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Becks Fisher

@becksfisher.bsky.social
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Director of Research & Policy @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social, NHS GP, Harkness 22/23, co-founder of Next Generation GP. She/her. Views my own. Usually running.

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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 10/07/2025
Read our Director of Research and Policy Dr @becksfisher.bsky.social's response to the results of the GP patient survey. 📈 There are signs of improvement but inequalities still persist.
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Signs of improvement in general practice but inequalities still persist
Becks Fisher responds to the GP patient survey results.
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 08/07/2025
The 10 Year Health Plan is rightly ambitious. But there are several areas where it could come unstuck, not least when it comes to the money that's required to turn grand ambitions into reality. Read the blog from Director of Research and Policy @becksfisher.bsky.social 👇 buff.ly/4yrJLjs
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 03/07/2025
It's been a landmark day for the NHS. But what does it all mean? We asked @becksfisher.bsky.social, Director of Research and Policy
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Becks Fisher @becksfisher.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Fourth time lucky?! Why am I hopeful that this time, a promise of review might lead to actual change? 🧵👇
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Becks Fisher @becksfisher.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Women spend more of their working-age years living with ill health than men. Brilliant new #Qualitywatch analysis from my @nuffieldtrust.org.uk colleagues unpicking the factors driving this 🔽 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/si...
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Silence, sexism and stigma: The state of working-age women’s health in England
Women spend more years of their life living in poor health than men, including through their working years. This QualityWatch data story shows how the burden of disease affects working-age women and m...
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Emma Bower @emmabower.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Today @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social will announce plans to overhaul GP funding. If you're interested in more on how we can make GP funding fairer have a listen to this podcast I did with @becksfisher.bsky.social from @nuffieldtrust.org.uk last year www.gponline.com/podcast-gp-f...
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Podcast: How can we make GP funding fairer?
Talking General Practice speaks to GP Dr Becks Fisher who is director of policy and research at health think tank the Nuffield Trust, about why GP funding needs to change, the government's plans for p...
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Becks Fisher @becksfisher.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
The excellent @sallygainsbury.bsky.social dissecting #NHS finances to show why £22.6bn really isn’t much of a ‘downpayment’ on the 10 year plan….
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Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Resident doctor pay: How do different methods affect how pay changes appear? Thanks to @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social for their analysis in The Sunday Times this week: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/re...
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Resident doctor pay: How do different methods affect how pay changes appear?
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Becks Fisher @becksfisher.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Packed room at #rapidevaluation conference for opening plenary. Lots of potential for tech enabled change in the #NHS, but lots required to make it happen: interoperability, better procurement, cultural change etc. Will 10y.p help?! @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social @healthfoundation.bsky.social
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 09/05/2025
NEW ANALYSIS explores how approaches to #AssistedDying vary internationally. The Nuffield Trust holds a neutral position on the legalisation of assisted dying in the UK. Our analysis reviews the evidence for jurisdictions where it has been implemented, to help inform debate. 🧵1/9 buff.ly/CTLXDjs
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Diverging paths: How other countries have designed and implemented assisted dying
As the assisted dying Bill returns to the House of Commons next week, this in-depth analysis offers evidence from a wide range of contexts to further inform the debate. What can the UK learn from…
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Sarah Jane Reed @sjanereed.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
1/ New analysis with @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social colleagues today on Assisted Dying, and what we can learn from other countries as the UK considers legalisation. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/di...
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Diverging paths: How other countries have designed and implemented assisted dying
As the assisted dying Bill returns to the House of Commons next week, this in-depth analysis offers evidence from a wide range of contexts to further inform the debate. What can the UK learn from othe...
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steve the skeptic @policyskeptic.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
It is very easy and very tempting to assume that management is merely a (useless) cost to be saved not something that adds value to the rest of the system. That's not what the evidence says and it is possible to have too little management.
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 02/04/2025
In 2024, just 1 in 5 British adults (21%) were satisfied with the way in which the NHS runs – the lowest level of satisfaction since the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey began. It’s a decline of 39 percentage points since 2019. @thekingsfund.bsky.social www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/research/pub...
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Victoria Tzortziou Brown @victoriatb.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
At the Congrès de la Médecine Générale in Paris presenting with @becksfisher.bsky.social and John Ford. We covered GP retention, workforce data, unequal GP distribution, lack of job opportunities. #sustainableGPcareers #addressingbottlenecks @rcgp.bsky.social @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social @qmul.ac.uk
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Mark Dayan @markgdayan.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Today with @cglobont.bsky.social @tamarahervey.bsky.social and excellent colleagues not on Bsky we publish our final Brexit report on how health and care in the NHS have pulled apart from Europe, and the consequences – funded by @healthfoundation.bsky.social www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/research/hea...
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Health in the UK after Brexit: Moving apart or stuck together?
How has Brexit reshaped health in the UK? The final report in our Health and International Relations Monitor series, supported by the Health Foundation, tracks the ongoing impact from EU exit on medic...
