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Primary care 23/09/2021 • Jessica Morris

Indicator update • QualityWatch

In our latest update we look at trends in the quality of primary care.

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The health and care levy: what does it mean for social care? 17/09/2021 • Natasha Curry

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NHS performance summary: July-August 2021 09/09/2021 • Jessica Morris

Latest data • QualityWatch

Our monthly round-up of the latest NHS performance data.

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Tapping into the potential: putting mental health clinical support staff in the spotlight 20/08/2021 • Lucina Rolewicz

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Checking the NHS’s reality: the true state of the health service’s finances 20/08/2021 • Sally Gainsbury

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NHS performance summary: June-July 2021 12/08/2021 • Jenny Davies

Latest data • QualityWatch

Our monthly round-up of the latest NHS performance data.

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Excess deaths in August show heavy burden of pandemic remains for many families 21/09/2021 • Nuffield Trust

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Sarah Scobie responds to the monthly mortality data for August published by the Office for National Statistics.

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Additional funding alone not enough for momentous recovery task ahead for health and care services 09/09/2021 • Nuffield Trust

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Sarah Scobie responds to the latest NHS monthly performance statistics.

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Care providers, care users and workers will feel short-changed by proposed health and social care levy and reform 07/09/2021 • Nuffield Trust

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Natasha Curry responds to today's announcement by the government.

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The NHS needs to ensure better working conditions and opportunities for the neglected clinical support workforce 20/08/2021

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Access to high quality mental health services could be put at risk if the experiences of clinical support staff working in these services co...

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Nuffield Trust: Covid and backlog pressure on NHS causing alarming situation in emergency care 12/08/2021 • Nuffield Trust

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Sarah Scobie responds to the latest NHS monthly performance statistics.

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Nuffield Trust: NHS trusts face unfunded spending pressures of £5bn in coming year 08/08/2021

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Forthcoming analysis provided exclusively to the Observer warns it is more realistic to assume it could take at least 5 years to close the f...

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