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Sure Start’s wide-ranging and long-lasting benefits highlight the impact of integrated early years services
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Policy analysis

NHS funding in the 2025 Spending Review explained
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The short- and medium-term effects of Sure Start on children’s outcomes
An evaluation of Sure Start’s impacts on education, health, absences, special educational needs, crime and social care, plus a cost–benefit analysis.
22 May 2025

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On average, women who remained in work for longer following increases in the state pension age saw improved cognition and less physical disability.
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Academic research

Future challenges for health and social care provision in the UK
We consider recent trends in health and social care productivity and the scope for future improvements.
6 June 2025

Call for papers: IFS-ADBI-GHE Workshop on Health Economics in LMICs 2025
Submissions are open until 15th February for the IFS-GHE Workshop on Health Economics in LMIC 2025

The impact of work on cognition and physical disability: Evidence from English women
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