Report 04/12/2019Mark DayanBilly Palmer
Both Labour and the Conservatives have recognised the vital importance in this election of solving the staffing crisis that threatens the NHS and social care. But policies to end the current system of free movement from Europe after Brexit could cause a major slowdown in migration towards vital jobs...
Press release 04/12/2019
New figures reveal the true effect immigration has had on the expansion of the health and care workforce over the last 20 years.
Report 28/11/2019Natasha CurryNina HemmingsCamille OungEilís Keeble
Social care in England is at a crossroads. All three major political parties in the 2019 general election have recognised in their manifestos that the social care system is in need of change. So what needs to be done?
Press release 28/11/2019
New analysis by the Nuffield Trust reveals that up to 90,000 home care workers for the over 65s are needed immediately if the main parties' manifesto pledges to expand and reform social care are to be met.
Blog post 27/11/2019John Appleby
How do the individual parties spending promises stack up to one another? And is austerity really over for the NHS?
Blog post 25/11/2019Helen Buckingham
Following an announcement in the media last week that the government has found a solution to the problem of doctors taking a dramatic financial hit through pensions tax for undertaking overtime shifts, Helen Buckingham explains the situation as it stands on the tax 'trap' debate.
Press release 24/11/2019
Nigel Edwards responds to the health and social care announcements in the Conservatives' 2019 manifesto.
Press release 20/11/2019
Funding and reform welcome, but new tax proposal raises big questions.
Press release 14/11/2019
Responding to today’s NHS performance statistics from NHS England, Prof John Appleby warns that the next Government will immediately be faced with one of the bleakest winters in the NHS’s history.
Press release 12/11/2019
New money announced by Labour would mean the NHS could breathe a sigh of relief, but tough decisions will still have to be made.