DHSC facing 'uncomfortable truth' on eve of Spending Review

DHSC facing 'uncomfortable truth' on eve of Spending Review

By Lee Peart 06 June 2025

The DHSC faces the ‘uncomfortable truth’ on the eve of the Spending Review that NHS spending until the end of the financial year is already spoken for, says Nuffield Trust senior policy analyst, Sa...

NHS dissatisfaction hits record levels

By Lee Peart 02 April 2025

NHS dissatisfaction levels have hit record levels with just one in five people (21%) content with services.

NHS 'over relies' on workers from red list countries

By Liz Wells 21 March 2025

The NHS in England is increasingly relying on workers from countries with significant healthcare staffing shortages since EU recruitment became more difficult post-Brexit, new research reveals.

Widening gulf in job satisfaction between youngest and oldest NHS staff

By Liz Wells 20 February 2025

Early careers clinical staff in the NHS have become more stressed and unhappy over the past decade, with over half of young workers now made ill through workplace stress, new analysis reveals.

Report reveals NHS trusts' £1.2bn overspend

By Lee Peart 12 February 2025

Nuffield Trust analysis has revealed NHS trusts overspent by £1.2bn in 2023/24.

Hospitals account for over 80% of healthcare spend in last year of life

By Lee Peart 07 February 2025

Over 80% of healthcare costs in the final year of life is spent on hospitals, new analysis has found.

NHS must 'learn lessons of past' to better integrate expanded staff mix

By Liz Wells 14 January 2025

The recent dramatic expansion of new healthcare roles in the NHS in England has failed to take account of lessons from history about how to embed and integrate them effectively, a new report says.

Assisted dying Bill poses 'unanswered questions', says think-tank

By Lee Peart 02 December 2024

‘Large unanswered questions’ remain if the assisted dying Bill is to become law, a think-tank has said.

NI hike could force social care providers to close, research warns

By Lee Peart 22 November 2024

Changes to employer National Insurance Contributions could force many social care providers to close, new analysis has warned.

NHS 'running to stand still', says Nuffield Trust

By Lee Peart 25 October 2024

The chancellor will have to raise NHS spending by at least 3.6% in her Budget next week just to ‘stand still', new analysis has found.

Labour plans, 'a step in the right direction', say leaders

By Lee Peart 25 September 2024

Healthcare leaders have acknowledged Wes Streeting’s commitment to creating a digital NHS focused on prevention, providing care closer to home and public health as ‘a step in the right direction’.

frederica-diamanta

Director of Children’s Social Care and Early Help

£104,337 – £115,105

Oldham, Greater Manchester£104,337 – £115,105

RECRUITER: Oldham Council

Assistant Director (Commissioning), Adult Services

£Competitive

West Sussex£Competitive

RECRUITER: West Sussex County Council

Assistant Director – People Commissioning & Business Support

£96,350 – £108,925

Bradford, West Yorkshire£96,350 – £108,925

RECRUITER: City of Bradford MDC

frederica-diamanta

Director of Children’s Social Care and Early Help

£104,337 – £115,105

Oldham, Greater Manchester£104,337 – £115,105

RECRUITER: Oldham Council

Assistant Director (Commissioning), Adult Services

£Competitive

West Sussex£Competitive

RECRUITER: West Sussex County Council

Assistant Director – People Commissioning & Business Support

£96,350 – £108,925

Bradford, West Yorkshire£96,350 – £108,925

RECRUITER: City of Bradford MDC