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Stuart Hoddinott
Senior Researcher
Stuart's recent work
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Delivering a general practice estate that is fit for purpose
The next government must urgently modernise old and cramped NHS GP buildings.
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A preventative approach to public services
The next government must focus on prevention or risk worse public services and higher taxes.
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Three things we learned from Rishi Sunak’s Liaison Committee appearance
How did the prime minister fare at his grilling by a committee of parliament’s senior MPs?
All work
Short-term policy making has trapped public services in a ‘doom loop’
Chronic short-termism is harming service performance in key public services.
Performance Tracker 2023
Government is stuck in a public service performance doom loop.
Performance Tracker 2023: General practice
Despite a declining workforce, GPs are delivering more appointments than ever, though this may be increasing workloads and burnout.
Performance Tracker 2023: Summary
Public services are crumbling in the face of workforce problems, years of underinvestment, and current spending plans. A new approach is needed.
Local government section 114 (bankruptcy) notices
What is a section 114 notice, and why have councils been issuing more of them recently?
Six key takeaways from the Conservative Party conference in Manchester
Rishi Sunak’s speech made the headlines – but the Conservative Party conference was full of sub-plots worth following.
Birmingham’s budget woes should be a warning to government – or other councils could follow suit
The government should take action on systematic failures in local government finance.
‘Health week’ can’t hide slow progress on Rishi Sunak’s NHS pledge
While some waiting time data is moving in the right direction, the prime minister is still some way off meeting his NHS pledge.
Rishi Sunak’s public sector pay offer makes sense but is unlikely to stop the strikes
The government appears to have made a breakthrough in ongoing public sector pay disputes, but big questions remain over where the money will be found.
What does the Office for Local Government need to succeed?
The new Office for Local Government (Oflog) is welcome – but it needs independence from government to succeed.