This explainer describes the structure of the commissioning system after July 2022, when integrated care boards become the statutory commissioners of the majority of NHS care.

New research funded by the National Institute for Health and Social Care Research (NIHR) has found that a Basic Income scheme could potentially save the NHS tens of billions of pounds.

This briefing provides an overview of funding and accountability arrangements within the NHS in England. It also highlights issues including patient safety, NHS funding and performance.

Unpaid carers provide an invaluable service to society, but they shoulder a financial penalty in doing so. This report looks at the financial impact of unpaid care, and how policies can help mitigate it.

New plans to improve the lives of disabled people have been set out by the Government

District councils can make a significant difference to the health and wellbeing of local residents through the various functions that they are responsible for. However, at present, district councils’ role within integrated care systems (ICSs) has received limited attention, with levels of integration and the strength of relationships varying between systems.

This is the first ‘State of the Older Nation’ report that Age UK has produced since the pandemic and as such the first comprehensive analysis of our older population’s health and care needs, and how well they are being met, for several years.

A major new report from Age UK, ‘The State of Health and Care of Older People in England 2023’, documents how our health and care system is struggling, and too often failing, to meet the needs of our growing older population.