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The state of health and care 2022

Publication Report Public services Equality Better Health and Care IPPR
Topic: Public services

Prevention in the age of information: Public education for better health

Tackling preventative illness must remain a top priority for the government in the 2020s. Over half of the disease burden in England is deemed preventable, with one in five deaths attributed to...

02/06/2020
Publication Report Public services Science & technology Better Health and Care IPPR

The decades of disruption: New social risks and the future of the welfare state

A number of major disruptive forces will transform life in the UK and globally in the 2020s and beyond, creating a new set of social risks. In the Covid-19 crisis, government financial assistance...

25/05/2020
Publication Report Public services New Skills at Work Equality Population and demographics Future Welfare State IPPR

Care after Coronavirus: An emerging consensus

When the coronavirus crisis first hit the UK, the greatest fear was that it would overwhelm the NHS. Ministers and clinicians had seen the catastrophic impact overseas – in first-rate health care...

22/05/2020
Blog post Public services Better Health and Care IPPR

Covid-19: What’s the outlook for Scotland’s workforce?

We know the health, social and economic crisis will affect us all, but we also know it won’t affect us all equally. This blog marks the start of a series of outputs through our Rethinking Social Security in Scotland programme, as we attempt to look at what Covid-19 means for financial security in Scotland.

06/05/2020
Blog post Long read Jobs & skills Public services Scotland Coronavirus response IPPR Scotland

Our carers deserve to be rewarded - Russell Gunson

This article was first published in The Herald on Tuesday 28th April 2020 The 8pm the ‘clap for carers’ has become a highlight in my house in these dark coronavirus dominated days. The...

29/04/2020
Blog post Expert comment Public services Coronavirus response IPPR Scotland

#CareFitForCarers: Parity for Social Care

Social care is integral to our Covid-19 response. It is responsible for protecting and providing for some of the most vulnerable in our society. It is absolutely central to the government’s shielding...

23/04/2020
Blog post Long read Public services Coronavirus response Better Health and Care IPPR

Children of the Pandemic

The Covid-19 crisis is asking a great deal of the nation’s children, as well as their parents, carers and wider families. Schools and childcare facilities have closed, exams are on hold, and normal...

31/03/2020
Publication Briefing Public services Coronavirus response IPPR

Realising the neighbourhood NHS: A new deal for primary care in England

General practice is the ‘jewel in the crown’ of the NHS. A strong primary care sector – including teams of nurses, pharmacists, mental health specialists and allied professionals – has been shown to...

11/02/2020
Publication Report Public services Population and demographics Better Health and Care IPPR

Mind the G.P: Pay Inequality amongst General Practitioners

Introduction Equality is built into the DNA of the NHS. It is free at the point of need, for everyone, when we need it most. This means that the NHS should be held to the highest standards of...

10/01/2020
Blog post Public services IPPR Better Health and Care