Excellent new paper on continuity of care in #generalpractice from The Health Foundation colleagues ☎️ little evidence for association between consultation mode and CoC 🧑‍⚕️but strong association w GP supply, patient demand and CoC Route to ⬆️CoC = ⬆️capacity bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/11/…

New The Health Foundation report from us today looking at an important topic: Have primary care networks (PCNs) widened gaps between general practices in more and less deprived areas? Thread below on what we found. Read the full report here - health.org.uk/publications/r…

Health starts at home 🏠 It’s where many of the building blocks of life are put into place. But for some people, home makes them sick and isn't a safe environment. We're calling for a long-term strategy to ensure healthy homes for all. Read more ⬇️ health.org.uk/publications/l…

Great early career/career switch opportunities for people interested in making a difference in the world of health and care. Come join our intern programme! Deadline 23rd Feb brightnetwork.co.uk/graduate-jobs/…

Health inequalities in the UK are high. But in making the case for action we must avoid using questionable numbers. These can create easy targets for those who want to dismiss the arguments. A blog. health.org.uk/news-and-comme…

Patients often experience delays in the intermediate care pathway. In 2023, at least 1 in 4 people expecting home-based intermediate care and nearly half of those intended for bed-based intermediate care experienced delayed discharges from hospital ⬇️ health.org.uk/publications/l…

Great opportunity to come work with us at the REAL Centre on super impactful and interesting projects related to health and social care workforce and productivity. We are a friendly bunch :) Last date to apply - 14th April lde.tbe.taleo.net/lde01/ats/care…

Smoking is England’s leading cause of preventable ill health & death. We support GOV.UK’s bid for a smokefree generation. Watch the Tobacco & Vapes Bill debate ⬇️ parliamentlive.tv/event/index/aa… And read Adam Briggs & Kate Dun-Campbell's comment in The Telegraph ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

Really pleased to say our new report on health inequalities is out today. It explores current patterns of diagnosed illness by deprivation with a focus on the working-age population and projects how these patterns would change in the future! health.org.uk/publications/h…

Today marks 10 years of the Care Act. In a special Local Government Association (LGA) report, Hiba Sameen and I argue that its ambitions for a clearer and fairer social care system have been undermined by government's approach to funding social care 👇 local.gov.uk/hiba-sameen-le…

Job - Research Fellow in Public Health Data Science at Population, Policy and Practice Department UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health UCL News UCL Contact: Dr Ania Zylbersztejn Deadline: 23rd May 2024 Further details: tinyurl.com/27yaeped

This #CarersWeek we're highlighting the high personal and financial cost shouldered by unpaid carers. Our #NetworkedData analysis shows that of the 4.7 million unpaid carers in England in 2021, only 2% received support ⬇️ health.org.uk/publications/l…

Waiting lists are a political focus, with lots of chat during the election about whether they have fallen (they haven't). Reducing waiting times is needed to improve people’s livelihood, but there’s less evidence to show waiting is related to being off work due to long term sick

Great talk by Melissa Co and Freya Tracey on their interactive waiting list projection calculator at #HACA24 health.org.uk/news-and-comme…

#HACA2024 interesting finding in a talk on GP productivity - higher productivity in practices with more continuity of care (note these are emerging findings and the productivity metric needs improvement)

Great talk from Richard Humphries 💚 about the need for linked health and social care data, which DACHA_Study has shown can be done. Now to try and get it rolled out nationally! Preprint on the pilot MDS here doi.org/10.1101/2024.0…

Problems sharing data is a barrier to integrated care… echoes what we have found during our NDL project on intermediate care using linked data - Richard Humphries 💚 at #HACA24

Had the great opportunity to present our recent work on health inequalities at Health and Care Analytics Conference 2024. The evidence is plain for everyone to see. We cannot have economic growth and prosperity without tackling health inequalities. youtu.be/VDziGBhhPK8?si…

"Community care, although it’s a crucial part of our healthcare system, receives little attention, and as a result it’s poorly understood." It’s time to raise the profile of community trusts, says Rammya Mathew bmj.com/content/386/bm…

Adam Briggs The Health Foundation: New govt should be emboldened by this type of polling and understand this idea is something that enjoys broad support and is likely to lead to important health benefits. "The public are basically saying: it’s time for tough action." theguardian.com/society/articl…