Read our Director of Research and Policy Dr @becksfisher.bsky.social's response to the results of the GP patient survey. 📈 There are signs of improvement but inequalities still persist.

The 10 Year Health Plan is rightly ambitious. But there are several areas where it could come unstuck, not least when it comes to the money that's required to turn grand ambitions into reality. Read the blog from Director of Research and Policy @becksfisher.bsky.social 👇 buff.ly/4yrJLjs

It's been a landmark day for the NHS. But what does it all mean? We asked @becksfisher.bsky.social, Director of Research and Policy

Fourth time lucky?! Why am I hopeful that this time, a promise of review might lead to actual change? 🧵👇

Women spend more of their working-age years living with ill health than men. Brilliant new #Qualitywatch analysis from my @nuffieldtrust.org.uk colleagues unpicking the factors driving this 🔽 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/si...

Today @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social will announce plans to overhaul GP funding. If you're interested in more on how we can make GP funding fairer have a listen to this podcast I did with @becksfisher.bsky.social from @nuffieldtrust.org.uk last year www.gponline.com/podcast-gp-f...

The excellent @sallygainsbury.bsky.social dissecting #NHS finances to show why £22.6bn really isn’t much of a ‘downpayment’ on the 10 year plan….

Resident doctor pay: How do different methods affect how pay changes appear? Thanks to @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social for their analysis in The Sunday Times this week: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/re...

Packed room at #rapidevaluation conference for opening plenary. Lots of potential for tech enabled change in the #NHS, but lots required to make it happen: interoperability, better procurement, cultural change etc. Will 10y.p help?! @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social @healthfoundation.bsky.social

NEW ANALYSIS explores how approaches to #AssistedDying vary internationally. The Nuffield Trust holds a neutral position on the legalisation of assisted dying in the UK. Our analysis reviews the evidence for jurisdictions where it has been implemented, to help inform debate. 🧵1/9 buff.ly/CTLXDjs

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...

It is very easy and very tempting to assume that management is merely a (useless) cost to be saved not something that adds value to the rest of the system. That's not what the evidence says and it is possible to have too little management.

In 2024, just 1 in 5 British adults (21%) were satisfied with the way in which the NHS runs – the lowest level of satisfaction since the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey began. It’s a decline of 39 percentage points since 2019. @thekingsfund.bsky.social www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/research/pub...

At the Congrès de la Médecine Générale in Paris presenting with @becksfisher.bsky.social and John Ford. We covered GP retention, workforce data, unequal GP distribution, lack of job opportunities. #sustainableGPcareers #addressingbottlenecks @rcgp.bsky.social @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social @qmul.ac.uk

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...

The partnership model in #GeneralPractice predates the #NHS. Is now the time to change it? Read our briefing to find out more: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/the... @becksfisher.bsky.social also shared her thoughts at our Summit earlier this month 👇

Job alert! Come join our team investigating funding and spending in health and social care. It’s going to be interesting…. >>>>

On the end of NHS England in @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/388/... Feels like a massive distraction

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‘nine months into its term of office the government is embarking on a major reorganisation of the superstructure of the NHS that is not fully thought through and which it did not intend to do in the first place’ Nick Timmins on excellent form 👇🏻 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/keir...

Might be a good time to resurrect our historical review of previous NHS organisational structures.... researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk/id/eprint/46... Short version: however you organise it, you always need a number of layers to effectively manage something as complicated as the NHS

Friday Fellow! Our final think tank job of the week is with @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social who are looking for a strong critical thinker with an interest in health and social care policy to join them as a Fellow in Funding & Finance - find out how to apply: bit.ly/4ktlOBs

As NHS England’s chiefs sit down with local trust chairs and chief execs to discuss a “financial re-set”, a quick reminder of how difficult the financial situation is in the NHS right now. A short thread >>

'NHS England was created 12 years ago partly in an attempt to take the politics out of health in England. But today, politics took out NHS England' Excellent speedy work from @leonoramerry.bsky.social @markgdayan.bsky.social @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/th...

🚨 Excellent job alert🚨 You’ll work with brilliant, talented, fun colleagues on things that really matter (well - I think the NHS and social care matter). You won’t be bored and you will get good coffee (and snacks). Roll up….

Here’s the chart that really nudged me to write this. The headcount of GP partners aged under 40 has fallen by 53% since 2015. Overall partner headcount down from 68% ➡️ 48% in same time. Current policy = ‘let it wither on the vine’. I’m not sure that’s right…..

