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‘Well-led’: an evidence review

This report explores what it means to experience ‘well-led’ care and support, drawing on the perspectives of people with lived experience and people working in health and social care.
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September 5, 2025 4:33 AM
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Student placements: diversifying opportunities and providing a quality experience

Student placements: diversifying opportunities and providing a quality experience | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
A guide for employers to grow and diversify placement capacity while delivering high-quality student learning experiences.
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September 2, 2025 4:06 AM
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The Health Foundation- Health care for older adults

In 2024, the Health Foundation collaborated with the Commonwealth Fund to survey older adults (people aged 65 and older) in ten high-income countries about their experiences using a range of services, including primary care, hospital care and specialist care. This piece analyses the results of the 2024 survey, comparing responses from the UK with those from other countries. It presents findings on a range of experiences with health care, including general practice, out-of-hours and remote care, hospital care, the cost of accessing services and end-of-life care planning. The final section draws out some themes for policymakers, with a focus on England.

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August 29, 2025 5:12 AM
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NHS league tables: why thoughtful design is essential

NHS league tables: why thoughtful design is essential | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
Exploring how league tables can better serve the government, healthcare leaders and, importantly, the public.
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August 22, 2025 6:53 AM
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Navigating AI – practical questions for NHS leaders to ask

Navigating AI – practical questions for NHS leaders to ask | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
This toolkit is designed to support your conversations at each stage of the journey from considering using AI through to implementing solutions into business-as-usual workflows.
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August 19, 2025 4:28 AM
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NHS England » Policy on working in partnership with people and communities

NHS England » Policy on working in partnership with people and communities | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
NHS England » Policy on working in partnership with people and communities
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NHS Employers: Reducing Health Inequalities through Local Recruitment - IHE

NHS Employers: Reducing Health Inequalities through Local Recruitment - IHE | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
NHS Employers: Reducing Health Inequalities through Local Recruitment
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August 10, 2025 7:42 AM
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The NHS at a Crossroads: The App That Can Transform Britain’s Health

The NHS at a Crossroads: The App That Can Transform Britain’s Health | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
The NHS at a Crossroads: The App That Can Transform Britain’s Health
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Breaking barriers: improving diversity in NHS communications

Breaking barriers: improving diversity in NHS communications | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it

Key themes and recommendations to advance the improvement of access, experience and outcomes for BME communications professionals. NHS Confederation

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How good are general practices in England at recording who is an unpaid carer?

How good are general practices in England at recording who is an unpaid carer? | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
Unpaid carers provide vital support supporting vulnerable people, doing work worth tens of billions to the economy. Identifying carers in our national health records is essential for ensuring that people who provide care have access to the right support. In this long read, Charlotte Paddison and Chris Sherlaw-Johnson compare GP records with census data to reveal that nearly a million unpaid carers in England are not being picked up in GP records. Carers in more deprived areas and those from Black backgrounds are especially likely to be overlooked.
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Co-produced recommendations for London addressing structural racism as a driver of health inequalities

The Race Equality Foundation has facilitated the co-development of recommendations to address structural racism in London. The recommendations were informed by the Institute of Health Equity evidence review on Structural Racism, Ethnicity and Health Inequalities in London.
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July 22, 2025 3:43 AM
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The NHS – a Suitable Case for Treatment?

The NHS – a Suitable Case for Treatment? | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
Download Publication Online Reader ‘The NHS – a Suitable Case for Treatment?’ makes the case that the NHS is not fit for purpose and is in urgent need of reform.The report finds that NHS performance ranks near the bottom of highly developed countries on key health outcomes including life expectancy, avoidable mortality, and waiting times. The NHS consumes approximately 9% of GDP each year and the health budget is now […]
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GP Patient Survey 2025

GP Patient Survey 2025 | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
See how your GP practice is doing: explore the results of The GP Patient Survey, an independent patient experience survey run by Ipsos on behalf of NHS England.
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Deciding which medicines are used in the NHS

house of commons briefing

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Bringing NHS England back under closer political control: lessons from history

Health Foundation.

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Going Private 2025 Introduction

Going Private 2025 Introduction | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
Introduction This is IHPN’s third annual report looking at public attitudes to private healthcare – what do people think about it, what services do they use, what do they understand about it? The NHS is the main provider of healthcare services in the UK, but there are also many private healthcare...
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The Health Foundation Leading NHS groups: findings from interviews with group leaders in England

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Dazed and confused? Policy ideas behind the 10-Year Health Plan

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Do we really understand what a healthy weight looks like for all ethnicities?

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Mapping the application of artificial intelligence in traditional medicine: technical brief

Mapping the application of artificial intelligence in traditional medicine: technical brief | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
This technical brief offers insight into the rapidly evolving AI for health landscape and how it might be utilized in TM. Country, regional and global examples are presented to show how AI is currently being used in TM to support evidence-informed decision-making and policy-making to improve health systems and universal health coverage (UHC).
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Rrewards, recognition and remuneration for patient involvement Patients Association.

Rrewards, recognition and remuneration for patient involvement Patients Association. | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
The report concludes that while fair reward, recognition, and remuneration is vital for meaningful patient engagement, they represent only one part of a broader approach that is needed.
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NHS productivity Research Briefing 

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The size and structure of the adult social care sector and workforce in England

The 'Size and structure of the adult social care sector and workforce' is one of our most important annual publications. It includes current information on the number of organisations, number of workers and number of job roles. The report also includes trends.
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An engine for economic growth? Why it won’t be a piece of cake for the NHS

With the newly published Life Sciences Sector Plan coming soon after the 10 Year Health Plan for England, Sally Gainsbury reflects on the government’s gamble on the NHS as a driver of economic growth and investment, and what this might mean for patients and NHS services.
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Poverty, pay and the case for change in social care

 Levels of poverty among the UK residential care workforce and the impact of raising the wage floor Health Foundation.

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