Blogs and long reads
After the pandemic: recovery and reform
What challenges do the NHS and social care system face over the long term? We round up recent evidence from the REAL Centre. Read the blog
The challenges in Sajid Javid’s in-tray as health secretary
What should Sajid Javid’s priorities be as new secretary of state for health and social care? Jennifer Dixon unpicks the challenges ahead. Read the blog
An investment in people is an investment in health
We explore how the COVID-19 impact inquiry shows the extent of the pandemic’s unequal repercussions. Read the blog
News and publications
At what level should social care costs be capped?
In this analysis we explore three different social care cap levels, and what they would mean for people with different levels of wealth. Read more
The whole of society will benefit from social care reform
New analysis looks at the impact of a lifetime cap on social care costs on people with different levels of wealth and by parliamentary constituency. Read more
Unequal pandemic, fairer recovery
Earlier this month, we published the final findings report from our COVID-19 impact inquiry – a comprehensive review of the factors that affected the UK’s devastating COVID-19 death toll. Read more
The government’s levelling up agenda
What does ‘levelling up’ mean, and why should health be centre stage in plans to do so? In this briefing we explore the government’s strategy to levelling up, their approach so far and outline what should feature in the forthcoming white paper. Read more
The future of the NHS hospital payment system in England
The whole health service needs to recover well from COVID-19 and transform to meet the challenges of the post-pandemic environment. Our new briefing, produced with Frontier Economics, explores the role that a new NHS hospital payment system could play in supporting such a transformation. Read more
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