The sustainability of the NHS and social care system is likely to become an even bigger issue in coming years, in the face of funding constraints, increasing demand, workforce shortages and wide variation in the quality and productivity of care. Our work on NHS finances is designed to help the health and care service to navigate these difficult times.
Our recent work and content on this topic is listed below.
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With the nation’s health fraying and health and care services under extreme strain, we set out the major challenges and four priorities for the new government.
Many local areas are not receiving funding allocations that reflect local need.
Anita Charlesworth looks at the two key issues that have taken centre stage this winter: NHS activity and funding.
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.
This blog looks at what the public thinks about the ambition for the NHS to reach net zero.
Our new report suggets that primary care in poorer areas are ‘missing out’ on vital funding.
This analysis from the REAL Centre explores the latest health care funding figures for England, including how much funding has been committed, how it compares to historical levels and how it stacks up...
Jennie Leggat highlights the impacts of local government underfunding on people’s health and highlights how using Health Impact Assessment could help to minimise these.
The measures announced by Autumn Statement 2023 to help people with long-term health conditions are a step in the right direction, but these are mostly small-scale and will have limited impact on empl...
The Health Foundation is supporting the second BMJ Research Forum conference on 13–14 December 2023.
Health Foundation response to the Care Quality Commission’s State of Care report and the Adult Social Care Activity and Finance Report
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