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The NHS in England in 2013

2 Jan 2013
Chris Ham
Funding and service pressures are likely to have an impact on the quality of care in 2013, says Chris Ham.

Hospital Pathways programme: lessons learned

19 Dec 2012
Bev Fitzsimons, Karen Wright
We describe the Hospital Pathways programme, the method used to evaluate it, what we learned about the approach, and how the lessons have influenced the Patient and Family-centred Care programme.

The Patient and Family-centred Care programme

19 Dec 2012
Joanne Watson
We speak to Dr Joanne Watson about the Patient and Family-centred Care programme, run in association with the Health Foundation.

Viewpoint: The King's Fund on how general practice should change

5 Dec 2012
Anna Dixon

If we want to save more lives, general hospitals must close

15 Nov 2012
Chris Ham
The current system, dominated by the general hospital, is outmoded. But are politicians brave enough to dismantle some of those shells?

How will reforms to the NHS in England affect mental health services?

12 Nov 2012
Chris Naylor
The lasting impact of the reforms on mental health services and the people who use them will depend not simply on the legislation itself, but on how it is implemented, says Chris Naylor.

Payment by Results: past its sell-by date?

5 Nov 2012
Loraine Hawkins
There is a growing consensus that Payment by Results has outlived its usefulness in the NHS. But there is less agreement on what to replace it with.

Hard times and great expectations

2 Nov 2012
Richard Humphries
Richard Humphries reflects on the themes from this year's annual National Children and Adult Services Conference.

Rises in health care spending: where will it end?

1 Nov 2012
John Appleby
John Appleby examines why countries spend more and more of their wealth on health care and assesses the long term affordability.

Careful consultation with nurses is vital when introducing rounds

31 Oct 2012
Bev Fitzsimons
Intentional rounding can reduce the demands made on nurses, says Beverley Fitzsimons.

Designing the future: approaches to measuring patient experience

26 Oct 2012
Jocelyn Cornwell, Glenn Robert
A poster by Glenn Robert and Jocelyn Cornwell has won the best research poster prize at the ‘International Society for Quality in Health Care’ (ISQua) 29th International Conference in Geneva.

Together for health: introducing the International Foundation for Integrated Care

12 Oct 2012
Nick Goodwin, Lourdes Ferrer
The need to address the problem of fragmented systems of care that undermine the performance of health care systems and result in poor quality care has become a key policy ambition in many countries and regions.

What accountable care organisations will mean for physicians

1 Oct 2012
Rachael Addicott
Rachael Addicott spoke to four commercial accountable care organisations about the performance standards physicians must achieve and the consequences of not meeting them.

The commissioning reforms in the English National Health Service (NHS) and their potential impact on primary care

28 Sep 2012
Anna Dixon, Nick Goodwin, Felix Greaves, Matthew Harris
This article examines the likely implications of the proposed reforms for primary care, and in particularly for family doctors.

The ‘cottage industry’ model worked well, but won’t last

27 Sep 2012
Chris Ham
Small was beautiful, writes Chris Ham, but as the NHS changes GPs will need to start working together to make the most of the funding available.

Public service is not about heroic individualism

20 Sep 2012
Richard Humphries
Are we asking the right questions about what public services can learn from the Olympic and Paralympic Games?

Homing in on improved care in the community

20 Sep 2012
Candace Imison
Following research into the use of emergency beds by over-65s, Candace Imison considers what can be done to realise the vision of ‘care closer to home’.

Dealing with financially unsustainable providers: how will the failure regime work?

19 Sep 2012
Tony Harrison, Anna Dixon
This paper explains why a failure regime is required in the NHS, outlines how the failure regime for NHS trusts (currently being applied in South London) works and how the failure regime for foundation trusts introduced by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 will work in future.

Is there equal pay in health care? Not if you are a doctor

19 Sep 2012
John Appleby
The gap may be closing between men and women's pay, but in medicine the gender divide persists. John Appleby explores this gap in an article for the BMJ.

Setting objectives for the NHS Commissioning Board

6 Sep 2012
Chris Ham, Anna Dixon

One of the principal aims of England’s Health and Social Care Act 2012 is to distance politicians from the day to day management of the NHS. This aim is being pursued by the creation of the NHS Commissioning Board, which will take responsibility for allocating resources to clinical commissioning groups and commissioning some services directly.

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