Health & social care insight

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November 2024: Good round up of budget commitments to health and social care - here

November 2024: New Shadow Cabinet - includes the Shadow Health Secretary, Edward Argar. He is MP for Charnwood, Leicestershire - previously held by Stephen Dorrell. He was Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice between 27 October 2022 and 5 July 2024.

November 2024: Health & Social Committee is taking evidence to support their next inquiry, Adult Social Care Reform: The Cost of Inaction

October 2024: Help mend the broken NHS! Here's the link to let you submit your suggestions...

September 2024: The Darzi Report - Independent Investigation into the NHS -

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How does the NHS in England work?

NHS facts, stats and figures

Where does the money get spent in the NHS? 

Analysis from the Nuffield Trust in May 2024

The NHS workforce in numbers

Facts on staffing and staff shortages in England from The Nuffield Trust
 
NHS spending plans and reality over the past 10 years
 
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the Laura Wade-Gery review into data, digital & tech in the NHS

An important independent report, ‘Putting data, digital and tech at the heart of transforming the NHS’, which aims to build on the recent progress in the use of digital technology and ensure the centrality of its role in the transformation of the NHS and the improvement of health outcomes across the country.

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NHS Long Term Workforce Plan

The first comprehensive workforce plan for the NHS, putting staffing on a sustainable footing and improving patient care. It focuses on retaining existing talent and making the best use of new technology alongside the biggest recruitment drive in health service history. Link

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What is social care and how does it work?

NHS Long Term Plan

In January 2019, NHS England launched the NHS Long Term Plan - a plan to create a service fit for the future.

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New NHS structure explained

The NHS is going through a significant reorganisation. The King's Fund's explanation of how the new system is being planned is an essential read. And this is their latest iteration of how the system will work 

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Department of Health and Social Care

The Department of Health and Social Care is headed by Secretary of State Wes Streeting

Minister of State Karin Smyth - Secondary Care, workforce, data and tech, meds regulation and pricing, procurement etc

Minister of State Stephen Kinnock adult social care, primary care, community health, end of life care, disability and SEND etc

Parliamentary Under Secretary Andrew Gwynne - health protection, health improvement, international, major and long term conditions etc

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Baroness Merron - patient safety, women's health, patient voice, blood and transplant etc

The DHSC site has the latest news, reports and policy documents. 

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Shadow Health Cabinet and The Health & Social Care Parliamentary Committee

We're waiting to hear about the the Shadow Health team and the new line up for the The Commons Select Committee for health and social care 

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NHS mandate 2023 to 2024

Priorities and operational planning guidance 2024/25

The mandate to NHS England sets out the government’s objectives and budget for the public body.

The latest mandate, 2023/24 can be found here.

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who's talking about what matters

Roy Lilley

Ben Gowland

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Salix Bureau

Dr Tony Copperfield

Acronym Buster

Want the definitions of more than 700 commonly used acronyms and abbreviations in the NHS? Browse our comprehensive list...

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THINKTANKS

Leadership organisations

Improving population health

What does improving population health really mean? And what does it mean for the NHS?

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Education Insight