This from @will-davies.bsky.social is just great. Pulls all the threads together & presents the whole thing so well, so clearly. I sincerely wish commentators, policy makers etc. would read & digest this. We live in in anti-sociological times & that intensifies the slow, huge, expanding tide of woe.

What do want from diagnosis?

Or how to circumvent a culture war

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A great read here on the thorny issue of diagnosis and what our quest for diagnosing and recognising neurodevelopmental conditions tells us about society 👇

Will Davies@will-davies.bsky.social · 5d ago

How else might we address the question of diagnosis? Some thoughts in advance of the welfare storm to come substack.com/home/post/p-...

NEW: The Prime Minister’s commitment to social care reform is clear. After he yesterday pledged a National Care Service that is free at the point of use, @camille-oung.bsky.social looks at what “personal care” means and calls for clarity on terminology. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/wh...

What does the Prime Minister mean by a National Care Service?

The Prime Minister’s commitment to reforming social care has become emphatically clear again this week. After he pledged a National Care Service that is free at the point of use, Camille Oung looks at...

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and personal care is already very heavily rationed and restricted by high eligibility thresholds so is it free personal care in terms of the current eligibility (which leaves many people without care)? Or an expansion of eligibility? Let alone long term residential care, which costs far more?

Is it free care? Or free personal care? They're very different, as my colleague Natasha points out over at another place:

Here's one my colleagues prepared earlier: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/wh...

What might Labour’s free personal care pledge actually mean?

With the term ‘personal care’ recently appearing in the debate on social care, what does it actually mean? Camille Oung, Nina Hemmings and Laura Schlepper give their expert take.

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Today Andy Burnham set out his vision for the future of social care.   Social care policy expert @natashacurry.bsky.social responds to his announcements: what they could mean for reform, and what questions remain? Read Natasha's reaction 👇

Nuffield Trust response to the Prime Minister's announcements on social care at Labour Party Conference

Natasha Curry responds to the Prime Minister's comments at the Labour Party Conference.

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As in times past, Labour made improving the NHS a key part of its platform for government at the last general election. Two years on, what are the prospects for improvement? @leonoramerry.bsky.social compares the position of two Labour governments to find out 👇

Things can only get better? But this is not the 1990s

As new analysis this week compares the NHS that Labour inherited in 1997 with the health service in 2024 – both landmark years for the party after coming to power after a long time in opposition – Leo...

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I wish @mancunianmedic.bsky.social would tell us what he really thinks... "I am sure [Dash] will argue, as the career management consultant that she was, that we can do it all with better processes and management and data—which are all important—but that is bollocks without solving the other issues”

What are the government's prospects for improving public satisfaction with the NHS? @leonoramerry.bsky.social says that comparing the 2024 and 1997 Labour governments shows negative attitudes are not set in stone, but turning things around may be even tougher today. buff.ly/phsEOqp

Things can only get better? But this is not the 1990s

As new analysis this week compares the NHS that Labour inherited in 1997 with the health service in 2024 – both landmark years for the party after coming to power after a long time in opposition –…

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In case you missed it earlier in the week, my Britpop inspired look at why recovering public satisfaction will be considerably tougher for Burnham’s Government than it was for New Labour

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

NEW: Can things only get better for the NHS? @leonoramerry.bsky.social looks at the similarities and differences between the health service in 1997 and in 2024 and describes why improving the public's satisfaction with the NHS may be tougher this time. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/th...

In which I had a great deal of fun identifying Britpop era songs for this blog on NHS satisfaction in the 1990s and now, which draws on a new @natcen.bsky.social chapter co-authored by Sir John Curtice and our BSA teams at the @nuffieldtrust.org.uk and @thekingsfund.bsky.social

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

NEW: Can things only get better for the NHS? @leonoramerry.bsky.social looks at the similarities and differences between the health service in 1997 and in 2024 and describes why improving the public's satisfaction with the NHS may be tougher this time. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/th...

Excellent piece (and great pop-based subheads!) from @leonoramerry.bsky.social on state of public satisfaction with NHS in 1997 and 2024 and the difficulties in improving satisfaction now compared to 30 years ago

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

NEW: Can things only get better for the NHS? @leonoramerry.bsky.social looks at the similarities and differences between the health service in 1997 and in 2024 and describes why improving the public's satisfaction with the NHS may be tougher this time. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/th...

Reasons for NHS optimism from @leonoramerry.bsky.social - Recent uptick in satisfaction (from v low point) - Positive recent increases in scores in various patient services -The NHS has been knocked down before, but it got up again (1990s spirit in more ways than one) @natcen.bsky.social

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Headline NHS chart in the newly published British Social Attitudes survey. Bleak picture since Covid- with worsening elective waits, GP shortages & A&E delays Latest data shows Satisfaction levels have stopped getting worse, at least… @natcen.bsky.social

Read today's blog for an important update on our work to scrutinise the evidence for better health care.

