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Switching on to telehealth

17 Nov 2011
Nick Goodwin
Nick Goodwin discusses the pros and cons of telehealth, and debates what effect it could have on the future of patient care.

Savings on a daunting scale

11 Nov 2011
John Appleby
Our Chief Economist John Appleby discusses NHS spending in an article for New Statesman.

Giving end-of-life care environments a makeover

4 Nov 2011
Sarah Waller CBE
Sarah Waller describes an initiative to transform spaces and develop comfortable areas in which patients are cared for.

Perspectives on telehealth and telecare

3 Nov 2011
Nick Goodwin, Richard Giordano, Mike Clark
This paper, the third in a series of WSDAN briefing papers, examines the experiences of the network's 12 member sites in implementing telehealth and telecare.

The unifying principle of integration

2 Nov 2011
Richard Humphries
Richard Humphries, our senior fellow in social care, shares his thoughts on the integration of health and social care.

Consultation response: Improving dignity in care

3 Oct 2011
Joanna Goodrich
Joanna Goodrich submits our consultation on improving dignity in care to the Partnership on Dignity in Care (Age UK, NHS Confederation and Local Government Group).

Competition in the NHS: a provider perspective

3 Oct 2011
Anna Dixon, Francesca Frosini, Ruth Robertson
How is competition experienced and characterised by NHS and independent sector acute care providers?

Social care and clinical commissioning for people with long-term conditions

22 Sep 2011
Richard Humphries, Lisa Bostock
Written by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) in conjunction with The King's Fund, this short briefing asks how can clinical commissioners secure best use of social care to maximise outcomes and improve patient experience, while ensuring efficient, affordable care into the future?

Integrated care summary: What is it? Does it work? What does it mean for the NHS?

22 Sep 2011
Chris Ham
Chris Ham summarises the different forms of integrated care and their impact so far on the NHS. Based on our 2010 review (Ham and Curry), it has been prepared in the light of the increased interest in integrated care arising out of the work of the NHS Future Forum and the government's response.

Commissioning integrated care in a liberated NHS

22 Sep 2011
Chris Ham, Judith Smith

Commissioning integrated care in a liberated NHS is the second report by Nuffield Trust in their series 'The quest for efficiency in the English NHS'. The study was led by Dr Judith Smith, Head of Policy at Nuffield Trust and Professor Chris Ham, Chief Executive of The King's Fund, and focuses on the role of commissioners in promoting integration.

What are the lessons from the USA for clinical commissioning groups in the English NHS?

15 Sep 2011
Chris Ham, Paul Zollinger-Read
Chris Ham and Paul Zollinger-Read explore the lessons learnt from the USA for English NHS clincial commissioning groups.

Briefing: Reconfiguring hospital services

6 Sep 2011
Candace Imison
The King's Fund's briefing on reconfiguration calls for radical changes to streamline the process for reorganising hospital services and to prevent politicians from blocking essential changes that would improve the quality and safety of NHS care.

Care will get worse unless politicians make tough calls

5 Sep 2011
Chris Ham
In an article for the Independent, Chris Ham explains that improvements in services will only if politicians are willing to support doctors and managers.

Medical Leadership: from the dark side to centre stage

1 Sep 2011
Chris Ham, John Clark, Peter Spurgeon
A new book co-written by Chris Ham, John Clark and Peter Spurgeon outlines the different roles of medical leaders and analyses the relationship between medical engagement and organisational performance.

The NHS has rooms for improvement in end of life care

1 Sep 2011
Sarah Waller CBE
Despite the good progress that has been made in improving care and choice for people at the end of their lives, more can be done.

Supporting effective governance: board leadership programme

30 Aug 2011
Board leadership programme delegates
We talk to some non-executive directors on our Board leadership programme about ensuring effective governance during the NHS reforms.

Social enterprise in health care: The rhetoric and reality

4 Aug 2011
Rachael Addicott
The coalition has pledged to create 'the largest social enterprise sector in the world'. However, is the reality living up to this vision?

The evidence base for telehealth and telemedicine in the management of obesity

26 Jul 2011
Susan Royer
Can a telehealth programme help in maintaining weight loss?

The prime minister's commitments on the NHS

13 Jul 2011
Chris Ham
The success of the government will be judged in large part by its ability to deliver its commitments on the NHS in an increasingly cold financial climate.

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.

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