Immigration makes a positive contribution to the NHS New review of the evidence www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...

Our Director of Policy and Research @hughalderwick.bsky.social​ has joined the @bmj.com​ podcast to discuss the measures in the Health Bill, and what Wes Streeting’s departure from the Department for Health and Social Care will mean for the future of the bill. Listen now👇️

What does Wes Streeting's exit mean for the NHS modernisation bill? | Medicine and Science from The BMJ

Hugh Alderwick, Director of Policy and Research at the Health Foundation, joins the BMJ podcast to discuss Wes Streeting's recent resignation and what that means for the future of the Health Bill.

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On the same day Streeting resigned, government published a new health bill reorganizing the NHS Ministers gain new powers, while patients and the public lose a voice Our take in @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/393/... @healthfoundation.bsky.social

New qual research on the changing role of ICSs in England, based on interviews with local leaders Lots in there--including support for government's policy aims--but the ongoing mess of yet another NHS restructure is inescapable: www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...

Big qual study on access to general practice Changes linked to 10 year plan offered some benefits, but also unintended effects—including undermining continuity and human connection, fragmentation of care, and widening inequities Careful design, implementation, and evaluation of new services needed

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NEW @bmj.com research reports experiences of access to general practice in England. It finds that the three proposed shifts in the NHS 10 year plan may not be what patients or practices want www.bmj.com/content/392/...

Our new assessment of Labour's first year Main story: - Labour has set out a broad vision on the NHS - But detail on how change will happen is lacking - And resources to deliver are limited - Standing back, it's hard to find a coherent policy agenda - More reorganization will make it all harder

The Health Foundation@healthfoundation.bsky.social · 10mo ago

After a year in power, has the Labour government set the foundations for ‘saving’ the NHS and delivering the ‘deep reform’ it said social care needed? This new analysis provides an overall assessment of the direction and potential impact so far. Read more ⬇️

Lessons from history for bringing NHS England back into the department

The Health Foundation@healthfoundation.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Following the decision to abolish NHS England, @agnesjuliet.bsky.social​ and @hughalderwick.bsky.social​ analyse the history of changes to NHS management, identify unresolved tensions that underpin them and set out implications for the latest round of reform. Read more ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4mtiZB9

Dazed and confused? Policy ideas behind the NHS 10 year plan www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...

Policy exchange, backed by Sajid Javid, think we need to switch the NHS funding model to social insurance, and introduce new charges for NHS services, like to see a GP policyexchange.org.uk/publication/... These are not new ideas, but they are bad ideas A thread with some evidence

The NHS – a Suitable Case for Treatment? - Policy Exchange

Download Publication Online Reader ‘The NHS – a Suitable Case for Treatment?’ makes the case that the NHS is not fit for purpose and is in urgent need of reform.The report finds that NHS performance r...

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1 in 5 care workers live in poverty—much higher than the average UK worker. Poverty is even worse for migrant workers in social care New analysis @healthfoundation.bsky.social www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...

The 10 year plan—more hope than substance. My take in @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Government’s 10 year plan for the NHS in England

Familiar ambitions; familiar questions about delivery The Labour government published its 10 year health plan on 3 July1—a year after it entered office. Life expectancy in the UK has stalled,2 and pu...

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What’s been tried? A curated catalogue of efforts to improve access to general practice ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... ‬Using 449 different sources, this review offers a comprehensive, thematically curated catalogue of attempts to improve access to general practice.

🎧 @hughalderwick.bsky.social joins @thelancet.bsky.social podcast to explore the impact of Labour's health policies since coming to power last July. Also hear Hugh's analysis on the balance between funding and reform, the role of AI, and improving access to primary care. Listen now ⬇️

The Lancet@thelancet.com · last yr.

What might the anticipated 10-year plan for the NHS look like? What are the implications of dismantling NHS England? Will any government get a handle on social care? 🔊 Listen to a new episode of The #LancetVoice to find out more: www.buzzsprout.com/861868/episo... @gavincleaver.bsky.social

This morning on Today, #BBCRadio4 reported on our views on government abolishing NHS England Here's the long version of what we think @bmj.com : www.bmj.com/content/388/... Brief thread here with some key points:

Labour government scraps NHS England

Performative politics that will disrupt the health service when patients most need it On 13 March, the UK prime minister announced that the Labour government will scrap NHS England—the national body ...

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On the end of NHS England in @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/388/... Feels like a massive distraction

Labour government scraps NHS England

Performative politics that will disrupt the health service when patients most need it On 13 March, the UK prime minister announced that the Labour government will scrap NHS England—the national body ...

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New data suggest the public's top priority for the NHS is improving GP access But government's headline NHS pledge is reducing elective waiting times Hospitals risk crowding out other priorities Polling @healthfoundation.bsky.social @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social: www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...

Things can only get better?

What does the public make of the new government’s early agenda for the NHS and social care? Have perceptions and expectations of NHS and care services changed? This analysis presents findings from the...

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Government is writing a new 10 year plan for the NHS. (The NHS has a long history of long term plans…) What should the latest plan do? Short paper @bmj.com: www.bmj.com/content/388/... Longer one @healthfoundation.bsky.social: www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...

Labour’s 10 year plan for the English NHS

Government must provide hope, clarity, and investment The NHS is in crisis after a decade of austerity, covid-19, and political failures since 2010 that weakened the health service and constrained wh...

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