Explainers

Explore our Explainers page for a curated collection of briefings, articles, and research papers exploring key issues facing the NHS today, including privatisation and its impact.

Read our analysis of Labour’s NHS policies since resuming office, examining their impact on funding, privatisation, reform and the future of publicly provided healthcare.

Read our briefing on the dangers of the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan, how NHS privatisation operates, its impact on patients and staff, and why it threatens publicly provided healthcare.

Here you will find a concise summary of the above briefing explaining why the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan could accelerate NHS privatisation and what that means for patients and staff.

Read the Primary Care Working Group’s report examining the crisis in palliative and end of life care, with practical recommendations for securing high quality NHS provision.

Here you will find an accessible guide to how NHS patient data is collected, shared and used, and why stronger safeguards and public accountability matter.

Here you will find an accessible guide to how NHS patient data is collected, shared and used, and why stronger safeguards and public accountability matter.

Here you will find campaign resources examining Palantir’s role in the NHS, raising concerns about patient data, transparency and public accountability.

Read our important analysis of what should follow Palantir, arguing for publicly owned digital infrastructure that protects NHS data, sovereignty and democratic accountability.

Here you will find our guide explaining how NHS subsidiary companies operate, why they matter for the future of our NHS, and how staff, patients and campaigners can resist their expansion.

Read our essential analysis of Reform UK’s health policies, examining their implications for the NHS, public health and the future of universal healthcare.

Read our powerful report on the increasing racism and violence affecting NHS staff, exploring the causes, consequences and actions needed to protect healthcare workers.

Here you will find a series of accessible factsheets explaining the challenges facing the NHS and setting out practical proposals for restoring a publicly provided health service.