The government has today (11 February 2015) published its report Culture Change in the NHS. The report sets out the steps that the government has taken since Robert Francis’ first inquiry into the poo...
The deficit for NHS Foundation Trusts has risen to a total of £321m (year to date), according to figures released today by health care regulator Monitor, largely due to an unplanned spend on agency st...
Health Foundation response to the Care Quality Commission's (CQC) annual report on the state of care in England.
The UK Independence Party (UKIP) has set out further details of its policies for the NHS today, ahead of the general election. UKIP has committed to an additional £3bn to be invested into the NHS each...
Dr Jennifer Dixon reflects on an unusual party conference season and asks what we can glean from the rhetoric of the main party leaders.
Today it has been announced that there will be a £6bn health and social care budget for Greater Manchester to be taken up by regional councils through devolved NHS powers. Dr Jennifer Dixon, Chief Exe...
A new report launched today (25 February 2015) reveals that while there is overwhelming support for the funding principles of our health service, British people do not have a strong preference whether...
Choices about health and social care must be made with a strong emphasis on their long-term consequences if history is not to repeat itself, writes Anita Charlesworth.
People with depression and/or anxiety are more likely to have additional long-term conditions if they live in areas of higher socioeconomic deprivation. This long read highlights longstanding inequali...
Persistent poverty matters for health because the experience of prolonged periods of poverty has cumulative effects, such as the build up of chronic stress and impact of life events over time.
