REAL Centre
Almost £17bn needed to clear backlog and treat expected rise in patients needing NHS hospital care
New analysis from the Health Foundation’s REAL Centre sets out the scale of the challenge facing government if it wants to clear the backlog in NHS care over the course of this parliament and return hospital waiting times to 18 weeks.
About the REAL Centre
The Health Foundation’s REAL Centre (Research and Economic Analysis for the Long term) provides independent analysis and research to support better long-term decision making in health and social care.
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What will it cost to get the NHS and social care on the road to recovery?
REAL Centre economists estimate the levels of funding required to enable health and care services to...
Data analysis
Waiting for care
How has the suspension of routine NHS care affected people’s health and wellbeing? This analysis...
Blog
After the pandemic: recovery and reform
What challenges do the NHS and social care system face over the long term? Charles Tallack rounds up...
Briefing
The future of the NHS hospital payment system in England
The whole health service needs to recover well from COVID-19 and transform to meet the challenges of...
Data analysis
At what level should social care costs be capped?
In this analysis we explore three different social care cap levels, and what they would mean for...
Analysis
The most expensive breakfast in history
20 years on from the Wanless report, we look back on its origins, methodology, and impact, and...
Blog
If not now, when? The long overdue promise of social care reform
Despite government promising to 'fix the crisis in social care once and for all', no plan to reform...
Data analysis
One year on: Three myths about COVID-19 that the data proved wrong
Three charts measuring 'years of life lost' that disprove three ‘myths’ that were prevalent at the...
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