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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…

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Finances Under Strain: Navigating the £6.6bn Gap Without Breaking Care

21 Oct 2025

  The NHS entered 2025/26 with a projected £6.6bn system…

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Beyond 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)…

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The 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…

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The 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…

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From ‘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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