Blog tagged as: Productivity and finance
The King's Fund believes the health White Paper will need to answer some difficult questions if it is to offer a credible plan for the future.
Much of the conversation at the NHS Confederation annual conference has been about productivity. How will the NHS cope with increasing demand?
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As expected, George Osborne’s first budget set out a combination of spending cuts and tax increases, but how will the NHS be affected?
GP budget-holding will play a major part in the coalition's plans for the NHS. What lessons should be drawn from previous attempts to involve GPs in commissioning?
What happens when we look at public money in terms of where it's spent instead of which organisations spend it? Richard Humphries explores the Total Place initiative
The frontline staff we have spoken to as part of the Point of Care programme are telling us that the financial pressure of NHS reforms is already upon them.
Patient demands and the desire to improve the quality of NHS services will outstrip NHS funding growth to the value of around £21 billion by 2013/14.
This week's Institute for Fiscal Studies' report drew attention to the political manifestos, but contained less information about how they would balance public finances.
So far, health has been the dog that hasn't barked during the election campaign. So what light did a health hustings shed on the three main parties' health reform plans?
We know money for the NHS over the next few years is going to be tight, but what are the three main political parties' pledges on funding?
Today the general election campaign began in earnest, with a strong suggestion that health and social care will be key issues for the three main parties.
This week's budget held no great surprises for the NHS. But as the financial situation gets harder, can the experience of patients be improved, while spending less?
Norman Lamb kicked off the first of The King's Fund's election breakfast debates on 9 February 2010. Anna Dixon reports from the event.
The impression given that 'free care' of the elderly can be achieved without costs or trade-offs is not a solid foundation on which to build the reform of care.
David Nicholson's Operating Framework for 2010/11 will look familiar to the NHS, with many of its messages reinforcing the Next Stage Review.
Despite the NHS fairing relatively well in the Pre-Budget Report, the massive productivity challenge remains: a relentless five per cent a year for three years.
The quality of NHS service does not have to be a casualty of the financial crisis - it could be an opportunity to focus on clinical improvement and effectiveness.
Listen to extracts from my presentation speech alongside relevant slides by clicking on the small arrow in the bottom bar of the presentation. If you want to just scroll through the slides, use the arrow on the right hand side of the presentation.
Listen to Mark Jennings' presentation, where he argued that care can only be judged to be high quality if it is also delivered efficiently.
Richard Humphries discusses social care reform, as the consultation on Shaping the Future of Care and Support draws to a close.