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Provider chains: lessons from other sectors
5 Dec 2014
In 2014 the Secretary of State for Health appointed Sir David Dalton to undertake a review looking at the potential for providers of NHS services to develop different organisational forms, like...
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Effect of the British Red Cross ‘Support at Home’ service on hospital utilisation
21 Nov 2014
This research evaluates the impact on hospital use and costs of a British Red Cross programme that supports individuals who have been discharged from hospital back to their own homes. In Effect of...
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Health leaders survey results: 2
4 Nov 2014
See the full results from our second health leaders survey, which focused on out of hospital care.
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Is general practice in crisis?
4 Nov 2014
Our policy briefing provides an evidence-based overview of the current state of general practice in England, and offers policy-makers some potential solutions.
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NHS and social care quality and finance briefing
15 Oct 2014
Members of Parliament will debate the NHS in an Opposition Day debate on Wednesday 15 October. This short briefing pulls together key findings from our work tracking the views of health and social...
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Cause for concern: QualityWatch annual statement 2014
10 Oct 2014
The quality of health and social care services in England continues to be subject to intense scrutiny and debate. In this second annual statement from the QualityWatch programme, we draw on...
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NHS hospitals under pressure: trends in acute activity up to 2022
6 Oct 2014
In this analysis we look at trends in admissions and bed use over the last few years, and use population projections to explore the likely pressures on hospitals in the future.
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Focus On: Allied Health Professionals
30 Sep 2014
This QualityWatch report, published in partnership with the Health Foundation, explores how best the quality of care delivered by allied health professionals can be measured, and presents the key...
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Exploring the cost of care at the end of life
26 Sep 2014
In this analysis we estimate the hospital and non-hospital costs for people in the last 90 days of life.
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Focus on: A&E attendances
24 Jul 2014
This report from our QualityWatch programme, in partnership with the Health Foundation, looks at patterns of A&E activity, the nature of the increased demand and what has driven waiting times...
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Health leaders survey results 1: finance
10 Jul 2014
Access the results from our first health leaders survey, which focused on the key issue of finance
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Into the Red? The State of the NHS' Finances
10 Jul 2014
This report shows that, after holding up well under austerity since 2010, the NHS’ finances are starting to come under severe financial pressure.
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Meeting need or fuelling unnecessary demand? Understanding the impact of improved access to primary care
30 Jun 2014
This briefing studies the effects of demand for services of improved access to primary care.
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A decade of austerity in Wales? The funding pressures facing the NHS in Wales to 2025/26
17 Jun 2014
This report explores rising cost pressures on the NHS in Wales, and options for reducing the funding gap.
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Use of health and social care by people with cancer
2 Jun 2014
This report presents the results of our study into the primary, secondary and social care use of people diagnosed with cancer.
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Focus on: Antidepressant prescribing
28 May 2014
This report from our QualityWatch programme, in partnership with the Health Foundation, examines the trends in antidepressant prescribing in English primary care from 1998 to 2012.
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Care Bill: Consideration of amendments, House of Lords
7 May 2014
The House of Lords is set to scrutinise MPs’ amendments to the Care Bill. This briefing gives key facts and outlines our position on the Better Care Fund and Trust Special Administration.
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The four health systems of the UK: How do they compare?
11 Apr 2014
This report, published by the Nuffield Trust and the Health Foundation, assesses the performance of the NHS on the quality of patient care in all four UK countries since devolution.
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Focus on: social care for older people
26 Mar 2014
This report from our QualityWatch programme, in partnership with The Health Foundation, examines the scale and scope of cuts to social services for older people in England from 2009/10 to 2012/13.
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Care Bill: Report Stage, House of Commons
10 Mar 2014
The Care Bill is undergoing Report Stage in the House of Commons, giving every MP a chance to address and challenge the historic reforms it lays out. This briefing outlines our position and the key...
