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Tackling unmet needs for social care among older people

By Jingwen Zhang Filed Under: All posts, Health and Social Care Posted: May 21, 2025

As the population ages rapidly, the UK is facing a social care crisis. Understanding how unmet care needs vary across different social groups is critical to tackling care-related inequalities and improving the planning of social care services. Current efforts largely focus on individuals in need of care, often overlooking the important role that spouses and […]

Tagged With: care quality, communities, Health & Social Care, inequalities

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Beyond survival: addressing cardiovascular disease in endometrial cancer survivors

Heather AgnewSarah KitsonA portrait of Emma Crosbie By Heather Agnew, Sarah Kitson and Emma Crosbie Filed Under: Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: April 29, 2025

Nearly 10,000 cases of endometrial cancer are diagnosed in the UK each year. But for patients who survive their cancer, cardiovascular disease poses an additional and ongoing risk, accounting for a quarter of all deaths in endometrial cancer survivors. In this piece, published as part of the Healthy Hearts collection on cardiovascular health, Dr Heather Agnew, Dr Sarah […]

Tagged With: cancer, care quality, CS-Cancer, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, inequalities, NHS, SMS

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Enabling Pharmacy First: overcoming recruitment and retention challenges in the pharmacy workforce

Ellen headshot By Imelda McDermott and Ellen Schafheutle Filed Under: Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: April 24, 2025

The community pharmacy sector is set to play an increasingly important role in integrated primary care, exemplified through Pharmacy First. Through this drive to relieve pressure on other areas of primary care, both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians assume expanded roles and greater responsibilities. However, the vacancy rate amongst pharmacy technicians in particular risks undermining policies […]

Tagged With: care quality, Health & Social Care, labour market, NHS, SHS, work & pensions

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Cervical cancer prevention: ensuring equity throughout the screening process

A portrait of Caroline SandersA portrait of Emma CrosbieJennifer Davies By Stephanie Gillibrand, Caroline Sanders, Emma Crosbie and Jennifer Davies Filed Under: All posts, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: February 27, 2025

Cervical cancer accounts for 1 in 50 new cancer cases in women and people with a cervix in the UK. Screening is essential to identify and treat preinvasive cervical disease, but many people report barriers to engaging with or accessing screening services. Here, Stephanie Gillibrand, Caroline Sanders, Emma Crosbie and Jennifer Davies share research into […]

Tagged With: cancer, care quality, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, inequalities

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From mental health to maternal health: understanding the link

A photo of Dr Holly HopeA photo of Dr Rohna KearneyA photo of Professor Kathryn Abel By Holly Hope, Rohna Kearney and Kathryn Abel Filed Under: Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: May 1, 2024

It is increasingly recognised that women’s health needs are under-resourced, under-researched, and under-funded. But what happens to women for whom multiple health needs overlap? Here, Dr Holly Hope, Dr Rohna Kearney, and Professor Kathryn Abel outline their research into the reproductive health outcomes of women with mental illness, and what is needed from policy and […]

Tagged With: care quality, gender inequalities, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, inequalities, mental health, NHS, SHS, SMS

Can we upskill the health and social care workforce to meet the growing demand for digital transformation?

Dr Alan Davies headshot photoProfessor Angela Davies By Alan Davies and Angela Davies Filed Under: All posts, Digital Futures, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: April 22, 2024

There has been growing interest regarding the potential of digital transformation to aid the UK’s health and social care system in its ambition to meet modern demands placed upon it. But what skills do different employees in this sector need – and is the infrastructure in place to support them? Here, Dr Alan Davies and […]

Tagged With: care quality, digital, Digital Divide, Health & Social Care, innovation, NHS, NHS Digital, Pankhurst Institute, SHS, technology

Practice under pressure: how can the exodus of GPs be reversed?

By Imelda McDermott and Sharon Spooner Filed Under: Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: August 31, 2023

There is a workforce crisis in UK primary care. Analysis of the latest workforce data confirms a continuing drop in England’s number of general practitioners (GPs) – the equivalent of 2,133 fewer fully qualified, full-time GPs than in September 2015. One answer from policymakers has been the introduction of non-GP practitioners into surgeries, to alleviate […]

Tagged With: care quality, Health & Social Care, NHS, NHS improvement, public health, SHS

We all age differently: approaches to understand the diverse lives of older people

By Amy Barron Filed Under: Cities and Environment, Health and Social Care Posted: June 12, 2023

There’s no one kind of ‘older person’, and often, describing them as such overlooks the enormous diversity of this group. Policymakers and service providers have typically relied on one-size-fits-all approaches, which are not always appropriate for diverse populations within the umbrella of ‘older people’. Here, Dr Amy Barron outlines a new toolkit for policymakers to […]

Tagged With: care quality, communities, diversity, Health & Social Care, local government, micra, MUI, older people, SEED, urban

Global partnerships: How can international research collaborations boost our health and economy?

By Keith Brennan, F. George Njoroge and Rob Bristow Filed Under: Health and Care, Research and development, Science and Technology, UK economy Posted: December 6, 2022

The University of Manchester is a founding partner of the Kenya-UK Healthcare Alliance, which aims to share best practice and reciprocal training between the two nations, particularly in the area of cancer care. In this article, from our On Cancer publication, Professor Keith Brennan, Dr F. George Njoroge, and Professor Rob Bristow outline how these […]

Tagged With: #OnCancer, british politics, cancer, care quality, economy, education, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, international development, international relations, International trade, NHS, NHS improvement, public health, Racial Inequalities, SMS

Saving lives and money through early detection: Lynch syndrome case study

Callum Wood By Callum Wood Filed Under: Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: October 17, 2022

A new national standard for cancer testing in England and Wales (NICE ‘Diagnostic Guidance 42’) was published in October 2020, following a successful policy engagement campaign from Professor Emma Crosbie’s team at The University of Manchester, and Policy@Manchester. In this piece, adapted from our On Cancer publication, Professor Crosbie explains why this is just the […]

Tagged With: #OnCancer, Biometrics, cancer, care quality, gender inequalities, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, NHS, NHS improvement, public health, SMS, wellbeing

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