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28 Nov 19
As many as 90,000 care workers will be needed immediately to fulfil social care manifesto commitments to expand and reform social care, a charity has said.
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1 Nov 19
The NHS infrastructure plan identifies critical issues with the NHS capital funding but more solutions are needed from government, writes Nuffield Trust’s Nigel Edwards.
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8 Nov 16
Three health charities have said that plugging a £1.9bn social care funding gap is a more urgent priority than boosting funding for the NHS in this month’s Autumn Statement.
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16 Sep 16
Cuts to adult social care have left the system increasingly unable to meet the needs of the older people who depend on it, with the funding gap set to reach at least £2.8bn by the end of the decade,...
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2 Nov 15
Waiting times in the NHS are continuing to deteriorate and are unlikely to improve amid financial pressures in the health service, an analysis by the Nuffield Trust and The Health Foundation has...
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9 Sep 15
The Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill is moving quickly through parliament, but its implications for the NHS remain unclear. These are some of the key issues that need to be considered.
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8 Jun 15
Clamping down on the costs of NHS agency staff misses the wider problem: hospital trusts are finding it very difficult to fill nursing posts.
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4 Nov 14
General practice is in need of both more money and significant reform if it is to meet the challenge set out by NHS England in its Five Year Forward View, according to the Nuffield Trust.
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28 Aug 14
The health reforms were meant to create a fast-track, patient-centred service. Rising waiting times and A&E admissions – and confusion over GP commissioning and care funding – suggest...
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1 May 14
With huge changes to NHS structures and culture, it’s an exciting time to be working in health policy. Nigel Edwards, the new chief executive of the Nuffield Trust thinktank, talks to PF about...
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7 Mar 13
Productivity levels have long been an issue for the NHS. But with spending at a standstill and demand soaring, the problem is becoming acute