The sustainability of the NHS and social care system is likely to become an even bigger issue in coming years, given funding constraints, increasing demand, workforce shortages and variation in the quality and productivity of care.
Our work on efficiency and productivity aims to help NHS and social care services to become more sustainable. We look at whether health care resources are being used to get the best value for money, and identify ways that productivity of services and workforce can be improved.
Our recent work and content on this topic is listed below.
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Which improvement approaches have the potential to increase productivity in the NHS? Tim Horton, Anita Mehay and Will Warburton look at what is needed to put these approaches into practice.
Tim Gardner comments on the publication of the NHS monthly performance statistics.
Health Foundation new analysis looks at health care funding in England
Melissa Co looks at the challenges to evidence for virtual wards – and what can be done about them.
Tim Gardner comments on the publication of the NHS monthly performance statistics.
Tim Gardner comments on the publication of the NHS monthly performance statistics.
A comparison of how revenue is raised in social insurance and tax-funded health systems.
We are seeking a supplier to undertake a programme of research that will explore NHS management capacity in England.
This graphic explains how to get started with a learning health system.
In her REAL Challenge lecture, Diane Coyle, Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge, argues that productivity is fundamental to the future of the NHS.
New analysis by the Health Foundation shows that, if current trends continue, the waiting list for routine hospital treatment (‘elective care’) in England could rise to over 8 million by next summer, ...
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