Press release 11/02/2021Nuffield Trust
Nigel Edwards responds to today's Health and Care White Paper.
Blog post 18/01/2021Mark DayanHelen BuckinghamNatasha CurrySarah ReedNigel EdwardsDr Elizabeth FisherCamille Oung
Long read: With proposals having been made for a significant legislative overhaul of the English health service, in this long read we look at both history and current trends to highlight the traps that need to be avoided if any reforms are to be successful.
Blog post 14/01/2021Sarah Scobie
With another lockdown underway for most of the UK, Sarah Scobie answers some key questions on how mortality figures are collected and measured during the pandemic. This explainer was originally published last May, was updated again in October, and has now been updated further to reflect the latest d...
Data story 23/12/2020
Each week we present analysis of data in chart form to illustrate some key issues and invite discussion. In our final chart of this year, we use Google Trends data to take a light-hearted look at what's been occupying us during 2020 – finding that the coronavirus has dominated our internet search...
Report 22/12/2020Mark DayanNick FahyProfessor Tamara HerveyMartha McCareyHolly JarmanScott Greer
With the prospect of a deal still very much hanging in the balance, the UK's transition period for leaving the European Union ends in a matter of days on 31 December 2020. This major new report maps out the health areas that will be affected by this decisive exit from the Union and discusses the dil...
Report 11/12/2020Billy PalmerLucina Rolewicz
Even before the pandemic, rural and remote health services faced long-standing workforce, financial and capacity issues. So how are those same services faring in the face of the biggest health crisis in generations? This analysis assesses the outlook for these vital providers of care.
Blog post 07/12/2020Sarah Reed
Long read: Earlier this year, Sarah Reed assessed how different countries were trying to resume health services following the first wave of Covid-19. In this long read, she looks at how different health systems are coping with the dual challenge of winter and another wave of the cor...
Data story 03/12/2020
Each week we present analysis of data in chart form to illustrate some key issues and invite discussion. This week, as the second wave of coronavirus leads to the start of another major spike in overall deaths, John Appleby and Billy Palmer take a look at historic trends in weekly mortality and find...