Nuffield Trust
@nuffieldtrust.org.uk
We are an independent health think tank aiming to improve the quality of health care in the UK by providing evidence-based research & policy analysis.
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In two weeks’ time we’ll be hosting a half-day event to discuss the challenges to the 10 year health plan's ambitions.
Our second panel session will be all about the neighbourhood vision – one of the three big shifts the government wants to make.
It’s not too late to sign up: buff.ly/D7XMCnh
Our second panel session will be all about the neighbourhood vision – one of the three big shifts the government wants to make.
It’s not too late to sign up: buff.ly/D7XMCnh
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
In two weeks’ time we’ll be hosting a half-day event to discuss the challenges to the 10 year health plan's ambitions.
Our second panel session will be all about the neighbourhood vision – one of the three big shifts the government wants to make.
It’s not too late to sign up: buff.ly/D7XMCnh
Our second panel session will be all about the neighbourhood vision – one of the three big shifts the government wants to make.
It’s not too late to sign up: buff.ly/D7XMCnh
Resident doctors’ pay has ebbed and flowed in real terms compared with historic levels.
Our explainer looks at trends in doctors’ pay over time and how it compares with the wider economy today.
Read the explainer 👉 buff.ly/nq4q6ls
Our explainer looks at trends in doctors’ pay over time and how it compares with the wider economy today.
Read the explainer 👉 buff.ly/nq4q6ls
November 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Resident doctors’ pay has ebbed and flowed in real terms compared with historic levels.
Our explainer looks at trends in doctors’ pay over time and how it compares with the wider economy today.
Read the explainer 👉 buff.ly/nq4q6ls
Our explainer looks at trends in doctors’ pay over time and how it compares with the wider economy today.
Read the explainer 👉 buff.ly/nq4q6ls
District nursing plays a key role in NHS community care, but staffing numbers and activity levels have declined in recent years 📉
Read our report for more on the state of the workforce and the need for action.
👉 buff.ly/nIumuZh
Read our report for more on the state of the workforce and the need for action.
👉 buff.ly/nIumuZh
November 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
District nursing plays a key role in NHS community care, but staffing numbers and activity levels have declined in recent years 📉
Read our report for more on the state of the workforce and the need for action.
👉 buff.ly/nIumuZh
Read our report for more on the state of the workforce and the need for action.
👉 buff.ly/nIumuZh
The NHS sickness absence rate was 4.8% this April - similar to the previous year.
But that's still way above the public sector average, which has never crossed the 4% mark and was below 3% in 2024.
Read more about trends in NHS staffing, here: buff.ly/ed9ZKwK
But that's still way above the public sector average, which has never crossed the 4% mark and was below 3% in 2024.
Read more about trends in NHS staffing, here: buff.ly/ed9ZKwK
November 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The NHS sickness absence rate was 4.8% this April - similar to the previous year.
But that's still way above the public sector average, which has never crossed the 4% mark and was below 3% in 2024.
Read more about trends in NHS staffing, here: buff.ly/ed9ZKwK
But that's still way above the public sector average, which has never crossed the 4% mark and was below 3% in 2024.
Read more about trends in NHS staffing, here: buff.ly/ed9ZKwK
Mortality rates in England and Wales have now fallen below 2019 levels after rising during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read more about this #QualityWatch indicator here 👉 buff.ly/O5IQiNv
Read more about this #QualityWatch indicator here 👉 buff.ly/O5IQiNv
November 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Mortality rates in England and Wales have now fallen below 2019 levels after rising during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read more about this #QualityWatch indicator here 👉 buff.ly/O5IQiNv
Read more about this #QualityWatch indicator here 👉 buff.ly/O5IQiNv
The NHS in England has long relied on overseas staff.
If international recruitment is brought down towards the 10% target, gaps will need to be filled.
Read the blog from Lucina Rolewicz for reflections on how staffing challenges should be accounted for in the next workforce plan 👉 buff.ly/uuphES5
If international recruitment is brought down towards the 10% target, gaps will need to be filled.
Read the blog from Lucina Rolewicz for reflections on how staffing challenges should be accounted for in the next workforce plan 👉 buff.ly/uuphES5
November 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The NHS in England has long relied on overseas staff.
If international recruitment is brought down towards the 10% target, gaps will need to be filled.
