Report 25/08/2020Nigel EdwardsLouella VaughanBilly Palmer
In rural and remote areas, the closure of maternity units can mean longer transfer times and poorer support for obstetric emergencies, but the viability of smaller maternity units is often questioned. This working paper discusses the issues affecting the delivery of safe and effective maternity serv...
Blog post 25/08/2020Louella Vaughan
An inquiry into the safety of maternity services was recently announced by the Health and Social Care Committee. Which factors should be under consideration, and what we do know already? Louella Vaughan reflects on insights from a workshop on the subject.
Report 04/10/2018Louella VaughanNigel EdwardsCandace ImisonBen Collins
Smaller hospitals are struggling with workforce shortages, spiralling costs and increasingly complex models of care for acutely ill patients. This major new report outlines a set of radical new approaches for running acute medical services in these institutions and suggests we should avoid assuming...
Press release 04/10/2018
Encouraging groups of clinicians to pool their capacity at the hospital ‘front door’ could help solve chronic workforce shortages and spiralling costs.
Conference/seminar 12/07/2016 • 18.00–20.00Amanda PhilpottCaroline AbrahamsDavid EvansDavid Nicholson
The NHS Confederation and the Nuffield Trust's second debate in our joint event series - Daring to ask - took place on 12 July.
Video 20/01/2014
In this video, Laure Tharel, Human Resources Director, Paris West Side University Hospital, describes how small local hospitals in France are changing and becoming more concentrated to improve care …