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Building the NHS nursing workforce in England

  • Report
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  • December 2020

The current shortfall of nurses represents a major long-term and growing problem for the NHS. This report examines recent trends and how these compare with the government's pledge for 50,000 extra nur...

REAL Centre
Workforce pressure points: building the NHS nursing workforce in England

Improving the nation’s health

  • Briefing
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  • November 2020

In light of COVID-19 and the government’s decision to abolish Public Health England (PHE), this briefing explores what needs to be put in place to make progress on the government’s commitments to impr...

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Improving flow along care pathways

  • Learning report
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  • November 2020

Based on a report by RAND Europe and interviews with programme leads during the pandemic, this report highlights learnings from the UK-wide Flow Coaching Academy programme.

Flow coaching academies

Glaziers and window breakers

  • Analysis
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  • October 2020

What is the role of the health secretary and what should it be? In this second edition of Glaziers and window breakers, 11 former health secretaries answer these questions and more.

Glaziers and window breakers, former health secretaries in their own words

The bigger picture

  • Analysis
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  • October 2020

In the REAL Centre's first report, we look back at the care and treatment provided by the NHS in England over the past two decades – and identify six key lessons for the future.

REAL Centre
Real Centre, The bigger picture: learning from two decades of changing NHS care in England

Level or not?

  • Briefing
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  • September 2020

Our briefing analyses how general practice compares in areas of high and low socioeconomic deprivation in England.

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