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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.

Rooms for improvement

26 Jan 2012
Sarah Waller CBE, Claire Henry
The King's Fund's Sarah Waller and the National End of Life Care Programme's Claire Henry review the need for positive environments for end-of-life patients, carers and visitors.

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions: on target?

20 Jan 2012
John Appleby
The NHS has had some success in reducing its emissions, but John Appleby finds there is still a long way to go to meet government targets.

London's health plans: why the need for an overhaul is urgent

16 Jan 2012
John Appleby
The capital's hospitals have been under review since 2007. A decision can't be put off any longer, writes John Appleby.

Developing leadership by managing unconscious behaviour

11 Jan 2012
Nicholas Bradbury, Barbara Moyes
Improving leadership within an organisation through identifying our subconscious behaviour can galvanise a workforce and deliver better performance, write Nicholas Bradbury and Barbara Moyes.

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?

Reviewing the evidence on case management: lessons for successful implementation

21 Dec 2011
Nick Goodwin
What is case management and how can the approach help care for people with complex chronic illnesses? Nick Goodwin discusses in the International Journal of Integrated Care.

Preparing primary care for the future: perspectives from the Netherlands, England, and USA

21 Dec 2011
Nick Goodwin
Nick Goodwin analyses the diversity of approaches to organise and finance health care in the Netherlands, England, and USA.

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?

Open and shut case?

19 Dec 2011
Nick Goodwin
Nick Goodwin argues that case management still has a central part to play in meeting the needs of older people and those with complex illnesses.

Case management and the urgent need for primary care investment

15 Dec 2011
Nick Goodwin
Nick Goodwin discusses case management and the need for primary care investment in a blog post for the British Medical Journal.

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?

This is the kind of disruptive innovation the NHS needs

28 Nov 2011
Chris Ham
Our Chief Executive Professor Chris Ham highlights some of the benefits a system like Kaiser Permanente could bring to the NHS.

The contribution of Schwartz Center Rounds® to hospital culture 2011

17 Nov 2011
Jocelyn Cornwell, Joanna Goodrich
Jocelyn Cornwell and Joanna Goodrich presented a briefing paper on the contribution of the Schwartz Center Rounds® to hospital culture at the Mid Staffordshire Public Inquiry.

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