Patients and staff shut out of NHS transformation plans, says thinktank
NHS plans that could lead to hospital and A&E closures have been kept secret from the public and barely involved … Read more
Academic reports
David Oliver: Seven day services and soundbites
“Our plans for seven day services are simple,” the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, clarified in his party’s conference speech in … Read more
Can Simon Stevens’ Sustainability and Transformation Plans save the NHS? – The Centre for Health and Public Interest
Predictions that the NHS is facing disaster have been issued so often that people no longer pay much attention. This … Read more
CQC: State of Health Care and Adult Social Care in England 2015/16
CQC Summary Demands are increasing on health and social care. State of Care – our annual overview of health and … Read more
King’s Fund Quarterly Monitoring Report: How is the NHS performing?
Our Quarterly Monitoring Report examines the views of finance directors on the productivity challenge they face, as well as some … Read more
Social Care for Older People – The King’s Fund
This report, published jointly with the Nuffield Trust, looks at the current state of social care services for older people … Read more
NHS success in tackling health inequality varies hugely across England
The social divide in hospital admissions – which means far more poor people end up in hospital for preventable conditions … Read more
Feeling the Crunch: NHS finances to 2020, a report by The Nuffield Trust
The NHS faces a £22 billion funding shortfall four-and-a-half years from now. That is no longer an abstract number designed … Read more
Physiotherapy provision is overstretched
A new Muscular Dystrophy UK report has revealed that thousands of people with muscular dystrophy are going without access to … Read more
Staffing matters; funding counts: Workforce profile and trends in the English NHS
Staffing matters; funding counts examines the profile and features of the NHS workforce in England, including; health labour market trends; … Read more