While many are living healthy lives, as we age the likelihood of needing acute care or ongoing care (for example, while living with long-term conditions) grows. The ageing population creates new challenges for society – as demonstrated by the increase in demand for NHS services and social care.
Our recent work and content on this topic is listed below.
Toby Watt reflects on publication of the REAL Centre's landmark report on ageing and multimorbidity, and explains why resources like it should form part of long-term planning to reform, modernise and ...
Tom Gentry from Age UK shares what support older people need to live well – now and in the future.
Analysis from the Health Foundation’s REAL Centre show how the levels of illness are projected to change over the next 20 years because of our growing and ageing population.
Analysis from the Health Foundation's REAL Centre outlines wide health inequalities in England.
Between March and June 2021, The Commonwealth Fund surveyed older adults across 11 countries about their health and health care mid-pandemic. We report the findings from a UK perspective.
What’s the future of the ‘discharge to assess’ model for hospitals? Tim Horton and Suzanne Wood draw on Health Foundation research to explore how to make it work well.
Health Foundation response to Office for National Statistics data on deaths in the care sector in England and Wales in 2020.
Health Foundation response to publication of the Government’s adult social care reform white paper.
How does the NHS in England compare with health care systems in 11 OECD countries?
Innovative international study uses electronic medical records to compare the cost and quality of care between health care systems in 11 OECD countries, including the NHS in England.
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