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In today's @FT (ยฃ) @markgdayan says that post-Brexit, "there are now more doctors, nurses and health visitors in England from India than from the EU." ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ Read: buff.ly/JDJGUrY ๐Ÿ”Ž Explore our NHS Workforce Explainer for more - inc. this chart: buff.ly/eggqINe
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How has the #NHS workforce changed over time? And what's the outlook for the future? ๐Ÿ’ญ Find the answers to these questions and more in our recently-updated NHS workforce explainer. buff.ly/eggqINe
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AI in health care... it's a big topic with all too many pitfalls. We were fortunate to be joined by leading AI researcher Jess Morley for a chat with our chief exec @Thea_Stein to round off the #RapidEvaluation conference. ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ Watch it back ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ ๐Ÿ‘‰ buff.ly/RThnOvO
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Our Chief Executive Thea Stein told BBC News that with people already struggling with the cost of living, dental practices shifting to do more private work risks "locking people out of care altogether". Ministers must urgently reform the "broken NHS system". #NHSdentistry
'I spent uni savings on getting my teeth fixed' - how NHS dentist shortage is costing a fortune bbc.in/4aIeFtI
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Our NHS performance dashboard is now up to date with the latest figures released today. Explore the dashboard: ๐Ÿ‘‰ buff.ly/UVeKmtH Look no further for the headline stats on how the NHS is doing ๐Ÿ—‚๏ธ #QualityWatch
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The latest data gives a sense of where the NHS is today after its remarkable 'sprint' to cut 18 week waits. Progress has stalled, emphasising the scale of the challenge with making steady gains ๐Ÿง— Read Sarah Scobie's assessment ๐Ÿ‘‡ nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-itโ€ฆ
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TODAY at 13:00: Join Leonora Merry and panelists to check the pulse of public attitudes towards the NHS at #ConfedExpo. Leonora co-authored our #BritishSocialAttitudes Survey analysis with The King's Fund, and will be chairing this timely discussion. buff.ly/H0I65B2

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Are you a member of an ICB board, or a senior or an executive ICB official working in strategy and transformation? We'd like to hear from you. Take our short survey to help inform this year's CQC State of Care report: ๐Ÿ‘‰ buff.ly/fY8B5xJ
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How can #RapidEvaluation help improve maternity services? โ†—๏ธ Rachel Lawrence spoke on our conference panel about moving from reactive reviews to proactive evaluation. She shared her reflections after the session ๐Ÿ‘‡
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Around 40% of #nurses and #midwives joining the professional register in the year to March 2025 trained outside the UK ๐ŸŒ๏ธ But since the #Brexit referendum, the proportion joining from the EU/EEA has dropped substantially. ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โš•๏ธ Read more: buff.ly/fv6QkYA
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What can we learn from planning and delivering health care #RapidEvaluation? ๐Ÿ”๏ธ Last month's conference opened with a discussion between the leaders of England's five national Rapid Evaluation teams, reflecting on their work and sharing learning. ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ buff.ly/QS8y7EE
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Nuffield Trust retweeted
Prisoners' experiences of A&E Latest @NuffieldTrust research finds distinct patterns in prisoners' A&E use which point to gaps in prison healthcare russellwebster.com/prisonersโ€ฆ
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In the @bmj_latest ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ Policy Analyst @markgdayan discussed what the Health Bill could mean for the power of the Secretary of State. "The potential scope for intervention is huge." Read Mark's thoughts on this and other aspects of the Bill (ยฃ) ๐Ÿ‘‡ bmj.com/content/393/bmj-2026โ€ฆ
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Inequalities in #NHS staff experiences persist, with Black and minority ethnic staff 38% less likely to be appointed from shortlisting compared to White staff. ๐Ÿ“Š Find out more in our NHS Workforce in Numbers explainer: ๐Ÿ‘‰ buff.ly/fv6QkYA
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Nuffield Trust retweeted
Satisfaction with the NHS is risingโ€”so why are people still so unhappy with it? Mark Dayan and Bea Taylor look at why satisfaction improved in 2025, and why it is still lower than in any previous decade @NuffieldTrust bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s943โ€ฆ
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The 31% increase in nurses between 2015-2025 has not been consistent across the different branches of nursing in England. The number of childrenโ€™s nurses increased by 41% while the number of learning disability nurses fell by 10%. Read our explainer: ๐Ÿ‘‰ buff.ly/fv6QkYA
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1 in 10 prisoners who attend A&E leave before they are seen or treated โ€“ double the proportion for people outside prison. ๐Ÿฅ Our new report looks at why prisoners end up in A&E and when it could be avoided with better care outside of hospital: ๐Ÿ‘‰ buff.ly/7XS0PkZ
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When prisoners don't get consistent care for their health problems, A&E services have to fill in the gaps. Our research is the first in-depth look at data on A&E use by prisoners in England: buff.ly/AsYjidn Miranda Davies shares a key fact about continuity of care ๐Ÿ‘‡
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