The NHS has met its interim target for 65% of patients to be seen within 18 weeks of referral, after a huge push from staff and a short-term funding boost over recent months. But how is the NHS performing overall? Explore our #QualityWatch performance dashboard for the latest. 👉 buff.ly/AThibSB

The agenda has already been set for the new Health and Care Secretary in the form of the new Health Bill that was published this week. In her latest blog, Becks Fisher discusses the key issues raised by the Bill that James Murray must grapple with. 👇️

We’ve published our expert briefings before Scotland and Wales go to the polls in two weeks' time. 🗳️ What is the state of health and social care in each country – and what are the political parties promising to do about it? Scotland 👉 buff.ly/WeNJvyS Wales 👉 buff.ly/8Kngqja

Today's performance data tells us whether the NHS has been able to meet some key interim targets. Read the statement from @sarahscobie.bsky.social on the progress made and the challenges ahead.

NEW analysis finds the expansion of independent prescribers must overcome worrying barriers. Health professionals such as nurses and pharmacists who can prescribe medicines face gaps in supervision, training and workforce planning. Read the report funded by @abpi.bsky.social 👇

This is a great initiative by @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social "London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced the Renters’ Rights Enforcement Fund will be made available to renters’ unions and councils to fund the training of officers who will enforce the Act." www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

...family agency, as well as that of the person in care, gets lost in the process. Not bigger things so much as family has quite a significant voice on those. It's the little things. The things that probably matter more than anything because it's all that the person and family have left between them

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. 🐕‍🦺

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

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

It's been a really great first day of #ntsummit Watch the sessions back via our YouTube link below and read also our response to Baroness Casey's call to action on social care reform: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/ba... More to come tomorrow!

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.

Baroness Casey tells #ntsummit that a public mandate is needed for social care to finally get the action it needs. ▶️ Watch our Summit livestream: 👉 buff.ly/9RtiYiq 📽️ Find the recording as soon as it's available via our YouTube channel: 👉 buff.ly/YrLrtEW

Big moment for social care as Baroness Louise Casey makes her first ever speech about the Adult social care commission. Chuffed that she chooses our small but mighty @nuffieldtrust.org.uk think tank to make it

How worried should we be about the impact of mis- and disinformation on health? We asked @becksfisher.bsky.social, our Director of Research and Policy and a practising GP.

#ntsummit interesting contrast with senior police officer expectations discussed by Dame Lynne Owens former Met Deputy Chief Constable where Senior Police ranks are expected to have operational independence and to be candid and on the record about operational issues/risks/threats/expectations

@theasrstein.bsky.social shares the reality of being an NHS leader today, as part of a packed #ntsummit programme. Watch the livestream and look out for the recordings on our website 📽️ 👉 buff.ly/9RtiYiq

Prof Sir Chris Whitty’s opening keynote at #ntsummit sets health misinformation in its historical context, and what needs to be done to confront it. Now, a panel discussion explores 🔍️ ▶️ Watch live: buff.ly/9RtiYiq

Prof Martin Marshall @nuffieldtrust.org.uk chair Opening the annual #ntsummit The health policy event highlight of the year It is a real privilege to be a trustee and board member of this fantastic organisation And speaker line up for the next two days is fantastic

Baroness Casey just gave her first big interview as social care reform commissioner on BBC R4, trailing her main speech at @nuffieldtrust.org.uk summit. She called for politicians to back 25 years of change and warned it will matter to us all. Tune in at 2.15 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/summit/nuffi...

Join us for some great sessions over the next couple of days, as we get the latest on what's happening in health and care policy at #ntsummit

Interesting analysis, much of which rings true.

NEW: Our view from @sallygainsbury.bsky.social on what today's Spring Forecast means for health and care👇

In a world of short attention spans, strong views and increasingly varied sources of information, should we be concerned about how we care for the nation’s health? Our #ntsummit panel will dive headfirst into the debate. Register to watch on Thursday: buff.ly/RSiCok6

Updated Government success/failure chart with Mandelson scandal - Mandelson scandal seen by far as most negative reflection on govt of anything tested so far (we had to extend the axis) but slightly lower cut through than winter fuel on negative & minimum wage rise on positive.

Looking for some insightful podcast listening? Hear our researchers on the @theqicn.bsky.social Leaders in Health podcast, where they discuss the challenges facing the district nursing workforce - a key group in the shift to community‑based care. Listen here 👇

Really interesting and useful analysis from The Health Foundation.

This is why Shakespeare is the greatest genius who ever lived. And this is just from a few pages he wrote in someone else's play.

Torbay, in South Devon, has been a pioneer in health and care integration. But the local NHS trust is now conducting a review of the scheme’s future. Nuffield Trust Fellow and social care research expert @camille-oung.bsky.social placed the situation in context for BBC News.

We’ve issued a statement about the Bill being brought before the House of Commons today to prioritise UK graduates for NHS roles. Read our NHS workforce expert @lkrole.bsky.social's assessment of the government’s plans.

Jess's Rule was informed by our #Qualitywatch research. We found that half of 16 to 24 year olds required three or more interactions with a healthcare professional from a GP practice before being diagnosed with cancer, compared to one in five people across the whole population.

What does the data say about NHS performance? Take a look at our newly updated #QualityWatch dashboard for the latest on the NHS in England. 👉 buff.ly/Wnqz0pG

Steve Richards' choice of theme even more timely than usual, ahead of today's news on digital ID. U-turns can free a govt, but can just as easily undermine commitment to other plans - the purpose behind it all matters.

Why are a persistent proportion of NHS hospital beds being occupied by patients who have already completed their treatment? Our researcher Emma Dodsworth told the BBC that factors include the complexity of individual cases, the lack of NHS and social care integration, and the ageing UK population.

Now's the perfect time to subscribe to our newsletter if you want to get the #evidence behind the #healthpolicy this year!

We are so proud of our fantastic Deputy Director of Policy Natasha Curry who has been awarded an MBE in the King’s New Year Honours for services to social care policy. Congratulations Natasha! www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/na...

📢 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

Read what we have to say about the prospect of the NHS spending more on its medicines.

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

Amongst the many possible announcements in today's budget, one we'll be keeping an eye out of for is a deal over what the NHS pays for branded new medicines. Our Senior Policy Analyst @sallygainsbury.bsky.social set out what's at stake for the NHS in her interview with Healthcare Management.

The NHS performance dashboard tracks against key targets, including those around waiting times for planned treatment and response times for emergency care 📊 It’s been updated this week with the latest data, as part of our #QualityWatch programme 📈 Explore the dashboard 👇

There's a new workforce plan on the way for the NHS in England. But what's needed to make it a success? That's what my latest blog considers 👇 The NHS has a history of setting plans that are rightly ambitious but which fail to live up to the hype - there's much to reflect on and learn from 🧵(1/6)

Our staffing tracker records that there were 379,549 full-time equivalent nurses working in the NHS in June this year, up by over 11,000 since June 2024 📈 🔍 Explore the tracker here: buff.ly/RhqlSzD But it’s about more than just the overall numbers… (1/2)