Retaining NHS nurses: what do trends in staff turnover tell us?
The REAL Centre analyse trends in staff turnover for NHS nurses in England, highlighting the need for integrated and holistic workforce planning.
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A sustainable social care system Our research and analysis of social care aims to inform policymaking and ensure the debate is evidence-based and focused on the future.
Social care is the provision of personal care or support to children or adults in need or at risk. This care or support can be both practical and emotional – and the individual’s needs might stem from illness, disability, old age or poverty. Within the UK social care policy is devolved across the four nations.
Whereas the health care system is free at the point of use, in England social care is means-tested, which remains a source of inequity and unfairness. Particularly at a time where social care funding is falling per capita in real terms, reducing the amount and quality of social care that is publicly provided.
An ageing population and increase in the number of younger adults living with disabilities are pushing up the cost of caring for older and disabled people, placing the social care system under huge strain. While all four nations are facing the same demand pressures, the social care system in England needs adequate funding to return to previous levels of access and quality, in addition to the rising demand and costs.
Our research and analysis of social care aims to inform policymaking and ensure the debate is evidence-based and focused on the future.
Lower paid NHS and social care staff turnover
The REAL Centre team explores trends in turnover among lower paid NHS and adult social care staff during the past decade.
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Boris Johnson didn’t ‘fix social care’ - the next PM must
Response from the Health Foundation on the Levelling-Up, Housing and Communities Committee report into adult social care.
Yorkshire, Midlands and North East MPs urged to protect constituents from crippling care costs in key parliamentary vote
The Health Foundation and the King's Fund urge Yorkshire, Midlands and North East MPs to protect constituents from crippling care costs in key parliamentary vote.
Government's proposed amendment to the Care Act would be a step in the wrong direction
Our response to the House of Lords vote to reject the government’s amendment to the Care Act.
The Care Act amendment: who is set to lose out?
Charles Tallack sets out what the proposed amendment to the social care cap will really mean for people needing care.
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How can we think long term when the issues facing the health service are so urgent?
Toby Watt rounds up the REAL Centre’s current work to reflect on how best to strike the balance between crisis management and long-term planning for the NHS and social care.
REAL Centre
Government’s proposed amendment to social care cap puts more people at risk of catastrophic care costs, particularly those in the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber and the Midlands
Our joint report with Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) finds that the proposed government amendment would impact most strongly those older people with modest levels of wealth.
Health and Social Care Committee inquiry: Workforce recruitment, training and retention in health and social care
Our evidence for the Health and Social Care Committee inquiry on Workforce recruitment, training and retention in health and social care
Last minute changes to social care reforms are a step in the wrong direction
Health Foundation response to the government's proposed amendment to its planned social care charging reforms.
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