Funding, news and events from October 2022 

Events

REAL Challenge annual lecture – Health is wealth?

In the third REAL Challenge annual lecture on Wednesday 9 November, Andy Haldane will explore the relationship between health and wealth. The online lecture will be chaired by Dr Jennifer Dixon. Find out more

NHS Providers annual conference and exhibition 2022

The Health Foundation will be exhibiting at the NHS Providers annual conference on 15-16 November 2022. This year’s theme is resilience with a focus on resilient services, resilient communities and resilience for the future. Come along to visit us at stand 34 to say hello, pick up some publications and talk to our colleagues about our recent work. Join us

Funding

Open for applications: Harkness Fellowships 2023/24

Are you looking for a unique leadership opportunity? The Commonwealth Fund’s 2023/24 Harkness Fellowships provide the opportunity for individuals who are committed to advancing health care policy and practice to spend a year in the US conducting internationally comparative research with mentorship from leading experts. Apply by 1 November 2022

Blogs

What makes a healthy place? Some answers from the public

Recent research from Public First and our healthy lives team suggests that people aren’t necessarily aware of what local authorities are doing to improve health in their areas. Read more

What have we learnt from involving and engaging with patients and the public in our health data science projects?

Anne Alarilla from our data analytics team sets out four important lessons from recent patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) work focusing on ethnicity. Read more

Publications and long reads

How does residential mobility shape the health of local areas

New analysis looking at residential mobility patterns and how they might contribute to geographical inequalities in health. Read more

The cost of caring: poverty and deprivation among residential care workers in the UK

Drawing on data up to April 2020, our analysis suggests residential care workers in the UK face among the highest rates of poverty and that ensuring people are fairly rewarded in social care must be a priority for the new government. Read more

A framework for NHS action on social determinants of health

Our policy team outline potential approaches for NHS organisations to address social factors that shape health. Read more

News

Chronic staffing gaps putting unbearable strain on health and care services

Hugh Alderwick, Director of Policy, responds to the Care Quality Commission’s State of Care report, which illustrates the unbearable strain on health and care services. Read more

A long term plan to tackle the staffing crisis in general practice is long overdue

Our response to the Health and Social Care Select Committee’s report on The Future of General Practice. Ruth Thorlby, Assistant Director of Policy, highlights the pressures facing general practice. Read more

Grim milestone marked, with over seven million people now waiting for NHS treatment

Our response to the monthly NHS performance statistics. A decade of underfunding the NHS underpinned these challenges long before COVID-19. Read more

Skills for Care report shows sector is ‘on its knees’

Health Foundation response to Skills for Care’s annual report, which revealed a 52% increase in staff vacancies in social care last year. Read more

1 in 5 residential care workers in the UK living in poverty before cost-of-living crisis

New report calls on government to tackle poverty crisis in the social care workforce. The Health Foundation calls for additional investment and reform to combat current low pay and poor working conditions. Read more

More older workers are leaving employment due to ill-health – but COVID-19 isn’t to blame, study finds

The nation’s underlying ill-health – rather than long COVID or extended waiting lists – is the primary reason for the rise in the number of older workers leaving employment for health reasons, a new study suggests. Read more

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