Blog post 08/05/2019Billy Palmer
In an analysis carried out exclusively for the BBC, Billy Palmer draws on published data sources to assess the number of GPs compared to the size of the UK population over time.
Report 21/03/2019Jake BeechSimon BotteryAnita CharlesworthHarry EvansBen GershlickNina HemmingsCandace ImisonPinchas KahtanHelen McKennaRichard MurrayBilly Palmer
The workforce challenges currently facing the health service pose a threat to the delivery and quality of care over the next 10 years. In advance of the NHS's workforce implementation plan later this year, the Nuffield Trust has joined forces with the Health Foundation and The King's Fund to outline...
Blog post 06/02/2019Dr Charlotte Paddison
The new GP contract has been widely welcomed, but what does it mean for patients and GP surgeries, and what remains unanswered?
Press release 31/01/2019
GPs will be able to offer a much wider range of services. However, it’s still not clear what is happening to GP and practice staff pay.
Blog post 24/01/2019Dr Rebecca Rosen
With the Long Term Plan expecting big things from primary care networks, Rebecca Rosen explains what will be needed for them to be successful.
Indicator update 30/11/2018Jessica Morris
We're monitoring changes in safety in health and social care over time across a range of measures.
Indicator update 10/10/2018Jessica Morris
Around 1 in 6 adults experiences a mental illness in any given week. We're monitoring quality in NHS mental health care over time.
Blog post 05/07/2018Nigel Edwards
As our understanding of the effects of social circumstances on people's health care needs increases, Nigel Edwards asks how the system should respond, drawing on findings from a Nuffield Trust seminar.
Report 26/06/2018George Stoye
To mark the BBC's coverage of the NHS's 70th birthday in July 2018, researchers from the Health Foundation, the Institute for Fiscal Studies, The King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust have joined forces for the first time, using combined expertise to shed light on some of the big questions on the NHS...
Report 04/04/2018Chris Sherlaw-JohnsonHelen CrumpNatasha CurryDr Charlotte PaddisonRob Meaker
The study indicates that providing residents of care homes with increased GP access and continuity of primary care more generally may help to reduce hospital admissions.