Long-term conditions

Veena Raleigh examines the latest data from OECD (including for the pandemic years 2020 and 2021) to unpack why health outcomes are worse in the UK than in comparator countries.

The latest data on ethnic differences in mortality paints a complex picture. Tackling these inequalities needs political resolve and resources to prevent and manage ill health.

What can the 2021 census tell us about the number of disabled people in England? Saoirse Mallorie and Lotte Row considers the numbers, and warns against relying on just one data source.

As part of our series of blogs reflecting on 75 years of the social care system, Anne Pridmore reflects on the challenges and possibilities for disabled people who organise their own care.

Joni Jabbal outlines how people living with sickle cell disorder experience discrimination when trying to access health care, and considers how we can reduce these health inequalities.

Deborah Fenney explores the context of The King’s Fund work on disability research in the 1990s, and what it might teach us as we continue to focus on disabled people’s access to and experiences of health and care.

How can trust be rebuilt between disabled people and health care providers, in order to ensure that disabled people receive the appropriate health and care services they require? Manishta Sunnia discusses the importance of collaborative working between health and care partnerships and Deaf and disabled people’s organisations.

Jo Maybin shares her experiences and learning from living with long Covid.

The often-made contrast between ‘free’ support for cancer and ‘means-tested’ support for dementia is not entirely accurate, says Simon Bottery.

With its long list of commitments on specific clinical issues, did the NHS long-term plan miss a vital opportunity to address health inequalities? David Buck takes a look at what the plan could achieve for people with multi-morbidities, in a guest blog for the Richmond Group.

The nature of the health challenges we face today mean it is no longer appropriate to continue with our existing systems. We have to step outside the institutions and start in homes, communities and work places where health is created, says Hilary Cottam.

Chris Ham considers the care models for patients with complex needs presented at the Commonwealth Fund International Symposium, and argues that clinical teams need time and resources to effectively co-ordinate the care they provide.