This year's provisional local government settlement will reform grants and give more freedom to local authorities, the major funders of social care. But what does this mean for the sector? Our Fellow and social care policy expert @camille-oung.bsky.social explains 👇 buff.ly/qkcHaZm

The Fair Pay Agreement provides a huge opportunity for improvements to be made to pay and conditions for people working in social care in England. In our briefing, researcher @cglobont.bsky.social sets out what needs to be in place for ambitions to be realised. 👇 buff.ly/T8uNgWU

⭐ Most read of 2025 ⭐ Explore some of our most popular commentary, research and analysis from this year. We've covered key health policy topics from doctors' pay to the abolition of NHSE. 👇 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/most-read-of...

The decision to scrap the two-child benefit limit formed the centrepiece of this year's Budget, and was welcomed by many. But how could it help improve children's health? 🦷 Our guest authors describe a clear link between tooth decay, deprivation and family size. Read the blog 👉 buff.ly/YFM2QiQ

🆕 More people are seeking help for common mental health conditions, as well as for ADHD and autism, but are more people experiencing mental ill health? @sarahscobie.bsky.social takes a closer look. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/the...

The social care sector, and its council funders, received news of some new arrangements for 2026. As @camille-oung.bsky.social explains, this year's Local Government Settlement brings some welcome additional flexibilities, albeit local authorities remain in a difficult position.

Northern Ireland faces some of the longest waits for planned hospital treatment anywhere in the UK. There is not only a need for immediate improvement, but for a shift towards keeping people out of hospital and keeping them well. @markgdayan.bsky.social in VIEWdigital. 👇

🆕 The Fair Pay Agreement for social care moved a step closer to reality this week, but proposals can only succeed if they are designed carefully and funded properly. @cglobont.bsky.social brings the evidence together to describe what needs to happen next. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/goo...

Nuffield Trust Fellow, Stelios Vassiliou spoke to @fullfact.org about doctor pay changes: “You can paint a very different picture of real-terms changes to resident doctors’ pay packets over time, depending on the methods you use..." Read more 👇 fullfact.org/health/bma-r...

I wrote a blog trying to make sense of what the changes to local government funding mean for social care ⬇️ Any Christmas jokes are the author's responsibility only (🎄).

🆕 What do the changes to local government funding mean for social care? @camille-oung.bsky.social describes what the impact of yesterday’s Local Government Finance Settlement could be for the beleaguered social care sector. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/co...

Policy Analyst @markgdayan.bsky.social has written for VIEWdigital about the troubles facing the health service in Northern Ireland. Improvement requires political leadership across parties, matched by changes to the system to make services more specialised and efficient. But it won’t be easy.

Two years on from a landmark Nuffield Trust report on the near-terminal decline of NHS dentistry, our Chief Executive @theasrstein.bsky.social responds to today's government proposals to improve urgent dental care. Read the statement 👇

With growing numbers of children in the UK living in poverty, a new guest blog looks at how welfare reforms may affect child health, and what should happen next to better understand how welfare policies affect health inequalities. [1/2] www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/wi...

Many GPs say that using #AI helps them to save time at work, but the benefits of AI in #GeneralPractice are not being realised equally, and national guidance and regulation are failing to keep up with the pace of change. Find out about what GP use of AI looks like in our report 👇 buff.ly/V4Ee3th

With a huge wave of #flu hitting the NHS this winter, we're tracking how performance against various targets is looking as the health service enters the most difficult period of the year. Keep an eye on our monthly performance dashboard updates 👇📈 buff.ly/nWk5D5o

How are GPs using #AI, what worries them the most about it, and what should happen next if #GeneralPractice is to harness the benefits from AI? Read the latest blog from our Director of Research and Policy, @becksfisher.bsky.social 👇

New from @healthcareleader.bsky.social: people with a learning disability still face serious barriers to care. Nuffield Trust Fellow, Jessica Morris says her research found clear evidence that people with a learning disability are not always able to get equitable preventive support.

On the latest episode of the HSJ Health Check Podcast: Nuffield Trust policy experts @markgdayan.bsky.social and @sjanereed.bsky.social join Anabelle Collins and @davewwest.bsky.social to share lessons from their research about the abolition of NHS England. 🎧 Listen 👇

Listen to insights from our Policy Analyst @markgdayan.bsky.social on this week's edition of The Briefing Room 👇

📻 Coming up on Radio 4 at 4pm, hear from our Policy Analyst @markgdayan.bsky.social on #TheBriefingRoom. With more strikes planned and a new offer on the table to try to end the dispute, this episode will unpick some of the key issues for resident doctors at the moment.

We've updated our #QualityWatch dashboard with the latest data on the NHS in England, released today 📊 Explore the dashboard and see how the NHS is faring against its key targets 👇

We’ve released a statement on what the latest data tells us about how the NHS is coping with winter pressures. Read the thoughts of our Deputy Director of Research @sarahscobie.bsky.social 👇

What will be the effect of the abolition of NHS England, the world’s largest quango? Our report with @instituteforgovernment.org.uk considers the risks and opportunities presented by this huge restructuring at the heart of the NHS. Read the report:

Catch up on the discussion at our NHS policy event last week – the recordings of the panel sessions are now up! We discussed NHS finances, the shift towards more neighbourhood-based care, and GPs’ use of AI tools. Access the playlist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qxw...

