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NHS overhaul would face slow burn

30 Jan 2012
Nick Timmins
Nicholas Timmins suggests that the evidence to date is that if there is going to be a revolution in the private provision of NHS care, it is going to be a slow one.

We need to move on from this polarised debate on the NHS bill

27 Jan 2012
Chris Ham
The time for grandstanding about the bill has passed. The challenge now is to carve out a path to implementing the reforms that brings about necessary improvements in patient care at a realistic pace.

A case in point

26 Jan 2012
Nick Goodwin
Nick Goodwin, Senior Fellow at The King's Fund, examines the importance of case management and its ability to deliver cost savings and better care.

Back to the future: 10 years of European health reforms

6 Jan 2012
Anna Dixon, Emmi Poteliakhoff
Anna Dixon and Emmi Poteliakhoff explore the evolution of European health reforms in an article for Cambridge Journals Online.

Time to integrate words with action

5 Jan 2012
Chris Ham, Jennifer Dixon
Achieving proper integrated care must be taken as seriously in the next 10 years as waiting times have been in the last 10, say our Chief Executive Chris Ham and Nuffield Trust Director Jennifer Dixon.

What was the programme theory of New Labour's health system reforms?

1 Jan 2012
Anna Dixon, Ross Millar, Martin Powell
Between 1997 and 2010 the UK Labour government produced an ambitious programme of reform for the English NHS, but what lessons have been learned?

The NHS in England in 2012

21 Dec 2011
Chris Ham
Three issues have dominated debate about health policy in England during 2011: the Health and Social Care Bill, performance of the NHS and the quality of patient care. But what health policy issues will be high on the agenda during 2012?

What happens if a big care provider fails?

13 Dec 2011
Richard Humphries
Richard Humphries argues that one lesson to emerge from Southern Cross is the need for better clarity in the roles of providers, commissioners, regulators and central government.

What other regulators can teach Monitor

9 Dec 2011
Anna Dixon
Anna Dixon discusses what Monitor can learn from other regulators in an article for New Statesman.

Good governance for clinical commissioning groups: an introductory guide

9 Dec 2011
Candace Imison, Beccy Ashton, Katy Steward, Andrew Willis
Written for the NAPC and KPMG, this introductory guide to good governance for clinical commissioning groups aims to help them take their first steps towards authorisation.

Is the new NHS framework fit for purpose?

2 Dec 2011
Veena Raleigh, Myura Nagendran, Mahiben Maruthappu
Will the new NHS outcomes framework need a wider focus if the underlying goals of the NHS reforms - improving health care quality and outcomes in England - are to be achieved?

Savings on a daunting scale

11 Nov 2011
John Appleby
Our Chief Economist John Appleby discusses NHS spending in an article for New Statesman.

The unifying principle of integration

2 Nov 2011
Richard Humphries
Richard Humphries, our senior fellow in social care, shares his thoughts on the integration of health and social care.

Integrated care summary: What is it? Does it work? What does it mean for the NHS?

22 Sep 2011
Chris Ham
Chris Ham summarises the different forms of integrated care and their impact so far on the NHS. Based on our 2010 review (Ham and Curry), it has been prepared in the light of the increased interest in integrated care arising out of the work of the NHS Future Forum and the government's response.

Commissioning integrated care in a liberated NHS

22 Sep 2011
Chris Ham, Judith Smith

Commissioning integrated care in a liberated NHS is the second report by Nuffield Trust in their series 'The quest for efficiency in the English NHS'. The study was led by Dr Judith Smith, Head of Policy at Nuffield Trust and Professor Chris Ham, Chief Executive of The King's Fund, and focuses on the role of commissioners in promoting integration.

What are the lessons from the USA for clinical commissioning groups in the English NHS?

15 Sep 2011
Chris Ham, Paul Zollinger-Read
Chris Ham and Paul Zollinger-Read explore the lessons learnt from the USA for English NHS clincial commissioning groups.

Briefing: Reconfiguring hospital services

6 Sep 2011
Candace Imison
The King's Fund's briefing on reconfiguration calls for radical changes to streamline the process for reorganising hospital services and to prevent politicians from blocking essential changes that would improve the quality and safety of NHS care.

Care will get worse unless politicians make tough calls

5 Sep 2011
Chris Ham
In an article for the Independent, Chris Ham explains that improvements in services will only if politicians are willing to support doctors and managers.

Social enterprise in health care: The rhetoric and reality

4 Aug 2011
Rachael Addicott
The coalition has pledged to create 'the largest social enterprise sector in the world'. However, is the reality living up to this vision?

The prime minister's commitments on the NHS

13 Jul 2011
Chris Ham
The success of the government will be judged in large part by its ability to deliver its commitments on the NHS in an increasingly cold financial climate.

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