The state of health and care 2022

For public health and public finances: Reforming health and social care

People are spending more years in sickness than ever before. The number of deaths that could have been avoided with timely healthcare or public health interventions is much higher in the UK than...

13/09/2023

Publication Report Public services Commission on Health and Prosperity IPPR

Healthcare and prosperity: The NHS at 75

New analysis on the impact of healthcare disruption, and how healthcare needs to change as the NHS turns 75

05/07/2023

Publication Briefing Public services Commission on Health and Prosperity IPPR

Finding hope: The final report of the IPPR health and care workforce assembly

IPPR recruited a workforce assembly – across the NHS, social care, and unpaid care – to define a new vision for health and care work.

08/06/2023

Publication Report Public services Better Health and Care IPPR

Healthy people, prosperous lives: The first interim report of the IPPR Commission on Health and Prosperity

How better health could provide an answer to some of the UK's most deep-rooted economic challenges.

27/04/2023

Publication Report Public services Commission on Health and Prosperity IPPR

Waiting for prosperity: Modelling the economic benefits of reducing elective waiting lists in the NHS

In this report we explore the most pressing bottlenecks in the elective treatment pathways. 

03/04/2023

Publication Report Public services Commission on Health and Prosperity IPPR

Swimming against the tide: challenges faced by delivery partners in tackling health inequalities in Scotland

Scotland has the worst health inequalities in western and central Europe . The gap in healthy life expectancy between the most and least deprived areas in Scotland for men sits at around 23 years,...

14/02/2023

Blog post Long read Public services Scotland IPPR Scotland

Vacci-nation: A case study in health and prosperity

The Covid-19 vaccination has again demonstrated the value of vaccines – to lives, livelihoods, and national prosperity.

19/12/2022

Publication Report Public services Commission on Health and Prosperity IPPR

Getting better?: Health and the labour market

In this report, we set out a framework to begin informing the policy response to improve population health, and limit harm caused by illness.

07/12/2022

Publication Report Public services Commission on Health and Prosperity IPPR

Sustainable healthcare: Practical steps to build back better in the English NHS

It’s time to revitalise our NHS. A report from IPPR and Future Health Research on rebuilding health services better than they were before the pandemic.

14/06/2022

Publication Report Public services IPPR

Health and prosperity: Introducing the Commission on Health and Prosperity

IPPR is launching the Commission on Health and Prosperity. This commission will explore our fundamental hypothesis: that a fairer country is a healthier one, and that a healthier country is a more prosperous one.

27/04/2022

Publication Report Public services IPPR Commission on Health and Prosperity