Getting an NHS dentist in England now 'almost impossible', Nuffield Trust analysis shows, as patient and dentist give their sides as part of Mirror special report www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/... #DentistsForAll
Matt Jones
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Media and Public Affairs Officer at the Nuffield Trust. Views my own
Online and in the @mirror.co.uk 📰 today 👇 Read a special report about the decline in practices offering NHS #dentistry across England. @markgdayan.bsky.social says "it amounts to the quiet transformation of dentistry into a two-tier service."
Getting an NHS dentist in England now ‘almost impossible’ says damning report
Scale of NHS practices going private revealed in most comprehensive ever analysis for Mirror's Dentists for All campaign - showing areas of England worst affected
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Listen to @theasrstein.bsky.social explain how different countries arrange social care in the second part of a special edition of The Briefing Room. What could work for England? With @davidsonofaaron.bsky.social, @blimeysimon.bsky.social and Andrew Dilnot.
The Briefing Room - Part 2: How do we reform social care? - BBC Sounds
David Aaronovitch and guests discuss what Louise Casey's social care review might entail.
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An important bookshop, especially in an area with too few bookshops. Do support.
Stories of patients enduring A&E waits of more than 12 hours for a hospital bed have become all too commonplace since the pandemic. In February 2026, over a third of admitted cases waited over 12 hours from arrival to admission. Follow the trend in our video 👇
@natashacurry.bsky.social says the PM is absolutely right to start a conversation about social care and to accelerate Baroness Casey's review of the system. Getting the public onside will be essential, as other countries show us that change is possible when reform gains public backing.
Nuffield Trust response to Prime Minister's speech on social care reform
Natasha Curry responds to the Prime Minister's speech today on social care reform.
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Great to see @bylinetimes.bsky.social with a presence at #WOMAD2026 again this year. A nice addition to all the other goings-on. I only hope the team are able to enjoy the music as much as the rest of us! 🎶
“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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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: It's clear that devolution will be a key theme under Andy Burnham's leadership. As @markgdayan.bsky.social & @sjanereed.bsky.social argue, making the NHS part of that devolution agenda will not be easy for him & Yvette Cooper, but it’s not impossible. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/ho...
How could the Burnham government overcome three barriers to NHS devolution?
With new Prime Minister Andy Burnham having pledged the “biggest rebalancing of power our country has ever seen”, it is clear that devolution will be a key theme under his leadership. As Mark Dayan an...
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There's real hope that social care reform is, finally, about to shoot up the political agenda 🔝 Thjs timely summary from our experts looks at how it's been set up eslewhere - what should the state do? And what should be left up to us as citizens? Have a read and let us know how we can help you 🔎
Nuffield Trust@nuffieldtrust.org.uk · last mo.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.
Read about today's report on postnatal emergency care in The Independent 🗞️ There are stark disparities, with deprivation, ethnicity, pre‑existing health conditions and age all associated with the risk of a mother in England using A&E services in the year after giving birth.
Warning for NHS as staggering number of new mothers seek emergency medical care
Black and young mothers are disproportionately affected
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Understatement of the year award goes to the OBR for this footnote in today's report on the implications of the US-UK pharma trade deal on health spending. For reasons unknown, the OBR has NOT updated its economic assumptions on the drivers of cost in NHS spending, but has included this footnote >>
NEW: @theasrstein.bsky.social writes that the NHS league tables are a management tool masquerading as public information, and are a poor guide to the quality of care that patients can expect. As a public-facing product, they should go. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/ti...
Time to clear the tables: why NHS league rankings don’t work
Last year, the government introduced league tables rating the performance of NHS trusts in England. Thea Stein, who raised concerns at the time, argues that the tables are a poor guide to the quality ...
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Ten years on from the EU referendum, how has Brexit changed NHS and social care staffing? We asked @markgdayan.bsky.social, our policy analyst leading research on the effects of Brexit on health and care.
10 years ago today, the UK voted to leave the European Union. @markgdayan.bsky.social picks out 5 ways that Brexit has affected health and social care in the UK. @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social
LSE British Politics and Policy@lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social · 2mo agoTen years after the referendum, Brexit has profoundly changed the NHS and social care, from financing and staffing to medical research and access to medicines, argues @markgdayan.bsky.social of @nuffieldtrust.org.uk. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
There's some really important work being done by @sallygainsbury.bsky.social to scrutinise the government's decision to spend more money on branded new medicines at the expense of other forms of care that produce more health care benefit. Read the very latest on this via the BMJ.
