NEW: What can we learn from past efforts to boost nurse numbers in the NHS? @lkrole.bsky.social and @billypalmer.bsky.social look back at the programme to add 50,000 extra NHS nurses and explore the patterns in how nurses join and leave the health service. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/ho...

In the latest #BritishSocialAttitudes survey results published last week: Satisfaction with NHS services remains low, but some services are faring better than others. Read our report to dive into the detail: 👉 buff.ly/iB2JyC9

Our #NHS staffing tracker explores the key trends in staff numbers working in #GeneralPractice, including how many patients there are per GP in different areas of England: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/nhs-staffing... The data shows significant regional variation 👇

With the right resourcing, AI has the potential to be implemented at scale in NHS chest diagnostics. We've summarised findings from the #RSET evaluation of the AI Diagnostics Fund. Explore the infographic in full: buff.ly/wvohcAp Read the report: buff.ly/MPkSorm

Improving waiting times is one of the public's top priorities for health and social care, as explored by the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey. In 2025, a majority of survey respondents were dissatisfied with waiting times across several NHS services. Read the analysis for more. 👉 buff.ly/iB2JyC9

Just 14% of respondents said they were ‘very’ or ‘quite’ satisfied with social care in the 2025 #BritishSocialAttitudes survey. Satisfaction has lingered below 20% since the Covid-19 pandemic. Read the analysis for more about pubic attitudes to health and social care: 👉 buff.ly/iB2JyC9

This week, we published with @thekingsfund.bsky.social our analysis of the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey. But what do the results tell us about the position health and social care are in today? Read the blog from @theasrstein.bsky.social and @swoolnoughtkf.bsky.social for the key takeaways.

In the latest edition of the @bmj.com podcast, @markgdayan.bsky.social discussed the fragility of supply chains for medicines, medical devices and consumables, and what can be done to manage risks. 🎧 Listen here or on your preferred platform 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/5ZBw...

"Without fundamental change, NHS dentistry will remain a service that has gone for good in many parts of the country." - @markgdayan.bsky.social in BBC News Our analysis of the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey found that only 1 in 5 were satisfied with NHS dentistry in 2025. 🦷 buff.ly/zExDWJo

We asked project lead @leonoramerry.bsky.social about the striking variation in satisfaction across age groups, captured by the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey. Read our full analysis with @thekingsfund.bsky.social: 👉 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/research/pub...

NEW: Public satisfaction with the NHS increased to 26% in 2025. It’s the first increase since Covid, but satisfaction remains low and individual NHS services did not see a similar rise. Read our #BritishSocialAttitudes survey analysis with @thekingsfund.bsky.social: 👉 buff.ly/iB2JyC9

While there's been a drop in flu vaccination rates for over 65s in England, the rate remains around the World Health Organization target of 75%. Read more about flu vaccination coverage in England and how this compares internationally: 👉 buff.ly/KelJyjE #QualityWatch

England’s maternity and neonatal services will reach another milestone when an independent investigation reports back this spring. How did we get here, and what should be done? Read this week's explainer 👇

Over the last 13 years, A&E waiting times have changed dramatically. In 2013, over 90% of patients were seen within 4 hours in major A&E unit (type 1s). After lots of fluctuation during the pandemic, this now sits at around 60%. Find out more: buff.ly/1PSKEbJ #QualityWatch

We explored the moral dilemmas facing public sector institutions at this month’s Nuffield Trust Summit. ⚖️ Dame Lynn Owens, former Deputy Commissioner of the Met, joined our #ntsummit panel to lend a perspective from outside health and care.

I think that public health has an important role to play in maternal health improvements. Racial and socio-economic inequities, and systemic issues, point to the need for tackling wider determinants of health and a systems approach - working with women and families, especially those most at risk.

NEW: Our explainer from Stephanie Kumpunen and @rebeccabest.bsky.social summarises current outcomes, progress against national ambitions, and the work underway to improve maternity and neonatal care. Read the new explainer 👇

With the potential uses for AI tools being explored across the NHS, analysts are working hard to build the evidence base needed to inform decision‑making. 🔍️ Read this week’s Q&A with #RSET researchers to learn about their work evaluating the use of AI tools in chest diagnostics. buff.ly/Lz4nH3M

Nuffield Trust Chief Executive, @theasrstein.bsky.social, has shared reflections on what the Covid Inquiry's health systems report tells us about the NHS during the crisis, and the challenges the health service faces today.

📉 The rate of new STI diagnoses in England for gonorrhoea and chlamydia decreased by 17% and 14% in the year to 2024. Read more about the effectiveness of sexual health services: 👉 buff.ly/GY5rSQU #QualityWatch

ICYMI: In our snapshot interview, @becksfisher.bsky.social reflects on the takeaways from Prof Sir Chris Whitty’s speech on health mis- and disinformation at the Nuffield Trust Summit. The full recording of the #ntsummit speech is available to watch via our YouTube channel and website.

In a special recording at this month's Nuffield Trust Summit, the @bmj.com podcast explored the challenge of tackling health misinformation. Joining @kamranabbasi.bsky.social on the expert panel: @debscohen.bsky.social, Kamila Hawthorne, and Nnenna Osuji. Listen here: buff.ly/H9QCuWb

NEW Q&A: What do we know about how AI is being used to support clinical decision-making in the NHS? We sat down with @angusramsay.bsky.social, Chris Sherlaw-Johnson and Kevin Herbert to learn about their team’s evaluation of how AI is being applied to chest diagnostics through an NHS pilot scheme.

