Funding, news and events from May 2023

Events

Webinar: What are smartphones doing to the health of young people, and how should we respond?

At this hybrid event we will hear from Dr Jean Twenge and discuss the impact of smartphones on the health of young people and how to respond. Register now

Conference: NHS ConfedExpo 

The Health Foundation, in partnership with Partners in Care and Health, will be supporting NHS ConfedExpo’s first social care zone to explore the vital role social care plays alongside the NHS in providing care in the community and at home. Find out more

Current opportunities

New invitation to tender: International case studies of integrated models of chronic disease care

We are looking for a supplier to develop case studies of integrated models of chronic disease care in non-UK OECD countries that offer potentially valuable learning for improving services in the UK. We anticipate bids of up to £90,000. The deadline for responses is midday, Friday 30 June 2023. Find out more

Invitation to tender: Technology and care programme

We are seeking a supplier to work with us to analyse changes in the configuration, volume and mix of health and care services in England. Apply by Wednesday 7 June 2023 

Tech for Better Care: open for applications

We have launched an exciting new £2m programme which will explore the potential for using technology to enable new approaches to care at home and in the community. We are offering care providers up to £30,000 funding and practical support to develop their ideas. Our information call takes place on 31 May and deadline for applications is 17:00 on 29 June 2023.  Find out more and apply

Sciana: The Health Leaders Network cohort 6 open for applications

We are looking for mid-to-senior level leaders from the UK, Germany and Switzerland to join the sixth cohort of Sciana: The Health Leaders Network. The Sciana Network offers a two-year systems leadership programme for health and wellbeing and supports cross-country and interdisciplinary connections, innovation and collaboration. Apply by Friday 30 June 2023

Improvement and reducing waits in elective care

This month we have launched the latest Q Lab UK project on this vital project. Read Penny Pereira’s Q&A with Sir Jim Mackey about what’s going well, the challenges and how the improvement community can help. Find out more about the Lab project

Blogs

Sunsetting the sunset clause may be good news, but worker health is still at risk

Following the government’s U-turn on the controversial sunset clause in the Retained EU Law Bill, Sharlene McGee argues any reform to UK workplace regulations needs to consider the impacts on health. Read here

Our society won’t thrive without a healthier workforce

The record 2.5 million people out of work due to long-term sickness have forced policymakers to realise the importance of the health of the workforce. Read here

Publications and long reads

Waiting for NHS hospital care: the role of the independent sector in delivering orthopaedic and ophthalmic care

Our new analysis shows that greater use of the independent sector will only have a limited impact on the elective care backlog. Read here

Podcast

How stress weathers our health (with guests Michelle Kelly Irving and Professor Nishi Chaturvedi)

Chronic exposure to psychosocial stress – for example, poverty or other disadvantage – leads to prolonged strain on the body. This weathering can make us physically ill before our time and prematurely age us. So what is psychosocial stress, how does it harm our health and what can be done about it? Listen now

NHS at 75: What are we up against? 

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. First up: Anita Charlesworth and Jagjit Chadha, Director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, explore the current pressures the NHS is up against and what the future might hold. Listen now 

News

Health Foundation response to general practice access plan

Our response to the publication by NHS England and DHSC of the Delivery Plan for Recovering Access to Primary Care. Read more

Missed target means patients continue to pay the price for NHS crisis

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

Health Foundation comment on Keir Starmer's NHS mission

Health Foundation response to Labour's health mission launch, and the technical document accompanying the speech. Read more

Recruiting and retaining nurses critical to solving NHS workforce crisis

Health Foundation response to the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s annual registration figures. Read more

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