Reading lists

National Library for Health

HEALTH TOPIC

NHS reform in England
Our programme of work puts the new NHS market under the microscope, examining incentives, commissioning, providers and regulation.

Making it Happen
Have the reforms introduced into the health system improved services for patients? An expert working group explores how effective current incentives were and how Lord Darzi’s review might take these forward.
Date: June 2008
Windmill 2007: The future of health care reforms in England
Where might the recent reforms lead the NHS? Based on a simulation event and extensive discussions with stakeholders, this paper offers insights into the health system of the future.
Date: June 2007

Implementing practice based commissioning
Practice based commissioning has been a central part of the government’s current reforms of the National Health Service. The King's Fund finds its implementation is happening slowly but not necessarily surely.
Date: December 2007 Journal ref: British Medical Journal 2007;335;1168-doi:10.1136/bmj.39414.429838.BE
Nice details, shame about the bigger picture external site
King's Fund's director of health policy responds to Lord Darzi's interim report, Our NHS, Our Future.
Date: October 2007 Journal ref: The Guardian, 10 October 2007
Health for London: showing England the way? external site
The King's Fund comments on the review Healthcare for London: a framework for action, concluding that if the review is to succeed where others have failed it must empower local commissioners and clinicians to use the incentives that have been built into the NHS.
Date: July 2007 Journal ref: British Medical Journal 2007; 335 (7611): 108-109 (21 July 2007)
Forging ahead with lessons from the future
Imagine being able to see the future and assess health needs and the repercussions of policy initiatives. Windmill 2007 did that and found some valuable pointers, as Alasdair Liddell and colleagues explain.
Date: July 2007 Journal ref: Health Service Journal, 5 July 2007

Equitable Commissioning for a Diverse Society: are we using the right intelligence?
Read the key points from our workshop