GPs who say they work in more affluent areas are more likely to use #AI tools than those who report working in more deprived areas. That’s one of the insights from our focus groups and survey of more than 2000 GPs with #RCGP. Read the report for more: buff.ly/vFVNJXB

Abolished to perfection? Building a better centre for the NHS The abolition of NHS England creates both risks and opportunities. Our report with @nuffieldtrust.org.uk identifies five key factors in whether the process will be a success www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...

🆕 With new analysis showing that a higher proportion of emergency department patients are older and have more long-term conditions, @sarahscobie.bsky.social writes in the Emergency Medicine Journal that this is consistent with recent national trends. emj.bmj.com/content/earl...

WEBINAR | How can the government make a success of the abolition of NHS England? This webinar will explore the risks and opportunities associated with abolishing NHS England. @markgdayan.bsky.social @sjanereed.bsky.social @nuffieldtrust.org.uk www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/govern...

GPs are adopting AI tools to support their work. @nuffieldtrust.org.uk director of research and policy Dr @becksfisher.bsky.social writes for GPonline about what GPs are using it for and support they need to do so safely and efficiently.

Our focus groups and survey of over 2,000 GPs found that 28% say they are using #AI tools to help them with their work. But what tools do GPs use? 🤖 We consider this and more aspects of the application of AI in general practice through our research with the #RCGP. Read the report: buff.ly/vFVNJXB

In his latest blog @markgdayan.bsky.social argues that it will take more than the abolition of NHS England to fix what's wrong at the top of the NHS. buff.ly/YY9N0Ks

🆕 Alongside our new report on how GPs are using AI, @becksfisher.bsky.social writes in @gponline.bsky.social on how GPs are clear about what they want AI to help them with – which is to reliably handle routine time-consuming tasks, freeing them to focus on patients. www.gponline.com/viewpoint-ge...

“There is a huge chasm between policy ambitions and the current disorganised reality of how AI is being rolled out and used in general practice” - @becksfisher.bsky.social on our new research about how GPs use #AI, covered in a Guardian exclusive 👇

Our session on #AI in the #NHS is now covering the findings from our new report out today. 💡 Tune in here: events.zoom.us/egj/Ahjgl53a...

Kicking off our session on neighbourhood healthcare, @sjanereed.bsky.social talks through our research on lessons from Denmark and Ireland’s efforts to shift care closer to home. 🏥➡️🏡 Watch here: events.zoom.us/egj/Ahjgl53a...

Good morning from our event in Westminster! 👋 We’re looking forward to hearing from health policy experts on what it will take to deliver the #NHS 10 year plan. ▶️ Watch the livestream here from 9am: events.zoom.us/egj/Ahjgl53a...

NEW REPORT: Over a quarter of #NHS GPs say they use #AI tools to help with their work. But our research with the RCGP finds many GPs are facing a “wild west” when deciding which AI tools to use and how, as guidance and training are failing to keep up. buff.ly/vFVNJXB

📢 Happening tomorrow! Tune in to the live stream of our NHS policy discussion morning in Westminster, where we'll be live from 9am. 📽️ Watch: buff.ly/IUVWbKZ 09:00: Why do NHS costs always rise? 10:00: Neighbourhood working: what we do and don't know 11:20: AI in the NHS: promise to practice

🆕 As our report with @instituteforgovernment.org.uk looks at the opportunities and risks that come from the decision to abolish NHS England, a blog from @markgdayan.bsky.social argues that the abolition alone can't solve what is wrong at the top of the NHS. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/sc...

Is scrapping NHS England a good idea? Will it solve problems in the centre? What would Streeting need to do to get the upsides? I argue the key points in brief from our report with @instituteforgovernment.org.uk @sjanereed.bsky.social @becksfisher.bsky.social www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/sc...

We've responded to reports that the NHS will pay a higher price for branded new medicines as a condition of a UK-US trade deal. Read the statement from @sallygainsbury.bsky.social 👇

NEW REPORT: The abolition of NHS England presents a rare opportunity to reset the centre of the NHS, but it carries significant risks. Nuffield Trust and IfG researchers have spoken to experts involved in current and past reforms and assessed historical examples of major restructures.

The third and final session of our half-day event in Westminster on Thursday will grapple with one of the biggest questions facing the NHS... How do we turn the promise of AI into reality? 📈 The panel discussion will be livestreamed on Thursday 4th 👇 buff.ly/zMioymw

The Budget's increase to the National Living Wage will be welcome news for many working in social care, but it does not come without cost. We’ve calculated the increase could cost the social care sector an additional £1.2 billion. Read our Budget response: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/nu...

Next week we’ll be bringing together policy experts and NHS leaders to discuss the challenges facing the health service. The first session, on the costs of the NHS, could hardly be more timely after this week’s budget 💷 The panel discussion will be livestreamed on Thursday 4th: buff.ly/zMioymw

This week’s budget brought no resolution to the dispute between the government and the pharmaceutical industry over the price the NHS will pay for new branded medicines 💊 Read the article from @sallygainsbury.bsky.social and Huseyin Naci for a summary of what's at stake for the NHS 👇

What effect has leaving the EU had on NHS finances? @markgdayan.bsky.social and @martinmckee.bsky.social have summarised the evidence for @bmj.com. Read the piece👉 www.bmj.com/content/391/... And see Martin's thread👇

The large drop in immigration seen in today's ONS data will likely have huge consequences for social care. The sector has been entirely reliant on care workers from overseas to meet growing demand. Read our statement from Researcher @cglobont.bsky.social 👇

How does today’s Autumn Budget affect health and social care? Read the statement from our Senior Policy Analyst @sallygainsbury.bsky.social 👇