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The Progressive Policy Think Tank

IPPR Better Health and Care Programme

Reports

Read the latest reports and analysis from the Better Health and Care Programme

The state of health and care 2022

We propose policies designed to better live with Covid-19, to help build back better and to help prepare for the future.

02/03/2022
Publication Report Public services Equality Better Health and Care IPPR

Building back cancer services in England

There is more to be done to ‘build back batter’ cancer care. To that end, we recommend a new three-part cancer pledge for the country to build capacity, harness innovation and better prevent cancers developing.

24/09/2021
Publication Report Public services Better Health and Care IPPR

Community first social care

This briefing outlines the value of community care, how a shift to the community can be personalised and empowering, and the role of community care in levelling-up.

23/08/2021
Publication Briefing Public services Better Health and Care IPPR

Recover, reward, renew: A post-pandemic plan for the healthcare workforce

One year since the Covid-19 pandemic took hold, the political narrative has become one of recovery, for the health system as much as for the economy. But what does 'build back better' really mean for an exhausted and over-stretched healthcare workforce?

30/03/2021
Publication Briefing Public services Coronavirus response Better Health and Care IPPR

State of health and care: The NHS Long Term Plan after Covid-19

The NHS Long Term Plan has been severely disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. Our new analysis shows the scale of the damage across several major health conditions.

16/03/2021
Publication Report Public services Coronavirus response Better Health and Care IPPR

Without skipping a beat

The toll of the pandemic on our health far exceeds deaths caused directly by Covid-19. There have been widespread disruptions to routine and urgent health and care services, as well as the NHS Long Term Plan.

07/03/2021
Publication Briefing Public services Better Health and Care IPPR