REACTION: Sector responds to the NHS 10-year health plan
Prominent figures from leading health and social care organisations have responded to the recently published NHS 10-year health plan, which details the government’s priorities and…
REACTION: “Deeply disappointing” that social care was absent from the Spring Statement, sector responds
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves The health and social care sector has reacted to the Spring Statement 2025, which has been dubbed as “worrying”…
REACTION: Leading healthcare organisations share their thoughts on the abolishment of NHS England
On 13 March, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that NHS England (NHSE) will be abolished. Leading healthcare organisations, the British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA), the…
47 percent of the public would share smartphone-tracked data to develop AI systems in the NHS
A survey, commissioned by the Health Foundation, has revealed three-quarters of the public support sharing some of their personal health data for the development of…
19 percent of people in the UK waited a year or more for non-emergency surgery, survey finds
A new report published by the Health Foundation has found that the UK’s performance on hospital-based care is consistently languishing near the bottom in a…
30 percent of the public think a disadvantage of AI will be that health care staff may miss errors
More than three quarters of NHS staff support the use of AI to help with patient care, with more than four-fifths also in favour…
New government will not go ahead with previous social care charging reforms
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves Addressing the House of Commons yesterday (29 July 2024), the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, announced that the…
Hospital waiting lists could reach eight million by August 2024 regardless of strike action
New analysis has revealed if current trends continue, the waiting list for routine hospital treatment in England could rise to over eight million by next…
£2m programme looks at how assistive tech can enable care at home and in the community
The Health Foundation has selected 10 teams to be part of its £2 million innovation programme that will explore how assistive technology can enable new…
77 percent do not believe the NHS is prepared to meet the needs of an ageing population
New polling data from Ipsos and the Health Foundation has revealed that the majority of the public believe the NHS is not prepared to meet…