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Natasha Curry

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Deputy Director of Policy @NuffieldTrust. Thoughts (mostly on health & social care policy) my own

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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 30/07/2026
NEW: Writing in the @bmj.com, @natashacurry.bsky.social says it is in all our interests for Andy Burnham’s social care reforms to be successful. The PM has demonstrated he is aware of the urgency of the issue, but he will need to keep the public onside. www.bmj.com/content/394/...
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Social care reform: 23rd time lucky?
On Wednesday 29 July, after many days of fevered speculation, the UK’s new prime minister Andy Burnham gave his first speech on social care since taking office. He had already signalled his commitment...
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 29/07/2026
@natashacurry.bsky.social says the PM is absolutely right to start a conversation about social care and to accelerate Baroness Casey's review of the system. Getting the public onside will be essential, as other countries show us that change is possible when reform gains public backing.
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Nuffield Trust response to Prime Minister's speech on social care reform
Natasha Curry responds to the Prime Minister's speech today on social care reform.
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 05/03/2026
Nuffield Trust Deputy Director of Policy @natashacurry.bsky.social has responded to the speech from Baroness Casey on social care reform. Read our statement 👇 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/ba...
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Baroness Casey shows bold thinking on social care reform at Nuffield Trust Summit
Natasha Curry responds to Baroness Casey’s update on the Independent Commission on Adult Social Care at the Nuffield Trust Summit.
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 18/12/2025
🆕 What do the changes to local government funding mean for social care? @camille-oung.bsky.social describes what the impact of yesterday’s Local Government Finance Settlement could be for the beleaguered social care sector. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/co...
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Coal or chocolate coins: What do the changes to local government funding mean for social care?
As the government makes changes to how local government works and how it is funded, Camille Oung takes a closer look at those changes and explores what it all might mean for the beleaguered social car...
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 19/12/2025
🆕 The Fair Pay Agreement for social care moved a step closer to reality this week, but proposals can only succeed if they are designed carefully and funded properly. @cglobont.bsky.social brings the evidence together to describe what needs to happen next. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/goo...
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Good intentions aren’t enough: implementing a Fair Pay Agreement that works for social care
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 ...
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 08/10/2025
🆕 With how much the NHS pays for new branded medicines in the news, @sallygainsbury.bsky.social & Huseyin Naci describe the role of price controls in balancing demands on the NHS budget – and why the government should stand firm in not weakening those controls. tinyurl.com/53xcpcbb
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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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Natasha Curry @natashacurry.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Today we’ve published our analysis of NHS Continuing Healthcare. An often overlooked but vital source of support for people with complex health & care needs. It’s a story of variation, falling eligibility and harrowing experiences as people struggle to navigate this opaque & adversarial system
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Natasha Curry @natashacurry.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
📰As the Covid-19 Inquiry's public hearings into social care begin, there is much to be learnt from other countries and how their care systems coped during the pandemic. My blog shares some of the insights from research by @nuffieldtrust.org.uk & @cpeclse.bsky.social published today 👇
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Looking back to move forward: what can other countries’ Covid experiences tell us about building a resilient care system?
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...
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Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (LSE) @cpeclse.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
📢 Webinar Join the Global Observatory of Long-Term Care on 9 July for a discussion on #SocialCare Reform in England: taking stock and setting the agenda 🪏 Free registration: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: GOLTC webinar: Social Care Reform in England: taking stock and setting the agenda . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining ...
Join us for the first webinar of the Social Care Reform in England interest group, with an analysis of the current state of social care in England, what can we learn from the history of social care re...
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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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Natasha Curry @natashacurry.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Some thoughts from my colleague @ninahemmings.bsky.social on what the immigration white paper means for social care. Vacancies are still high & the plan for boosting the domestic pipeline is a long way off so stopping overseas recruitment now risks leaving a void in the short term.
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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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Camille Oung @camille-oung.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
The terms of reference for the Casey Review have been launched today, with a focus on building consensus over tangible recommendations to improve adult social care over the next ten years. A few takes from me and @cglobont.bsky.social .social & @natashacurry.bsky.social: www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Independent commission into adult social care: terms of reference
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 10/03/2025
Our #NTsummit last week was a huge success. Thank you to everyone who took part. All the live-streamed sessions are now available to watch again. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/summit/nuffi...
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Video highlights
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 07/03/2025
Earlier at our Summit, our panellists shed light on the intense challenges people have getting access to NHS Continuing Healthcare services - NHS funded care that's provided outside of hospital for people with significant ongoing care needs. #NTSummit Juliet Bouverie shares her thoughts 👇
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 07/03/2025
The final livestreamed session of our Summit is about to begin. #NTSummit What do problems with NHS Continuing Healthcare services tell us about wider issues in health and care? ▶️ Watch now: buff.ly/3EMgXuR @julietbou.bsky.social @jessmcp.bsky.social @drjanetownson.bsky.social
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Natasha Curry @natashacurry.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Day 2 of #ntsummit. Tune in to our livestream. Session on NHS CHC is at 10.15am where my colleague Rachel Hutchings will be talking about the research we’ve been doing.
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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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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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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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Sally Gainsbury @sallygainsbury.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Our new analysis out today looks at the deteriorating finances of NHS trusts. NHS trusts consume over 75% of the English NHS budget, so if you want to know how the NHS is coping with its current funding, your starting point should be the doubling of the trust overspend to £1.2bn by March 2024 >>
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Nina Hemmings @ninahemmings.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Wonderful to see our team's paper (on training needs for staff working on remote & digital general practice) featured in the BJGP 2024's Top 10 most-read articles list! Thanks @bjgp.bsky.social
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Natasha Curry @natashacurry.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Join me and some very insightful fellow panelists tomorrow as we discuss the implications of the Budget for adult social care providers. 👇
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Becks Fisher @becksfisher.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
The funding of #generalpractice is unfair and inequitable. New @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social with the Health Equity Evidence Centre looks at why, why it matters, options to ‘fix’ the problem and makes clear what we think is the way forward. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/fai...
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Fairer funding for general practice in England: what’s the problem, why is it so hard to fix, and what should the government do?
General practice funding is inequitable: the Carr-Hill formula, which decides the distribution of funding, is outdated and fails to take account of socioeconomic deprivation. This briefing, produced i...
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Natasha Curry @natashacurry.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Today, we published our estimate of the impact of measures in the budget on social care providers. @cglobont.bsky.social sets it all out in this handy thread 👇. With many thanks to @sallygainsbury.bsky.social for her support & guidance & to many in the sector who we tested our assumptions on.
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Rowan Dennison @rowandennison.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
With the number of people with dementia rising, our social care system *really* needs adapting to meet people’s needs better. But so difficult to envisage this when that system as a whole is under such unprecedented strain. Here’s some clear policy and thinking about ways to move this forward…
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Leonora Merry @leonoramerry.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Keep eyes peeled for an important social care story from @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social colleagues tomorrow 👀 And make sure to follow #socialcare supremos @natashacurry.bsky.social @camille-oung.bsky.social @cglobont.bsky.social & @ninahemmings.bsky.social
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