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What will the proposed A&E waiting time targets mean for patients? 22/03/2019 • Sarah Scobie

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Friday FAQs: Mike Dixon 15/03/2019 • Mike Dixon

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What is rapid research and why is it relevant for health care? 13/03/2019 • Dr Cecilia Vindrola-Padros

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Human: Solving the global workforce crisis in health care 11/03/2019 • Mark Britnell

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What does the British public think about social care? 07/03/2019 • Nina Hemmings

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Friday FAQs: Charlotte Augst 01/03/2019 • Charlotte Augst

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Offer £5,200 grants to nursing students and ramp up overseas recruitment to stop NHS workforce crisis 21/03/2019

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In a new report, experts from the Nuffield Trust, The King’s Fund and the Health Foundation propose a set of urgent measures to prevent th...

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A&E slump and spike in cancer waits mean stormy waters for new NHS targets - John Appleby 14/03/2019

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Professor John Appleby responds to the latest Combined Performance Summary figures for January and February 2019.

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Combined Performance Summary: January – February 2019 14/03/2019 • Jessica Morris

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

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Testing out new targets is a big improvement on the usual directive approach - Nigel Edwards 11/03/2019

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Our response to NHS England’s new review of NHS access standards for A&E, mental health, cancer and referral to treatment.

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British public’s satisfaction with the NHS at lowest level in over a decade 07/03/2019

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Public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to its lowest level since 2007, according to analysis of the 2018 British Social Attitudes surve...

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Sally Gainsbury responds to latest performance figures of the NHS provider sector 07/03/2019

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A remaining hole of £2bn or more will need to be closed through more cost cuts, and emergency bailouts will have to continue for at least t...

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