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Edicts from Whitehall are not enough

7 Feb 2013

Chris Ham

The Francis Inquiry report highlights shocking failures in patient care at Stafford Hospital. The central question now is whether Robert Francis’s diagnosis of the causes of these failures and his recommendations will prevent anything like this happening again.

How to make sure the Mid Staffs horror never happens again

31 Jan 2013

Chris Ham

The Francis Inquiry report presents Jeremy Hunt with the biggest challenge he has faced in the six months he has been in office.

Can greater transparency expose future care failures?

24 Jan 2013

Anna Dixon

It is clear the government believes in the power of transparency, but it is not guaranteed to prevent gross care failures going unchallenged, writes Anna Dixon

How long can we expect to live?

23 Jan 2013

John Appleby

John Appleby examines whether there is any end in sight to the global increase in life expectancy.

The NHS in England in 2013

2 Jan 2013

Chris Ham

Funding and service pressures are likely to have an impact on the quality of care in 2013, says Chris Ham.

Hospital Pathways programme: lessons learned

19 Dec 2012

Bev Fitzsimons, Karen Wright

We describe the Hospital Pathways programme, the method used to evaluate it, what we learned about the approach, and how the lessons have influenced the Patient and Family-centred Care programme.

The Patient and Family-centred Care programme

19 Dec 2012

Joanne Watson

We speak to Dr Joanne Watson about the Patient and Family-centred Care programme, run in association with the Health Foundation.

Viewpoint: The King's Fund on how general practice should change

5 Dec 2012

Anna Dixon

If we want to save more lives, general hospitals must close

15 Nov 2012

Chris Ham

The current system, dominated by the general hospital, is outmoded. But are politicians brave enough to dismantle some of those shells?

How will reforms to the NHS in England affect mental health services?

12 Nov 2012

Chris Naylor

The lasting impact of the reforms on mental health services and the people who use them will depend not simply on the legislation itself, but on how it is implemented, says Chris Naylor.

Payment by Results: past its sell-by date?

5 Nov 2012

Loraine Hawkins

There is a growing consensus that Payment by Results has outlived its usefulness in the NHS. But there is less agreement on what to replace it with.

Hard times and great expectations

2 Nov 2012

Richard Humphries

Richard Humphries reflects on the themes from this year's annual National Children and Adult Services Conference.

Rises in health care spending: where will it end?

1 Nov 2012

John Appleby

John Appleby examines why countries spend more and more of their wealth on health care and assesses the long term affordability.

Careful consultation with nurses is vital when introducing rounds

31 Oct 2012

Bev Fitzsimons

Intentional rounding can reduce the demands made on nurses, says Beverley Fitzsimons.

Designing the future: approaches to measuring patient experience

26 Oct 2012

Jocelyn Cornwell, Glenn Robert

A poster by Glenn Robert and Jocelyn Cornwell has won the best research poster prize at the ‘International Society for Quality in Health Care’ (ISQua) 29th International Conference in Geneva.

Together for health: introducing the International Foundation for Integrated Care

12 Oct 2012

Nick Goodwin, Lourdes Ferrer

The need to address the problem of fragmented systems of care that undermine the performance of health care systems and result in poor quality care has become a key policy ambition in many countries and regions.

What accountable care organisations will mean for physicians

1 Oct 2012

Rachael Addicott

Rachael Addicott spoke to four commercial accountable care organisations about the performance standards physicians must achieve and the consequences of not meeting them.