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Building a planning capability in the NHS 18/09/2020 • Richard Darch | Nigel Edwards | Helen Buckingham

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Much more to do: Understanding the impact of technology in social care 17/09/2020 • Lucina Rolewicz

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Chart of the week: Home deaths account for as many excess deaths since start of the pandemic as deaths in care homes 16/09/2020

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Covid-19 and the NHS

The coronavirus Covid-19 continues to present a serious challenge to a health and social care system already under strain. Here we collect our expertise relating to how services are coping and what the future may hold.

Chart of the week: Home deaths account for as many excess deaths since start of the pandemic as deaths in care homes 16/09/2020

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Children and young people’s emergency care during Covid-19: what have we learned? 02/09/2020 • Dr Elizabeth Fisher

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Chart of the week: What effect will the return to schools and universities have on infection outbreaks this autumn? 10/09/2020

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Chart of the week: Sickness absence rates in the NHS in April were at their highest since records began 28/08/2020

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The impact of Covid-19 on the use of digital technology in the NHS 27/08/2020 • Rachel Hutchings

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Recovering from Covid-19: the international picture 24/07/2020 • Sarah Reed

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Technology and the NHS

Technology in the NHS has the potential to transform health services and patient experience. But getting it right can be challenging. Here we look at opportunities, barriers to success and how technological change can be successfully implemented.

Technology must be used in the best way for staff and patients 07/09/2020 • Rachel Hutchings

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The impact of Covid-19 on the use of digital technology in the NHS 27/08/2020 • Rachel Hutchings

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Chart of the week: disabled people more likely to use the internet for health-related activities than non-disabled people 13/08/2020

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Defining and refining success: innovation in the NHS 12/03/2020 • Rachel Hutchings

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Achieving scale and spread: Learning for innovators and policy-makers 05/03/2020 • Nina Hemmings | Rachel Hutchings | Sophie Castle-Clarke | Billy Palmer

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Going digital: three crucial areas for NHS policy 31/05/2019 • Rachel Hutchings

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Social care

There are high hopes that the government will soon begin delivering positive change for the care of older people in England. This spotlight gathers together our research, opinion and analysis on the various challenges facing social care.

A social care cap must sit alongside reform to the entire system 09/09/2020 • Natasha Curry

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Social care reform: what is the vision? 31/07/2020 • Natasha Curry | Nina Hemmings

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What can England learn from the long-term care system in Germany? 11/09/2019 • Natasha Curry | Laura Schlepper | Nina Hemmings

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What can England learn from the long-term care system in Japan? 09/05/2018 • Natasha Curry | Sophie Castle-Clarke | Nina Hemmings

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How to fund social care? 11/04/2019

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Social care across the four countries of the UK: what can we learn? 18/03/2020 • Camille Oung

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