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Ellie Pearson-Martin

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Media and Public Affairs Manager at the Nuffield Trust but views here are my own! All things health and social care policy. 🔍📰 @nuffieldtrust.org.uk

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Ellie Pearson-Martin @elliemartin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A new law has dramatically reduced overseas-trained doctors' chances of securing specialty training places, says @nuffieldtrust.org.uk analysis. www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
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New law prioritising UK medical graduates leads to boost in homegrown doctors
Analysis of NHS data found a change in the law in March has achieved its aim of prioritising medics trained in the NHS over those who trained overseas
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Martin Bagot @martinbagot.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Getting an NHS dentist in England now 'almost impossible', Nuffield Trust analysis shows, as patient and dentist give their sides as part of Mirror special report www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/... #DentistsForAll
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Henry Anderson @henryanderson1.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Interesting story today on calls to scrap the NHS league tables because they "obscure" trust performance www.hsj.co.uk/quality-and-...
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League tables ‘obscuring’ trust performance
Government's trust league tables are "actively obscuring" patients' understanding of their local services and should be scrapped, a think tank has recommended.
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 25/03/2026
NEW: Public satisfaction with the NHS increased to 26% in 2025. It’s the first increase since Covid, but satisfaction remains low and individual NHS services did not see a similar rise. Read our #BritishSocialAttitudes survey analysis with @thekingsfund.bsky.social: 👉 buff.ly/iB2JyC9
Image showing a graph of satisfaction with the way the NHS runs, over time, from 1983 to 2025. This is figure 1 on the webpage linked to in our post, and it shows that satisfaction increased to 26% in 2025 but remains at historically low levels.
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 09/03/2026
At last week's Summit, @teuntoebes.bsky.social highlighted how a zero‑risk mindset can undermine quality of life. Teun believes that a shift in perspective can lead to real change in how people experience care. Watch Teun's #ntsummit talk in full: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TC5...
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 05/03/2026
Why hasn’t social care reform stuck? Baroness Casey sets out what needs to change to meet today’s needs. #ntsummit
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 05/03/2026
🆕 How do #NHS staff earnings compare to 15 years ago? Our analysis finds that real terms pay for most NHS staff has recovered slower than the public sector average. Pay recovery to 2010 levels for #nurses and #midwives in particular is still out of reach. Read here: buff.ly/xQD2Nhw
Chart showing the pay of various NHS staff groups relative to 2010/11. The chart shows that 15 years since, real terms pay for most NHS staff has recovered slower than the public sector average.
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 05/03/2026
How worried should we be about the impact of mis- and disinformation on health? We asked @becksfisher.bsky.social, our Director of Research and Policy and a practising GP.
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Mark Dayan @markgdayan.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Baroness Casey just gave her first big interview as social care reform commissioner on BBC R4, trailing her main speech at @nuffieldtrust.org.uk summit. She called for politicians to back 25 years of change and warned it will matter to us all. Tune in at 2.15 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/summit/nuffi...
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Nuffield Trust Summit 2026
The Summit will take place on 5-6th March 2026
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 16/02/2026
Our NHS staffing tracker shows there were just under 30,000 full-time equivalent GPs in England at the end of 2025. 🧑‍⚕️ It marks a long‑awaited return to 2016 levels, after earlier targets for substantial increases have been and gone. Here's what the data shows... (1/4)
Chart showing the number of GPs in England over time, from late 2015 to January 2026. After declining, the number of GPs has now recovered to 2016 levels. During that period of decline, two dotted lines show the missed targets to increase the number of GPs by 5,000 by 2020 and by 6,000 by 2024.
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Sally Gainsbury @sallygainsbury.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Trump and pharma are lobbying gov hard to water-down the NHS’s ability to contain spending on new branded drugs. Today’s long read from me and the LSE’s Huseyin Naci sets out why the gov should hold firm to protect the health of the NHS and UK public nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/th... >>
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The tough choices at the heart of the government’s dispute with big pharma
The government has been locked in a dispute with pharmaceutical companies for a number of months over how much the NHS pays for new branded medicines. Sally Gainsbury and Huseyin Naci set out the issu...
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 08/10/2025
We have urged the government to stand firm against pressure to increase drug prices, as an increase would mean less of the #NHS budget could be spent on other NHS services with wider health benefits, such as GP appointments and surgeries. Read more in @the-independent.com 👇 buff.ly/gA2PePU
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Trump pressure to hike UK drug prices could cost NHS billions, experts warn
Experts warn a new deal will only trigger further increased price demands and make healthcare in the UK more expensive
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Matt Jones @mattpjones.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
We'll be at Labour Party Conference next week, digging into the tricky questions and trade-offs at the heart of health policy. Do join us if you can!