The partnership model in #generalpractice predates the NHS. @becksfisher.bsky.social says the number of GP surgeries has dropped by a fifth in 10 years and the number of GP partners under the age of 40 has plummeted by 53% since September 2015. 📉 Watch live: events.zoom.us/ev/Ahm9SLEL2...

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@stephanihatch.bsky.social reminding us at #ntsummit that racism is (amongst other things) a public health crisis.

Now seems like a particularly important time to resist polarisation and to encourage nuance. I’m excited to have this conversation - and publish a paper on the future of partnership - tomorrow #ntsummit

Highlights tomorrow include a session on the GP partnership model with the awesome @becksfisher.bsky.social discussions on continuing healthcare and *very excitingly* a #ntsummit first: a recording of Radio 4’s Moral Maze with Michael Buerk

Why does planned change fail so often? #NTSummit @theasrstein.bsky.social highlights the complicated role that financial incentives and skill mix have played in efforts to change the #NHS. ▶️ Watch live: events.zoom.us/ev/Ahm9SLEL2...

🆕 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

This is such a unique and exciting opportunity to join @healthfoundation.bsky.social as an Assistant Director and PH Consultant to lead on UK prevention policy. V happy to chat. Please share @adphuk.bsky.social @fphuk.bsky.social @publichealthjobs.bsky.social @pubhealthjobsuk.bsky.social 👇👇

Is the #GP partnership model fit for purpose? #NTSummit 🩺 Hear from @nigel-edwards.bsky.social @becksfisher.bsky.social @drkatie.bsky.social @liamloftus.bsky.social & Richard Sloggett at our Summit. Livestream info: buff.ly/3EMgXuR

📢 Are you or someone you know considering a career in the think tank sector? We're hosting an online webinar for those interested in the sector, aimed particularly at those from under-represented groups. Find out more and sign up here👇

Younger staff in the #NHS are an important part of its future. But they’re increasingly stressed and dissatisfied. Analysis 👇🏻 raises important questions about job satisfaction, experience and retention particularly for younger workers.

Excellent thread on #NHS #productivity 👇🏻 ONS say it’s declining, NHSE say it’s increasing and @maxwarner.bsky.social is trying to unpick why they differ

Our research with the Health Economics Unit & @mariecurieuk.bsky.social reveals how much public money is spent on health care, social care & social security for those in their final year of life. Over half of the £22bn annual total goes on health care. 💷 Read report: https://buff.ly/3Eqyfxz

Responding to today’s Mandate to NHS England and 2025/26 Operational Planning Guidance, we’ve welcomed fewer #NHS targets but warned trusts face a tough year ahead, and budget raids to maintain frontline services may continue 👇 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/nu...

We are hiring! We are looking to recruit a new Executive & Administrative Assistant to join our team. Applications close 13 February. Find out more and apply 👇

On a Primary Care Network webinar last week, colleagues from Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICS, and Frimley ICS shared their insights on developing a fairer way to fund #GeneralPractice 🩺 Missed it? Watch the recording on our website: https://buff.ly/42qrFAZ #PCnetwork

Lots of seasonal scrutiny of #NHS performance atm. Our amazing team @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social have created a dashboard of key stats, instantly updated when more data comes out. Excellent one-stop-shop for understanding what’s happening & changing over time

Interesting read. Have heard suggestions that surgical hubs could be a route to moving ‘more care to the community’. @scarlettmcnally.bsky.social says this would be a bad move. @sjanereed.bsky.social @theasrstein.bsky.social

Our research team are in Parliament today, as part of @senseaboutsci.bsky.social #EvidenceWeek. We are showcasing the new #QualityWatch NHS Performance Dashboard to MPs, and talking to them about health care access and waiting times in their constituencies.

The government has a new plan to cut waits for #NHS hospital treatment in England – but what will it mean for how GPs work, and for their patients? Our Director of Research and Policy @becksfisher.bsky.social considers the impact on general practice 👇

Our #hospitaltohome policy event took place in Westminster yesterday - we heard how other countries provide health and social care differently, and debated what needs to happen now to improve care in England. Catch up on all the sessions 👇 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/event/hospit...

Talking social care reform: - Govts rarely get more powerful over time - Social care reform may burn political capital (costs a lot and ~50% of public think it’s funded already) - But it needs to happen & we know what to do So…waiting=frustrating #HospitaltoHome @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social

Lots to learn from other countries, but specific context and nuance really matters says @sjanereed.bsky.social @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social Prev attempts to lift and shift #hospitaltohome from other countries have often failed because they have functional social care. We don’t.

Excellent panel to get us started at our #hospitaltohome event @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social reflecting on whether learning from other countries such as Denmark, who have been more successful at shifting care into the community, can be applied in England