Events tagged as: Primary and community care

Transforming patient experience annual conference 2012

Our transforming patient experience annual conference provided a forum for frontline staff, patients and policy-makers to come together to explore the possibilities for achieving truly patient-centred care in today's NHS.

Transforming the delivery of health and social care

Launch debate
We introduce the findings of our new report, Transforming the delivery of health and social care: the case for fundamental change.

Commissioning: making the reforms work

After the Act series
The second in our summer series of breakfast events explored the big challenges facing commissioners as the reforms to the commissioning system are implemented.

Achieving high-quality care for people with complex needs

In addition to showcasing best practice in care co-ordination for people with complex chronic conditions and frail older people, this event featured recommendations from our recent continuity of care report.

Commissioning for integrated care

This conference looked in detail at how to commission for integrated care, following the recommendations from the NHS Future Forum.

The role of mental health services in improving care for long-term conditions

This event showed how supporting the mental health needs of people with long-term conditions provides better outcomes for patients, quality improvements and productivity gains.

GP Pathfinder Consortia Development Conference

Preparing for the commissioning challenges ahead
Through a series of high profile presentations and practically-based case studies, this conference examined the challenges and potential pitfalls associated with recent NHS reforms.

End-of-life commissioning

A breakfast debate
This breakfast event covers the early findings from The King's Fund's ongoing research into end-of-life commissioning followed by a panel discussion.

GP commissioning

Will commissioning consortia be able to 'make' as well as 'buy' services?
This event aims to provide GP and key health professionals with insight and guidance on GP commissioning.

Breakfast debate with Andy Burnham

Efficiency and quality: how should the NHS respond to its two biggest challenges?
On 17 September 2009, the Secretary of State for Health, Andy Burnham, made a speech at The King's Fund outlining his future policies for the NHS.

BMJ and The King's Fund debate 2009

This House believes doctors are neglecting their duty to lead health service change
More than 150 senior doctors, health care leaders and policy-makers joined an expert panel to debate whether or not doctors are neglecting their duty to lead health service change.

David Cameron's speech on the future of general practice

David Cameron, MP, Leader of the Conservative Party, gave a speech at The King's Fund on 21 April 2008, outlining the party's plans for the future of general practice.