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The NHS was left ill-prepared for COVID-19

The public inquiry into the pandemic will pose fundamental questions into the role of the state in responding to the crisis.

11 January 2022

Is the end of Omicron in sight?

Much as we'd all like the disruptions caused by Omicron to be reduced, it is still too early to know its trend, explains Matthew Taylor.

3 January 2022

Rolling up our sleeves to support an NHS on its knees

As a nation, we should do everything we can to help the many people in pain, in need and vulnerable this Christmas, writes Matthew Taylor.

9 December 2021

Is integration everyone’s problem but no one’s responsibility?

Matthew Taylor sets out five steps which could help bring together local responsibility for heath and social care.

25 November 2021

Health bill gives too much power to Whitehall

While most of its proposals are welcome, the health and care bill’s weakness is the power it gives the health secretary to make clinical decisions.

23 November 2021

A huge task ahead for the NHS

Recent funding for the NHS is welcome, but doesn’t cover ‘the double whammy of years of underinvestment and the impact of COVID-19’.

1 November 2021

Solidarity in difference – the ICS conundrum

Matthew Taylor explores the potential for ICS leaders to become wider influencers through building a powerful collective voice.

29 October 2021

Professor Trish Greenhalgh: Before we talk about remote, I would like to talk about staffing

Episode 5: Professor Trish Greenhalgh on COVID-19 science, virtual care, scientific innovation and staff wellbeing.

20 October 2021

Fiona Adamson: We are well placed to innovate, but we need courage and experience

Episode 4: Fiona Adamson on GP federations, the COVID-19 vaccination programme and pressures on primary care.

6 October 2021

The NHS backlog requires radical treatment

NHS leaders know that they must find a radically new approach to dealing with the waiting list backlog, explains Matthew Taylor.

26 September 2021