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The NHS estate backlog grows again

New NHS Digital data on the state of the NHS estate reveals the backlog maintenance cost has increased once again, so how should new capital funding be prioritised? Siva Anandaciva outlines the impact of the estate on patient care, and highlights four key issues for consideration.
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By Siva Anandaciva - 12 January 2021 4-minute read
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2020: the health policy year in 12 charts

The wheels of health policy turn quickly. So, as 2021 begins Siva Anandaciva looks back at the key health policy moments of 2020 to consider the challenges and opportunities that the year brought.
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By Siva Anandaciva - 1 January 2021 26-minute read
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Health and care in 2021: what can we expect?

In this first blog of the new year, Richard Murray outlines the key challenges and opportunities facing the health and care system in 2021.
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By Richard Murray - 1 January 2021 5-minute read
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Careworker pay: the national living wage is not enough

The national living wage is a crude and ineffective way of raising careworker pay, says Simon Bottery. We need a better way of doing it, linked to wider social care reform.
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By Simon Bottery - 16 December 2020 4-minute read
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Newham Health Champions: a community-shaped response to Covid-19

How can councils work with communities to shape a local response to Covid-19 that meets local needs? Jason Strelitz, Director of Public Health for Newham, and Anne Bowers, Programme Lead for Newham Covid-19 Health Champions, outline what has been happening in Newham.
By Jason Strelitz, Director of Public Health for Newham, Anne Bowers, Programme Lead for Newham Covid-19 Health Champions - 15 December 2020 5-minute read
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Local listening: fears and concerns about Covid-19 vaccination

How will the Covid-19 vaccination programme achieve the uptake it hopes for? Dan Wellings says understanding and involving local communities, their needs and concerns has to be part of the answer.
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By Dan Wellings - 10 December 2020 5-minute read
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A recipe for baking in collaboration? NHS England and NHS Improvement’s proposals for new legislation

NHS England and NHS Improvement’s latest legislative proposals show a desire to fast forward the integration agenda, but without further detail it’s hard to reach a view. Richard Murray reflects on the proposals.
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By Richard Murray - 9 December 2020 6-minute read
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What does the autumn 2020 Spending Review mean for health and care?

Who were the winners and losers in the Chancellor’s autumn Spending Review? Siva Anandaciva looks at what the government’s plans promise for health and care.
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By Siva Anandaciva - 27 November 2020 15-minute read
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Twelve social care personas: which one(s) are you?

Simon Bottery identifies 12 different perspectives on adult social care – and argues reform needs to accommodate as many as it can.
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By Simon Bottery - 23 November 2020 7-minute read
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The Comprehensive Spending Review needs to be genuinely comprehensive: and that means investing in social care

As the Comprehensive Spending Review approaches, Simon Bottery says social care has a strong case for extra investment but may need to address the ‘p’ word – productivity.
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By Simon Bottery - 15 October 2020 4-minute read
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The Comprehensive Spending Review and Covid-19: the more we know, the less we know...

How will the autumn Comprehensive Spending Review address the short-term and long-term needs of the health and care system, especially when the future is so uncertain? Jonathon Holmes considers the Chancellor’s options.
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By Jonathon Holmes - 15 September 2020 4-minute read
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Improving the nation’s health: striking the right balance between national and local

Sally Warren reflects on the findings of the Health Devolution Commission, which considered the role of ‘health in all policies’ and the balance between local and national action.
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By Sally Warren - 27 August 2020 4-minute read
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The new NHS and mental health: where are we going wrong?

Providing joined-up services that address people’s physical and mental health needs has long been a challenge. Jihad Malasi asks whether primary care networks could be the answer to providing holistic primary care mental health services.
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By Dr Jihad Malasi - 23 July 2020 4-minute read
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Obesity: time for action

What should a new government strategy on obesity look like? David Buck outlines what is needed to ensure this attempt is successful.
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By David Buck - 14 July 2020 5-minute read
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Mental health care in the time of Covid-19

Helen Gilburt reflects on the experiences of staff and people with mental health problems during the first months of Covid-19 and urges mental health services to learn from those experiences to plan for the future.
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By Helen Gilburt - 3 July 2020 5-minute read
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What has Covid-19 taught us about supporting workforce mental health and wellbeing?

The Covid-19 outbreak has exposed gaps in psychosocial support for health care workers. Mary Docherty, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London, considers the action needed to address those gaps and meet the needs of the workforce in the future.
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By Dr Mary Docherty - 25 June 2020 5-minute read
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Shielded voices: hearing from those most in need

Charlotte Augst, Chief Executive of National Voices, and Dan Wellings, Senior Fellow at The King’s Fund, make the case for including communities using services in the Covid-19 response.
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By Dan Wellings, Charlotte Augst, Chief Executive of National Voices - 26 May 2020 4-minute read
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Why are improvements in life expectancy slowing in the United Kingdom and across Europe?

In an international collaboration, The King's Fund and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development examine the role of cardiovascular disease in changes in life expectancy.
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By Veena Raleigh, Eliana Barrenho, Health Economist/ Policy Analyst, ELS, Health Division, OECD - 18 May 2020 4-minute read
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Tough challenges but new possibilities: shaping the post Covid-19 world with the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector

Lisa Weaks explores the challenges facing the VCSE sector and the importance of harnessing its expertise, workforce and reach in the Covid-19 response.
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By Lisa Weaks - 15 May 2020 4-minute read
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Social care reform: fit for purpose or simply fit for a crisis?

As the social care sector continues to feel the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak, social care reform is once again up for debate. Sally Warren outlines why any reform must have the needs of service users and staff at its heart.
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By Sally Warren - 14 May 2020 6-minute read
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