Report 11/12/2020Billy PalmerLucina Rolewicz
Even before the pandemic, rural and remote health services faced long-standing workforce, financial and capacity issues. So how are those same services faring in the face of the biggest health crisis in generations? This analysis assesses the outlook for these vital providers of care.
Blog post 09/12/2020Sarah Scobie
After England’s month-long lockdown in November, Sarah Scobie answers important questions on the numbers of Covid-19 cases. She analyses how the numbers in the second wave so far compare with the first wave from earlier this year, and what the impact on health services might be. This Q&A was origi...
Blog post 09/12/2020Mark Dayan
How will Brexit affect the development, supply and rollout of Covid-19 vaccines? With the end of the transition period fast approaching, Mark Dayan looks at what leaving the Single Market means for every stage in the lifecycle of vaccines, from laboratory test tube to syringe in a GP’s hand. This...
Press release 08/12/2020
Sarah Scobie responds to the latest weekly mortality stats from the Office for National Statistics.
Blog post 07/12/2020Sarah Reed
Long read: Earlier this year, Sarah Reed assessed how different countries were trying to resume health services following the first wave of Covid-19. In this long read, she looks at how different health systems are coping with the dual challenge of winter and another wave of the cor...
Blog post 03/12/2020Dr Cecilia Vindrola-PadrosProf Naomi FulopProfessor Trish Greenhalgh
Cecilia Vindrola-Padros, Naomi Fulop and Trish Greenhalgh describe the importance of oximeters and how they could save lives during the Covid-19 pandemic. This article was originally published in The Conversation on 6 November.
Data story 03/12/2020
Each week we present analysis of data in chart form to illustrate some key issues and invite discussion. This week, as the second wave of coronavirus leads to the start of another major spike in overall deaths, John Appleby and Billy Palmer take a look at historic trends in weekly mortality and find...
Press release 01/12/2020
Sarah Scobie responds to the latest weekly mortality stats from the Office for National Statistics.
Data story 25/11/2020
Each week we present analysis of data in chart form to illustrate some key issues and invite discussion. As we await a return to a tiered system of restrictions, this week Billy Palmer looks into whether there is any association between the effectiveness of contact tracing in a local area and the ti...
Press release 24/11/2020
Sarah Scobie responds to the latest weekly mortality stats from the Office for National Statistics.