How do the Conservatives leave the NHS after 14 years? Political failure has left the health system in crisis and caused harm Labour now need to be honest about the £s needed to recover services and the implications for tax and spending In The BMJ bmj.com/content/386/bm…

The NHS is under new management, but Labour inherits a mess, writes Hugh Alderwick. The major strengths of the NHS model endure, but politicians should be honest with the public about the substantial investment needed to recover NHS services bmj.com/content/386/bm…

Oh please. There have been enough reviews, including a royal commission. Just get on with it

🏆Our #Researchoftheweek goes to The Health Foundation and Nuffield Trust for their report on national policy options to improve care worker pay in England.🧵⬇️ The Health Foundation polling finds 77% of the public believe care workers are paid too little. (1/6) 🔗health.org.uk/publications/n…

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We don’t often have vacancies in our The Health Foundation policy team and now we have two! 😮 It really is a fantastic place to work with an exciting year ahead in health, care, and public health policy. Closes 28th August. Apply here 👇👇 lde.tbe.taleo.net/lde01/ats/care…

A new review paints a bleak picture of an #NHS in crisis. The findings highlight tensions in the new government's policy approach, such as the mismatch between Labour’s ambitions on funding and reform, say Hugh Alderwick and Phoebe Dunn bmj.com/content/386/bm…

Darzi’s review may buy time, but points to deeper policy tensions for Labour New piece in The BMJ The Health Foundation bmj.com/content/386/bm…

Understanding #GPaccess through the lens of candidacy: the seven features of the #CandidacyFramework doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2… Carol Sinnott THIS Institute Mary Dixon-Woods @becksfisher Jake Beech Hugh Alderwick #GPworkforce #PrimaryCare #GPworkforce #PrimaryCare

Our analysis of 25 previous commissions, inquiries and white papers on social care reform underlines how little headway has been made over the past 3 decades. In this long read, we draw 4 lessons for the new government to make lasting change. Read now 👇 health.org.uk/publications/l…

Vague expectations NHS bodies have been given objectives to contribute to social and economic development Enthusiasm among local leaders is high. But there is little guidance on how, and there are risks The big policy levers lie beyond the NHS Paper: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Government is writing a new 10 year plan for the NHS in England. (There is a long history of writing NHS long term plans...) What does the new plan need to do? Short version The BMJ and longer one The Health Foundation: health.org.uk/reports-and-an… bmj.com/content/388/bm…

The NHS is in crisis after a decade of austerity, covid-19, and political failures since 2010 that weakened the health service. The Labour government must provide hope, clarity, and investment, say Hugh Alderwick and Phoebe Dunn bmj.com/content/388/bm…

"Evidence tells us that NHS reorganisations cause disruption and rarely deliver the benefits politicians expect. They also waste time and effort that could be spent on improving care instead." Hugh Alderwick The Health Foundation on the end of NHS England bmj.com/content/388/bm…