Funding, news and events from June 2023

Events

LGA Annual Conference and Exhibition 2023

The Health Foundation is exhibiting at the LGA Annual Conference and Exhibition 2023 event in Bournemouth on 4–6 July 2023. Be sure to visit our stand and say hello if you are at the event, and read more about our involvement here

Health Services Research UK Conference 2023

The Health Foundation is supporting HSR UK’s 16^th annual conference on 4–6 July 2023, contributing to several sessions over the three days. Read more about our involvement here

The NHS at 75: the past, the present and the future

This Health Foundation event will be co-hosted with London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), reflecting on how the NHS has evolved over the last 75 years and looking to the big challenges facing the health system in the future. Register here

Current opportunities

Invitation to tender: Research and insights partner on regional devolution and health inequalities

We are seeking a supplier to explore the research and learning from regional devolution in improving health and reducing inequalities. Apply by 17.00 on Thursday 24 August 2023

Blogs

Injecting evidence and analysis into the debate: our plans

At the Health Foundation, a big part of our role is to inform the debate about NHS and social care reform with our evidence and analysis. Hugh Alderwick shares a flavour of the work we have planned on health and care policy in 2023. Read here

Publications and long reads

How the public views the NHS at 75

This chart presents six findings from our polling with Ipsos about how the public views the NHS at 75 and perceptions of what the future may bring. Read here

Food insecurity – what can local government do?

Good food is a fundamental building block of health, however levels of food insecurity have risen in the UK over recent years. In this new briefing, we explore what local government can do to address food insecurity in their local communities. Read here

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? Read here

Podcast

NHS at 75: Is political leadership up to the challenge? – with Alan Milburn and Stephen Dorrell

As we approach the NHS’s 75th birthday in July, we’re launching a series of podcast episodes setting out the big questions facing the health service. This second episode explores the role of political leadership in addressing the big challenges in health care, whether political leadership is up to the task of getting the NHS to its 100th anniversary – and if not, how could it improve? Listen now

News

Only 2% of carers receive financial support from local authorities

Our analysis on unpaid carers and their access to support revealed the high personal and financial cost shouldered by unpaid carers. Read here

Patients are paying the price for the failure to address workforce shortages

Health Foundation response to the latest NHS monthly performance statistics. Read here

Health Foundation response to Fabian Society report on social care

Our response to the publication of the Fabian Society’s report to the Labour Party Support Guaranteed: the roadmap towards a national care service. Read here

Partnering to support sustainable improvement in local health systems

NHS Confederation and the Health Foundation are partnering with the Q community to support local health systems to learn and improve. Read more

NHS hospitals forced to cut admissions by over half a million due to lack of beds, new analysis shows

Health Foundation release analysis on length of stay of hospital admissions from 2019 to 2022. Read here

NHS Long Term Workforce Plan – Health Foundation response

Our response to the publication of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan. Read here

NHS Long Term Workforce Plan – our comment on the detail

Health Foundation comment on the full NHS Long Term Workforce Plan. Read here

NHS remains our biggest source of national pride, but public are worried about its future

Health Foundation releases new polling data with Ipsos looking at the public's attitude on health and social care in the UK. Read here

This content originally featured in our email newsletter, which explores perspectives and expert opinion on a different health or health care topic each month.