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Data analysis

Adult social care funding pressures

25 September 2023

Data analysis

Our estimates of the cost of meeting the growing demand for adult social care in England and making...

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Data analysis

How feasible are the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan commitments on training?

13 August 2023

Data analysis

This analysis from the REAL Centre looks at how these commitments might affect both the health care...

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Report

Health in 2040: projected patterns of illness in England

July 2023

Report

How might patterns of ill health change because of our growing and ageing population? Our insights...

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Chart

Health in 2040: interactive chart projections

Chart

Analysis from the Health Foundation’s REAL Centre show how the levels of illness are projected to...

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Chart

How reliant is the NHS in England on international nurse recruitment?

Chart

Nursing shortages across the NHS are a huge risk to the post-pandemic recovery. So does...

Chart

Retaining NHS nurses: what do trends in staff turnover tell us?

Chart

The REAL Centre analyse trends in staff turnover for NHS nurses in England, highlighting the need...

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Data analysis

What is the outlook for health funding?

24 January 2023

Data analysis

This analysis looks at the outlook for health funding and explores the potential impact of pay and...

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Chart

February 2022

Report

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?

November 2021

Report

We examine long-term trends in UK nurses' pay and ask whether the system for deciding nurses’ pay...

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Thought paper

A radical new vision for social care

November 2021

Thought paper

Acclaimed author and social innovator Hilary Cottam asks what might it take to turn our current...

REAL Centre

Report

Health and social care funding projections 2021

October 2021

Report

The REAL Centre sets out projections of the funding the NHS and social care system in England may...

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Briefing

The future of the NHS hospital payment system in England

July 2021

Briefing

The whole health service needs to recover well from COVID-19 and transform to meet the challenges of...

REAL Centre

Analysis

The most expensive breakfast in history

June 2021

Analysis

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

December 2020

Report

The current shortfall of nurses represents a major long-term and growing problem for the NHS. This...

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Analysis

The bigger picture

October 2020

Analysis

In the REAL Centre's first report, we look back at the care and treatment provided by the NHS in...

REAL Centre

Analysis

Data analysis

What has happened to non-COVID mortality during the pandemic?

6 December 2021

Data analysis

Mortality across a host of non-COVID causes has changed, sometimes dramatically, during the past...

REAL Centre

Chart

Taxes and health care funding: how does the UK compare?

Chart

How much does the UK raise in taxes and spend on health care in comparison to other countries? We...

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Data analysis

Waiting for care

26 August 2021

Data analysis

How has the suspension of routine NHS care affected people’s health and wellbeing? This analysis...

REAL Centre

Data analysis

At what level should social care costs be capped?

16 July 2021

Data analysis

In this analysis we explore three different social care cap levels, and what they would mean for...

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Chart

Use of primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic: May 2021 update

Chart

There have been dramatic shifts in primary care activities and outcomes in response to the COVID-19...

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Data analysis

One year on: Three myths about COVID-19 that the data proved wrong

23 March 2021

Data analysis

Three charts measuring 'years of life lost' that disprove three ‘myths’ that were prevalent at the...

REAL Centre

Chart

What next for the UK’s COVID-19 vaccination programme?

Chart

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?

19 December 2020

Data analysis

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

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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

Chart

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

March 2021

Working paper

This working paper explores the potential impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on the...

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Working paper

Nurse supply model: progress so far

December 2020

Working paper

The Health Foundation's REAL Centre commissioned DAS to produce a model that can be used to develop...

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