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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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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
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Public satisfaction with the NHS rose sharply in 2019 – why?

Dan Wellings and John Appleby consider how staff satisfaction, patient experience and recent funding announcements may have influenced public satisfaction with the NHS.
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By Dan Wellings, John Appleby - 3 April 2020
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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.
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By Siva Anandaciva - 21 January 2020
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Five reasons why this NHS winter may be different

Siva Anandaciva considers the prospects for a NHS dealing with winter pressures, workforce challenges and limited funding, while planning for a no-deal Brexit.
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By Siva Anandaciva - 2 December 2019
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Inside England’s first accident and emergency department for older people

With accident and emergency performance reaching new lows across England, one NHS hospital is taking an innovative approach to meet the needs of its older patients.
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By Siva Anandaciva - 20 September 2019
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Theresa May: credit where it is due?

As Theresa May formally steps down as Conservative leader, Nicholas Timmins considers whether history will remember her legacy on health kindly.
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By Nicholas Timmins - 6 June 2019
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A new trend in elective hip surgery?

After more than a decade of steady growth, the number of elective hip procedures is in decline. Deborah Ward and Lillie Wenzel unpack this surprising trend.
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By Deborah Ward , Lillie Wenzel - 3 June 2019
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The NHS misses its new target for planned elective care

Siva Anandaciva considers the shift in priorities for the elective care waiting list and outlines three key considerations for developing a new strategy: how to best measure waiting times, setting realistic targets and the importance of short waits for patients.
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By Siva Anandaciva - 16 May 2019
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Spare change: the public and NHS funding

Is the NHS adequately funded, and how should funding be raised? Harry Evans explores the findings of the British Social Attitudes survey on public attitudes towards NHS funding and taxation.
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By Harry Evans - 2 May 2019
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What does the public think about the NHS and Brexit?

Will leaving the European Union be good or bad for the NHS? Beccy Baird explores the results of the BSA survey, which asked members of the public what they think Brexit will mean for the health service.
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By Beccy Baird - 11 March 2019
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Why is public satisfaction with the NHS still falling?

Ruth Robertson explores the factors behind why public satisfaction with the NHS is still falling, despite 2018's funding boost.
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By Ruth Robertson - 7 March 2019
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Better value and a better night's sleep: keeping acutely unwell children and adults out of hospital

Mathew Mathai, Consultant Paediatrician at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, explains how the concept of a ‘virtual hospital’ and keeping patients out of hospital where possible has helped to improve quality and reduce costs.
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By Mathew Mathai - 30 October 2018
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NHS performance: bad, better or both?

In light of rising demand for NHS services how should we talk about performance against targets? Deborah Ward takes a different view of the data.
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By Deborah Ward - 30 August 2018
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The changing shape of NHS finances

As austerity and widespread staffing shortages began to bite over the past decade, the finances of NHS providers often took a familiar shape each year. But more recently this pattern of financial performance has been increasingly pulled out of shape and distorted.
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By Siva Anandaciva - 10 July 2018
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Is the problem of excessive winter deaths unique to the UK?

Veena Raleigh assesses patterns in the latest mortality data for European countries.
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By Veena Raleigh - 2 July 2018
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The perpetual winter’s tale

Matthew Kershaw looks at the ongoing pressure on NHS performance and calls for action to ensure that the situation during the winter crisis does not become the new normal.
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By Matthew Kershaw - 9 April 2018
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Achieving a balance between quality, access and money

Focusing on just one of these priorities can seem more straightforward, but that is not the reality of life for NHS leaders and is not the right approach, says Matthew Kershaw.
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By Matthew Kershaw - 8 March 2018
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Public satisfaction with GP services drops to lowest level in 35 years

Ruth Robertson considers why public satisfaction with GP services has dropped to its lowest level in 35 years.
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By Ruth Robertson - 28 February 2018
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Hidden from the targets: how long are patients waiting for NHS care?

Deteriorating performance against national waiting time targets is one of the most visible signs of the increasing pressures facing the NHS. But do the current headlines fully capture how long patients are now waiting for NHS care?
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By Siva Anandaciva - 14 February 2018
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