This report from UK think tank Re:State explores the advantages of robotic assisted surgery and steps that can be taken to ensure their rollout. Surgical innovation has long produced some of the most transformational outcomes in medicine. Indeed, the advent of robotic assisted surgery is now offering unprecedented precision and minimally invasive procedures, in turn...

This report from UK think tank Re:State makes the case for the strategic regional tier that would be required to unlock the full potential of devolution. England’s approach to regional governance is at a crossroads. While devolution has made significant strides, with the expansion of Combined Authorities and metro mayors, the system remains fragmented and...

This report from UK think tank Re:State presents a set of policy ideas for enabling this cultural transformation and identifies four cross-cutting opportunities. Adopting AI more widely across the public sector can make public services significantly more efficient and effective. And yet AI’s deployment throughout the public sector remains patchy and slow, insufficient to meet...

This report from UK think tank Reform presents a set of policy ideas for enabling this cultural transformation and identifies four cross-cutting opportunities. Adopting AI more widely across the public sector can make public services significantly more efficient and effective. And yet AI’s deployment throughout the public sector remains patchy and slow, insufficient to meet...

This report from UK think tank Re:State sets out practical actions that can be taken so that emerging technologies can significantly improve the delivery of social care in the short-term. The adult social care system is in crisis. The population is ageing, with people living longer in poorer health, combined with a local government system...

This report from UK think tank Re:State sets out a new model for funding digital services in government. The Government has vowed to make the State “more like a start up”, investing in teams which will use a “test and learn” culture to improve public services. And with an ambitious set of Missions to deliver,...

This report from UK think tank Re:State argues that only a whole-system approach can deliver a sustainable path forward. Local authorities are not just administrators of public services. They are crucial agents of social and economic stability within their communities. However, their ability to fulfil this role has been severely compromised. Local government in England...

This report from UK think tank Re:State proposes a fundamental reset in the approach to secondary care. Following Reform’s papers on structural reform, Close enough to care, and primary care, Prescription for Prevention, Hospital of the Future takes this work forward by proposing a fundamental reset in the approach to secondary care. Policymakers have paid...

This report from UK think tank Re:State proposes a new model for the Fast Stream, founded on more rigorous entrance exams and a new 'Executive Leadership Scheme'. The Fast Stream was set up to recruit the brightest and best for public service. And as government grapples with era-defining challenges, including how to build a resilient...

This report from UK think tank Re:State sets out a plan for the new Office for Value for Money. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a new Office for Value for Money, which she said at the Autumn Budget would “help us realise the benefits from every pound of public spending”. With five ambitious...