Read the blog from Lucina Rolewicz for reflections on how staffing challenges should be accounted for in the next workforce plan 👉 buff.ly/uuphES5
If international recruitment is brought down towards the 10% target, gaps will need to be filled.
Read the blog from Lucina Rolewicz for reflections on how staffing challenges should be accounted for in the next workforce plan 👉 buff.ly/uuphES5
We’ve researched the state of district nursing in England and found that there has been a failure to develop a sustainable pipeline of new district nurses to meet rising demand, resulting in fewer recorded contacts with the service now than in 2009 📉
Read the report 👉 buff.ly/nIumuZh
Read the report 👉 buff.ly/nIumuZh
November 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
We’ve researched the state of district nursing in England and found that there has been a failure to develop a sustainable pipeline of new district nurses to meet rising demand, resulting in fewer recorded contacts with the service now than in 2009 📉
Read the report 👉 buff.ly/nIumuZh
Read the report 👉 buff.ly/nIumuZh
A new report from the independent #ADHD Taskforce, which our Chief Exec @theasrstein.bsky.social sits on, has been published today.
Read here: buff.ly/d61LdPh
Our #QualityWatch programme is also tracking how the rise in demand for ADHD support can be seen through prescribing data: buff.ly/BejmNAQ
Read here: buff.ly/d61LdPh
Our #QualityWatch programme is also tracking how the rise in demand for ADHD support can be seen through prescribing data: buff.ly/BejmNAQ
November 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
A new report from the independent #ADHD Taskforce, which our Chief Exec @theasrstein.bsky.social sits on, has been published today.
Read here: buff.ly/d61LdPh
Our #QualityWatch programme is also tracking how the rise in demand for ADHD support can be seen through prescribing data: buff.ly/BejmNAQ
Read here: buff.ly/d61LdPh
Our #QualityWatch programme is also tracking how the rise in demand for ADHD support can be seen through prescribing data: buff.ly/BejmNAQ
Our upcoming half-day policy event will consider some of the big challenges facing the health service, spanning issues from the cost of the NHS, to the delivery of the neighbourhood vision, and to how AI should work in practice.
It's free to attend and open to all.
Register here: buff.ly/UA73IZo
It's free to attend and open to all.
Register here: buff.ly/UA73IZo
November 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Our upcoming half-day policy event will consider some of the big challenges facing the health service, spanning issues from the cost of the NHS, to the delivery of the neighbourhood vision, and to how AI should work in practice.
It's free to attend and open to all.
Register here: buff.ly/UA73IZo
It's free to attend and open to all.
Register here: buff.ly/UA73IZo
Our latest report charts the decline in the number of district nurses, down 43% since 2009 📉
It also places the decline in the context of government ambitions to shift more care out of hospital and into the community, where district nurses play a key role.
Read the report: buff.ly/gezemDJ (2/2)
It also places the decline in the context of government ambitions to shift more care out of hospital and into the community, where district nurses play a key role.
Read the report: buff.ly/gezemDJ (2/2)
November 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Our latest report charts the decline in the number of district nurses, down 43% since 2009 📉
It also places the decline in the context of government ambitions to shift more care out of hospital and into the community, where district nurses play a key role.
Read the report: buff.ly/gezemDJ (2/2)
It also places the decline in the context of government ambitions to shift more care out of hospital and into the community, where district nurses play a key role.
Read the report: buff.ly/gezemDJ (2/2)
Our staffing tracker records that there were 379,549 full-time equivalent nurses working in the NHS in June this year, up by over 11,000 since June 2024 📈
🔍 Explore the tracker here: buff.ly/RhqlSzD
But it’s about more than just the overall numbers… (1/2)
🔍 Explore the tracker here: buff.ly/RhqlSzD
But it’s about more than just the overall numbers… (1/2)
November 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Our staffing tracker records that there were 379,549 full-time equivalent nurses working in the NHS in June this year, up by over 11,000 since June 2024 📈
🔍 Explore the tracker here: buff.ly/RhqlSzD
But it’s about more than just the overall numbers… (1/2)
🔍 Explore the tracker here: buff.ly/RhqlSzD
But it’s about more than just the overall numbers… (1/2)
Our research investigates the challenges facing district nursing – a key #NHS staff group.
