I think that public health has an important role to play in maternal health improvements. Racial and socio-economic inequities, and systemic issues, point to the need for tackling wider determinants of health and a systems approach - working with women and families, especially those most at risk.

Nuffield Trust@nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 5mo ago

NEW: Our explainer from Stephanie Kumpunen and @rebeccabest.bsky.social summarises current outcomes, progress against national ambitions, and the work underway to improve maternity and neonatal care. Read the new explainer 👇

🆕📰 The latest data from our HPV vaccination programme shows 1 in 4 school‑leavers are unvaccinated against HPV. This leaves young women at risk of cervical cancer and both sexes vulnerable to other HPV‑related cancers.

🆕 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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Our blog from lead author @rachelhutchings.bsky.social sets out why CHC matters, the significance of our research findings, and the implications if urgent action is not taken to fix a system that is clearly struggling under pressure. Read Rachel’s blog 👇

NHS continuing health care: consigned to the too difficult box?

Alongside our new research today on NHS continuing health care (CHC), the report's lead author Rachel Hutchings sets out why CHC is important, what we found in our research, and describes what the imp...

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Grateful for the opportunity to be part of this research. CHC is something many people don't know about, despite the care it can provide in incredibly difficult circumstances. Even for those who do try to access it, the inequities are stark.

Nuffield Trust@nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 10mo ago

NEW REPORT: We reveal how NHS continuing health care (CHC) is failing to reach some of the most unwell patients in England in their time of need, while reinforcing deep regional inequalities. The research is part-funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org Read the report 👇

🗓️ East of England public health registrars are running a free open evening for prospective applicants to public health specialty training on Weds 24th Sept 2025 from 19:00-20:30 🤗 Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome! ✍🏻 Info & Registration: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-eveni...

Open Evening: Public Health Specialty Training - East of England

An evening for prospective applicants on the ins and outs of Public Health Specialty Training in the East of England and application tips!

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Our new analysis sets out how the UK Government could put in place a temporary one-off scheme. This would give permission to stay for a limited period—subject to rigorous security checks—to people from countries almost certain to be recognised as refugees. www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/stay-informe...

Ending the use of hotels to house people seeking asylum - Refugee Council

New analysis outlinines how the UK can responsibly end the use of asylum hotels within a year through a secure, practical solution.

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Refugees living in these hotels often report feeling like “targets.” Muhammad, from Afghanistan - who spent six months in a hotel - says: “People film residents outside the hotel without permission, using it in a negative way. It makes them feel hopeless about the system.”

Our Chief Exec, @enversol.bsky.social says: "As long as hotels remain open, they will continue to be flashpoints for far-right activity, fuelling tensions and driving communities apart. It is a failure of government to keep people in a system that leaves them in limbo for months."

Today we've published a report showing that asylum hotels could be shut by March 2026 with a one-off scheme for people from five countries. Find out more here: www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Asylum hotels could shut next year if policy for 5 countries changed says study

The Refugee Council has called on the Government to bring give asylum seekers from Afghanistan, Syria, Eritrea, Sudan and Iran limited leave to stay, meaning hotels can close faster

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It's been a landmark day for the NHS. But what does it all mean? We asked @becksfisher.bsky.social, Director of Research and Policy

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.

ARRS should fund GP supervision of additional roles staff, says @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social think tank www.gponline.com/arrs-fund-gp...

ARRS should fund GP supervision of additional roles staff, says think tank

GPs should be able to claim a proportion of additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) cash to cover the cost of supervising staff hired through the scheme, according to a think tank.

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Our research @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social found huge variability in the supervision support for staff employed in general practice under the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme. The ARRS led to big changes in the skill mix of general practice, and funding cannot currently be spent on supervision.🧵

Supervision of clinicians in the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme: what more is needed to assure safety and quality?

Since its introduction in 2019, the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme has led to significant changes in the skill mix of the general practice workforce, with a rapid increase in roles such as phys...

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GP has changed in recent yrs through a scheme incentivising practices to take on physios, physician associates, advanced practitioners + other roles. @rebeccabest.bsky.social & colleagues looked at experience of staff joining & supervision/support being offered to them. It's hugely variable.

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

Our long read on the supervision of clinicians in the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme finds a wide range of clinical experience among those entering the scheme and huge variability in the amount and quality of support being offered. #ARRS buff.ly/Y20TOBC

Our long read on the supervision of clinicians in the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme finds a wide range of clinical experience among those entering the scheme and huge variability in the amount and quality of support being offered. #ARRS buff.ly/Y20TOBC

Supervision of clinicians in the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme: what more is needed to assure safety and quality?

