The King’s Fund reports councils are draining reserves to cover rising adult social care costs, boosting care access but ...

People in the health and care are increasingly coming together across organisational and sector boundaries with the aim of improving people’s health and wellbeing. With growing numbers of people ...

It is time to think differently about health and social care. Although good progress has been made in improving NHS performance in the past decade, the health and social care system faces ...

What was the annual change? Due to a change in the data source and methodology, it is not possible to compare the number of requests for 2024/25 with previous years. In 2024/25, there were 2.0 million ...

Why is this indicator important? Although total expenditure is not a perfect proxy for the amount and quality of care arranged by local authorities, it is currently the best overall indicator ...

The vacancy rate is an important indicator of providers’ capacity to deliver social care services. Staffing also affects quality: higher staff-to-bed ratios in care homes correlate with higher CQC ...

The number of places in residential and nursing homes (collectively called ‘care homes’) is an important measure of social care capacity and usage. However, it is only a partial measure because social ...

In a rapidly changing landscape, does the health and care system have the analytical capability it needs – and a plan to ...

People who sleep rough have some of the worst health outcomes in England. We explore how four local areas are delivering effective health and care services to people sleeping rough and what other ...

This long read focuses on the clinical co-ordination of care for people with multiple long-term conditions as part of a wider holistic approach. It outlines a set of principles on clinical ...

Designing inclusive digital tools by engaging people and communities Taking practical action to address the fundamental barriers to digital inclusion is essential but needs to be combined with ...