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What can we learn from the updated GP contract?

After an intense debate between NHS England and the BMA, an updated GP contract has finally been agreed. Richard Murray outlines four reasons why the contract marks a significant moment for health and care in general as well as general practice.

By Richard Murray - 21 February 2020

What does the 2019 NHS Staff Survey truly tell us about how staff needs are being met?

Michael West looks at what the results of the latest NHS Staff Survey tell us about staff experiences of autonomy, collaboration and competence and considers the importance of meeting these needs.

By Michael West - 19 February 2020

‘Our NHS people matter’ – five years of the Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES)

As the fifth annual Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) data report is published, Yvonne Coghill, Director of the WRES Implementation Team at NHS England, looks at race equality progress over time.

By Yvonne Coghill, Director of the WRES Implementation Team at NHS England - 14 February 2020

How can health and care services better support people who sleep rough?

People who sleep rough experience significantly worse health outcomes than the general population and face barriers to accessing services. Julia Cream reflects on her visit to Street Health, a project successfully reaching and supporting people sleeping rough in Mansfield.

By Julia Cream - 14 February 2020

It’s the Year of the Nurse, but will 2020 see nursing student numbers recover?

The NHS currently has almost 44,000 nursing vacancies in hospitals. Will recent measures help address the current nursing workforce crisis?

By Mitalee Pisavadia, NHS Graduate Management Trainee - 7 February 2020

Diversity in the medical workforce: are we making progress?

Despite improvements in gender and ethnic diversity in the NHS workforce, progress has been slow for increasing the social diversity of medical staff. Abigail Heller looks at the reasons why and highlights steps being taken to make the profession more accessible.

By Abigail Heller, GP trainee - 3 February 2020

One step forward for community services

New standards aim to improve urgent care in the community, but how easily can they be delivered? Anna Charles considers how workforce, social care and the pace of change might pose challenges for implementing these welcome plans.

By Anna Charles - 30 January 2020

Getting to grips with climate change: how can the NHS get to net zero?

The NHS recently announced an ambitious commitment to reduce its carbon footprint to net zero. Chris Naylor looks at what it might take to achieve this goal.

By Chris Naylor - 29 January 2020

2019: The health policy year in 12 charts

Siva Anandaciva takes a quick look back at some of the key events that shaped national policy in 2019 and asks what the year ahead might have in store for health and care.

By Siva Anandaciva - 21 January 2020

Local government and public health: a critical year ahead

As we publish our independent assessment of the local government public health reforms of 2013, David Buck outlines challenges facing local government and looks ahead to the key events set to influence public health in the coming year.

By David Buck - 13 January 2020

Social care services: funding cuts are biting hard

There is nothing to smile about in new statistics showing more people request social care support but fewer get it.

By Simon Bottery - 9 January 2020

How arguments for change may inadvertently keep things the same

Kiran Chauhan explores how arguments for change often result in existing views becoming entrenched, and considers how being open and willing to sit with discomfort may allow for progress.

By Kiran Chauhan - 7 January 2020

Looking ahead to 2020

Richard Murray outlines what to look out for in the coming year, from early announcements on workforce and funding, to longer-term ambitions for integration and culture change.

By Richard Murray - 1 January 2020

Changing challenges into opportunities to improve care

As integrated care systems expand across England, the challenges facing system leaders can become opportunities to explore new solutions to providing person-centred care. Lena Samuels reflects on her experience of leading an evolving integrated care system.

By Lena Samuels - 19 December 2019

After the election: how will the new government approach health and social care?

What might being the new government’s ‘top priority’ mean in practical terms for the NHS? And does this focus come at the expense of the wider health and care agenda? Helen McKenna reflects on the new government’s manifesto commitments.

By Helen McKenna - 17 December 2019

Quality in social care: we need an ear for stories as well as an eye for data

Listening to people’s experience of services – good and bad - is as important to improving quality as crunching the data, writes Simon Bottery.

By Simon Bottery - 10 December 2019

System leadership: where can our leaders practise without breaking things?

Mark Patterson considers the skills needed for system leaders to bring people from different parts of health and care together to inspire change, and asks how these skills can be learned and put into practice.

By Mark Patterson - 9 December 2019

Health and social care funding: what’s in, what’s out and who offers the most?

Richard Murray looks beneath the headline commitments at what the main parties are really offering in terms of funding for the health and care system.

By Richard Murray - 6 December 2019

Five hits, five misses: public and population health and the main party manifestos

Health is about more than the NHS and social care. Here, David Buck looks at the parties’ wider commitments that will affect the population’s health.

By David Buck - 4 December 2019

NHS workforce: which manifesto gets our vote?

The NHS is in the midst of a workforce crisis, so how are each of the main parties proposing to solve it? Alex Baylis compares the manifesto pledges and considers whether the plans go far enough.

By Alex Baylis - 3 December 2019

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