Accelerating improvement in the NHS
Our recent joint report with the Institute for Fiscal Studies projects the NHS will need 4% annual real growth over the next five years to stay as is, and nearer 5% to modernise given the backlog from...
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Our recent joint report with the Institute for Fiscal Studies projects the NHS will need 4% annual real growth over the next five years to stay as is, and nearer 5% to modernise given the backlog from...
The announcement about the NHS funding settlement can be interpreted in two ways, says Ben Gershlick.
Formative evaluation during the early stages of programme development can inspire us to look again, ask questions and identify need for corrective action. In his blog, Martin Caunt, Senior Analytical ...
What is the significance of whole life course approaches? Matthew Jordan from our Healthy Lives team blogs about the potential and interdisciplinary relevance of the National Child Development Study.
What are the consequences of cutting social care funding? George Stoye, Senior Research Economist at the IFS, outlines the findings of his recent working paper.
What can be done practically to support staff to turn the principles and ideas of integrated care into reality? Will Warburton, Director of Improvement, explores some methods.
How can we use creativity and connectivity to measure health and inequalities? Marisa de Andrade blogs about the Measuring Humanity project.
Our latest Innovating for Improvement funding programme focuses on the people at the heart of our health care system – as Sam Thomas, programme manager, explains.
What can be done to tackle social isolation and its associated health and wellbeing risks? Rose Minshall of our Healthy Lives team writes about a successful example from south London.
Health Foundation Chief Executive Jennifer Dixon says that 4% investment in NHS is non-negotiable to avoid deterioration.
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