Publications
Our publications showcase the IfG’s sector-leading research, giving readers an impartial and evidence-based analysis of what makes good government.
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Performance Tracker 2022/23: Spring update - Hospitals
The NHS is still struggling with the effects of the pandemic, while factors outside of Covid continue to put hospitals under intense pressure.
Performance Tracker 2022/23: Spring update - General practice
General practice is attempting to cope with a huge surge in demand, putting pressure on an overstretched workforce.
Performance Tracker 2022/23: Spring update - Adult social care
The government provided additional funding for adult social care in the autumn statement but the workforce crisis is worse than ever.
Performance Tracker 2022/23: Spring update - Children's social care
Referrals have returned to pre-pandemic levels while the the number of children remaining in care has increased pressure on the system.
Performance Tracker 2022/23: Spring update - Schools
The government is providing more funding to schools, but teacher training recruitment is at crisis level.
Performance Tracker 2022/23: Spring update - Criminal courts
The backlog of cases that started during the pandemic will affects courts for years to come.
Performance Tracker 2022/23: Spring update - Prisons
The prison workforce is insufficient to safely staff all prisons, with some prisoners still being kept locked in their cells for most of the day.
Government communications in 2023 and beyond
How to make government communications more effective.
Government data sharing during the pandemic
Sharing data across the public sector was critical to the government’s response to Covid, but what were the enabling practices and behaviours?
Britain’s political parties and the constitution
Political parties are the “ghosts in the machine” of the UK constitution and more attention should be paid to their role in reforming how it operates.