Since its introduction in 2019, the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme has led to significant changes in the skill mix of the general practice workforce, with a rapid increase in roles such as…

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🆕 Our latest analysis from Bea Taylor looks at the trends in drinking and alcohol-related harm, and explores whether the last unified national alcohol strategy needs to be updated. Part of our #QualityWatch programme with @healthfoundation.bsky.social 📊 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/de...

Deaths from drinking are at a record high: does England need a new alcohol strategy?

Bea Taylor looks at the latest trends in drinking and alcohol-related harm, and explores whether the last unified national alcohol strategy needs to be updated.

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Shingles vaccination programme in Wales appears to be associated with reduction in dementia risk. Healthcare records aren't a perfect way of capturing dementia incidence but this is a potentially important finding rdcu.be/egagG

A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia

Nature - Using a natural experiment that avoids common bias concerns, this study finds that the live-attenuated shingles vaccine reduced the probability of a new dementia diagnosis within a...

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🆕📊 Following last week’s announcement that #NHS England will be abolished, @billypalmer.bsky.social looks at what the decision may mean for staffing numbers across the DHSC, NHS England and integrated care boards – in comparison to the numbers since 2013. 👉 buff.ly/TtT6tuZ

It's a busy day for #NHS news! We've been responding. 👇 The Prime Minister announced that #NHSE is to be abolished. The government should be careful that this doesn’t lead to even more top-down micro-management of local services from Whitehall. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/nh...

🚨 NEW BLOG: #NHSEngland is being scrapped, but the reasons for its rise and fall are not going away. @markgdayan.bsky.social & @leonoramerry.bsky.social look at how far things have changed since NHSE was created 12 years ago. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/th...

The reasons for NHS England's rise and fall are not going away

With the news today that NHS England will be abolished, Mark Dayan and Leonora Merry look at how far things have changed since NHSE was created 12 years ago.

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@rachelhutchings.bsky.social brilliantly presenting our research on variation in NHS Continuing Healthcare. CHC is something most people only find out exists at an already difficult point in their lives. It is then often an exhausting and emotional eligibility process, with very few given funding.

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CHC is a window into the stark divide in our system between care that is funded by the #NHS and care that isn’t says @rachelhutchings.bsky.social. #NTSummit

Read @becksfisher.bsky.social's new briefing out today which considers whether it's time to change the partnership model 👇 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/the...

The partnership model in general practice predates the NHS. Is now the time to change it?

The partnership model in general practice in England has been in place since before the NHS was formed, but its future is uncertain. The number of GP partners has fallen significantly, and relatively ...

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@stephanihatch.bsky.social reminding us at #ntsummit that racism is (amongst other things) a public health crisis.

What is the impact of racism on #NHS staff? We spoke to @stephanihatch.bsky.social, Professor of Sociology and Epidemiology at KCL #NTSummit 👇

What a privilege to be at the Nuffield Trust summit. @theasrstein.bsky.social opening with a thought provoking talk on the psychology of change. A great way to start two days of sessions focussing on having difficult conversations. Live stream can be found @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social. #ntsummit

Our new analysis out today looks at the deteriorating finances of NHS trusts. NHS trusts consume over 75% of the English NHS budget, so if you want to know how the NHS is coping with its current funding, your starting point should be the doubling of the trust overspend to £1.2bn by March 2024 >>

It was great to join this Health Innovation Network roundtable - tackling health inequalities through innovation - representing @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social. The report has six recommendations, arguing that equity-centered solutions can be financially viable, with benefits beyond health outcomes.

Report: Forging a more equitable healthy future through policy and partnership - The Health Innovation Network

Tackling health inequalities remains one of the greatest challenges facing the NHS and the wider health sector today. The Covid-19 pandemic exposed how deeply entrenched these disparities are, undersc...

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Want to see how the #NHS in England is doing at a glance? The new #QualityWatch NHS Performance Dashboard shows key NHS performance data via accessible, visually striking charts and comparative statistics 👇 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/qualitywatch...

🧵 NEW: Over 1 in 10 working-age people are now affected by poor mental health. Our analysis, to inform the Commission for #HealthierWorkingLives, shows a rise in mental ill-health across data sources - underlining the need for government and employer action ⬇️ https://buff.ly/4hgu19U