Indicator update
29/10/2019In our latest indicator update we look at trends in the quality of care for older people.
Report
11/09/2019 Natasha Curry Laura Schlepper Nina HemmingsThe current social care system in England is widely regarded as unfair, complex, confusing and failing to meet growing care needs in the population. Germany was in a similar situation 24 years ago, but successfully brought about far-reaching reform. As the UK government promises to fix our social ca...
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28/02/2019Alex Fox discusses Shared Lives Plus, a UK network for family-based and small-scale ways of supporting adults. Presentation given at Nuffield Trust 2019 Health Policy Summit, 28 February 2019.
Report
31/01/2019 Theo Georghiou Eilís KeebleAge UK commissioned the Nuffield Trust to conduct a detailed evaluation of a scheme providing personalised care for older people. Given the severe pressure on health and care services across England, could this scheme help local systems by reducing the numbers of people being admitted to hospital in...
Indicator update
30/11/2018 Jessica MorrisWe're monitoring changes in safety in health and social care over time across a range of measures.
Summary
13/09/2018 Candace Imison Louella VaughanThis profile of smaller hospitals in England finds trusts struggling to recruit and retain acute medical staff. Services across the country are configured in a wide variety of ways, with little evidence of an 'ideal' model for acute medical care emerging from our research.