Beyond caring: a new funding model for later-life social care
This report from UK think tank Re-State calls for a new Later Life Care Fund to replace England's failing model for funding for older people's social care. New research from Re:State sets out the case for a fundamental overhaul of how later-life social care is funded in England, arguing that the current model is unfair,...
The law of rule: fixing how Britain regulates
This report from UK think tank Re:State recommends that regulation is used more sparingly and only where it is appropriate. Britain’s regulatory system grows by default. Rules are easy to create, rarely reviewed, and almost never removed. The problem is compounded by weak scrutiny of new regulation, which too often fails to ensure that the...
Capital at risk: rebooting London’s governance for a new era
This report from UK think tank Re:State explores rebooting London's governance for a new era. London’s governance settlement is now more than 25 years old, designed for the capital as it was a quarter-century ago. While devolution has accelerated across England, London's governance has fossilised. City Hall is underpowered compared to its international peers and...
Hospital of the future: the last word
This report from UK think tank Re:State distills the key themes and recommendations from across all three reports. The past year, Re:State has been working on a landmark programme titled ‘Hospital of the Future’. This was predicated on the idea that the 'upstream' shift to prevention alone will not remediate the existential crisis hospitals are...
Procure and simple: a proportionate approach to public procurement
This report from UK think tank Re:State reveals a procurement system which has become too focused on compliance with complex rules and bureaucracy. The Government spends £400 billion a year procuring goods and services, but regularly fails to secure value for the taxpayer from that spending. Public procurement is rife with projects which are late,...
Operation automation: how to achieve productivity gains in the healthcare system
This report from UK think tank Re:State explores how to achieve productivity gains in the healthcare system. As clinical demand grows both in volume and complexity, health systems worldwide are searching for efficiency quick-wins. Automation is one such innovation. From pharmacy to pathology, its potential is transformative, yet often overlooked. Its benefits are multidimensional. For...
New house rules
This report from UK think tank Re:State sets out the case for a radical restructure of the Government’s housing and regeneration system. Housebuilding is at the heart of the Government’s agenda. For decades, England’s efforts to develop, build, and regenerate have stagnated, creating a national housing shortage. Efforts to reboot economic growth hinge upon a...
Go big or go home: governing England’s polycentric regions
This report from UK think tank Re:State sets out a radical but practical plan to introduce a new tier of regional government: provinces. England’s devolution project is expanding fast, but its next phase risks failing vast areas of the country. New Strategic Authorities are being rolled out nationwide, aimed at boosting local growth and reforming...
Hospital of the future: hospital as a service, not a building
This report from UK think tank Re:State outlines a model that fundamentally changes the configuration of the modern hospital. As outlined in Hospital of the Future: A framing paper, hospitals are experiencing a fundamental crisis. Rising costs, falling productivity and performance, declining access and deteriorating patient satisfaction are all symptoms of a profound problem. The...
Close enough to care: a new structure for the English health and care system
This report from UK think tank Re:State argues that an overly centralised healthcare system is impeding the transition to a more preventative model of care. In Reimagining Health: a framing paper, Reform set out the case for a radical new approach to health. Close enough to care is the first of a series of papers...