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Our most recent blogs
A short-term drive on international recruitment is no quick fix for social care
With 1 in 10 social care posts vacant, does international recruitment on a 'mass scale' hold the answer to the sector's workforce problems?
Next steps for continuity of care: practical learning in light of the Fuller report
Jenna Collins shares learning from the ‘Increasing Continuity of Care in General Practice’ programme.
There may be trouble ahead... and here’s a plan
Jennifer Dixon sets out how the Health Foundation is responding to the prospect of trouble ahead (and it’s not simply to ‘face the music and dance’).
We can't wait for government to act on health inequalities
Political instability has yet again got in the way of public health policy. What is certain is the opportunity to act locally, says Jo Bibby
What can the COVID-19 response tell us about public health interventions and inequalities? Three reflections from Newham
Jason Strelitz, DPH for Newham, shares some important lessons from the experience of managing public health during the pandemic.
What do the public think about taking action to improve health inequalities in Scotland?
Introducing the Health Foundation’s work with partners to conduct an independent review of health and health inequalities in Scotland.
The capacity challenge: workforce, funding and beds
Anita Charlesworth rounds up the REAL Centre’s recent work looking at the capacity challenges in the NHS and social care.
Building a healthy society: the role of local government
Conversations with local government leaders helped identify six key elements to building a whole-council approach to improving health.
Innovation and improvement in health and care – evolving our approach
Malte Gerhold shares his thoughts so far on what future contribution the Health Foundation needs to make to encourage faster improvement and innovation in care.
The Plan for Digital Health and Social Care: what will be needed to deliver on its ambitions?
The government’s new Plan for Digital Health and Social Care contains some important ambitions. But what’s needed to make it work? Tim Horton, Josh Keith and Anita Mehay explore the issues.
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