Tight NHS budgets are having an impact on integrated care boards, systems and hospitals. Tight budgets mean tough decisions, ...

The fast pace of technological development can make it difficult to understand how AI could be applied and what its benefits ...

How can leaders advocate for leadership development during financially challenging periods? Mandip Randhawa explains why ...

Patient surveys – recognised internationally as a key marker of the quality of care, and an important tool for improvement in the NHS – provide a unique perspective, complementing the wealth of other ...

The pattern of quality ratings in April 2024 was very similar to that in April 2023: 4% of services were rated ‘outstanding’, 78% were ‘good’, 16% ‘requires improvement’ and 1% ‘inadequate’. However, ...

What was the annual change? The number of new requests for support increased from 2.0 million in 2022/23 to 2.1 million in 2023/24. Requests for support from working-age adults and older people both ...

The vacancy rate is an important indicator of providers’ capacity to deliver social care services. Staffing also affects quality: higher staff-to-bed ratios in care homes correlate with higher Care ...

The number of places in residential and nursing homes (collectively called ‘care homes’) is an important measure of social care capacity and usage. However, it is only a partial measure because social ...

Join Adapt to thrive in digital health and care – our vibrant new health and social care community of interest. We’re excited to welcome you to this new online space, where we’ll explore how to adapt ...

This explainer looks at provider collaboratives in England, the opportunities they provide and the unresolved questions to consider when thinking about their role in the changing health and care ...

People who sleep rough have complex and multiple health and care needs that all too often are not met. They have some of the worst health outcomes in England. The NHS alone cannot reduce poor health ...

The health and care system in England must shift its focus away from hospital care to primary and community services if it is to be effective and sustainable. Despite successive governments repeating ...