“There is still a big question mark about what a National Care Service actually means... an administrative body or a new centrally run free-at-the-point-of-use structure similar to the NHS.” @camille-oung.bsky.social spoke to The Times about Burnham's care reform plans. 👇️ buff.ly/C3C4GAM

Could a death tax give Andy Burnham £18bn a year to fix social care?

A succession of prime ministers have entered office promising to solve the problem of social care but none have succeeded

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I did a video thing! Check out our learning from other countries on how we can reform our social care system to make it more generous...

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When considering social care reform, there is much to learn from how social care systems are organised around the world. @camille-oung.bsky.social explains how a comparison between England and New Zealand offers food for thought 👇

NEW: With Andy Burnham set to become PM and already talking about social care, this feels like a pivotal moment for the sector. @camille-oung.bsky.social & @natashacurry.bsky.social describe how other countries and regions draw the line between state and individual responsibility on social care.

A new contract for social care: how to strike the right balance between state and individual responsibility?

With Andy Burnham becoming Prime Minister and a national conversation underway about social care, this is a pivotal moment for the sector. Camille Oung and Natasha Curry describe how other countries a...

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There will be a lot of hot takes on Wes Streeting's record as Health Secretary flying around today. I am biased, but I reckon this will be one of the most insightful, by @markgdayan.bsky.social of the @nuffieldtrust.org.uk Trust, so make sure to have a read www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/wh...

What can Wes Streeting’s successor learn from his record on the NHS and social care?

With Wes Streeting moving on from his role as the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Mark Dayan looks back at his tenure and picks out the key lessons that his successor would do well to h...

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We’ve published our expert briefings before Scotland and Wales go to the polls in two weeks' time. 🗳️ What is the state of health and social care in each country – and what are the political parties promising to do about it? Scotland 👉 buff.ly/WeNJvyS Wales 👉 buff.ly/8Kngqja

@teuntoebes.bsky.social opens Day 2 of #ntsummit with a powerful reminder that we don't lose our humanity when living in a care home. 📽️ Live: buff.ly/6z8wFQS

Our closing session challenged us to rethink what living well at home really means. For our #ntsummit panelist, Martha, her dog Greg made a huge difference. 🐕‍🦺

How do narratives impact care? On Friday, join @teuntoebes.bsky.social as he draws on his own experience of living in a care home to challenge how we think about care. We'll discuss how a shift in narrative can re‑centre dignity, safety & human connection 🤝 🎥 Watch: buff.ly/9RtiYiq #ntsummit

CQC ratings for #SocialCare services have been getting worse in recent years. In 2019, around 15% were rated as 'requires improvement' compared with around 26% in 2025. Find out more about the quality of adult social services in England here: buff.ly/WJKtjqV #QualityWatch

I am so lucky to work with such an inspiring person - congratulations Natasha!!

Nuffield Trust@nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 8mo ago

We are so proud of our fantastic Deputy Director of Policy Natasha Curry who has been awarded an MBE in the King’s New Year Honours for services to social care policy. Congratulations Natasha! www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/na...

🆕 The Fair Pay Agreement for social care moved a step closer to reality this week, but proposals can only succeed if they are designed carefully and funded properly. @cglobont.bsky.social brings the evidence together to describe what needs to happen next. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/goo...

Good intentions aren’t enough: implementing a Fair Pay Agreement that works for social care

With the Employment Rights Act receiving royal assent yesterday, the Fair Pay Agreement for social care proposed within it moves a step closer to becoming reality, potentially offering an opportunity ...

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I wrote a blog trying to make sense of what the changes to local government funding mean for social care ⬇️ Any Christmas jokes are the author's responsibility only (🎄).

Nuffield Trust@nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 8mo ago

🆕 What do the changes to local government funding mean for social care? @camille-oung.bsky.social describes what the impact of yesterday’s Local Government Finance Settlement could be for the beleaguered social care sector. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/co...

Nuffield Trust #socialcare expert @camille-oung.bsky.social has responded to today's State of Care report from the CQC. Read the full statement 👇

Mounting concerns over feasibility of plans to shift care closer to home

Camille Oung responds to the Care Quality Commission's State of Care report.

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Our #socialcare expert @natashacurry.bsky.social has responded to today's news about the £500m funding for care worker pay. 💷 Read the full statement here: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/nu...

🆕 As we launch our new report on NHS continuing health care, read this Q&A with Sharon Allen, CEO of @arthurrankhospice.bsky.social Sharon has personal and professional experience of CHC, which she calls an extremely adversarial system. Read the article 👇 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/nh...

NHS continuing health care: a Q&A with Sharon Allen

As we today publish our new research on NHS continuing health care (CHC), in this Q&A we speak to Sharon Allen OBE, who is the Chief Executive of the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity. Sharon has experience...

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Bit more of a personal blog today - some reflections on being awarded an @nihrsscr.bsky.social Career Development Award and how it has helped me ground my social care research around local people and practice, and build great networks along the way: sscr.nihr.ac.uk/blog-reflect...

