Articles

This article is the first in a series by the Point of Care programme looking at practical interventions to improve patients' experiences of care.

Anna Dixon questions whether the Outcomes Framework offers a coherent guide to help steer the health service through the more difficult financial times ahead.

In this article for the Guardian, Jocelyn Cornwell discusses the issues facing health staff wanting to provide high-quality care for their patients.

The NHS Next Stage Review outlines a sensible set of measures to transform patient care, but The King's Fund's chief executive Niall Dickson argues that real cultural change will be needed in the health service if the vision is to be translated into reality.

John Appleby and Ruth Thorlby look at how the birth of the NHS changed maternity care.

John Appleby and Ruth Thorlby consider the issues surrounding waiting times in the NHS, from the 1950s up to the present day.

The case for change in the health service is irrefutable, argues Niall Dickson, but strong managerial and clinical leadership, astute financial planning and significant changes in working practices will be needed to ensure Lord Darzi's review is truly a 'once in a generation opportunity'.

Our failure to support frail, vulnerable older people is one of the unrecognised scandals of our time. Niall Dickson calls for a 'care revolution'.

There is more to improving the NHS than cutting patient waiting times, argues John Appleby.