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Tackling the inverse care law
Without deliberate policy action, inequities in the availability of high-quality general practice in England are likely to continue growing, holding back efforts to 'level up' the country.
Primary care Primary care is usually the first point of contact for people when they need health advice or treatment
It’s the first stop for symptoms that are new or for concerns about physical or mental health. It is provided by GPs and other health care professionals (such as practice nurses, pharmacists, opticians and dentists).
Our recent work and content on this topic is listed below.
Next steps for continuity of care: practical learning in light of the Fuller report
Jenna Collins shares learning from the ‘Increasing Continuity of Care in General Practice’ programme.
Major study outlines wide health inequalities in England
Analysis from the Health Foundation's REAL Centre outlines wide health inequalities in England.
Webinar: How to talk about the building blocks of health – a new toolkit for public health communicators
In this webinar, we will delved into our new communicators’ toolkit, developed with FrameWorks UK, which supports public health communicators to tell new, powerful stories using tested framing techniq...
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Webinar: What does the future look like for the general practice workforce?
In this webinar, we explored the REAL Centre’s upcoming report on updated NHS workforce supply projections, with a particular focus on the general practice workforce.
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Latest NHS data shows severe pressures across health and care system
Health Foundation response to the publication on the monthly NHS performance statistics and GP patient survey.
Health Services Research UK Conference 2022
The Health Foundation is supporting HSR UK’s 15th annual conference on 5–7 July 2022, contributing to several sessions over the three days.
Projections: General practice workforce in England
We summarise key findings of our analysis on workforce supply and demand in general practice in England up to 2030/31, focusing on patient care staff (GPs, general practice nurses and other patient ca...
REAL Centre
The GP shortfall in numbers
Analysis from the Health Foundation’s REAL Centre warns that without urgent, significant policy action, the NHS in England is facing a crippling shortage of GPs over the coming decade. We take a close...
REAL Centre
Four improvement programmes offering a path to sustainable recovery
We look at four of our current improvement programmes and how their work is also finding ways to support health and care services to recover from the pandemic.
Socioeconomic differences in help seeking for colorectal cancer symptoms during COVID-19
How socio-economic difference affect patient's ability to seek primary care for colrectal cancer.
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