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Explainers

Facts, statistics and explainers on key issues for people looking for an easy route to a better understanding of the complex world of health and social care policy.

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The NHS workforce in numbers

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  • 07/02/2024
  • Lucina Rolewicz | Dr Billy Palmer | Cyril Lobont

Patient-initiated follow-up: does it work, why it matters, and can it help the NHS recover?

Explainer
  • 25/01/2024
  • Sarah Reed | Nadia Crellin

NHS spending plans and reality over the past 10 years

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  • 21/11/2023
  • Sally Gainsbury

The NHS workforce in numbers

Explainer
  • 07/02/2024
  • Lucina Rolewicz | Dr Billy Palmer | Cyril Lobont

Junior doctor strikes: facts and figures on UK doctors in training

Explainer
  • 13/03/2023

Ambulance staff strikes: facts and figures on the ambulance workforce

Explainer
  • 20/12/2022

Nursing strikes: facts and figures on UK nursing staff

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  • 19/12/2022

The state of community health services in England

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  • 10/02/2023
  • Sarah Scobie | Stephanie Kumpunen

Peak leaving? A spotlight on nurse leaver rates in the UK

Explainer
  • 30/09/2022
  • Dr Billy Palmer | Lucina Rolewicz

Digital health care across the UK: where are we now?

Explainer
  • 18/08/2022
  • Rachel Hutchings | Jessica Morris

Patient-initiated follow-up: does it work, why it matters, and can it help the NHS recover?

Explainer
  • 25/01/2024
  • Sarah Reed | Nadia Crellin

Virtual wards and Covid-19: An explainer

Explainer
  • 14/03/2022
  • Dr Holly Walton | Prof Naomi Fulop

Elective (planned) treatment waiting times

Indicator
  • 25/04/2024

NHS Talking Therapies (IAPT) programme

Indicator
  • 25/04/2024

Adult substance misuse services

Indicator
  • 25/04/2024