REAL Centre publications and analysis Browse the latest publications and in-depth analysis from the REAL Centre.
Publications
Report
Our ageing population
This report explores the complex relationship between age, health and social care need, and how this...
Report
Does the cap fit?
A joint IFS and Health Foundation briefing that analyses the government’s proposed amendment to the...
Report
Nurses’ pay over the long term: what next?
We examine long-term trends in UK nurses' pay and ask whether the system for deciding nurses’ pay...
Thought paper
A radical new vision for social care
Acclaimed author and social innovator Hilary Cottam asks what might it take to turn our current...
Report
Health and social care funding projections 2021
The REAL Centre sets out projections of the funding the NHS and social care system in England may...
Briefing
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...
Analysis
The most expensive breakfast in history
20 years on from the Wanless report, we look back on its origins, methodology, and impact, and...
Report
Building the NHS nursing workforce in England
The current shortfall of nurses represents a major long-term and growing problem for the NHS. This...
Analysis
The bigger picture
In the REAL Centre's first report, we look back at the care and treatment provided by the NHS in...
Analysis
Data analysis
What has happened to non-COVID mortality during the pandemic?
Mortality across a host of non-COVID causes has changed, sometimes dramatically, during the past...
Chart
Taxes and health care funding: how does the UK compare?
How much does the UK raise in taxes and spend on health care in comparison to other countries? We...
Data analysis
Waiting for care
How has the suspension of routine NHS care affected people’s health and wellbeing? This analysis...
Data analysis
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...
Chart
Use of primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic: May 2021 update
There have been dramatic shifts in primary care activities and outcomes in response to the COVID-19...
Data analysis
One year on: Three myths about COVID-19 that the data proved wrong
Three charts measuring 'years of life lost' that disprove three ‘myths’ that were prevalent at the...
Chart
What next for the UK’s COVID-19 vaccination programme?
The UK’s COVID-19 vaccination programme has made an impressive start, with around 30% of the...
Data analysis
The COVID-19 vaccine: who gets it first?
The COVID-19 vaccination campaign hopefully marks the beginning of the end of the pandemic. But...
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Spending Review 2020: Managing uncertainty
Our latest REAL Centre analysis explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care...
Chart
Use of primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic
There have been dramatic shifts in primary care activities and outcomes in response to the COVID-19...
Working papers
Working paper
Nurse supply model: exploring the impact of COVID-19
This working paper explores the potential impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on the...
Working paper
Nurse supply model: progress so far
The Health Foundation's REAL Centre commissioned DAS to produce a model that can be used to develop...
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