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From hospital to home: what the DRD metric is really telling us about flow this winter
23 Oct 2025
The signal: NHS England is now tracking Discharge Ready Delay…
Read MoreFinances Under Strain: Navigating the £6.6bn Gap Without Breaking Care
21 Oct 2025
The NHS entered 2025/26 with a projected £6.6bn system…
Read MoreBeyond averages: reducing mental health OAPs and long stays by building community capacity
16 Oct 2025
The signal: June 2025 data show 439 out-of-area placements (OAPs)…
Read MoreThe 2025/26 UEC Plan: What ICS and Providers Must Stand Up by November
14 Oct 2025
Executive Summary Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) is the frontline…
Read MoreThe 89% problem: designing ethical, scalable autism assessments to close the wait gap
09 Oct 2025
Scale of need:In June 2025, 236,225 people had an open…
Read MoreFrom ‘War-Games’ to Ward Rounds: Making NHSE Winter Stress-Tests Count Locally
07 Oct 2025
Every year, NHS England conducts pre-winter “stress-tests”, scenario planning…
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