REAL Centre
What has happened to non-COVID mortality during the pandemic?
Mortality across a host of non-COVID causes has changed, sometimes dramatically, during the past year and a half. Our new analysis explores what could lie behind these differences.
About the REAL Centre
The Health Foundation’s REAL Centre (Research and Economic Analysis for the Long term) provides independent analysis and research to support better long-term decision making in health and social care.
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Our ageing population
This report explores the complex relationship between age, health and social care need, and how this...
Report
Nurses’ pay over the long term: what next?
We examine long-term trends in UK nurses' pay and ask whether the system for deciding nurses’ pay...
Blog
Getting REAL on future health and social care funding
What’s next, and what’s needed, for health and social care funding? Elaine Kelly rounds up recent...
Event
A radical new vision for social care
In the second REAL Challenge annual lecture, Hilary Cottam explored whether this moment – as we...
Report
Health and social care funding projections 2021
The REAL Centre sets out projections of the funding the NHS and social care system in England may...
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Taxes and health care funding: how does the UK compare?
How much does the UK raise in taxes and spend on health care in comparison to other countries? We...
Blog
What will it cost to get the NHS and social care on the road to recovery?
REAL Centre economists estimate the levels of funding required to enable health and care services to...
Data analysis
Waiting for care
How has the suspension of routine NHS care affected people’s health and wellbeing? This analysis...
Briefing
The future of the NHS hospital payment system in England
The whole health service needs to recover well from COVID-19 and transform to meet the challenges of...
Blog
After the pandemic: recovery and reform
What challenges do the NHS and social care system face over the long term? Charles Tallack rounds up...
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