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 19/03/2025
The partnership model in #GeneralPractice predates the #NHS. Is now the time to change it? Read our briefing to find out more: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/the... @becksfisher.bsky.social also shared her thoughts at our Summit earlier this month 👇
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Sally Gainsbury @sallygainsbury.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Job alert! Come join our team investigating funding and spending in health and social care. It’s going to be interesting…. >>>>
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Hugh Alderwick @hughalderwick.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
On the end of NHS England in @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/388/... Feels like a massive distraction
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Labour government scraps NHS England
Performative politics that will disrupt the health service when patients most need it On 13 March, the UK prime minister announced that the Labour government will scrap NHS England—the national body ...
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Liam @aidstationfireb.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
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Becks Fisher @becksfisher.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
‘nine months into its term of office the government is embarking on a major reorganisation of the superstructure of the NHS that is not fully thought through and which it did not intend to do in the first place’ Nick Timmins on excellent form 👇🏻 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/keir...
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Keir Starmer's decision to abolish NHS England is a high-risk strategy | Institute for Government
Wes Streeting seems to have dramatically shifted his position on NHS England.
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Kath Checkland @kathcheckland.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Might be a good time to resurrect our historical review of previous NHS organisational structures.... researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk/id/eprint/46... Short version: however you organise it, you always need a number of layers to effectively manage something as complicated as the NHS
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Smart Thinking @smartthinking.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Friday Fellow! Our final think tank job of the week is with @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social who are looking for a strong critical thinker with an interest in health and social care policy to join them as a Fellow in Funding & Finance - find out how to apply: bit.ly/4ktlOBs
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Sally Gainsbury @sallygainsbury.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
As NHS England’s chiefs sit down with local trust chairs and chief execs to discuss a “financial re-set”, a quick reminder of how difficult the financial situation is in the NHS right now. A short thread >>
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Becks Fisher @becksfisher.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
'NHS England was created 12 years ago partly in an attempt to take the politics out of health in England. But today, politics took out NHS England' Excellent speedy work from @leonoramerry.bsky.social @markgdayan.bsky.social @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/th...
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The reasons for NHS England's rise and fall are not going away
With the news today that NHS England will be abolished, Mark Dayan and Leonora Merry look at how far things have changed since NHSE was created 12 years ago.
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Becks Fisher @becksfisher.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
🚨 Excellent job alert🚨 You’ll work with brilliant, talented, fun colleagues on things that really matter (well - I think the NHS and social care matter). You won’t be bored and you will get good coffee (and snacks). Roll up….
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Becks Fisher @becksfisher.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Here’s the chart that really nudged me to write this. The headcount of GP partners aged under 40 has fallen by 53% since 2015. Overall partner headcount down from 68% ➡️ 48% in same time. Current policy = ‘let it wither on the vine’. I’m not sure that’s right…..
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 07/03/2025
The partnership model in #generalpractice predates the NHS. @becksfisher.bsky.social says the number of GP surgeries has dropped by a fifth in 10 years and the number of GP partners under the age of 40 has plummeted by 53% since September 2015. 📉 Watch live: events.zoom.us/ev/Ahm9SLEL2...
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
🌿🏃‍♂️ An Evening with The Green Runners – Bristol! 🏃‍♀️🌿 Join us for an inspiring night of running, sustainability and community at The Kings Arms, Bristol on 26 March 2025! 🌍✨ Let’s run, chat and make a difference together. 🏃‍♀️ 💬 🌎💚 🏃🏻 1/3
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Becks Fisher @becksfisher.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
@stephanihatch.bsky.social reminding us at #ntsummit that racism is (amongst other things) a public health crisis.
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Becks Fisher @becksfisher.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Now seems like a particularly important time to resist polarisation and to encourage nuance. I’m excited to have this conversation - and publish a paper on the future of partnership - tomorrow #ntsummit
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Leonora Merry @leonoramerry.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Highlights tomorrow include a session on the GP partnership model with the awesome @becksfisher.bsky.social discussions on continuing healthcare and *very excitingly* a #ntsummit first: a recording of Radio 4’s Moral Maze with Michael Buerk
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 06/03/2025
Why does planned change fail so often? #NTSummit @theasrstein.bsky.social highlights the complicated role that financial incentives and skill mix have played in efforts to change the #NHS. ▶️ Watch live: events.zoom.us/ev/Ahm9SLEL2...
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 05/03/2025
🆕 Ahead of this week’s Nuffield Trust Summit, our Chair Martin Marshall picks out some highlights from the two-day programme and explains why this year it’s so important to gather together to have difficult conversations about health and care. #NTSummit buff.ly/hglNcUU
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Difficult conversations about the future of health and care
Ahead of this week’s Nuffield Trust Summit, our Chair Martin Marshall picks out some highlights from the two-day programme. He explains why this year it’s so important to gather people together at the...
