Press release 14/10/2019
Professor John Appleby, Chief Economist at the Nuffield Trust responds to the social care announcement in the Queen's Speech 2019.
Blog post 02/10/2019Nigel Edwards
Following the announcement this week of extra funding for NHS hospitals, Nigel Edwards takes a closer look at the accompanying Health Infrastructure Plan, and argues it leaves a number of important areas unresolved.
Press release 23/09/2019
Natasha Curry, our Deputy Director of Policy, welcomes a plan to address England’s crumbling social care system, but says more detail is needed, with the proposal for it just to apply to those over 65 years old representing a missed opportunity.
Blog post 12/09/2019Natasha Curry
With our new report on the long-term care system in Germany following our review last year of how things are done in Japan, author Natasha Curry looks at the factors that prompted change in those countries. Will the social care system in England be able to follow suit?
Report 11/09/2019Natasha CurryLaura SchlepperNina Hemmings
The current social care system in England is widely regarded as unfair, complex, confusing and failing to meet growing care needs in the population. Germany was in a similar situation 24 years ago, but successfully brought about far-reaching reform. As the UK government promises to fix our social ca...
Press release 04/09/2019
John Appleby responds to today's Spending Round.
News and opinion 03/09/2019
As major decisions about Brexit are taken, we have written to MPs with the King’s Fund and Health Foundation to lay out the impact of leaving without a deal for health and social care.
Blog post 29/08/2019Mark Dayan
With Brexit still dominating the news headlines, one thing constantly mentioned is the Northern Irish backstop, with the new Prime Minister adamant it must be removed from any Brexit deal. But what would this mean for the NHS, if it were to happen? Mark Dayan gives his expert view.
Press release 15/08/2019
Mark Dayan responds to news that the Department for Health and Social Care will establish an express freight service for medical supplies for a year after a no-deal Brexit.
Blog post 15/08/2019Lucina Rolewicz
Following a recent survey of adult carers in England, Lucina Rolewicz examines what's behind the findings and argues what might help matters in future.