The need for support from district nurses in England grew by around a quarter in the 14 years to 2023/24 and is projected to grow further.
Read the report 👉 buff.ly/gezemDJ
The need for support from district nurses in England grew by around a quarter in the 14 years to 2023/24 and is projected to grow further.
Read the report 👉 buff.ly/gezemDJ
November 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Our research investigates the challenges facing district nursing – a key #NHS staff group.
The need for support from district nurses in England grew by around a quarter in the 14 years to 2023/24 and is projected to grow further.
Read the report 👉 buff.ly/gezemDJ
The need for support from district nurses in England grew by around a quarter in the 14 years to 2023/24 and is projected to grow further.
Read the report 👉 buff.ly/gezemDJ
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: buff.ly/UA73IZo
The event is open to all and free to attend, with lunch provided.
Sign up here: buff.ly/UA73IZo
November 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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: buff.ly/UA73IZo
The event is open to all and free to attend, with lunch provided.
Sign up here: buff.ly/UA73IZo
NEW REPORT: Government plans to move more #NHS care into the community and out of hospitals won’t be achievable unless action is taken to address the problems facing #DistrictNursing. 👩⚕️
📉 The supply of district nurses is plummeting while demand for care has risen. Read the report: buff.ly/gezemDJ
📉 The supply of district nurses is plummeting while demand for care has risen. Read the report: buff.ly/gezemDJ
October 31, 2025 at 8:45 AM
NEW REPORT: Government plans to move more #NHS care into the community and out of hospitals won’t be achievable unless action is taken to address the problems facing #DistrictNursing. 👩⚕️
📉 The supply of district nurses is plummeting while demand for care has risen. Read the report: buff.ly/gezemDJ
📉 The supply of district nurses is plummeting while demand for care has risen. Read the report: buff.ly/gezemDJ
The latest study by the NIHR #RSET team explores how to best monitor and measure the effectiveness of peer-support schemes for social care in prisons in England and Wales.
Read the paper and watch our video overview 👉 buff.ly/YaoIdCO
Read the paper and watch our video overview 👉 buff.ly/YaoIdCO
October 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The latest study by the NIHR #RSET team explores how to best monitor and measure the effectiveness of peer-support schemes for social care in prisons in England and Wales.
Read the paper and watch our video overview 👉 buff.ly/YaoIdCO
Read the paper and watch our video overview 👉 buff.ly/YaoIdCO
There are still fewer fully qualified GPs working in the NHS today than there were in 2016.
But the trend is improving, and by June 2025 there were over a thousand more GPs in the workforce than at the same point in the previous year.
Read more about trends in NHS staffing here: buff.ly/Xu3buxR
But the trend is improving, and by June 2025 there were over a thousand more GPs in the workforce than at the same point in the previous year.
Read more about trends in NHS staffing here: buff.ly/Xu3buxR
October 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM
There are still fewer fully qualified GPs working in the NHS today than there were in 2016.
But the trend is improving, and by June 2025 there were over a thousand more GPs in the workforce than at the same point in the previous year.
Read more about trends in NHS staffing here: buff.ly/Xu3buxR
But the trend is improving, and by June 2025 there were over a thousand more GPs in the workforce than at the same point in the previous year.
Read more about trends in NHS staffing here: buff.ly/Xu3buxR
Vacancy rates for doctors and nurses have fallen over recent years - helped by use of temporary staff - but many posts remain vacant.
This summer, the vacancy rate for nurses fell below that of doctors for the first time since this record began.
Read more about NHS staffing trends: buff.ly/ed9ZKwK
This summer, the vacancy rate for nurses fell below that of doctors for the first time since this record began.
Read more about NHS staffing trends: buff.ly/ed9ZKwK
October 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Vacancy rates for doctors and nurses have fallen over recent years - helped by use of temporary staff - but many posts remain vacant.
This summer, the vacancy rate for nurses fell below that of doctors for the first time since this record began.
Read more about NHS staffing trends: buff.ly/ed9ZKwK
This summer, the vacancy rate for nurses fell below that of doctors for the first time since this record began.
Read more about NHS staffing trends: buff.ly/ed9ZKwK
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: buff.ly/Xu3buxR
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: buff.ly/Xu3buxR
October 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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: buff.ly/Xu3buxR
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: 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: buff.ly/XRPe0aY
The event is open to all and free to attend, with lunch provided.
