Our new analysis reveals concerning variation in #NHS#QualityWatchwww.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/nh...
Backlogs in NHS care and long waiting times in England are widespread, and politicians, policymakers and the public are well aware of this. But headline numbers obscure important distinctions, and que...
And just this week, we published a #QualityWatch blog examining the scale of the health care gap between England’s most and least deprived children: https://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/what-is-the-scale-of-the-challenge-to-address-health-inequalities-affecting-children-and-young-people
And the findings are not new to our researchers. #QualityWatch analysis shows referrals and long waits for children and young people are steadily climbing: https://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/growing-problems-one-year-on-the-state-of-childrens-health-care-and-the-covid-19-backlog
It is hard to spend much time looking at children and young people’s healthcare without looking at the troubling levels of inequality underlying a lot of the variation we see. This was looked at just last week by Miranda Davies in analysis for @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social’s QualityWatch programme
Our Quality Watch indicators reveal how different aspects of healthcare are changing over time. The latest updated indicators focus on patient safety, including data on maternity care, infant mortality and preventable emergency admissions. Explore them here: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/qualitywatch