📉 7.2 million cases were waiting to start planned (elective) hospital treatment in January 2026 - the lowest level since February 2023. But there is still some way to go for the NHS to meet its headline target... Read more via our #QualityWatch dashboard 👉 buff.ly/YcWcVJ2

How concerned should we be about the challenge to public trust in health and science expertise? And what can be done about it? Our Director of Communications and External Affairs, @leonoramerry.bsky.social, explores in this week's blog. 👇 buff.ly/SDRKHpg

Last week, we heard from Baroness Casey about the need to look at what's happening across the country as a whole when planning social care reform. 📽️ Watch Baroness Casey’s Nuffield Trust speech: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kw0...

With the NHS working towards key targets this spring, we've updated our #QualityWatch performance dashboard with the latest statistics. See how the NHS is performing 📊 👉 buff.ly/YcWcVJ2

With the 2025 NHS Staff Survey published today, our Fellow @lkrole.bsky.social has responded with reflections on what it tells us about the state of the workforce. There are some worrying signs, particularly among staff in the 21-30 age bracket.

It can be really hard for the #NHS to sustain meaningful progress on waiting times in the long term, even though we've often seen short bursts of improvement in recent months. Read our response to the latest performance data from @sarahscobie.bsky.social 👇 buff.ly/8RYSdwy

What started as a conversation about information and data ended up as a conversation about beliefs and humanity. I wrote some words about our panel discussion last week about trust, information and polarised views. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/fo... Photo (c) Emile Holba 2026

🆕 Reflecting on a session at last week’s Nuffield Trust Summit, @leonoramerry.bsky.social discusses the growing gap between experts, institutions and the public when it comes to science and health care. #ntsummit www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/fo...

We heard from some fascinating speakers at last week's #ntsummit. The recordings of all our sessions and 'snapshot' interviews are now available to explore on our website 👇

What's it like being an NHS leader today? 💭 @theasrstein.bsky.social reflects on conversations she's had with bosses in the sector 👇

If you're interested in the human side of healthcare, please please have a look at this talk from Teun Toebes, it's really superb www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TC5... **What an absolute breath of fresh air** And good on the @nuffieldtrust.org.uk for organising this. Thanks for this inspiration.

At last week's Summit, @teuntoebes.bsky.social highlighted how a zero‑risk mindset can undermine quality of life. Teun believes that a shift in perspective can lead to real change in how people experience care. Watch Teun's #ntsummit talk in full: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TC5...

This was a quite wonderful talk and it was a privilege to be there well worth your time

@theasrstein.bsky.social sets out what she thinks are some of the most pressing issues facing health and care at the moment, after two days of thought-provoking discussions at our Summit this week. 💭 What do we do with the money? #ntsummit

Until #SocialCare becomes politically salient and an issue that matters to us all, the reform that’s needed will not be possible. @natashacurry.bsky.social reflects on Baroness Casey's updates from the Independent Commission on Adult Social Care at our Summit. #ntsummit

Humanitarian activist @teuntoebes.bsky.social has a mission: to improve the quality of life of people living with dementia. It involves rethinking how we manage risk while still allowing people to live fulfilling lives. Teun's powerful #ntsummit talk is now available on YouTube. 👉 buff.ly/IqJIRWv

Our closing session challenged us to rethink what living well at home really means. For our #ntsummit panelist, Martha, her dog Greg made a huge difference. 🐕‍🦺

What’s holding back the “hospital to home” shift? 🏠 Tune in now for our panel of experts asking how housing can support — rather than obstruct — safe discharge from hospital, recovery and care at home. 🎥 Watch live at #ntsummit 👉 buff.ly/9RtiYiq

@teuntoebes.bsky.social opens Day 2 of #ntsummit with a powerful reminder that we don't lose our humanity when living in a care home. 📽️ Live: buff.ly/6z8wFQS

#ntsummit Teun Toebes, a social science researcher in his 30s who lived in a specialist dementia care home for 3 years to describe the experience for residents including attitude to risk, autonomy, personalisation, self-defined quality of life

We're kicking off day 2 of #ntsummit with a powerful talk from @teuntoebes.bsky.social Tune in: events.zoom.us/ev/AleCC_gRU...

▶️ Watch live now: Changing the narrative around care Joined by our Deputy Director of Policy, @natashacurry.bsky.social, @teuntoebes.bsky.social reflects on how care is understood, and why more relationship‑centred approaches must be part of the conversation. 👉 buff.ly/9RtiYiq 🎥 at #ntsummit

There's a lot that health and care can learn from other public services. Yesterday, Dame Lynne Owens, former Deputy Commissioner of the Met, reflected on the shared challenges of understanding and making system‑wide change. And there's much more to come at #ntsummit...

Why hasn’t social care reform stuck? Baroness Casey sets out what needs to change to meet today’s needs. #ntsummit

📽️ Recordings from all of today's #ntsummit sessions are now available to watch on our YouTube channel. Catch up on what Prof Sir Chris Whitty, Baroness Casey and all our panelists had to say 👇 www.youtube.com/@nuffieldtru...

Nuffield Trust Deputy Director of Policy @natashacurry.bsky.social has responded to the speech from Baroness Casey on social care reform. Read our statement 👇 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/ba...

It's been a packed day at the Nuffield Trust Summit, where we've just heard from Baroness Casey on social care reform. We'll be making the recording available on our YouTube channel shortly www.youtube.com/@nuffieldtrust Join us again tomorrow morning when we'll hear more on social care.