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The Retirement Housing Dividend: Exploring the case for an expansion of retirement housing in the UK
This provocation paper explores the case for an expansion of retirement housing in the UK. It demonstrates that specialist retirement housing brings with it a range of benefits to government, retirees and wider society. This “retirement housing dividend” should be quantified and considered by policymakers, and embedded into local strategies.
Published: | 05 December 2021 |
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Author: | Scott Corfe |
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Gendered experiences of obesity: Narrowing gender gaps in prevention and treatment
This report explores gendered experiences of obesity in the UK , examining how obesity rates differ between men and women, the drivers of these trends and the extent to which policy aimed at reducing obesity rates needs to be gender specific.
Published: | 23 November 2021 |
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Author(s): | Scott Corfe, Jake Shepherd |
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A healthier future: How to make general practice work better for everyone
This is a collection of essays about general practice in England and its future. The authors offer analysis and prescriptions based on expertise developed working in fields including medicine, NHS management, economics and the Civil Service.
Published: | 08 November 2021 |
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Author: | Social Market Foundation |
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Insuring a return
This research examines the role played by products such as income protection and private medical insurance in reducing absence from work and presenteeism, facilitating a swift return to work, and generating fiscal benefits.
Published: | 27 May 2021 |
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Author(s): | Scott Corfe, Richard Hyde, Kishan Rana |
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Obesity and coronavirus – where next for policy?
The Coronavirus pandemic has further highlighted the health consequences of living with overweight and obesity. In response, the UK Government has unveiled a new obesity strategy to get the country to “lose weight to beat coronavirus (COVID-19) and protect the NHS”.
Published: | 13 December 2020 |
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Author(s): | Scott Corfe, Jake Shepherd |
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Gender equality and the 100 year life
This is the second report of the series focusing on how the 100-year life may affect Britain’s society, economy and public services. This report focuses on gender equality and how policymakers can make the 100-year life work for women.
Published: | 28 October 2019 |
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Author: | Kathryn Petrie |
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Health, care and the 100-year life
A child born today has a one in three chance of living to 100. This is the first in a series of reports focusing on how the 100-year life may affect Britain’s society, economy and public services. This report focuses on health, care and medicine.
Published: | 17 July 2019 |
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Author: | Kathryn Petrie |
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National Health Servers: delivering digital health for all
This research considers how technology could be adopted quicker and more widely by the NHS to improve the care that patients receive and to drive better health outcomes. The report’s...
Published: | 13 May 2019 |
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Author(s): | Kathryn Petrie, Nigel Keohane |
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Designing a Dementia Fund
Over 850,000 people in the UK are living with dementia. The current health and social care system treats dementia very differently to other health conditions. This report sets out how a Dementia Fund, as suggested by Alzheimer’s Society, could be set up to cover the additional social care costs faced by people living with dementia.
Published: | 08 May 2019 |
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Author(s): | Kathryn Petrie, Nigel Keohane |