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What makes us healthy

WEBBox 2: Wellbeing. Put simply, wellbeing is ‘about “how we are doing” as individuals, communities and as a nation and how sustainable this is for the future.’. Some people …

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Health in 2040: projected patterns of illness in England Health

WEBFor health care planning it is also essential to understand trends within individual conditions. We project an increase in prevalence of 19 of the 20 conditions we looked at. …

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What makes us healthy

WEBThis guide was written by Natalie Lovell, Policy Analyst, and Jo Bibby, Director, Healthy Lives Strategy, at the Health Foundation. Thank you to all

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Lessons from research about acute care in England

WEBHealth care associated infections in 2015 and challenges ahead . The most recent studies report that between 5.1% and 11.6% of hospitalised patients will acquire at least one …

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Using economic development to improve health and reduce …

WEBExecutive summary. This report sets out how economic development can be used to improve people’s health and reduce health inequalities in the UK. Its lessons are timely …

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Understanding the health care needs of people with multiple …

WEBThere has been some interest in identifying clusters and combinations of multiple conditions that are associated with particularly poor outcomes for patients and increased demand …

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Creating healthy lives Health Foundation

WEBThe health of its population is one of any nation’s greatest assets. Good health improves people’s wellbeing, their productive capacity and their ability to participate in society. As …

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A recipe for action: using wider evidence for a healthier UK

WEBPublic health law focuses on the manifestation, implementation and development of formally instituted rules, standards and practices in the overall social, political and …

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Healthy lives for people in the UK Health Foundation

WEBThe Health Foundation is an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the UK. In 2017, we will begin implementing a long-term …

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Health is wealth

WEBThe nation’s health endowment is no exception. In that sense, health is wealth – a societal endowment – albeit typically a non-financial endowment. It is an endowment that, other …

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What's getting in the way

WEBThe Health Foundation is interested in drawing together experience and evidence about the barriers and facilitators to improvement in the NHS so that future projects and policy …

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The nation's health as an asset Health Foundation

WEBThe Health Foundation’s Social and Economic Value of Health research programme will increase the evidence base for the contribution of good health to long-term …

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Building healthier communities: the role of the NHS

WEBIt is increasingly accepted that good health is shaped by the conditions in which people live, learn, work and age, with access to clinical care playing an important but more minor …

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Public spending on the NHS and social care

WEBThe early months of the pandemic shifted public perceptions of the NHS. There was an enormous outpouring of public support for the health service – essentially, a ‘grace …

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Leave no one behind Health Foundation

WEBIn 1998–2000, period life expectancy at birth (a measure of current health) * was 75.6 years in Scotland. By 2017–19 it had reached 79.1 years, but there was no improvement after …

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Implementing health in all policies Health Foundation

WEBThe Public Health Act is enacted, setting out the legal framework for public health at all levels of government and promoting health in all policies. 2013. A new government …

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Quality improvement made simple Health Foundation

WEBThe Health Foundation believes that there is a compelling case for applying organisational or industrial quality improvement approaches to healthcare. We think that all staff have a …

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A whole-government approach to improving health Health …

WEBImproving health requires action to be taken by the whole of government, not just the Department of Health and Social Care and the NHS. The ‘levelling up’ agenda, and the …

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Improving children and young people’s mental health services

WEBThe rising prevalence of mental health problems among children and young people over the past 20 years has become a growing concern in the UK., Governments in England, …

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The NHS Long Term Plan and COVID-19 Health Foundation

WEBThe Health and Care Bill 2021–22 will introduce changes to NHS structures in England – including formalising local partnerships. But the health system needs an updated …

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Realising the potential of community-based

WEBBetter integration between health and social care services is a longstanding policy objective in England and other countries. Recent reforms to the NHS in England established 42 …

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Section 1: Planning for impact Health Foundation

WEBDarshan Patel, Senior Research Manager, the Health Foundation. The driver for communicating findings beyond the academic and research community is impact. …

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