Nuffield Trust@nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 2mo agoIn @bmj.com: the government is holding back the impact assessment on the UK-US pharmaceuticals deal. We have now referred the matter to the UK Information Commissioner to determine the case for transparency in the public interest. @sallygainsbury.bsky.social is quoted in the piece 👇
In @reuters.com: Senior Policy Analyst @sallygainsbury.bsky.social says that if other European countries follow the UK’s lead in committing more money to branded new medicines, “health systems will spend more, but will get less health benefit for their populations.” Read 👇
Reuters@reuters.com · 2mo agoBig pharma taps UK playbook to pressure European capitals on drug prices reut.rs/4fMC7JX
In today's @financialtimes.com (£) @markgdayan.bsky.social says that post-Brexit, "there are now more doctors, nurses and health visitors in England from India than from the EU." 🗞️ Read: buff.ly/JDJGUrY 🔎 Explore our NHS Workforce Explainer for more, including this chart: buff.ly/eggqINe
This bit is by some distance the silliest thing about this World Cup
If dental practices keep shifting to do more private work, the impact could be devastating. 🦷 @theasrstein.bsky.social says with people already struggling with the cost of living, this risks "locking people out of care altogether". Ministers must reform the "broken NHS system" buff.ly/n4yXHcv
'I spent uni savings on getting my teeth fixed' - how lack of NHS care is hitting hard
People tell BBC Your Voice the rising cost of private dentistry is putting them in a difficult position.
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The latest data gives a sense of where the NHS is today after its remarkable 'sprint' to cut 18 week waits. Progress has stalled, emphasising the scale of the challenge with making steady gains. Read @sarahscobie.bsky.social's assessment 👇
Waiting list progress stalls after NHS ‘sprint’
Sarah Scobie responds to the latest monthly NHS performance figures.
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On Monday the HSJ named me as the "arguably the single most influential voice on ethics and AI policy" on their list of top 50 influential people for NHS tech in 20216 www.hsj.co.uk/news/the-50-... is (a) very kind; (b) most likely untrue. BUT FWIW here are my current top 10 AI messages 🧵:
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Last year, we shared a paper showing that Labour's accommodation of the radical right did not work. We now have a new version of the paper online: osf.io/preprints/so...
It was great to be involved in the comms for this report. It brings out some striking statistics, but also clear steps that could be taken to improve preventative care and reduce the need for people in prison to rely on A&E services. If you're interested in #prisonerhealth - do give it a read!
Nuffield Trust@nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 3mo agoNEW: We’ve carried out the first in-depth assessment of data on prisoners’ use of A&E services, highlighting how failings in preventative prison-based care are leading to avoidable A&E visits. It adds to mounting evidence that health care is harder for prisoners to access. Read today's report 👇
In case you missed it - read the intro to our analysis of the BSA's questions on health and social care. The #BritishSocialAttitudes survey is the go-to study of public views, having run for over 40 years. This year's results give cause for optimism, but the improvement comes from a very low base.
Nuffield Trust@nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 3mo agoWhat's the public mood on the NHS? 🤔 This year's #BritishSocialAttitudes survey shows a significant six percentage point increase in satisfaction 📈 Nuffield Trust and @thekingsfund.bsky.social chief executives @theasrstein.bsky.social and Sarah Woolnough explain what the data tells us 👇
The NHS has met its interim target for 65% of patients to be seen within 18 weeks of referral, after a huge push from staff and a short-term funding boost over recent months. But how is the NHS performing overall? Explore our #QualityWatch performance dashboard for the latest. 👉 buff.ly/AThibSB
The agenda has already been set for the new Health and Care Secretary in the form of the new Health Bill that was published this week. In her latest blog, Becks Fisher discusses the key issues raised by the Bill that James Murray must grapple with. 👇️
Centralisation, silencing and control: likely flashpoints for the new Health Bill
As Wes Streeting's exit sets the stage for a new Health Secretary, the agenda has already been set for his successor in the form of the new Health Bill. Becks Fisher discusses the key issues raised…
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