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...
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Population and demographics
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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...
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Public services
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Better Health and Care
With the possibility of a long-term funding settlement for social care, there is an urgent need for a bold reform agenda. For two decades, politicians have promised a long-term funding settlement for...
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Better Health and Care
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
An ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure. Or so the adage goes. Yet, the last five years have seen cuts to local government in...
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Long read
Public services
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Better Health and Care
Successive governments have lauded the life sciences as a pillar of the UK economy in recent years. David Cameron talked about “a jewel in the crown”. Theresa May set out her ambition to make Britain...
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Science & technology
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Social care’s reliance on private bed provision is growing, and larger providers – particularly those funded by private equity firms – are becoming more dominant. A growing reliance on private...
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Better Health and Care
The NHS has had historically low levels of capital investment. Compared to similarly advanced economies, this country’s capital investment has been very low. On average, a person living in the UK has...
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Better Health and Care
In this collection of essays, leading thinkers from the education sector and beyond have set out their views on the future of education in light of widespread technological, cultural and socio-politi...
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Young people
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Too many people in the UK are suffering from preventable ill-health with progress on prevention stalling in recent years. Over half of the disease burden in England is deemed preventable, with one...
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Better Health and Care
Adult social care is one the most important public services in the UK. For hundreds of thousands of people it provides vital care and support – in their homes or in a residential setting – to ensure...
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Public services
Older people
Better Health and Care
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