BLOG: Reflections on my Career Development Award - NIHR SSCR

Developing expertise and building networks Camille Oung, Nuffield Trust, (SSCR Career Development Award Alumni) My (right) visit to Nightingale Hammerson care home to shadow staff with my colleague Cy...

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Building on the newly released report 'Building resilience in adult social care: Learning the lessons from other countries’ experiences of Covid-19', Natasha Curry from @nuffieldtrust.org.uk has written this insightful blog: nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/lo... @adelinacohe.bsky.social

Looking back to move forward: what can other countries’ Covid experiences tell us about building a resilient care system?

As the Hallett Inquiry turns its focus to social care this week, this blog draws on a set of international case studies being published by Nuffield Trust and LSE's Care Policy and Evaluation Centre wh...

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📰As the Covid-19 Inquiry's public hearings into social care begin, there is much to be learnt from other countries and how their care systems coped during the pandemic. My blog shares some of the insights from research by @nuffieldtrust.org.uk & @cpeclse.bsky.social published today 👇

Looking back to move forward: what can other countries’ Covid experiences tell us about building a resilient care system?

As the Hallett Inquiry turns its focus to social care this week, this blog draws on a set of interational case beinng published by Nuffield Trust and LSE's Care Policy and Evaluation Centre which expl...

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As the #CovidInquiry module on social care begins today, we publish our our learning from France, Japan, Denmark and the Netherlands on what features can support a resilient care system for those who draw on it and those who work in it - in times of crisis and beyond ⬇️

Nuffield Trust@nuffieldtrust.org.uk · last yr.

🆕 As the #CovidInquiry turns its focus to #socialcare, and with the sector in desperate need of reform, Nuffield Trust & @cpeclse.bsky.social have published international case studies on how other countries managed the social care challenges of the pandemic.

A very interesting - and concerning - new scrolling story from my colleagues Malina Bodea and @daviesmiranda1.bsky.social on the factors which affect women's health ⬇️

Nuffield Trust@nuffieldtrust.org.uk · last yr.

🆕 The latest analysis from #QualityWatch, a Nuffield Trust and @healthfoundation.bsky.social programme, explores a range of factors affecting working-age women’s health. Scroll through the story here 👇 #healthinequalities

Since 2011, working-age women have fared worse than men on many diseases. Poor health also contributes to economic inactivity and addressing this is a government priority. But greater focus is needed on women who spend more of their working years living in ill health.

📢 Calling all ICS strategic staff at #NHSConfedExpo working on community-based care, inequalities, or support for older people 🏘️ Take part in our survey for the CQC and inform this year's State of Care report 📋 Survey link 👇 forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... Deadline 25 June

Are you working at an ICS in a strategic role focused on community-based care, inequalities, or support for older people? Take part in the survey we are carrying out on behalf of the CQC and help inform this year's State of Care report. Deadline 25 June. Access our 10-15 minute survey, here 👇

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For CQC's 2025 State of Care report, an annual assessment of health care and social care in England

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Déjà vu for social care? Reflections on today’s Immigration White Paper (a thread) 🧵

NEW: Ending care worker recruitment from abroad is hugely risky for a #socialcare sector facing a vacancies void, and reforms to make care jobs more attractive for UK workers won’t kick in for years. Read the response from our social care expert @natashacurry.bsky.social here: buff.ly/3mLe7p9

Nuffield Trust response to the government's immigration white paper

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NEW: @commonshealth.bsky.social has published its report on the cost of inaction on #socialcare. It shows inaction on reform is not sustainable and has severe consequences. Our social care expert @natashacurry.bsky.social has responded. Read her thoughts here: buff.ly/tqVnbZC

New paper out today reveals scale of inequalities in social care! 💰 Care homes are better rated with more self-funded residents 👔 But inequalities in care only exist in the for-profit sector 📈 Outsourcing to for-profit sector accelerates inequalities of two-tier care Link: doi.org/10.1093/agei...

The terms of reference for the Casey Review have been launched today, with a focus on building consensus over tangible recommendations to improve adult social care over the next ten years. A few takes from me and @cglobont.bsky.social .social & @natashacurry.bsky.social: www.gov.uk/government/p...

Independent commission into adult social care: terms of reference

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Almost 1 million people in the UK were estimated to be living with dementia in 2024, but just under 500k have a formal diagnosis. At 62%, women over 65 account for the majority of diagnoses. Figures on dementia diagnoses and care are tracked as part of our #QualityWatch programme: buff.ly/aemz7Yd

Great indicator by NT's Malina showing, for example, big, and poorly understood, disparities in % of men and women aged 65+ with a dementia diagnosis. Report by @camille-oung.bsky.social, Natasha and I looks at how social care must improve to support growing + diverse population living with dementia

Nuffield Trust@nuffieldtrust.org.uk · last yr.

Almost 1 million people in the UK were estimated to be living with dementia in 2024, but just under 500k have a formal diagnosis. At 62%, women over 65 account for the majority of diagnoses. Figures on dementia diagnoses and care are tracked as part of our #QualityWatch programme: buff.ly/aemz7Yd