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29 March 2012
Care home residents least likely to be hospitalised
A Nuffield Trust study linking the health and social care records of older people has found that care home residents had fewer hospital admissions than those receiving social care in their own homes. -
24 March 2012
Government claws back £500 million from the NHS to aid deficit reduction
Detailed analysis of the 2012 Budget by the health think tank Nuffield Trust reveals that the Treasury will retain £500 million of a £900 million underspend on health this year. -
27 February 2012
Greater transparency is needed over which patient services are funded by the NHS ahead of reforms that will hand more power to local GPs
The principles behind decisions over what is funded on the NHS should be made clearer ahead of reforms that give greater power to GPs’ spending decisions, according to a Nuffield Trust report. -
24 February 2012
Analysis of two decades of clinically-led commissioning reveals major challenges ahead for CCGs
GP-led commissioners in the NHS in England will find it ‘extremely difficult’ to influence how hospitals provide care, according to health service researchers writing for this week’s BMJ. -
24 January 2012
Nuffield Trust responds to the Health Committee’s latest report on Public Expenditure
Responding to the Health Committee’s latest report on Public Expenditure, Dr Jennifer Dixon, Director of the Nuffield Trust, said that the report is spot on. -
12 January 2012
Cuts in services for patients are difficult to justify when opportunities exist to improve hospital efficiency, says Nuffield Trust report
There are many ways in which hospitals could improve efficiency and reduce the need for cutbacks in services, according to a major review of hospital efficiency published by the Nuffield Trust. -
10 January 2012
Nuffield Trust responds to NHS Future Forum second phase reports
Responding to the Future Forum’s second phase reports, Nuffield Trust Director Dr Jennifer Dixon said that the Forum is right to focus on integrating care for patients. -
05 January 2012
Integrated care should be top NHS priority for the next decade say health think tanks
The King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust have called for integrated care to assume the same priority over the next decade as reducing waiting times was given over the last. -
14 December 2011
US expert: Future NHS success will depend on flexibility and openness to new ideas, including competition
In the second of the Nuffield Trust’s Viewpoint series Professor Alan Garber, writing about factors that encourage efficiency, warns against the wholesale rejection of competition. -
24 November 2011
NHS Operating Framework Response: Grip wins out over innovation
The independent health think tank Nuffield Trust today gave its immediate verdict in response to the publication of the NHS Operating Framework for the year 2012/13. -
17 November 2011
Nuffield Trust launches a guide to choosing a model that predicts unplanned admissions
The Nuffield Trust has issued a user-friendly guide for commissioners now tasked with selecting tools used to identify patients at risk of unplanned hospital admissions from an open market. -
10 November 2011
Re-designing patient services in ‘birthplace of the NHS’ proving to be no simple matter, Nuffield Trust finds
A study of the efforts made by Trafford health and social care organisations to deliver integrated services provides insights in to the barriers encountered at times of severe financial constraint. -
20 October 2011
Think tanks work together to support integrated care for patients
A new project led by The King's Fund and the Nuffield Trust was announced today at a conference with NHS commissioners addressed by Paul Burstow MP, the Minister of State for Care Services. -
20 October 2011
Canadian experience suggests that health service change requires political leadership as well as honesty about the need for budget cuts
A Nuffield Trust and Canadian Health Services Research Foundation report concludes that the Government will have to be more upfront about the need to change the way care is delivered in the NHS. -
06 October 2011
Health Bill debate would benefit from more detail
New analysis of the amended Health Bill draws attention to some key issues that escaped detailed scrutiny when time ran out during the report and third reading stages in the House of Commons. -
22 September 2011
New generation of clinical commissioners need significant support if patients are to benefit from more integrated and efficient care, warns new report
A new report warns that clinical commissioning groups will find it difficult to make services more integrated and efficient unless they exercise more muscle than PCTs and receive greater support. -
15 September 2011
NHS commissioners admit to more weaknesses than strengths when it comes to setting priorities
The Health Services Management Centre (University of Birmingham) and the Nuffield Trust publish the findings of an extensive review into how PCTs made decisions about funding priorities. -
12 August 2011
The future of predictive risk tools for the NHS
Nuffield Trust responds to the Department of Health’s announcement that it will not be commissioning a national upgrade of two statistical models used in the NHS to predict future hospital admissions. -
07 July 2011
International study shows that governance, leadership and IT are required for greater integration in health care
Research published by the Nuffield Trust suggests that many practical issues will need to be addressed if health and care organisations are to improve integration and deliver better care. -
30 June 2011
Major new website for the health and social care community launched by the Nuffield Trust
A new website that will provide a platform for UK and international health leaders to discuss and debate critical areas of health care reform has been launched by the Nuffield Trust.
