Publications Independent research and analysis on health and social care Search Apply Listing Content Type Viewing: Long read All publications Reports (-) Long reads Articles Evidence and consultations Commissioned reports Share this content Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email Print this page Topics Health and care services Emergency care Hospital care (-) Long-term conditions New models of care Public health (-) Leadership, systems and organisations Clinical leadership Equality and diversity Health and wellbeing boards Integrated care Sustainability and transformation plans System leadership Voluntary and community sector Workforce and skills Patients, people and society Health inequalities Patient involvement Population health (-) Technology and data Policy, finance and performance Access to care Brexit Commissioning and contracting Governance and regulation Health and Social Care Act 2012 NHS finances NHS five year forward view Performance Productivity Year (-) 2015 (-) 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 (-) 2021 Long read Deaths from Covid-19 (coronavirus): how are they counted and what do they show? Veena Raleigh examines the methods being used to count deaths from Covid-19 and discusses what the numbers to date show. Long read The road to renewal: five priorities for health and care Covid-19 is the biggest challenge the health and care system has faced in living memory; it's essential that lessons are learned from this experience. So how can the system build on this learning to bring about positive change and renewal? This long read sets out five priorities to help guide the approach to renewal across health and care. Long read Remote working toolkit for general practices and primary care networks As remote working continues to be a reality for many, what are the implications for primary care? This guide outlines what’s needed to make remote working effective and inclusive for all staff. Long read The health and social care White Paper explained In February 2021, the Department of Health and Social Care published a White Paper setting out legislative proposals for a health and care Bill. Here, we consider the proposals and what they might mean for the health and care system in England. Long read The health of people from ethnic minority groups in England This explainer examines the differences in health outcomes for ethnic minority groups, highlighting the variation across groups and conditions, and considers what’s needed to reduce health inequalities. Long read Covid-19 recovery and resilience: what can health and care learn from other disasters? What do communities need to be able to recover from Covid-19 and build resilience? This long read identifies key insights from people involved in disaster recovery around the world. Long read Brexit and the end of the transition period: what does it mean for the health and care system? On Christmas Eve 2020 a new EU-UK trade and co-operation deal was agreed. Jonathon Holmes looks at what the new deal means for the health and care system. Long read Policy changes to implement the NHS five year forward view: a progress report Two years on from the publication of the NHS five year forward view, we assess how much progress has been made and what still needs to be done to align policies with the plan. Long read Health and wellbeing boards (HWBs) explained What are health and wellbeing boards (HWBs) and what role could they play in developments such as integrated commissioning and place-based systems of care? Long read Tackling the growing crisis in the NHS: An agenda for action Drawing on our previous work and a lecture given by Chris Ham to the Cambridge Whitehall Group, we offer some practical solutions to help the NHS address one of the biggest crises in its history. Long read The future is now Featuring the voices of patients, volunteers, clinicians and managers, our new digital report explores future ways of changing health and health care for the better. Subscribe to our Weekly Update newsletterHealth and care explained: Making sense of the health and care systemThis selection of content aims to make sense of the health and care system – including videos, articles, illustrated summaries and more. Got a question? Ask a librarian
Long read Deaths from Covid-19 (coronavirus): how are they counted and what do they show? Veena Raleigh examines the methods being used to count deaths from Covid-19 and discusses what the numbers to date show.
Long read The road to renewal: five priorities for health and care Covid-19 is the biggest challenge the health and care system has faced in living memory; it's essential that lessons are learned from this experience. So how can the system build on this learning to bring about positive change and renewal? This long read sets out five priorities to help guide the approach to renewal across health and care.
Long read Remote working toolkit for general practices and primary care networks As remote working continues to be a reality for many, what are the implications for primary care? This guide outlines what’s needed to make remote working effective and inclusive for all staff.
Long read The health and social care White Paper explained In February 2021, the Department of Health and Social Care published a White Paper setting out legislative proposals for a health and care Bill. Here, we consider the proposals and what they might mean for the health and care system in England.
Long read The health of people from ethnic minority groups in England This explainer examines the differences in health outcomes for ethnic minority groups, highlighting the variation across groups and conditions, and considers what’s needed to reduce health inequalities.
Long read Covid-19 recovery and resilience: what can health and care learn from other disasters? What do communities need to be able to recover from Covid-19 and build resilience? This long read identifies key insights from people involved in disaster recovery around the world.
Long read Brexit and the end of the transition period: what does it mean for the health and care system? On Christmas Eve 2020 a new EU-UK trade and co-operation deal was agreed. Jonathon Holmes looks at what the new deal means for the health and care system.
Long read Policy changes to implement the NHS five year forward view: a progress report Two years on from the publication of the NHS five year forward view, we assess how much progress has been made and what still needs to be done to align policies with the plan.
Long read Health and wellbeing boards (HWBs) explained What are health and wellbeing boards (HWBs) and what role could they play in developments such as integrated commissioning and place-based systems of care?
Long read Tackling the growing crisis in the NHS: An agenda for action Drawing on our previous work and a lecture given by Chris Ham to the Cambridge Whitehall Group, we offer some practical solutions to help the NHS address one of the biggest crises in its history.
Long read The future is now Featuring the voices of patients, volunteers, clinicians and managers, our new digital report explores future ways of changing health and health care for the better.
Health and care explained: Making sense of the health and care systemThis selection of content aims to make sense of the health and care system – including videos, articles, illustrated summaries and more.
