General practice funding is inequitable: the Carr-Hill formula, which decides the distribution of funding, is outdated and fails to take account of socioeconomic deprivation. This briefing, produced ...

Students training for nursing, midwifery and nursing associate roles are required to complete hands-on 'practice learning' ...

A Nuffield Trust review into nurse and midwife training standards has revealed highly varied learning experiences and ...

The vote in parliament last week in favour of progressing a Bill to legalise assisted dying had huge ramifications. With the health and social care policy world beginning to tilt as the implications ...

The Nuffield Trust is an independent health think tank. We aim to improve the quality of health care in the UK by providing evidence-based research and policy analysis and informing and generating ...

There are around 900,000 people in the UK living with dementia. By 2040, there could be up to 1.7 million people living with dementia in England and Wales. There are promising new treatments which ...

Responding to the Prime Minister’s “mission” pledge to hit the NHS 18-week target by 2029, Nuffield Trust Director of Research and Policy Dr Becks Fisher said: “It's unsurprising to see the Prime ...

Previous research has suggested that using AI to support diagnoses of lung diseases and cancer using x-ray or CT scans could improve speed and accuracy of diagnosis. There are also claims it could ...

A bill to legalise assisted dying for people who are terminally ill passed its second reading in the UK parliament on 29 November 2024. Scotland, Jersey and the Isle of Man have also actively debated ...