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SMF responds to Spring Budget 2024
The Social Market Foundation's response to the Spring Budget 2024 follows below.
| Published: | 06 March 2024 |
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NHS should let British patients consult cheaper online doctors from Singapore
Allowing Singaporean doctors to prescribe medicines to British patients could ease pressure on local GPs and help poorer people access medical care, a think tank argues today.
| Published: | 03 March 2024 |
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The Social Market Foundation appoints Theo Bertram as new Director
The Social Market Foundation, Britain’s leading cross-party think tank, is delighted to announce the appointment of Theo Bertram as its new Director.
| Published: | 27 February 2024 |
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1 in 5 local government managers question senior leadership’s effectiveness, say they are plagued by low morale and recruitment problems – Social Market Foundation survey finds
Over half (56%) of leaders and managers in local authorities believe their organisation isn’t ensuring accountability for failure, with the vast majority (69%) now reporting that critical management obstacles block them from doing their jobs.
| Published: | 25 January 2024 |
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Government urged to scrap £20bn New Hospital Programme and invest in specialist centres and GP-led care
The NHS should replace its traditional general hospital model to improve outcomes and reduce cost pressures, a pair of healthcare experts suggest today.
| Published: | 24 January 2024 |
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Young people need more ‘character education’ to succeed professionally, former Education Sec says
England’s education and careers system should introduce more ‘character’ development opportunities – building self-belief, determination, and resilience –to prepare young people for the fast-changing economy, says Baroness Morgan, Chair of The Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC).
| Published: | 22 January 2024 |
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