Sign up here: buff.ly/XRPe0aY
October 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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: buff.ly/XRPe0aY
The event is open to all and free to attend, with lunch provided.
Sign up here: buff.ly/XRPe0aY
#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 👉 buff.ly/cvTzV5t
We've analysed the community services that adults and children are waiting to access 👉 buff.ly/cvTzV5t
October 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
#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 👉 buff.ly/cvTzV5t
We've analysed the community services that adults and children are waiting to access 👉 buff.ly/cvTzV5t
The NHS in England is aiming to make some big shifts, including moving care closer to home.
But what do you need to have in place first? 🧩
That's a question addressed by our study of how Denmark and Ireland have worked towards a shift from hospital to community.
Read the report 👉 buff.ly/GgIOS1Z
But what do you need to have in place first? 🧩
That's a question addressed by our study of how Denmark and Ireland have worked towards a shift from hospital to community.
Read the report 👉 buff.ly/GgIOS1Z
October 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The NHS in England is aiming to make some big shifts, including moving care closer to home.
But what do you need to have in place first? 🧩
That's a question addressed by our study of how Denmark and Ireland have worked towards a shift from hospital to community.
Read the report 👉 buff.ly/GgIOS1Z
But what do you need to have in place first? 🧩
That's a question addressed by our study of how Denmark and Ireland have worked towards a shift from hospital to community.
Read the report 👉 buff.ly/GgIOS1Z
There is extensive evidence that smoking in pregnancy can cause harm to mothers and their babies.
The prevalence of smoking during pregnancy has decreased steadily over time, down to 6.1% in 2024/25, around the NHS England target.
Read more about this #QualityWatch indicator, here: buff.ly/JqVHkTR
The prevalence of smoking during pregnancy has decreased steadily over time, down to 6.1% in 2024/25, around the NHS England target.
Read more about this #QualityWatch indicator, here: buff.ly/JqVHkTR
October 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
There is extensive evidence that smoking in pregnancy can cause harm to mothers and their babies.
The prevalence of smoking during pregnancy has decreased steadily over time, down to 6.1% in 2024/25, around the NHS England target.
Read more about this #QualityWatch indicator, here: buff.ly/JqVHkTR
The prevalence of smoking during pregnancy has decreased steadily over time, down to 6.1% in 2024/25, around the NHS England target.
Read more about this #QualityWatch indicator, here: buff.ly/JqVHkTR
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 analysis for more detail: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/how...
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 analysis for more detail: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/how...
October 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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 analysis for more detail: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/how...
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 analysis for more detail: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/how...
NEW ANALYSIS: Children are facing unacceptably long waits for NHS community services, with almost 1 in 4 on the list waiting for over a year, compared to 1 in 100 adults.
Read the briefing: buff.ly/cvTzV5t
#QualityWatch analysis with @healthfoundation.bsky.social
Read the briefing: buff.ly/cvTzV5t
#QualityWatch analysis with @healthfoundation.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 8:38 AM
NEW ANALYSIS: Children are facing unacceptably long waits for NHS community services, with almost 1 in 4 on the list waiting for over a year, compared to 1 in 100 adults.
Read the briefing: buff.ly/cvTzV5t
#QualityWatch analysis with @healthfoundation.bsky.social
Read the briefing: buff.ly/cvTzV5t
#QualityWatch analysis with @healthfoundation.bsky.social
Our Deputy Director of Policy @natashacurry.bsky.social has shared her thoughts on what today's @skillsforcare.bsky.social 'State of the Sector and Workforce' report can tell us.
It's positive that vacancies have fallen again, but the sector faces huge risks.
Read 👉 buff.ly/ZN75BXX
It's positive that vacancies have fallen again, but the sector faces huge risks.
Read 👉 buff.ly/ZN75BXX
October 15, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Our Deputy Director of Policy @natashacurry.bsky.social has shared her thoughts on what today's @skillsforcare.bsky.social 'State of the Sector and Workforce' report can tell us.
It's positive that vacancies have fallen again, but the sector faces huge risks.
Read 👉 buff.ly/ZN75BXX
It's positive that vacancies have fallen again, but the sector faces huge risks.
Read 👉 buff.ly/ZN75BXX