How the public views the NHS at 75
Six findings on how the public views the NHS at 75 and perceptions of what the future may bring.
Charts Browse the latest data visualisation from the Health Foundation
How reliant is the NHS in England on international nurse recruitment?
Nursing shortages across the NHS are a huge risk to the post-pandemic recovery. So does international recruitment provide the answer?
Retaining NHS nurses: what do trends in staff turnover tell us?
The REAL Centre analyse trends in staff turnover for NHS nurses in England, highlighting the need for integrated and holistic workforce planning.
REAL Centre
How does UK health spending compare across Europe over the past decade?
Icaro Rebolledo and Anita Charlesworth use five charts to compare UK health care spending with EU countries before the pandemic.
REAL Centre
Lower paid NHS and social care staff turnover
The REAL Centre team explores trends in turnover among lower paid NHS and adult social care staff during the past decade.
REAL Centre
Public perceptions of health and social care: expectations tracker
The expectations tracker, produced in partnership with Ipsos, will monitor changing public perceptions of the standards of NHS and social care services.
Is poor health driving a rise in economic inactivity?
Around 700,000 more people are economically inactive now than before the pandemic. This article looks at what is driving this increase and explores the role of ill health.
Quantifying health inequalities in England
Quantifying health inequalities is vital to better focus policies designed to address them. This analysis uses a novel approach to explore the extent of diagnosed health inequalities across different ...
The GP shortfall in numbers
Analysis from the Health Foundation’s REAL Centre warns that without urgent, significant policy action, the NHS in England is facing a crippling shortage of GPs over the coming decade. We take a close...
REAL Centre
Health and care for older adults during the pandemic
Between March and June 2021, The Commonwealth Fund surveyed older adults across 11 countries about their health and health care mid-pandemic. We report the findings from a UK perspective.
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