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Fixing the broken system

6 Sep 2012

Chris Ham, Anna Dixon

Chris Ham and Anna Dixon put forward that case that urgent action is needed to change how health and social care are delivered.

What do NHS staff think about the NHS?

1 Aug 2012

John Appleby

The government put out some upbeat survey results about NHS staff attitudes towards the health service. But do the figures suggest growing pessimism for the future?

Joint health and wellbeing strategy guide

1 Aug 2012

Richard Humphries, David Buck, Melanie Henwood, Bob Hudson

The King's Fund has contributed to a series of products for health and wellbeing boards, including a strategy guide, self assessment toolkit and briefings.

Beyond inspections

26 Jul 2012

Anna Dixon

Is the health service burdened by the requirements of regulation?

Nicholas Timmins: the aftermath of reform

12 Jul 2012

Nick Timmins

Nicholas Timmins speaks to the Halth Service Journal about his new book: Never Again? The story of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

UK healthcare: Poorly prescribed

11 Jul 2012

Nick Timmins

Implementation of reforms to the hallowed health service is likely to prove messy, says Nick Timmins in the Financial Times.

Tackling the problems of seriously challenged NHS providers

27 Jun 2012

Chris Ham

The experience of South London Healthcare NHS Trust highlights the inadequacies of existing approaches to dealing with failing health care providers.

Award-winning charities benefit communities but struggle to convince CCGs

17 May 2012

Lisa Weaks

Charities can have an enormous impact on health in their communities, writes Lisa Weaks, but clinical commissioning groups are proving hard to reach.

Holding health to account

9 May 2012

Jo Maybin

The King’s Fund’s Jo Maybin argues that councils will have a key role to play on issues such as rationing.

From vision to action: making patient-centred care a reality

1 May 2012

The second Richmond Group report is intended to offer a clear strategic direction to achieve transformational change in the health and social care system.

Health and wellbeing boards will be more than talking shops

12 Apr 2012

Richard Humphries

Will health and wellbeing boards be wordy talking shops or transforming system leaders? Richard Humphries explores this in an article for Local Government Chronicle.

GPs must adapt to a new model of care

26 Mar 2012

Chris Ham

Constructive dialogue between GPs as providers and commissioners, and all other providers of care must be the way forward, says Chris Ham.

What will the Health and Social Care Bill mean for the NHS in England?

20 Mar 2012

Chris Ham

Implementation will be as important as legislation in determining the impact of the Health and Social Care Bill, says Chris Ham.

Patient choice should not force commissioners away from competition

1 Mar 2012

Anna Dixon

A health care market where competition is heavily regulated threatens to restrict commissioners in their goal to secure quality, value for money services.

The other health story

1 Mar 2012

Anna Dixon

As opponents of the Health and Social Care Bill force delays to its timetable, Anna Dixon analyses some of the issues on the ground that should concern the public.

John Appleby on risking failure

23 Feb 2012

John Appleby

John Appleby looks at what role trial and error will play in the new NHS in light of Tim Harford's book, Adapt.

The NHS bill is wrong to target managers for cuts

22 Feb 2012

Chris Ham

Chris Ham argues that the health service must retain experienced leaders able to work with doctors, nurses and other clinicians to provide the best possible care.