Blog post 06/05/2022Mark Dayan
Last week a think-tank report drew newspaper headlines with the claim that the NHS ranked second from bottom across "a series of major health outcomes" compared with other international systems. Does the NHS really perform so badly internationally, and is there a real problem with our health outcome...
Blog post 05/05/2022John ApplebyLaura Schlepper
The Nuffield Trust and The King's Fund's analysis of the latest NatCen British Social Attitudes survey found that overall public satisfaction with the NHS had plummeted to just 36 per cent. Health is a highly politicised issue in the UK, so how does that picture look when broken down by party-politi...
Blog post 11/04/2022Nigel Edwards
With record numbers on waiting lists, the idea has been raised of offering tax breaks to people who opt for private treatment, to help create more capacity in the NHS. Nigel Edwards explains why this won’t solve the problem. The blog was originally published in the BMJ on 5 April.
Report 30/03/2022Dan WellingsDanielle JefferiesDavid MaguireJohn ApplebyNina HemmingsJessica MorrisLaura Schlepper
Analysis of NatCen's 2021 British Social Attitudes survey by Nuffield Trust and The King's Fund shows a huge and unprecedented drop in public satisfaction with the NHS and its individual services, despite widespread support for the fundamental principles of the health service. So what's driving this...
Video 29/03/2022
Brexit has created some barriers for the goods and people contributing to health in the UK. But what about the opportunities? Is there a flipside of freedoms to create rules and regulations to …
Video 29/03/2022
Ever since the campaigns before a referendum was even held, there has been huge debate and concern over what effect Brexit would have on the NHS and care system. So, what has the reality been? Five …
Report 02/03/2022Sarah ReedLaura SchlepperNigel Edwards
The challenges confronting the NHS in recovering from the pandemic are huge, with elective services that were scaled down during the worst of the crisis now with waiting lists of over 6 million patients. Yet worldwide, the pandemic has left even the most well-equipped health systems vulnerable. What...
Report 20/12/2021Mark DayanMartha McCareyProfessor Tamara HerveyNick FahyProf Scott L GreerHolly JarmanEllen StewartDan Bristow
After nearly a year out of the Single Market and Customs Union, Brexit is still fuelling uncertainty in many aspects of health and social care. This report looks at six key areas that are being impacted, what has already happened and what NHS, government and business figures expect for the future.
Blog post 02/11/2021Sarah ReedLaura SchlepperJohn Appleby
Sarah Reed, Laura Schlepper and John Appleby analyse how health spending has changed across different countries in response to the pandemic, and assess why the UK may have spent more comparatively.
Blog post 26/10/2021Mark DayanSally Gainsbury
With the recent Health and Care Levy announcement raising as many questions as it answered, Mark Dayan and Sally Gainsbury look ahead to tomorrow’s Spending Review and highlight three vital areas for the NHS and social care.