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Adam Briggs @admbriggs.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
This is such a unique and exciting opportunity to join @healthfoundation.bsky.social as an Assistant Director and PH Consultant to lead on UK prevention policy. V happy to chat. Please share @adphuk.bsky.social @fphuk.bsky.social @publichealthjobs.bsky.social @pubhealthjobsuk.bsky.social 👇👇
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 02/03/2025
Is the #GP partnership model fit for purpose? #NTSummit 🩺 Hear from @nigel-edwards.bsky.social @becksfisher.bsky.social @drkatie.bsky.social @liamloftus.bsky.social & Richard Sloggett at our Summit. Livestream info: buff.ly/3EMgXuR
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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 24/02/2025
📢 Are you or someone you know considering a career in the think tank sector? We're hosting an online webinar for those interested in the sector, aimed particularly at those from under-represented groups. Find out more and sign up here👇
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Becks Fisher @becksfisher.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Younger staff in the #NHS are an important part of its future. But they’re increasingly stressed and dissatisfied. Analysis 👇🏻 raises important questions about job satisfaction, experience and retention particularly for younger workers.
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Becks Fisher @becksfisher.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Excellent thread on #NHS #productivity 👇🏻 ONS say it’s declining, NHSE say it’s increasing and @maxwarner.bsky.social is trying to unpick why they differ
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 09/02/2025
Our research with the Health Economics Unit & @mariecurieuk.bsky.social reveals how much public money is spent on health care, social care & social security for those in their final year of life. Over half of the £22bn annual total goes on health care. 💷 Read report: buff.ly/3Eqyfxz
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 30/01/2025
Responding to today’s Mandate to NHS England and 2025/26 Operational Planning Guidance, we’ve welcomed fewer #NHS targets but warned trusts face a tough year ahead, and budget raids to maintain frontline services may continue 👇 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/nu...
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Response to Mandate to NHS England and 2025/26 Operational Planning Guidance
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 25/01/2025
We are hiring! We are looking to recruit a new Executive & Administrative Assistant to join our team. Applications close 13 February. Find out more and apply 👇
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Executive & Administrative Assistant (EAA01/25)
We are looking to recruit a new Executive & Administrative Assistant.
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NHS Confederation (now known as The NHS Alliance) @nhsconfed.org · 23/01/2025
On a Primary Care Network webinar last week, colleagues from Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICS, and Frimley ICS shared their insights on developing a fairer way to fund #GeneralPractice 🩺 Missed it? Watch the recording on our website: buff.ly/42qrFAZ #PCnetwork
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Watch: A fairer way to fund General Practice: Learning from LLR and Frimley ICSs
The webinar aims to provide a comprehensive overview of efforts to reform the GP funding model and the potential benefits of a more equitable approach
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Becks Fisher @becksfisher.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Lots of seasonal scrutiny of #NHS performance atm. Our amazing team @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social have created a dashboard of key stats, instantly updated when more data comes out. Excellent one-stop-shop for understanding what’s happening & changing over time
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Becks Fisher @becksfisher.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Interesting read. Have heard suggestions that surgical hubs could be a route to moving ‘more care to the community’. @scarlettmcnally.bsky.social says this would be a bad move. @sjanereed.bsky.social @theasrstein.bsky.social
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 22/01/2025
Our research team are in Parliament today, as part of @senseaboutsci.bsky.social #EvidenceWeek. We are showcasing the new #QualityWatch NHS Performance Dashboard to MPs, and talking to them about health care access and waiting times in their constituencies.
Nuffield Trust Senior Fellow Dr Liz Fisher talking to MP Susan Murray.
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 18/01/2025
The government has a new plan to cut waits for #NHS hospital treatment in England – but what will it mean for how GPs work, and for their patients? Our Director of Research and Policy @becksfisher.bsky.social considers the impact on general practice 👇
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The elective recovery plan: a view from general practice
This week’s elective recovery plan was published at a very busy time for the NHS, including in general practice, where there will have been strong interest in the plan. Dr Becks Fisher, Director of…
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 16/01/2025
Our #hospitaltohome policy event took place in Westminster yesterday - we heard how other countries provide health and social care differently, and debated what needs to happen now to improve care in England. Catch up on all the sessions 👇 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/event/hospit...
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Hospital to home: can other countries show us the way?
Attempts to shift care "from hospital to home" have repeatedly faltered. This event explored what we can learn from the experience of other countries and what it will really take for this government t...
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Becks Fisher @becksfisher.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Talking social care reform: - Govts rarely get more powerful over time - Social care reform may burn political capital (costs a lot and ~50% of public think it’s funded already) - But it needs to happen & we know what to do So…waiting=frustrating #HospitaltoHome @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social
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Becks Fisher @becksfisher.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Lots to learn from other countries, but specific context and nuance really matters says @sjanereed.bsky.social @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social Prev attempts to lift and shift #hospitaltohome from other countries have often failed because they have functional social care. We don’t.
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Camille Oung @camille-oung.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Excellent panel to get us started at our #hospitaltohome event @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social reflecting on whether learning from other countries such as Denmark, who have been more successful at shifting care into the community, can be applied in England
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