Social determinants of health
Each of the election manifestos paints a vision of a better society, but through the lens of the factors that are the root causes of ill health, they make less sense.
Each of the election manifestos paints a vision of a better society, but through the lens of the factors that are the root causes of ill health, they make less sense.
Each party manifesto makes promises on social care, but how far do these go towards fixing the problem?
The NHS might be 'the closest thing the English have to a religion'. To an extent this is true - but people’s views are much more mixed across the topics we polled them on.
The Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) and the Policy Institute at King’s College London are beginning to make some inroads in our work with a London hospital to hardwire behavioural insights into the de...
The new government’s in tray is unusually full of pressing challenges, but what should it do on health and social care in England in this parliament?
Having spent the last 15 years with a focus on improving health care, the Health Foundation is embarking on a new strategy to influence the wider determinants of health. This week, as a first step, we...
Aneurin Bevan’s famous dropped bedpan continues to echo through the corridors of Whitehall, defying various attempts to improve the soundproofing. But the reverse is also true. The reverberations o...
Potentially preventable physical and mental health conditions, including some cardiovascular disease, cancers, and type 2 diabetes, are the leading causes of ill health and death in the UK. The ind...
If you follow Health Foundation news you may have noticed a different flavour to some of our more recent publications. A focus on what is variably called public health, population health or health and...
Demand pressures on the NHS rise every year. To cope with these pressures and provide the same quality of service, we need to train more clinical professionals and nurses in Britain year after year. B...