But, while it’s really important that patients have access to high quality information about NHS performance, there are ...

C-sections are a common procedure in maternity care, but higher rates of emergency caesareans can be a sign of systemic ...

Mortality rates from liver disease in the UK have increased at least four-fold since the start of the 1970s, even if most ...

Commenting on the latest monthly NHS performance statistics, Nuffield Trust Deputy Director of Research Sarah Scobie said: “Today’s statistics are a stark reminder that despite the continued hard work ...

Evidence suggests AI might benefit diagnostic services by supporting decision-making, improving detection accuracy, reducing errors, increasing efficiency, and easing workforce burdens. However, ...

Emergency admissions, where patients are admitted to hospital urgently and unexpectedly (i.e. the admission is unplanned), are unpleasant experiences for patients and costly for healthcare providers.

Aaliyah joined Nuffield trust as an intern in 2025 has an interest in R, other quantitative analysis tools and health inequality. Aaliyah studies medicine at the University of Cambridge, were she also ...

Previous research has suggested that using AI to support diagnoses of lung diseases and cancer using x-ray or CT scans could improve speed and accuracy of diagnosis. There are also claims it could ...

The referendum vote for the UK to leave the European Union in June 2016 marked a watershed in the country’s relations to its neighbours, changing relationships, rules, and the flow of goods and people ...