The Health Foundation

Almost 1,800 early deaths could be prevented each year if we walked and cycled more. Find out more about why active travel matters for health ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3RgJoUL

New analysis of the latest health care funding figures for England. Updated following the 2025 Spring Statement, #REALCentre analysis shows that NHS England’s budget is projected to increase, in real terms, by 2.6% per year from 2023/24 to 2025/26. Adjusted for the changing size and age profile of the population, this is a growth rate of 1.0% per person per year. Read more ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3G7G8bU

NEW BLOG: Last September, Wes Streeting said that the government would deploy ‘crack teams of top clinicians’ to hospitals in England to roll out reforms aimed at treating more patients and reducing elective waiting lists. The scheme gave support to 20 hospitals to tackle waiting lists, extending an existing programme, ‘Further Faster’, set up under the previous government. The 20 hospitals targeted became referred to as ‘Further Faster 20’ or ‘FF20’ trusts. On 16 March, the government announced that waiting lists in FF20 trusts had, on average, fallen 130% faster than the fall elsewhere and that similar ‘crack teams’ would be rolled out to additional providers to boost NHS productivity and further cut waiting times. In this new blog, Sarah Opie-Martin and Charles Tallack use publicly available data to look at this claim in more detail and examine what is driving differences between reductions in waiting lists in these 20 hospitals and elsewhere. Read more in the full blog ⬇️ https://bit.ly/42vz7Jr

NEW BLOG: How do health systems earn patients' trust in the care they deliver and the technologies they use? As AI and data-driven tools become more integrated in the NHS, Ed Middleton and Lucy Orr-Ewing from the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) reflect on how to build trustworthiness in AI, and highlight the importance of assurance, governance and transparency. Read more ⬇ https://bit.ly/4jxUIrL

🚀 Our latest blog explores our current work with the The Health Foundation to develop a ground-breaking framework and database that will provide a clearer picture of supply and demand across health and care services in England. Since the pandemic, NHS and social care services have faced significant challenges, including staff shortages, increased demand and backlogs. However, gaining a full understanding of the situation has been difficult, as key data about NHS performance and operations remains siloed across multiple platforms. This project will consolidate over 100 different data sources to assess whether care provision meets demand and identify widening gaps. In the blog we lay out why we believe this will be a significant step forward for policymakers, NHS decisions makers and researchers, giving unprecedented insights into demand, supply and resource allocation, ultimately driving better patient outcomes. 📖 Read the full blog here: https://lnkd.in/eZZgNW5h Reach out to the blogs authors for further information: Robert K. Godspower Oboli Ben Bray Hiba Sameen Katie Fozzard

Join us online on 29 April for an exploration of NHS management capacity. We will unpack what the concept means, identify its key components and examine how it’s measured and assessed. This event is co-produced by the University of York and us, and hosted by the University of Birmingham. Register now ⬇

The Commission for #HealthierWorkingLives has published its final report, warning of the challenges and costs of rising health-related job loss. We digest the findings and summarise key actions for government. Read more ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eACshUAw

CLOSING SOON: Do you have proven experience in public affairs and stakeholder relations, and strong communication and interpersonal skills? We are looking for an External Affairs Officer to join our team. Find out more and apply by 23.59 on 15 April ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3FZyEHV

The work of our Commission for #HealthierWorkingLives would not have been possible without the invaluable perspectives shared by those with lived experience of work-limiting conditions. Thank you to Tanya Marwaha for sharing her experiences of the challenges of staying in the workforce while living with multiple health conditions. Read the Action for Healthier Working Lives report ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3Ecxrwy

PODCAST: How is progress on the government’s health mission? It’s 2 years since Keir Starmer first set out his five missions for government, including a health mission to build ‘an NHS fit for the future’ and ‘a fairer Britain, where everyone lives well for longer’. So, what have we learned so far? And are clues emerging about how government plans to improve the nation’s health beyond the confines of the NHS? We assess progress on the health mission so far with Jo Bibby, Dr Hannah White OBE and Jennifer Dixon. Listen now 🎧