Policy We aim to ensure that policy development is informed by impartial analysis and evidence

Effective policymaking should always be informed by the reality of frontline service delivery. We use what we know works on the ground to inform effective policymaking and vice versa.

Our recent work and content on this topic is listed below.

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Does a new Prime Minister signal change in health and social care? – with Rachel Wolf and Isabel Hardman

Podcast

Episode 24. A new Prime Minister, government and health secretary, all facing a formidable array of challenges. Will government have the bandwidth before an election to address more than the day-to-da...

Does a new Prime Minister signal change in health and social care?

Why aren't we working? – with Sacha Romanovitch and Oliver Coppard

Podcast

Episode 40

37 mins

26 January 2024

Episode 40. What lies behind the decline in health of working-age people in the UK and what are the solutions?

Social care reform must be a priority for the next government, report says

Press release

22 January 2024

Cap on care costs equivalent to just over £4 per household per week by 2035

Podcast

Episode 39

36 mins

20 December 2023

Episode 39. Join us as we look back on a turbulent year with our pick of the pod in 2023.

Policy and research unit to drive improving health and reducing inequalities in Scotland

Programme

The Health Foundation has launched an exciting new £2m programme which is exploring the potential for using technology to enable care at home and in the community.

The Health Foundation responds to the Autumn Statement 2023

Press release

21 November 2023

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...

Podcast

Episode 38

32 mins

27 November 2023

Episode 38. With developments in AI advancing rapidly, what will it take to realise the benefits in health care?

Webinar: How can you meaningfully involve young people in your policy work?

Event

Monday 20 November 2023, 15.30–17.00

This webinar is aimed at organisations wishing to engage young people in policy work. Although it will draw insight from projects focused on the building blocks of health, this event is relevant to al...

What more can the Chancellor do to create a healthier workforce?

Blog

19 November 2023

Long-term health conditions affect labour market activity rates differently across the UK. Dave Finch explores what can be done to support people with ill health who are in and out of work.

What we know about the UK’s working-age health challenge

Data analysis

17 November 2023

In this long read we set out the major trends in workforce health and examine the inequalities between people, sectors and places.

Millions of workers with ill health at risk of being left behind without more action to support working age health

Press release

17 November 2023

New analysis by the Health Foundation reveals that 3.7 million people (12% of the working population) are currently in work and reporting a ‘work-limiting’ health condition that restricts the type or ...

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