The Prime Minister’s commitment to reforming social care has become emphatically clear again this week. After he pledged a National Care Service that is free at the point of use, Camille Oung looks at...

A succession of prime ministers have entered office promising to solve the problem of social care but none have succeeded

With Andy Burnham becoming Prime Minister and a national conversation underway about social care, this is a pivotal moment for the sector. Camille Oung and Natasha Curry describe how other countries a...

With Wes Streeting moving on from his role as the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Mark Dayan looks back at his tenure and picks out the key lessons that his successor would do well to h...

With the Employment Rights Act receiving royal assent yesterday, the Fair Pay Agreement for social care proposed within it moves a step closer to becoming reality, potentially offering an opportunity ...

Camille Oung responds to the Care Quality Commission's State of Care report.

As we today publish our new research on NHS continuing health care (CHC), in this Q&A we speak to Sharon Allen OBE, who is the Chief Executive of the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity. Sharon has experience...

Developing expertise and building networks Camille Oung, Nuffield Trust, (SSCR Career Development Award Alumni) My (right) visit to Nightingale Hammerson care home to shadow staff with my colleague Cy...

As the Hallett Inquiry turns its focus to social care this week, this blog draws on a set of international case studies being published by Nuffield Trust and LSE's Care Policy and Evaluation Centre wh...

As the Hallett Inquiry turns its focus to social care this week, this blog draws on a set of interational case beinng published by Nuffield Trust and LSE's Care Policy and Evaluation Centre which expl...

For CQC's 2025 State of Care report, an annual assessment of health care and social care in England

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The NHS Talking Therapies service offers psychological therapy for adults in England suffering from depression and anxiety-based conditions. With investment in the service growing, how is it performin...

The Employment Rights Bill working its way through the legislative process has reached Committee stage. The Bill has important implications for social care with regard to zero-hours contracts and pay ...

While the recent budget brought better news for hard-pressed public services, social care was not so lucky. With many organisations fearing that changes to the Employer National Insurance Contribution...

While the recent budget brought better news for hard-pressed public services, social care was not so lucky. With many organisations fearing that changes to the Employer National Insurance Contribution...

Sector will have extra £2.8bn cost burden from April due to tax and wage rises announced in budget, says Nuffield Trust

The number of people living with dementia in the UK is rising. Even if treatments can be developed quickly, the social care system needs to change in order to better support the growing numbers of peo...

The number of people living with dementia in the UK is rising. Even if treatments can be developed quickly, the social care system needs to change in order to better support the growing numbers of peo...