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Can we afford the NHS in future?

13 Jul 2011
John Appleby
If England keeps on spending on health at the current rate, the NHS will be unaffordable in 20 years' time, says the health secretary. Not necessarily, finds John Appleby.

Dilnot report verdict: adopt these proposals now, much work lies ahead

5 Jul 2011
Richard Humphries
Richard Humphries gives his verdict on the publication of the Dilnot report.

Why it's time to reroute health and social care

30 Jun 2011
Richard Humphries
The health and social care relationship is in a state of upheaval. Facing the triple challenges of NHS reform, a widening gap between needs and resources and social care transformation, this could be seen as 'perfect storm' of problems.

Politicians have ducked hard decisions on the NHS for far too long

20 Jun 2011
Chris Ham
Chris Ham argues that up to 20 hospitals, around 10 per cent of the total in England, may not be financially sustainable.

The Future Forum proposes major changes to the government's plans for NHS reform

16 Jun 2011
Chris Ham
The report of the NHS Future Forum, established by the government to lead the listening exercise on the proposed reforms of the NHS in England, has put forward recommendations for modifying the direction of these reforms and the Health and Social Care Bill currently before parliament.

An NHS ice age may have only just begun

2 Jun 2011
John Appleby
Despite positive financial projections for the NHS after the current spending review period ends, the harsh reality is that the funding cold spell could continue beyond 2015 if the economy does not recover as hoped.

Developing effective leadership in the NHS to maximise the quality of patient care

18 May 2011
Chris Roebuck
Using feedback from a number of experienced NHS leaders, Chris Roebuck reviews past NHS leadership development and identifies leadership development options from the commercial sector that would benefit the NHS.

Followership in the NHS

18 May 2011
Keith Grint, Claire Holt
Grint's and Holt's paper suggests that the current focus on leadership underestimates the role of followers in securing a successful health service and overestimates the ability of individual 'heroic' leaders to make a significant difference to all.

Leadership in context: Lessons from new leadership theory and current leadership development practice

18 May 2011
Kim Turnbull James
Kim Turnbull James outlines some of the latest thinking in leadership theory and leadership development - not specifically from the health case sector - and includes three case studies of leadership development programmes which incorporate these ideas.

GP-led commissioning: what will it look like and what can we learn from past experience?

8 Apr 2011
Natasha Curry
What could GP consortia look like in 2015 and what can we learn from our experience of practice-based commissioning?

Can the government's proposals for NHS reform be made to work?

1 Apr 2011
Chris Ham, Kieran Walshe
The new health bill is contentious, and growing professional opposition to some aspects could undermine the reforms. Kieran Walshe and Chris Ham suggest some changes that may help the government to make its reforms work.

What's happening to waiting times?

25 Feb 2011
John Appleby
John Appleby assesses the effect of new NHS reforms on hospital waiting times in this BMJ article.

Competition in the NHS in England

15 Feb 2011
Chris Ham
At the heart of the Health and Social Care Bill are provisions to establish a comprehensive system for economic regulation of health and adult social care services. These provisions are the most ambitious attempt yet to apply market regulation to the NHS.

Does poor health justify NHS reform?

28 Jan 2011
John Appleby
Andrew Lansley claims radical NHS reform is necessary to drive up the UK's poor health outcomes compared with Europe. But is our record really so bad, questions our Chief Economist John Appleby?

GPs will walk a tightrope between making or buying

6 Jan 2011
Chris Ham
As the main primary medical care providers GPs and their teams are in a unique position to use commissioning to develop new models of care in the community.

Health policy priorities for Parliament

2 Dec 2010
Chris Ham, John Appleby, Judy Taylor, Jennifer Dixon, Peter Carter, Steve Field, Richard Jones, Jo Williams, Lord Hunt, Mark Simmonds
Contributed to by key health sector figures and commentators, this publication provides information on key health policy agenda priorities and how they can be addressed and advanced in the coming years.

Approaches to demand management: commissioning in a cold climate

28 Oct 2010
Candace Imison, Sarah Gregory
This write-up summarises presentations made at a seminar, which brought together commissioners, policy-makers, providers and others to consider some of the available evidence about demand management.

Big Society: Political philosophy and implications for health policy

26 Oct 2010
Beccy Ashton
An overview of the Big Society and what it means for health care in England, this briefing raises a number of questions and issues, including nudging to improve public health, community empowerment and patient power.

Impact of the health White Paper: what do doctors think?

25 Oct 2010
The King's Fund and Doctors.net.uk have commissioned a survey to find out how doctors feel about the plans set out in the coalition government's health White Paper.

Sacking staff is not the way to save money in the NHS

18 Oct 2010
John Appleby
Slashing budgets and sacking staff should not be the answer to the financial challenges facing the NHS. Instead, the aim should be to generate savings to reinvest in more and higher-quality care for patients.

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