Veena Raleigh unpicks the recent ONS findings that ethnic minority groups in England and Wales live longer than White groups The Office for National Statistics (ONS) findings that ethnic minorities […]
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GP patient survey points to some of the challenges that general practice is now facing
The publication of the results of the GP patient survey is always a significant moment—a survey of c850,000 people merits serious attention. The survey happens every year and is an […]
Joni Jabbal: We all need to be open to conversations on race, even though they may not be easy to hear
As a person from an ethnic minority working in health policy, for many years I’ve actively avoided talking about race. In a previous job, I was told that people from […]
Anna Charles: This is not the right time for a wholesale NHS reorganisation
You might expect, in the midst of a global pandemic, that unpicking the inner workings of the organisations that run and oversee the national health service would be far from […]
Beccy Baird: Is workforce the solution to improving access to GPs?
People’s inability to get a convenient appointment with their GP practice dominates conversations about the NHS and it wasn’t a surprise that political parties would look to address access in […]
Party conference season: the key announcements on health and social care
As this year’s party conference season comes to a close, what have we learned about the main parties’ priorities for health and social care? Richard Murray weighs up the key […]
Life expectancy in England: what’s going on?
The latest life expectancy data from the Office for National Statistics doesn’t provide much to celebrate. The UK’s life expectancy continues to stall and its poor standing in international life […]
Ben Collins: Outcomes for mental health services—what matters most for patients?
For at least a decade, health policymakers across developed countries have worshipped at the altar of “value.” Rather than paying for activity, purchasers should define the desired outcomes for particular […]
Primary care networks and the deprivation challenge: are we about to widen the gap?
The newly emerging primary care networks provide an opportunity to tackle health inequalities in England but, as Rebecca Fisher and Beccy Baird explain, they will have to be careful to […]
Caution needed over ambitions for new primary care networks
It is critical that PCNs are not set up to fail by taking on too many tasks too quickly […]