Data story 06/05/2020
Each 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 02/07/2019Sarah Scobie
With 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 13/06/2019Eilís Keeble
Knowing 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.
Blog post 27/03/2019Jessica Morris
The 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 18/03/2019
A 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 18/02/2019Jean LedgerChris Sherlaw-Johnson
Rapid evaluation should not be mistaken for ‘quick and dirty’ research, so what does it mean?
Conference/seminar 29/01/2019 • 09.15–16.30Charles TallackFraser BattyeJo EllinsDr Adam SteventonProfessor Judith SmithDr. Ron Agble
The 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 25/01/2019Billy Palmer
Following 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 06/09/2018Dr Elizabeth FisherEilís KeebleJoshua Kraindler
The 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.
Toolkit/how-to 24/07/2018
Are you looking for examples of indicators for integrated care, or how to use predictive models? Here we signpost you to analytical approaches that we have developed at the Nuffield Trust, explaining how they could be used by integrated care systems. We also run through the challenges and opportunit...