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Five traps to avoid in a new round of NHS legislation 18/01/2021 • Mark Dayan | Helen Buckingham | Natasha Curry | Sarah Reed | Nigel Edwards | Dr Elizabeth Fisher | Camille Oung

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Measuring mortality during Covid-19: a Q&A 14/01/2021 • Sarah Scobie

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NHS performance summary: November-December 2020 14/01/2021 • Jenny Davies

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

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To solitude: Learning from other countries on how to improve compliance with self-isolation 12/01/2021 • Sarah Reed | Billy Palmer

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What should we expect for medical supplies in 2021? 30/12/2020 • Martha McCarey

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What should shape the expansion of multi-professional teamwork in general practice? 23/12/2020 • Dr Rebecca Rosen | Professor Martin Marshall

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Nuffield Trust response to weekly ONS registered deaths statistics 19/01/2021 • Nuffield Trust

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Sarah Scobie responds to the latest mortality figures from the Office for National Statistics.

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Nuffield Trust: Yet worse to come as Covid-19 pressure builds for health services in the new year 14/01/2021 • Nuffield Trust

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Sarah Scobie responds to the latest monthly performance figures and weekly sit rep data from NHS England and NHS Improvement.

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Nuffield Trust response to latest ONS mortality statistics 12/01/2021

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Sarah Scobie responds to the weekly mortality stats from the Office for National Statistics for the week ending 1 January 2021.

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Brexit deal reduces uncertainty for health and care but major difficulties remain 24/12/2020

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Mark Dayan comments on the UK and EU trade deal and its impact on the NHS.

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“Perilously uncertain” future for UK health sector despite Brexit deal, expert analysis reveals 22/12/2020

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New barriers to migration, disruption to medicines and economic slowdown will impact the health sector almost immediately and into the futur...

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Nuffield Trust: Pandemic will leave rural health services facing a steeper climb to recovery without targeted support 11/12/2020

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A briefing from the Nuffield Trust warns that national measures put in place at the outset of the pandemic to boost NHS capacity will likely...

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