A new Nuffield Trust report shows that around one in five mothers attend A&E in the year after they give birth, while 6% have an emergency hospital admission. Black women, those from the most deprived ...

Governments have been trying to reduce waiting times for planned consultant-led hospital care, sometimes called referral to treatment (RTT) waiting times, for decades. The NHS’s target is to see 92% ...

For too long, the domestic training pipeline for clinical careers has been unfit for purpose. This is a major problem for students, graduates, the NHS and the government. Our research highlights leaks ...

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 ...

The people working at the Nuffield Trust deliver cutting-edge, impactful analysis and develop solutions to the challenges facing the health and social care system.

Do you want to help create a better health and social care system through rigorous applied research and expert commentary? The Nuffield Trust is a great place to work – come and join our highly ...

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 ...

Where should the line fall between individual and state responsibility for social care costs? This resource details how 11 countries and regions approach cost-sharing, offering policymakers a ...

The picture that emerges is of social care providers under pressure, struggling to retain staff, maintain quality and stay in business; local authorities making unenviable choices about where to make ...

New analysis of 1.6 million births in England reveals that one in five women attend A&E in the year after giving birth – with ...

The Nuffield Trust holds a neutral position on the ethical question of whether or not assisted dying should be legalised, for whom, and in what circumstances. We are committed to identifying evidence ...