Bold action or slow decay? The state of NHS dentistry and future policy actions
This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust explores the state of NHS dentistry and future policy actions. NHS-funded dental services in England are in near-terminal decline: nearly six million fewer courses of NHS dental treatment were provided last year than in the pre-pandemic year; funding in 2021/22 was over £500m lower in real...
Growing up inside: Understanding the key health care issues for young people in young offender institutions and prisons
This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust considers how the prison service can meet the needs of young people in custodial settings. Serious challenges remain over the health and care of children in young offender institutions, as well as for younger people in prisons across the country. This Nuffield Trust analysis, funded by...
Waste not, want not: Strategies to improve the supply of clinical staff to the NHS
This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust sets out the scale of NHS attrition and puts forward a 10-point plan to improve retention. For every five nurse training places, only three full-time nurses join the NHS. The rate of dropouts in the staffing pipeline from student to early-career clinician is worryingly high, with...
A vision for community pharmacy
This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust explores a vision for the direction of community pharmacy. Community pharmacy needs to adapt to meet the needs of a changing population at a time of unprecedented challenge for health and care in England. The Nuffield Trust and The King's Fund were commissioned by Community Pharmacy...
In train? Progress on mental health nurse education
This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust takes stock of progress on mental health nurse education. Despite steps towards closing the gap between mental and physical health services, many people still cannot access services and face long waits for treatment. Addressing workforce challenges in mental health services will be crucial to improving this...
Independent report on the regulation of advanced practice in nursing and midwifery
This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust examines the risks and benefits of professionally regulating advanced practice in nursing and midwifery. Nurses and midwives are increasingly taking on more complex, autonomous and expert roles – commonly referred to as ‘advanced practice’. But the application of this title and role type varies hugely and...
Building a resilient social care system in England
This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust highlights progress and identifies where action is needed to create a more resilient social care system. Social care in England entered the pandemic in a fragile state. With much already written about the government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic in the social care sector, our new...
Living (and dying) as an older person in prison
This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust uses hospital data to look at the health care needs of those older people in prison. Tough conditions in prison disproportionately affect older prisoners, and they tend to be in poorer health than the general population. This new Nuffield Trust research funded by The Health Foundation...
Deaths at home during the Covid-19 pandemic and implications for patients and services
This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust examines the services used by people who died at home in England, before and during the first year of the pandemic. There has been a steady increase in the numbers of people dying at home in recent years. These trends became entrenched during the pandemic, which...
Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2022: Results from the British Social Attitudes survey
This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust examines results from the British Social Attitudes survey. The Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund have joined forces again to publish the gold-standard measure of public attitudes and opinions towards the NHS and social care, as surveyed by NatCen during 2022. Public satisfaction with the health...