHS needs investment, not reform
Investment has been announced this week for the NHS, as well as extra funds and a reform plan for social care. This has prompted questions from political quarters.
The most challenging job in the country: being chief executive of the NHS – with Sir Alan Langlands
Episode 12. Being the chief executive of the NHS is one of the most challenging jobs in the country. How is the job doable?
We’re busy in December, but we’d like to be busier
Ask any pharmacist what the busiest month of the year is and they will say December. My community pharmacy has been around for 225 years so is a core part of the local community and we try to do our b...
Voluntary sector support: the glue in the system
Problems with patient flow in hospitals might seem inevitable when you consider the pressure on health and social care services, and the many older people living alone with no family nearby to provide...
