There has been a lot of recent interest in the rising demand for NHS autism and ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity ...

Commenting on the latest NHS England performance and winter SitRep data Nuffield Trust Deputy Director of Research Sarah Scobie said: “With over one in 10 people in England waiting for planned ...

When the effects of an accountancy change are removed, NHS providers ended the 2023-24 financial year £1.2bn overspent, doubling the level of overspend the previous year, after modest surpluses in ...

The fragile state of NHS provider finances has often been well publicised, even if those finances have not made quite the same headlines in the past few years. As Sally Gainsbury and Sophie Julian ...

Our new report today with the Health Economics Unit, commissioned by Marie Curie, is the most comprehensive analysis of ...

Sally Gainsbury joined the Nuffield Trust in October 2015 as Senior Policy Analyst. Her focus is on health and social care funding and the NHS financing system. She also contributes to the Trust’s ...

Over half (53%) of this public spending in the final year of life is spent on healthcare (£11.7bn) – or £18,020 per person ...

The history of the NHS is filled with examples of changes in professions within the service and the balance between them. In fact, the mix of professions within the NHS has been in flux since its ...

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We are renowned experts in UK and international comparisons. Comparing our health and care systems with those in other countries creates deeper understanding of how well they are performing and ...

After years of arbitrary and irrational cuts, today’s announcement of a 5.4% uplift to the Public Health Grant is a welcome move by government, backing up its promise to shift health care more into ...