Today the CQC has published the State of Care report – its yearly assessment of health and care services: www.cqc.org.uk/publications... The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) are once again identified as an area requiring urgent action

Lack of awareness, inconsistent access, an overwhelming process, and a lasting impact on everyone involved – all problems with NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) highlighted in this article based on the experiences of people who have tried to access CHC👇

Our report about NHS continuing health care shines a light on the problems with a package of support that is relied upon and needed by many people. It shows a system under pressure, struggling to deliver fair, timely and sustainable support. Read our report and the accompanying blog and Q&A 👇

Sharon Allen's mum is 92 and has advanced dementia, but her application for NHS continuing healthcare (CHC) funding was rejected. We interviewed Sharon about her difficult experiences of CHC in both a personal and professional capacity at the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity.

What could the implications be if #NHS continuing healthcare (CHC) - a package of NHS funded care - is not improved? @rachelhutchings.bsky.social's latest blog explains some concerning findings from her research on this poorly understood service. 👇 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/nh...

Really excellent and timely report from @nuffieldtrust.org.uk on an issue i see weekly in my clinical work and is not that well understood or explained despite financial and human costs

🆕 As we launch our new report on NHS continuing health care, read this Q&A with Sharon Allen, CEO of @arthurrankhospice.bsky.social Sharon has personal and professional experience of CHC, which she calls an extremely adversarial system. Read the article 👇 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/nh...

Our blog from lead author @rachelhutchings.bsky.social sets out why CHC matters, the significance of our research findings, and the implications if urgent action is not taken to fix a system that is clearly struggling under pressure. Read Rachel’s blog 👇

NEW REPORT: We reveal how NHS continuing health care (CHC) is failing to reach some of the most unwell patients in England in their time of need, while reinforcing deep regional inequalities. The research is part-funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org Read the report 👇

Families face unfair ‘luck of the draw’ over NHS continuing healthcare decisions www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

1/4 If you're interested in data about assisted dying, take a look at the Appendix of this new Nuffield Trust report. It collates international data about numbers requesting & accessing an assisted death, demographic characteristics, health and care needs and key reporting information.

NEW REPORT: We present new evidence on who accesses #AssistedDying across 9 countries where it is legal, and lessons based on challenges other countries have had with resources, staffing, access and infrastructure for the service. 🌎 buff.ly/KCaVwEG

🆕 Comparing Census data with 13 million GP records, we've analysed how good general practices are at recording who is an unpaid carer in England. #Carers from deprived areas and certain ethnic groups are much more likely to be missed by general practices. buff.ly/9WxpUJb

As the #CovidInquiry module on social care begins today, we publish our our learning from France, Japan, Denmark and the Netherlands on what features can support a resilient care system for those who draw on it and those who work in it - in times of crisis and beyond ⬇️

🆕 As the #CovidInquiry turns its focus to #socialcare, and with the sector in desperate need of reform, Nuffield Trust & @cpeclse.bsky.social have published international case studies on how other countries managed the social care challenges of the pandemic.

🆕 The latest analysis from #QualityWatch, a Nuffield Trust and @healthfoundation.bsky.social programme, explores a range of factors affecting working-age women’s health. Scroll through the story here 👇 #healthinequalities

The #NHS settlement from the #spendingreview may look generous, but it soon melts away in the context of existing commitments - govt must be clear about the compromises. Social care is also unlikely to see the transformation we were promised. @sallygainsbury.bsky.social‬ response 👇

🆕 Is poor dental health in children equally common across England? Five-year-olds in London and northern England experience the worst rates of dental decay. Chart of the week from @stutibagri.bsky.social also explores tooth extraction rates. 👇 buff.ly/cn1HDP2

1/ New analysis with @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social colleagues today on Assisted Dying, and what we can learn from other countries as the UK considers legalisation. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/di...

Today with @cglobont.bsky.social @tamarahervey.bsky.social and excellent colleagues not on Bsky we publish our final Brexit report on how health and care in the NHS have pulled apart from Europe, and the consequences – funded by @healthfoundation.bsky.social www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/research/hea...

Red list recruitment "is difficult to justify ethically for a still much wealthier country," says report author @markgdayan.bsky.social. “British failure to train enough healthcare staff has been bailed out by those trained overseas.” www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Striking from the #ntsummit session on Continuing Health Care is the amount of 'lived' experience in the room - and quite how complex people with atypical expertise in the intracicies of health and care funding have found it. Even without data, one suspects inequities of uptake are huge.

Earlier at our Summit, our panellists shed light on the intense challenges people have getting access to NHS Continuing Healthcare services - NHS funded care that's provided outside of hospital for people with significant ongoing care needs. #NTSummit Juliet Bouverie shares her thoughts 👇

CHC is a window into the stark divide in our system between care that is funded by the #NHS and care that isn’t says @rachelhutchings.bsky.social. #NTSummit

At the heart of #NHS Continuing Healthcare services are people faced with a daunting process at an intensely challenging time. @julietbou.bsky.social, Rachel Hutchings, @jessmcp.bsky.social & @drjanetownson.bsky.social will shine a light on CHC at our #NTSummit. Watch here: buff.ly/3EMgXuR

🆕 Ahead of this week’s Nuffield Trust Summit, our Chair Martin Marshall picks out some highlights from the two-day programme and explains why this year it’s so important to gather together to have difficult conversations about health and care. #NTSummit buff.ly/hglNcUU