Deep inequalities revealed in access to NHS funded care packages

Deep inequalities revealed in access to NHS funded care packages

By Lee Peart 26 September 2025

Deep inequalities have been revealed in access to NHS funded care packages with an almost fivefold difference between the ICBs with the highest and lowest rates of CHC eligibility.

Tooth decay leading cause of hospital admissions among children

By Lee Peart 25 September 2025

Tooth outpaces other common childhood conditions, including acute tonsillitis, as the leading cause of hospital admissions among 5 to 9 year olds in England, new research has found.

Government projected to fall 'just short' on key NHS pledge

By Lee Peart 25 September 2025

The Government will fall just short of its flagship NHS target of ensuring 92% of patients waiting less than 18 weeks by the end of Parliament, The Health Foundation has forecast.

Public service plans dependent on big productivity gains, says IFS

By Lee Peart 19 September 2025

The Government’s public service growth and spending plans could be derailed in the event of failing to achieve big productivity gains, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned.

A new model of leadership

By Lee Peart 15 September 2025

Bryan Jones, senior improvement fellow, The Health Foundation and Nicola Burgess, Professor of Operations Management, York University and Health Foundation senior visiting fellow explain the import...

Easier GP access public's top NHS priority, poll finds

By Lee Peart 12 September 2025

Easier GP access is the top NHS priority for the public, according to a new poll.

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Less than a quarter of patients on hospital waiting lists have good experience

By Lee Peart 11 September 2025

Less than a quarter of patients (22.8%) patients on hospital waiting lists, have a good or very good experience, according to the ONS.

Corridor care now a 'regrettable reality', says CQC

By Lee Peart 09 September 2025

Almost one in five (18%) of patients having to wait for a bed on a ward are kept in a corridor or hallway, the CQC has found.

Health in all policies

By Lee Peart 23 July 2025

Sharlene McGee, policy manager in the Healthy Lives team at The Health Foundation, says new devolution powers and local growth plans should lay the ground for health in all policies, not just some.

Embedding innovation at the heart of the 10-Year Health Plan

21 July 2025

The Government’s 10-Year Health Plan provides a bold and necessary framework for innovation. The challenge now is to convert that ambition into delivery, writes Richard Stubbs, chair of the Health ...

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People finding it easier to contact GPs, ONS reveals

By Lee Peart 17 July 2025

Fewer people are finding it difficult to contact their GP, according to the latest ONS statistics.

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