Nuffield Trust

The latest study by the NIHR #RSET team investigates how to best monitor and measure the effectiveness of 'buddy' schemes for social care support in prisons across England and Wales. It also considers the current state of data collection and points out where there are gaps 🔍 Read the paper and watch our video overview on this topic 👉 https://lnkd.in/gHHzUWWB The research was carried out by a team from the Nuffield Trust, UCL, the University of Cambridge and EP:IC Consultants. Funded by NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research)

There is large variation in the number of patients per #GP across England. Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB has the highest number of patients per GP (2,664) when accounting for local population need. Explore more on our staffing tracker: https://buff.ly/Xu3buxR

EVENT: In December, Nuffield Trust and health and social care sector experts will gather for a half-day event in Westminster to explore how the #NHS can deliver on its many priorities ↗️ The event is open to all and free to attend, with lunch provided. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/dvbRsddM This event is supported by Optum

Nuffield Trust Fellow and #socialcare expert Camille Oung has responded to today's State of Care report from the Care Quality Commission. Read the full statement 👉 https://lnkd.in/ehd4R7eA

📢 We've just updated our #NHS staffing tracker 📊 It's the one-stop-shop for the latest statistics about the NHS workforce, including hospital and community services, general practice, and training and retention 🧑⚕️ Access the tracker and our analysis 👉 https://lnkd.in/dcCPXQBG

#NHS performance targets mostly focus on hospitals, but the waiting list for community services has also been growing and receives little attention. 📈 We've analysed the community services that adults and children are waiting to access 👉 https://buff.ly/cvTzV5t

There are 1.2 million cases waiting to start treatment with NHS community services. But some services make up a larger proportion of the waiting list than others, and there has been substantial growth in some since 2022. 📈 Read our latest analysis for more detail 👉 https://lnkd.in/e7GXYguz

NEW ANALYSIS: Children are facing unacceptably long waits for NHS community services, with almost 1 in 4 children on the list waiting for over a year, compared to 1 in 100 adults. The waiting list for community services now stands at 1.2 million, with services struggling to keep up with demand just as the government intends to begin shifting more care out of hospitals and into communities. The analysis by Jessica Morris also details which community services have the longest waiting lists. Over half of children are waiting for paediatric services, which include autism and ADHD support. For adults, musculoskeletal services have the longest waiting list. Read the briefing here: https://lnkd.in/e7GXYguz Scroll through the slides for the headline findings 👇 #QualityWatch analysis with The Health Foundation

Our Deputy Director of Policy Natasha Curry has shared her thoughts on what today's Skills for Care 'State of the Sector and Workforce' report can tell us about the condition of the social care sector. It's positive that vacancies have fallen again, but the sector faces huge risks owing to an overreliance on overseas staff and glaring issues with pay and working conditions. Read Natasha’s response 👉 https://lnkd.in/eFV8YFKu

Lack of awareness, inconsistent access, an overwhelming process, and a lasting impact on everyone involved – all problems with NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) highlighted in this article from Healthwatch England based on the experiences of people who have tried to access CHC: https://lnkd.in/eQSQYbcZ More powerful reminders of the need for action on this important but often overlooked part of the health and care system. These findings are consistent with our own work – published at the end of September – which shone a light on the complexity of CHC with variation driven by multiple factors at an individual, organisational and system level: https://lnkd.in/e8WtmhiK 📣 We and others are calling for urgent improvements in the current process as well as for CHC to be considered within the remit of the Casey Commission as part of a broader conversation on long-term care reform.