Nuffield Trust@nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 2mo ago

Our Senior Policy Analyst @sallygainsbury.bsky.social has served a Notice of Appeal asking the Information Rights Tribunal to review the ICO decision to allow the government to withhold its impact assessment of the 2025 pharmaceutical trade deal with the US. @theasrstein.bsky.social explains why 👇

🆕 Dentists drift to the private sector: 1 in 10 #NHS dental practices have abandoned the NHS general dentistry contract since 2017. 🦷 The decline in NHS #dentistry has been particurlay steep in the South West and East of England. Read our analysis: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/th...

@theasrstein.bsky.social and @leonoramerry.bsky.social set out six tests Yvette Cooper should apply to her inheritance as Secretary of State. Read the blog 👇 buff.ly/zLvU1ZV

Truth over triumphalism: Yvette Cooper must paint fuller picture of NHS progress than her predecessors

With Yvette Cooper announced this week as the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Thea Stein and Leonora Merry argue she will need to be honest about what is real progress in the NHS…

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This is a really good short primer on the social care issue www.ft.com/content/c314...

Why is England unable to fix social care?

The failure of successive governments to confront the problem carries a heavy political cost

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Excellent summary of the big challenges for the New Health secretary. I wish I'd written it! 😉

Nuffield Trust@nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 3mo ago

NEW: With Yvette Cooper the new health and care secretary, @theasrstein.bsky.social & @leonoramerry.bsky.social argue she will need to be clear-eyed & honest about what is real progress in the NHS and what is not – with 6 tests in particular to look out for. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/tr...

NEW: With Yvette Cooper the new health and care secretary, @theasrstein.bsky.social & @leonoramerry.bsky.social argue she will need to be clear-eyed & honest about what is real progress in the NHS and what is not – with 6 tests in particular to look out for. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/tr...

Truth over triumphalism: Yvette Cooper must paint fuller picture of NHS progress than her predecessors

With Yvette Cooper announced this week as the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Thea Stein and Leonora Merry argue she will need to be honest about what is real progress in the NHS an...

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Our chief exec @theasrstein.bsky.social has commented on new PM Andy Burnham's remarks on social care reform, and reflected on the challenges ahead for the new Secretary of State, Yvette Cooper. Read Thea's view 👇

No time for a honeymoon: Nuffield Trust commentary on social care reform and new Secretary of State

Thea Stein responds to the new Prime Minister’s comments on social care and the announcement of a new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

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Trust remains central to what think tanks do, but audience expectations and how people consume information are changing. This @wonkcomms.bsky.social blog has insights from @leonoramerry.bsky.social on how to build trust in a fragmented information environment www.designbysoapbox.com/how-think-ta...

How think tanks can build trust in a fragmented information environment

How do think tanks build trust in an increasingly fragmented information environment? Speakers from the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the Institute for Government and the Nuffield Trust shared...

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TODAY at 13:00: Join @leonoramerry.bsky.social and panelists to check the pulse of public attitudes towards the NHS at #ConfedExpo. Leonora co-authored our analysis of this year's #BritishSocialAttitudes Survey with The King's Fund, and will be chairing this timely discussion. buff.ly/H0I65B2

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NEW: Too many older teenagers face difficulties and confusion when moving from paediatric to adult health services. @leonoramerry.bsky.social and Ronny Cheung discuss the most pragmatic solution to a problem that must be solved. @rcpch.bsky.social #RCPCH26 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/to...

Too old for paediatrics, too young for adult services: the problem that must be solved

Too many older teenagers face difficulties when moving from paediatric to adult health services, with conflicting approaches across the NHS making it impossible for some young people to know who reall...

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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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Remember when it used to be a bit of a novelty when politics became all dramatic and Traitors-esque? Now I’m longing for some dry policy discussion and a nice dose of cross party consensus.

Thought this was a model response from @celiarichardson.bsky.social to a pretty harsh article in the Spectator about the National Trust

🆕 With the 10-year health plan criticised for lacking detail, the neighbourhood health framework was meant to fill some gaps. @sjanereed.bsky.social and @becksfisher.bsky.social unpack the good, the bad and the more puzzling parts of what’s in it. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/un...

Unpacking the neighbourhood health framework: the good, the bad and the puzzling

With the 10-year health plan criticised for lacking detail on how the litany of initiatives and ideas within it will be delivered, the recently published neighbourhood health framework was meant to he...

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What started as a conversation about information and data ended up as a conversation about beliefs and humanity. I wrote some words about our panel discussion last week about trust, information and polarised views. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/fo... Photo (c) Emile Holba 2026

Nuffield Trust@nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 7mo ago

🆕 Reflecting on a session at last week’s Nuffield Trust Summit, @leonoramerry.bsky.social discusses the growing gap between experts, institutions and the public when it comes to science and health care. #ntsummit www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/fo...

We're kicking off day 2 of #ntsummit with a powerful talk from @teuntoebes.bsky.social Tune in: events.zoom.us/ev/AleCC_gRU...