Recommendation: The Voluntary Assisted Dying Commissioner for England and Wales will need to be given the funding it needs for a secretariat, data access, and expert support. Policymakers should set ...

The waiting list for planned hospital care has plateaued and then come down over the past two years. In this QualityWatch analysis, Georgia Watson and Liz Fisher look at the factors affecting the size ...

Commenting on NHS performance data published today, Nuffield Trust Director of Research and Policy Dr Becks Fisher said: “Today’s figures show that the NHS waiting list has gone up slightly after ...

With the 10 Year Plan for England having a strong emphasis on shifting more care out of hospitals and into the community, over the past year we have been studying other health systems which have had ...

Stelios joined the Nuffield Trust in 2025 as a Fellow. He works across a range of topics, with a focus on NHS funding and finance and Health economics, using predominantly quantitative methods. He has ...

'Virtual wards' have existed for a number of years, but Covid-19 has led to further research and pilot schemes exploring their use. How have they been used during the pandemic and what does the future ...

This report looks at Scotland’s unique health care system, and explores how other parts of the UK might be able to learn from it.

This research report is drawn from a 15-month study of large-scale general practice organisations in England. The study examined the factors affecting their evolution and their impact on quality, ...

People who provide care unpaid for a family member or a friend due to illness, disability, or mental health provide a vital role bridging gaps in state-funded support. But despite the laudable policy ...

The recruitment of nurses from overseas is vital for securing the staff we need in order to meet ambitious national goals to expand the workforce - but what are the benefits and costs? This major new ...

The integration of health and social care has been a long-standing policy priority in each country of the UK. However, there is limited evidence these policies are delivering the results expected of ...

Social care reform has been delayed on several occasions due to financial pressures. The new government is planning to go ahead with the implementation of a postponed cap on social care costs in ...