Nuffield Trust

@NuffieldTrust

We are an independent health think tank aiming to improve the quality of health care in the UK by providing evidence-based research & policy analysis.

London nuffieldtrust.org.uk Joined February 2010

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Nuffield Trust @NuffieldTrust Jan 6

Looking for more regular and in-depth updates from Nuffield Trust experts on #health and #SocialCare? 👀

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Dentists drift to the private sector: 1 in 10 #NHS dental practices have abandoned the NHS general dentistry contract since 2017. 🦷

The decline in NHS #dentistry has been particularly steep in the South West and East of England.

Read our analysis: buff.ly/qvUrIp6

Map of England showing percentage change in practices offering NHS general dentistry (2016/17–2025/26), regions shaded dark-to-light blue to indicate declines; national average −10% with scale from −27% to +1%.

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Despite efforts to recruit more GPs, the number of patients per GP varies across England. 🩺

In June 2026, there were 2,566 patients per GP in North East London, compared with 1,798 in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

Read more: buff.ly/ENyyoVX

Map of England (June 2026) showing patients per full‑time‑equivalent GP by integrated care board, using a purple gradient legend from 1,789 (lighter) to 2,566 (darker) patients per GP.

Nuffield Trust @NuffieldTrust 2d

In the 78 years since its founding, the NHS has gone through many periods of reform.

We've brought the NHS history book, written in large part by Dr Geoffrey Rivett, up to date with the reforms of the eighth decade.

🔎 Explore the history of the NHS 👇

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www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk The history of the NHS

Nuffield Trust @NuffieldTrust 4d

Our research found a weakening of the connection between deprivation and PIP recipient rates for young people with autism and ADHD.

It's a trend that is not seen in PIP recipient rates for other disabilities by the 16-17 age group.

Read our analysis: buff.ly/42ogeq1

Line chart showing the estimated median rate of 16–17-year-olds receiving Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for ADHD or autism between 2019 and 2025, broken down by deprivation quintile. Headline reads: “England’s least deprived areas have seen the sharpest increase in PIP rates for ADHD or autism among 16-17-year-olds”.

Five lines represent deprivation quintiles, from 1 (least deprived) to 5 (most deprived). In 2019, rates were highest in the most deprived areas at just over 2% and lowest in the least deprived areas at around 0.5%.

Rates increased across all deprivation groups over the period. By 2025, the rate had risen to around 5.1% in the most deprived areas, 4.1% in quintile 4, 4.0% in quintile 3, 3.5% in quintile 2, and 2.7% in the least deprived areas.

Although the most deprived areas consistently had the highest rates of PIP receipt, the chart shows the steepest relative increase occurring in the least deprived areas.