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Jan 15, 2025 · The government has set out a new plan to reform elective (planned) hospital care with the aim of meeting its target of 92% of patients receiving treatment within 18 weeks by 2029. This collection brings together our analysis of what we know so far and the challenges that stand in the way of reaching ...
What we do - Nuffield Trust
We are an independent health think tank. We aim to help achieve a high-quality health and social care system that improves the health and care of people in the UK by providing evidence-based research and policy analysis and informing and generating debate.
About - Nuffield Trust
Health and care services and public services in the UK are under enormous pressures. From changes within the health care system and a country hit hard by Covid-19; local and global shortages of staff; and other external factors such as public sector austerity, and the uncertainty caused by the UK’s exit from the European Union.
Fixing health and care | Nuffield Trust
Jul 23, 2024 · Lord Darzi's eye-opening review of the current state of the NHS has set the stage for major reform through a new 10-year plan. As a public consultation runs alongside policy workstreams determining the shape of that reform, we've collected together our recent analysis of the key issues we believe should form part of any future programme of NHS change.
Adult social care services | Nuffield Trust
Dec 19, 2024 · The number of requests for access to adult social care services received by local authorities from all new individuals who were not in receipt of long-term support increased from 1,809,980 in 2015/16 to 2,085,720 in 2023/24. 2022/23 was the first time the requests for support from new individuals received by local authorities surpassed 2.0 million.
Research and commentary | Nuffield Trust
Jan 14, 2025 · Research and expert commentary on the UK's health system is our core activity and has been since we were founded more than 80 years ago. We undertake major projects on key areas of health and social care building upon our established areas of expertise.
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We're a leading centre of health and care policy research and analysis. We seek to be respected and highly regarded by our main audiences; to remain separate from but expert in the NHS and social care; and above all to use our independence, highly skilled staff and unique position to be a force for good in improving the health and social care of the UK population.
Our projects - Nuffield Trust
We're a leading centre of health and care policy research and analysis. We focus our activities across 10 key intersecting areas: workforce; primary care and community services; quality and performance; inequalities in care; health structures, legislation and reform; funding and finances; hospital care; social care; and technology and digital.
A partial plan: unanswered questions on reforming elective care
Jan 9, 2025 · The government has chosen a return to 18-week waits as the totemic way it will demonstrate recovery to a public aghast at how the NHS is running. This week’s reform plan is the means intended to achieve it.It is a substantial set of policies, and offers a good balance between changes based in evidence and the stability the health service has so often lacked.
How we are run - Nuffield Trust
As a leading institute of health and care policy research and analysis, we seek to use our independence, highly skilled staff and unique position to be a force for good in improving the health and social care of the UK population.