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Is Darling's spending review a good deal for the NHS?

8 Nov 2007
John Appleby
John Appleby examines the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review to see what it really means for the NHS.

The funding feast over, now get ready to diet

23 Oct 2007
Niall Dickson
The King's Fund chief executive Niall Dickson analyses the Audit Commission's review of the NHS Financial Year 2006/07.

A challenging future

9 Oct 2007
John Appleby
John Appleby's pre-budget report states that the chancellor has found the cash to keep the NHS growing in real terms, but at less than half the annual increase since 2000.

Stark Wanless warning ahead of CSR

13 Sep 2007
Niall Dickson
Just ahead of the political conference season, Niall Dickson reflects on the likely consequences of Sir Derek Wanless's review of NHS funding and performance.

NICE's cost effectiveness threshold: how high should it be?

25 Aug 2007
John Appleby
A BMJ editorial by John Appleby, examining how NICE decide at what point an intervention warrants public subsidy through the NHS.

Report paints a grim picture

20 Mar 2007
Niall Dickson
Niall Dickson argues that the NHS must do it all it can now to gets its financial house in order or it will not meet the huge challenges ahead.

It's productivity, stupid

12 Mar 2007
Niall Dickson
Niall Dickson reflects on the results of a survey by HSJ into what health care managers really think about government policy interventions.

Deficits and lower funding: the good news

15 Feb 2007
Niall Dickson
An article by Niall Dickson from The King's Fund's Insight magazine, arguing that the current financial pressures on the NHS could be more of an opportunity than a threat.

The 55 billion pound question

29 Jan 2007
John Appleby
Our Chief Economist John Appleby cuts up the 'NHS cake' to show where all the money has gone.

Making the NHS cost effective

3 Jun 2006
Niall Dickson, Jennifer Dixon
Niall Dickson and Jennifer Dixon argue that the government needs to focus on improving health to avoid costly hospitalisation.

A bad case of pre-operative nerves

28 Apr 2006
Jim Buchan
They are better paid and more numerous than ever. No wonder health service staff are jittery - Jim Buchan looks at the the government's record of recruiting extra staff to the NHS, and the impact of new pay deals.

Let's face the future

30 Mar 2006
Niall Dickson
Niall Dickson argues that there is now a glimmer of hope that care really can be transformed. But the details of the Wanless report and other recent studies show just how big and deep-rooted the current problems are.

The NHS deficit problem has gone from bad to worse

14 Mar 2006
John Appleby
The NHS is doing its best to grapple with deficit, but the real pain of doing so will now be felt in the next financial year, argues John Appleby.

The quest for quality in the NHS: still searching?

20 Jul 2005
John Appleby
To assess what we get for our money we need more than simple activity data, argues John Appleby.

Economic growth and NHS spending

6 Jan 2005
John Appleby
John Appleby looks at the pattern of spending on the NHS since the 1950s and considers what level of spending the UK economy could support over the next 50 years.

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