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Ellie Pearson-Martin @elliemartin.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
We’re 2 weeks out from the Lords debate on #AssistedDying, so now is the time to start thinking in more detail about how this service would actually work if it becomes legal. Great to have Nuffield Trust researchers out on the airwaves sharing insights from other countries today.
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Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
NHS pays hospitals £33 per patient they remove from waiting lists. Thousands have been deleted. While this could be valid in most cases, there are fears it could lead to mistakes and the process lacks transparency: www.thetimes.com/article/d718...
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NHS pays hospitals £33 for each patient removed from waiting list
A lack of data surrounding the incentives has raised fears that trusts are gaming the system to bring numbers down
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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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Sally Gainsbury @sallygainsbury.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
The government has set the NHS’s budget for the next 3 years, now it needs to be realistic about its priorities - my comment piece in the BMJ: www.bmj.com/content/389/...
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Spending review leaves a greater need for clarity on healthcare priorities
The notion that the health service has emerged as a “winner” from the chancellor’s spending review is a bit like congratulating someone who has just won back the face value of a scratch card. It certa...
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Leonora Merry @leonoramerry.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Proud of our small but mighty think tank @nuffieldtrust.org.uk today. Our remarks on the SR were put to Rachel Reeves on the Today programme today. And Wes Streeting starts his speech at #NHSConfedExpo by referencing our analysis with @thekingsfund of British Social Attitudes
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 11/06/2025
The #NHS settlement from the #spendingreview may look generous, but it soon melts away in the context of existing commitments - govt must be clear about the compromises. Social care is also unlikely to see the transformation we were promised. @sallygainsbury.bsky.social‬ response 👇
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Nuffield Trust response to the Spending Review
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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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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 23/05/2025
Is 2m extra appointments enough? @sarahscobie.bsky.social‬ says this "won't come close to bringing the treatment waiting list back to pre-pandemic levels, or to meeting longer-term NHS targets". Tune in to Sky News at 1045 to hear @becksfisher.bsky.social‬ discuss the waiting list.
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Labour say there's been a 'massive increase' in NHS appointments - this begs to differ
Keir Starmer made slashing NHS waiting times one of his priorities, and his Labour government has already claimed it as one of its biggest achievements so far. But new data tells a different story -…
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Ellie Pearson-Martin @elliemartin.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Something to keep an eye on - district nurses will play an important role if ambitions to shift more care into the community are to be realised. But is enough being invested in this workforce?👇 More Nuffield Trust work coming on this soon!
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 16/05/2025
Today the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will be brought before MPs for amendments. Our analysis of the international approaches to assisted dying brings important context to the debate. Read the analysis here: buff.ly/KeuSXxp
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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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Nina Hemmings @ninahemmings.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Last week we warned about govt making sudden changes to immigration rules without a full assessment of the impact on health & care 👇 Now, ahead of the Immigration white paper, care employers may be facing a void: the end of overseas recruitment, higher ENICs, & no higher pay offer for domestic staff
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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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Dr Gemma Hughes @gemhughes.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
V useful thread ⬇️
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Mark Dayan @markgdayan.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Do Trump's tariffs pose a threat to UK medicine supplies? Does signing a deal risk reviving the worrying measures the USA pushed for in his first term? I'm saying it's a yes to both, but the situation is controllable with the right actions www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/wh...
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What do Trump's tariffs and US-UK trade negotiations mean for the NHS?
With global headlines still dominated by the latest news on tariffs, discussions about a possible US-UK trade deal have also received media attention. But what could the tariffs and transatlantic trad...
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Ellie Pearson-Martin @elliemartin.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Really interesting morning at this @mja-uk.bsky.social event featuring Sally Gainsbury from @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social. If you want to hear more about prioritising healthcare based on inequalities, give this #MoralMaze episode a listen: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 16/04/2025
Tune in to BBC Radio 4 tonight at 8pm for a new episode of #MoralMaze recorded at our Summit last month. 📻 Guests debate the ethical purpose of the #NHS. Should we care more about equality of outcome – being equally healthy – or equality of access – treating everyone the same?
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BBC Radio 4 - Moral Maze, What is the ethical purpose of the NHS?
Debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 11/04/2025
What do people think about the #NHS? Our analysis of the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey with @thekingsfund.bsky.social shows satisfaction is at a record low, but it also reveals much more. Read report: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/research/pub... @markgdayan.bsky.social explores 👇
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Ellie Pearson-Martin @elliemartin.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
It’s been a pleasure working with talented @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social & @thekingsfund.bsky.social researchers to launch this project. 👏 Lots of really interesting findings on public perceptions of the #NHS this year - the figures on A&E services are particularly striking.
