Research

Research into the UK's health system is one of our core activities and has been since we were founded over 70 years ago. We undertake projects that will provide evidence on key areas of health and social care and which build upon our established areas of expertise.

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International comparisons of health and wellbeing in adolescence and early adulthood 20/02/2019 • Dr Rakhee Shah | Dr Ann Hagell | Dr Ronny Cheung

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ISBN: 978-1-910953-62-4

Doomed to repeat? Lessons from the history of NHS reform 15/10/2018 • Nigel Edwards | Mark Dayan | Billy Palmer | Helen Buckingham | Dr Rebecca Rosen

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RSET: The rapid service evaluation team 06/06/2018

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Rapid evaluations of new ways of providing care.

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Use of age-specific hospital catchment populations to investigate geographical variation in inpatient admissions for children and young people in England

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10/07/2018

A retrospective, cross-sectional study.

The NHS at 70: What will new technology mean for the NHS and its patients?

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28/06/2018 • Sophie Castle-Clarke

To mark the BBC’s coverage of the NHS’s 70th birthday in July 2018, researchers from the Health Foundation, Institute for Fiscal Studies, The King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust have joined forces for the first time, using combined expertise to shed light on some of the big questions on the NHS. This, the final report from the series of five, considers the impact of technology on the health service now and into the future.

The NHS at 70: Are we expecting too much from the NHS?

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27/06/2018 • Helen McKenna

To mark the BBC's coverage of the NHS's 70th birthday in July 2018, researchers from the Health Foundation, the Institute for Fiscal Studies, The King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust have joined forces for the first time, using combined expertise to shed light on some of the big questions on the NHS. In this paper, we explore the public’s expectations of the NHS, the balance between meeting those expectations and living within a constrained budget, and the question of who is responsible for keeping us healthy.

The NHS at 70: What’s the problem with social care, and why do we need to do better?

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26/06/2018 • Ruth Thorlby | Anna Starling | Catherine Broadbent | Toby Watt

To mark the BBC's coverage of the NHS's 70th birthday in July 2018, researchers from the Health Foundation, the Institute for Fiscal Studies, The King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust have joined forces for the first time, using combined expertise to shed light on some of the big questions on the NHS. This report, the second in a series of five, assesses the pressures facing social care and the barriers that continue to obstruct funding reforms of the sector.

The NHS at 70: Does the NHS need more money and how could we pay for it?

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26/06/2018 • George Stoye

To mark the BBC's coverage of the NHS's 70th birthday in July 2018, researchers from the Health Foundation, the Institute for Fiscal Studies, The King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust have joined forces for the first time, using combined expertise to shed light on some of the big questions on the NHS. This third report in a series of five asks whether despite recent developments the NHS still needs more funding, and why this might be the case.

The NHS at 70: How good is the NHS?

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25/06/2018 • Mark Dayan | Deborah Ward | Tim Gardner | Elaine Kelly

To mark the BBC's coverage of the NHS's 70th birthday in July 2018, researchers from the Health Foundation, the Institute for Fiscal Studies, The King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust have joined forces for the first time, using combined expertise to shed light on some of the big questions on the NHS. The first in a series of five reports compares the NHS against health systems in other developed countries to ascertain its quality in an international context.

Developing robust estates strategies: Challenges and opportunities

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19/06/2018 • Helen Buckingham | Sarah Harvey | Laurie McMahon

A report based on our learning from the past year on developing effective estates strategies in the NHS – including practical suggestions for national bodies, local systems and third party advisors.

RSET: The rapid service evaluation team

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06/06/2018

Rapid evaluations of new ways of providing care.

Safe working in a 7-day service. Experience of hip fracture care as documented by the UK National Hip Fracture Database

Journal article

22/05/2018

Analysis of care and mortality of patients admitted with hip fracture on weekends compared to weekdays, and their relationship to the organisation of care.

What can England learn from the long-term care system in Japan?

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09/05/2018 • Natasha Curry | Sophie Castle-Clarke | Nina Hemmings

In anticipation of the green paper this summer, what lessons can be drawn from a country that has demonstrated it is possible to achieve fundamental social care reform despite formidable demographic, economic and social pressures?

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