Data story 07/07/2020
Each week, we'll be taking a look at a different aspect of the Covid-19 pandemic, presenting our analysis in chart form to illustrate some key issues and invite discussion. This week, Billy Palmer looks at the available data on the NHS's much-discussed Test and Trace system – and finds this essent...
Briefing 02/06/2020
As the number of Covid-19 hospital admissions gradually declines, policy attention is turning to how the NHS can restart some more routine activities. But doing this while living alongside Covid-19 will involve major practical challenges that will need to be overcome. This new discussion paper by Ni...
Announcement 13/05/2020
We're working with the Health Foundation, The King’s Fund, the Strategy Unit and Imperial College Healthcare Partners to provide additional analytical support to the NHS nationally in its overall response to Covid-19.
Blog post 05/05/2020Sarah Scobie
Sarah Scobie answers some key questions on how mortality figures are collected and measured during the Covid-19 crisis. How do the numbers relate to the daily figures reported, and are all the extra deaths due to the coronavirus? This explainer was originally published on 5 May, and was updated on 2...
Blog post 24/03/2020Dr Helen HoganChris Sherlaw-Johnson
Hospitals always monitor the care they provide – keeping a close eye on any failures in care and creating action plans to reduce the chances of them happening again. Dr Helen Hogan and Chris Sherlaw-Johnson take a closer look at how efficient current processes are – and argue that advances in te...
Blog post 12/03/2020Rachel Hutchings
In our new report last week on the spread of new innovations in the NHS, we identified four key themes that innovators, potential adopters and policy-makers should keep in mind to achieve scale and spread across the health service. Here co-author Rachel Hutchings focuses on the first of those – de...
Speech 05/03/2020Nigel Edwards
Nigel Edwards spoke at last week’s Nuffield Trust Summit, reflecting on lessons from 40 years of health policy. This is the transcript of his speech at that event.
28/02/2020
Our 12th annual Summit is now complete. Catch up on video highlights and interviews with some of the speakers here.
Video 28/02/2020
Dr Nikki Kanani, GP and Medical Director of Primary Care, NHS England discusses the potential for primary care networks to transform the way populations receive care and reduce inqualities.
Video 28/02/2020
Prof Ashish Jha, Faculty Director and Professor of Medicine, Harvard Global Health Institute, discusses the introduction of accountable care organisations into the US health system, the effects this …