One important part of the recent plan to reform elective care is the role of patient-initiated follow-up (PIFU), which is a ...

Rebecca left the Nuffield Trust in December 2024. Rebecca joined as a Senior Fellow in Health Policy at the Nuffield Trust and is a General Practitioner in Greenwich. She is also an accredited public ...

The government has set out a new plan to reform elective (planned) hospital care with the aim of meeting its target of 92% of patients receiving treatment within 18 weeks by 2029. This collection ...

Financial subsidies from the government for new and emerging roles has been a key factor in their growth. For example, three-quarters (78%) of the growth in staff in general practice over the last ...

The plan to reform elective care for patients, published earlier this week, shows that the government is serious about ...

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Mark Dayan is Brexit Programme Lead at the Nuffield Trust, working on the implications of leaving the European Union and of trade agreements for the NHS, life sciences and social care. Mark has also ...

Thea Stein is the Chief Executive of the Nuffield Trust. She took up the post in September 2023. Thea was previously Chief Executive at Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust, and before then Chief ...

Responding to plans to reform elective care for patients in England, Nuffield Trust Chief Executive Thea Stein said: “Today’s plan to tackle the NHS waiting list shows the government is serious about ...

The NHS workforce has gone through shifts and rebalances of roles since the service began, driven by changing needs as much as financial constraints and staff shortages. In recent years there has been ...