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How can the English NHS attract and keep more of the international nurses it needs? 19/07/2019 • Claudia Leone

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Primary care 18/07/2019 • Jessica Morris

Indicator update • QualityWatch

In our latest indicator update we've looked at trends in the quality of primary care services.

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Funding innovation in the NHS: Early observations of a Wave 2 Test Bed 16/07/2019 • Sophie Castle-Clarke

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Combined Performance Summary: May - June 2019 11/07/2019 • Jessica Morris

Latest data • QualityWatch

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

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Friday FAQs: Fran Woodard 05/07/2019 • Dr Fran Woodard

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Invest early: how to improve the health of young adults with epilepsy 05/07/2019 • Dougal Hargreaves | Colin Dunkley

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GP survey and new hospital performance data shows strain on staff and cycle of decline 11/07/2019

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Helen Buckingham responds to latest GP patient survey and new hospital waiting times figures.

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Political deadlock and top-down approach frustrating efforts to improve health and social care in Northern Ireland 10/07/2019

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A new report from the Nuffield Trust looks at which factors are helping or hindering change in Northern Ireland.

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Those with complex health problems need an ongoing relationship with the same professionals to get the best outcomes 27/06/2019

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Dr Rebecca Rosen responds to the publication of NHS England’s Digital First Primary Care consultation and board papers.

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Collaboration in the NHS is a good thing but there's a risk of it becoming cosiness 24/06/2019

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Our Director of Strategy Helen Buckingham responds to the Health Select Committee’s "NHS Long-Term Plan: legislative proposals" report.

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Financial black hole is getting deeper - Nuffield Trust responds to latest NHS finance figures 13/06/2019

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The underlying deficit for trusts has grown to around £5bn, the equivalent to the annual costs of 11 acute hospitals, despite services maki...

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Nigel Edwards responds to the Public Accounts Committee waiting times report 12/06/2019

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Nigel Edwards says it's all well and good for different parts of Government to demand things of each other, but without enough staff and bed...

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