Data story
06/05/2020Each week, we'll be taking a look at a different aspect of the Covid-19 pandemic, presenting our analysis of the data in chart form to illustrate some key issues and invite discussion. This week, Billy Palmer looks at how deaths from Covid-19 seem to affect the most deprived areas of England disprop...
Blog post
02/07/2019 Sarah ScobieWith the Patient Safety Strategy published today arguing that new technologies have the potential to transform improvements in keeping patients from harm, Sarah Scobie takes a closer look at what the possibilities are.
Blog post
13/06/2019 Eilís KeebleKnowing which of the growing number of initiatives to join up care in the health service actually work for patients is crucial. Based on her experience with an earlier wave of integration initiatives – the “Pioneers” – Eilís Keeble looks at what needs to be done to make this possible.
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27/03/2019 Jessica MorrisThe totemic 18 week target for planned care is facing a radical overhaul. Jessica Morris breaks down what a change would mean for hospitals and patients.
Explainer
18/03/2019A decade ago, we developed an approach to visualising individual patient journeys through charts which have come to be called Theographs. Theo Georghiou explains more about what they are and when they are most useful.
Blog post
18/02/2019 Jean Ledger Chris Sherlaw-JohnsonRapid evaluation should not be mistaken for ‘quick and dirty’ research, so what does it mean?
Conference/seminar
29/01/2019 • 09.15–16.30 Charles Tallack Fraser Battye Jo Ellins Dr Adam Steventon Professor Judith Smith Dr. Ron AgbleThe Nuffield Trust in collaboration with three national Rapid Evaluation Centres – RSET, BRACE and the Improvement Analytics Unit - held an event to explore the growing use of rapid evaluation in the health service as a mechanism to drive improvement.
Blog post
25/01/2019 Billy PalmerFollowing the publication of the NHS Long Term Plan, Billy Palmer shares some thoughts on the challenges in achieving its headline grabbing figures for saving lives.
Research
06/09/2018 Dr Elizabeth Fisher Eilís Keeble Joshua KraindlerThe Nuffield Trust has developed a tool to help providers and commissioners of care in England assess the needs of frail older people being cared for in hospital.