Reading lists

National Library for Health

HEALTH TOPIC

Medical professionalism
We are running a series of events for medical students to explore the wider issues involved in becoming a doctor.
NHS reform in England
Our programme of work puts the new NHS market under the microscope, examining incentives, commissioning, providers and regulation.

Shifting the Balance of Care to Local Settings
How can the health and social care system best undertake the shift of care to local services? Based on a simulation event and subsequent discussions, this report identifies ways to encourage this shift.
Date: June 2008
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

What do Department of Health reform pledges mean for the NHS?
King’s Fund Chief Economist John Appleby examines the latest pledges from the Department to ensure that patients' best interests will be at the heart of changes to local health services and argues that potential variations in services, following the SHA regional plans will need to be handled carefully by ministers and PCTs.
Date: May 2008 Journal ref: King's Fund bi-monthly update, May 2008
How to score public accountability points
Ruth Thorlby and Richard Lewis discuss the public accountability of primary care trusts.
Date: April 2008 Journal ref: Health Service Journal, 3 April 2008