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Responding to COVID-19
How the Health Foundation is supporting the UK's health and care system to deal with current...
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Latest NHS data shows severe pressures across health and care system
Health Foundation response to the publication on the monthly NHS performance statistics and GP patient survey.
New analysis reveals future NHS beds shortage
With England having fewer beds per person than comparable countries, new analysis raises big questions for incoming government over where investment should go to alleviate pressures in hospitals.
Four UK professionals selected to be Harkness Fellows 2022–23
The Commonwealth Fund has chosen four health care policy and practice professionals from the UK to be part of the 2022–23 Harkness Fellowship in Health Care Policy and Practice – a unique opportunity ...
Nick Bateson appointed as Chief Operating Officer at the Health Foundation
Nick Bateson has been appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer at the Health Foundation.
A quarter of GP and general practice nursing posts could be vacant in 10 years
Analysis from the Health Foundation’s REAL Centre warns that without urgent, significant policy action, the NHS in England is facing a crippling shortage of GPs and general practice nurses over the co...
Plan for Digital Health and Social Care contains important ambitions, but tackling workforce and capacity pressures will be the key to realising the vision
Health Foundation response to the publication of the government’s Plan for Digital Health and Social Care.
Efforts to clear record NHS backlog undermined by lack of workforce plan
Health Foundation response to the monthly NHS performance statistics
If the NHS is to recover and become more resilient it will need significant resources
Health Foundation commenting on the speech by the Rt. Hon. Sajid Javid MP at NHS ConfedExpo.
Data strategy is full of potential, but government must make recommendations a reality
Health Foundation response to the government’s data strategy for health and social care
Vital that government follows through on tobacco review recommendations
Health Foundation response to the Independent Review into Tobacco Control.
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