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International and UK countries

We are renowned experts in UK and international comparisons. Comparing our health and care systems with those in other countries creates deeper understanding of how well they are performing and potential policy solutions. The four UK countries of the UK provide particular examples of these benefits, as do comparisons across similar countries internationally.

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Latest work on this topic

Building community health and care capacity: Reflections from other countries

Briefing
  • 29/08/2023
  • Sarah Reed | Emma Dodsworth

Health and Brexit: six years on

Report
  • 19/12/2022
  • Martha McCarey | Mark Dayan | Holly Jarman | Professor Tamara Hervey | Nick Fahy | Dan Bristow | Prof Scott L Greer

Future funding and current productivity in Northern Ireland’s health and social care system

Report
  • 27/09/2022
  • John Appleby | Mark Dayan | Sally Gainsbury

Key work on this topic

Going it alone: health and Brexit in the UK

Report
  • 20/12/2021
  • Mark Dayan | Martha McCarey | Professor Tamara Hervey | Nick Fahy | Prof Scott L Greer | Holly Jarman | Ellen Stewart | Dan Bristow

Health system recovery from Covid-19: International lessons for the NHS

Report
  • 02/03/2022
  • Sarah Reed | Laura Schlepper | Nigel Edwards

How well is the NHS in Wales performing?

Long read
  • 09/06/2022
  • Mark Dayan | Sophie Flinders

Integrating health and social care: A comparison of policy and progress across the four countries of the UK

Report
  • 14/12/2021
  • Sarah Reed | Camille Oung | Jenny Davies | Mark Dayan | Sarah Scobie

What has been the impact of Covid-19 across the UK countries?

Blog post
  • 15/10/2021
  • Sarah Scobie

Learning from Scotland’s NHS

Report
  • 05/07/2017
  • Mark Dayan | Nigel Edwards

What can England learn from the long-term care system in Japan?

Report
  • 09/05/2018
  • Natasha Curry | Sophie Castle-Clarke | Nina Hemmings

Adult social care in the four countries of the UK

Comment series
  • 02/02/2023

The impact of Brexit on health

Five years on from the date the UK sent its official letter to Brussels to leave the EU, Mark Dayan and Tamara Hervey explain the effects on the UK health and care system.

Browse our other work on Brexit and health