This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at how the nature of our health and healthcare has changed profoundly. Since the NHS’ first day in 1948, the nature of our health has changed profoundly. Infectious diseases are less prominent. Median survival following a cancer diagnosis has increased 600 per cent. Long-term conditions like dementia...

This report from UK think the Social Market Foundation examines the state of leadership and management in healthcare. The UK’s healthcare system lags behind those of many comparable countries, despite signs of slow improvement in some areas in the years before the pandemic. In this report, we examine the role that better leadership and management...

This report from UK think tank the King's Fund reviewed the academic literature, analysed quantitative data on health system performance, and interviewed experts in comparative health policy. For our research, we reviewed the academic literature on previous attempts to compare health care systems, analysed quantitative data on health system performance, and interviewed experts in comparative...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at why hospital activity has not increased in line with funding and staffing. Politicians need to seriously engage with the real problems facing the NHS – or the decline in hospital performance levels will become extremely difficult to reverse. This report – written jointly...

This report from UK think tank IPPR is the final report of the IPPR health and care workforce assembly. England’s health and care sector is in a deep workforce crisis. This is not because we have less staff overall. Rather, it’s because of a growing and sustained mismatch between worker-demand and worker-supply. A vicious cycle...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at the post-2000 surge in donor funding. International donors have repeatedly failed to commit the funding necessary to address core global health priorities. The global HIV response since 2000 has been a rare exception. This research paper aims to explain the health and political factors leading...

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...

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...

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...

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at whether better health could provide an answer to some of our most deep-rooted economic challenges. The UK is getting poorer and sicker, at the same time as the country is facing a challenging economic outlook. After rapid progress on life expectancy in the 20th century, the...