This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation assesses the impact of the Spring 2025 disability and incapacity benefit reforms on employment. In March, the Government released its Pathways to Work Green Paper, setting out a package of welfare reforms that amounted to a net reduction in spending of £4.8 billion in 2029-30. On...

This report from UK think tank the Fabian Society makes the case for a fully funded fair pay agreement in order to tackle the workforce crisis and improve the quality of care. The treatment of our social care workforce is a national scandal. England’s 1.6 million care workers suffer from endemic low pay and poor...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government makes the case for this government to launch a revitalised 'Total Place 2.0'. There is currently a gulf between the way that the government funds and delivers public services and the way that citizens use them. The government typically allocates money through departments, which fund...

This report from UK think tank New Local looks at how we can celebrate, sustain and reimagine community centres. Community centres are a core and enduring part of the UK’s social infrastructure. They are hubs of social connection, stewards of health and wellbeing, vital partners in their local ecosystems and important physical assets that communities...

This report from UK think tank PBE looks at local authority spending on early intervention children’s services 2010-11 to 2023-24. Early intervention services play an important role in delivering positive outcomes for babies, children, young people and their families. Mainly funded and provided by councils in England, they cover a range of age and needs-based...

This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation looks at public investment priorities for the 2025 Spending Review. In this report we put the big investment decisions facing the Government at the Spending Review in context. It examines the UK’s long history of chronic under-investment, evaluates the recent welcome announcement of £100 billion additional...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government argues that the government needs to urgently address the crisis in the GP partner workforce. This report, the second in a new IfG series – funded by the Nuffield Foundation – on public service performance at the local level, shows that patient satisfaction is higher...

This report from UK think tank CEPEO examines the medium term impact of the pandemic on pupils with SEND. This report examines how the COVID-19 pandemic affected students in England with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), particularly those with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). Drawing on national and local authority-level data from 2015–2022,...

This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation looks at why the 2025 Spending Review must reckon with the distribution of public service use. Post-Covid, the British state is estimated to have reached a historic high of 45 per cent of the size of the economy. Past strategies to cope with increasing pressure on...

This report from UK think tank NCUB looks at how university-business partnerships drive medical advancements. In this edition of our ‘Showcasing Collaboration’ series, we explore how university–business collaborations are transforming the future of healthcare.  From personalised cancer treatments to AI-powered diagnostic tools, these case studies reveal how collaboration between academia and industry is driving innovation...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies examines grass-roots innovations in food provisioning in five urban locations. This paper draws on an international research collaboration to examine grass-roots innovations in food provisioning in five urban locations. These include affordable food projects, comprising social supermarkets and a vegetable box delivery scheme, in...

This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust analyses results from the British Social Attitudes survey. The survey results indicate a significant decline in public satisfaction with the NHS and social care services. The report analyses factors contributing to this trend, such as service accessibility and quality, and discusses implications for policymakers aiming to...

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...

This report from UK think tank Re:State identifies examples of best practice from across the UK that should inform the government’s approach. The Government have been clear on the need to shift care decisively out of hospitals and into communities, facilitated by the creation of a new NHS – what they call a Neighbourhood Health...

This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust examines the ongoing impact of Brexit on the UK's health system. This report examines the ongoing impact of Brexit on the UK's health system, focusing on areas such as medicines, workforce migration, and procurement legislation. It highlights emerging challenges in AI, funding, professional qualifications, and cross-border...