Blog tagged as: NHS reform
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What conclusions can we draw from this year’s party conferences about the political and policy landscape for health and social care?
Chris Ham draws on discussions from our recent integrated care conference to identify four key building blocks of a whole-system solution.
What did participants at this year's Global Health Leadership Forum, held at the Fund, learn from the experience?
Anna Dixon looks at the difficulties in setting objectives for the NHS and at how the NHS Commissioning Board can be effectively held accountable for £80 billion of public money.
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In the light of two new reports, Candace Imison reflects on the impact of staff provision during out-of-hours on the quality of care.
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Chris Ham argues that much bolder approach is needed to bring about innovative models of care that meet the population's needs.
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From 2013 we will hear a lot more about the Commissioning Outcomes Framework, which will be used to assess the performance of clinical commissioning groups.
If the government’s integration framework encourages innovations at scale and pace, England may yet steal a march on Scotland in the development of integrated care.
There will be important differences between CCGs and PCTs. But in terms of the population size they cover, are they looking increasingly similar?
Following Nicholas Timmins's book on the story of NHS reform, Anna Dixon looks at the events that led to the Act reaching the statute book.
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Nick Goodwin argues that unless we are prepared to invest in care co-ordination it will continue to be on the fringes of activity rather than being the main event.
Current debates about the future of hospitals and bringing care closer to home echo those of the 1970s. So will anything be different this time round?
David Buck looks at how public health funding allocations will be decided with the help of the Advisory Council of Resource Allocation (ACRA).
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Looking back on the conference, Anna Dixon considers outstanding reform issues, including the difficult decisions that must be made around hospital reconfiguration.
Chris Naylor looks at what the future shape of support arrangements for clinical commissioning groups will look like.
Why has the British public's satisfaction with the way the NHS runs taken a nose dive in 2011 – falling from 70 per cent (its highest ever level) to 58 per cent?
Angela Coulter responds to the Department of Health's new consultation on 'No decision about me, without me'.
If the NHS is to address financial challenges, while improving patient care, leaders will need to balance the pace-setting style that predominates among top leaders.
Lisa Weaks argues that it is often small community-based charities' understanding of local need and how they work across services that allows them to be so effective.
How does the Health and Social Care Act differ from Lansley's original plans? And what challenges will the NHS face now as the Act is implemented?