Briefing paper
Enabling Integrated Care Systems to work better
Most of the money that flows to the UK's National Health Service now goes through Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) designed to simplify, integrate and localise the management of key healthcare services. This short paper, based on interviews with those involved in ICSs, looks at how they can be made to work better.
Report
Independent report on the regulation of advanced practice in nursing and midwifery
This report provides a review of the key regulatory implications of advanced practice in nursing and midwifery in the UK by taking stock of the existing policy and published international literature on these roles and to highlight the range of regulatory approaches and the key risks and benefits of these.
Report
New horizons: what can England learn from the professionalisation of care workers in other countries?
Care workers have undoubtedly been first on the front line, delivering care in perilous conditions, but last to see any meaningful acknowledgement and reward for their continuing perseverance. This report argues that there is now an opportunity for policy-makers to reverse the deepening workforce recruitment and retention crisis in England by learning from what has...
Report
Achieving a digital NHS: lessons for national policy from the acute sector
Creating a digital NHS is a national policy priority. It promises to improve the quality of care, reduce duplication, drive efficiencies, empower patients and support joined-up services. This report has a number of suggestions for national bodies.
Report
Closing the gap: key areas for action on the health and care workforce
Staffing is the make-or-break issue for the NHS in England. This report sets out a series of policy actions that should be at the heart of the workforce implementation plan.