Projects tagged as: Primary and community care

Assessing the evidence on polyclinics

A major piece of research to find out if GP-led health centres can really deliver better, more integrated care and bring down costs.

Inquiry into the quality of general practice in England

The King's Fund ran an 18-month inquiry into the quality of general practice in England.

Kicking Bad Habits

How can primary care trusts best encourage people to change their behaviour and adopt healthier lifestyles?

Practice-based commissioning

Our research to assess progress against the main objectives and identify the barriers that are limiting the success of practice-based commissioning.

Quality and Outcomes Framework

Aims to examine the quality of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) on general practice, public health outcomes and health inequalities in England.

The 21st-century doctor

Aims to engage medical students around the country in the issues surrounding medical professionalim.

The future of community health services

Examines the issues faced by primary care trusts in determining the future of primary care services patients receive in the community.

Vision for volunteering in health

This project looks at the role, size, scope and value of volunteering in the health and social care sector, and at how the health reforms will impact on volunteering.