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Health & social care

COP28: Tackling health inequalities must be at the centre of climate action

Blog

COP28: Tackling health inequalities must be at the centre of climate action

Why the first-ever COP Health Day should aim for health equity and enshrine the principle and goal of a fair transition

Fernanda Balata

01 December 2023

New Economics Podcast: A crisis of caregiving

Podcasts

New Economics Podcast: A crisis of caregiving

Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Emily Kenway

Ayeisha Thomas-Smith

22 May 2023

We can’t fix the NHS crisis until we fix our social care crisis

Blog

We can’t fix the NHS crisis until we fix our social care crisis

With 165,000 unfilled vacancies in social care, we urgently need to recruit people to work in the sector to resolve the crisis

Jeevun Sandher

13 January 2023

A care workforce fit for Britain

Publications

A care workforce fit for Britain

Spreading high-quality, well-paid care jobs nationwide

Jeevun Sandher, Daniel Button

13 January 2023

Will a national care service fix our broken system?

Blog

Will a national care service fix our broken system?

Labour’s proposal might help bring some attention back to social care and the government’s failed reforms

Daniel Button

06 July 2022

New Economics Podcast: What did Covid-19 reveal about how our economy is really run?

Podcasts

New Economics Podcast: What did Covid-19 reveal about how our economy is really run?

Ayeisha is joined by Sahil Dutta and Nick Taylor

Ayeisha Thomas-Smith

03 May 2022

The care crisis won't be solved with tax cuts

Blog

The care crisis won't be solved with tax cuts

National insurance is due to rise next week, but changes in the spring statement make it less likely that social care will get the funding it needs

Daniel Button

01 April 2022

Spring budget: Five asks for Rishi Sunak

Blog

Spring budget: Five asks for Rishi Sunak

With millions struggling to afford life's essentials, here's how the chancellor can make a real difference on Wednesday

Alfie Stirling

22 March 2022

Give 1.9 million more people access to publically funded care and create almost a million new jobs through a new universal care service

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Give 1.9 million more people access to publically funded care and create almost a million new jobs through a new universal care service

Planned government investment to transform social care amounts to just 6% of what is needed, despite 1.8 million with unmet care needs.

18 February 2022

Universal quality social care

Publications

Universal quality social care

Transforming adult social care in England

Sarah Bedford, Daniel Button

18 February 2022

Living standards crisis and the Colston 4

Coverage

Living standards crisis and the Colston 4

Miatta Fahnbulleh discusses the biggest news stories on Politics Live

Miatta Fahnbulleh

10 January 2022

Weekly Economics Podcast: Closing the Covid-19 vaccination gap

Podcasts

Weekly Economics Podcast: Closing the Covid-19 vaccination gap

Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Achal Prabhala and Saiorse Fitzpatrick

Ayeisha Thomas-Smith

29 November 2021

No place like home

Blog

No place like home

The minimum wage doesn’t apply to live-in nannies and au pairs, which allows employers to abuse and exploit these workers

Miranda Hall, Veronica Deutsch

28 October 2021

Funding health and social care fairly

Coverage

Funding health and social care fairly

Miatta Fahnbulleh on BBC Radio 5 Live

Miatta Fahnbulleh

10 September 2021

Making workers foot the bill for social care and pensions is deeply unfair

Coverage

Making workers foot the bill for social care and pensions is deeply unfair

Alfie Stirling writes for the Guardian

Alfie Stirling

08 September 2021

Who owns vaccines?

Blog

Who owns vaccines?

Covid vaccine nationalism is showing us that our intellectual property system is broken

Miriam Brett

19 July 2021

Joe Biden is fixing social care whilst Boris Johnson won’t even talk about it

Coverage

Joe Biden is fixing social care whilst Boris Johnson won’t even talk about it

Daniel Button and Sarah Bedford for openDemocracy

Daniel Button, Sarah Bedford

21 June 2021

Outsourcing as a threat to public health

Publications

Outsourcing as a threat to public health

The case for insourcing public sector cleaners and facilities management

Aidan Harper, Rebecca Winson

03 June 2021

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