Funding, news and events from March 2023

Events

Webinar: Ethnic inequalities in healthcare for people with multiple long-term conditions

Hosted by King's College London, this event brings together discussions from recent research studies funded by the Health Foundation, and practice and policy experts around the complexities and processes by which ethnic inequities in healthcare for people with multiple long-term conditions are developed and reproduced. Register now

Current opportunities

Invitation to tender: Support partner to deliver a new funding programme on tech-enabled care

We are seeking a support partner to deliver a new funding programme, exploring how technology can enable new approaches to care in the home and community. Apply by Wednesday 12 April 2023

Invitation to tender: A themed synthesis of funded research 2012–2022

We are seeking a supplier to work with us to produce a themed synthesis of the Health Foundation funded research from 2012–2022. Apply by Tuesday 18 April 2023

Help us improve the Health Foundation website

We’re conducting some research to improve the way we structure and organise our website content. Feedback is a crucial part in ensuring we are meeting your needs as a user, so would love to hear from you if you use our website regularly. Our top-tasks survey takes only a few minutes to complete and will provide us with valuable feedback. Complete here

Join the healthy places external reference group

Do you work in or with local government? Are you keen to inform the work of the Health Foundation and maximise our impact?  The Health Foundation is creating a Healthy Places external reference group and we are looking for individuals from a range of sectors and places across the UK. Find out more and apply here

Blogs

Short-term social care funding for hospital discharge: learning from past mistakes

In recent years, government has introduced several similar grants aimed at increasing social care capacity to support hospital discharge. Lucinda Allen looks at the lessons from this approach. Read more

We need to talk about health inequalities

Jo Bibby describes the new Health Equals campaign – #LivesCutShort – and why it’s important to get the public talking about health inequalities. Read more

Political leadership can drive a health-powered economy

Joe Farrington-Douglas reflects on the five tests political leaders can meet to show they are serious about a whole-government approach to improving health. Read more

NHS pay – seeds of division?

Anita Charlesworth and Prof. James Buchan assess the government's Agenda for Change pay offer and how it could sow the seeds of difficult and possibly decisive changes to NHS pay in the future. Originally published in HSJ. Read more

What do the latest NHS Staff Survey results, and Q’s new insight, tell us about staff engagement?

Henry Cann and Matthew Hill, from Q’s Evaluation and Insight team, ask what the latest NHS Staff Survey results say about perceptions of involvement. They also share emerging themes from Q’s insight project on good staff engagement in major change. Read more

Publications and long reads

Realising the potential of community-based multidisciplinary teams

This briefing summarises evidence from IAU evaluations of three multidisciplinary teams and wider evidence to inform current efforts to develop integrated care in England. Read more

UK GPs: Stressed and overworked

An analysis of the 2022 Commonwealth Fund Primary Care Physicians survey data and what it says about general practice in the UK. Read more

Podcast

International Women’s Day: Voices in health care

To mark International Women’s Day, we invited three women at different stages of their careers in health care to reflect on the expectations, experiences and challenges that have shaped their professional journeys. Listen now

AI in health: real promise or hype?

News of artificial intelligence is everywhere – with health and care services being one huge area where it could transform services and the experience of staff and patients. But is this hope or hype? Listen now

News

Two teams selected to become REAL Research Units and carry out research on the demand for and supply of health and social care

The Health Foundation has selected two research teams to take part in its new REAL Research Units programme. Read more

Tackling the backlog needs wider action to address pressures on social care and NHS workforce shortages

Health Foundation response to the Public Accounts Committee’s Inquiry into Managing NHS backlogs and waiting times. Read more

£1.6 million to support combined authorities to level up health across regions in England

The Health Foundation is investing £1.6 million in a major new initiative to support combined authorities to level up health across regions in England. Read more

NHS staff burnout highlights desperate need for workforce plan to focus on retention and wellbeing

Health Foundation response to the 2022 NHS Staff Survey results and latest NHS monthly performance statistics. Read more

Health Foundation responds to the announcement of the public health grant allocation in England

Health Foundation welcomes the latest public health grant allocation of £3.5bn, which will protect the grant in real terms in 2023/24. Read more

Health Foundation responds to the Spring Budget 2023

Although the Chancellor acknowledged the nation’s health and its role in economic growth, the measures announced are very limited. Read more

Health Foundation comments on Agenda for Change pay award for NHS workers

Our response to the government’s updated Agenda for Change pay award for NHS workers in England. Read more

New Health Foundation post-Budget analysis of NHS spending

Following the Spring Budget and the latest forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility, we publish a series of new charts showing how health spending has changed over time. Read more

UK GPs suffering unsustainable workplace pressures

Our report, an analysis of an international survey of GPs from 10 high income countries, paints a picture of high stress and low job satisfaction among UK GPs. Read more

IMPACT, the UK centre for implementing evidence in adult social care moves to delivery phase

The Health Foundation and the Economic and Social Research Council have announced funding for the 5-year delivery phase of IMPACT (Improving Adult Care Together). Read more

#LivesCutShort campaign

Right now, across the UK, not everyone gets the same opportunities to live healthy lives. A new campaign from Health Equals highlights the health inequalities that people face from the moment they are born. Visit the Health Equals website

General practice tracker

General practice in England is under major strain with rising numbers of appointments but falling numbers of fully qualified permanent GPs. Our new general practice tracker monitors the latest data on appointments and workforce numbers. Access 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.