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Drug shortages have been affecting people around the country but haven't really reached Westminster as a story. A big issue unlikely to go away any time soon - complex supply chains providing an ever greater number of drugs will always have vulnerabilities. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Brexit a key factor in worst UK medicine shortages in four years, report says
Nuffield Trust says supply chains have shifted, with medicines for epilepsy and cystic fibrosis among those now scarce
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Ellie Pearson-Martin @elliemartin.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Important findings about medicine shortages from new @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social research covered by the Guardian today 👇
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Ellie Pearson-Martin @elliemartin.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
New research on health in the UK after #Brexit covered in the Guardian today. Red list recruitment is still on the rise since recruiting NHS staff from the EU became more difficult. 👇
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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 · 21/03/2025
NEW REPORT: 1 in 11 #NHS doctors in England are from "red list" countries WHO says we should not recruit from. 🌍 We track the impact leaving the EU is continuing to have on the NHS and its workforce. #Brexit Read report: buff.ly/QIabV2Y
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 18/03/2025
WE'RE HIRING: The Nuffield Trust is looking to recruit a new Fellow to work on projects relating to the funding and financing of health and social care services. #ResearchJobs #ThinkTankJobs Find out more and apply here. 👇
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Fellow (Funding & Finance) (F03/25)
We are looking to recruit a new Fellow to work on projects relating to the funding and financing of health and social care services.
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Leonora Merry @leonoramerry.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Hot off the press: with NHS England being abolished, @markgdayan.bsky.social and I look at whether it did what it was intended to do (spoiler: no) and whether the reasons for that have been resolved (also: no) 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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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 06/03/2025
Being exposed to racism can have devastating effects for #NHS staff, including poorer health, poorer retention and underrepresentation in senior roles, says @stephanihatch.bsky.social. #NTSummit #antiracism ▶️ Watch live: events.zoom.us/ev/Ahm9SLEL2...
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Ellie Pearson-Martin @elliemartin.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Back in Windsor for another #NTSummit! 💜 Some great sessions on health and care policy coming up over the next two days and most will be live-streamed here: events.zoom.us/ev/Ahm9SLEL2...
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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 · 08/01/2025
One week to go until our event in Westminster chaired by Isabel Hardman! Hospital to home: can other countries show us the way? Find out more and register here. 👇 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 free event will explore what we can learn from the experience of other countries and what it will really take for this gov...
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 06/01/2025
Hospital trusts face a considerable challenge ahead as they try to implement new measures announced today at scale, but with even tighter funding than in recent years. @theasrstein.bsky.social responds to new elective care reform plans: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/nu...
“A more powerful patient is what everyone wants. Clear information, ongoing communication and reassurances for patients are really important. Coherent standards and a focus on monitoring should be welcomed, and a more developed NHS App will provide some efficiencies. But all of these improvements will ultimately take time, and more money." - Thea Stein, Nuffield Trust Chief Executive.
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
“Just under half of Britain’s very highest paying jobs were located in London 30 years ago. Today that figure is almost 75 per cent.” Remarkable stat from @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social in this excellent column on our unbalanced economy. www.ft.com/content/eb02...
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The London problem is holding young Brits back
Americans and Europeans have a choice of places to prosper
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 12/12/2024
NEW BRIEFING by @becksfisher.bsky.social in collaboration with Health Equity Evidence Centre calls for the outdated GP funding formula to be replaced by a needs-based payment to better address health inequalities. 💷 Read here: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/fai...
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 09/12/2024
Japan recognised that "social care was not just an issue for individuals to cope with, but of vital importance to society and the economy." Our social care expert @natashacurry.bsky.social spoke to the Express about lessons from Japan's care system. 👇 www.express.co.uk/news/world/1...
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What can the UK learn from Japan's world-leading social care system?
The Express visited Kawaguchi City near Tokyo to learn about Japan's revolutionary Long-Term Care Insurance (LTCI) system.
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 03/12/2024
With MPs voting in favour of the #AssistedDying Bill, we must focus on ensuring better provision of palliative and end-of-life care so people opting for assisted dying are doing so in the context of a fairer service than we have today. Read our response 👇 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/nu...
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Nuffield Trust: response to House of Commons vote in favour of assisted dying Bill
Thea Stein responds as the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is voted through to Committee Stage.
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Sarah Jane Reed @sjanereed.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
This analysis by @stutibagri.bsky.social is truly 🤯. Why are so many people seeking therapy on the NHS not finishing treatment or ‘reliably recovering’? Important suggestions inside on how the system might better meet patient needs and curb attrition. ⬇️
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Ellie Pearson-Martin @elliemartin.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Ahead of the #AssistedDying Bill debate, our @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social briefing is useful for anyone wanting to understand the implications for end of life care and what sort of state these services are in currently. 👉 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/end...
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